Canaan Smith-NjigbaCF
Charlotte Knights
Age 27
L/R
5'11" / 230 lbs
AAA
BB +6%HR -6%
Svc 3.000 · Ctrl thru 2028
wRC+†69
AVG/OBP/SLG.208 / .280 / .325
PA250
HR4
SB7
K%33
BB%9
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
28→28
PWR
34→34
SPD
53→53
EYE
56→56
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.0peak
2026
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status Arb-1
MLB Debut 2023
Service 3.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through 2028
First FA Year 2029
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | Arb-1 | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2027 | Arb-2 | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2028 | Arb-3 | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $-9M | $-9M | +$0.0M | ||
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 | ROK | GCL Yankees East | 237 | 205 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .205 | .306 | .298 | .604 | .093 | .271 | 27 | 12 | .274 | 68 | -9 | -0 | +0 | -3 | +7 | -0.5 |
| 2019 | 20 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | 528 | 481 | 111 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 145 | 2 | 16 | 4 | .231 | .295 | .353 | .649 | .123 | .307 | 27 | 8 | .287 | 78 | -13 | +2 | +0 | -6 | +15 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | 22 | AA | 3 teams | 362 | 320 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 122 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .222 | .310 | .328 | .638 | .106 | .333 | 34 | 11 | .289 | 79 | -9 | +3 | +0 | -4 | +10 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 23 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 218 | 195 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .236 | .313 | .349 | .662 | .113 | .344 | 29 | 10 | .294 | 83 | -4 | +0 | -1 | -2 | +6 | -0.1 |
| 2023 | 24 | AAA | 2 teams | 482 | 441 | 101 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 163 | 1 | 22 | 5 | .229 | .290 | .367 | .658 | .138 | .333 | 34 | 8 | .288 | 78 | -12 | +2 | -1 | -5 | +14 | -0.2 |
| 2024 | 25 | AAA | 2 teams | 309 | 273 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 102 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .183 | .269 | .275 | .544 | .092 | .275 | 33 | 10 | .243 | 44 | -20 | +2 | +0 | -3 | +9 | -1.2 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 27 | MLB | CWS | 250 | 225 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 82 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .209 | .282 | .320 | .602 | .111 | .305 | 33 | 9 | .275 | 69 | -9 | +1 | -1 | -3 | +7 | -0.5 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 28 | MLB 20% | CWS | 378 | 340 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 121 | 2 | 10 | 3 | .215 | .288 | .338 | .626 | .124 | .303 | 32 | 9 | .279 | 72 | -12 | +1 | -3 | -4 | +11 | -0.8 |
| 2028 | 29 | MLB 33% | CWS | 379 | 341 | 72 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 119 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .211 | .285 | .331 | .616 | .120 | .301 | 31 | 9 | .280 | 73 | -12 | +1 | -4 | -4 | +11 | -0.8 |
| 2029 | 30 | MLB 47% | CWS | 380 | 342 | 72 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 119 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .211 | .284 | .330 | .614 | .120 | .300 | 31 | 9 | .280 | 72 | -12 | +1 | -4 | -4 | +11 | -0.9 |
| 2030 | 31 | MLB 61% | CWS | 365 | 328 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 115 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .210 | .285 | .332 | .617 | .122 | .298 | 32 | 9 | .277 | 70 | -12 | +1 | -5 | -4 | +10 | -1.0 |
