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A.J. Minter for Cole Sands (2026)
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Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| A.J. Minter RP - NYM  | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN  | |
Expert |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | # 235 |
| VBR | # 408 | # 407 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 38 | 34 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 7 |
| ERA | 3.53 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.28 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL15 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | ‐ | # 305 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 172 | # 205 |
| A.J. Minter RP - NYM | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 2 | 12 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 2.0 | 11.2 |
| Wins | 0 | 1 |
| Losses | 0 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 1 | 12 |
| Earned Runs | 0 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 0 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 4 | 11 |
| Walks | 0 | 4 |
| ERA | 0.00 | 4.63 |
| WHIP | 0.50 | 1.37 |
| A.J. Minter RP - NYM | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 40 | 37 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 36.3 | 35.8 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 7 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 8 | 6 |
| Hits Allowed | 30 | 33 |
| Earned Runs | 14 | 16 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 34 |
| Walks | 13 | 11 |
| ERA | 3.53 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.28 |
| A.J. Minter RP - NYM | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |
| News | ||
| A.J. Minter was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th | Cole Sands threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th | |
| The Mets are expected to activate A.J. Minter from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | Cole Sands has been placed on the 10-day IL due to a right forearm strain. Vince DiSilvio Sat, May 2nd | |
| A.J. Minter will make one more rehab appearance this weekend at Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | 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 | |
| A.J. Minter threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th | The Twins are keeping Cole Sands in discussion to close games heading into the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 12th | |
| A.J. Minter threw a bullpen session on Saturday without any discomfort. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th | 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 | ||
| A.J. Minter RP - NYM | Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #276 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #340 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #427 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #120 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #272 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #191 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | |
| Mon, May 25th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | @ PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #69 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIA | Tyler Phillips | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | |
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIA | John King | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs STL | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs STL | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs ATL | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs ATL | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs ATL | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ CIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ CIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ PHI | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ PHI | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ PHI | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs CHC | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs CHC | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs CHC | vs LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs CHC | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs PHI | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs PHI | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs PHI | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ ATL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ ATL | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ ATL | @ NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ ATL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs KC | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs KC | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs KC | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs BOS | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs BOS | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs BOS | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 16th | @ PHI | |||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ PHI | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ PHI | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ MIL | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ MIL | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ MIL | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs LAD | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs LAD | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs LAD | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs ATL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs ATL | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs MIA | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs MIA | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs MIA | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs MIA | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ CLE | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ CLE | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ CLE | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ PIT | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ PIT | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ PIT | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ ATL | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ ATL | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ ATL | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs WSH | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs WSH | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs WSH | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs SD | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs SD | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs SD | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ CWS | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ CWS | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ CWS | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs MIL | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs MIL | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs HOU | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs HOU | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs HOU | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ TB | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ TB | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ TB | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs SF | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs SF | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs SF | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIA | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIA | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIA | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ NYY | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ NYY | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ NYY | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs BAL | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs PHI | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs PHI | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs PHI | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs PHI | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ TEX | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ TEX | @ SF | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ WSH | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ WSH | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ WSH | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ ARI | |||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CHC | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
