Cole Sands
SP,RP - Minnesota Twins
Age: 28College: Florida StateBats: RThrows: RCountry: USA
2026 Outlook
Draft Rank (ECR)
P #253
Best / Worst
#211 / #211
ADP
#520
Roster %
Yahoo
1%
ESPN
1%
Eligibility
Yahoo
SP,RP
ESPN
RP,SP
CBS
RP
Availability
Player News
View More NewsCole Sands avoids arbitration with Twins
Cole Sands and the Minnesota Twins avoided arbitration and Sands agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.1 million.
Fantasy Impact
Sands pitched a career-high 69 games for the Twins last season and posted a 4.50 ERA in 72 innings. It was a down year from 2024 when he went 9-1 with a 3.28 ERA in 62 appearances. In parts of four seasons, Sands has a 4.19 ERA with 198 strikeouts in 195.2 innings. With the closer job in Minnesota seemingly open, Sands may have an opportunity to win the closer's role with a great spring.
David Leisering
Rankings
View More Rankings| ECR | Best | Worst | # of Experts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | #499 | #495 | #495 | 1 |
| Rest of Season | - | - | - | - |
| Dynasty | - | - | - | - |
| G | GS | W | L | SV | BS | HD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 63.0 | 58 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 62 | 3.97 | 1.23 |
Stats
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| Season | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | BB% | K | K% | ERA | WHIP | ||||||
| 2023 | MIN | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13.27 | 21 | 21.43 | 3.74 | 1.52 | ||||||
| 2024 | MIN | 62 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 71.1 | 59 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 4.11 | 85 | 29.11 | 3.28 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 2025 | MIN | 69 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 65 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 19 | 6.35 | 64 | 21.40 | 4.50 | 1.17 | ||||||
History
Game Log
View More Games| Game | OPP | Score | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 28 | @ PHI | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thu, Sep 25 | @ TEX | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tue, Sep 23 | @ TEX | - | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sun, Sep 21 | vs. CLE | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Game Schedule
View Schedule| Game | Opp. Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opp | Time | Pitcher | VBR | Matchup |
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | 3:05pm | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ BAL | 4:05pm | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | 1:35pm | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ KC | 4:10pm | |||
