Ronel Blanco P Houston Astros
+0.2 WAR
INJURED · Injured 60-Day (D60)
Age 32 RHP 6'3" / 265 lbs MLB peak 0.5 · 2027
ERA4.10
FIP4.58
xFIP4.40
SIERA4.32
K%24.1%
BB%10.2%
K-BB%14.0%
IP92
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2027
STUF6060
CTRL4040
CMD5050
K†6060
FB Velo
p3293.2
Whiff%
p9032.0%
K%
p6024.1%
xwOBA vs
p840.279
SL+5.7 (31%)
CH+0.9 (13%)
CU (20%)
FB-4.4 (36%)

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
201622ROKGCL Astros148512045918119.7%11.0%0.7%2.133.21+1.0
201723A+Buies Creek Astros2311883967947714.7%14.2%1.8%3.384.62+0.6
201824AACorpus Christi Hooks320572417129423.2%13.6%1.9%3.653.94+0.7
201925AAARound Rock Express280441985324722.6%12.9%4.1%5.115.08-0.1
202127AAASugar Land Skeeters420451805713727.9%7.6%4.6%3.404.25+0.4
202228MLBHouston Astros510512176523927.6%10.8%5.2%4.065.01-0.0
202329MLBHouston Astros3220125528133652223.3%12.7%4.7%4.025.30-0.0
202430MLBHouston Astros3029167676166682224.6%10.1%3.2%2.804.04+2.4
202531MLBHouston Astros99481994820724.1%10.1%3.6%4.104.33+0.3
▸ 2026 Season
202632MLBHOU26261082611424.3%10.3%3.4%4.074.62+0.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202733MLBHOU14147632082311125.7%9.7%3.5%4.314.48+0.5
202834MLBHOU12126728371281025.0%9.9%3.6%4.494.62+0.3
202935MLBHOU59592486025924.2%10.1%3.7%4.664.77+0.1
203036MLBHOU51512165122823.5%10.4%3.9%4.824.93+0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2617767628396463299422.8%11.6%3.3%3.504.47+6.4
/ 200 IP7723200840191972822.8%11.6%3.3%3.504.47+1.9

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
Ronel Blanco (OGILVIE) 4.62 24.3%10.3%3.4% 4.61 25.0%15.1%202 -0.01
Fernando Nieve R 2027 · 4.26 FIP 33 SU 4.26 22.0%10.5%3.1%.290 2.44 26.9%22.6%89 -1.82 1.94 112 68
Mike Broadway R 2025 · 4.63 FIP 31 SU 4.63 23.0%10.6%3.9%.282 1.74 195 67
Joakim Soria R 2026 · 4.37 FIP 32 SW 4.37 23.2%9.2%3.8%.319 2.59 28.5%21.7%186 -1.78 2.00 380 66
Ryan Cook R 2025 · 3.85 FIP 31 SW 3.85 25.1%10.8%2.7%.280 3.85 102 66
Cory Gearrin R 2026 · 4.08 FIP 32 SW 4.08 21.4%8.1%3.2%.292 3.82 19.5%9.5%55 -0.26 3.17 272 66
Santiago Casilla R 2029 · 3.50 FIP 35 SW 3.50 25.4%8.6%2.6%.290 3.90 22.4%12.7%161 +0.40 3.50 219 65
Josh Lindblom R 2027 · 3.54 FIP 33 SU 3.54 27.2%8.4%3.0%.308 4.43 21.7%13.8%255 +0.89 3.54 348 65
Jose Manuel Lopez R 2026 · 3.63 FIP 32 SU 3.63 20.4%10.0%1.8%.331 6.11 17.9%3.7%41 +2.48 3.45 170 65
Brad Boxberger R 2026 · 4.77 FIP 32 SU 4.77 22.8%10.1%4.2%.280 3.48 27.2%17.5%149 -1.29 3.02 363 65
Arcenio Leon R 2026 · 3.52 FIP 32 SU 3.52 21.4%8.1%2.2%.314 3.01 115 64
Jonathan Broxton R 2026 · 3.65 FIP 32 SW 3.65 22.0%7.3%2.7%.256 4.36 20.5%9.0%16 +0.71 3.65 137 64
Jon Edwards R 2025 · 4.43 FIP 31 SU 4.43 25.1%11.6%3.6%.290 2.39 132 64
Brad Brach R 2026 · 3.53 FIP 32 SW 3.53 20.8%9.0%1.9%.338 4.03 24.4%11.0%97 +0.50 2.80 410 64
Junichi Tazawa R 2026 · 5.19 FIP 32 SU 5.19 20.4%10.1%4.6%.362 4.14 17.0%8.6%21 -1.05 2.99 227 63
David Phelps R 2026 · 4.40 FIP 32 SU 4.40 24.5%10.9%3.6%.289 3.37 26.7%16.6%84 -1.03 2.49 373 63
Mark Serrano R 2025 · 3.63 FIP 31 SU 3.63 21.9%6.4%2.9%.240 5.25 20.2%12.3%42 +1.62 3.10 120 63
Tyler Clippard R 2026 · 4.31 FIP 32 SW 4.31 27.3%11.4%3.8%.243 3.58 28.0%21.3%157 -0.73 2.52 417 63
Collin McHugh R 2026 · 4.13 FIP 32 SW 4.13 25.9%9.5%3.7%.259 2.03 28.8%24.3%133 -2.10 1.78 806 63
Carlos Fisher R 2026 · 3.45 FIP 32 SW 3.45 22.6%11.6%1.4%.236 3.18 22.5%11.1%91 -0.27 2.48 147 62
Clayton Mortensen R 2026 · 4.60 FIP 32 SW 4.60 23.2%14.2%3.0%.258 4.33 221 62

Contract

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