Manuel Espinoza P Tennessee Smokies
+0.4 WAR
Age 25 RHP 5'11" / 150 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.4 · 2026
ERA4.39
FIP4.39
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.8%
BB%9.3%
K-BB%13.5%
IP62
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
201918ROKAZL Cubs 211747201379112.5%5.6%0.7%2.493.13+1.0
202120AMyrtle Beach Pelicans22229943692261815.6%7.0%5.5%5.115.68-0.4
202221A+South Bend Cubs17116729168311118.0%12.3%5.1%4.865.93-0.7
202322AATennessee Smokies1915622666023717.7%9.7%2.9%4.484.40+0.4
202423AATennessee Smokies317286203.86
▸ 2026 Season
202625MLBCHC1111622636024822.8%9.3%3.0%4.394.39+0.4
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBCHC1111622636124823.0%9.2%3.0%4.374.36+0.4
202827MLBCHC1111622616024823.1%9.3%3.0%4.374.37+0.4
202928MLBCHC1111612575924823.0%9.3%3.1%4.384.39+0.4
203029MLBCHC60602515824822.9%9.4%3.1%4.414.43+0.4
203130MLBCHC58582445523822.7%9.5%3.2%4.464.50+0.3
203231MLBCHC56562355323822.5%9.6%3.2%4.534.57+0.2
203332MLBCHC54542265022722.2%9.8%3.3%4.614.66+0.2
203433MLBCHC51512164721721.9%9.9%3.4%4.704.76+0.1
203534MLBCHC48482054421721.5%10.1%3.5%4.804.87+0.0
203635MLBCHC46461934120721.1%10.4%3.6%4.914.99-0.0
203736MLBCHC43431803719720.7%10.6%3.7%5.045.12-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career725628212221991054816.3%8.6%3.9%4.444.96+1.1
/ 200 IP5140200868141753416.3%8.6%3.9%4.444.96+0.8

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
Manuel Espinoza (OGILVIE) 4.39 22.8%9.3%3.0% 4.37 23.0%13.8%185 -0.02
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 94
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 93
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 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 90
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
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 89
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
Easton Sikorski R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.1%10.6%3.0%.286 4.16 159 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
Jackson Hicks R 2026 · 3.89 FIP 25 SW 3.89 22.6%10.5%2.5%.336 2.17 116 88
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
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
Dusty Isaacs R 2026 · 3.97 FIP 25 SW 3.97 23.1%10.8%2.7%.255 4.63 21.6%9.9%86 +0.66 3.16 253 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
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
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 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 86
Stephen Jones R 2026 · 4.25 FIP 25 SW 4.25 22.7%11.0%3.0%.232 4.70 20.0%8.7%139 +0.45 3.60 246 86
Jonathan Brand R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 25 SW 3.37 22.1%7.8%2.1%.274 3.37 134 86

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
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1.0M+$0.3M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $7M +$3M