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Player Minnesota Twins Refreshed Sep 27 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Minnesota Twins

Cole Sands

P · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 3", 215 lb · Age 29

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Club Minnesota Twins Position P Roster Current MLB team Status IL-60
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Season by season

3D Pitch Lab Projections
WLERAGGSSVIPSOWHIP
2024913.28620471.1851.00
2025464.50693372.0641.17
2026118.25130112.0111.67
5 Seasons14114.4217069207.22091.23
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-09-27
67
Pitching
percentile
Arsenal5 metrics
67
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-09-27
ERA preseason4.19
ERA current pace8.25
ERA rolling p505.04
Observed weight21%
ERA
3.80 4.38 5.04 5.69 6.27
FIP
3.43 3.73 4.07 4.40 4.71
K%
19.3% 21.3% 23.5% 25.8% 27.8%
BB%
5.0% 6.0% 7.2% 8.3% 9.4%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-09-27
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

How nasty this pitcher's stuff grades in our pitch-level model. Missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-09-27
Curveball Stuff+103
61
Cutter Stuff+108
96
Fastball Stuff+98
23
Mithrandir Stuff+103
55
Sinker Stuff+114
100
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

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No chart yet

No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.

Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

5Pitches 2026Season 39%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Pitch Zone Profile Sands, Cole · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 35%35%Zone: 49%49%Whiff: 24%24%Called strike: 15%15%First pitch strike: 40%40%Hard hit allowed: 52%52% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2026 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

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2026
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Sands, Cole · 2026 arsenal snapshot 4-Seam Fastball: 39.1%Cutter: 23.1%Split-Finger: 16.4%Curveball: 12.9%Sinker: 8.4% FF39% · 93 mphprimary pitch FF 39%FC 23%FS 16%CU 13%SI 8% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Sands, Cole · 2026 arsenal snapshot 12″24″36″48″ 4-Seam Fastball: 39% usage, 1″ horizontal break, 17″ drop, 93.2 mphFF93 mphCutter: 23% usage, 0″ horizontal break, 28″ drop, 87.6 mphFC88 mphSplit-Finger: 16% usage, 5″ horizontal break, 36″ drop, 87.2 mphFS87 mphCurveball: 13% usage, 8″ horizontal break, 47″ drop, 80.7 mphCU81 mphSinker: 8% usage, 16″ horizontal break, 25″ drop, 92.2 mphSI92 mph less drop ↑ more drop ↓ · horizontal break ↔ · dot size = usage · break incl. gravity MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FB 46.4% 71 98 limited sample
FC 28.8% 44 108 limited sample
CB 15.7% 24 103 limited sample
SI 9.2% 14 114 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age29
Height6' 3"
Weight215 lb
Debut2022-05-01
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Available detail

Pitcher Projections 202622.9% K | 4.22 ERAProjection
2026-04-17 vs CIN0 ER / 2 K1.0 IP
2026-04-14 vs BOS0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP
2026-04-11 @ TOR2 ER / 0 K1.0 IP
2026-04-08 vs DET0 ER / 1 K0.1 IP
2026-04-07 vs DET0 ER / 0 K0.1 IP