Josh VanMeter2B Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Age 31 L/R 5'10" / 198 lbs AAA HR +8%BB +8% Svc 7.000 · Ctrl thru 2026 peak 0.3 · 2026
wRC+†79
AVG/OBP/SLG.202 / .302 / .323
PA257
HR5
SB5
K%28
BB%11
xwOBA.292
Barrel%4.7%
MLB%10%
BAT: -6.0 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)-6BATRUN: +0.7 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)+1RUNFLD: +0.2 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)+0FLDPOS: +0.9 runs (Positional adjustment)+1POSREP: +7.3 runs (Replacement-level credit)+7REPTotal WAR: +0.30+0.3WAR
Scouting · nowfuture
HIT
3333
PWR
4444
SPD
4141
EYE
6372
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.2peak
2026
Barrel%
234.7
xwOBA
360.292
Avg EV
3788.1
Whiff%
900.068
Chase%
900.189
Speed
2226.1

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   FA
MLB Debut   2019
Service   7.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2026
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Ext / FA-deal$2M+0.3$1M-$0.4M
Totals $2M $1M -$0.4M

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.

YearAge LvlTeam PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
201318 ROKAZL Padres 186167 36510 15362 104 .216.288.257.546 .042.273 198 .251 50 -10 +0 +0 +1 +5 -0.4
201419 AFort Wayne TinCaps 458431 861702 241151 84 .200.243.253.496 .053.268 255 .222 28 -37 +0 +0 +2 +13 -2.3
201520 AFort Wayne TinCaps 109100 21300 9160 11 .210.275.240.515 .030.250 158 .239 41 -7 -0 +0 +0 +3 -0.4
201621 A+3 teams 605551 11721216 431263 134 .212.273.345.618 .132.244 217 .268 63 -25 +1 +0 +2 +17 -0.5
201722 AAPensacola Blue Wahoos 538498 1072614 311321 153 .215.262.295.557 .080.279 256 .247 47 -32 +2 +0 +2 +15 -1.3
201823 AAA2 teams 483446 9829610 321150 105 .220.272.379.651 .159.272 247 .284 76 -13 +0 +0 +2 +14 0.2
201924 MLB2 teams 471418 10924220 441025 176 .261.338.471.810 .211.298 229 .347 123 +12 +1 -3 -5 +13 2.0
202025 MLBArizona Diamondbacks 7970 9302 7242 10 .129.228.257.485 .129.159 309 .228 32 -6 +0 -1 +0 +2 -0.4
202126 MLB2 teams 401347 7921213 501101 42 .228.327.412.739 .184.291 2712 .321 104 +2 +0 -3 +1 +11 1.2
202227 MLB2 teams 230204 37724 24570 41 .181.268.294.562 .113.228 2510 .249 49 -13 +0 -1 +1 +7 -0.7
202328 AAA2 teams 210173 33316 34572 21 .191.330.324.654 .133.243 2716 .294 83 -4 +0 +0 +1 +6 0.3
202429 AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 207176 27803 25643 51 .153.270.250.520 .097.216 3112 .237 40 -14 +1 +0 +1 +6 -0.7
▸ 2026 Season
202631 MLBNYY 257223 45915 29733 51 .202.302.318.620 .117.274 2811 .289 79 -6 +1 +0 +1 +7 0.3
▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve
202732 MLB 20%NYY 238206 41815 27693 31 .199.301.320.621 .121.272 2911 .284 76 -7 +0 -3 +1 +7 -0.2
202833 MLB 33%NYY 208180 36714 24622 20 .200.301.317.618 .117.270 3012 .279 72 -7 +0 -4 +1 +6 -0.4
202934 MLB 43%NYY 167144 28513 19512 10 .194.297.306.603 .111.268 3111 .272 67 -6 +0 -5 +1 +5 -0.6
▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections)
Career 48474334 9091962197 437120930 10134 .210.287.332.618 .122.265 259 .274 68 -174 +7 -20 +11 +137 -4.0
/ 162G 650581 12226313 591624 145 .210.287.332.619 .122.266 259 .274 68 -23 +1 -3 +1 +18 -0.5

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.

