P Cole Sands #44
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/15/2029
 OA: 60 POT: 60
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P COLE SANDS #44 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
51 5 5-6 0 4.42 93.2 94 9 28 87 1.30 1.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 55 50
Movement 55 50 60 55
Control 65 60 65 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 50 50
Splitter 60 60
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 65
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/26/2028 CWS Loss, 0-2 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/22/2028 DET Loss, 3-15 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
09/19/2028 @ OAK Loss, 2-6 1.0 4 4 4 1 2 Loss
09/17/2028 @ OAK Win, 3-1 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
09/15/2028 @ DET Win, 6-5 1.2 2 1 1 0 2
09/12/2028 @ KC Loss, 3-9 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/2028 KC Loss, 2-5 1.2 3 3 3 1 1
09/01/2028 @ HOU Loss, 3-9 1.0 5 3 3 0 3
08/31/2028 @ HOU Loss, 1-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
08/27/2028 @ TEX Loss, 6-7 2.1 1 1 0 2 2 Loss
PERSONALITY
Doesn't demand a lot of attention and often goes unnoticed.
Birthday:07/17/1997
Born in:Tallahassee, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$20,325,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 51 5 5 6 0 4.42 93.2 94 51 46 9 28 87 0 0.0 0 1 20.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 3 0.0 46 17 12.01 9.03 8.36 2.69 3.70 1.30 82 1.5 .321        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 204 45 8 0 6 29 15 53 2 1 1 .221 .275 .348 .623      
vs. RHB 152 49 13 1 3 22 13 34 3 0 2 .322 .376 .480 .857      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 2 0 0 0 0 16.88 2.2 5 5 5 1 2 1  
April 7 1 2 1 0 5.40 13.1 14 10 8 2 9 15  
May 6 4 1 1 0 3.13 23.0 21 8 8 2 7 14  
June 9 0 0 1 0 3.65 12.1 14 5 5 0 2 18  
July 9 0 2 0 0 3.45 15.2 11 7 6 1 1 17  
August 10 0 0 2 0 0.55 16.1 14 3 1 0 4 10  
September 8 0 0 1 0 11.32 10.1 15 13 13 3 3 12  
Spring Training 12 0 0 1 0 3.72 9.2 15 4 4 1 1 5  
Last Year 51 5 5 6 0 4.42 93.2 94 51 46 9 28 87  
2 Years Ago 55 0 3 7 5 3.46 65.0 55 29 25 7 25 65  
Career 307 9 23 21 15 3.60 423.0 385 187 169 40 124 421  
Home 25 2 2 1 0 3.55 45.2 42 20 18 4 11 44  
Road 26 3 3 5 0 5.25 48.0 52 31 28 5 17 43  
Grass 51 5 5 6 0 4.42 93.2 94 51 46 9 28 87  
Day 20 2 4 2 0 5.26 37.2 37 22 22 7 11 36  
Night 31 3 1 4 0 3.86 56.0 57 29 24 2 17 51  
As Starter 5 5 1 2 0 4.88 24.0 23 13 13 4 9 16  
As Reliever / Substitution 46 0 4 4 0 4.26 69.2 71 38 33 5 19 71  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Minnesota - MLB 24 11 3 0 3 1 5.87 30.2 35 21 20 4 13 28 0 0 1.57 .326 4.81 -0.1 66
2023 Minnesota - MLB 25 15 0 0 0 0 3.74 21.2 20 10 9 4 13 21 0 0 1.52 .267 5.66 -0.3 114
2024 Minnesota - MLB 26 59 0 6 1 4 3.33 73.0 64 30 27 6 10 81 0 0 1.01 .294 2.63 1.6 123
2025 Minnesota - MLB 27 49 1 5 2 2 2.34 73.0 61 19 19 3 19 62 0 0 1.10 .289 2.88 1.9 194
2026 Minnesota - MLB 28 67 0 4 2 3 3.14 66.0 56 27 23 7 16 77 0 0 1.09 .308 3.17 1.6 142
2027 Minnesota - MLB 29 55 0 3 7 5 3.46 65.0 55 29 25 7 25 65 0 0 1.23 .284 3.94 0.8 130
2028 Minnesota - MLB 30 51 5 5 6 0 4.42 93.2 94 51 46 9 28 87 0 0 1.30 .321 3.70 1.5 103
Total MLB 307 9 23 21 15 3.60 423.0 385 187 169 40 124 421 0 0 1.20 .301 3.51 7.1 121
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Total - A 21 8 8 2 1 0 3.05 41.1 41 14 14 0 11 49 0 0 1.26 .373 1.92 1.8 131
2019 Total - A+ 21 9 9 5 2 0 2.25 52.0 36 16 13 4 7 53 0 0 0.83 .254 2.68 1.7 178
2019 Total - A+ 21 17 17 7 3 0 2.60 93.1 77 30 27 4 18 102 0 0 1.02 .309 2.34 3.4 154
2019 Wichita - AA 21 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 6 0 0 1.25 .400 0.95 0.2 86
2021 Wichita - AA 23 19 18 4 2 0 2.46 80.1 59 27 22 6 35 96 0 0 1.17 .272 3.27 1.8 157
2022 St. Paul - AAA 24 19 13 3 6 0 5.55 61.2 78 42 38 9 24 72 0 0 1.65 .397 4.08 0.7 74
2023 St. Paul - AAA 25 19 0 0 2 4 1.47 30.2 17 6 5 2 10 41 0 0 0.88 .227 2.35 0.8 278
Total IL 38 13 3 8 4 4.19 92.1 95 48 43 11 34 113 0 0 1.40 .350 3.50 97.4
Total TL 20 19 4 2 0 2.56 84.1 63 29 24 6 36 102 0 0 1.17 .278 3.16 151.4
Total MWL 9 9 5 2 0 2.25 52.0 36 16 13 4 7 53 0 0 0.83 .254 2.68 177.8
Total CAL 8 8 2 1 0 3.05 41.1 41 14 14 0 11 49 0 0 1.26 .373 1.92 131.2
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 Minnesota - MLB 26 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.25 .250 13.66 -0.1 61
2025 Minnesota - MLB 27 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.50 .333 7.85 -0.1 50
Total MLB 2 0 0 1 0 8.10 3.1 5 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 1.80 .300 10.17 54.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Minnesota - MLB P 11 3 1 3 0 5 1 .800 30.2 1.17 -0.6 .000
2023 Minnesota - MLB P 15 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 21.2 1.25 0.0 .000
2024 Minnesota - MLB P 59 0 4 4 0 9 1 .889 73.0 0.99 +0.3 .000
2025 Minnesota - MLB P 48 1 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 73.0 1.11 +0.2 1.005
2026 Minnesota - MLB P 66 0 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 66.0 1.09 +0.4 .989
2027 Minnesota - MLB P 55 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 65.0 0.69 +0.9 1.499
2028 Minnesota - MLB P 51 5 9 6 1 16 1 .938 93.2 1.44 +0.9 1.342
TOTAL P 305 9 23 29 3 55 3 .945 423.0 1.11 +2.1 1.159
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2015 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 22nd round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Florida Christian HS (Tallahassee, FL).
06/04/2018 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 5th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).
09/28/2024 Injured (heel soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/24/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (65).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (65).
07/20/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/30/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,728,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 60 (65).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 60 (65).
11/20/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $9,368,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 60 (60).
11/18/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $12,190,500.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
11/19/2028 Signed a 1-year contract (qualifying offer) worth a total of $20,325,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2025 15 9
2026 18 8
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