Cole Sands #21

Bryson Cole Sands...goes by middle name, Cole...Twitter: @ColeSands...Instagram: @colesands_26...Tallahassee, FL native, attended North Florida Christian High School in Tallahassee, FL, went 5-1 with a 0.32 ERA, 73 strikeouts and 32 hits allowed in 66.1 innings his senior season...as a senior in 2015, participated in the Under Armour All-American Game at Wrigley Field and was ranked as the 60th-best prospect by Perfect Game and named a First-Team All-American by Louisville Slugger...pitched three seasons at Florida State University, going 19-15, 4.73 ERA (228.1 IP, 120 ER), 87 walks and 210 strikeouts...father, David, also attended Florida State...his older brother, Carson, was selected by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft and played four seasons in the minors from 2014-17.

2021

Began the season with Double-A Wichita and spent the entire year with the Wind Surge...Missed time on the 7-day Injured List from June 21-July 14 with a right elbow strain...Matched his career-high with 10 strikeouts on August 14 at Tulsa (5.2 IP, 2 R/ER, 1 BB)...Went 2-0, 0.00 ER-(17.0 IP) with seven walks and 14 strikeouts across his last three regular-season starts...Started the first game of the Double-A Central Championship Series at Northwest Arkansas, taking the loss (5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 HB, 4 K)...Held right-handed batters to a .167 (25-for-150) batting average in the regular season, while lefties hit .243 (34-for-140) against him...Allowed three-or-fewer earned runs in 18 of 19 outings...also struck out at least six batters six times, including at least eight batters thrice...Went 4-2, 2.46 ERA (80.1 IP, 22 ER) with 35 walks, 96 strikeouts and a .203 opponent batting average in 19 games (18 starts)...the Wind Surge went 12-7 when he pitched...Finished the season as the 19th-best prospect in the Twins system, per MLB.com...entered 2022 ranked 17th...Added to the Twins 40-man roster Nov. 19.