Josh Lester1B
Estrellas Orientales
Age 32
L/R
6'2" / 225 lbs
INTL
HR -5%BB +4%
Svc 3.000 · Ctrl thru 2028
wRC+†83
AVG/OBP/SLG.220 / .269 / .396
PA250
HR10
K%28
BB%6
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
42→42
PWR
55→55
SPD
44→44
EYE
42→42
trajectory · 10 yrs
-0.3peak
2026
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status Arb-1
MLB Debut 2023
Service 3.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through 2028
First FA Year 2029
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | Arb-1 | $0.3M | — | — | — |
| 2027 | Arb-2 | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2028 | Arb-3 | $0.7M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $-10M | $-10M | +$0.0M | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | ROK | 2 teams | 47 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .277 | .372 | .649 | .163 | .258 | 23 | 6 | .278 | 71 | -2 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2016 | 22 | A | West Michigan Whitecaps | 71 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .116 | .141 | .116 | .257 | .000 | .195 | 39 | 3 | .117 | -52 | -12 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +2 | -1.1 |
| 2017 | 23 | A | 2 teams | 465 | 439 | 95 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 118 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .216 | .246 | .346 | .592 | .130 | .266 | 25 | 3 | .257 | 55 | -24 | -0 | +0 | -8 | +13 | -2.0 |
| 2018 | 24 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 539 | 486 | 108 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 151 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .288 | .379 | .667 | .156 | .279 | 28 | 7 | .292 | 82 | -11 | +0 | +0 | -10 | +15 | -0.5 |
| 2019 | 25 | AA | 2 teams | 530 | 485 | 90 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .237 | .320 | .557 | .134 | .237 | 31 | 6 | .243 | 44 | -33 | +0 | +0 | -9 | +15 | -2.8 |
| 2021 | 27 | AA | 2 teams | 432 | 404 | 83 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 159 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .205 | .255 | .450 | .706 | .245 | .262 | 37 | 6 | .295 | 84 | -8 | -0 | +0 | -8 | +12 | -0.4 |
| 2022 | 28 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | 621 | 574 | 116 | 31 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 163 | 5 | 7 | 3 | .202 | .254 | .385 | .639 | .183 | .234 | 26 | 6 | .275 | 69 | -22 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +18 | -0.2 |
| 2023 | 29 | AAA | 2 teams | 493 | 465 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 156 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .209 | .247 | .374 | .622 | .166 | .265 | 32 | 4 | .267 | 63 | -21 | +0 | +0 | -9 | +14 | -1.6 |
| 2024 | 30 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 454 | 418 | 86 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 118 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .206 | .257 | .383 | .640 | .177 | .235 | 26 | 6 | .277 | 70 | -15 | +0 | +0 | -8 | +13 | -1.0 |
| 2025 | 31 | INTL | Estrellas Orientales | 218 | 182 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .362 | .407 | .769 | .170 | .270 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | +0 | -4 | — | — |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 32 | MLB | KC | 250 | 233 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .223 | .270 | .403 | .674 | .180 | .271 | 28 | 6 | .294 | 83 | -5 | +0 | -1 | -4 | +7 | -0.3 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 33 | MLB 7% | KC | 350 | 324 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .274 | .395 | .669 | .173 | .272 | 28 | 6 | .291 | 81 | -7 | +0 | -6 | -6 | +10 | -0.9 |
