Mark PaytonOF
Charlotte Knights
Age 34
L/L
5'7" / 180 lbs
AAA
BB +6%HR -6%
Svc 6.000 · Ctrl thru 2026
peak 0.1 · 2026
wRC+†92
AVG/OBP/SLG.244 / .304 / .374
PA403
HR9
SB6
K%21
BB%8
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
53→53
PWR
40→40
SPD
46→46
EYE
47→47
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.2peak
2026
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status FA
MLB Debut 2020
Service 6.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through 2026
First FA Year 2027
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | Ext / FA-deal | $2M | +0.1 | $0.4M | -$1M |
| Totals | $2M | $0.4M | -$1M | ||
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 | A+ | 2 teams | 208 | 184 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .277 | .354 | .435 | .789 | .158 | .343 | 22 | 10 | .340 | 118 | +4 | -1 | +0 | -2 | +6 | 0.7 |
| 2015 | 23 | AA | 2 teams | 513 | 463 | 108 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 125 | 7 | 11 | 7 | .233 | .294 | .311 | .605 | .078 | .305 | 24 | 6 | .268 | 63 | -21 | -1 | +0 | -5 | +15 | -1.3 |
| 2016 | 24 | AA | 2 teams | 479 | 436 | 110 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 90 | 3 | 10 | 5 | .252 | .305 | .372 | .676 | .119 | .297 | 19 | 6 | .296 | 85 | -8 | +0 | +0 | -5 | +14 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 25 | AAA | 2 teams | 355 | 334 | 73 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 82 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .219 | .259 | .317 | .576 | .099 | .275 | 23 | 5 | .251 | 50 | -20 | -2 | +0 | -4 | +10 | -1.6 |
| 2018 | 26 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 237 | 209 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .225 | .302 | .340 | .641 | .115 | .286 | 25 | 9 | .284 | 76 | -7 | -2 | +0 | -3 | +7 | -0.4 |
| 2019 | 27 | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 447 | 407 | 103 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 99 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .253 | .311 | .469 | .780 | .216 | .284 | 22 | 7 | .330 | 111 | +5 | -0 | +0 | -5 | +13 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 28 | MLB | Cincinnati Reds | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .222 | .472 | .056 | .231 | 25 | 10 | .210 | 19 | -2 | +0 | -0 | -0 | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2021 | 29 | AAA | 2 teams | 349 | 323 | 80 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .248 | .298 | .378 | .675 | .130 | .295 | 20 | 6 | .296 | 85 | -6 | +0 | -1 | -4 | +10 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | 30 | AAA | 2 teams | 564 | 510 | 122 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 98 | 6 | 15 | 6 | .239 | .302 | .400 | .702 | .161 | .266 | 17 | 7 | .303 | 90 | -6 | +1 | -0 | -6 | +16 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 32 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 479 | 435 | 116 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 98 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .267 | .321 | .391 | .712 | .124 | .323 | 20 | 7 | .308 | 94 | -3 | -2 | +0 | -5 | +14 | 0.3 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 34 | MLB | CWS | 403 | 368 | 91 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 85 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .247 | .307 | .383 | .691 | .136 | .296 | 21 | 8 | .305 | 92 | -4 | -0 | -2 | -4 | +11 | 0.1 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 35 | MLB 20% | CWS | 341 | 311 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 76 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .241 | .302 | .370 | .672 | .129 | .294 | 22 | 8 | .299 | 87 | -5 | -0 | -7 | -4 | +10 | -0.7 