Christian MolfettaC
Erie SeaWolves
Age 29
R/R
5'10" / 195 lbs
AA
HR +5%H +3%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
peak 0.2 · 2026
wRC+†67
AVG/OBP/SLG.209 / .270 / .332
PA170
HR4
K%30
BB%7
MLB%2%
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.2peak
2026
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 | — | — | — |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2032 | Ext | beyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate | |||
| 2033 | Ext | beyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate | |||
| 2034 | Ext | beyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate | |||
| Totals | $-4M | $-4M | +$0.0M | ||
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 | 24 | AA | Rocket City Trash Pandas | 37 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .121 | .216 | .212 | .428 | .091 | .267 | 49 | 8 | .192 | 5 | -4 | -0 | +0 | +1 | +1 | -0.3 |
| 2022 | 25 | A+ | Tri-City Dust Devils | 220 | 199 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .141 | .208 | .186 | .394 | .045 | .239 | 39 | 6 | .182 | -2 | -25 | -1 | +0 | +4 | +6 | -1.6 |
| 2023 | 26 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 34 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .094 | .147 | .094 | .241 | .000 | .150 | 35 | 6 | .126 | -45 | -6 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +1 | -0.4 |
| 2024 | 27 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 39 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .211 | .257 | .468 | .114 | .267 | 51 | 5 | .201 | 12 | -4 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +1 | -0.2 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 29 | MLB | DET | 170 | 155 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .213 | .274 | .342 | .616 | .129 | .286 | 30 | 6 | .273 | 67 | -6 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +5 | 0.2 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 30 | MLB 9% | DET | 243 | 222 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .212 | .274 | .329 | .603 | .117 | .285 | 30 | 7 | .275 | 68 | -9 | +0 | -2 | +4 | +7 | 0.1 |
| 2028 | 31 | MLB 19% | DET | 238 | 217 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .212 | .275 | .332 | .607 | .120 | .285 | 30 | 7 | .275 | 68 | -8 | +0 | -3 | +4 | +7 | -0.0 |
| 2029 | 32 | MLB 29% | DET | 222 | 202 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .213 | .277 | .337 | .614 | .124 | .284 | 30 | 7 | .273 | 67 | -8 | +0 | -4 | +4 | +6 | -0.1 |
| 2030 | 33 | MLB 40% | DET | 194 | 176 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .210 | .276 | .330 | .606 | .119 | .282 | 30 | 7 | .268 | 64 | -8 | +0 | -4 | +3 | +5 | -0.3 |
| 2031 | 34 | MLB 49% | DET | 154 | 141 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .261 | .312 | .573 | .113 | .281 | 31 | 7 | .262 | 59 | -7 | +0 | -5 | +3 | +4 | -0.5 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 1551 | 1412 | 274 | 52 | 7 | 28 | 106 | 504 | 17 | 14 | 6 | .194 | .259 | .300 | .559 | .106 | .277 | 32 | 7 | .252 | 51 | -86 | +0 | -17 | +28 | +44 | -3.2 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 592 | 115 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 211 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .194 | .258 | .302 | .560 | .108 | .277 | 32 | 7 | .252 | 51 | -36 | +0 | -7 | +12 | +18 | -1.4 | ||
