Cole Sands or Kyle Freeland
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| Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN  | Kyle Freeland SP - COL  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 9 |
| Games Started | 0 | 9 |
| Innings Pitched | 11.2 | 42.1 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Losses | 1 | 6 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 3 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 12 | 60 |
| Earned Runs | 6 | 38 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 12 |
| Strikeouts | 11 | 39 |
| Walks | 4 | 14 |
| ERA | 4.63 | 8.08 |
| WHIP | 1.37 | 1.75 |
| Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | Kyle Freeland SP - COL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 64 | 29 |
| Games Started | 1 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 66.5 | 157.4 |
| Wins | 4 | 7 |
| Losses | 3 | 12 |
| Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 12 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 61 | 182 |
| Earned Runs | 30 | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 25 |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 116 |
| Walks | 20 | 42 |
| ERA | 4.02 | 4.90 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.42 |
| Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | Kyle Freeland SP - COL | |
| News | ||
| Cole Sands threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th | Kyle Freeland lasted 4.2 innings on Wednesday and gave up three runs on seven hits, walked two, and struck out four in a no-decision against the Rangers. David Leisering Wed, May 20th | |
| Cole Sands has been placed on the 10-day IL due to a right forearm strain. Vince DiSilvio Sat, May 2nd | Kyle Freeland was tagged for seven runs - six earned - on 10 hits in five innings on Saturday as the Rockies suffered a 9-3 loss to Philadelphia. David Leisering Sat, May 9th | |
| 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 | Kyle Freeland suffered the loss on Tuesday after allowing four runs on five hits over five innings in his return from the injured list. The Reds defeated the Rockies, 7-2. David Leisering Tue, Apr 28th | |
| The Twins are keeping Cole Sands in discussion to close games heading into the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 12th | The Rockies activated Kyle Freeland from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | |
| 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 | Kyle Freeland (shoulder) completed what is expected to be his final bullpen session on Sunday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Apr 26th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | Kyle Freeland SP - COL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #95 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #42 | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #59 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #78 | @ TOR | Cody Ponce (0-0) | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #166 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #37 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #101 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #9 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #76 | vs PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #371 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #53 | vs HOU | Cody Bolton (0-1) | #397 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #26 | vs HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #249 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #67 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #201 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #232 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #211 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #254 | @ SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #329 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #148 | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #144 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #10 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #30 | @ HOU | Colton Gordon (0-0) | #293 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #121 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #374 | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #39 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #100 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #41 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #201 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #169 | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #211 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #102 | vs SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #300 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #51 | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #132 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #45 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #374 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #100 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #232 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #136 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #46 | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #88 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #202 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #102 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #50 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #9 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #37 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #59 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #149 | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #156 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #189 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #63 | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #115 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #188 | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #71 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #154 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #52 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #327 | vs TEX | Tyler Alexander (1-1) | #170 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #79 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #84 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #71 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #180 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #66 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #30 | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #94 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #183 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #41 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #138 | @ LAD | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #254 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #209 | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #73 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #65 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #13 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #210 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #87 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #209 | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #44 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #73 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #80 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #366 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #420 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #110 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs KC | Luinder Avila | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #69 | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #129 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ DET | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ DET | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ TEX | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ TEX | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs LAD | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs LAD | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs LAD | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs COL | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs COL | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs COL | @ MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ HOU | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ HOU | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ HOU | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ NYY | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ NYY | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ NYY | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CLE | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CLE | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CLE | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CHC | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CHC | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CHC | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CLE | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CLE | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CLE | vs WSH | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATH | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs KC | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs KC | @ SD | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs KC | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ SEA | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ SEA | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ SEA | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ KC | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ KC | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ MIL | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ MIL | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ MIL | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BAL | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs BAL | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs BAL | @ ARI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs PHI | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs PHI | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATL | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATL | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATL | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SD | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SD | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SD | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ATH | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ATH | @ WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CWS | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CWS | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CWS | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs DET | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs DET | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs DET | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ DET | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ DET | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CLE | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CLE | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CLE | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs NYY | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs NYY | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs NYY | vs SD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ LAA | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ LAA | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ LAA | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SF | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SF | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs TEX | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs TEX | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs TEX | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #77 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #148 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ HOU | Ryan Weiss (0-3) | #289 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #134 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs NYM | Huascar Brazoban (3-1) | #199 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #115 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ CHC | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs MIA | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ LAD | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs TB | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ SF | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ WSH | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ NYY | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs ARI | |||||
