Ji Man Choi — OGILVIE

Ji Man ChoiDH Syracuse Mets

Age 35 L/R 6'0" / 260 lbs AAA Svc 10.000 · Ctrl thru 2026

2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONpark-neutral Marcel · 195 proj PA

wRC+†118

AVG/OBP/SLG.235 / .327 / .437

PA195

HR8

K%27

BB%11

ISO204

MLB%10%

Value2026 · WAR

trajectory · projected WAR by year

Tools · ContractPOW 61

Toolsscout grade · Statcast %ile · 2021-2023

CONTACT—

Whiff%

3612.6%

xwOBA

780.340

POWER61

Barrel%

7612.1

Avg EV

9092.0

Bat Spd

5872.2

EYE67

Chase%

9023.8%

SPEED29

Sprint

1024.9

Contract ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)

Status FA

MLB Debut 2016

Service 10.000 yrs.days

Team Control Through 2026

First FA Year 2027

Year	Status	Salary	Proj WAR	Value	Surplus
2026ROS	Ext / FA-deal	$0.9M	+0.0	$0.0M	-$0.9M
Totals		$0.9M		$0.0M	-$0.9M

Career Stats + Projections

Viewactual = stats as recorded (prior seasons combined) + projected real-world MLB lines · MLE = level/park-neutral translations

