Benito Garcia P Springfield Cardinals
+0.5 WAR
Age 26 RHP 6'0" / 165 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 0.5 · 2026
ERA4.26
FIP4.26
xFIP
SIERA
K%20.9%
BB%7.7%
K-BB%13.2%
IP64
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2026
K†5050

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
201818ROKDSL Mets 11410502105811118.8%6.5%0.7%3.932.71+1.3
201919ROKDSL Mets 1228308001.12
202121ROKFCL Mets9014668338.2%5.7%7.0%6.286.96-0.3
202222A+Brooklyn Cyclones21037161418319.0%6.9%2.8%5.403.92+0.4
202323AABinghamton Rumble Ponies303612425211315.5%4.9%1.5%2.203.25+1.2
202424AAAMemphis Redbirds340702965313915.0%4.4%2.5%4.093.73+1.0
▸ 2026 Season
202626MLBSTL1212642695621820.9%7.7%2.9%4.264.26+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202727MLBSTL1212632675721821.2%7.9%2.9%4.274.28+0.5
202828MLBSTL1111622635621821.3%8.0%2.9%4.294.31+0.5
202929MLBSTL1111612585521821.3%8.1%3.0%4.334.35+0.4
203030MLBSTL59592505321821.1%8.3%3.0%4.384.41+0.4
203131MLBSTL57572415020820.9%8.4%3.1%4.454.49+0.3
203232MLBSTL55552314820720.6%8.5%3.2%4.534.58+0.2
203333MLBSTL52522214519720.3%8.7%3.3%4.624.67+0.2
203434MLBSTL50502104219720.0%8.9%3.4%4.724.78+0.1
203535MLBSTL47471983918719.6%9.2%3.5%4.834.91+0.0
203636MLBSTL44441853517719.1%9.4%3.6%4.965.04-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career110152411005166532216.5%5.3%2.1%3.813.56+4.8
/ 200 IP9112200834138441816.5%5.3%2.1%3.813.56+3.9

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
Benito Garcia (OGILVIE) 4.26 20.9%7.7%2.9% 4.31 21.3%13.3%187 +0.05
Jarret Whorff R 2026 · 3.84 FIP 26 SW 3.84 21.6%8.2%2.8%.316 3.84 206 90
Colton Murray R 2026 · 4.05 FIP 26 SW 4.05 21.2%9.4%2.8%.295 4.28 21.8%13.1%41 +0.23 3.34 187 89
R.J. Alaniz R 2026 · 3.90 FIP 26 SW 3.90 20.7%8.9%2.6%.318 3.29 23.8%15.0%96 -0.61 2.45 362 89
Ryan Kelly R 2027 · 3.50 FIP 27 SW 3.50 20.3%7.5%2.1%.241 3.22 20.8%14.2%43 -0.28 2.49 131 89
Bryan Shaw R 2027 · 3.91 FIP 27 SW 3.91 20.4%6.8%3.0%.276 3.53 23.3%15.0%198 -0.38 2.86 596 88
John Brebbia R 2026 · 4.15 FIP 26 SW 4.15 18.6%6.6%3.3%.346 3.23 27.6%21.4%215 -0.92 2.96 523 88
Coleman Huntley III R 2028 · 3.91 FIP 28 SW 3.91 20.2%7.4%2.9%.348 3.55 23.4%13.2%86 -0.36 2.38 160 88
Randall Delgado R 2026 · 3.83 FIP 26 SW 3.83 20.2%9.8%2.2%.303 4.06 19.2%12.5%143 +0.23 3.05 290 88
Shawn Armstrong R 2026 · 4.33 FIP 26 SW 4.33 22.1%9.2%3.5%.282 3.20 26.9%17.2%144 -1.13 1.79 618 87
Jaye Chapman R 2028 · 3.34 FIP 28 SW 3.34 21.6%8.5%1.8%.276 4.07 20.3%11.3%85 +0.73 3.25 150 87
Jhan Mariñez R 2026 · 3.52 FIP 26 SW 3.52 23.1%9.3%2.2%.244 3.73 18.9%11.1%168 +0.21 3.18 253 87
Andrew Robinson R 2027 · 3.75 FIP 27 SW 3.75 17.6%6.3%2.4%.246 3.68 22.7%14.4%97 -0.07 3.25 160 87
Ryan Halstead R 2026 · 4.04 FIP 26 SW 4.04 18.0%6.7%2.9%.296 3.25 16.1%8.7%64 -0.79 3.06 222 87
Joe Navilhon R 2026 · 3.22 FIP 26 SW 3.22 20.5%7.7%1.6%.322 4.28 23.4%16.7%99 +1.06 2.25 273 87
Michael Blazek R 2026 · 3.06 FIP 26 SW 3.06 21.2%7.7%1.4%.239 4.22 16.6%6.3%126 +1.16 3.06 221 86
Matt Pushard R 2026 · 3.86 FIP 26 SW 3.86 24.1%8.9%3.0%.242 2.97 25.1%15.7%62 -0.89 2.97 167 86
Joe Broussard R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 26 SW 3.82 23.5%7.9%3.1%.316 3.73 21.1%12.0%95 -0.09 2.62 304 86
Carlos Gonzalez R 2026 · 3.79 FIP 26 SW 3.79 18.2%8.7%2.1%.266 4.46 14.3%2.3%36 +0.67 3.75 154 86
Troy Neiman R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 26 SW 3.99 18.1%8.3%2.5%.282 3.99 199 86
Seth Frankoff R 2026 · 4.02 FIP 26 SW 4.02 19.6%7.4%3.0%.312 4.24 20.0%11.3%177 +0.22 2.88 263 86

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2028
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2033
First FA Year   2034
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.5$2M+$1M
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2031Arb-3$0.6M+0.3$1M+$0.8M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1.0M+$0.3M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.2$1.0M-$0.0M
Totals $5M $9M +$4M