Brandon Waddell P Syracuse Mets
Age 32 LHP 6'3" / 180 lbs AAA
2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTION68 proj IP · Marcel + aging
ERA4.74
FIP5.03
xFIP4.95
SIERA4.64
K%14.7%
BB%8.3%
K-BB%6.3%
IP68
WAR · 68 IP × (5.30 − 5.03) / 9.8+0.0
K†3030
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.0peak
2026
FB Velo
p1090.7
Whiff%
p1720.6%
K%
p1016.4%
xwOBA vs
p100.360
FB+3.9 (44%)
SI (21%)
CH-1.2 (15%)
SL-2.8 (41%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.4 (SP) / 4.55 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201622AAAltoona Curve2725147624120621015.4%10.9%1.8%3.494.20+2.1
201723AAAltoona Curve1615692936027316.0%10.5%1.2%3.393.73+0.8
201824AAAIndianapolis Indians282313557610355715.2%10.2%1.7%3.594.04+2.2
201925AAAIndianapolis Indians361497449111481121.1%11.3%3.0%6.294.39+1.1
202026MLBPittsburgh Pirates2031422014.3%14.3%0.0%2.703.70+0.0
202127MLBSt. Louis Cardinals200231051912316.7%11.6%3.1%3.974.85-0.1
202228AAAMemphis Redbirds230301283310122.7%8.2%0.8%3.302.65+0.7
202531MLBNew York Mets311710947391361616.7%8.0%3.0%4.454.35+1.3
▸ 2026 Season
202632AAASyracuse Mets421151101317.3%2.1%6.5%7.155.46-0.1
ROS32MLBNYM1212682884224914.7%8.3%3.2%4.745.03-0.2
2026 Total32MLBNYM8033952251215.4%7.4%3.6%5.085.09-0.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202733MLBNYM1111632653924914.7%8.9%3.4%5.015.24-0.5
202834MLBNYM57572413523914.5%9.4%3.7%5.265.48-0.6
202935MLBNYM51512163022913.9%10.0%4.0%5.535.76-0.7
203036MLBNYM45451912520813.2%10.5%4.3%5.856.09-0.8
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career1879662527134622726017.0%10.0%2.2%4.174.14+9.2
/ 200 IP6031200868148871917.0%10.0%2.2%4.174.14+2.9

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
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Brandon Waddell (OGILVIE) 5.03 14.7%8.3%3.2% 5.48 14.4%5.0%171 +0.45
Brian Duensing L 2026 · 4.46 FIP 32 SU 4.46 11.5%8.1%2.4%.252 3.70 20.2%11.8%137 -0.76 2.59 198 82
Craig Breslow L 2028 · 4.86 FIP 34 SW 4.86 16.4%6.4%4.2%.279 4.51 16.2%6.5%94 -0.35 4.22 159 77
Kelvin Marte L 2025 · 5.18 FIP 31 SW 5.18 12.0%10.8%3.2%.340 3.50 360 73
Aaron Laffey L 2026 · 4.45 FIP 32 SW 4.45 11.0%8.1%2.3%.322 10.33 9.6%3.8%13 +5.88 3.53 282 73
Tommy Layne L 2026 · 5.33 FIP 32 SU 5.33 13.3%14.4%2.8%.253 3.86 21.8%14.4%64 -1.47 1.32 182 73
Adam Liberatore L 2025 · 4.29 FIP 31 SU 4.29 18.6%9.1%2.9%.354 2.44 124 72
Dan Runzler L 2026 · 4.45 FIP 32 SU 4.45 17.5%11.0%2.6%.325 4.79 16.0%3.0%27 +0.34 3.77 127 72
Josh Outman L 2026 · 5.26 FIP 32 SW 5.26 12.7%10.7%3.4%.322 6.40 12.9%-5.6%34 +1.14 4.70 106 72
Jonathon Niese L 2026 · 5.56 FIP 32 SW 5.56 10.9%8.2%4.2%.299 4.17 368 71
Brett Cecil L 2026 · 5.45 FIP 32 SU 5.45 12.1%12.7%3.2%.301 1.96 191 71
Brandon Mann L 2026 · 4.73 FIP 32 SW 4.73 19.4%7.9%4.1%.320 4.14 19.0%7.6%128 -0.59 3.60 190 71
Jason Vargas L 2026 · 4.29 FIP 32 SU 4.29 14.8%6.6%2.9%.295 4.63 19.2%12.1%285 +0.34 3.87 478 71
John Danks L 2025 · 5.79 FIP 31 SU 5.79 16.0%11.0%4.8%.338 4.30 200 69
Robbie Ross Jr. L 2026 · 4.87 FIP 32 SU 4.87 15.2%7.0%4.0%.312 2.79 159 68
Vidal Nuño L 2026 · 4.21 FIP 32 SW 4.21 20.2%8.7%3.1%.376 4.85 16.0%11.1%53 +0.64 4.07 424 67
Marc Rzepczynski L 2026 · 5.79 FIP 32 SU 5.79 17.0%16.0%3.8%.403 5.24 14.8%1.6%45 -0.55 2.79 181 67
Neal Cotts L 2029 · 4.65 FIP 35 SW 4.65 21.6%7.4%4.4%.257 4.01 21.9%14.5%93 -0.64 3.24 156 65
Paul Oseguera L 2026 · 5.58 FIP 32 SU 5.58 5.6%12.5%2.5%.320 4.06 162 65
Ryan O'Rourke L 2025 · 4.13 FIP 31 SW 4.13 22.1%14.3%2.0%.290 3.06 145 65
Sam Freeman L 2026 · 5.70 FIP 32 SW 5.70 16.8%11.3%4.7%.380 4.02 18.5%5.4%36 -1.68 3.03 299 65

Contract

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