Alec Marsh P Kansas City Royals
+0.3 WAR
INJURED · Injured 60-Day (D60)
Age 28 RHP 6'2" / 220 lbs MLB Svc 2.0 · Ctrl thru 2029 peak 1.0 · 2027
ERA4.62
FIP4.38
xFIP4.22
SIERA4.08
K%23.4%
BB%8.3%
K-BB%15.1%
IP114
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.0peak
2027
K†5555
FB Velo
p4594.2
Whiff%
p3723.5%
K%
p5122.4%
xwOBA vs
p240.343
CH+0.7 (10%)
SI (14%)
CU (16%)
FB-1.0 (51%)
SL-5.6 (23%)

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
202123AANorthwest Arkansas Naturals66251064213432.1%13.5%4.7%4.974.67+0.1
202224AAAOmaha Storm Chasers2727124579156592822.2%11.1%6.7%6.886.30-1.4
202325MLBKansas City Royals3122137620160702123.7%11.7%3.5%5.204.51+1.2
202426MLBKansas City Royals3130148618148442023.5%7.2%3.3%4.143.87+2.4
▸ 2026 Season
202628MLBKC34341453412523.4%8.3%3.4%4.714.43+0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202729MLBKC2020112471108401622.9%8.4%3.4%4.584.50+1.0
202830MLBKC2020108457102391622.3%8.5%3.5%4.594.59+0.9
202931MLBKC191910444196381621.7%8.6%3.6%4.654.70+0.7
203032MLBKC181810042389371521.1%8.8%3.7%4.754.81+0.6
203133MLBKC17179640483361520.5%9.0%3.7%4.864.94+0.4
203234MLBKC17179138476351519.8%9.2%3.8%4.995.08+0.1
203335MLBKC16168636269341419.0%9.4%4.0%5.135.23-0.1
203436MLBKC15158033962331418.2%9.6%4.1%5.295.39-0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career958543419234551968623.6%10.2%4.5%5.304.85+2.2
/ 200 IP4439200885210904023.6%10.2%4.5%5.304.85+1.0

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
Alec Marsh (OGILVIE) 4.43 23.4%8.3%3.4% 4.59 22.3%13.8%324 +0.16
Cory Gearrin R 2027 · 3.52 FIP 29 SU 3.52 22.1%7.5%2.4%.283 3.61 22.2%13.6%174 +0.09 3.17 272 74
Matt Ramsey R 2026 · 3.76 FIP 28 SU 3.76 24.9%8.8%3.0%.276 2.42 21.7%12.6%34 -1.34 2.42 125 71
Bryan Shaw R 2026 · 3.54 FIP 28 SW 3.54 25.1%9.1%2.6%.277 3.88 21.1%12.7%203 +0.34 2.86 596 71
Daniel Hudson R 2026 · 3.48 FIP 28 SW 3.48 24.5%7.9%2.6%.302 3.74 22.8%13.6%168 +0.26 1.69 468 70
David Hernandez R 2028 · 4.62 FIP 30 SU 4.62 22.9%7.6%4.5%.287 3.18 24.9%18.4%192 -1.44 2.56 268 70
Hunter Strickland R 2026 · 3.45 FIP 28 SW 3.45 21.6%9.3%1.8%.304 4.62 17.9%9.1%70 +1.17 2.30 511 70
Tyler Sturdevant R 2027 · 4.33 FIP 29 SU 4.33 21.3%8.5%3.6%.241 3.99 18.5%11.9%118 -0.34 3.47 149 69
Gerardo Sanchez R 2026 · 3.47 FIP 28 SU 3.47 21.6%8.4%2.1%.355 3.57 20.5%15.1%56 +0.10 2.59 137 69
Ryan Brasier R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 28 SW 3.68 25.0%7.7%3.1%.289 3.07 24.2%17.9%130 -0.61 2.31 403 68
Paul Sewald R 2026 · 4.01 FIP 28 SW 4.01 22.9%8.3%3.3%.325 3.30 30.7%24.2%135 -0.71 2.72 558 68
Marc Magliaro R 2026 · 4.01 FIP 28 SU 4.01 19.6%7.3%3.0%.307 4.00 125 68
Alan Busenitz R 2025 · 4.14 FIP 27 SW 4.14 23.2%7.5%3.7%.322 2.91 436 68
Juan Minaya R 2026 · 3.92 FIP 28 SW 3.92 22.9%9.7%2.8%.318 4.38 21.5%9.7%118 +0.46 3.19 446 68
Casey Legumina R 2026 · 4.01 FIP 28 SU 4.01 25.1%10.5%3.1%.299 4.01 283 68
Luke Bard R 2026 · 4.55 FIP 28 SW 4.55 21.5%7.7%4.2%.295 5.03 20.1%12.1%51 +0.48 2.87 388 67
Ryan Thompson R 2026 · 4.35 FIP 28 SU 4.35 20.2%7.0%3.8%.316 3.06 23.3%16.4%129 -1.29 2.72 472 67
Mitchell Stumpo R 2026 · 4.70 FIP 28 SU 4.70 22.6%7.1%4.8%.318 3.90 158 67
Josh Lindblom R 2028 · 3.83 FIP 30 SU 3.83 18.7%5.5%2.9%.333 3.54 27.2%18.8%45 -0.29 3.54 348 67
J.J. Hoover R 2026 · 4.61 FIP 28 SW 4.61 22.6%8.6%4.2%.350 5.75 20.3%10.0%137 +1.14 4.26 258 67
Jonathan Broxton R 2029 · 3.73 FIP 31 SW 3.73 24.5%8.2%3.0%.325 3.80 21.7%13.5%76 +0.07 3.65 137 67

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb SUPER-2
MLB Debut   2023
Service   2.453 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2029
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-1$0.8M+0.3$1M+$0.4M
2027Arb-2$2M+1.0$8M+$6M
2028Arb-3$3M+0.9$4M+$0.6M
2029Arb-4$4M+0.7$3M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $9M $16M +$7M