Rafael MorelSS
South Bend Cubs
Age 24
R/R
6'0" / 170 lbs
A+
BB +5%HR -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035
wRC+†38
AVG/OBP/SLG.172 / .253 / .247
PA320
HR4
SB9
K%36
BB%8
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
20→20
PWR
25→25
SPD
60→60
EYE
49↗55
trajectory · 10 yrs
-0.2peak
2029
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2030
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2035
First FA Year 2036
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $-1.0M | $-21M | -$20M | ||
Underwater contract
Projected production over the remaining contract is worth -$20M less than the salary owed. Most often this reflects an aging-curve fade that was visible at signing — the team paid a premium for the early years.
Projected production over the remaining contract is worth -$20M less than the salary owed. Most often this reflects an aging-curve fade that was visible at signing — the team paid a premium for the early years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17 | ROK | DSL Cubs 1 | 268 | 240 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 55 | 9 | 23 | 9 | .200 | .275 | .308 | .584 | .108 | .243 | 21 | 6 | .257 | 55 | -14 | +1 | +0 | +3 | +8 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | 19 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 139 | 125 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .136 | .200 | .224 | .424 | .088 | .214 | 40 | 5 | .188 | 2 | -15 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +4 | -0.9 |
| 2022 | 20 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 145 | 132 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .189 | .252 | .242 | .494 | .053 | .342 | 42 | 5 | .214 | 22 | -13 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +4 | -0.7 |
| 2023 | 21 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 391 | 351 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 132 | 6 | 16 | 9 | .208 | .287 | .282 | .569 | .074 | .313 | 34 | 8 | .258 | 56 | -20 | -0 | +0 | +4 | +11 | -0.5 |
| 2024 | 22 | A+ | South Bend Cubs | 328 | 296 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 118 | 9 | 6 | 5 | .176 | .249 | .260 | .509 | .084 | .266 | 36 | 6 | .229 | 33 | -25 | -1 | +0 | +4 | +9 | -1.3 |
| 2025 | 23 | A+ | 2 teams | 399 | 353 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 152 | 6 | 24 | 2 | .130 | .223 | .178 | .401 | .048 | .217 | 38 | 9 | .192 | 5 | -43 | +4 | +0 | +4 | +11 | -2.4 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 24 | MLB | CHC | 320 | 286 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 116 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .175 | .256 | .255 | .511 | .080 | .271 | 36 | 8 | .235 | 38 | -22 | +1 | +0 | +3 | +9 | -0.9 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 25 | MLB 10% | CHC | 368 | 328 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 128 | 5 | 10 | 2 | .183 | .266 | .277 | .543 | .095 | .275 | 35 | 9 | .250 | 49 | -21 | +1 | +0 | +4 | +10 | -0.6 |
| 2028 | 26 | MLB 25% | CHC | 406 | 362 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 137 | 5 | 11 | 2 | .188 | .270 | .287 | .558 | .099 | .278 | 34 | 9 | .258 | 56 | -20 | +1 | +0 | +4 | +12 | -0.3 |
| 2029 | 27 | MLB 43% | CHC | 419 | 372 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 140 | 6 | 11 | 2 | .191 | .276 | .296 | .572 | .105 | .279 | 33 | 9 | .262 | 59 | -20 | +1 | +0 | +4 | +12 | -0.2 |
| 2030 | 28 | MLB 52% | CHC | 424 | 377 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 141 | 6 | 11 | 2 | .194 | .278 | .300 | .578 | .106 | .279 | 33 | 9 | .262 | 59 | -20 | +1 | -1 | +5 | +12 | -0.3 |
| 2031 | 29 | MLB 63% | CHC | 420 | 374 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 141 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .187 | .271 | .283 | .554 | .096 | .278 | 34 | 9 | .260 | 57 | -20 | +2 | -1 | +4 | +12 | -0.4 |