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4395 | 3998 | 979 | 189 | 33 | 92 | 309 | 931 | 26 | 75 | 55 | .245 | .303 | .378 | .681 | .133 | .294 | 21 | 7 | .297 | 85 | -72 | -7 | -10 | -47 | +125 | -1.2 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 591 | 145 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 138 | 4 | 11 | 8 | .245 | .304 | .381 | .685 | .135 | .295 | 21 | 7 | .297 | 85 | -11 | -1 | -2 | -7 | +18 | -0.2 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | 111 | 91 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .286 | .404 | .495 | .898 | .209 | .324 | 15 | 14 | .391 | 157 | +7 | -0 | — | — | +3 | 1.0 |
| 2014 | 22 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | 97 | 84 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .357 | .443 | .500 | .943 | .143 | .418 | 15 | 13 | .421 | 180 | +9 | -1 | — | — | +3 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | 23 | AA | Trenton Thunder | 297 | 264 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .250 | .320 | .348 | .668 | .098 | .300 | 20 | 8 | .299 | 87 | -4 | -0 | — | — | +8 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 23 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | 216 | 182 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | .291 | .392 | .396 | .787 | .104 | .347 | 15 | 12 | .352 | 128 | +7 | -0 | — | — | +6 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 24 | AA | Trenton Thunder | 381 | 338 | 92 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 50 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .272 | .339 | .408 | .747 | .136 | .300 | 13 | 8 | .327 | 108 | +4 | +1 | — | — | +11 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 24 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | 98 | 81 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .309 | .423 | .469 | .892 | .160 | .361 | 18 | 16 | .396 | 161 | +7 | -1 | — | — | +3 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 25 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 296 | 268 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .272 | .337 | .407 | .743 | .134 | .315 | 17 | 8 | .331 | 112 | +4 | -1 | — | — | +8 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 25 | AA | Trenton Thunder | 59 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .207 | .304 | .510 | .125 | .244 | 27 | 3 | .220 | 26 | -5 | -0 | — | — | +2 | -0.4 |
| 2018 | 26 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 237 | 197 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .259 | .371 | .401 | .772 | .142 | .312 | 21 | 14 | .343 | 121 | +6 | -2 | — | — | +7 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 27 | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 447 | 395 | 132 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 45 | 76 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .334 | .404 | .653 | 1.057 | .319 | .348 | 17 | 10 | .448 | 201 | +51 | -0 | — | — | +13 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 28 | MLB | Cincinnati Reds | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .222 | .472 | .056 | .231 | 25 | 10 | .224 | 30 | -2 | +0 | -0 | -0 | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2021 | 29 | MLB | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .000 | .267 | 29 | 8 | .209 | 18 | -2 | +0 | -1 | -4 | +1 | -0.6 |
