Cole Ragans P Kansas City Royals
+1.1 WAR
INJURED · Injured 15-Day (D15)
Age 28 LHP 6'4" / 190 lbs MLB Svc 3.0 · Ctrl thru 2028 peak 1.4 · 2027
ERA3.38
FIP3.30
xFIP5.33
SIERA5.50
K%31.3%
BB%8.7%
K-BB%22.6%
IP102
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.4peak
2027
K†7070
FB Velo
p4594.2
Whiff%
p5926.7%
K%
p5923.9%
xwOBA vs
p100.394
CT (6%)
CU (9%)
SL (13%)
CH-1.0 (16%)
FB-1.8 (56%)

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
201618ROKAZL Rangers428389604.70
202123AAFrisco RoughRiders19178133987341220.2%11.2%4.2%4.355.12+0.0
202224MLBTexas Rangers2727135560140471621.8%8.8%3.3%3.614.21+1.7
202325MLBKansas City Royals361912451215056928.4%11.1%1.8%3.623.07+3.1
202426MLBKansas City Royals3232186762223661529.3%8.7%2.0%3.142.85+5.2
202527MLBKansas City Royals16167230011823938.1%7.8%2.9%4.622.44+2.1
▸ 2026 Season
202628MLBKansas City Royals4417671610323.9%14.9%4.5%3.785.43-0.1
ROS28MLBKC31311293913429.9%9.7%2.8%3.343.33+0.6
2026 Total28MLBKC471965523727.8%11.5%3.4%3.494.07+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202729MLBKC161686362107351029.5%9.8%2.8%3.743.76+1.4
202830MLBKC14147732710130930.9%9.1%2.9%3.653.59+1.3
202931MLBKC1313702938927930.3%9.2%2.9%3.673.69+1.1
203032MLBKC1111622627824829.7%9.3%3.0%3.753.81+0.8
203133MLBKC55552336822729.0%9.5%3.1%3.863.93+0.6
203234MLBKC49492065820728.3%9.7%3.2%3.994.07+0.5
203335MLBKC43431805018627.6%9.9%3.3%4.134.22+0.4
203436MLBKC37371574216526.8%10.2%3.4%4.284.39+0.2
203537MLBKC32321353514526.0%10.5%3.6%4.454.56+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career13811762225786982506927.1%9.7%2.7%3.703.51+12.6
/ 200 IP4438200828224802227.1%9.7%2.7%3.703.51+4.1

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
Cole Ragans (OGILVIE) 3.26 32.0%8.7%2.5% 3.68 30.2%20.9%233 +0.42
Jake Diekman L 2026 · 3.40 FIP 28 SW 3.40 26.5%11.9%1.9%.310 3.25 27.0%15.3%106 -0.15 2.32 455 59
Kevin Chapman L 2026 · 3.34 FIP 28 SW 3.34 23.2%9.5%1.8%.348 4.07 19.2%8.0%39 +0.73 3.02 153 59
Ashur Tolliver L 2026 · 4.19 FIP 28 SU 4.19 21.3%9.8%3.0%.308 5.03 13.8%-5.1%35 +0.84 3.48 134 59
Boone Logan L 2028 · 3.05 FIP 30 SU 3.05 26.2%9.5%1.8%.352 3.11 29.7%20.6%78 +0.06 2.64 113 59
Adam Liberatore L 2026 · 3.69 FIP 28 SW 3.69 21.1%7.3%2.6%.267 3.20 23.3%15.2%73 -0.49 2.44 124 58
Yuki Matsui L 2026 · 3.52 FIP 28 SW 3.52 26.8%8.9%2.8%.242 4.44 22.4%11.0%63 +0.92 3.52 126 58
Daniel Stumpf L 2026 · 3.58 FIP 28 SU 3.58 25.2%8.8%2.7%.314 1.84 238 58
Edward Paredes L 2027 · 3.47 FIP 29 SU 3.47 24.1%13.0%1.4%.225 3.55 23.7%14.0%86 +0.08 2.37 130 58
Ryan Verdugo L 2026 · 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 57
Josh Smoker L 2026 · 4.33 FIP 28 SW 4.33 25.5%9.4%4.0%.329 4.33 20.2%11.3%59 +0.00 2.70 230 57
Antonio Bastardo L 2027 · 2.98 FIP 29 SW 2.98 26.8%10.0%1.6%.238 5.33 22.6%11.3%88 +2.35 2.98 145 57
Dario Alvarez L 2026 · 3.67 FIP 28 SU 3.67 24.7%12.4%2.0%.336 3.47 20.7%8.3%27 -0.20 3.47 160 57
Kevin Siegrist L 2026 · 3.74 FIP 28 SU 3.74 25.0%11.6%2.3%.327 2.75 176 57
Robbie Ross Jr. L 2025 · 2.79 FIP 27 SW 2.79 23.5%9.7%0.8%.287 5.28 16.1%-11.9%11 +2.49 2.79 159 57
Jeff Ibarra L 2026 · 3.79 FIP 28 SU 3.79 17.8%9.7%1.8%.321 3.32 19.2%13.8%66 -0.47 2.89 101 57
Hector Hernandez L 2026 · 3.35 FIP 28 SU 3.35 20.2%9.0%1.5%.290 2.17 121 57
Jeremy Horst L 2027 · 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 57
Mike Dunn L 2028 · 3.77 FIP 30 SW 3.77 27.7%11.9%2.7%.294 4.21 22.5%10.9%110 +0.44 3.70 181 57
Zach Phillips L 2026 · 2.34 FIP 28 SW 2.34 24.7%8.7%0.4%.319 2.94 23.8%13.3%111 +0.60 2.34 202 56
Adam Morgan L 2026 · 3.44 FIP 28 SU 3.44 23.4%8.9%2.2%.314 3.96 26.1%17.8%84 +0.52 3.44 522 56

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Arb-1
MLB Debut   2022
Service   3.169 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2028
First FA Year   2028
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-1$4M+1.1$9M+$4M
2027Arb-2$4M+1.4$12M+$7M
2028Arb-3$10M+1.3$11M+$1M
Totals $18M $31M +$13M