Paolo Espino P Buffalo Bisons
+0.0 WAR
Age 39 RHP 5'10" / 212 lbs AAA
ERA4.71
FIP4.71
xFIP7.34
SIERA6.69
K%18.6%
BB%7.9%
K-BB%10.7%
IP65
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.0peak
2026
K†3030
FB Velo
p1088.5
Whiff%
p2221.4%
K%
p2718.9%
xwOBA vs
p240.343
CH+1.2 (23%)
CU (32%)
SL-0.8 (12%)
FB-3.2 (34%)

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
201528AAASyracuse Chiefs2826156630120301616.4%5.1%2.6%3.473.76+2.7
201629AAASyracuse Chiefs2624153631133291318.5%4.8%2.3%3.303.42+3.3
201730MLBTexas Rangers291610344097241919.9%5.6%4.2%4.824.44+1.0
201831AAAColorado Springs Sky Sox2210602735825918.7%9.6%3.3%5.854.56+0.3
201932AAAFresno Grizzlies191797413102251520.7%6.4%4.3%5.594.54+0.8
202033MLBWashington Nationals216277214.50
202134MLBWashington Nationals351911045592231920.2%5.1%4.5%4.274.48+1.0
202235MLBWashington Nationals421911348792242418.9%4.9%4.7%4.844.71+0.8
202336MLBWashington Nationals16136428555241117.8%8.6%4.1%5.604.92+0.0
202437MLBToronto Blue Jays24219742765281613.3%6.4%3.8%5.094.89+0.4
▸ 2026 Season
202639MLBWSH1111602553820915.0%7.9%3.4%4.785.07-0.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202740MLBWSH52522183118814.1%8.2%3.5%5.065.25-0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career243166958406874324114918.3%5.9%3.7%4.524.31+10.8
/ 200 IP5135200849155503118.3%5.9%3.7%4.524.31+2.2

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
Paolo Espino (OGILVIE) 5.07 15.0%7.9%3.4% 5.25 14.1%5.9%52 +0.18
Kyle Lohse R 2024 · 5.01 FIP 37 SW 5.01 14.8%6.0%4.4%.287 5.01 211 74
Juan Sandoval R 2025 · 5.44 FIP 38 SW 5.44 15.9%7.2%5.1%.273 3.21 225 72
Matt Belisle R 2025 · 4.33 FIP 38 SU 4.33 15.4%6.2%3.2%.355 2.49 174 71
Brad Ziegler R 2025 · 4.01 FIP 38 SW 4.01 16.4%6.2%2.8%.276 2.61 257 71
Chris Young R 2025 · 5.54 FIP 38 SU 5.54 14.9%8.1%4.9%.374 4.62 242 68
Peter Moylan R 2026 · 4.94 FIP 39 SU 4.94 17.8%11.6%3.4%.322 3.11 174 67
Tim Hudson R 2027 · 4.40 FIP 40 SP- 4.40 12.2%6.9%2.7%.294 4.40 124 60
Francisco Campos R 2029 · 4.76 FIP 42 SP- 4.76 11.5%7.9%3.0%.303 4.00 12.2%7.0%197 -0.76 3.95 332 58
Luis Ayala R 2026 · 3.97 FIP 39 SU 3.97 15.9%11.7%1.3%.340 3.01 119 57
Ryan Vogelsong R 2026 · 4.88 FIP 39 SP- 4.88 16.7%10.4%3.4%.270 4.44 217 57
Walter Silva R 2026 · 4.24 FIP 39 SP- 4.24 10.3%5.5%2.4%.294 4.33 10.0%1.8%235 +0.09 3.67 428 56
Santiago Casilla R 2025 · 4.16 FIP 38 SU 4.16 16.8%15.2%1.0%.248 3.50 219 56
Jeremy Guthrie R 2024 · 4.87 FIP 37 SP- 4.87 11.6%8.6%3.0%.359 4.87 235 54
Sergio Mitre R 2025 · 4.54 FIP 38 SP- 4.54 11.8%6.5%2.9%.355 4.54 156 51
Pablo Ortega R 2026 · 4.03 FIP 39 SP- 4.03 8.9%4.8%2.0%.262 4.46 13.3%7.1%148 +0.43 4.03 375 51
Daniel Bard R 2025 · 5.03 FIP 38 SU 5.03 20.3%19.8%2.1%.224 2.45 200 41
Jason Grilli R 2026 · 4.20 FIP 39 SW 4.20 32.3%12.4%4.1%.264 5.70 26.1%16.3%40 +1.50 2.03 133 34
Horacio Ramirez L 2026 · 4.64 FIP 39 SU 4.64 5.7%6.0%2.3%.233 3.35 199 31
Jonathan Sánchez L 2023 · 4.73 FIP 36 SP- 4.73 18.1%8.3%3.8%.339 4.73 109 28
Juan Antonio Pena L 2024 · 4.17 FIP 37 SP- 4.17 13.6%9.9%1.8%.287 4.17 149 28

Contract

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