YearAge LvlTeam PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
201318 ROKAZL Padres 186158 44720 24252 104 .278.380.348.729 .070.328 1313 .334 114 +3 +0 +5 0.9
201419 AFort Wayne TinCaps 458421 1072403 34871 84 .254.311.333.644 .078.314 197 .292 82 -9 +0 +13 0.4
201520 AFort Wayne TinCaps 10996 24400 13120 11 .250.339.292.631 .042.286 1112 .296 85 -2 -0 +3 0.1
201621 AASan Antonio Missions 114106 21202 7180 22 .198.248.274.521 .075.221 166 .237 39 -8 -0 +3 -0.5
201621 A+Lake Elsinore Storm 401348 9321212 48641 92 .267.358.443.800 .175.295 1612 .354 129 +13 +1 +11 2.6
201621 INTLPeoria Javelinas 9068 18311 17192 20 .265.425.382.808 .118.340 2119 .363 136 +4 +0 +3 0.7
201722 AAPensacola Blue Wahoos 538475 1212915 531001 153 .255.330.352.682 .097.308 1910 .306 93 -5 +2 +15 1.3
201823 AAALouisville Bats 362332 8425611 28730 53 .253.311.464.775 .211.292 208 .338 117 +7 -0 +10 1.7
201823 AAPensacola Blue Wahoos 12195 271001 23190 52 .284.424.421.845 .137.342 1619 .376 146 +6 +0 +3 1.0
201924 MLBCincinnati Reds 260228 541318 29562 93 .237.328.408.736 .171.279 2211 .329 110 +3 +1 -3 -5 +7 0.3
201924 AAALouisville Bats 211181 6314114 24373 83 .348.433.6691.101 .320.371 1811 .467 215 +27 +0 +6 3.5
202025 MLBArizona Diamondbacks 7970 9302 7242 10 .129.228.257.485 .129.159 309 .228 32 -6 +0 -1 +0 +2 -0.4
202126 MLBArizona Diamondbacks 310274 581726 33831 32 .212.299.354.653 .142.278 2711 .294 83 -6 -0 -3 +1 +9 0.1
202126 AAAReno Aces 9167 26609 23210 10 .388.544.8811.425 .493.447 2325 .576 299 +20 +0 +3 2.4
202227 MLBPittsburgh Pirates 192171 32523 19450 40 .187.268.292.561 .105.232 2310 .256 54 -10 +1 -1 +1 +5 -0.4
202227 AAAIndianapolis Indians 3831 5201 7100 01 .161.316.323.638 .161.200 2618 .298 87 -1 -0 +1 0.0
202328 AAANashville Sounds 190141 28316 46432 11 .199.402.362.764 .163.237 2324 .357 131 +7 -0 +5 1.2
202328 ROKACL Brewers 2017 5000 330 10 .294.400.294.694 .000.357 1515 .331 111 +0 +0 +1 0.1
202429 AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 207164 291003 37533 51 .177.338.293.631 .116.236 2618 .297 86 -3 +1 +6 0.3
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career 841743 15338519 882085 175 .206.294.347.641 .141.257 2510 .290 80 -19 +1 -8 -3 +24 -0.4