| 2028 | 34 | MLB 18% | KC | 306 | 282 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .271 | .379 | .650 | .163 | .271 | 29 | 6 | .287 | 78 | -8 | +0 | -6 | -5 | +9 | -1.1 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4776 | 4404 | 920 | 195 | 18 | 168 | 287 | 1362 | 29 | 23 | 8 | .209 | .262 | .376 | .638 | .167 | .257 | 29 | 6 | .261 | 58 | -227 | +1 | -13 | -72 | +135 | -17.9 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 599 | 125 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 39 | 185 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .209 | .262 | .376 | .637 | .167 | .256 | 28 | 6 | .261 | 58 | -31 | +0 | -2 | -10 | +18 | -2.4 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | A | West Michigan Whitecaps | 21 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .238 | .263 | .501 | .105 | .231 | 29 | 10 | .232 | 36 | -2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | 21 | ROK | GCL Tigers | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .462 | .696 | 1.157 | .304 | .400 | 8 | 8 | .499 | 240 | +4 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 22 | A | West Michigan Whitecaps | 71 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .147 | .183 | .147 | .330 | .000 | .217 | 31 | 4 | .157 | -22 | -10 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.8 |
| 2017 | 23 | A+ | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 180 | 166 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .265 | .307 | .422 | .729 | .157 | .323 | 23 | 6 | .315 | 99 | -0 | +0 | — | — | +5 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 23 | A | West Michigan Whitecaps | 285 | 265 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .314 | .449 | .763 | .174 | .298 | 16 | 4 | .331 | 112 | +4 | -0 | — | — | +8 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 24 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 539 | 464 | 120 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .350 | .455 | .805 | .196 | .297 | 22 | 11 | .352 | 128 | +17 | +0 | — | — | +15 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 25 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | 88 | 72 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .345 | .389 | .734 | .153 | .312 | 30 | 12 | .319 | 102 | +0 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 25 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 442 | 394 | 88 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .295 | .414 | .709 | .190 | .253 | 23 | 9 | .309 | 95 | -3 | +0 | — | — | +13 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 27 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | 95 | 88 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .274 | .500 | .774 | .284 | .194 | 20 | 7 | .335 | 115 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 27 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 337 | 307 | 85 | 18 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .277 | .339 | .612 | .952 | .336 | .345 | 32 | 8 | .407 | 169 | +26 | -0 | — | — | +10 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 28 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | 621 | 557 | 137 | 39 | 2 | 29 | 51 | 137 | 5 | 7 | 3 | .246 | .314 | .479 | .794 | .233 | .271 | 22 | 8 | .344 | 121 | +15 | +0 | — | — | +18 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 29 | MLB | Baltimore Orioles | 23 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .217 | .182 | .399 | .000 | .267 | 30 | 4 | .188 | 2 | -3 | +0 | +0 | -9 | +1 | -1.1 |
