Sauryn Lao P Rochester Red Wings
+0.8 WAR
Age 26 RHP 6'2" / 182 lbs AAA Svc 1.0 · Ctrl thru 2030 peak 0.7 · 2026
ERA4.06
FIP4.06
xFIP4.14
SIERA3.73
K%21.9%
BB%8.2%
K-BB%13.7%
IP66
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.7peak
2026
K†5055
SL+1.4 (48%)
CH (7%)
SI (15%)
FB-3.4 (45%)

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
202323AATulsa Drillers341572387310623.8%5.2%2.9%3.793.33+1.0
202424AAAOklahoma City Baseball Club400532285420220.0%9.4%1.0%3.743.17+1.1
202525MLBWashington Nationals3319863538423821.7%7.3%2.2%3.263.41+1.7
▸ 2026 Season
202626MLBLAD1212662796123721.9%8.2%2.5%4.064.06+0.7
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202727MLBLAD1212662776123722.1%8.3%2.6%4.094.10+0.7
202828MLBLAD1212652736023722.2%8.5%2.7%4.134.14+0.6
202929MLBLAD1111632665923722.1%8.6%2.7%4.174.19+0.6
203030MLBLAD1111612585722721.9%8.7%2.8%4.224.26+0.5
203131MLBLAD59592505422721.7%8.8%2.9%4.294.33+0.4
203232MLBLAD57572395121721.4%9.0%2.9%4.374.42+0.3
203333MLBLAD54542284821721.1%9.2%3.0%4.464.52+0.3
203434MLBLAD51512174520720.8%9.3%3.1%4.564.63+0.2
203535MLBLAD48482044220720.4%9.6%3.2%4.674.75+0.1
203636MLBLAD45451913819619.9%9.8%3.4%4.804.88+0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career10720196819179591721.8%7.2%2.1%3.543.32+4.4
/ 200 IP10920200837183601721.8%7.2%2.1%3.543.32+4.5

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
Sauryn Lao (OGILVIE) 4.06 21.9%8.2%2.5% 4.14 22.1%13.7%193 +0.08
Seth Frankoff R 2026 · 4.02 FIP 26 SW 4.02 19.6%7.4%3.0%.312 4.24 20.0%11.3%177 +0.22 2.88 263 84
Kaleb Bowman R 2026 · 3.85 FIP 26 SU 3.85 22.0%7.5%3.0%.333 4.24 18.2%8.5%116 +0.39 3.85 149 82
Matt Pushard R 2026 · 3.86 FIP 26 SW 3.86 24.1%8.9%3.0%.242 2.97 25.1%15.7%62 -0.89 2.97 167 81
Kyle Winkler R 2026 · 3.74 FIP 26 SU 3.74 23.1%8.7%2.7%.234 3.53 18.4%8.3%43 -0.21 2.96 114 79
Michael Blazek R 2026 · 3.06 FIP 26 SW 3.06 21.2%7.7%1.4%.239 4.22 16.6%6.3%126 +1.16 3.06 221 79
Neil Ramírez R 2026 · 3.10 FIP 26 SU 3.10 25.0%10.0%1.5%.289 4.77 28.3%17.6%151 +1.67 3.10 220 79
Heath Hembree R 2026 · 4.00 FIP 26 SW 4.00 18.4%7.5%2.8%.256 3.93 25.6%17.6%173 -0.07 2.67 382 79
Joe Navilhon R 2026 · 3.22 FIP 26 SW 3.22 20.5%7.7%1.6%.322 4.28 23.4%16.7%99 +1.06 2.25 273 79
Jonathan Brand R 2025 · 3.37 FIP 25 SW 3.37 22.1%7.8%2.1%.274 3.37 134 78
Shawn Armstrong R 2026 · 4.33 FIP 26 SW 4.33 22.1%9.2%3.5%.282 3.20 26.9%17.2%144 -1.13 1.79 618 78
Jeff Johnson R 2026 · 3.18 FIP 26 SW 3.18 21.9%9.6%1.3%.284 3.71 23.6%8.0%55 +0.53 2.49 160 78
Ryan Kelly R 2027 · 3.50 FIP 27 SW 3.50 20.3%7.5%2.1%.241 3.22 20.8%14.2%43 -0.28 2.49 131 78
Jason Stoffel R 2026 · 3.60 FIP 26 SU 3.60 23.4%10.1%2.2%.267 3.51 27.2%19.2%59 -0.09 3.51 103 78
Simon Castro R 2027 · 3.26 FIP 27 SW 3.26 26.4%8.5%2.4%.320 3.48 26.0%17.6%128 +0.22 3.07 185 78
Joe Broussard R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 26 SW 3.82 23.5%7.9%3.1%.316 3.73 21.1%12.0%95 -0.09 2.62 304 78
Kevin Quackenbush R 2026 · 3.27 FIP 26 SW 3.27 23.9%7.0%2.4%.284 3.77 20.4%12.5%174 +0.50 2.32 334 77
Mitch Neunborn R 2026 · 3.70 FIP 26 SU 3.70 24.5%9.5%2.7%.232 5.13 18.0%7.0%180 +1.43 3.70 223 77
Matt Ramsey R 2027 · 3.21 FIP 27 SU 3.21 24.2%9.6%1.7%.330 3.20 23.6%14.6%81 -0.01 2.42 125 77
Esmerling De La Rosa R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 26 SU 3.37 20.5%7.2%2.0%.313 4.87 14.1%5.8%66 +1.50 2.90 237 77
Dugan Darnell R 2026 · 4.66 FIP 26 SW 4.66 23.1%10.1%4.1%.302 3.31 24.5%15.5%94 -1.35 2.49 238 77

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb
MLB Debut   2025
Service   1.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2030
First FA Year   2031
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.7$3M+$2M
2027Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.7$3M+$2M
2028Arb-1$2M+0.6$3M+$0.4M
2029Arb-2$3M+0.6$3M+$0.0M (cut)
2030Arb-3$4M+0.5$2M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $9M $13M +$5M