| 2032 | 30 | MLB 73% | CHC | 414 | 368 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 140 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .188 | .273 | .285 | .558 | .098 | .276 | 34 | 9 | .257 | 55 | -21 | +1 | -2 | +4 | +12 | -0.6 |
| 2033 | 31 | MLB 90% | CHC | 401 | 357 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 138 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .185 | .269 | .283 | .552 | .098 | .274 | 34 | 9 | .253 | 52 | -22 | +1 | -3 | +4 | +11 | -0.8 |
| 2034 | 32 | MLB | CHC | 384 | 341 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 134 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .185 | .270 | .279 | .549 | .094 | .273 | 35 | 9 | .249 | 48 | -22 | +1 | -4 | +4 | +11 | -1.0 |
| 2035 | 33 | MLB | CHC | 355 | 316 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 126 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .177 | .261 | .263 | .524 | .085 | .271 | 35 | 9 | .243 | 44 | -22 | +1 | -4 | +4 | +10 | -1.2 |
| 2036 | 34 | MLB | CHC | 311 | 276 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .174 | .260 | .257 | .517 | .083 | .269 | 36 | 9 | .237 | 40 | -21 | +1 | -5 | +3 | +9 | -1.4 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 5892 | 5254 | 955 | 172 | 17 | 88 | 497 | 2028 | 91 | 170 | 40 | .182 | .264 | .271 | .535 | .089 | .273 | 34 | 8 | .245 | 46 | -361 | +18 | -20 | +63 | +167 | -13.5 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 580 | 106 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 224 | 10 | 19 | 4 | .183 | .266 | .274 | .540 | .091 | .274 | 34 | 8 | .245 | 46 | -40 | +2 | -2 | +7 | +18 | -1.5 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17 | ROK | DSL Cubs 1 | 268 | 230 | 65 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 38 | 9 | 23 | 9 | .283 | .377 | .448 | .825 | .165 | .319 | 14 | 10 | .365 | 138 | +11 | +1 | — | — | +8 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 19 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 139 | 118 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .203 | .304 | .331 | .634 | .127 | .263 | 27 | 10 | .284 | 75 | -4 | +1 | — | — | +4 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 20 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 145 | 126 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .278 | .364 | .365 | .729 | .087 | .402 | 28 | 9 | .329 | 110 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +4 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 21 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 391 | 334 | 88 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 94 | 6 | 16 | 9 | .263 | .369 | .356 | .726 | .093 | .346 | 24 | 13 | .335 | 114 | +6 | -0 | — | — | +11 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 22 | A+ | South Bend Cubs | 328 | 287 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 93 | 9 | 6 | 5 | .226 | .317 | .341 | .658 | .115 | .305 | 28 | 9 | .300 | 88 | -4 | -1 | — | — | +9 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 23 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 37 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .121 | .216 | .152 | .368 | .030 | .222 | 41 | 11 | .184 | -1 | -4 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.3 |
| 2025 | 23 | A+ | South Bend Cubs | 362 | 302 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 112 | 6 | 23 | 2 | .172 | .302 | .245 | .547 | .073 | .257 | 31 | 14 | .262 | 59 | -17 | +4 | — | — | +10 | -0.3 |
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 |
| Rafael Morel (OGILVIE) | 24 | 20 | 25 | 60 | 55 | .172/.253/.247 | .076 | .271 | 4 | 9 | 36% | 8% | 38 | -1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Dwayne Bailey 2011 · AAA |
