Chase Watkins P Birmingham Barons
+0.4 WAR
Age 26 LHP 6'4" / 215 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.5 · 2026
ERA4.28
FIP4.28
xFIP
SIERA
K%20.7%
BB%8.2%
K-BB%12.5%
IP61
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2026
K†5050

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
202121ROKACL Cubs50114720201.59
202222AMyrtle Beach Pelicans252572517025320.6%11.8%1.6%3.473.74+0.8
202323A+South Bend Cubs210331493215816.5%11.6%5.7%5.236.31-0.5
202424AAAIowa Cubs340552275519518.0%9.8%3.0%3.464.48+0.3
202525AAAIowa Cubs322712916819418.0%6.4%1.6%2.653.29+1.4
▸ 2026 Season
202626AABirmingham Barons407337114.91
ROS26MLBCWS1111612595421720.7%8.2%2.7%4.284.28+0.5
2026 Total26MLBCWS692926122820.8%7.7%2.8%4.353.82+0.9
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202727MLBCWS1111612575421721.0%8.4%2.8%4.294.29+0.5
202828MLBCWS60602535421721.1%8.5%2.8%4.314.32+0.4
202929MLBCWS59592485221721.1%8.6%2.9%4.344.37+0.4
203030MLBCWS57572405021721.0%8.7%2.9%4.394.43+0.3
203131MLBCWS55552324820720.8%8.8%3.0%4.464.50+0.3
203232MLBCWS53532234620720.5%9.0%3.1%4.544.59+0.2
203333MLBCWS50502124319720.2%9.2%3.2%4.634.68+0.2
203434MLBCWS48482024019719.8%9.3%3.3%4.734.79+0.1
203535MLBCWS45451903718619.4%9.6%3.4%4.844.92+0.0
203636MLBCWS42421783418619.0%9.8%3.5%4.975.05-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career1214234998197912519.7%9.1%2.5%3.423.97+3.5
/ 200 IP1033200852168782119.7%9.1%2.5%3.423.97+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
Chase Watkins (OGILVIE) 4.28 20.7%8.2%2.7% 4.33 21.1%12.6%180 +0.05
Robbie Ross Jr. L 2026 · 3.83 FIP 26 SW 3.83 20.5%6.9%2.9%.287 3.19 22.3%9.6%66 -0.64 2.79 159 93
James Paxton L 2026 · 4.31 FIP 26 SW 4.31 18.9%9.4%2.9%.288 2.87 27.7%21.7%468 -1.44 2.40 924 88
Greg Nappo L 2026 · 3.36 FIP 26 SW 3.36 22.7%7.5%2.2%.267 5.28 16.5%5.9%79 +1.92 3.36 144 88
Colton Johnson L 2026 · 3.91 FIP 26 SW 3.91 20.8%11.0%2.1%.309 4.53 12.2%-0.4%48 +0.62 3.91 106 88
Michael Johnson L 2026 · 4.26 FIP 26 SW 4.26 21.7%9.5%3.2%.272 5.26 13.4%3.4%67 +1.00 3.88 256 88
T.J. Sikkema L 2026 · 3.50 FIP 26 SW 3.50 18.5%6.0%2.2%.282 4.14 16.2%7.0%87 +0.64 3.50 300 87
Adam Liberatore L 2028 · 3.69 FIP 28 SW 3.69 21.1%7.3%2.6%.267 3.20 23.3%15.2%73 -0.49 2.44 124 87
Triston Polley L 2026 · 4.15 FIP 26 SW 4.15 17.8%8.9%2.6%.331 4.53 17.4%-0.3%22 +0.38 4.15 151 86
Scott Alexander L 2026 · 3.50 FIP 26 SW 3.50 17.6%6.7%1.9%.240 3.29 19.9%10.8%184 -0.21 2.82 414 85
Logan Darnell L 2026 · 3.15 FIP 26 SW 3.15 17.8%7.7%1.0%.316 4.60 12.2%5.5%305 +1.45 3.15 430 85
Carson Skipper L 2025 · 3.79 FIP 25 SW 3.79 19.9%9.1%2.2%.301 3.01 176 85
Braulio Lara L 2026 · 3.98 FIP 26 SW 3.98 16.7%8.7%2.2%.367 5.21 18.9%3.9%67 +1.23 3.98 118 85
Wandy Peralta L 2026 · 3.91 FIP 26 SW 3.91 21.7%8.7%2.8%.257 4.72 17.1%6.7%127 +0.81 2.70 655 85
Juan Grullon L 2026 · 4.67 FIP 26 SW 4.67 19.8%10.9%3.4%.305 4.67 134 85
Ben Holmes L 2026 · 4.05 FIP 26 SW 4.05 19.1%9.3%2.5%.264 5.57 19.7%8.6%61 +1.52 3.09 451 85
Ozzie Mendez L 2027 · 4.15 FIP 27 SW 4.15 14.6%6.7%2.6%.269 3.94 11.3%3.0%68 -0.21 3.90 161 85
Will Gilbert L 2025 · 4.40 FIP 25 SW 4.40 19.9%10.3%3.0%.306 2.92 141 84
Jordan Carr L 2026 · 3.48 FIP 26 SW 3.48 17.2%8.5%1.4%.270 4.47 13.1%4.3%91 +0.99 3.48 223 84
Hayden Howard L 2025 · 3.76 FIP 25 SW 3.76 17.5%8.4%1.9%.328 3.76 200 84
Patrick Schuster L 2026 · 4.42 FIP 26 SW 4.42 19.8%8.3%3.5%.381 3.15 160 84

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2029
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2034
First FA Year   2035
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2029Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2030Pre-Arb$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Pre-Arb$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2032Arb-1$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2033Arb-2$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2034Arb-3$0.6M+0.1$0.5M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $4M $7M +$3M