Luis Cepeda P ACL Royals
+0.1 WAR
Age 25 LHP 6'1" / 175 lbs ROK peak 0.1 · 2026
ERA4.32
FIP4.32
xFIP
SIERA
K%23.4%
BB%9.2%
K-BB%14.2%
IP14
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.1peak
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 Royals 110627110319119.2%10.2%1.3%1.983.48+0.5
201918ROKDSL Royals 1121249195616421.3%3.8%2.9%2.373.37+0.9
202221ROKACL Royals842292246317.7%8.2%4.0%2.494.85+0.0
202322ROKACL Royals821683224218.0%6.0%3.4%8.274.19+0.1
▸ 2026 Season
202625MLBKC141459145223.4%9.2%3.0%4.324.32+0.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBKC202084208323.6%9.1%3.0%4.304.30+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career382411548094311419.6%6.5%2.8%3.143.82+1.9
/ 200 IP6642200837164542419.6%6.5%2.8%3.143.82+3.4

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
Luis Cepeda (OGILVIE) 4.32 23.4%9.2%3.0% 4.30 23.6%14.4%20 -0.02
Jackson Lancaster L 2026 · 4.47 FIP 25 SU 4.47 24.0%11.1%3.6%.355 4.16 19.5%9.2%53 -0.31 4.16 101 85
Mason Melotakis L 2026 · 3.29 FIP 25 SU 3.29 23.6%9.2%1.9%.379 4.39 18.2%7.1%80 +1.10 3.29 142 84
Brandon Hughes L 2026 · 3.63 FIP 25 SU 3.63 27.0%11.1%2.6%.300 4.62 24.4%14.8%149 +0.99 3.63 206 84
Elvis Araujo L 2026 · 4.16 FIP 25 SU 4.16 21.0%9.8%2.9%.308 5.20 22.9%11.1%38 +1.04 2.45 120 83
Tommy Shirley L 2027 · 3.35 FIP 26 SU 3.35 19.6%7.0%1.9%.252 4.92 13.0%4.2%106 +1.57 3.35 147 82
Jeff Malm L 2026 · 3.14 FIP 25 SU 3.14 22.0%7.2%1.8%.354 3.14 101 81
Darien Núñez L 2026 · 3.22 FIP 25 SU 3.22 26.4%11.0%1.7%.377 2.59 34.2%23.5%78 -0.63 2.48 122 81
Gabriel Sequeira L 2026 · 3.21 FIP 25 SU 3.21 21.0%8.8%1.4%.276 4.94 23.0%2.4%14 +1.73 2.63 160 80
Adam Laskey L 2026 · 3.29 FIP 25 SU 3.29 21.7%9.4%1.5%.331 3.71 18.1%10.1%167 +0.42 3.12 310 80
Dario Alvarez L 2027 · 3.49 FIP 26 SU 3.49 26.0%13.1%1.7%.260 3.65 27.7%17.1%129 +0.16 3.47 160 80
Jared Tobey L 2026 · 4.05 FIP 25 SU 4.05 23.6%11.8%2.7%.341 8.17 20.1%1.1%25 +4.12 3.97 158 80
Jake Kalish L 2026 · 3.87 FIP 25 SU 3.87 17.8%6.9%2.6%.231 3.89 17.0%11.9%352 +0.02 2.68 740 79
Zac Rosscup L 2028 · 4.57 FIP 27 SU 4.57 24.6%11.0%3.9%.296 2.82 29.5%21.7%40 -1.75 2.58 160 79
Peyton Alford L 2026 · 3.70 FIP 25 SU 3.70 28.0%12.4%2.5%.303 4.47 23.3%11.4%113 +0.77 3.70 229 78
Jake Miednik L 2026 · 4.93 FIP 25 SU 4.93 23.7%11.7%4.3%.308 6.03 10.5%-4.1%32 +1.10 1.55 126 78
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 78
Tyler Webb L 2026 · 3.73 FIP 25 SU 3.73 21.6%6.9%2.9%.324 3.32 24.3%17.3%185 -0.41 3.10 337 78
Haylen Green L 2026 · 4.09 FIP 25 SU 4.09 18.6%10.8%2.2%.317 3.98 104 78
Sean Mellen L 2025 · 4.01 FIP 24 SW 4.01 21.3%10.4%2.5%.285 4.01 101 78
Ryan Sherriff L 2026 · 4.27 FIP 25 SU 4.27 17.1%8.2%2.9%.317 3.29 18.8%11.9%135 -0.98 2.97 245 77

Contract

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