Brandon Pfaadt or Cole Sands
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| Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI  | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 12 |
| Games Started | 3 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 37.0 | 11.2 |
| Wins | 0 | 1 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 37 | 12 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 30 | 11 |
| Walks | 15 | 4 |
| ERA | 6.08 | 4.63 |
| WHIP | 1.41 | 1.37 |
| Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 64 |
| Games Started | 29 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 164.2 | 66.5 |
| Wins | 10 | 4 |
| Losses | 10 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 4 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 12 |
| Hits Allowed | 170 | 61 |
| Earned Runs | 78 | 30 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 24 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 145 | 65 |
| Walks | 39 | 20 |
| ERA | 4.27 | 4.02 |
| WHIP | 1.27 | 1.21 |
| Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Brandon Pfaadt pitched the final 6.1 innings on Sunday and allowed just a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out three during Arizona's 10-4 loss to Toronto. David Leisering Mon, Apr 20th | Cole Sands threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th | |
| Brandon Pfaadt will transition into a relief role for the Diamondbacks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th | Cole Sands has been placed on the 10-day IL due to a right forearm strain. Vince DiSilvio Sat, May 2nd | |
| Brandon Pfaadt suffered his first loss of the season on Saturday after allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits in six innings in a 4-3 loss to Philadelphia. Pfaadt walked three and struck out six. David Leisering Sat, Apr 11th | Cole Sands worked around a free pass and did his job with minimal drama. Sands allowed no runs on zero hits and one walk while striking out two over one inning in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Orioles, earning his first save of the season. Matthew Adam Sun, Mar 29th | |
| Brandon Pfaadt allowed three runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 4.2 innings on Sunday during Arizona's 6-5, 10-inning, victory over Atlanta. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th | The Twins are keeping Cole Sands in discussion to close games heading into the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 12th | |
| Brandon Pfaadt allowed five runs on six hits in six innings in his season debut on Tuesday. The righthander walked one and struck out three in the no-decision. David Leisering Wed, Apr 1st | Cole Sands and the Minnesota Twins avoided arbitration and Sands agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.1 million. David Leisering Mon, Jan 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Brandon Pfaadt SP,RP - ARI | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4) | #13 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-6) | #43 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs DET | Justin Verlander (0-1) | #160 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #413 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ PHI | Zach Pop | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 | |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ BAL | Dean Kremer (0-1) | #110 | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-6) | #43 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #156 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #330 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #192 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ TEX | Jakob Junis | ||||
| Tue, May 12th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #191 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-3) | #152 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs COL | Zach Agnos | ||||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #183 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #69 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #54 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs WSH | Zack Littell (5-4) | #169 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ MIA | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | ||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | @ DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #118 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ MIA | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs LAA | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs LAA | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs LAA | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ STL | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ STL | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ STL | vs LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ STL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ TB | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ TB | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ TB | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SF | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SF | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SF | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIL | @ NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ SD | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ SD | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ SD | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ SD | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ LAD | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ LAD | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ LAD | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs STL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs STL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs STL | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs ATH | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs ATH | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs ATH | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ WSH | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ WSH | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ WSH | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ PIT | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CLE | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CLE | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CLE | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs SD | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs SD | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs SD | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs LAD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs LAD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs LAD | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ ATL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ ATL | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ ATL | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ BOS | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs CIN | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs CIN | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs CIN | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs CHC | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs CHC | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs CHC | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ SF | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs PHI | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs PHI | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs PHI | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ KC | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ KC | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ KC | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs TEX | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs TEX | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs TEX | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs MIA | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs MIA | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs MIA | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ COL | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ COL | @ SF | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ SD | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ SD | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ SD | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #46 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #120 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