Methodology▸ how these numbers are built

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	MLB%	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
2010	19	ROK	2 teams	—	209	189	49	11	2	1	16	56	1	10	1	259	320	354	675	95	356	27	8	304	91	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	19	ROK	2 teams	—	209	178	64	16	3	2	27	39	1	10	1	360	447	517	963	157	443	19	13	421	180	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	21	A	2 teams	—	466	401	100	20	1	11	45	132	15	1	3	249	347	387	734	137	340	28	10	331	111	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	21	A	2 teams	—	466	381	115	20	2	16	65	82	15	1	3	302	423	491	914	189	345	18	14	404	167	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	22	AA	3 teams	—	499	447	106	30	4	14	40	93	8	2	3	237	311	416	727	179	268	19	8	315	99	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	22	AA	3 teams	—	499	424	125	36	6	18	63	68	8	2	3	295	396	535	931	241	314	14	13	405	168	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	23	AAA	3 teams	—	355	317	80	10	2	7	29	66	3	3	3	252	321	363	684	110	297	19	8	302	89	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	23	AAA	3 teams	—	355	298	81	10	2	7	48	59	3	3	3	272	378	389	767	117	316	17	14	345	122	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	24	INTL	2 teams	—	181	164	44	11	0	2	16	44	0	0	2	268	333	372	705	104	353	24	9	309	95	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	24	INTL	2 teams	—	181	153	38	8	1	4	27	34	0	0	2	248	361	392	753	144	293	19	15	341	119	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	25	AAA	2 teams	—	356	311	75	18	1	9	36	74	2	6	7	241	324	392	716	151	282	21	10	311	96	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	25	AAA	2 teams	—	356	300	84	21	1	10	47	61	2	6	7	280	381	457	838	177	315	17	13	367	139	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	26	AAA	2 teams	—	356	321	79	24	1	11	23	109	4	3	1	246	305	430	735	184	325	31	6	314	98	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	26	AAA	2 teams	—	356	303	87	26	1	17	41	91	4	3	1	287	379	548	927	261	345	26	12	396	161	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	27	AAA	2 teams	—	470	405	101	24	1	17	57	110	3	3	0	249	346	440	786	190	297	23	12	343	120	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	27	AAA	2 teams	—	470	393	109	27	1	17	69	104	3	3	0	277	389	481	870	204	332	22	15	383	151	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	28	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	487	410	106	21	2	20	64	108	6	2	3	259	367	466	833	207	298	22	13	358	132	+18	-1	-8	-9	+14	1.4
2019	28	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	487	410	107	20	2	19	64	108	6	2	3	261	369	459	827	198	303	22	13	364	137	+20	-1	-8	-9	+14	1.6
2020	29	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	145	122	29	14	0	3	20	36	0	0	0	238	345	426	771	189	302	25	14	321	103	+1	+0	-3	-3	+4	-0.1
2020	29	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	145	122	28	13	0	3	20	36	0	0	0	230	338	410	748	180	291	25	14	329	110	+2	+0	-3	-3	+4	-0.0
2021	30	MLB	2 teams	—	332	282	65	16	0	12	47	95	2	0	0	230	344	415	759	184	301	29	14	337	116	+6	+0	-4	-6	+9	0.6
2021	30	MLB	2 teams	—	332	281	65	16	0	11	48	94	2	0	0	231	347	406	753	174	305	28	14	340	118	+7	+0	-4	-6	+9	0.7
2022	31	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	419	356	83	23	0	12	58	123	2	0	0	233	344	399	743	166	317	29	14	323	106	+3	+0	-2	-7	+12	0.5
2022	31	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	419	356	83	22	0	11	58	123	2	0	0	233	344	388	731	154	320	29	14	330	111	+5	+0	-2	-7	+12	0.7
2023	32	MLB	2 teams	—	175	154	28	6	1	8	17	54	1	0	0	182	267	390	657	208	211	31	10	285	76	-5	+0	-1	-3	+5	-0.4
2023	32	MLB	2 teams	—	175	152	29	6	1	9	19	49	1	0	0	191	285	421	706	230	206	28	11	307	93	-1	+0	-1	-3	+5	-0.1
2024	33	AAA	Syracuse Mets	—	104	87	14	2	0	3	14	37	0	0	0	161	277	287	565	126	220	36	13	252	51	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	33	AAA	Syracuse Mets	—	104	84	16	2	0	4	17	29	0	0	0	190	327	357	684	167	222	28	16	306	92	—	—	—	—	—	—
▸ 2026 Season
2026	35	MLB	NYM	—	195	170	40	8	1	8	22	53	1	2	1	235	326	435	762	200	289	27	11	340	118	+4	+0	+0	-3	+6	0.3
▸ 2027+ Projections WITH CONTEXT · MLB TIME ONLY ⓘPARK-NEUTRAL MLE · ALL-LEVEL PT ⓘ
2027	36	MLB	NYM	100%	132	115	26	5	1	5	15	37	1	1	0	226	321	417	738	191	279	28	11	326	108	+1	+0	-6	-2	+4	-0.3
2028	37	MLB	NYM	100%	80	71	15	3	0	3	9	23	0	0	0	211	300	380	680	169	268	29	11	312	97	-0	+0	-7	-1	+2	-0.6
2027	36	MLB	NYM	100%	132	115	26	5	1	5	15	37	1	1	0	226	321	417	738	191	279	28	11	321	104	+1	+0	-6	-2	+4	-0.4
2028	37	MLB	NYM	100%	80	71	15	3	0	3	9	23	0	0	0	211	300	380	680	169	268	29	11	307	93	-1	+0	-7	-1	+2	-0.7
▸ Career Totals
Career	—			—	2053	1753	408	101	4	75	265	536	15	7	7	233	338	423	762	191	287	26	13	338	117	+39	-1	-35	-53	+58	0.8
/ 162G	—			—	650	555	129	32	1	24	84	170	5	2	2	232	339	423	762	191	286	26	13	338	117	+12	-0	-11	-17	+18	0.3
Career	—			—	4961	4322	1040	246	17	146	528	1250	49	33	24	241	330	407	737	166	300	25	11	323	105	+28	-3	-34	-89	+141	4.4
/ 162G	—			—	650	566	136	32	2	19	69	164	6	4	3	240	329	405	733	164	300	25	11	323	105	+4	-0	-4	-12	+18	0.6

