Troy Melton P Detroit Tigers
+0.4 WAR
INJURED · Injured 60-Day (D60)
Age 25 RHP 6'4" / 210 lbs MLB Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2031 peak 1.5 · 2028
ERA3.72
FIP4.35
xFIP4.53
SIERA4.30
K%23.6%
BB%7.9%
K-BB%15.7%
IP112
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.5peak
2028
K†6060
FB Velo
p8797.1
Whiff%
p3623.3%
K%
p3520.0%
xwOBA vs
p650.297
SL+4.5 (24%)
FB+3.8 (52%)
SI (12%)
CU (5%)
CT-4.0 (11%)

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
202221ALakeland Flying Tigers225175000.00
202322A+West Michigan Whitecaps2322923779424518.9%7.4%1.6%2.743.33+2.0
202423AAErie SeaWolves2323101430119301922.4%7.7%5.8%5.105.34-0.0
202524MLBDetroit Tigers3420121492137351324.7%7.4%2.8%2.903.50+2.5
▸ 2026 Season
202625MLBDET34341423611525.1%8.0%3.4%3.704.25+0.3
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBDET2222119502126401725.0%7.9%3.4%4.024.23+1.4
202827MLBDET2222122516128411724.8%7.9%3.4%4.154.24+1.5
202928MLBDET2222122516127411824.6%7.9%3.4%4.224.27+1.4
203029MLBDET2222120505121401724.1%8.0%3.4%4.294.34+1.3
203130MLBDET2121116489115401723.5%8.1%3.5%4.384.43+1.1
203231MLBDET2020112472108391722.9%8.2%3.6%4.474.54+1.0
203332MLBDET2020107453101381622.3%8.4%3.6%4.584.65+0.8
203433MLBDET191910243394371621.6%8.6%3.7%4.704.78+0.6
203534MLBDET18189741186361620.9%8.8%3.8%4.834.92+0.4
203635MLBDET17179238878351520.2%9.0%3.9%4.985.07+0.2
203736MLBDET16168636270341519.4%9.2%4.1%5.135.24-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career82673191316295974522.4%7.4%3.4%3.504.02+4.6
/ 200 IP5142200826185612822.4%7.4%3.4%3.504.02+2.9

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
Troy Melton (OGILVIE) 4.25 25.1%8.0%3.4% 4.25 24.8%16.9%363 -0.00
Mitchell Stumpo R 2026 · 3.90 FIP 25 SU 3.90 25.6%8.0%3.6%.299 5.28 22.4%6.5%121 +1.38 3.90 158 83
Justin Sterner R 2026 · 4.46 FIP 25 SU 4.46 26.5%9.6%4.3%.266 4.42 26.5%18.0%166 -0.04 3.97 252 80
Nolan Clenney R 2026 · 3.74 FIP 25 SU 3.74 25.5%8.4%3.1%.340 4.39 22.5%13.6%185 +0.65 3.74 223 80
Kaleb Bowman R 2027 · 3.85 FIP 26 SU 3.85 22.0%7.5%3.0%.333 4.24 18.2%8.5%116 +0.39 3.85 149 79
Isaiah Campbell R 2026 · 3.34 FIP 25 SW 3.34 25.5%9.2%2.2%.273 4.11 17.7%9.7%74 +0.77 3.29 192 79
Daniel Hudson R 2029 · 3.48 FIP 28 SW 3.48 24.5%7.9%2.6%.302 3.74 22.8%13.6%168 +0.26 1.69 468 79
Blake Goldsberry R 2026 · 3.39 FIP 25 SU 3.39 23.6%8.3%2.2%.257 5.29 23.6%12.0%44 +1.90 3.39 117 79
Mitch Neunborn R 2027 · 3.70 FIP 26 SU 3.70 24.5%9.5%2.7%.232 5.13 18.0%7.0%180 +1.43 3.70 223 79
Jason Adam R 2027 · 5.11 FIP 26 SU 5.11 25.9%11.0%5.1%.241 3.31 29.4%18.8%60 -1.80 2.40 362 79
Matt Carasiti R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 25 SW 3.68 22.2%7.6%2.7%.313 3.35 23.4%12.8%93 -0.33 2.78 312 78
Brendan Beck R 2025 · 3.19 FIP 24 SU 3.19 22.5%6.7%2.1%.289 4.15 20.6%13.7%152 +0.96 3.19 183 78
Will Vest R 2025 · 3.71 FIP 24 SU 3.71 21.8%8.5%2.5%.282 3.66 20.9%11.9%124 -0.05 2.53 421 78
Arodys Vizcaíno R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 25 SU 3.37 27.5%12.6%1.8%.321 3.59 26.4%17.8%96 +0.22 2.27 183 78
Jason Stoffel R 2027 · 3.60 FIP 26 SU 3.60 23.4%10.1%2.2%.267 3.51 27.2%19.2%59 -0.09 3.51 103 77
Steven Wilson R 2025 · 4.02 FIP 24 SW 4.02 27.2%10.7%3.4%.271 3.68 29.3%19.9%92 -0.34 3.61 311 77
Nick Robertson R 2026 · 3.43 FIP 25 SW 3.43 27.4%7.3%3.1%.325 4.67 20.5%7.8%102 +1.24 3.43 281 77
Zac Leigh R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 25 SU 3.82 28.1%11.7%2.9%.282 4.76 19.3%1.3%95 +0.94 3.72 164 77
Ryan Brasier R 2029 · 3.68 FIP 28 SW 3.68 25.0%7.7%3.1%.289 3.07 24.2%17.9%130 -0.61 2.31 403 77
Joe Harvey R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 25 SU 3.82 22.6%9.3%2.6%.183 3.92 25.0%12.7%107 +0.10 2.56 197 77
Trevor Gott R 2026 · 3.46 FIP 25 SU 3.46 23.7%8.0%2.5%.285 3.87 25.5%16.4%106 +0.41 2.70 421 77

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb
MLB Debut   2025
Service   0.395 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2031
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.8M
2027Pre-Arb$0.8M+1.4$12M+$11M
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+1.5$13M+$12M
2029Arb-1$4M+1.4$12M+$8M
2030Arb-2$7M+1.3$12M+$5M
2031Arb-3$9M+1.1$10M+$1M
Totals $23M $60M +$38M