Will BanfieldC
Louisville Bats
Age 26
R/R
6'0" / 215 lbs
AAA
HR +9%K -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033
peak 0.2 · 2027
wRC+†53
AVG/OBP/SLG.199 / .242 / .318
PA250
HR6
K%32
BB%4
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
40→40
PWR
35→35
SPD
45→45
EYE
38↘35
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.2peak
2028
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
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2028 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | +0.2 | $0.8M | +$0.0M |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +0.2 | $0.9M | +$0.0M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $2M | $-4M | -$6M | ||
Why some years run red
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 18 | ROK | 2 teams | 146 | 134 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .164 | .222 | .261 | .483 | .097 | .274 | 42 | 5 | .206 | 16 | -14 | -0 | +0 | +3 | +4 | -0.8 |
| 2019 | 19 | A | Clinton LumberKings | 433 | 404 | 61 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 150 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .151 | .197 | .228 | .424 | .077 | .217 | 35 | 4 | .190 | 4 | -47 | +0 | +0 | +8 | +12 | -2.8 |
| 2021 | 21 | A+ | 2 teams | 344 | 316 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 144 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .136 | .197 | .231 | .428 | .095 | .222 | 42 | 6 | .189 | 3 | -38 | -0 | +0 | +6 | +10 | -2.3 |
| 2022 | 22 | A+ | 2 teams | 415 | 390 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .185 | .217 | .303 | .519 | .118 | .230 | 29 | 3 | .226 | 32 | -32 | -0 | +0 | +7 | +12 | -1.3 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 495 | 467 | 95 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 160 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .203 | .239 | .377 | .616 | .173 | .259 | 32 | 3 | .261 | 58 | -24 | +1 | +0 | +9 | +14 | -0.0 |
| 2024 | 24 | AAA | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 371 | 348 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 126 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .246 | .319 | .565 | .112 | .292 | 34 | 4 | .247 | 47 | -22 | +0 | +0 | +7 | +11 | -0.5 |
| 2025 | 25 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 270 | 249 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .220 | .237 | .457 | .064 | .244 | 31 | 4 | .205 | 15 | -26 | +0 | -0 | +5 | +8 | -1.4 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 26 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 67 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .277 | .317 | .594 | .100 | .267 | 21 | 7 | .260 | 57 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +2 | -0.0 |
| ROS | 26 | MLB | CIN | 183 | 171 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .249 | .327 | .576 | .123 | .271 | 31 | 5 | .253 | 52 | -10 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +5 | -0.1 |
| TOT | 26 | MLB | CIN | 250 | 231 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .256 | .325 | .581 | .117 | .274 | 28 | 6 | .255 | 53 | -13 | +0 | +0 | +4 | +7 | -0.1 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 27 | MLB 25% | CIN | 303 | 280 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .263 | .336 | .599 | .125 | .269 | 27 | 6 | .267 | 62 | -13 | +0 | +0 | +5 | +9 | 0.2 |
| 2028 | 28 | MLB 37% | CIN | 340 | 313 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .270 | .342 | .612 | .128 | .271 | 27 | 6 | .270 | 65 | -13 | +0 | -0 | +6 | +10 | 0.2 |
