Blake Townsend P Frisco RoughRiders
+0.4 WAR
Age 25 LHP 6'4" / 245 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.5 · 2026
ERA4.36
FIP4.36
xFIP
SIERA
K%20.2%
BB%8.7%
K-BB%11.5%
IP67
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
201918ROKAZL Mariners225258016.75
202120A+Everett AquaSox531567267126.7%11.2%3.1%4.113.97+0.2
202221AAATacoma Rainiers200291343718318.3%17.5%3.6%4.605.74-0.3
202322AModesto Nuts350482115521119.3%11.7%0.7%3.383.33+0.9
202423AAAltoona Curve330381693619117.4%14.7%0.8%2.353.92+0.4
202524AAAIndianapolis Indians3412923688123717.7%7.1%2.5%1.763.85+1.4
▸ 2026 Season
202625AAFrisco RoughRiders227344459.00
ROS25MLBTEX1212672855725820.2%8.7%2.7%4.364.36+0.5
2026 Total25MLBTEX7431961291319.3%9.0%4.0%4.803.95+1.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBTEX1212672855925820.8%8.7%2.7%4.344.32+0.5
202827MLBTEX1212672825925821.0%8.8%2.8%4.344.33+0.5
202928MLBTEX1212662785925821.1%8.8%2.8%4.354.36+0.5
203029MLBTEX1212642725724821.0%8.9%2.9%4.384.40+0.4
203130MLBTEX1111622645524820.8%9.0%2.9%4.434.46+0.4
203231MLBTEX1111602555223820.5%9.1%3.0%4.504.54+0.3
203332MLBTEX58582445023720.3%9.3%3.1%4.574.62+0.2
203433MLBTEX55552334722720.0%9.4%3.2%4.664.72+0.1
203534MLBTEX52522224321719.6%9.7%3.3%4.764.83+0.1
203635MLBTEX50502094021719.2%9.9%3.4%4.884.950.0
203736MLBTEX46461953720718.8%10.1%3.5%5.015.09-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career1311923510081901112518.8%11.0%2.4%3.024.25+2.8
/ 200 IP11116200857161942118.8%11.0%2.4%3.024.25+2.4

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
Blake Townsend (OGILVIE) 4.36 20.2%8.7%2.7% 4.34 20.9%12.2%200 -0.02
Williams Jerez L 2026 · 4.07 FIP 25 SW 4.07 17.8%8.7%2.5%.294 3.82 24.0%15.1%127 -0.25 3.59 364 90
James Paxton L 2027 · 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 89
Carson Skipper L 2026 · 3.79 FIP 25 SW 3.79 19.9%9.1%2.2%.301 3.01 176 89
Colton Johnson L 2027 · 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 89
Will Gilbert L 2026 · 4.40 FIP 25 SW 4.40 19.9%10.3%3.0%.306 2.92 141 89
Hayden Howard L 2026 · 3.76 FIP 25 SW 3.76 17.5%8.4%1.9%.328 3.76 200 88
Robbie Ross Jr. L 2027 · 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 88
Matt Whitehouse L 2026 · 3.37 FIP 25 SW 3.37 19.0%9.9%1.1%.304 4.45 16.9%7.4%276 +1.08 3.37 353 87
Mac Lardner L 2026 · 3.70 FIP 25 SW 3.70 17.5%9.4%1.6%.308 3.70 186 87
Sean Mellen L 2025 · 4.01 FIP 24 SW 4.01 21.3%10.4%2.5%.285 4.01 101 86
Braulio Lara L 2027 · 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 86
Sam Moll L 2026 · 3.80 FIP 25 SW 3.80 17.0%8.2%2.0%.329 2.83 19.9%10.4%57 -0.97 2.35 451 86
Brian Flynn L 2027 · 3.82 FIP 26 SW 3.82 21.3%11.1%2.0%.258 4.38 16.6%8.2%198 +0.56 3.82 277 85
Michael Theofanopoulos L 2025 · 3.60 FIP 24 SW 3.60 21.0%9.8%1.9%.326 3.58 201 84
Aríel Miranda L 2027 · 3.47 FIP 26 SW 3.47 18.3%10.2%1.1%.280 5.07 19.2%10.2%364 +1.60 3.47 431 84
Greg Nappo L 2027 · 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 84
Hunter Schryver L 2025 · 3.77 FIP 24 SW 3.77 19.2%11.2%1.6%.335 4.51 19.5%6.0%80 +0.74 3.58 206 84
Michael Johnson L 2026 · 4.68 FIP 25 SW 4.68 18.2%10.4%3.3%.352 4.78 17.4%7.6%129 +0.10 3.88 256 84
Scott Alexander L 2027 · 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 84
Brian Clark L 2026 · 3.76 FIP 25 SW 3.76 19.6%8.2%2.3%.320 2.64 248 83

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+0.5$2M+$1M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.3$1M+$1M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $9M +$5M