Nestor Cortes P San Diego Padres
+0.3 WAR
Age 31 LHP 5'10" / 225 lbs MLB peak 0.3 · 2026
ERA4.61
FIP4.76
xFIP5.75
SIERA5.42
K%22.2%
BB%7.8%
K-BB%14.4%
IP97
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
2026
STUF4545
CTRL5555
CMD5050
K†5050
FB Velo
p1090.1
Whiff%
p4825.0%
K%
p2518.5%
xwOBA vs
p100.395
SL+2.2 (13%)
CH (14%)
CT-2.0 (34%)
FB-10.9 (38%)

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
201520ROKPulaski Yankees1210642506610718.0%5.0%3.9%2.264.37+0.4
201621AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders211210639611524522.0%6.2%1.6%1.532.90+2.9
201722AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders301310542310532421.4%8.3%0.9%2.062.85+2.9
201823MLBBaltimore Orioles2818120501102411518.3%8.2%3.0%3.844.22+1.5
201924MLBNew York Yankees407106455111381923.3%8.5%4.1%4.994.46+1.0
202025MLBSeattle Mariners5184486615.26
202126MLBNew York Yankees2715108425121261528.0%6.1%3.5%2.673.46+2.3
202227MLBNew York Yankees2828158615163381626.5%6.2%2.5%2.443.01+4.1
202328MLBNew York Yankees14147029176211225.2%7.5%3.7%4.653.98+0.8
202429MLBNew York Yankees3130174710162392422.8%5.5%3.3%3.773.68+3.2
202530MLBSan Diego Padres12125222647231420.4%11.0%5.9%4.476.03-0.6
▸ 2026 Season
202631MLBSD15158435373281420.6%7.8%3.9%4.614.89+0.3
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202732MLBSD13136929264211221.9%7.2%4.0%4.684.73+0.2
202833MLBSD575724051181021.3%7.4%4.1%4.794.86+0.1
202934MLBSD46461964015820.6%7.6%4.2%4.925.00-0.0
203035MLBSD38381593112719.8%7.8%4.3%5.065.15-0.1
203136MLBSD30301282410619.1%8.1%4.4%5.215.32-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2481601071433699130713822.9%7.1%3.2%3.293.81+18.1
/ 200 IP4630200810185572622.9%7.1%3.2%3.293.81+3.4

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
Nestor Cortes (OGILVIE) 4.89 20.6%7.8%3.9% 4.85 21.4%14.0%172 -0.04
Travis Blackley L 2027 · 4.89 FIP 32 SP- 4.89 15.4%6.4%4.2%.324 4.45 10.5%0.0%137 -0.44 3.85 225 61
Jorge Castillo L 2028 · 4.49 FIP 33 SP- 4.49 16.8%9.2%3.0%.292 4.82 12.4%7.2%186 +0.33 4.49 408 59
Tomas Solis L 2027 · 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 56
Héctor Santiago L 2026 · 5.07 FIP 31 SP- 5.07 20.4%11.1%4.2%.307 4.34 28.4%19.1%40 -0.73 4.34 713 56
Anthony Vasquez L 2026 · 4.66 FIP 31 SP- 4.66 17.1%8.9%3.4%.322 6.01 14.6%7.3%85 +1.35 4.01 642 56
Everett Teaford L 2026 · 4.43 FIP 31 SP- 4.43 13.9%7.6%2.8%.324 4.43 103 56
Arturo Lopez L 2027 · 4.79 FIP 32 SP- 4.79 13.7%6.2%3.8%.301 4.73 10.9%4.2%217 -0.06 4.33 445 55
Brandon Mann L 2027 · 4.73 FIP 32 SW 4.73 19.4%7.9%4.1%.320 3.99 19.0%7.6%128 -0.74 3.59 190 54
Tony Watson L 2026 · 4.48 FIP 31 SW 4.48 21.3%7.0%4.2%.227 3.50 21.4%16.9%187 -0.98 2.22 405 53
Chris Narveson L 2028 · 4.81 FIP 33 SW 4.81 23.6%8.0%4.9%.333 4.63 14.1%4.5%193 -0.18 4.62 249 53
Craig Breslow L 2029 · 5.04 FIP 34 SW 5.04 16.4%6.4%4.6%.279 4.48 16.2%6.5%94 -0.56 4.28 159 53
Jeremy Bleich L 2026 · 3.69 FIP 31 SW 3.69 20.3%6.6%2.7%.296 4.42 20.1%13.1%33 +0.73 3.20 241 53
Yuki Matsui L 2024 · 4.44 FIP 29 SW 4.44 22.4%11.4%3.3%.253 3.52 126 53
Oscar Rivera L 2029 · 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 53
Buddy Boshers L 2026 · 3.70 FIP 31 SW 3.70 25.3%10.4%2.6%.294 2.83 223 52
Andrew Barbosa L 2024 · 4.68 FIP 29 SW 4.68 20.2%9.6%3.8%.301 2.70 175 52
Travis Wood L 2025 · 5.71 FIP 30 SP- 5.71 14.9%10.3%4.7%.322 3.08 256 51
Carlos Teller L 2025 · 4.63 FIP 30 SP- 4.63 12.2%9.6%2.5%.322 4.86 13.1%-1.1%60 +0.23 3.74 333 51
David Huff L 2026 · 4.07 FIP 31 SW 4.07 19.5%4.9%3.6%.384 3.48 158 51
Dan Jennings L 2026 · 3.85 FIP 31 SW 3.85 16.6%8.1%2.1%.303 3.06 244 51

Contract

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