Luke WaddellSS
Columbus Clingstones
Age 28
L/R
5'7" / 180 lbs
AA
BB -5%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
peak 0.7 · 2027
wRC+†83
AVG/OBP/SLG.236 / .306 / .317
PA250
HR2
SB12
K%16
BB%8
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
60→60
PWR
30→30
SPD
45→45
EYE
46↗55
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.8peak
2027
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
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +0.5 | $2M | +$1M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +0.3 | $1M | +$0.5M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2034 | Ext | beyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate | |||
| Totals | $2M | $0.1M | -$2M | ||
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | A+ | 3 teams | 182 | 169 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .225 | .272 | .408 | .681 | .183 | .230 | 21 | 5 | .298 | 87 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +5 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 24 | AA | Mississippi Braves | 187 | 170 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .241 | .306 | .329 | .636 | .088 | .279 | 16 | 8 | .285 | 76 | -5 | -0 | +0 | +2 | +5 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 25 | AA | 2 teams | 577 | 501 | 125 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 89 | 5 | 29 | 10 | .250 | .337 | .355 | .692 | .106 | .279 | 15 | 11 | .310 | 95 | -3 | +2 | +0 | +6 | +16 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 26 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | 464 | 418 | 86 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 79 | 10 | 12 | 3 | .206 | .272 | .273 | .545 | .067 | .245 | 17 | 6 | .243 | 44 | -29 | +1 | +0 | +5 | +13 | -1.0 |
| 2025 | 27 | AAA | 2 teams | 409 | 370 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .241 | .303 | .292 | .595 | .051 | .286 | 16 | 7 | .268 | 64 | -17 | +0 | +0 | +4 | +12 | -0.1 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 28 | AA | Columbus Clingstones | 70 | 62 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .226 | .314 | .371 | .685 | .145 | .231 | 11 | 11 | .306 | 92 | -1 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +2 | 0.3 |
| ROS | 28 | MLB | ATL | 180 | 161 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .236 | .309 | .329 | .638 | .093 | .271 | 16 | 8 | .289 | 79 | -4 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +5 | 0.3 |
| TOT | 28 | MLB | ATL | 250 | 223 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .233 | .310 | .341 | .651 | .108 | .261 | 14 | 9 | .294 | 83 | -5 | +1 | +0 | +3 | +7 | 0.6 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 29 | MLB 9% | ATL | 323 | 288 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 49 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .240 | .316 | .333 | .649 | .094 | .274 | 15 | 9 | .298 | 87 | -5 | +1 | -1 | +3 | +9 | 0.7 |
| 2028 | 30 | MLB 19% | ATL | 343 | 305 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 55 | 4 | 9 | 3 | .239 | .318 | .338 | .655 | .098 | .275 | 16 | 9 | .297 | 86 | -6 | +1 | -2 | +4 | +10 | 0.7 |
| 2029 | 31 | MLB 29% | ATL | 342 | 305 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .236 | .313 | .334 | .647 | .098 | .275 | 17 | 9 | .295 | 84 | -6 | +1 | -3 | +4 | +10 | 0.5 |
| 2030 | 32 | MLB 40% | ATL | 332 | 296 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 58 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .233 | .310 | .324 | .634 | .091 | .274 | 17 | 9 | .292 | 81 | -7 | +0 | -4 | +4 | +9 | 0.3 |
| 2031 | 33 | MLB 49% | ATL | 308 | 274 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .230 | .308 | .321 | .629 | .091 | .273 | 18 | 9 | .287 | 78 | -8 | +0 | -4 | +3 | +9 | 0.0 |
| 2032 | 34 | MLB 57% | ATL | 268 | 240 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .229 | .305 | .317 | .621 | .087 | .272 | 19 | 9 | .281 | 73 | -8 | +0 | -5 | +3 | +8 | -0.2 |
| 2033 | 35 | MLB 68% | ATL | 218 | 195 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .226 | .301 | .308 | .609 | .082 | .271 | 20 | 9 | .274 | 68 | -8 | +0 | -6 | +2 | +6 | -0.5 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4133 | 3692 | 862 | 147 | 14 | 54 | 350 | 700 | 43 | 100 | 33 | .233 | .307 | .325 | .632 | .091 | .272 | 17 | 8 | .286 | 77 | -108 | +7 | -24 | +44 | +117 | 3.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 581 | 135 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 110 | 7 | 16 | 5 | .232 | .307 | .320 | .627 | .088 | .271 | 17 | 8 | .286 | 77 | -17 | +1 | -4 | +7 | +18 | 0.6 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | AA | Mississippi Braves | 33 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .161 | .212 | .161 | .373 | .000 | .185 | 12 | 6 | .179 | -4 | -4 | -0 | — | — | +1 | -0.3 |
