Cole Sands

Minnesota Twins, Relief Pitcher
Age: 27y-7m-5d (Jul 17, 1997)
Exp: 2.017 Years
Country: US
College: Florida State
Drafted: Round 5 (#154 overall), 2018
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$2,790,761
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Cole Sands signed a 1 year, $800,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Sands will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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27 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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28 |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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27 | 2.017 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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28 | -- |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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27 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $749,450
Average Salary:
$749,450
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $600,000
Average Salary:
$600,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
2.017 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,990,761
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 20 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$600,000 |
$600,000 |
|
2022 | 24 |
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0 |
Active
|
$196,146 |
$796,146 |
|
2023 | 25 |
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0.073 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$445,165 |
$1,241,311 |
|
2024 | 26 |
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1.017 |
Active
|
$749,450 |
$1,990,761 |
|
Total |
$1,990,761 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$1,390,761 | $600,000 | - | $1,990,761 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
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20 |
$600,000 |
$600,000 |
$600,000 |
||
2022 |
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24 |
$196,146
|
$196,146 |
$796,146 |
||
2023 |
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25 |
$445,165
|
$445,165 |
$1,241,311 |
||
2024 |
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26 |
$749,450
|
$749,450 |
$1,990,761 |
||
Total |
$1,390,761 |
$600,000 |
$1,990,761 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$1,390,761 | $600,000 | - | $1,990,761 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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Jun 04, 2023 - Jul 05, 2023 | Shoulder |
2022 |
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Aug 24, 2022 - Sep 08, 2022 | Elbow |
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Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $749,450 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
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Sep 04, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Aug 12, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Jul 28, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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May 13, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Apr 14, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Oct 05, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Sep 11, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Aug 05, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Jun 13, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Jun 07, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Jun 01, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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May 31, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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May 13, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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May 12, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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May 07, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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May 06, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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May 02, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Apr 30, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Mar 23, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
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Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by Minnesota (MIN)
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Jun 23, 2018 Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
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Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 5 (#154 overall)
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Jul 15, 2015 Unsigned by Houston (HOU)
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Jun 10, 2015 Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 22 (#649 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | MIN | 62 | 0 | 59 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 85 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 71.3 | 3.28 | 1.00 | 1.22 |
2023 | MIN | 15 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 3.74 | 1.52 | 0.17 |
2022 | MIN | 11 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30.7 | 5.87 | 1.57 | -0.33 |