| 2023 | 29 | AAA | Norfolk Tides | 470 | 432 | 111 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 31 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .309 | .475 | .784 | .218 | .302 | 26 | 7 | .340 | 119 | +10 | +0 | — | — | +13 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 30 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 454 | 403 | 106 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .263 | .333 | .459 | .792 | .196 | .291 | 20 | 9 | .345 | 122 | +11 | +0 | — | — | +13 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 31 | INTL | Estrellas Orientales | 218 | 182 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .362 | .407 | .769 | .170 | .270 | 18 | 17 | .348 | 125 | +6 | +0 | — | — | +6 | 1.3 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 23 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .217 | .182 | .399 | .000 | .267 | 30 | 4 | .188 | 2 | -3 | +0 | +0 | -9 | +1 | -1.1 | ||
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 |
| Josh Lester (OGILVIE) | 32 | 42 | 55 | 44 | 42 | .220/.269/.396 | .176 | .271 | 10 | 2 | 28% | 6% | 83 | +0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Graham Koonce 2007 · AAA |
32 | 41 | 54→55 | 44→30 | 46 | .220/.290/.397 | .178 | .268 | 23 | 4 | 28% | 8% | 92 | +1.2 | .214/.286/.390 | .176 | .272 | 22 | 5 | 29% | 8% | 89 | +0.9 | .184/.266/.368 | .183 | .226 | 24 | 0 | 30% | 9% | 73 | -0.1 |
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●Matt Clark 2019 · AAA |
32 | 45 | 54→60 | 44→30 | 42 | .236/.286/.411 | .175 | .295 | 23 | 5 | 28% | 6% | 93 | +1.3 | .245/.305/.459 | .214 | .291 | 28 | 5 | 26% | 7% | 115 | +2.7 | .242/.309/.492 | .250 | .271 | 34 | 0 | 25% | 8% | 127 | +2.0 |
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✕Brad Eldred 2012 · MLB |
32 | 38→39 | 55→65 | 47→45 | 38 | .211/.265/.390 | .179 | .269 | 24 | 9 | 31% | 5% | 80 | +0.4 | .232/.284/.458 | .226 | .296 | 31 | 11 | 32% | 6% | 106 | +2.2 | .234/.286/.538 | .304 | .281 | 44 | 9 | 34% | 6% | 126 | +1.7 |
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✕Daniel Palka 2023 · AAA |
31 | 43 | 55→60 | 45→50 | 46 | .231/.292/.412 | .181 | .284 | 24 | 5 | 28% | 8% | 96 | +1.5 | .221/.276/.380 | .159 | .283 | 21 | 6 | 29% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .199/.255/.342 | .143 | .252 | 20 | 4 | 29% | 6% | 58 | -0.8 |
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✕Brad Nelson 2014 · AAA |
31 | 43→48 | 50 | 45→50 | 46 | .223/.282/.376 | .153 | .270 | 19 | 4 | 25% | 7% | 83 | +0.6 | .214/.267/.337 | .123 | .259 | 14 | 5 | 23% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .189/.239/.274 | .085 | .223 | 9 | 0 | 20% | 6% | 37 | -1.1 |
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●Danny Dorn 2015 · AAA |
31 | 41→47 | 52→60 | 48→45 | 43 | .219/.277/.381 | .163 | .271 | 20 | 7 | 28% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .266/.317/.430 | .164 | .326 | 17 | 6 | 23% | 6% | 111 | +2.5 | .321/.368/.501 | .181 | .387 | 15 | 3 | 20% | 6% | 148 | +3.0 |
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✕Brandon Snyder 2019 · MLB |
32 | 42→52 | 53→55 | 47→45 | 39 | .220/.277/.388 | .169 | .302 | 21 | 6 | 34% | 6% | 84 | +0.6 | .200/.259/.376 | .176 | .301 | 24 | 5 | 40% | 5% | 74 | -0.1 | .174/.238/.353 | .179 | .255 | 27 | 2 | 42% | 5% | 57 | -0.7 |
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✕Michael Ryan 2009 · AAA |
32 | 43→49 | 50 | 43→30 | 40 | .224/.260/.379 | .155 | .272 | 18 | 4 | 25% | 4% | 73 | -0.1 | .234/.275/.373 | .139 | .277 | 14 | 5 | 21% | 5% | 78 | +0.2 | .232/.275/.353 | .121 | .272 | 11 | 3 | 19% | 5% | 74 | -0.1 |
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✕Donnie Murphy 2015 · MLB |