| 2029 | 29 | MLB 47% | CIN | 354 | 326 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .268 | .334 | .602 | .123 | .271 | 27 | 6 | .271 | 65 | -14 | +0 | -1 | +6 | +10 | 0.2 |
| 2030 | 30 | MLB 55% | CIN | 363 | 334 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .269 | .335 | .605 | .123 | .270 | 27 | 6 | .269 | 64 | -15 | +0 | -2 | +6 | +10 | 0.0 |
| 2031 | 31 | MLB 66% | CIN | 343 | 315 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .268 | .327 | .595 | .117 | .269 | 28 | 6 | .265 | 61 | -15 | +0 | -2 | +6 | +10 | -0.2 |
| 2032 | 32 | MLB 75% | CIN | 319 | 294 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .259 | .323 | .583 | .119 | .267 | 28 | 6 | .260 | 57 | -15 | +0 | -3 | +6 | +9 | -0.4 |
| 2033 | 33 | MLB 93% | CIN | 283 | 261 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .260 | .322 | .582 | .119 | .265 | 29 | 6 | .255 | 53 | -15 | +0 | -4 | +5 | +8 | -0.6 |
| 2034 | 34 | MLB | CIN | 238 | 219 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .254 | .301 | .556 | .105 | .263 | 30 | 6 | .248 | 48 | -14 | +0 | -5 | +4 | +7 | -0.8 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 5200 | 4821 | 931 | 192 | 17 | 111 | 267 | 1608 | 50 | 8 | 3 | .193 | .243 | .309 | .552 | .116 | .260 | 31 | 5 | .243 | 44 | -327 | +0 | -17 | +93 | +147 | -10.5 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 603 | 116 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 201 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .241 | .308 | .550 | .116 | .259 | 31 | 5 | .243 | 44 | -41 | +0 | -2 | +12 | +18 | -1.3 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 18 | A | Greensboro Grasshoppers | 52 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .269 | .396 | .665 | .187 | .233 | 29 | 8 | .296 | 84 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 18 | ROK | GCL Marlins | 94 | 82 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .337 | .378 | .715 | .122 | .375 | 30 | 7 | .317 | 101 | +0 | -0 | — | — | +3 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 19 | A | Clinton LumberKings | 433 | 397 | 79 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 121 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .255 | .310 | .565 | .111 | .256 | 28 | 6 | .253 | 52 | -24 | +0 | — | — | +12 | -1.2 |
| 2021 | 21 | A+ | Beloit Snappers | 298 | 266 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .180 | .261 | .308 | .569 | .128 | .250 | 32 | 8 | .258 | 56 | -15 | +0 | — | — | +8 | -0.6 |
| 2021 | 21 | INTL | Mesa Solar Sox | 46 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .333 | .359 | .692 | .128 | .250 | 15 | 11 | .311 | 96 | -0 | -0 | — | — | +1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 22 | AA | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 126 | 116 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .309 | .405 | .714 | .138 | .308 | 20 | 4 | .311 | 96 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +4 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 22 | A+ | Beloit Sky Carp | 289 | 269 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .204 | .244 | .349 | .593 | .145 | .236 | 24 | 4 | .258 | 56 | -14 | -0 | — | — | +8 | -0.7 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 495 | 458 | 118 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 122 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .258 | .305 | .472 | .776 | .214 | .299 | 25 | 5 | .337 | 116 | +9 | +1 | — | — | +14 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 24 | AAA | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 371 | 340 | 84 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .301 | .379 | .680 | .132 | .325 | 28 | 6 | .301 | 88 | -5 | +0 | — | — | +11 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 25 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 270 | 243 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .277 | .292 | .569 | .078 | .281 | 26 | 7 | .256 | 54 | -14 | +0 | — | — | +8 | -0.6 |
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 |
| Will Banfield (OGILVIE) | 26 | 40 | 35 | 45 | 35 | .199/.242/.318 | .119 | .275 | 6 | 1 | 32% | 4% | 51 | -0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Cael Brockmeyer 2018 · AAA |
26 | 37→40 | 45 | 46→40 | 38 | .192/.248/.309 | .116 | .266 | 13 | 4 | 32% | 6% | 51 | -1.7 | .214/.272/.315 | .101 | .317 | 10 | 7 | 34% | 5% | 63 | -0.9 | .241/.302/.322 | .081 | .371 | 7 | 5 | 34% | 5% | 73 | -0.0 |
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✕Alvin Colina 2008 · AAA |
26 | 38 | 45 | 41→40 | 38 | .199/.244/.317 | .118 | .258 | 14 | 4 | 29% | 5% | 51 | -1.7 | .208/.257/.331 | .123 | .278 | 14 | 5 | 30% | 5% | 60 | -1.0 | .207/.259/.329 | .122 | .275 | 15 | 3 | 30% | 5% | 59 | -0.4 |
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✕Sebastian Valle 2016 · AAA |
26 | 43→47 | 43→45 | 42→40 | 38 | .214/.247/.325 | .110 | .279 | 11 | 3 | 27% | 4% | 53 | -1.5 | .211/.253/.312 | .101 | .309 | 9 | 5 | 33% | 5% | 53 | -1.5 | .209/.267/.334 | .125 | .280 | 14 | 2 | 30% | 7% | 63 | -0.4 |
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✕Grayson Greiner 2018 · AAA |
25 | 41 | 43→45 | 47→30 | 40 | .206/.257/.315 | .109 | .282 | 11 | 3 | 30% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .211/.274/.326 | .115 | .286 | 12 | 3 | 29% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .197/.268/.288 | .091 | .290 | 9 | 0 | 33% | 8% | 51 | -0.7 |
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✕Jason Delay 2021 · AA |
26 | 41 | 44→45 | 49→40 | 38 | .208/.261/.320 | .112 | .286 | 13 | 6 | 32% | 5% | 59 | -1.1 | .205/.252/.302 | .097 | .293 | 8 | 5 | 31% | 5% | 50 | -1.8 | .226/.285/.301 | .075 | .297 | 3 | 2 | 23% | 6% | 61 | -0.4 |
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✕Joe Dunand 2022 · AAA |
26 | 40→46 | 44→50 | 46→45 | 37 | .199/.255/.310 | .112 | .283 | 11 | 4 | 33% | 5% | 54 | -1.4 | .206/.274/.342 | .136 | .303 | 15 | 7 | 35% | 7% | 71 | -0.3 | .203/.278/.343 | .140 | .294 | 16 | 6 | 34% | 8% | 70 | -0.2 |
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✕JJ Schwarz 2022 · AA |
26 | 38 | 44→45 | 47→30 | 44 | .195/.260/.302 | .108 | .268 | 12 | 4 | 31% | 8% | 54 | -1.4 | .216/.284/.346 | .130 | .306 | 15 | 4 | 32% | 9% | 76 | +0.0 | .206/.279/.334 | .128 | .290 | 16 | 1 | 33% | 9% | 68 | -0.3 |
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✕Aaron Schunk 2023 · AA |
26 | 40→43 | 44→45 | 48→50 | 36 | .203/.250/.319 | .116 | .288 | 12 | 9 | 33% | 5% | 53 | -1.5 | .216/.261/.332 | .116 | .297 | 11 | 10 | 30% | 5% | 62 | -0.9 | .216/.262/.331 | .115 | .289 | 11 | 10 | 28% | 5% | 58 | -0.8 |
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✕Corey Myers 2006 · AAA |
26 | 42 | 41→40 | 45 | 42 | .207/.252/.301 | .094 | .265 | 9 | 5 | 25% | 6% | 50 | -1.8 | .217/.272/.304 | .087 | .270 | 8 | 7 | 22% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .218/.281/.281 | .063 | .263 | 7 | 5 | 19% | 8% | 55 | -0.4 |
