Matt Ruppenthal — OGILVIE

Matt Ruppenthal P Sugar Land Space Cowboys

+0.2 WAR

Age 30 RHP 6'4" / 225 lbs AAA peak 0.2 · 2026

ERA4.48

FIP4.48

xFIP—

SIERA—

K%22.8%

BB%10.0%

K-BB%12.9%

IP34

trajectory · 10 yrs

0.2peak

2026

K†5555

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.

Year	Age	Lvl	Team	G	GS	IP	BF	K	BB	HR	K%	BB%	HR%	ERA	FIP	WAR
2018	22	ROK	GCL Astros	2	2	2	11	5	1	0	—	—	—	3.86	—	—
2019	23	A	Quad Cities River Bandits	24	14	100	429	111	52	7	19.1%	14.3%	2.2%	4.33	4.51	+0.9
2021	25	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	23	12	82	369	88	45	9	18.5%	13.8%	2.4%	5.60	4.62	+0.5
2022	26	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	45	0	64	286	87	42	4	25.4%	16.4%	1.3%	4.95	3.75	+0.9
2023	27	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	34	1	47	230	51	31	6	19.2%	14.6%	3.5%	6.13	5.26	-0.2
▸ 2026 Season
2026	30	MLB	HOU	34	—	34	141	32	14	4	22.8%	10.0%	3.0%	4.48	4.48	+0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
2027	31	MLB	HOU	32	—	32	136	31	14	4	22.7%	10.0%	3.1%	4.51	4.54	+0.2
2028	32	MLB	HOU	31	—	31	131	29	13	4	22.4%	10.1%	3.2%	4.56	4.61	+0.1
2029	33	MLB	HOU	30	—	30	125	28	13	4	22.2%	10.2%	3.3%	4.63	4.69	+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career	—			128	29	295	1325	272	194	30	20.5%	14.6%	2.3%	5.10	4.47	+2.8
/ 200 IP	—			87	20	200	899	185	132	20	20.5%	14.6%	2.3%	5.10	4.47	+1.9

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
Comp	Age	Role	FIP	K%	BB%	HR/BF	BABIP	FIP	K%	K-BB%	IP	ΔFIP	Low FIP	IP	Match
Matt Ruppenthal (OGILVIE)	—	—	4.48	22.8%	10.0%	3.0%	—	4.61	22.4%	12.3%	93	+0.13	—	—	—
Fernando Nieve R 2029 · 4.26 FIP	33	SU	4.26	22.0%	10.5%	3.1%	.290	2.44	26.9%	22.6%	89	-1.82	1.94	112	93
David Hernandez R 2026 · 4.62 FIP	30	SU	4.62	22.9%	7.6%	4.5%	.287	3.18	24.9%	18.4%	192	-1.44	2.56	268	85
Ryan Cook R 2027 · 3.85 FIP	31	SW	3.85	25.1%	10.8%	2.7%	.280	—	—	—	—	—	3.85	102	83
Wirfin Obispo R 2026 · 4.83 FIP	30	SU	4.83	18.6%	12.2%	3.2%	.292	1.31	28.6%	24.5%	126	-3.52	1.30	218	83
Jonathan Broxton R 2027 · 3.73 FIP	31	SW	3.73	24.5%	8.2%	3.0%	.325	3.80	21.7%	13.5%	76	+0.07	3.65	137	81
Brian Schlitter R 2026 · 3.31 FIP	30	SU	3.31	20.6%	10.8%	1.1%	.333	3.78	14.4%	6.6%	110	+0.47	3.31	244	81
Esteban Haro R 2026 · 4.58 FIP	30	SU	4.58	17.1%	10.2%	3.0%	.338	3.79	11.6%	6.3%	75	-0.79	3.73	164	80
Dustin Molleken R 2026 · 3.72 FIP	30	SW	3.72	20.4%	11.7%	1.6%	.287	3.88	20.6%	8.4%	77	+0.16	3.38	129	80
Ross Ohlendorf R 2028 · 3.33 FIP	32	SW	3.33	23.7%	7.2%	2.4%	.342	4.98	23.4%	12.7%	66	+1.65	3.33	122	79
Logan Kensing R 2029 · 3.61 FIP	33	SU	3.61	17.6%	8.8%	1.6%	.270	3.06	17.9%	10.0%	124	-0.55	2.72	172	79
Erik Davis R 2026 · 4.24 FIP	30	SW	4.24	22.2%	11.1%	2.9%	.349	3.54	17.4%	8.5%	65	-0.70	3.05	227	79
Carlos Fisher R 2028 · 3.45 FIP	32	SW	3.45	22.6%	11.6%	1.4%	.236	3.18	22.5%	11.1%	91	-0.27	2.48	147	79
Kevin Jepsen R 2027 · 3.46 FIP	31	SW	3.46	20.7%	9.1%	1.7%	.241	5.68	16.9%	7.2%	90	+2.22	3.46	160	79
Adam Warren R 2026 · 3.56 FIP	30	SW	3.56	23.3%	8.5%	2.5%	.288	4.73	20.6%	9.9%	86	+1.17	2.72	392	79
Andrew Robinson R 2025 · 4.33 FIP	29	SU	4.33	23.4%	8.8%	3.8%	.245	—	—	—	—	—	3.25	160	78
Jhan Mariñez R 2025 · 4.10 FIP	29	SU	4.10	21.2%	7.9%	3.2%	.331	—	—	—	—	—	3.18	253	78
Jose Manuel Lopez R 2026 · 5.16 FIP	30	SU	5.16	18.6%	7.6%	4.9%	.373	3.54	18.5%	9.3%	93	-1.62	3.45	170	78
Danny Farquhar R 2026 · 3.62 FIP	30	SW	3.62	22.3%	11.0%	1.8%	.247	—	—	—	—	—	3.62	224	78
Daniel Hudson R 2026 · 4.06 FIP	30	SW	4.06	24.4%	11.8%	2.8%	.301	3.94	24.1%	15.2%	140	-0.12	1.69	468	77
Fernando Rodriguez Jr. R 2027 · 3.38 FIP	31	SW	3.38	26.5%	9.6%	2.4%	.241	3.98	23.3%	13.2%	105	+0.60	3.38	212	77

Contract

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