32 | 39→41 | 52→60 | 45 | 41 | .209/.273/.376 | .166 | .260 | 21 | 6 | 28% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .210/.275/.332 | .122 | .267 | 13 | 6 | 26% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .196/.269/.273 | .077 | .249 | 7 | 0 | 23% | 7% | 49 | -0.5 |
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✕Clint Coulter 2023 · AAA |
30 | 43 | 53→50 | 44→40 | 40 | .226/.285/.396 | .170 | .278 | 21 | 5 | 27% | 5% | 90 | +1.0 | .221/.288/.362 | .141 | .267 | 15 | 9 | 23% | 6% | 82 | +0.5 | .199/.277/.318 | .119 | .239 | 11 | 9 | 21% | 6% | 62 | -0.4 |
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✕Baltazar Lopez 2015 · AAA |
31 | 47 | 51→50 | 41→45 | 39 | .237/.286/.397 | .160 | .317 | 20 | 5 | 31% | 6% | 90 | +1.0 | .222/.281/.327 | .105 | .346 | 11 | 7 | 36% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .214/.285/.264 | .050 | .374 | 4 | 2 | 40% | 7% | 56 | -0.3 |
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✕Andy Wilkins 2019 · MLB |
30 | 34→44 | 54→55 | 51→45 | 42 | .192/.258/.362 | .170 | .249 | 23 | 6 | 33% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .192/.261/.346 | .154 | .301 | 20 | 6 | 41% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .130/.214/.248 | .118 | .223 | 17 | 0 | 48% | 9% | 22 | -1.3 |
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✕Earl Snyder 2007 · AAA |
31 | 42 | 52→50 | 46→30 | 43 | .222/.268/.387 | .165 | .254 | 21 | 3 | 22% | 5% | 80 | +0.4 | .206/.254/.341 | .135 | .251 | 16 | 4 | 25% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .175/.226/.292 | .116 | .212 | 15 | 0 | 25% | 6% | 35 | -2.1 |
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✕Jason Dubois 2010 · AAA |
31 | 42→45 | 53→60 | 44→40 | 39 | .224/.281/.393 | .170 | .289 | 22 | 4 | 30% | 6% | 88 | +0.9 | .239/.299/.451 | .212 | .302 | 29 | 6 | 31% | 6% | 110 | +2.4 | .236/.301/.514 | .277 | .269 | 43 | 0 | 30% | 7% | 124 | +1.4 |
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✕Joe Borchard 2010 · MLB |
31 | 41→44 | 50→55 | 46→45 | 41 | .213/.266/.367 | .154 | .275 | 18 | 6 | 29% | 6% | 74 | -0.1 | .219/.269/.367 | .148 | .294 | 16 | 5 | 30% | 6% | 75 | -0.0 | .220/.273/.370 | .150 | .295 | 15 | 2 | 30% | 6% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕Bryce Brentz 2019 · MLB |
30 | 42→50 | 54→60 | 47→40 | 39 | .224/.269/.401 | .177 | .290 | 23 | 4 | 31% | 6% | 84 | +0.6 | .209/.273/.386 | .177 | .309 | 23 | 5 | 38% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .174/.252/.345 | .171 | .260 | 23 | 0 | 41% | 8% | 59 | -0.6 |
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✕Jamie Romak 2017 · MLB |
31 | 40→49 | 52→55 | 49→45 | 40 | .212/.269/.378 | .166 | .288 | 19 | 7 | 33% | 7% | 78 | +0.2 | .240/.290/.439 | .199 | .315 | 25 | 11 | 31% | 6% | 103 | +1.9 | .250/.292/.549 | .299 | .296 | 42 | 10 | 31% | 5% | 127 | +0.6 |
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✕Dallas McPherson 2012 · MLB |
32 | 44 | 54→65 | 43→50 | 36 | .229/.271/.400 | .171 | .312 | 23 | 4 | 34% | 5% | 85 | +0.7 | .227/.275/.389 | .162 | .334 | 21 | 6 | 36% | 6% | 83 | +0.6 | .214/.269/.380 | .165 | .325 | 22 | 4 | 39% | 7% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕Yoshi Tsutsugo 2023 · MLB |
31 | 42→41 | 51→50 | 40→30 | 52 | .220/.305/.375 | .155 | .275 | 19 | 2 | 27% | 11% | 92 | +1.2 | .224/.315/.372 | .148 | .311 | 17 | 6 | 31% | 11% | 95 | +1.4 | .208/.320/.357 | .149 | .306 | 18 | 5 | 34% | 13% | 91 | +0.5 |
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✕Paul McAnulty 2012 · MLB |
31 | 45→49 | 51→55 | 41→40 | 45 | .232/.285/.392 | .160 | .275 | 19 | 4 | 24% | 6% | 88 | +0.9 | .227/.295/.406 | .179 | .275 | 22 | 5 | 26% | 8% | 96 | +1.5 | .201/.288/.397 | .196 | .235 | 26 | 1 | 27% | 10% | 91 | +0.9 |