Darren McCaughan P Louisville Bats
+0.0 WAR
Age 30 RHP 6'1" / 200 lbs AAA peak 0.2 · 2026
ERA5.39
FIP4.84
xFIP4.63
SIERA3.84
K%19.9%
BB%8.2%
K-BB%11.7%
IP107
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.2peak
2026
STUF3030
CTRL5050
CMD3535
K†3030
FB Velo
p1089.4
Whiff%
p1015.5%
K%
p1014.4%
xwOBA vs
p100.361
CT+1.2 (9%)
CH+0.9 (12%)
SL+0.8 (42%)
SI (23%)
FB-2.1 (37%)

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
201721ROKAZL Mariners90124818303.75
201822AAATacoma Rainiers272714964212937715.7%5.8%1.4%3.083.27+3.4
201923AAATacoma Rainiers2626144606125212417.1%3.7%5.2%4.384.98+0.5
202125MLBSeattle Mariners2322130534107212318.4%3.8%4.8%4.714.67+0.9
202226AAATacoma Rainiers2828154642141422219.3%6.9%3.4%4.554.22+1.9
202327MLBSeattle Mariners2825144640140453118.7%7.2%4.8%5.815.07+0.4
202428MLBMiami Marlins2922128560120452219.5%8.3%4.4%5.224.90+0.6
202529MLBMinnesota Twins2912102456102342019.5%8.0%3.5%4.934.39+1.1
▸ 2026 Season
202630AAALouisville Bats421467164321.0%6.3%4.9%9.004.82+0.0
ROS30MLBCIN191910745258421612.9%9.2%3.6%5.885.55-0.3
2026 Total30MLBCIN12151974461914.3%8.8%3.7%6.245.47-0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202731MLBCIN191910343758401613.2%9.2%3.6%5.615.52-0.3
202832MLBCIN18189941955391513.2%9.2%3.7%5.535.54-0.3
202933MLBCIN17179540052371513.0%9.3%3.7%5.555.60-0.4
203034MLBCIN16169038048361412.5%9.5%3.8%5.635.71-0.5
203135MLBCIN15158535842351411.8%9.7%3.9%5.775.86-0.7
203236MLBCIN14147933544311313.0%9.2%4.0%5.765.75-0.6
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career203164977419577626016318.5%6.2%3.9%4.694.45+9.4
/ 200 IP4234200858159533318.5%6.2%3.9%4.694.45+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
Darren McCaughan (OGILVIE) 5.55 12.9%9.2%3.6% 5.55 13.1%3.9%298 +0.00
Sam LeCure R 2027 · 4.41 FIP 31 SP- 4.41 15.6%8.8%2.8%.283 4.16 16.6%10.1%91 -0.25 4.16 171 70
Matt Cain R 2026 · 4.87 FIP 30 SP- 4.87 17.1%6.8%4.3%.296 5.04 15.2%7.6%214 +0.17 4.87 294 66
Daniel Guerrero R 2027 · 4.86 FIP 31 SP- 4.86 12.4%11.6%2.4%.328 4.86 11.7%2.0%175 +0.00 4.54 269 60
Bud Norris R 2026 · 4.64 FIP 30 SP- 4.64 18.8%8.2%3.8%.327 3.81 24.2%15.5%233 -0.83 3.39 316 60
David Fletcher R 2026 · 5.65 FIP 30 SP- 5.65 7.6%10.5%3.4%.294 5.65 100 58
Hector Noesí R 2024 · 4.38 FIP 28 SP- 4.38 17.6%8.1%3.2%.261 4.38 250 58
Francisco Rodriguez R 2028 · 4.81 FIP 32 SW 4.81 11.1%8.1%3.0%.281 4.04 12.1%4.4%139 -0.77 3.17 273 58
Nick Tepesch R 2025 · 5.57 FIP 29 SP- 5.57 10.1%8.0%4.2%.314 3.75 276 57
Juan Delgadillo R 2028 · 4.56 FIP 32 SP- 4.56 15.5%7.2%3.4%.316 4.46 10.9%4.7%39 -0.10 4.46 143 57
Jean Machi R 2029 · 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 57
Dylan Axelrod R 2026 · 4.77 FIP 30 SP- 4.77 14.1%6.6%3.7%.304 4.31 13.7%7.4%133 -0.46 4.31 251 57
Felipe Paulino R 2027 · 4.52 FIP 31 SP- 4.52 15.8%11.8%2.3%.312 4.86 15.0%4.8%26 +0.34 4.52 150 57
Alex Caldera R 2026 · 4.57 FIP 30 SP- 4.57 11.9%11.1%1.9%.280 4.57 120 56
Scott McGregor R 2024 · 4.41 FIP 28 SP- 4.41 11.8%7.6%2.4%.293 4.41 107 56
Juan Omar Espinoza R 2027 · 4.80 FIP 31 SW 4.80 8.9%6.6%2.9%.346 4.86 8.4%-0.8%52 +0.06 4.80 104 56
Mitch Neunborn R 2024 · 6.02 FIP 28 SP- 6.02 17.0%10.1%5.6%.289 3.70 223 56
Alfredo Aceves R 2028 · 4.99 FIP 32 SW 4.99 10.0%6.2%3.5%.244 4.90 9.9%2.0%107 -0.09 4.78 160 56
Kohei Arihara R 2025 · 4.66 FIP 29 SP- 4.66 16.4%7.2%3.7%.333 4.66 135 55
Angel Castro R 2028 · 4.53 FIP 32 SW 4.53 15.9%8.0%3.2%.268 4.27 13.6%5.5%231 -0.26 3.50 292 55
Chris Heston R 2025 · 5.90 FIP 29 SW 5.90 13.6%10.0%4.9%.368 3.81 321 55

Contract

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