Cole Sands P Minnesota Twins
+0.5 WAR
INJURED · Injured 15-Day (D15)
Age 29 RHP 6'3" / 215 lbs MLB Svc 3.0 · Ctrl thru 2028 peak 0.7 · 2027
ERA3.75
FIP3.66
xFIP3.84
SIERA3.60
K%23.9%
BB%6.3%
K-BB%17.6%
IP65
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.7peak
2027
K†6060
FB+1.8 (46%)
CT (24%)
SI (8%)
CU (13%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201922AAPensacola Blue Wahoos18189738310819421.1%5.7%1.0%2.682.59+3.0
202124AAWichita Wind Surge1918803349635623.3%11.5%1.9%2.463.65+1.3
202225MLBMinnesota Twins301692429100371321.3%8.9%3.4%5.654.30+1.0
202326MLBMinnesota Twins340522176223626.3%10.8%3.0%2.413.90+0.6
202427MLBMinnesota Twins620712928512629.1%4.1%2.1%3.282.31+2.2
202528MLBMinnesota Twins693722996417721.4%5.7%2.4%4.503.30+1.4
▸ 2026 Season
202629MLBMinnesota Twins706285314.26
ROS29MLBMIN2626111277324.1%6.3%2.7%3.733.73+0.4
2026 Total29MLBMIN331393210422.9%7.2%2.9%3.833.01+0.7
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202730MLBMIN1212632686118822.8%6.7%2.8%3.923.96+0.7
202831MLBMIN1111612585718722.2%6.8%2.9%4.004.06+0.6
202932MLBMIN59592485417721.6%7.0%3.0%4.104.17+0.5
203033MLBMIN56562375017720.9%7.2%3.1%4.224.30+0.4
203134MLBMIN53532254617720.2%7.4%3.2%4.354.44+0.3
203235MLBMIN50502124116719.5%7.6%3.3%4.504.59+0.2
203336MLBMIN47471983716718.7%7.8%3.4%4.654.76+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2395547219824611544523.3%7.8%2.3%3.583.38+10.3
/ 200 IP10123200840195651923.3%7.8%2.3%3.583.38+4.4

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Cole Sands (OGILVIE) 3.73 24.1%6.3%2.7% 4.06 22.2%15.4%183 +0.33
Chris Hatcher R 2027 · 2.93 FIP 30 SU 2.93 27.1%6.6%2.3%.292 4.62 22.6%14.0%137 +1.69 2.93 176 77
Jumbo Diaz R 2028 · 3.21 FIP 31 SW 3.21 25.2%6.0%2.7%.286 3.66 21.9%12.2%152 +0.45 2.80 284 76
Ryan Brasier R 2025 · 3.68 FIP 28 SW 3.68 25.0%7.7%3.1%.289 3.07 24.2%17.9%130 -0.61 2.31 403 75
Jaye Chapman R 2026 · 3.25 FIP 29 SW 3.25 24.6%6.4%2.6%.274 5.48 13.0%-0.4%31 +2.23 3.25 150 75
Junichi Tazawa R 2026 · 2.99 FIP 29 SW 2.99 22.7%4.9%2.2%.345 4.56 20.6%12.8%147 +1.57 2.99 227 74
Ross Ohlendorf R 2029 · 3.33 FIP 32 SW 3.33 23.7%7.2%2.4%.342 4.98 23.4%12.7%66 +1.65 3.33 122 74
Alex Colomé R 2026 · 3.04 FIP 29 SW 3.04 25.5%6.7%2.3%.283 3.70 20.5%12.4%148 +0.66 2.61 530 74
Joakim Soria R 2028 · 3.48 FIP 31 SW 3.48 23.5%6.6%2.8%.258 2.91 26.6%18.9%183 -0.57 2.00 380 74
Matt Bush R 2027 · 2.88 FIP 30 SW 2.88 24.7%6.0%2.0%.232 3.96 22.2%12.7%75 +1.08 2.88 249 74
Jonathan Broxton R 2028 · 3.73 FIP 31 SW 3.73 24.5%8.2%3.0%.325 3.80 21.7%13.5%76 +0.07 3.65 137 74
Blake Treinen R 2026 · 2.99 FIP 29 SW 2.99 22.8%6.8%1.8%.332 2.92 26.6%18.0%165 -0.07 1.54 521 73
C.C. Lee R 2025 · 2.58 FIP 28 SW 2.58 23.9%7.0%1.1%.323 3.07 30.9%21.5%63 +0.49 2.58 121 73
Kaleb Fleck R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 29 SU 3.50 24.6%5.9%3.1%.346 2.68 177 72
Jake Sanchez R 2026 · 2.82 FIP 29 SU 2.82 23.8%4.7%2.1%.311 1.86 361 72
Carlos Torres R 2029 · 3.19 FIP 32 SW 3.19 19.8%4.9%2.1%.315 3.68 20.8%12.4%206 +0.49 2.89 326 72
Diego Moreno R 2026 · 3.75 FIP 29 SU 3.75 21.0%8.2%2.5%.347 3.12 17.8%11.9%54 -0.63 2.31 187 71
Cody Mincey R 2026 · 2.48 FIP 29 SU 2.48 21.8%6.0%0.9%.239 5.59 13.9%5.5%114 +3.11 2.48 147 71
Bryan Shaw R 2026 · 2.86 FIP 29 SW 2.86 23.4%6.1%1.8%.307 4.49 19.6%10.0%127 +1.63 2.86 596 71
Zach McAllister R 2026 · 3.85 FIP 29 SW 3.85 26.5%8.4%3.5%.292 4.74 21.4%16.7%57 +0.89 2.83 363 71
Jesus Pirela R 2027 · 3.23 FIP 30 SW 3.23 22.5%5.3%2.5%.277 3.23 161 71

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Arb-1
MLB Debut   2022
Service   3.099 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2028
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-1$1M+0.5$2M+$0.9M
2027Arb-2$3M+0.7$3M+$0.1M
2028Arb-3$4M+0.6$3M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $6M $7M +$1.0M