Who Should I Trade?

Brayan Bello for Cole Sands (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 280	# 291
VBR	# 518	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	17	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.21	‐
WHIP	1.40	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 470	# 328

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 178	# 239

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	13

Games Started	8	0

Innings Pitched	90.1	12.0

Wins	5	1

Losses	6	1

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	98	15

Earned Runs	47	11

Home Runs Allowed	11	3

Strikeouts	68	11

Walks	30	5

ERA	4.68	8.25

WHIP	1.42	1.67

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	‐

Games Started	2	‐

Innings Pitched	20.9	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	21	‐

Earned Runs	10	‐

Home Runs Allowed	2	‐

Strikeouts	17	‐

Walks	7	‐

ERA	4.21	‐

WHIP	1.40	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS	Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN
News
	Brayan Bello allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out three over 4 2/3 innings in Monday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th	Cole Sands will not pitch again this season. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Brayan Bello is expected to make a bulk relief appearance on Monday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Twins transferred RHP Cole Sands from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Brayan Bello allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out four over four innings in a loss to the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Cole Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Brayan Bello allowed four hits and one walk while striking out five over 5 1/3 scoreless innings in Wednesday’s loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Thu, Jul 23rd	The Twins placed Cole Sands on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	The Red Sox recalled Brayan Bello from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Cole Sands (forearm) has been activated from the IL. Vince DiSilvio Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brayan Bello SP,RP - BOS			Cole Sands SP,RP - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#246
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#163
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#268
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			@ DET
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			@ DET
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			@ LAA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			@ LAA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			@ SF
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			vs TEX
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, Apr 30th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, May 9th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, May 25th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, Jun 1st				vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Sat, Jun 6th				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Jun 11th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Jun 15th				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Tue, Jul 21st				@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Sep 14th				vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Brayan Bello for Cole Sands (2026)

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