| 2021 | 29 | AAA | Syracuse Mets | 325 | 290 | 85 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .293 | .363 | .462 | .825 | .169 | .328 | 15 | 9 | .363 | 136 | +13 | +0 | — | — | +9 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 30 | MLB | Chicago White Sox | 25 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .280 | .143 | .423 | .000 | .176 | 16 | 16 | .220 | 27 | -2 | +0 | -0 | -6 | +1 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | 30 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 539 | 471 | 138 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 54 | 76 | 6 | 15 | 6 | .293 | .373 | .539 | .912 | .246 | .301 | 14 | 10 | .393 | 159 | +36 | +1 | — | — | +15 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 32 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 479 | 417 | 129 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .309 | .387 | .463 | .850 | .153 | .360 | 17 | 11 | .372 | 143 | +23 | -2 | — | — | +14 | 3.6 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 69 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .164 | .261 | .180 | .441 | .016 | .222 | 23 | 12 | .218 | 25 | -6 | +0 | -1 | -10 | +2 | -1.5 | ||
Career Path Comps
What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection
| Scouting | At Match Age | Next 3 Yrs | Peak 3 Yrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comp | Age | HIT | PWR | SPD | EYE | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR |
| Mark Payton (OGILVIE) | 34 | 53 | 40 | 46 | 47 | .244/.304/.374 | .130 | .296 | 9 | 6 | 21% | 8% | 92 | +0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Joe Thurston 2014 · AAA |
34 | 49→58 | 44→45 | 47→50 | 49 | .238/.307/.356 | .119 | .281 | 11 | 12 | 19% | 8% | 88 | +0.9 | .237/.298/.335 | .098 | .275 | 9 | 10 | 16% | 7% | 78 | +0.2 | .241/.300/.316 | .076 | .273 | 6 | 7 | 14% | 7% | 71 | -0.2 |
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✕Gerardo Parra 2021 · MLB |
34 | 50→60 | 45→50 | 49→55 | 49 | .246/.308/.365 | .118 | .286 | 13 | 14 | 18% | 7% | 90 | +1.0 | .231/.306/.361 | .130 | .293 | 13 | 10 | 24% | 9% | 89 | +0.9 | .214/.297/.314 | .100 | .283 | 9 | 6 | 26% | 10% | 70 | -0.1 |
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✕Alejandro De Aza 2018 · MLB |
34 | 46→56 | 45→50 | 48→55 | 49 | .228/.298/.355 | .126 | .278 | 11 | 9 | 22% | 8% | 83 | +0.6 | .241/.309/.367 | .126 | .292 | 12 | 11 | 21% | 8% | 92 | +1.2 | .262/.335/.390 | .128 | .321 | 12 | 13 | 21% | 7% | 107 | +0.6 |
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✕Ricardo Nanita 2014 · AAA |
33 | 51→60 | 44→45 | 46→50 | 45 | .253/.292/.367 | .114 | .281 | 13 | 9 | 16% | 5% | 83 | +0.6 | .254/.293/.375 | .121 | .291 | 13 | 8 | 17% | 4% | 86 | +0.8 | .294/.327/.416 | .122 | .334 | 12 | 4 | 15% | 3% | 111 | +1.0 |
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✕Nick Martini 2023 · MLB |
33 | 48→58 | 47→55 | 46→45 | 48 | .237/.318/.372 | .135 | .301 | 15 | 7 | 25% | 8% | 97 | +1.5 | .231/.312/.396 | .165 | .282 | 19 | 3 | 24% | 9% | 101 | +1.8 | .218/.306/.374 | .155 | .263 | 17 | 0 | 23% | 9% | 90 | +0.7 |
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✕Charlie Culberson 2023 · MLB |
34 | 49→52 | 45 | 48→50 | 44 | .241/.290/.371 | .130 | .302 | 12 | 13 | 24% | 6% | 84 | +0.6 | .225/.273/.339 | .114 | .313 | 12 | 12 | 30% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .176/.203/.217 | .041 | .286 | 5 | 14 | 39% | 3% | 7 | -0.8 |
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✕Jose Munoz 2013 · AAA |
34 | 45→49 | 41→45 | 47→50 | 51 | .217/.296/.313 | .096 | .276 | 9 | 8 | 24% | 10% | 72 | -0.2 | .212/.281/.323 | .111 | .274 | 11 | 9 | 25% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .159/.240/.258 | .100 | .199 | 9 | 4 | 24% | 9% | 32 | -0.6 |
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✕Ildelfonso Lara 2009 · AAA |
34 | 51→54 | 44→45 | 50→45 | 47 | .247/.304/.367 | .120 | .303 | 11 | 6 | 22% | 7% | 89 | +0.9 | .240/.298/.362 | .122 | .307 | 13 | 8 | 25% | 7% | 85 | +0.7 | .245/.305/.355 | .110 | .316 | 13 | 5 | 25% | 7% | 84 | +0.3 |
