Sean Hjelle P Sacramento River Cats
+0.5 WAR
Age 29 RHP 6'11" / 247 lbs AAA Svc 4.0 · Ctrl thru 2027 peak 0.5 · 2026
ERA4.40
FIP3.94
xFIP5.01
SIERA5.22
K%20.9%
BB%6.7%
K-BB%14.1%
IP47
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2026
K†5050
FB Velo
p3793.6
Whiff%
p3723.4%
K%
p1015.1%
xwOBA vs
p150.353
SI (50%)
FB (50%)
CT-1.6 (15%)
SL-2.9 (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
201922AARichmond Flying Squirrels282814461613936617.3%6.7%1.2%3.323.16+3.5
202124AAASacramento River Cats2424119522104471416.6%9.6%3.3%4.314.72+0.8
202225MLBSan Francisco Giants3022122558108461417.6%8.6%2.7%5.094.19+1.5
202326MLBSan Francisco Giants3719122559101511716.6%9.5%3.1%6.124.62+0.9
202427MLBSan Francisco Giants6308635982131022.3%3.6%3.3%3.873.49+1.6
202528MLBSan Francisco Giants501833588123420.3%6.6%1.2%3.922.89+2.1
▸ 2026 Season
202629MLBSF47472004214520.9%6.8%2.5%4.393.96+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202730MLBSF46461944013520.4%6.9%2.6%4.194.06+0.5
202831MLBSF44441873713519.8%7.0%2.7%4.174.16+0.4
202932MLBSF43431803413519.2%7.1%2.8%4.234.28+0.3
203033MLBSF41411723213518.5%7.3%2.8%4.334.40+0.3
203134MLBSF39391632912517.8%7.5%2.9%4.464.54+0.2
203235MLBSF36361542612517.1%7.7%3.1%4.604.69+0.1
203336MLBSF34341442312516.3%8.0%3.2%4.754.86+0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2329467529725372297418.1%7.7%2.5%4.463.91+10.7
/ 200 IP6928200880159682218.1%7.7%2.5%4.463.91+3.2

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
Sean Hjelle (OGILVIE) 3.96 20.9%6.8%2.5% 4.16 19.8%12.8%133 +0.20
Cory Gearrin R 2026 · 3.52 FIP 29 SU 3.52 22.1%7.5%2.4%.283 3.61 22.2%13.6%174 +0.09 3.17 272 80
Anthony Swarzak R 2026 · 2.83 FIP 29 SU 2.83 21.3%4.9%1.7%.386 3.47 26.1%19.8%181 +0.64 2.35 260 76
Mark Serrano R 2027 · 3.10 FIP 30 SU 3.10 17.7%6.5%1.2%.290 4.39 21.1%14.0%88 +1.29 3.10 120 75
Brandon Morrow R 2028 · 3.51 FIP 31 SU 3.51 18.3%5.6%2.3%.280 3.50 21.2%14.8%153 -0.01 2.67 186 75
Diego Moreno R 2026 · 3.75 FIP 29 SU 3.75 21.0%8.2%2.5%.347 3.12 17.8%11.9%54 -0.63 2.31 187 74
Stephen Fife R 2026 · 3.10 FIP 29 SU 3.10 18.8%8.1%1.0%.329 3.65 14.1%8.3%152 +0.55 3.10 179 74
Daniel Hudson R 2026 · 3.30 FIP 29 SW 3.30 21.6%7.1%2.1%.319 3.76 23.5%13.9%181 +0.46 1.69 468 74
Matt Albers R 2029 · 3.13 FIP 32 SU 3.13 18.8%4.7%1.9%.252 4.47 20.4%13.3%147 +1.34 3.13 244 74
Gerardo Sanchez R 2025 · 3.47 FIP 28 SU 3.47 21.6%8.4%2.1%.355 3.57 20.5%15.1%56 +0.10 2.59 137 74
Tommy Hunter R 2026 · 3.54 FIP 29 SW 3.54 18.9%4.8%2.6%.295 3.15 21.2%15.9%172 -0.39 2.73 316 74
Josh Lindblom R 2027 · 3.83 FIP 30 SU 3.83 18.7%5.5%2.9%.333 3.54 27.2%18.8%45 -0.29 3.54 348 74
Craig Stammen R 2029 · 4.03 FIP 32 SU 4.03 17.0%3.7%3.5%.333 3.35 23.9%18.6%241 -0.68 1.83 407 73
Tyler Sturdevant R 2026 · 4.33 FIP 29 SU 4.33 21.3%8.5%3.6%.241 3.99 18.5%11.9%118 -0.34 3.47 149 73
David Hernandez R 2027 · 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 72
Marc Magliaro R 2025 · 4.01 FIP 28 SU 4.01 19.6%7.3%3.0%.307 4.00 125 72
Hunter Strickland R 2026 · 4.23 FIP 29 SU 4.23 18.4%9.5%2.7%.271 4.41 22.0%13.3%83 +0.18 2.30 511 72
Jhan Mariñez R 2026 · 4.10 FIP 29 SU 4.10 21.2%7.9%3.2%.331 3.18 253 72
Drew Storen R 2026 · 3.81 FIP 29 SW 3.81 19.5%7.3%2.6%.289 4.32 19.4%8.4%10 +0.51 2.26 172 71
Chris Martin R 2026 · 3.18 FIP 29 SU 3.18 18.1%7.0%1.3%.319 2.97 20.9%19.2%42 -0.21 1.72 402 71
Adrian Garza R 2026 · 4.44 FIP 29 SU 4.44 16.0%7.0%3.3%.351 5.10 9.7%4.1%113 +0.66 3.95 229 71

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Arb-2
MLB Debut   2022
Service   4.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2027
First FA Year   2028
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-2$2M+0.5$2M+$0.0M (cut)
2027Arb-3$4M+0.5$2M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $4M $4M +$0.0M