| 2031 | 32 | MLB 78% | CWS | 346 | 311 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 111 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .206 | .280 | .315 | .595 | .109 | .296 | 32 | 9 | .272 | 67 | -13 | +1 | -5 | -4 | +10 | -1.2 |
| 2032 | 33 | MLB | CWS | 316 | 285 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .200 | .272 | .305 | .577 | .105 | .295 | 33 | 9 | .267 | 62 | -13 | +0 | -6 | -3 | +9 | -1.4 |
| 2033 | 34 | MLB | CWS | 272 | 246 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .199 | .270 | .301 | .571 | .102 | .293 | 34 | 8 | .260 | 58 | -13 | +0 | -6 | -3 | +8 | -1.5 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4822 | 4333 | 924 | 207 | 21 | 83 | 432 | 1521 | 21 | 131 | 30 | .213 | .288 | .328 | .616 | .115 | .305 | 32 | 9 | .277 | 70 | -162 | +14 | -37 | -52 | +137 | -10.2 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 584 | 125 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 58 | 205 | 3 | 18 | 4 | .214 | .288 | .329 | .617 | .115 | .306 | 32 | 9 | .277 | 70 | -22 | +2 | -5 | -7 | +18 | -1.4 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 | ROK | GCL Yankees East | 237 | 187 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .289 | .434 | .422 | .857 | .134 | .350 | 19 | 19 | .389 | 156 | +15 | -0 | — | — | +7 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 20 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | 528 | 449 | 138 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 108 | 2 | 16 | 4 | .307 | .408 | .465 | .873 | .158 | .381 | 20 | 14 | .389 | 156 | +33 | +2 | — | — | +15 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 22 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 | .000 | .167 | 39 | 9 | .139 | -35 | -4 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.3 |
| 2021 | 22 | AA | Altoona Curve | 266 | 219 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 66 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .274 | .400 | .406 | .806 | .132 | .365 | 25 | 17 | .367 | 139 | +12 | +2 | — | — | +8 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 22 | INTL | Peoria Javelinas | 73 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .298 | .452 | .456 | .908 | .158 | .421 | 25 | 21 | .411 | 173 | +6 | +1 | — | — | +2 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 23 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 218 | 184 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .277 | .387 | .408 | .795 | .130 | .382 | 24 | 15 | .359 | 133 | +8 | +0 | — | — | +6 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .219 | .441 | .094 | .235 | 43 | 11 | .203 | 13 | -4 | +0 | -1 | -5 | +1 | -0.9 |
| 2023 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 445 | 389 | 109 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 118 | 1 | 21 | 5 | .280 | .368 | .473 | .841 | .193 | .364 | 27 | 12 | .371 | 142 | +21 | +2 | — | — | +13 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 25 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 247 | 202 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 68 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .218 | .348 | .327 | .675 | .109 | .313 | 28 | 17 | .311 | 96 | -1 | +2 | — | — | +7 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 25 | AA | Birmingham Barons | 62 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .262 | .273 | .535 | .091 | .225 | 24 | 8 | .245 | 46 | -4 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.2 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 37 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .219 | .441 | .094 | .235 | 43 | 11 | .203 | 13 | -4 | +0 | -1 | -5 | +1 | -0.9 | ||
