Bryan Mata P Worcester Red Sox
+0.5 WAR
Age 27 RHP 6'3" / 223 lbs AAA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 0.4 · 2026
ERA4.35
FIP4.35
xFIP
SIERA
K%24.4%
BB%11.9%
K-BB%12.5%
IP62
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2026
K†6060

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
201617ROKDSL Red Sox 21414612476119216.8%9.6%1.1%2.803.52+1.0
201718AGreenville Drive1717773267426316.8%9.4%0.8%3.743.30+1.6
201819A+Salem Red Sox1717723276158114.4%20.4%0.4%3.504.70+0.3
201920AAPortland Sea Dogs212110545011142719.5%10.5%1.9%3.433.83+1.7
202223AAAWorcester Red Sox19188334710546524.5%13.7%1.6%2.493.65+1.4
202324AAAWorcester Red Sox97271412830117.5%22.3%0.8%6.334.88+0.0
202425AAAWorcester Red Sox117239720914.37
202526AAAWorcester Red Sox420673209339625.6%12.8%2.1%5.083.71+1.0
▸ 2026 Season
202627MLBBOS1111622606331724.4%11.9%2.6%4.354.35+0.4
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202728MLBBOS1111612566230724.2%11.7%2.7%4.364.37+0.4
202829MLBBOS59592506029724.1%11.6%2.7%4.394.41+0.4
202930MLBBOS58582435828723.8%11.5%2.8%4.444.47+0.3
203031MLBBOS56562345527723.6%11.6%2.9%4.504.54+0.3
203132MLBBOS53532255226723.3%11.8%3.0%4.584.63+0.2
203233MLBBOS51512154926723.0%11.9%3.1%4.674.72+0.1
203334MLBBOS48482044625622.7%12.1%3.2%4.774.83+0.1
203435MLBBOS46461934324622.3%12.4%3.3%4.884.96-0.0
203536MLBBOS43431803923621.8%12.6%3.4%5.015.09-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career15010151522554432973019.6%13.2%1.3%3.673.83+8.6
/ 200 IP58392008761721151219.6%13.2%1.3%3.673.83+3.3

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
Bryan Mata (OGILVIE) 4.35 24.4%11.9%2.6% 4.42 24.1%12.5%178 +0.07
Collin Baumgartner R 2025 · 3.76 FIP 26 SW 3.76 23.9%12.3%2.0%.291 2.99 117 90
Blake Smith R 2026 · 3.18 FIP 27 SW 3.18 23.3%10.5%1.3%.290 3.63 22.4%13.8%71 +0.45 3.18 124 88
Ryan Garton R 2026 · 3.62 FIP 27 SW 3.62 25.2%11.3%2.2%.252 4.15 23.5%10.8%108 +0.53 3.07 307 88
Brad Boxberger R 2026 · 3.86 FIP 27 SW 3.86 27.3%10.0%3.3%.280 4.05 28.5%17.2%107 +0.19 3.02 363 86
Beck Wheeler R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 27 SW 4.41 24.9%14.5%2.9%.360 5.38 15.3%3.1%58 +0.97 3.46 173 86
Taylor Williams R 2026 · 3.48 FIP 27 SW 3.48 24.2%8.9%2.4%.309 4.33 22.5%12.7%108 +0.85 2.36 309 86
Kyle Barraclough R 2026 · 3.36 FIP 27 SW 3.36 26.6%12.2%1.7%.282 5.08 24.5%12.2%89 +1.72 1.95 523 86
Grant Sides R 2026 · 3.83 FIP 27 SW 3.83 22.4%11.9%2.0%.247 3.31 21.7%11.9%47 -0.52 3.31 159 86
Evan Gates R 2026 · 4.02 FIP 27 SW 4.02 22.5%11.8%2.4%.312 3.66 242 85
Cole Sulser R 2026 · 3.54 FIP 27 SW 3.54 22.6%10.2%1.9%.321 2.87 28.2%18.4%140 -0.67 2.39 509 85
Brad Brach R 2028 · 3.22 FIP 29 SW 3.22 27.5%10.8%1.9%.259 3.21 25.6%17.1%210 -0.01 2.80 410 84
Alex Hoppe R 2025 · 3.89 FIP 26 SW 3.89 22.8%12.7%2.0%.327 3.89 176 84
Al Alburquerque R 2028 · 3.56 FIP 29 SW 3.56 21.4%11.1%1.6%.330 3.23 21.3%12.5%114 -0.33 2.83 228 84
Austin Ross R 2026 · 3.80 FIP 27 SW 3.80 22.9%8.0%3.0%.295 3.70 12.4%5.2%127 -0.10 3.17 269 84
Jaye Chapman R 2027 · 3.34 FIP 28 SW 3.34 21.6%8.5%1.8%.276 4.07 20.3%11.3%85 +0.73 3.25 150 84
Simon Castro R 2026 · 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 83
Trevin Michael R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 27 SW 3.82 23.0%9.1%2.8%.230 2.68 149 83
Cody Satterwhite R 2027 · 3.72 FIP 28 SW 3.72 20.2%9.8%2.0%.333 4.05 17.7%10.2%75 +0.33 3.70 147 83
Spencer Patton R 2026 · 3.49 FIP 27 SW 3.49 26.8%9.6%2.6%.295 2.83 30.3%18.1%57 -0.66 2.83 239 83
Nolan Clenney R 2026 · 4.81 FIP 27 SW 4.81 23.3%10.7%4.2%.341 4.59 17.2%7.5%71 -0.22 3.74 223 83

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2028
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2033
First FA Year   2034
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.4M+0.2$0.9M+$0.5M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.1$0.5M+$0.1M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $6M +$2M