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 | 24 | AA | Rocket City Trash Pandas | 37 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .161 | .297 | .258 | .555 | .097 | .294 | 38 | 14 | .266 | 62 | -2 | -0 | — | — | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | 25 | A+ | Tri-City Dust Devils | 220 | 190 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .296 | .268 | .565 | .068 | .296 | 30 | 10 | .262 | 59 | -10 | -1 | — | — | +6 | -0.5 |
| 2023 | 26 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 34 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .206 | .129 | .335 | .000 | .182 | 26 | 9 | .168 | -13 | -4 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.3 |
| 2024 | 27 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 39 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .263 | .294 | .557 | .118 | .278 | 41 | 8 | .252 | 51 | -2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.1 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Christian Molfetta (OGILVIE) | 29 | — | — | — | — | .209/.270/.332 | .123 | .286 | 4 | 3 | 30% | 7% | 67 | -0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Zack Short 2023 · MLB |
28 | 37→39 | 46→50 | 46→45 | 50 | .191/.285/.319 | .128 | .261 | 14 | 9 | 31% | 11% | 70 | -0.3 | .189/.283/.313 | .124 | .261 | 14 | 10 | 31% | 11% | 68 | -0.5 | .168/.270/.287 | .119 | .228 | 14 | 8 | 31% | 11% | 54 | -0.9 |
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✕Camden Duzenack 2023 · AAA |
28 | 39→37 | 49→50 | 51→50 | 36 | .205/.244/.348 | .143 | .271 | 17 | 12 | 31% | 4% | 59 | -1.1 | .225/.280/.351 | .126 | .287 | 13 | 10 | 26% | 6% | 75 | -0.0 | .235/.302/.339 | .104 | .296 | 10 | 6 | 23% | 6% | 79 | +0.1 |
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✕Dustin Garneau 2017 · MLB |
29 | 40→38 | 49→50 | 45 | 45 | .211/.268/.357 | .146 | .241 | 18 | 6 | 22% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .207/.272/.362 | .155 | .252 | 18 | 4 | 25% | 7% | 76 | +0.0 | .184/.263/.355 | .171 | .225 | 21 | 0 | 29% | 7% | 68 | -0.2 |
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✕Grayson Greiner 2022 · MLB |
29 | 40 | 44→45 | 47→30 | 40 | .200/.262/.313 | .113 | .299 | 13 | 4 | 36% | 7% | 58 | -1.2 | .195/.259/.307 | .112 | .360 | 12 | 6 | 45% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .163/.227/.268 | .105 | .321 | 15 | 3 | 51% | 7% | 28 | -0.9 |
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✕Stevie Berman 2023 · AAA |
28 | 39 | 46→50 | 48→40 | 48 | .200/.287/.330 | .129 | .255 | 14 | 5 | 26% | 9% | 73 | -0.1 | .215/.296/.335 | .120 | .285 | 13 | 7 | 27% | 9% | 79 | +0.3 | .199/.298/.266 | .067 | .267 | 9 | 0 | 27% | 12% | 60 | -0.2 |
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✕Aramis Garcia 2022 · MLB |
29 | 40→41 | 48→50 | 43→45 | 37 | .206/.257/.340 | .133 | .293 | 16 | 4 | 35% | 5% | 63 | -0.9 | .201/.243/.328 | .127 | .275 | 16 | 7 | 33% | 4% | 53 | -1.5 | .174/.239/.321 | .147 | .238 | 22 | 6 | 37% | 6% | 49 | -0.8 |
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✕Jason Smith 2006 · MLB |
29 | 42→35 | 47→55 | 51→50 | 38 | .215/.250/.359 | .145 | .271 | 14 | 14 | 27% | 4% | 64 | -0.8 | .220/.260/.375 | .155 | .300 | 18 | 10 | 32% | 5% | 72 | -0.2 | .208/.246/.368 | .159 | .291 | 19 | 5 | 35% | 4% | 62 | -0.5 |
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✕Brad Cresse 2006 · AAA |
28 | 41 | 44→50 | 48→30 | 43 | .204/.269/.324 | .120 | .267 | 10 | 7 | 27% | 7% | 64 | -0.8 | .215/.275/.352 | .137 | .301 | 15 | 6 | 32% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .205/.267/.343 | .138 | .291 | 19 | 0 | 35% | 7% | 69 | -0.2 |
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✕Justin Leone 2006 · MLB |