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	MLB%	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
2010	19	A+	High Desert Mavericks	—	50	43	13	1	1	1	6	9	0	0	0	302	388	442	830	140	353	18	12	364	137	+2	+0	—	—	+1	0.4
2010	19	ROK	AZL Mariners	—	159	135	51	15	2	1	21	30	1	10	1	378	465	541	1.006	163	472	19	13	439	194	+17	+2	—	—	+5	2.3
2012	21	A	Clinton LumberKings	—	294	242	72	14	1	8	39	55	12	0	2	298	420	463	883	165	358	19	13	397	162	+20	-1	—	—	+8	2.9
2012	21	INTL	Adelaide Bite	—	172	139	43	6	1	8	26	27	3	1	1	309	429	540	968	230	324	16	15	417	177	+15	-0	—	—	+5	2.0
2013	22	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	—	52	45	11	2	0	2	4	7	2	0	0	244	333	422	756	178	250	13	8	333	113	+1	+0	—	—	+1	0.2
2013	22	AA	Jackson Generals	—	236	198	53	10	3	9	32	28	4	2	2	268	380	485	865	217	270	12	14	380	149	+13	-0	—	—	+7	2.0
2013	22	A+	High Desert Mavericks	—	211	181	61	24	3	7	27	33	2	0	1	337	429	619	1.047	282	380	16	13	450	203	+24	-0	—	—	+6	3.1
2014	23	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	—	281	237	67	7	2	5	36	42	3	2	2	283	384	392	776	110	323	15	13	348	125	+8	-0	—	—	+8	1.6
2014	23	AA	Jackson Generals	—	15	11	3	1	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	273	467	636	1.103	364	250	13	27	471	218	+2	+0	—	—	+0	0.2
2014	23	INTL	Tigres de Aragua	—	59	50	11	2	0	1	8	15	0	1	1	220	328	320	648	100	294	25	14	296	85	-1	-0	—	—	+2	0.0
2015	24	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	—	67	57	17	4	0	1	10	14	0	0	1	298	403	421	824	123	381	21	15	374	144	+3	-0	—	—	+2	0.5
2015	24	INTL	Estrellas de Oriente	—	114	96	21	4	1	3	17	20	0	0	1	219	336	375	711	156	243	18	15	321	104	+1	-0	—	—	+3	0.3
2016	25	MLB	Los Angeles Angels	—	129	112	19	4	0	5	16	27	0	2	4	170	273	339	613	170	173	21	12	277	70	-4	-1	-2	-6	+4	-1.0
2016	25	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	—	227	188	65	17	1	5	31	34	2	4	3	346	443	527	970	181	390	15	14	418	178	+20	-0	—	—	+6	2.7
2017	26	MLB	New York Yankees	—	18	15	4	1	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	267	353	733	1.086	467	222	28	11	430	187	+2	+0	-1	-6	+1	-0.5
2017	26	AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	—	338	288	83	25	1	15	39	86	4	3	1	288	381	538	919	250	351	25	12	394	159	+23	+0	—	—	+10	3.3
2018	27	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	221	190	50	14	1	10	26	55	3	2	0	263	361	505	866	242	315	25	12	377	147	+12	+0	-0	-8	+6	1.0
2018	27	AAA	Durham Bulls	—	249	203	59	13	0	7	43	49	0	1	0	291	415	458	873	167	347	20	17	388	155	+15	+0	—	—	+7	2.3
2019	28	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	487	410	107	20	2	19	64	108	6	2	3	261	369	459	827	198	303	22	13	364	137	+20	-1	-8	-9	+14	1.6
2020	29	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	145	122	28	13	0	3	20	36	0	0	0	230	338	410	748	180	291	25	14	329	110	+2	+0	-3	-3	+4	-0.0
2021	30	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	305	258	59	14	0	11	45	87	2	0	0	229	348	411	758	182	300	29	15	343	120	+7	+0	-4	-6	+9	0.6
2021	30	AAA	Durham Bulls	—	27	23	6	2	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	261	346	348	694	87	353	26	11	307	93	-0	+0	—	—	+1	0.1
2022	31	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	—	419	356	83	22	0	11	58	123	2	0	0	233	344	388	731	154	320	29	14	330	111	+5	+0	-2	-7	+12	0.7
2023	32	MLB	San Diego Padres	—	117	104	17	5	0	6	10	35	1	0	0	163	243	385	628	221	169	30	9	274	68	-4	+0	-1	-3	+3	-0.6
2023	32	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	—	58	48	12	1	1	3	9	14	0	0	0	250	368	500	868	250	281	24	16	375	145	+3	+0	—	—	+2	0.5
2024	33	AAA	Syracuse Mets	—	104	84	16	2	0	4	17	29	0	0	0	190	327	357	684	167	222	28	16	306	92	-1	+0	—	—	+3	0.2
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career	—			—	1841	1567	367	93	3	67	241	476	14	6	7	234	341	426	767	191	288	26	13	340	119	+39	-2	-22	-49	+52	1.9

Career Comps

Retired MLB careers whose totals most resemble what we're projecting for this player. Top row of each card is career totals; bottom row is per-162-game rates. Pool: 727 completed hitter careers (2000-2024).

