Daniel Lynch IV P Kansas City Royals
+0.1 WAR
Age 29 LHP 6'6" / 200 lbs MLB peak 0.2 · 2027
ERA4.26
FIP4.68
xFIP3.04
SIERA2.31
K%18.0%
BB%8.1%
K-BB%9.9%
IP58
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.2peak
2027
STUF5050
CTRL4545
CMD4040
K†4045
FB Velo
p4494.1
Whiff%
p2922.3%
K%
p1015.6%
xwOBA vs
p360.328
CH+2.4 (19%)
SL+1.7 (26%)
SI (30%)
CU (8%)
FB-0.7 (46%)

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
201821ALexington Legends121251200618122.7%4.6%0.8%1.582.21+1.6
201922A+Wilmington Blue Rocks1818873608926418.1%8.1%1.8%2.893.56+1.6
202124MLBKansas City Royals2726125568117491919.3%8.8%3.5%5.764.52+1.1
202225MLBKansas City Royals2929139630130532120.3%8.3%3.5%5.064.38+1.4
202326MLBKansas City Royals15157531758211316.3%6.6%4.0%4.344.74+0.3
202427MLBKansas City Royals3724163668134462118.4%7.1%3.2%3.494.18+2.1
202528MLBKansas City Royals592703004926815.6%8.7%2.9%3.204.48+0.4
▸ 2026 Season
202629MLBKansas City Royals7083010301.17
ROS29MLBKC46461943516617.9%8.2%3.1%4.304.72+0.1
2026 Total29MLBKC542244519619.9%8.4%2.7%3.854.05+0.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202730MLBKC48482044017619.3%8.4%3.0%4.354.56+0.2
202831MLBKC43431833416618.8%8.5%3.1%4.544.66+0.1
202932MLBKC39391633014518.1%8.7%3.1%4.684.78+0.1
203033MLBKC34341452513517.5%8.9%3.2%4.824.91+0.0
203134MLBKC30301282212416.8%9.1%3.3%4.965.05-0.0
203235MLBKC27271121810416.0%9.3%3.4%5.105.20-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career20412671830735802389318.9%7.8%3.0%4.014.15+9.4
/ 200 IP5735200856162662618.9%7.8%3.0%4.014.15+2.6

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
Daniel Lynch IV (OGILVIE) 4.72 17.9%8.2%3.1% 4.66 18.8%10.2%130 -0.06
Ross Detwiler L 2026 · 5.45 FIP 29 SW 5.45 14.2%12.2%3.7%.356 4.80 14.1%5.9%242 -0.65 3.45 512 73
Jeremy Horst L 2026 · 4.12 FIP 29 SW 4.12 18.8%11.2%2.2%.291 3.71 15.1%2.7%48 -0.41 3.71 108 73
Jimmy Reyes L 2025 · 4.88 FIP 28 SW 4.88 13.8%8.0%3.5%.294 3.03 200 72
Brian Flynn L 2026 · 4.49 FIP 29 SW 4.49 17.7%10.1%2.9%.333 3.82 277 71
Kyle Hunter L 2025 · 4.50 FIP 28 SW 4.50 14.0%6.1%3.3%.335 4.34 188 71
Sam Freeman L 2026 · 4.22 FIP 29 SW 4.22 16.3%11.8%1.8%.345 4.06 22.1%10.5%169 -0.16 3.06 299 71
Josh Osich L 2026 · 3.73 FIP 29 SW 3.73 17.3%9.5%1.6%.377 5.02 22.2%15.9%115 +1.29 3.41 315 71
Brandon Mann L 2029 · 4.73 FIP 32 SW 4.73 19.4%7.9%4.1%.320 3.99 19.0%7.6%128 -0.74 3.59 190 71
Andrew Barbosa L 2026 · 4.68 FIP 29 SW 4.68 20.2%9.6%3.8%.301 2.70 175 71
Marlon Arias L 2027 · 4.30 FIP 30 SW 4.30 16.8%12.2%2.0%.330 3.73 17.2%9.5%22 -0.57 3.73 154 71
Yuki Matsui L 2026 · 4.44 FIP 29 SW 4.44 22.4%11.4%3.3%.253 3.52 126 70
Ryan Verdugo L 2025 · 3.61 FIP 28 SW 3.61 19.8%10.8%1.5%.281 3.36 22.7%17.3%82 -0.25 3.36 153 70
John King L 2026 · 3.58 FIP 29 SW 3.58 15.3%5.2%2.0%.276 4.95 12.6%6.3%48 +1.37 2.83 390 69
Buddy Boshers L 2026 · 4.43 FIP 29 SU 4.43 18.9%8.0%3.5%.300 3.46 24.1%15.6%112 -0.97 2.83 223 69
Kraig Sitton L 2026 · 3.89 FIP 29 SW 3.89 14.7%6.1%2.3%.312 2.81 166 69
Jeff Ibarra L 2026 · 3.66 FIP 29 SU 3.66 18.1%7.0%2.2%.342 2.89 20.6%17.2%29 -0.77 2.89 101 69
Brian Duensing L 2029 · 4.46 FIP 32 SU 4.46 11.5%8.1%2.4%.252 3.76 20.2%11.8%137 -0.70 2.63 198 68
Jose Meraz L 2026 · 4.31 FIP 29 SU 4.31 16.4%10.3%2.4%.282 3.80 10.5%-2.0%30 -0.51 3.70 110 68
Matt Lujan L 2025 · 4.61 FIP 28 SW 4.61 14.3%6.4%3.5%.348 4.09 227 67
Lucas Luetge L 2026 · 3.66 FIP 29 SW 3.66 21.0%10.8%1.8%.346 3.60 22.0%14.2%100 -0.06 2.60 430 67

Contract

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