29 | 43→41 | 46→50 | 48→55 | 46 | .214/.288/.346 | .132 | .297 | 14 | 8 | 31% | 9% | 78 | +0.2 | .211/.288/.354 | .143 | .274 | 16 | 12 | 28% | 9% | 79 | +0.3 | .202/.286/.351 | .149 | .254 | 18 | 16 | 27% | 10% | 76 | +0.1 |
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✕Adam Fox 2011 · AAA |
29 | 38→44 | 47→50 | 50→45 | 41 | .201/.252/.331 | .130 | .251 | 16 | 9 | 27% | 5% | 58 | -1.2 | .202/.247/.332 | .130 | .256 | 13 | 9 | 26% | 5% | 56 | -1.3 | .183/.221/.321 | .138 | .225 | 13 | 6 | 25% | 4% | 37 | -1.1 |
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✕David Matranga 2007 · AAA |
30 | 38 | 44→45 | 47→50 | 42 | .195/.261/.312 | .117 | .253 | 13 | 10 | 28% | 6% | 58 | -1.2 | .211/.282/.335 | .124 | .279 | 14 | 11 | 28% | 7% | 72 | -0.2 | .212/.294/.334 | .122 | .284 | 13 | 9 | 28% | 8% | 75 | +0.0 |
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✕Caonabo Cosme 2008 · AAA |
29 | 43 | 48→50 | 49→45 | 37 | .221/.258/.362 | .141 | .294 | 16 | 8 | 30% | 4% | 69 | -0.4 | .224/.254/.347 | .123 | .327 | 14 | 8 | 35% | 4% | 63 | -0.9 | .224/.247/.309 | .085 | .335 | 10 | 0 | 36% | 3% | 46 | -0.7 |
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✕Francisco Peña 2019 · MLB |
29 | 44→43 | 46→55 | 47→40 | 41 | .223/.259/.345 | .122 | .267 | 14 | 5 | 23% | 5% | 64 | -0.8 | .221/.262/.382 | .161 | .258 | 21 | 5 | 24% | 5% | 76 | +0.0 | .196/.243/.367 | .171 | .216 | 26 | 1 | 24% | 5% | 64 | -0.5 |
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✕Jeff Nettles 2008 · AA |
29 | 43→41 | 48→55 | 49→40 | 40 | .223/.264/.360 | .138 | .286 | 16 | 6 | 28% | 5% | 70 | -0.3 | .223/.269/.378 | .155 | .254 | 20 | 4 | 21% | 6% | 78 | +0.2 | .216/.263/.374 | .158 | .233 | 23 | 0 | 19% | 5% | 71 | -0.3 |
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✕Andrew Susac 2018 · MLB |
28 | 37→39 | 48→50 | 47→30 | 43 | .197/.261/.333 | .136 | .264 | 16 | 3 | 31% | 8% | 63 | -0.9 | .206/.283/.350 | .144 | .290 | 17 | 7 | 33% | 9% | 76 | +0.1 | .198/.293/.339 | .141 | .281 | 18 | 0 | 34% | 11% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕Ryan Cordell 2021 · MLB |
29 | 42→41 | 45→55 | 49→50 | 40 | .211/.264/.333 | .122 | .283 | 13 | 11 | 30% | 6% | 63 | -0.8 | .207/.271/.370 | .163 | .326 | 22 | 14 | 41% | 7% | 77 | +0.1 | .151/.220/.316 | .164 | .233 | 26 | 18 | 47% | 7% | 40 | -0.9 |
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✕Jake Hager 2022 · MLB |
29 | 36→46 | 48→50 | 52→50 | 40 | .194/.248/.334 | .140 | .266 | 17 | 10 | 34% | 6% | 57 | -1.2 | .203/.262/.317 | .114 | .278 | 10 | 9 | 29% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .194/.252/.288 | .094 | .273 | 7 | 7 | 30% | 6% | 44 | -0.8 |
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✕Brandon Larson 2005 · MLB |
29 | 42 | 48→50 | 46→45 | 52 | .214/.302/.352 | .138 | .267 | 16 | 9 | 26% | 10% | 85 | +0.7 | .227/.286/.383 | .156 | .291 | 20 | 6 | 28% | 7% | 86 | +0.8 | .222/.268/.379 | .157 | .279 | 21 | 4 | 29% | 5% | 75 | -0.0 |
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✕Drew Jackson 2021 · AAA |
28 | 39→45 | 45 | 49→55 | 41 | .197/.268/.316 | .118 | .283 | 13 | 17 | 34% | 7% | 62 | -0.9 | .210/.295/.327 | .117 | .326 | 12 | 25 | 36% | 9% | 76 | +0.0 | .199/.294/.308 | .110 | .316 | 12 | 32 | 37% | 10% | 68 | -0.2 |
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✕Travis Garcia 2011 · AA |
29 | 44 | 46→50 | 48→40 | 37 | .223/.260/.350 | .127 | .301 | 13 | 8 | 30% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .246/.287/.427 | .181 | .319 | 24 | 10 | 30% | 5% | 98 | +1.6 | .243/.279/.416 | .173 | .307 | 24 | 5 | 29% | 3% | 90 | +0.4 |