PLAYER · career totals + /162 games	YRS	PA	HR	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	POS	FLD	WAR	JAWS
#1Matt Joycelast yr '21 career totals — 13 seasons, 4,318 PA	13	4,318	146	34	242	343	425	-46	-44	11.7	11.9
	/162	664	22	5	242	343	425	-7.1	-6.7	1.8	pk7: 12
#2David Delluccilast yr '09 career totals — 10 seasons, 2,658 PA	10	2,658	94	36	249	336	439	-26	-28	7.6	7.9
	/162	664	23	9	249	336	439	-6.5	-7.0	1.9	pk7: 8
#3Steve Pearcelast yr '19 career totals — 12 seasons, 2,517 PA	12	2,517	91	13	253	331	440	-36	-35	4.8	6.0
	/162	664	24	3	253	331	440	-9.6	-9.1	1.3	pk7: 7
OGOGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION career totals — every cell rolls up across 9 projected seasons	9	2,054	74	7	233	335	422	-38	-35	4.8	5.1
	/162	664	24	2	233	335	422	-12.3	-11.3	1.6	pk7: 5
#4Daniel Vogelbachlast yr '24 career totals — 7 seasons, 1,913 PA	7	1,913	81	0	220	342	411	-29	-16	4.4	4.4
	/162	664	28	0	220	342	411	-10.2	-5.6	1.5	pk7: 4
#5Nolan Reimoldlast yr '16 career totals — 8 seasons, 1,556 PA	8	1,556	56	18	246	323	422	-17	-27	1.6	1.9
	/162	664	24	8	246	323	422	-7.1	-11.6	0.7	pk7: 2
#6Darin Ruflast yr '23 career totals — 8 seasons, 1,653 PA	8	1,653	64	6	237	329	420	-28	-31	1.0	1.7
#6Darin Ruflast yr '23 career totals — 8 seasons, 1,653 PA	/162	664	26	2	237	329	420	-11.3	-12.4	0.4	pk7: 2

