Max Fried P New York Yankees
+3.3 WAR
Age 32 LHP 6'4" / 190 lbs MLB Svc 7.0 · Ctrl thru 2032 peak 3.3 · 2026
ERA3.25
FIP3.45
xFIP3.83
SIERA3.92
K%23.6%
BB%7.0%
K-BB%16.5%
IP168
trajectory · 10 yrs
3.3peak
2026
K†6060
FB Velo
p5194.6
Whiff%
p3222.7%
K%
p3820.5%
xwOBA vs
p900.243
CT+5.0 (22%)
FB+3.4 (39%)
CH+2.7 (14%)
SL+1.4 (10%)
SI (22%)
CU (15%)

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
201622ARome Braves2120103425112471019.5%13.0%3.2%3.934.85+0.5
201723MLBAtlanta Braves3025119526113541118.0%11.1%2.7%5.164.46+1.1
201824MLBAtlanta Braves292011147413154724.6%11.9%1.8%3.643.52+2.2
201925MLBAtlanta Braves3330166702173442124.6%6.3%2.8%4.023.37+3.6
202026MLBAtlanta Braves1111562245019222.3%8.5%0.9%2.252.76+1.4
202127MLBAtlanta Braves2828166667158411523.7%6.1%2.3%3.043.12+4.1
202228MLBAtlanta Braves3030185733170301223.2%4.1%1.4%2.482.46+6.0
202329MLBAtlanta Braves1818903599322925.7%5.8%2.2%2.712.84+2.4
202430MLBAtlanta Braves2929174714166571323.2%8.0%2.0%3.253.23+4.1
202531MLBNew York Yankees3232195801189511423.6%6.4%1.6%2.862.80+5.5
▸ 2026 Season
202632MLBNew York Yankees5533127238118.1%6.3%0.8%2.972.80+0.8
ROS32MLBATL222212351911235921.6%6.8%1.7%2.833.08+3.1
2026 Total32MLBATL156646135431020.9%6.7%1.5%2.863.02+4.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202733MLBATL2525139586124411121.1%7.0%1.8%3.443.59+2.7
202834MLBATL2222122517105371020.4%7.2%1.9%3.613.73+2.2
202935MLBATL20201074538934919.7%7.4%2.0%3.773.88+1.7
203036MLBATL1717933947430818.9%7.7%2.2%3.934.04+1.3
203137MLBATL1515813406127818.1%8.0%2.3%4.104.21+0.8
203238MLBATL1313692915622719.2%7.4%2.4%4.124.13+0.7
203339MLBATL59592494619618.4%7.8%2.6%4.244.32+0.4
203440MLBATL50502133717617.5%8.1%2.7%4.404.50+0.3
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career26624813985752131544111922.9%7.7%2.1%3.323.28+32.0
/ 200 IP3835200823188631722.9%7.7%2.1%3.323.28+4.6

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
Max Fried (OGILVIE) 3.42 24.1%7.0%2.0% 3.72 20.4%13.2%369 +0.30
Scott Diamond L 2024 · 3.45 FIP 30 SP 3.45 12.7%4.8%1.5%.326 3.45 316 47
Jorge De La Rosa L 2028 · 3.99 FIP 34 SP 3.99 21.1%9.8%2.6%.284 4.42 18.4%8.9%256 +0.43 3.99 405 44
J.A. Happ L 2026 · 3.20 FIP 32 SP 3.20 21.1%5.7%2.1%.308 3.75 23.1%15.9%518 +0.55 3.20 1,053 43
C.J. Wilson L 2028 · 3.65 FIP 34 SP 3.65 19.9%8.0%2.2%.272 3.65 132 43
CC Sabathia L 2029 · 4.13 FIP 35 SP 4.13 18.9%6.5%3.3%.311 3.86 20.1%12.1%481 -0.27 3.67 756 42
Eric Stults L 2029 · 4.27 FIP 35 SP 4.27 14.5%5.9%3.0%.266 4.27 138 42
Cole Hamels L 2026 · 3.74 FIP 32 SP 3.74 23.6%9.0%2.7%.294 4.17 21.4%12.9%480 +0.43 3.22 893 41
Duane Below L 2024 · 4.56 FIP 30 SP 4.56 14.7%5.1%3.7%.338 3.65 189 41
Yohan Flande L 2025 · 3.17 FIP 31 SP 3.17 15.9%6.4%1.1%.346 4.21 10.0%-1.9%23 +1.04 3.17 335 40
Gio Gonzalez L 2026 · 3.91 FIP 32 SP 3.91 19.8%10.5%2.1%.298 4.06 21.8%11.6%139 +0.15 2.84 864 39
Jon Lester L 2026 · 3.44 FIP 32 SP 3.44 24.7%6.5%2.9%.253 4.11 21.6%14.0%534 +0.67 2.69 1,144 36
Wade Miley L 2026 · 4.23 FIP 32 SP 4.23 19.4%8.5%3.1%.284 3.75 17.9%10.1%230 -0.48 3.34 1,167 35
Andrew Albers L 2025 · 2.95 FIP 31 SP 2.95 20.7%4.5%1.9%.318 2.95 508 35
Scott Kazmir L 2026 · 4.28 FIP 32 SP 4.28 22.7%8.3%3.7%.290 6.46 8.7%-4.3%12 +2.18 3.70 395 35
David Price L 2026 · 3.77 FIP 32 SP 3.77 24.5%6.9%3.4%.268 3.53 23.8%16.6%181 -0.24 2.58 922 32
Greg Smith L 2025 · 3.37 FIP 31 SP- 3.37 11.8%5.3%1.1%.284 3.37 120 31
Yusei Kikuchi L 2026 · 4.03 FIP 32 SP 4.03 25.9%6.9%4.1%.311 3.77 25.0%17.3%372 -0.26 3.17 1,006 31
Oscar Rivera L 2028 · 3.71 FIP 34 SP- 3.71 14.2%6.9%1.7%.298 4.55 10.4%3.0%129 +0.84 3.71 237 30
Alejandro Astorga L 2024 · 4.01 FIP 30 SP- 4.01 14.4%8.2%2.0%.306 3.73 311 30
Tomas Solis L 2026 · 4.17 FIP 32 SP- 4.17 15.0%6.2%2.8%.264 5.13 12.0%3.7%159 +0.96 4.17 327 30

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   FA
MLB Debut   2017
Service   7.860 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2032
First FA Year   2033
NTC
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Ext / FA-deal$27M+3.3$26M-$0.9M
2027Ext / FA-deal$27M+2.7$22M-$5M
2028Ext / FA-deal$27M+2.2$19M-$9M
2029Ext / FA-deal$27M+1.7$15M-$12M
2030Ext / FA-deal$27M+1.3$12M-$16M
2031Ext / FA-deal$27M+0.8$4M-$24M
2032Ext / FA-deal$27M+0.7$3M-$24M
Totals $191M $101M -$90M
Underwater contract
Projected production over the remaining contract is worth -$90M less than the salary owed. Most often this reflects an aging-curve fade that was visible at signing — the team paid a premium for the early years.