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✕Rylan Sandoval 2014 · AAA |
26 | 43 | 41→40 | 45 | 37 | .207/.258/.303 | .096 | .294 | 8 | 7 | 32% | 5% | 53 | -1.5 | .222/.272/.310 | .088 | .326 | 7 | 9 | 32% | 6% | 60 | -1.0 | .230/.270/.280 | .050 | .364 | 4 | 4 | 36% | 5% | 46 | -0.4 |
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✕Brian Serven 2021 · AA |
26 | 38 | 45→50 | 43→30 | 40 | .195/.250/.317 | .122 | .255 | 13 | 5 | 28% | 5% | 54 | -1.4 | .193/.251/.326 | .133 | .244 | 17 | 4 | 28% | 6% | 57 | -1.2 | .182/.252/.278 | .096 | .251 | 12 | 0 | 31% | 7% | 42 | -0.9 |
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✕Tomás Nido 2020 · MLB |
26 | 44 | 43→45 | 46→30 | 41 | .219/.256/.328 | .109 | .270 | 10 | 3 | 23% | 4% | 58 | -1.2 | .228/.269/.348 | .120 | .293 | 13 | 5 | 26% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .225/.262/.310 | .085 | .292 | 9 | 1 | 25% | 4% | 51 | -0.6 |
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✕Trevor Schwecke 2023 · AAA |
25 | 40 | 43→45 | 42→50 | 39 | .196/.257/.308 | .111 | .294 | 11 | 7 | 36% | 7% | 54 | -1.4 | .222/.280/.337 | .115 | .319 | 10 | 13 | 32% | 7% | 71 | -0.3 | .230/.289/.344 | .113 | .326 | 10 | 17 | 30% | 7% | 74 | -0.0 |
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✕Jorge Saez 2017 · AA |
26 | 39 | 44→45 | 44→30 | 42 | .198/.260/.314 | .117 | .277 | 12 | 3 | 32% | 7% | 57 | -1.2 | .209/.275/.343 | .134 | .298 | 17 | 5 | 34% | 8% | 71 | -0.3 | .192/.269/.319 | .127 | .267 | 18 | 2 | 34% | 9% | 61 | -0.3 |
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✕Christian Kelley 2021 · AAA |
27 | 38 | 44→40 | 47→30 | 40 | .194/.250/.304 | .110 | .255 | 12 | 4 | 29% | 6% | 50 | -1.7 | .225/.287/.324 | .099 | .318 | 9 | 7 | 30% | 7% | 70 | -0.3 | .244/.315/.309 | .065 | .354 | 4 | 0 | 29% | 9% | 78 | +0.0 |
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✕Gioskar Amaya 2019 · AA |
26 | 41→49 | 41→40 | 48→50 | 40 | .199/.259/.299 | .100 | .292 | 9 | 8 | 34% | 7% | 53 | -1.5 | .203/.248/.291 | .088 | .297 | 5 | 6 | 32% | 4% | 45 | -2.1 | .186/.225/.261 | .076 | .275 | 3 | 2 | 32% | 3% | 25 | -1.7 |
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✕Joseph Odom 2018 · AA |
26 | 44 | 43→45 | 47→30 | 38 | .221/.259/.335 | .114 | .291 | 11 | 3 | 28% | 4% | 61 | -1.0 | .207/.251/.305 | .098 | .307 | 9 | 3 | 34% | 5% | 50 | -1.8 | .181/.241/.287 | .106 | .308 | 12 | 2 | 43% | 6% | 39 | -1.0 |
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✕John Murrian 2013 · AAA |
25 | 42 | 42→45 | 47→45 | 37 | .207/.248/.310 | .103 | .286 | 9 | 5 | 30% | 4% | 50 | -1.8 | .200/.260/.308 | .108 | .269 | 10 | 6 | 28% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .151/.227/.251 | .100 | .198 | 10 | 0 | 29% | 6% | 25 | -1.0 |
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✕Alberto Concepcion 2007 · AAA |
26 | 43 | 41→45 | 41→30 | 41 | .210/.266/.305 | .095 | .295 | 8 | 5 | 31% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .216/.276/.343 | .127 | .280 | 14 | 4 | 27% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .213/.277/.352 | .139 | .262 | 16 | 1 | 25% | 5% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Chase Pinder 2022 · AA |
26 | 38 | 42→45 | 43→45 | 44 | .190/.273/.285 | .095 | .272 | 10 | 5 | 32% | 8% | 56 | -1.3 | .226/.321/.370 | .144 | .293 | 15 | 10 | 26% | 11% | 98 | +1.6 | .221/.324/.370 | .149 | .286 | 16 | 11 | 27% | 12% | 97 | +0.8 |