Matt Festa P Cleveland Guardians
+0.8 WAR
Age 33 RHP 6'1" / 195 lbs MLB Svc 2.0 · Ctrl thru 2029 peak 0.8 · 2026
ERA3.98
FIP3.56
xFIP4.55
SIERA3.76
K%24.5%
BB%7.7%
K-BB%16.9%
IP58
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.8peak
2026
K†5555
FB Velo
p1091.3
Whiff%
p4825.0%
K%
p3520.0%
xwOBA vs
p580.304
FB+1.0 (46%)
SI (7%)
CT-0.9 (6%)
SL-1.3 (48%)

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
201724A+Modesto Nuts421702919917726.2%6.7%3.5%3.233.65+1.1
201825MLBSeattle Mariners521572487114626.1%6.3%3.7%2.673.76+0.8
201926MLBSeattle Mariners430532295425821.9%11.2%3.6%3.914.68+0.2
202128AAATacoma Rainiers23125101394431.7%3.7%5.3%2.493.79+0.3
202229MLBSeattle Mariners5906124375201029.2%8.2%4.5%3.714.15+0.6
202330MLBSeattle Mariners360431714126319.2%11.5%1.5%1.263.77+0.6
202431MLBTexas Rangers520642687220424.7%7.7%1.6%3.822.87+1.5
202532MLBCleveland Guardians720692887620425.6%7.1%1.3%3.252.56+1.9
▸ 2026 Season
202633MLBCleveland Guardians709418127.00
ROS33MLBCLE49492064816523.3%7.7%2.3%3.913.74+0.7
2026 Total33MLBCLE582475617722.6%6.8%2.7%4.393.16+1.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202734MLBCLE55552315117621.9%7.3%2.6%3.983.97+0.6
202835MLBCLE52522184616621.2%7.5%2.7%4.064.12+0.5
202936MLBCLE48482044216620.4%7.8%2.8%4.204.29+0.4
203037MLBCLE45451893715619.6%8.1%2.9%4.364.46+0.2
203138MLBCLE41411743315518.8%8.4%3.1%4.534.65+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career386345118804751465725.3%7.8%3.0%3.233.61+8.6
/ 200 IP1711200834211652525.3%7.8%3.0%3.233.61+3.8

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
Matt Festa (OGILVIE) 3.74 23.3%7.7%2.3% 4.12 21.2%13.7%155 +0.38
Cory Gearrin R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 33 SW 3.82 19.5%10.0%2.0%.303 3.17 272 83
Tommy Hunter R 2025 · 3.29 FIP 32 SW 3.29 18.9%5.2%2.1%.296 2.73 24.5%18.6%25 -0.56 2.73 316 83
Mark Melancon R 2026 · 3.15 FIP 33 SU 3.15 17.8%6.9%1.2%.357 2.80 21.9%15.5%155 -0.35 2.22 428 79
Tony Barnette R 2026 · 3.61 FIP 33 SW 3.61 22.6%7.1%2.8%.335 2.56 25.0%20.2%26 -1.05 2.56 144 78
Juan Sandoval R 2027 · 3.82 FIP 34 SW 3.82 15.4%6.0%2.3%.294 3.34 17.4%8.8%116 -0.48 3.21 225 78
Hector Ambriz R 2025 · 3.55 FIP 32 SW 3.55 16.0%6.4%1.8%.273 6.40 10.4%2.9%91 +2.85 3.55 155 77
Manny Acosta R 2028 · 4.09 FIP 35 SW 4.09 18.1%9.1%2.5%.273 3.07 23.2%9.9%44 -1.02 3.07 102 77
Jean Machi R 2026 · 4.63 FIP 33 SW 4.63 16.3%8.6%3.3%.276 4.24 18.5%11.9%128 -0.39 4.11 186 76
Logan Kensing R 2026 · 3.61 FIP 33 SU 3.61 17.6%8.8%1.6%.270 3.06 17.9%10.0%124 -0.55 2.72 172 75
Zack Segovia R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 33 SU 3.37 20.2%5.9%2.2%.312 4.52 17.6%4.0%57 +1.15 3.37 144 75
Rafael Martín R 2026 · 3.40 FIP 33 SW 3.40 20.4%5.1%2.5%.305 4.70 22.5%16.5%47 +1.30 2.89 227 75
Tyler Sturdevant R 2024 · 4.49 FIP 31 SW 4.49 13.5%6.7%3.1%.300 3.47 149 74
Oscar Villarreal R 2026 · 2.53 FIP 33 SW 2.53 17.7%5.3%0.5%.275 4.15 13.4%5.5%77 +1.62 2.53 135 74
Miguel Socolovich R 2026 · 3.57 FIP 33 SU 3.57 18.4%4.7%2.6%.336 2.65 283 74
Josh Lueke R 2027 · 4.14 FIP 34 SU 4.14 20.4%6.4%3.6%.311 2.32 107 73
Felipe Arredondo R 2025 · 4.68 FIP 32 SW 4.68 16.2%7.1%3.7%.272 3.93 337 73
Jair Jurrjens R 2024 · 4.27 FIP 31 SW 4.27 16.3%7.9%2.8%.335 4.27 125 73
Hector Navarro R 2028 · 4.37 FIP 35 SU 4.37 15.0%5.4%3.4%.281 2.96 15.2%9.0%81 -1.41 2.30 126 73
Fernando Salas R 2026 · 3.97 FIP 33 SU 3.97 17.6%5.3%3.1%.278 4.19 20.8%15.5%52 +0.22 2.65 288 73
Jose Manuel Lopez R 2025 · 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 73

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb SUPER-2
MLB Debut   2018
Service   2.890 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2029
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-1$1M+0.8$3M+$2M
2027Arb-2$2M+0.6$2M+$0.8M
2028Arb-3$2M+0.5$2M+$0.0M (cut)
2029Arb-4$3M+0.4$2M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $7M $10M +$3M