Career Path Comps
What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection
| Scouting | At Match Age | Next 3 Yrs | Peak 3 Yrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comp | Age | HIT | PWR | SPD | EYE | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR |
| Canaan Smith-Njigba (OGILVIE) | 27 | 28 | 34 | 53 | 56 | .208/.280/.325 | .117 | .305 | 4 | 7 | 33% | 9% | 69 | -0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Nolan Fontana 2018 · MLB |
27 | 40→43 | 40 | 47→50 | 48 | .195/.276/.291 | .096 | .272 | 7 | 11 | 29% | 10% | 59 | -1.1 | .196/.286/.314 | .118 | .276 | 10 | 11 | 30% | 11% | 69 | -0.4 | .155/.271/.269 | .114 | .221 | 9 | 6 | 31% | 13% | 51 | -0.4 |
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✕Michael Gigliotti 2023 · AA |
27 | 42 | 46→40 | 57→55 | 48 | .206/.304/.336 | .130 | .293 | 14 | 25 | 32% | 10% | 82 | +0.5 | .214/.310/.321 | .107 | .288 | 9 | 17 | 26% | 10% | 81 | +0.4 | .206/.316/.294 | .088 | .270 | 5 | 13 | 23% | 12% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕Logan Warmoth 2023 · AAA |
27 | 42→39 | 43→45 | 51→55 | 41 | .202/.279/.316 | .113 | .314 | 11 | 19 | 37% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .197/.275/.297 | .100 | .290 | 10 | 22 | 33% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .177/.264/.256 | .079 | .258 | 8 | 25 | 32% | 9% | 44 | -1.3 |
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✕JJ Muno 2022 · AA |
28 | 39 | 43→40 | 53→60 | 39 | .192/.276/.299 | .108 | .280 | 11 | 20 | 33% | 6% | 62 | -0.9 | .204/.287/.299 | .095 | .295 | 9 | 27 | 32% | 7% | 66 | -0.6 | .192/.283/.264 | .072 | .280 | 6 | 39 | 31% | 7% | 53 | -0.9 |
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✕Justin Toerner 2023 · AAA |
26 | 39 | 43→45 | 48→50 | 44 | .190/.284/.298 | .108 | .293 | 11 | 10 | 36% | 9% | 65 | -0.7 | .190/.283/.309 | .119 | .284 | 13 | 11 | 35% | 10% | 66 | -0.6 | .126/.240/.244 | .118 | .172 | 15 | 9 | 35% | 12% | 32 | -1.0 |
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✕Will Toffey 2022 · AAA |
27 | 43 | 45 | 51→50 | 43 | .198/.289/.321 | .123 | .332 | 13 | 11 | 41% | 10% | 72 | -0.2 | .208/.285/.343 | .135 | .343 | 13 | 12 | 40% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .199/.277/.341 | .142 | .322 | 11 | 12 | 38% | 8% | 68 | -0.3 |
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✕Willie Argo 2017 · AA |
27 | 42→36 | 39→40 | 52→55 | 47 | .200/.282/.280 | .080 | .283 | 7 | 19 | 30% | 9% | 58 | -1.2 | .197/.253/.328 | .131 | .305 | 14 | 15 | 38% | 6% | 58 | -1.2 | .160/.218/.290 | .130 | .244 | 15 | 17 | 40% | 6% | 33 | -1.5 |
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✕Ryan Aguilar 2022 · AA |
27 | 38→41 | 43→45 | 50 | 41 | .181/.265/.280 | .099 | .307 | 11 | 12 | 42% | 9% | 52 | -1.6 | .204/.296/.339 | .135 | .334 | 15 | 13 | 39% | 10% | 80 | +0.4 | .217/.319/.382 | .165 | .335 | 19 | 13 | 37% | 12% | 95 | +0.9 |
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✕Cody Bohanek 2022 · AAA |
27 | 37→36 | 43→40 | 48→50 | 40 | .177/.276/.289 | .112 | .295 | 10 | 15 | 40% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .186/.277/.284 | .098 | .306 | 8 | 15 | 38% | 8% | 58 | -1.2 | .151/.251/.216 | .064 | .271 | 3 | 16 | 40% | 8% | 27 | -1.6 |
