Rico Garcia P Baltimore Orioles
Age 32 RHP 5'9" / 215 lbs MLB peak 0.4 · 2026
2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTION175 proj IP · Marcel + aging
ERA3.82
FIP3.75
xFIP2.90
SIERA2.64
K%28.2%
BB%9.6%
K-BB%18.6%
IP175
WAR · 175 IP × (5.30 − 3.75) / 9.8+0.7
K†6565
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2026
FB+3.0 (36%)
SL+1.8 (24%)
CH+0.8 (24%)
CU (17%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.4 (SP) / 4.55 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201723AAsheville Tourists8428118307218.8%7.0%1.5%2.573.21+0.4
201824AAHartford Yard Goats2726167680162422018.7%7.0%2.1%2.963.55+3.6
201925MLBColorado Rockies2827135572140562121.3%10.1%2.9%4.524.16+2.0
202026MLBSan Francisco Giants120104474115.9%9.1%2.3%5.404.16+0.0
202228MLBBaltimore Orioles303532186221825.0%10.4%5.0%2.365.05-0.3
202329MLBWashington Nationals340391824626822.9%14.8%4.4%4.815.45-0.4
202430AAARochester Red Wings550622618928930.0%11.3%3.9%3.944.13+0.3
202531MLBBaltimore Orioles5336527775291225.5%10.8%3.8%3.764.39+0.2
▸ 2026 Season
202632MLBBaltimore Orioles31029104318329.8%7.7%2.9%1.263.14+0.5
ROS32MLBBAL2727146618174592028.2%9.6%3.3%3.823.75+2.8
2026 Total32MLBBAL175722205672328.4%9.3%3.3%3.403.65+3.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202733MLBBAL2929161678179672426.5%9.9%3.6%4.374.46+1.8
202834MLBBAL2727146617156632425.2%10.2%3.8%4.594.75+1.1
202935MLBBAL2424131554133592324.1%10.7%4.1%4.865.06+0.5
203036MLBBAL2121116490113552223.0%11.2%4.5%5.185.400.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2786358824565542347622.6%9.5%3.1%3.524.10+9.0
/ 200 IP9521200835188802622.6%9.5%3.1%3.524.10+3.0

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
Rico Garcia (OGILVIE) 4.35 27.3%10.2%3.4% 4.74 25.3%15.1%438 +0.39
Justin Verlander R 2026 · 3.51 FIP 32 SP 3.51 21.1%5.8%2.7%.265 3.18 29.6%23.4%648 -0.33 2.24 1,584 55
Jarrett Grube R 2027 · 3.49 FIP 33 SP 3.49 18.7%4.2%2.6%.285 4.58 17.3%9.6%253 +1.09 3.49 393 47
Hector Noesí R 2026 · 4.92 FIP 32 SP 4.92 22.3%7.2%5.1%.271 4.21 250 44
Manuel Flores R 2025 · 3.55 FIP 31 SP 3.55 15.8%4.7%2.1%.305 4.08 17.1%9.7%122 +0.53 3.55 515 44
Odrisamer Despaigne R 2026 · 3.63 FIP 32 SP 3.63 19.4%8.9%1.9%.330 3.16 593 44
Jason Hammel R 2026 · 3.43 FIP 32 SP 3.43 24.2%5.1%3.2%.282 4.26 18.4%11.9%474 +0.83 3.43 645 44
Mike Fiers R 2026 · 4.90 FIP 32 SP 4.90 21.8%9.2%4.5%.290 4.76 17.5%11.5%416 -0.14 3.72 918 43
Aníbal Sánchez R 2026 · 5.07 FIP 32 SP 5.07 20.2%7.8%4.9%.313 4.18 21.5%14.8%424 -0.89 3.49 869 42
Jordan Zimmermann R 2026 · 5.03 FIP 32 SP 5.03 20.0%4.7%5.5%.286 4.57 16.3%11.7%112 -0.46 3.57 731 42
Nestor Molina R 2024 · 4.12 FIP 30 SP 4.12 16.1%7.4%2.6%.325 3.07 401 42
Andrew Cashner R 2026 · 4.44 FIP 32 SP 4.44 17.0%9.1%3.0%.277 3.77 786 41
Jake Peavy R 2028 · 4.09 FIP 34 SP 4.09 17.3%5.7%3.2%.278 4.36 19.6%12.9%119 +0.27 4.09 262 41
Tanner Roark R 2026 · 4.36 FIP 32 SP 4.36 21.9%6.9%4.1%.313 4.76 19.6%9.9%94 +0.40 3.13 942 41
Ubaldo Jiménez R 2026 · 4.14 FIP 32 SP 4.14 19.6%11.1%2.3%.315 5.02 21.5%12.5%143 +0.88 3.67 469 41
Miguel González R 2026 · 3.73 FIP 32 SP 3.73 17.8%5.8%2.5%.295 4.74 14.1%6.3%168 +1.01 3.73 469 40
Daniel McCutchen R 2026 · 4.47 FIP 32 SP 4.47 13.9%4.4%3.6%.268 4.60 10.8%4.9%155 +0.13 4.47 287 39
Brad Peacock R 2025 · 4.04 FIP 31 SP- 4.04 25.1%8.1%3.7%.261 4.12 22.8%12.5%96 +0.08 2.88 533 39
Merrill Kelly R 2026 · 3.83 FIP 32 SP 3.83 19.5%5.7%3.0%.297 3.64 23.4%15.3%452 -0.19 3.54 1,073 39
Jake Arrieta R 2026 · 4.03 FIP 32 SP 4.03 19.1%7.9%2.8%.283 4.89 17.9%9.6%279 +0.86 2.09 1,046 38
Yu Darvish R 2026 · 3.83 FIP 32 SP 3.83 31.3%7.5%4.4%.258 3.24 28.0%22.7%437 -0.59 1.91 1,253 38

Contract

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