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 ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR
Josh VanMeter (OGILVIE) 31 33 44 41 72 .202/.302/.323 .121.274 55 28% 11% 79 +0.1
Brian Jeroloman
2016 · AAA
31 41→38 38→40 38→40 50 .198/.274/.269 .071.264 63 26% 9% 52 -1.6 .212/.289/.297 .085.285 66 25% 9% 65 -0.7 .198/.284/.262.064.2820027%10%51-0.4
Yoshi Tsutsugo
2023 · MLB
31 42→41 51→50 40→30 52 .220/.305/.375 .155.275 192 27% 11% 92 +1.2 .224/.315/.372 .148.311 176 31% 11% 95 +1.4 .208/.320/.357.149.30618534%13%91+0.5
Sherman Johnson
2021 · AAA
31 42→50 42→45 46→50 45 .207/.273/.316 .109.286 109 30% 8% 63 -0.9 .202/.289/.315 .113.288 109 31% 9% 70 -0.3 .164/.274/.265.101.2398531%11%50-0.8
Beau Taylor
2021 · MLB
31 44→46 44→45 49→30 50 .210/.299/.328 .118.303 115 32% 11% 78 +0.2 .208/.291/.316 .108.299 114 32% 9% 72 -0.2 .190/.282/.277.086.27610032%9%56-0.5
Justin Leone
2007 · MLB
30 41 47→50 43→55 46 .211/.283/.343 .132.274 166 28% 8% 75 -0.0 .206/.284/.351 .145.269 1616 28% 9% 78 +0.2 .187/.272/.333.146.244161929%10%67-0.4
Luke Carlin
2012 · MLB
31 46 43→45 44→45 52 .222/.302/.327 .105.285 107 25% 10% 79 +0.3 .213/.288/.305 .092.262 96 21% 9% 66 -0.6 .204/.281/.287.083.2478420%9%56-0.5
Dusty Brown
2012 · MLB
30 42 45 43→30 44 .212/.270/.334 .122.272 124 26% 7% 66 -0.6 .213/.286/.364 .151.271 166 26% 9% 82 +0.5 .184/.291/.331.147.22415025%13%76+0.0
JD Closser
2010 · AAA
30 43 42→50 42→45 49 .211/.276/.312 .102.264 96 24% 8% 63 -0.8 .221/.276/.313 .092.275 97 22% 7% 63 -0.9 .215/.272/.299.083.26010521%7%55-0.6
Paul Bako
2003 · MLB
31 48 42→45 42→40 53 .230/.304/.340 .110.281 94 21% 10% 82 +0.5 .228/.305/.333 .105.285 74 21% 10% 81 +0.4 .221/.295/.309.088.2969027%9%63-0.3
Johnny Monell
2016 · MLB
30 47→44 45→50 48→45 46 .232/.288/.353 .121.287 129 24% 7% 79 +0.3 .231/.280/.354 .123.284 136 23% 6% 76 +0.0 .221/.272/.347.126.27814225%6%68-0.3
Henry Blanco
2003 · MLB
31 44 47→50 39→40 53 .218/.292/.358 .140.254 134 20% 9% 82 +0.5 .212/.271/.345 .133.236 143 17% 7% 70 -0.3 .256/.311/.393.137.29314018%7%93+0.4
Donnie Sadler
2006 · MLB
31 45 44→45 48→55 49 .220/.291/.341 .122.275 1112 24% 8% 77 +0.1 .225/.293/.339 .114.292 813 24% 9% 77 +0.1 .214/.286/.319.105.28341624%9%65-0.2
Tyler LaTorre
2014 · AAA
31 43 43→40 48→40 44 .212/.273/.320 .107.281 106 28% 7% 63 -0.8 .221/.279/.307 .086.313 77 29% 7% 63 -0.9 .241/.292/.296.055.3433429%7%62-0.3
Koyie Hill
2010 · MLB
31 46→43 45 44→40 46 .229/.288/.354 .126.290 124 25% 7% 79 +0.3 .212/.267/.309 .097.284 85 27% 7% 58 -1.2 .186/.233/.257.071.2496327%6%23-1.3
Tony Cruz
2017 · MLB
30 45→37 42→45 41→40 46 .219/.274/.320 .101.276 95 24% 7% 63 -0.8 .218/.270/.342 .124.289 145 29% 6% 68 -0.5 .219/.269/.342.123.29415030%4%67-0.2
Eric Munson
2009 · MLB
31 42→43 47→60 42→40 51 .214/.288/.351 .138.247 154 20% 8% 79 +0.3 .215/.293/.357 .142.260 164 23% 9% 82 +0.5 .204/.289/.346.143.24217023%9%77+0.1
Juan Centeno
2021 · MLB
31 45 40→45 47→40 45 .219/.272/.309 .090.260 86 19% 6% 60 -1.0 .236/.281/.350 .114.289 115 22% 5% 75 -0.0 .234/.276/.339.104.29910324%5%65-0.3
Michael Pérez
2023 · MLB
30 34 49→50 45→40 46 .185/.257/.324 .139.228 184 28% 8% 59 -1.1 .194/.268/.328 .134.254 174 30% 8% 65 -0.7 .175/.254/.294.120.23215031%8%49-0.8
Manuel Bobadilla
2015 · AAA
31 45 43→45 42→45 41 .218/.285/.325 .107.299 107 29% 6% 71 -0.3 .220/.279/.331 .111.270 126 23% 6% 69 -0.4 .212/.280/.293.081.2459017%6%61-0.3
Ryan Flaherty
2017 · MLB
31 44→47 46→55 50→45 48 .222/.294/.354 .131.281 145 25% 8% 82 +0.5 .231/.306/.354 .123.297 136 25% 9% 87 +0.8 .222/.294/.352.130.28815427%8%77+0.1