| 2021 | 23 | A+ | Rome Braves | 78 | 69 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .377 | .580 | .956 | .275 | .294 | 17 | 9 | .411 | 173 | +6 | -0 | — | — | +2 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 23 | INTL | Peoria Javelinas | 71 | 61 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .311 | .400 | .393 | .793 | .082 | .352 | 11 | 13 | .357 | 132 | +3 | +1 | — | — | +2 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 24 | AA | Mississippi Braves | 187 | 162 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .272 | .366 | .370 | .736 | .099 | .302 | 12 | 12 | .336 | 115 | +3 | -0 | — | — | +5 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 25 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | 131 | 104 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .221 | .354 | .279 | .633 | .058 | .247 | 11 | 15 | .293 | 83 | -3 | +0 | — | — | +4 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25 | AA | Mississippi Braves | 446 | 372 | 108 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 57 | 3 | 26 | 9 | .290 | .400 | .403 | .803 | .113 | .319 | 13 | 15 | .362 | 135 | +18 | +2 | — | — | +13 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 26 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | 464 | 404 | 95 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 64 | 10 | 12 | 3 | .235 | .320 | .322 | .642 | .087 | .270 | 14 | 9 | .291 | 81 | -10 | +1 | — | — | +13 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 27 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | 380 | 324 | 88 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .272 | .369 | .340 | .708 | .068 | .310 | 12 | 12 | .324 | 106 | +3 | +0 | — | — | +11 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 27 | A+ | Rome Emperors | 29 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .241 | .231 | .472 | .077 | .200 | 21 | 10 | .223 | 29 | -2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.2 |
Career Path Comps
What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection
| Scouting | At Match Age | Next 3 Yrs | Peak 3 Yrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comp | Age | HIT | PWR | SPD | EYE | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR |
| Luke Waddell (OGILVIE) | 28 | 60 | 30 | 45 | 55 | .236/.306/.317 | .081 | .279 | 2 | 6 | 16% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Rodrigo Aguirre 2012 · AAA |
28 | 53 | 37→30 | 41→45 | 49 | .248/.296/.322 | .074 | .281 | 4 | 6 | 13% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .253/.288/.319 | .066 | .295 | 4 | 7 | 15% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .275/.304/.332 | .057 | .316 | 4 | 5 | 14% | 4% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕Jamie Johnson 2014 · AAA |
27 | 54→56 | 36→40 | 50 | 55 | .251/.327/.322 | .070 | .303 | 3 | 15 | 17% | 10% | 86 | +0.8 | .238/.310/.324 | .086 | .277 | 5 | 13 | 15% | 9% | 80 | +0.4 | .231/.299/.318 | .087 | .260 | 5 | 9 | 12% | 9% | 71 | -0.2 |
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✕Brad Coon 2011 · AAA |
28 | 51→57 | 38→40 | 49→60 | 47 | .241/.301/.316 | .075 | .300 | 6 | 17 | 21% | 7% | 74 | -0.1 | .221/.291/.298 | .077 | .287 | 4 | 16 | 22% | 9% | 66 | -0.6 | .209/.294/.272 | .063 | .274 | 1 | 18 | 22% | 10% | 59 | -0.6 |
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✕Alden Carrithers 2013 · AA |
28 | 57→61 | 35→30 | 52→55 | 56 | .268/.338/.331 | .064 | .308 | 2 | 17 | 13% | 9% | 93 | +1.3 | .251/.320/.320 | .069 | .288 | 4 | 18 | 13% | 9% | 83 | +0.6 | .251/.325/.310 | .059 | .286 | 3 | 18 | 12% | 9% | 79 | +0.1 |
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✕Nicky Lopez 2022 · MLB |
27 | 55→61 | 38→40 | 52→55 | 53 | .258/.320/.342 | .084 | .295 | 5 | 15 | 14% | 8% | 89 | +0.9 | .237/.303/.303 | .066 | .277 | 3 | 15 | 14% | 8% | 72 | -0.2 | .231/.307/.288 | .057 | .275 | 1 | 10 | 15% | 9% | 69 | -0.2 |
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✕JB Shuck 2015 · MLB |
28 | 55→61 | 38→40 | 48→50 | 50 | .257/.301/.339 | .082 | .279 | 5 | 11 | 10% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .240/.287/.335 | .095 | .260 | 6 | 11 | 10% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .226/.282/.316 | .090 | .254 | 5 | 11 | 13% | 7% | 63 | -0.5 |
