Damian Mendoza P Hickory Crawdads
+0.4 WAR
Age 25 RHP 6'1" / 175 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 0.4 · 2026
ERA4.41
FIP4.41
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.1%
BB%8.9%
K-BB%13.3%
IP57
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2026
K†5555

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
201817ROKDSL Rangers 2111159234409011.6%4.8%0.0%2.582.73+1.5
201918ROKAZL Rangers12236151329514.4%7.5%4.6%4.955.37-0.2
202120ROKACL Rangers149411954316415.0%10.3%2.7%7.304.64+0.1
202221A+Hickory Crawdads340622735931316.2%13.1%1.5%2.474.25+0.5
202322ADown East Wood Ducks290602686921919.1%9.2%4.1%4.834.92+0.0
202423AAARound Rock Express281592596020718.6%8.3%3.4%4.424.47+0.3
▸ 2026 Season
202625MLBTEX57572425422722.1%8.9%3.0%4.414.41+0.4
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBTEX57572425421722.5%8.9%3.0%4.384.37+0.4
202827MLBTEX57572415421722.6%8.9%3.1%4.384.38+0.4
202928MLBTEX56562375321722.6%9.0%3.1%4.394.40+0.3
203029MLBTEX55552315221722.5%9.1%3.1%4.424.44+0.3
203130MLBTEX53532255021722.3%9.2%3.2%4.474.51+0.3
203231MLBTEX51512174820722.0%9.3%3.3%4.544.58+0.2
203332MLBTEX49492084520721.8%9.4%3.3%4.624.67+0.2
203433MLBTEX47471984319721.4%9.6%3.4%4.714.77+0.1
203534MLBTEX45451884018721.1%9.8%3.5%4.814.87+0.0
203635MLBTEX42421773718620.7%10.0%3.6%4.925.00-0.0
203736MLBTEX39391663417620.3%10.3%3.8%5.055.13-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career1282331713802221253616.1%9.0%2.6%4.204.34+3.5
/ 200 IP8115200871140792316.1%9.0%2.6%4.204.34+2.2

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
Damian Mendoza (OGILVIE) 4.41 22.1%8.9%3.0% 4.38 22.5%13.6%170 -0.03
Barrett Loseke R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 25 SW 4.41 21.7%10.1%3.4%.311 5.44 24.0%10.9%22 +1.03 4.41 152 92
Austin Ross R 2025 · 4.42 FIP 24 SW 4.42 20.7%9.6%3.4%.281 5.22 21.2%5.7%55 +0.80 4.42 121 92
Randall Delgado R 2026 · 3.73 FIP 25 SW 3.73 23.7%10.1%2.5%.284 3.72 20.3%12.4%167 -0.01 3.05 290 91
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 91
Nick Merkel R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 22.8%7.1%3.5%.284 3.18 21.4%10.4%103 -0.81 3.13 179 89
Shohei Tomioka R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 18.9%9.0%2.5%.311 4.41 17.3%3.8%141 +0.42 3.65 255 88
Alex Phillips R 2025 · 3.26 FIP 24 SW 3.26 22.0%8.0%1.8%.263 4.60 23.2%14.6%72 +1.34 3.26 139 88
Derek Gordon R 2026 · 4.59 FIP 25 SW 4.59 19.9%9.3%3.6%.315 4.59 146 88
Easton Sikorski R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.1%10.6%3.0%.286 4.16 159 88
Jhan Mariñez R 2027 · 3.52 FIP 26 SW 3.52 23.1%9.3%2.2%.244 3.73 18.9%11.1%168 +0.21 3.18 253 88
Nelson Gonzalez R 2026 · 3.40 FIP 25 SW 3.40 19.6%7.7%1.8%.293 5.06 17.7%7.8%115 +1.66 3.40 258 88
Jesus Pirela R 2027 · 3.85 FIP 26 SW 3.85 23.7%11.6%2.3%.305 3.92 17.1%13.9%45 +0.07 3.23 161 88
Jackson Hicks R 2026 · 3.89 FIP 25 SW 3.89 22.6%10.5%2.5%.336 2.17 116 87
J.R. Graham R 2026 · 4.37 FIP 25 SW 4.37 18.7%7.4%3.5%.317 3.65 20.4%10.1%61 -0.72 3.31 125 87
Taylor Floyd R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.7%10.8%3.0%.331 4.32 18.9%9.8%122 +0.00 3.48 290 87
Jake Barrett R 2026 · 3.64 FIP 25 SW 3.64 22.4%9.6%2.2%.250 3.83 24.1%12.5%118 +0.19 1.48 230 87
Jonathan Brand R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 25 SW 3.37 22.1%7.8%2.1%.274 3.37 134 87
Darin Gillies R 2026 · 4.82 FIP 25 SW 4.82 22.2%10.2%4.2%.294 4.84 23.2%12.8%106 +0.02 4.22 295 87
Matt Pierpont R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 25 SW 3.50 20.7%8.6%1.9%.295 3.39 21.6%13.6%156 -0.11 2.79 280 87
Mark McLaughlin R 2025 · 3.95 FIP 24 SW 3.95 20.6%8.3%2.8%.280 3.95 174 87

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2028
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2033
First FA Year   2034
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.6M+0.3$1M+$0.8M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1.0M+$0.3M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.2$1.0M-$0.0M
Totals $5M $8M +$3M