Bailey Ober P Minnesota Twins
+0.8 WAR
Age 31 RHP 6'9" / 260 lbs MLB Svc 4.0 · Ctrl thru 2027 peak 0.8 · 2026
ERA4.43
FIP4.60
xFIP4.15
SIERA4.11
K%22.4%
BB%5.7%
K-BB%16.7%
IP145
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.8peak
2026
K†5050
FB Velo
p1088.8
Whiff%
p3322.9%
K%
p4621.6%
xwOBA vs
p470.315
SL+3.0 (26%)
CH (36%)
SI (3%)
CU (3%)
FB-1.4 (35%)

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
201722ROKElizabethton Twins6428111353221.4%3.4%2.5%3.213.10+0.6
201823ACedar Rapids Kernels141475294889722.1%3.6%2.8%3.843.21+1.6
201924AAPensacola Blue Wahoos1413792961009226.3%3.5%0.8%0.691.77+3.0
202126MLBMinnesota Twins2424108444117242025.8%5.5%4.8%3.994.22+1.3
202227MLBMinnesota Twins1515732897014722.5%4.8%1.6%3.222.72+1.9
202328MLBMinnesota Twins3131167667171352325.2%5.3%3.8%3.293.70+3.0
202429MLBMinnesota Twins3131179709191432726.9%6.1%3.9%3.983.72+3.2
202530MLBMinnesota Twins2929155657129323119.2%5.0%4.8%4.874.76+1.0
▸ 2026 Season
202631MLBMinnesota Twins442085145216.5%5.9%2.4%5.493.75+0.3
ROS31MLBMIN212111548694281919.3%5.8%3.9%3.964.34+1.3
2026 Total31MLBMIN135571108332118.9%5.8%3.7%4.184.25+1.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202732MLBMIN222212050895302018.7%5.9%4.0%4.634.83+0.6
202833MLBMIN191910745181271818.0%6.1%4.1%4.834.96+0.4
202934MLBMIN17179439969251717.3%6.3%4.2%4.995.10+0.2
203035MLBMIN15158334958231516.6%6.5%4.3%5.155.25-0.1
203136MLBMIN13137230454181317.8%5.9%4.4%5.155.14-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career168165883355284517912523.8%5.0%3.5%3.653.67+16.4
/ 200 IP3837200804191412823.8%5.0%3.5%3.653.67+3.7

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
Bailey Ober (OGILVIE) 4.76 20.5%5.7%4.2% 4.95 18.0%12.0%322 +0.19
Miguel González R 2026 · 4.53 FIP 31 SP 4.53 17.5%7.9%3.5%.289 4.28 15.9%9.0%325 -0.25 3.76 469 48
Matt Garza R 2026 · 4.81 FIP 31 SP 4.81 15.6%8.1%3.6%.315 4.32 15.5%7.7%216 -0.49 4.03 365 48
Jake Peavy R 2029 · 4.07 FIP 34 SP 4.07 17.3%5.7%3.1%.278 4.39 19.6%12.9%119 +0.32 4.07 262 48
Jesse Chavez R 2026 · 3.95 FIP 31 SP 3.95 20.2%6.8%3.1%.309 4.27 22.0%16.2%300 +0.32 2.03 804 47
Justin De Fratus R 2026 · 4.88 FIP 31 SP 4.88 13.3%6.4%3.8%.298 3.80 500 47
Daniel McCutchen R 2027 · 4.32 FIP 32 SP 4.32 13.9%4.4%3.3%.268 4.81 10.8%4.9%155 +0.49 4.32 287 47
Cory Riordan R 2025 · 4.21 FIP 30 SP 4.21 14.3%5.0%3.1%.341 4.21 154 47
Dylan Axelrod R 2026 · 4.31 FIP 31 SP 4.31 13.7%6.3%2.9%.302 4.31 251 46
Yovani Gallardo R 2026 · 5.17 FIP 31 SP 5.17 16.3%9.9%4.0%.283 4.28 14.9%5.3%144 -0.89 3.91 577 46
Aníbal Sánchez R 2026 · 4.84 FIP 31 SP 4.84 20.9%7.3%4.7%.276 4.44 22.2%15.0%411 -0.40 3.64 869 46
Mike Fiers R 2026 · 4.21 FIP 31 SP 4.21 18.5%5.8%3.5%.308 4.94 19.2%12.2%510 +0.73 3.70 918 45
Matt Buschmann R 2026 · 4.02 FIP 31 SP 4.02 17.2%8.7%2.3%.282 4.83 12.8%4.4%142 +0.81 4.02 277 45
Andrew Cashner R 2026 · 4.96 FIP 31 SP 4.96 14.5%9.1%3.5%.307 4.48 17.0%7.9%150 -0.48 3.62 786 45
Thad Weber R 2026 · 4.36 FIP 31 SP 4.36 10.5%5.9%2.5%.316 5.19 13.2%8.8%55 +0.83 4.36 363 44
Alfredo Simon R 2029 · 4.65 FIP 34 SP 4.65 14.3%8.2%3.1%.289 5.60 12.3%2.7%74 +0.95 4.65 261 44
Clay Buchholz R 2026 · 4.87 FIP 31 SP 4.87 15.8%9.2%3.5%.260 4.14 17.8%11.6%180 -0.73 2.54 433 44
Marco Estrada R 2027 · 4.19 FIP 32 SP 4.19 18.1%7.3%3.1%.213 4.56 20.6%12.0%506 +0.37 4.10 710 44
Nestor Molina R 2025 · 4.26 FIP 30 SP 4.26 16.1%7.4%2.9%.325 3.03 401 44
Nate Long R 2024 · 4.69 FIP 29 SP 4.69 14.8%10.6%2.7%.285 4.69 151 43
Jarrett Grube R 2028 · 3.71 FIP 33 SP 3.71 18.7%4.2%3.0%.285 4.61 17.3%9.6%253 +0.90 3.71 393 43

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Arb-2
MLB Debut   2021
Service   4.541 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2027
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-2$5M+0.8$3M+$0.0M (cut)
2027Arb-3$3M+0.6$2M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $6M $6M +$0.0M