Ky Bush P Birmingham Barons
+0.1 WAR
INJURED · Injured 60-Day (D60)
Age 26 LHP 6'6" / 250 lbs AA Svc 1.0 · Ctrl thru 2030 peak 0.6 · 2027
ERA5.17
FIP4.88
xFIP7.03
SIERA6.99
K%20.0%
BB%11.5%
K-BB%8.5%
IP110
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
2027
K†5050
FB Velo
p1191.7
Whiff%
p3222.8%
K%
p1012.6%
xwOBA vs
p100.363
CH+1.4 (10%)
CU (15%)
SL (24%)
FB-5.4 (51%)

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
202121A+Tri-City Dust Devils551254205028.5%10.6%0.0%4.502.04+0.4
202222AARocket City Trash Pandas2121103427101291419.2%7.5%3.4%3.674.31+1.2
202323AABirmingham Barons17177232478371618.6%13.2%6.3%6.916.66-1.3
202424MLBChicago White Sox2422124520111611118.0%12.5%2.5%3.634.53+1.1
▸ 2026 Season
202626MLBCWS33331392816420.0%11.5%3.0%5.174.88+0.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202727MLBCWS212111347897531420.2%11.1%3.0%4.944.83+0.6
202828MLBCWS212111347997521520.3%10.9%3.0%4.844.81+0.6
202929MLBCWS202011146893511419.9%10.8%3.1%4.844.86+0.6
203030MLBCWS202010845488491419.4%10.8%3.1%4.894.93+0.5
203131MLBCWS191910443882481418.8%11.0%3.2%4.985.04+0.3
203232MLBCWS181810042177471418.2%11.1%3.3%5.085.15+0.2
203333MLBCWS17179540270451417.5%11.3%3.4%5.205.28-0.0
203434MLBCWS16169038164441316.8%11.5%3.5%5.335.42-0.2
203535MLBCWS15158535958421316.1%11.7%3.6%5.475.57-0.4
203636MLBCWS14148033658381217.3%11.2%3.7%5.475.46-0.3
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career676531113252511454819.0%11.0%3.6%4.434.88+1.5
/ 200 IP4342200853162933119.0%11.0%3.6%4.434.88+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
Ky Bush (OGILVIE) 4.88 20.0%11.5%3.0% 4.83 20.2%9.2%337 -0.05
Brian Moran L 2026 · 4.53 FIP 26 SU 4.53 17.7%14.1%2.1%.318 2.78 25.0%17.4%80 -1.75 1.81 421 81
Josh D. Smith L 2026 · 5.12 FIP 26 SW 5.12 19.2%12.8%3.7%.335 3.59 22.4%11.0%230 -1.53 3.20 335 81
Mitchell Tyranski L 2026 · 4.85 FIP 26 SU 4.85 21.0%12.3%3.6%.234 3.46 20.5%4.0%57 -1.39 3.46 145 80
Tim Hill L 2026 · 5.14 FIP 26 SW 5.14 18.7%10.1%4.3%.298 3.01 21.8%15.3%184 -2.13 2.56 551 79
Haylen Green L 2025 · 4.09 FIP 25 SU 4.09 18.6%10.8%2.2%.317 3.98 104 79
Rob Zastryzny L 2026 · 4.34 FIP 26 SW 4.34 18.4%11.0%2.5%.264 4.84 19.8%10.8%142 +0.50 3.30 634 78
Brendan Nail L 2026 · 4.27 FIP 26 SU 4.27 22.6%12.5%2.7%.311 4.47 19.5%8.1%53 +0.20 3.49 165 77
Elvis Araujo L 2025 · 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 77
Jeff Belge L 2026 · 4.25 FIP 26 SU 4.25 19.4%12.3%2.2%.250 3.32 175 77
Matt Purke L 2026 · 4.28 FIP 26 SW 4.28 19.1%13.9%1.9%.284 3.54 21.4%8.8%112 -0.74 3.00 226 77
Jeff Ibarra L 2028 · 3.79 FIP 28 SU 3.79 17.8%9.7%1.8%.321 3.32 19.2%13.8%66 -0.47 2.89 101 77
Colton Johnson L 2026 · 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 77
Mike Minor L 2028 · 5.65 FIP 28 SU 5.65 19.2%11.8%4.9%.330 3.73 23.2%16.4%443 -1.92 2.38 807 76
Travis Bergen L 2025 · 4.73 FIP 25 SU 4.73 21.5%10.3%3.9%.259 4.49 22.9%4.6%47 -0.24 2.48 143 76
Bryan Harper L 2026 · 4.19 FIP 26 SU 4.19 19.3%9.6%2.7%.197 4.65 14.9%1.0%46 +0.46 4.19 133 76
Juan Grullon L 2026 · 4.67 FIP 26 SW 4.67 19.8%10.9%3.4%.305 4.67 134 76
Zach Muckenhirn L 2026 · 4.08 FIP 26 SU 4.08 20.5%12.6%2.0%.265 4.35 17.9%7.9%103 +0.27 2.98 377 76
Tyler Holton L 2026 · 4.30 FIP 26 SU 4.30 20.7%9.8%3.1%.288 3.59 21.7%16.8%258 -0.71 2.93 367 75
Tom Windle L 2026 · 4.54 FIP 26 SW 4.54 19.0%11.8%2.8%.269 4.35 17.2%1.8%74 -0.19 3.66 330 75
Harrison Musgrave L 2026 · 4.61 FIP 26 SW 4.61 18.1%10.0%3.2%.279 4.84 15.5%6.7%24 +0.23 4.05 440 75

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb
MLB Debut   2024
Service   1.326 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2030
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.2$0.8M+$0.0M
2027Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.6$2M+$2M
2028Arb-1$1M+0.6$3M+$1M
2029Arb-2$2M+0.6$3M+$1M
2030Arb-3$2M+0.4$2M+$0.1M
Totals $6M $10M +$4M