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✕Ramiro Pena 2019 · MLB |
34 | 49→56 | 44→45 | 44→50 | 44 | .243/.289/.361 | .118 | .285 | 11 | 10 | 19% | 5% | 81 | +0.4 | .260/.294/.402 | .142 | .283 | 16 | 9 | 14% | 4% | 94 | +1.3 | .278/.306/.417 | .139 | .298 | 16 | 7 | 13% | 3% | 102 | +1.3 |
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✕Curtis Pride 2004 · MLB |
35 | 50 | 47→45 | 49→55 | 50 | .246/.325/.389 | .143 | .308 | 15 | 13 | 24% | 9% | 104 | +2.0 | .244/.312/.382 | .138 | .318 | 13 | 15 | 26% | 8% | 96 | +1.5 | .234/.314/.359 | .125 | .326 | 11 | 21 | 29% | 10% | 89 | +0.5 |
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✕Preston Tucker 2023 · AAA |
33 | 47→45 | 47→55 | 48→40 | 46 | .236/.295/.373 | .137 | .274 | 15 | 6 | 20% | 6% | 88 | +0.9 | .241/.323/.403 | .162 | .292 | 18 | 6 | 23% | 9% | 107 | +2.2 | .238/.350/.432 | .194 | .288 | 21 | 2 | 23% | 13% | 122 | +1.3 |
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✕Greg Dobbs 2012 · MLB |
34 | 49→56 | 46→55 | 46→50 | 46 | .246/.291/.373 | .128 | .286 | 14 | 4 | 20% | 6% | 85 | +0.7 | .248/.295/.352 | .104 | .291 | 10 | 5 | 18% | 6% | 81 | +0.4 | .240/.288/.321 | .080 | .284 | 7 | 4 | 17% | 5% | 59 | -0.5 |
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✕Jose Espinoza 2008 · AAA |
34 | 56→57 | 43→45 | 43→45 | 52 | .270/.334/.385 | .116 | .307 | 9 | 6 | 15% | 8% | 106 | +2.2 | .264/.323/.366 | .102 | .313 | 9 | 9 | 18% | 7% | 96 | +1.5 | .269/.329/.360 | .091 | .321 | 8 | 8 | 18% | 7% | 93 | +0.8 |
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✕James Adduci 2019 · MLB |
34 | 51→59 | 44→45 | 52→60 | 41 | .249/.289/.374 | .125 | .323 | 11 | 12 | 26% | 6% | 84 | +0.6 | .239/.276/.364 | .125 | .315 | 13 | 12 | 27% | 5% | 76 | +0.0 | .231/.263/.346 | .114 | .309 | 13 | 12 | 29% | 4% | 63 | -0.6 |
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✕Issmael Salas 2016 · AAA |
34 | 51 | 43→50 | 45→50 | 46 | .248/.292/.356 | .108 | .281 | 11 | 7 | 16% | 5% | 81 | +0.4 | .245/.290/.365 | .120 | .273 | 12 | 6 | 15% | 5% | 82 | +0.5 | .246/.289/.368 | .122 | .267 | 13 | 3 | 14% | 5% | 81 | +0.3 |
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✕Edgar Gonzalez 2012 · MLB |
34 | 53→57 | 44→45 | 46→50 | 47 | .258/.309/.376 | .117 | .299 | 12 | 11 | 18% | 6% | 93 | +1.3 | .243/.288/.355 | .112 | .299 | 11 | 15 | 22% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .211/.245/.310 | .098 | .282 | 11 | 23 | 29% | 4% | 43 | -0.6 |
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✕Don Kelly 2014 · MLB |
34 | 45→55 | 45 | 50→55 | 55 | .220/.293/.334 | .114 | .237 | 13 | 9 | 14% | 9% | 76 | +0.1 | .218/.298/.308 | .090 | .255 | 8 | 10 | 17% | 10% | 71 | -0.3 | .196/.270/.241 | .044 | .246 | 1 | 9 | 19% | 9% | 38 | -0.9 |
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✕Yosmany Guerra 2016 · AA |
33 | 48→58 | 43→45 | 47→45 | 50 | .232/.299/.349 | .117 | .286 | 10 | 8 | 22% | 8% | 82 | +0.5 | .264/.322/.363 | .099 | .307 | 5 | 7 | 15% | 8% | 94 | +1.3 | .276/.336/.385 | .109 | .320 | 6 | 5 | 15% | 8% | 104 | +1.5 |
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✕Mike Freeman 2021 · MLB |
33 | 48→58 | 45 | 42→55 | 46 | .235/.300/.354 | .119 | .307 | 13 | 8 | 27% | 8% | 84 | +0.6 | .220/.297/.340 | .120 | .295 | 12 | 8 | 27% | 9% | 79 | +0.3 | .196/.280/.296 | .100 | .264 | 10 | 6 | 28% | 10% | 56 | -0.6 |
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✕Manuel Velez 2010 · AAA |
34 | 53→59 | 45→40 | 43→45 | 47 | .259/.300/.376 | .117 | .280 | 13 | 5 | 13% | 5% | 89 | +1.0 | .236/.278/.359 | .123 | .266 | 13 | 8 | 17% | 5% | 76 | +0.0 | .228/.261/.321 | .093 | .251 | 8 | 4 | 12% | 4% | 54 | -0.3 |