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✕Shayne Fontana 2023 · AAA |
26 | 41 | 44→45 | 45→55 | 45 | .202/.287/.319 | .117 | .301 | 13 | 8 | 35% | 9% | 71 | -0.3 | .224/.301/.331 | .107 | .295 | 10 | 18 | 26% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .230/.306/.325 | .095 | .290 | 9 | 25 | 22% | 7% | 76 | +0.1 |
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✕Mark Contreras 2022 · AAA |
27 | 38 | 49→50 | 50→55 | 37 | .194/.258/.343 | .149 | .284 | 16 | 15 | 36% | 6% | 65 | -0.7 | .203/.264/.339 | .136 | .292 | 16 | 23 | 35% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .192/.256/.306 | .115 | .275 | 14 | 30 | 34% | 6% | 50 | -1.2 |
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✕Evan Marzilli 2018 · AAA |
27 | 44→45 | 38→40 | 50 | 48 | .206/.284/.291 | .085 | .292 | 5 | 15 | 29% | 9% | 61 | -1.0 | .198/.275/.289 | .091 | .308 | 7 | 12 | 35% | 9% | 57 | -1.2 | .169/.248/.241 | .072 | .271 | 4 | 10 | 36% | 9% | 30 | -1.0 |
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✕Connor Hoover 2023 · AA |
27 | 34→30 | 47→50 | 50 | 44 | .181/.258/.318 | .137 | .259 | 15 | 13 | 35% | 9% | 58 | -1.2 | .189/.267/.321 | .132 | .273 | 16 | 12 | 35% | 9% | 63 | -0.9 | .160/.249/.296 | .136 | .218 | 19 | 12 | 36% | 9% | 46 | -1.0 |
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✕Jackson Cluff 2023 · AA |
26 | 36→29 | 40→45 | 48→55 | 36 | .179/.243/.270 | .091 | .285 | 8 | 11 | 38% | 6% | 39 | -2.5 | .186/.268/.305 | .119 | .285 | 12 | 20 | 36% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .181/.273/.314 | .132 | .266 | 14 | 28 | 35% | 10% | 61 | -0.6 |
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✕Blake Tekotte 2014 · MLB |
27 | 40→46 | 46→50 | 50→55 | 41 | .204/.262/.336 | .132 | .274 | 13 | 20 | 30% | 6% | 63 | -0.8 | .203/.261/.323 | .120 | .276 | 11 | 10 | 29% | 6% | 60 | -1.0 | .193/.255/.309 | .116 | .262 | 12 | 4 | 30% | 6% | 50 | -0.7 |
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✕Cory Vaughn 2015 · AAA |
26 | 38→40 | 45 | 54→50 | 42 | .196/.270/.318 | .122 | .273 | 13 | 15 | 32% | 7% | 63 | -0.8 | .193/.258/.302 | .109 | .284 | 11 | 12 | 34% | 7% | 53 | -1.5 | .153/.220/.254 | .100 | .233 | 9 | 9 | 36% | 7% | 22 | -1.3 |
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✕Adam Greenberg 2008 · AAA |
27 | 46→47 | 41→45 | 54→55 | 49 | .217/.296/.326 | .109 | .295 | 6 | 16 | 27% | 9% | 75 | -0.0 | .225/.295/.323 | .098 | .300 | 7 | 18 | 25% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 | .233/.300/.296 | .064 | .308 | 4 | 24 | 24% | 7% | 64 | -0.4 |
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✕Mitchell Tolman 2021 · AAA |
27 | 44→47 | 40→45 | 46→50 | 44 | .209/.280/.297 | .088 | .304 | 7 | 10 | 32% | 8% | 61 | -1.0 | .223/.291/.354 | .131 | .292 | 13 | 8 | 27% | 7% | 81 | +0.4 | .221/.294/.363 | .142 | .284 | 14 | 7 | 26% | 7% | 82 | +0.3 |
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✕Rudy Martin Jr. 2022 · AAA |
26 | 43 | 45 | 55→60 | 41 | .205/.276/.321 | .115 | .320 | 13 | 25 | 38% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .220/.296/.341 | .121 | .326 | 14 | 24 | 34% | 9% | 79 | +0.3 | .216/.284/.321 | .105 | .297 | 11 | 48 | 29% | 8% | 65 | -0.3 |
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✕Jacob Hannemann 2018 · MLB |
27 | 41→43 | 43→45 | 57→60 | 40 | .204/.256/.319 | .115 | .274 | 9 | 25 | 29% | 5% | 56 | -1.3 | .201/.252/.307 | .106 | .262 | 10 | 25 | 26% | 5% | 51 | -1.7 | .188/.238/.281 | .093 | .238 | 10 | 28 | 25% | 5% | 35 | -1.3 |