Leonardo Pestana

P Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Age 29 RHP 6'4" / 198 lbs AAA
Overview
AAAPROSPECT
ETA2029MLB%10%
YearAgeLvl / TeamGGSIPERAFIPK%BB%WARMLE rates
202325MIX2 levels1918545.634.4128.8%11.1%—K 21.5% · BB 13.1% · FIP 5.67
202426MIX2 levels270322.782.5433.9%11.0%—K 24.4% · BB 10.6% · FIP 3.77
202527AAAScranton/Wilk…331436.496.2224.6%17.1%—K 21.2% · BB 15.4% · FIP 6.10
202628No MLB games played
2027PROJ29MLBNYY6065.455.4521.7%15.6%-0.1
2028PROJ37% MLB30MLBNYY140155.455.5221.5%15.2%-0.2
2029PROJ55% MLB31MLBNYY180195.525.6321.3%15.1%-0.2
Next 3 projected WAR -0.4Projected rows: MLB playing time only, park and league context applied.
Contract
No contract data on file.
Scouting grades · 20-80
Stuff50Control25Command40
CompsGregory Infante (age 29) · Jim Miller (age 30) · Wirfin Obispo (age 30)
2027 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONrates below = full-season projection
showingPROJ
wRC+ AGAINSTvL 137129vR 120
ERA5.45
FIP5.45
K%21.7%
BB%15.6%
K-BB%6.2%
Proj IP58
Value2027 · WAR
Runs saved vs league avg · 58 IP
K: -0.2 runs (Runs saved by strikeouts vs lg-avg K%)-0KBB: -5.0 runs (Runs saved by walk suppression vs lg-avg BB%)-5BBCONTACT: -2.9 runs (Runs saved on contact quality (HR suppression) vs lg)-3CONTACTSTAM: +2.4 runs (Replacement credit for innings volume)+2STAMTotal WAR: -0.61 (58 IP)-0.6WAR
-0.6-0.22728
Grades · Contract
Scouting Grades
STUF5050
CTRL2525
CMD4040
K†5050

Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.

Career Stats + Projections

Real MLB stats plus park-adjusted projections — this season (so far / rest / full), then future seasons and career totals.
basis chips: RAW = as recorded · CTX = with park/league context · A+C = actual + context combined · MLE = level/park-neutral
Methodology▸ how WAR & MLE are computed

Stats are park-neutral MLB equivalents. The "TEAM" column shows current org affiliation only — we do NOT project at that team's park.
Rates (K%, BB%, HR-BF) are park-stripped; MiLB stat lines are translated to their MLB-equivalent via per-level MLE factors.
WAR is computed from projected runs prevented vs a replacement pitcher (the marginal arm a team would call up if this pitcher were unavailable) — calibrated to the standard WAR scale.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR GS%IP/G K%BB%K-BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
▸ Career — actual stats, one row per year (as recorded, no adjustments)
▸ Career — adjusted (each season translated to a park/league-neutral MLB-equivalent line; levels combined per year)
▸ Model inputs — neutral MLE (past 3 seasons + 2027 so far)
201820ROK MLEGCL Yankees West118351765320173%3.220.5%14.2%6.3%0.8%7.203.61—
201820ROK RAWGCL Yankees West118351765320173%3.230.1%11.4%18.8%0.6%7.202.16—
202123ROK MLEFCL Yankees205178110%2.347.1%5.9%41.2%5.9%5.793.10—
202123ROK RAWFCL Yankees205178110%2.347.1%5.9%41.2%5.9%5.793.10—
202224ROK MLEFCL Yankees1102010100%—0.0%50.0%-50.0%0.0%—9.43—
202224ROK RAWFCL Yankees1102010100%—0.0%50.0%-50.0%0.0%———
202325MIX MLE2 levels19185424370271095%2.921.5%13.1%8.5%5.0%5.635.67—
202325MIX RAW2 levels19185424370271095%2.928.8%11.1%17.7%4.1%5.634.41—
202426MIX MLE2 levels27032127431420%1.224.4%10.6%13.7%2.5%2.783.77—
202426MIX MLE2 levels27032127431420%1.224.4%10.6%13.7%2.5%2.783.77—
202426MIX RAW2 levels27032127431420%1.233.9%11.0%22.8%1.6%2.782.54—
202527AAA MLEScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders331431994934103%1.321.2%15.4%5.8%5.2%6.496.10—
202527AAA MLEScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders331431994934103%1.321.2%15.4%5.8%5.2%6.496.10—
202527AAA RAWScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders331431994934103%1.324.6%17.1%7.5%5.0%6.496.22—
▸ 2027 season — projected remainder (no 2027 stats recorded)
202729MLBNYY606256410%1.021.7%15.6%6.2%3.3%5.455.45-0.1
▸ Career projection (2028+) — MLB context, MLB playing time (IP × MLB%)
202830MLB MLENYY40042177382760%1.021.5%15.2%6.3%3.5%5.455.52-0.4
202931MLB MLENYY32034143302250%1.121.3%15.1%6.2%3.7%5.525.63-0.4
202830MLB CTXNYY1401563141020%1.121.5%15.2%6.3%3.5%5.455.52-0.2
202931MLB CTXNYY1801980171230%1.121.3%15.1%6.2%3.7%5.525.63-0.2
▸ Career totals — MLB only (actual + projected)
Career— RAW32034144312250%1.121.4%15.2%6.2%3.6%5.495.20-0.3
/ 200 IP— RAW1900200844182129290%1.121.4%15.2%6.2%3.6%5.495.20-1.5
Career— MLE92271697621691022829%1.822.2%13.4%8.9%3.7%5.634.93-0.9
/ 200 IP— MLE109322009002001203329%1.822.2%13.4%8.9%3.7%5.634.93-2.4