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
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
Ji Man Choi (OGILVIE)	35	—	61	29	67	235/327/437	203	289	8	2	27%	11%	118	+1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
✕Greg Norton 2007 · MLB	35	50	57→60	33→40	52	264/335/457	193	298	25	3	21%	9%	126	+3.5	254/349/401	147	308	16	5	21%	13%	117	+2.9	242/355/357	115	301	11	2	21%	15%	102	+0.7
✕John Mabry 2006 · MLB	35	49	53→60	43→30	50	252/316/426	175	295	21	3	22%	8%	110	+2.4	225/298/370	145	277	16	5	24%	9%	88	+0.9	202/283/319	117	252	13	0	24%	10%	67	-0.2
●Kevin Barker 2010 · MLB	35	44→47	54→55	43→40	47	233/295/411	178	274	23	3	24%	8%	97	+1.5	256/319/421	165	298	17	4	20%	8%	109	+2.4	270/338/431	161	311	15	1	17%	9%	118	+1.7
✕Lee Stevens 2002 · MLB	35	49→51	57→60	45→30	54	252/336/458	206	297	24	3	24%	11%	127	+3.6	231/321/413	182	270	22	5	22%	12%	108	+2.3	201/305/372	171	224	22	1	21%	13%	84	+0.4
✕Olmedo Saenz 2006 · MLB	35	50	58→60	41→30	50	262/327/471	208	288	26	3	20%	8%	126	+3.5	255/332/461	206	289	25	4	21%	9%	126	+3.5	249/336/468	219	281	27	0	21%	9%	126	+1.0
●Adam Lind 2017 · MLB	34	52→60	56→60	40	52	267/330/457	190	296	24	2	19%	9%	124	+3.4	248/302/416	168	280	22	3	20%	7%	102	+1.8	244/296/397	153	275	20	1	19%	7%	88	+0.4
✕Kendrys Morales 2019 · MLB	36	47→57	58→65	38→40	51	252/322/448	195	277	27	2	21%	9%	118	+3.0	233/322/374	141	261	17	5	17%	11%	99	+1.7	192/313/248	56	216	6	0	13%	13%	63	-0.3
✕Ryan Ludwick 2013 · MLB	35	49→56	55→65	37→45	51	255/327/443	188	292	23	2	21%	9%	119	+3.1	239/304/386	147	289	17	3	23%	8%	94	+1.3	224/286/333	109	280	12	0	23%	7%	70	-0.2
✕Edgard Clemente 2010 · AAA	34	49	54→55	39→40	49	252/318/426	175	293	22	6	22%	8%	111	+2.5	258/315/431	173	312	21	8	24%	7%	111	+2.5	236/297/411	175	299	24	9	29%	6%	95	+0.3
●Tino Martinez 2003 · MLB	35	51→54	56→55	42→40	55	267/331/456	189	272	24	4	13%	8%	124	+3.4	262/345/442	180	274	22	4	14%	10%	126	+3.5	257/350/437	179	267	23	3	14%	11%	118	+2.4
●Matt Joyce 2019 · MLB	34	46→53	56→60	41→50	60	239/341/436	196	271	23	4	21%	13%	123	+3.3	251/353/398	147	309	16	4	22%	13%	118	+3.0	251/369/374	123	316	14	1	22%	15%	115	+0.8
★Jeromy Burnitz 2003 · MLB	34	43→52	57→65	41→45	57	233/332/431	198	264	25	7	23%	12%	118	+3.0	253/325/477	224	278	30	7	21%	9%	127	+3.6	259/327/489	229	278	31	5	19%	8%	124	+3.3
✕Brian Burgamy 2016 · AAA	35	47	52→55	41→50	48	241/309/406	165	297	20	5	26%	9%	102	+1.8	228/297/349	121	312	12	9	28%	8%	82	+0.5	222/296/329	107	310	9	10	29%	9%	77	+0.1
✕Yadiel Hernandez 2022 · MLB	34	50→55	55	46→45	46	261/316/438	177	310	24	7	24%	7%	113	+2.6	251/298/392	141	314	17	7	25%	6%	93	+1.3	267/312/407	140	326	16	4	23%	6%	101	+1.0
✕Brett Harper 2016 · AAA	35	49→50	58→60	46→30	45	259/320/449	190	310	28	6	26%	7%	118	+3.0	236/289/392	156	297	21	5	27%	6%	89	+1.0	221/274/363	142	276	21	0	28%	6%	75	-0.0
●Andy Tracy 2009 · AAA	35	45→48	52→60	44→45	49	234/303/404	170	277	21	5	24%	8%	98	+1.6	232/302/417	185	282	24	6	26%	9%	102	+1.9	221/297/410	189	268	25	5	27%	9%	98	+1.2
✕Marcus Thames 2010 · MLB	33	44→46	62→70	35→40	47	244/304/464	220	281	32	3	26%	8%	115	+2.8	247/310/427	180	297	25	4	25%	8%	108	+2.3	272/336/447	175	329	27	0	25%	8%	121	+1.4
●Steve Pearce 2018 · MLB	35	47→56	54→60	38→50	51	247/320/428	182	274	22	3	20%	9%	112	+2.6	243/326/411	168	286	19	4	22%	9%	111	+2.5	236/332/403	166	279	19	0	22%	10%	109	+0.8
✕Garrett Jones 2015 · MLB	34	49→53	54→60	45→50	48	252/310/440	187	292	21	3	22%	8%	111	+2.5	240/298/402	162	288	18	5	23%	7%	96	+1.5	212/253/350	138	253	18	0	24%	5%	62	-0.2
✕Refugio Cervantes 2013 · AAA	34	47→54	58→65	41→30	41	254/286/451	197	276	28	2	20%	4%	105	+2.1	234/266/377	143	283	18	3	24%	4%	76	+0.0	223/255/343	120	272	14	1	24%	4%	63	-0.4