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✕Roy Morales 2022 · AA |
27 | 55 | 36→30 | 45 | 49 | .256/.314/.323 | .067 | .308 | 4 | 8 | 18% | 7% | 81 | +0.4 | .257/.322/.350 | .093 | .304 | 8 | 9 | 17% | 8% | 92 | +1.2 | .280/.353/.374 | .094 | .319 | 11 | 9 | 15% | 9% | 109 | +0.9 |
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✕Justin Henry 2014 · AAA |
29 | 53→63 | 36→40 | 50→55 | 50 | .245/.301/.315 | .071 | .290 | 2 | 17 | 16% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .226/.283/.308 | .082 | .277 | 5 | 12 | 19% | 7% | 64 | -0.8 | .237/.298/.308 | .072 | .295 | 2 | 10 | 19% | 8% | 66 | -0.2 |
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✕Will Rhymes 2012 · MLB |
29 | 55→61 | 38→40 | 52→55 | 51 | .260/.311/.346 | .086 | .291 | 4 | 16 | 12% | 7% | 85 | +0.7 | .247/.303/.332 | .085 | .273 | 5 | 9 | 11% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .235/.292/.318 | .083 | .259 | 5 | 6 | 11% | 7% | 68 | -0.3 |
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✕Hernan Iribarren 2012 · AAA |
28 | 49→59 | 40 | 47→55 | 43 | .236/.276/.326 | .091 | .285 | 7 | 12 | 20% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .238/.287/.311 | .073 | .300 | 4 | 16 | 21% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .270/.303/.345 | .075 | .327 | 3 | 3 | 18% | 5% | 78 | +0.1 |
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✕Greg Garcia 2017 · MLB |
27 | 52→53 | 39→40 | 48→50 | 51 | .245/.325/.333 | .087 | .312 | 6 | 11 | 22% | 9% | 89 | +1.0 | .245/.340/.339 | .094 | .310 | 7 | 7 | 21% | 11% | 98 | +1.6 | .241/.350/.334 | .093 | .308 | 6 | 3 | 21% | 13% | 99 | +0.8 |
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✕Matt Tupman 2008 · AAA |
28 | 53→52 | 36→30 | 41→30 | 53 | .249/.315/.311 | .062 | .291 | 3 | 4 | 15% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .228/.276/.299 | .071 | .266 | 5 | 4 | 16% | 6% | 59 | -1.1 | .216/.255/.276 | .060 | .252 | 5 | 0 | 16% | 5% | 42 | -1.0 |
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✕Domingo Castro 2008 · AAA |
28 | 55→62 | 35→40 | 45→50 | 48 | .257/.299/.312 | .055 | .288 | 3 | 13 | 12% | 5% | 71 | -0.3 | .259/.289/.321 | .062 | .294 | 3 | 10 | 12% | 4% | 69 | -0.4 | .290/.324/.357 | .067 | .322 | 2 | 5 | 10% | 4% | 89 | +0.6 |
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✕Tim Fedroff 2014 · AAA |
27 | 53→61 | 39→40 | 49→50 | 49 | .254/.313/.343 | .089 | .313 | 7 | 14 | 20% | 8% | 85 | +0.7 | .223/.291/.303 | .080 | .302 | 6 | 12 | 26% | 9% | 67 | -0.5 | .205/.284/.265 | .060 | .292 | 3 | 6 | 28% | 10% | 53 | -1.0 |
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✕Dustin Delucchi 2006 · AAA |
28 | 52→55 | 39→40 | 51→50 | 54 | .246/.326/.334 | .088 | .301 | 5 | 15 | 19% | 10% | 89 | +1.0 | .231/.305/.308 | .077 | .291 | 5 | 12 | 20% | 9% | 74 | -0.1 | .214/.291/.244 | .030 | .276 | 0 | 6 | 20% | 9% | 47 | -0.7 |
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✕Forrestt Allday 2018 · AAA |
27 | 51→47 | 35→30 | 43→50 | 52 | .236/.314/.290 | .054 | .290 | 3 | 12 | 19% | 9% | 73 | -0.1 | .227/.302/.296 | .069 | .287 | 4 | 12 | 21% | 8% | 70 | -0.3 | .216/.295/.278 | .062 | .279 | 3 | 11 | 22% | 7% | 59 | -0.9 |
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✕Isaac Rodriguez 2019 · AAA |
28 | 54→58 | 39→40 | 50→55 | 46 | .259/.307/.343 | .084 | .299 | 6 | 17 | 16% | 5% | 83 | +0.6 | .258/.314/.358 | .100 | .296 | 9 | 20 | 15% | 6% | 91 | +1.1 | .274/.332/.364 | .090 | .312 | 8 | 23 | 14% | 6% | 97 | +1.3 |
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✕Sergio Burruel 2019 · AAA |
28 | 51 | 38→30 | 40→30 | 47 | .242/.292/.314 | .071 | .287 | 6 | 5 | 18% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .239/.315/.389 | .150 | .308 | 17 | 7 | 26% | 9% | 100 | +1.7 | .224/.328/.407 | .183 | .288 | 22 | 0 | 28% | 12% | 107 | +0.6 |
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✕Mike Freeman 2016 · AAA |
28 | 51→60 | 38→45 | 54→55 | 47 | .240/.290/.322 | .082 | .289 | 5 | 15 | 18% | 6% | 70 | -0.3 | .253/.300/.343 | .090 | .325 | 6 | 12 | 23% | 6% | 80 | +0.4 | .251/.300/.336 | .086 | .331 | 6 | 12 | 25% | 6% | 74 | -0.0 |
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✕Sergio Perez 2019 · AAA |
29 | 51 | 37→40 | 45→50 | 45 | .240/.284/.316 | .076 | .294 | 4 | 10 | 20% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .247/.280/.361 | .114 | .297 | 11 | 8 | 20% | 4% | 76 | +0.1 | .270/.291/.375 | .106 | .318 | 11 | 2 | 19% | 2% | 85 | +0.3 |