How the minor-league lines were translated

One row per minor-league stint. Open a row to see each step: the raw rate, the park adjustment, the league/level factor, the age adjustment (hitters) and the resulting MLE rate. Factors are the same ones listed on the MLE Factors page.

2025 AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders · 43 IPFIP 5.94 → 6.10 (+0.15)K% 24.6% → 21.2%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF24.62%—×0.86021.18%
BB% (unintentional) /BF17.09%—×0.90015.38%
HR / BF /BF5.03%÷1.070×1.1005.17%

Factors used: pitcher AAA level factors (Triple-A 2023+ robo-zone set: walks improve on promotion) — K ×0.86, BB ×0.90, HR ×1.10. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 114).

Result: FIP 5.94 → 6.10, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2024 AASomerset Patriots · 23 IPFIP 2.96 → 3.77 (+0.80)K% 30.1% → 24.4%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF30.11%—×0.81024.39%
BB% (unintentional) /BF9.68%—×1.10010.65%
HR / BF /BF2.15%÷1.027×1.2002.51%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 105).

Result: FIP 2.96 → 3.77, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2024 A+Hudson Valley Renegades · 10 IPFIP 1.24 → 2.37 (+1.14)K% 44.1% → 34.0%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF44.12%—×0.77033.97%
BB% (unintentional) /BF14.71%—×1.15016.91%
HR / BF /BF0.00%÷1.032×1.2500.00%

Factors used: pitcher A+ level factors — K ×0.77, BB ×1.15, HR ×1.25. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 106).

Result: FIP 1.24 → 2.37, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 ATampa Tarpons · 41 IPFIP 4.24 → 5.53 (+1.29)K% 28.1% → 20.8%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF28.12%—×0.74020.81%
BB% (unintentional) /BF11.98%—×1.18014.14%
HR / BF /BF3.65%÷1.086×1.3004.37%

Factors used: pitcher A level factors — K ×0.74, BB ×1.18, HR ×1.30. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 117).

Result: FIP 4.24 → 5.53, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 A+Hudson Valley Renegades · 13 IPFIP 4.67 → 6.21 (+1.54)K% 31.4% → 24.2%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF31.37%—×0.77024.16%
BB% (unintentional) /BF7.84%—×1.1509.02%
HR / BF /BF5.88%÷1.006×1.2507.31%

Factors used: pitcher A+ level factors — K ×0.77, BB ×1.15, HR ×1.25. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 101).

Result: FIP 4.67 → 6.21, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2018 ROKGCL Yankees West · 35 IPFIP 2.31 → 3.61 (+1.30)K% 30.1% → 20.5%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF30.11%—×0.68020.48%
BB% (unintentional) /BF11.36%—×1.25014.20%
HR / BF /BF0.57%÷1.000×1.4000.80%

Factors used: pitcher ROK level factors — K ×0.68, BB ×1.25, HR ×1.40. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 100).

Result: FIP 2.31 → 3.61, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

Career Comps

Completed MLB careers (no pro action in 2+ yrs) whose totals — actual + projected — most resemble this player's. Pool: 1,234 reliever careers (754 from 1990-2025 + 480 historical, 1901-2023), also matched on career-to-date at the same age. * Historical (Lahman) careers: rates era-adjusted to 2001-24 league levels; WAR is an OGILVIE proxy.

Player162sIP/yrK%BB%HR/9ERA
OGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION0.74521.6%15.3%1.355.47
Doug Creek ('05)1.45822.2%15.1%1.525.32
Armando Almanza ('05)1.15424.4%14.3%1.434.82
Richie Lewis ('98)1.55918.1%14.1%1.384.88
Dwayne Henry ('84-'95, -1 WAR*)1.76723.8%*14.2%*0.90*5.02*
Ed Glynn ('75-'85, -0 WAR*)1.35323.5%*12.9%*1.22*4.69*
Gene Harris ('89-'95, -1 WAR*)1.24020.0%*12.5%*0.98*4.96*