Cole Sands

Cole Sands has been shut down from throwing after undergoing an MRI on Friday that revealed inflammation in the forearm.

Fantasy Impact

Sands was pulled from his rehab assignment in early June after his strained forearm failed to recover as expected following an outing. He will rest before resuming his throwing program and has no timetable for a return.

Cole Sands began a rehab assignment on Tuesday with Triple-A St. Paul, tossing a scoreless inning with one strikeout.

Fantasy Impact

Sands landed on the injured list on May 2 due to a mild right forearm strain. He has since begun a minor league rehab assignment and is trending toward a return in early to mid-June.

Cole Sands threw a bullpen session on Tuesday.

Fantasy Impact

Sands has been on the injured list since April 29 with a right forearm strain. He'll look to progress to facing live hitters soon.

Cole Sands has been placed on the 10-day IL due to a right forearm strain.

Fantasy Impact

Sands' rough start to the season continues as he heads to the IL. While the closer situation in Minnesota is anything but stable, losing Sands will add to the chaos, with Justin Topa and Eric Ozre likely seeing the most save opportunities moving forward. John Klein has been recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move.

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.

Fantasy Impact

With the Twins opening the year with a closer-by-committee, Sands received the team's first save chance. After the outing, he owns a 0.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP on the young season. He should be scooped up off waivers in all leagues in case he runs away with the ninth-inning role.