24 | 42 | 35→30 | 53→50 | 41 | .199/.256/.254 | .055 | .291 | 2 | 14 | 31% | 6% | 38 | -2.6 | .218/.278/.286 | .068 | .315 | 3 | 12 | 29% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .227/.292/.289 | .061 | .331 | 2 | 11 | 29% | 7% | 59 | -0.7 |
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✕Nick Meyer 2021 · A |
24 | 36 | 36→40 | 52→50 | 41 | .176/.234/.238 | .062 | .249 | 4 | 15 | 30% | 6% | 26 | -3.4 | .211/.280/.295 | .084 | .276 | 8 | 14 | 25% | 8% | 60 | -1.0 | .207/.282/.288 | .080 | .266 | 10 | 16 | 25% | 8% | 57 | -0.6 |
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✕Arquímedes Gamboa 2022 · AAA |
24 | 39→43 | 41→40 | 52→50 | 47 | .189/.268/.284 | .095 | .274 | 9 | 15 | 32% | 10% | 53 | -1.5 | .204/.283/.304 | .100 | .299 | 9 | 14 | 32% | 10% | 65 | -0.7 | .195/.282/.288 | .093 | .289 | 8 | 15 | 32% | 10% | 56 | -0.7 |
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✕Dylan Neuse 2023 · A |
24 | 37 | 39→40 | 49→50 | 44 | .183/.260/.264 | .081 | .271 | 8 | 14 | 33% | 9% | 45 | -2.1 | .205/.286/.296 | .091 | .292 | 7 | 13 | 29% | 9% | 63 | -0.8 | .211/.301/.305 | .094 | .293 | 5 | 13 | 27% | 10% | 72 | -0.1 |
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✕Jawuan Harris 2021 · A |
24 | 37→29 | 40 | 54→55 | 42 | .174/.266/.267 | .093 | .296 | 7 | 18 | 40% | 9% | 49 | -1.8 | .176/.259/.258 | .082 | .367 | 6 | 21 | 48% | 9% | 43 | -2.2 | .094/.199/.138 | .045 | .243 | 2 | 38 | 56% | 10% | -13 | -1.7 |
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✕Grae Kessinger 2022 · AA |
24 | 37→29 | 42→45 | 48→50 | 42 | .191/.254/.286 | .095 | .257 | 11 | 14 | 30% | 7% | 47 | -1.9 | .192/.267/.310 | .118 | .259 | 14 | 15 | 30% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .186/.266/.299 | .113 | .246 | 14 | 14 | 29% | 9% | 54 | -0.9 |
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✕Gift Ngoepe 2014 · AA |
24 | 41→42 | 39→45 | 51→50 | 41 | .192/.261/.279 | .086 | .307 | 6 | 16 | 37% | 8% | 48 | -1.9 | .205/.263/.307 | .102 | .318 | 8 | 11 | 36% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .199/.256/.303 | .104 | .307 | 8 | 5 | 36% | 6% | 49 | -1.1 |
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✕Jason Lopez 2022 · AA |
24 | 38 | 42→50 | 52→45 | 40 | .189/.250/.291 | .102 | .286 | 10 | 11 | 36% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .204/.266/.313 | .109 | .307 | 11 | 9 | 35% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .164/.224/.258 | .094 | .235 | 10 | 0 | 33% | 7% | 25 | -0.6 |
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✕Jordyn Adams 2023 · AA |
23 | 40→41 | 38→45 | 57→60 | 36 | .188/.243/.264 | .076 | .303 | 6 | 23 | 38% | 6% | 36 | -2.7 | .199/.258/.305 | .106 | .306 | 10 | 30 | 36% | 7% | 53 | -1.5 | .194/.256/.310 | .116 | .294 | 12 | 32 | 36% | 7% | 52 | -1.3 |
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✕Ashton Creal 2023 · A |
24 | 39 | 41→40 | 54→55 | 39 | .186/.263/.286 | .100 | .298 | 8 | 21 | 38% | 7% | 52 | -1.6 | .189/.265/.279 | .090 | .337 | 8 | 16 | 43% | 7% | 51 | -1.7 | .129/.221/.176 | .047 | .295 | 7 | 12 | 53% | 7% | 4 | -1.1 |
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✕Ray-Patrick Didder 2019 · AA |
24 | 42→46 | 38→45 | 54→60 | 39 | .197/.273/.275 | .078 | .297 | 5 | 21 | 33% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .187/.267/.270 | .083 | .297 | 6 | 23 | 36% | 7% | 50 | -1.8 | .195/.280/.308 | .112 | .279 | 12 | 28 | 32% | 8% | 62 | -0.6 |
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✕Logan Warmoth 2021 · AA |
25 | 43→39 | 37→45 | 53→55 | 41 | .199/.268/.274 | .074 | .312 | 3 | 13 | 35% | 7% | 50 | -1.8 | .197/.276/.301 | .104 | .314 | 9 | 19 | 37% | 8% | 61 | -1.0 | .188/.271/.293 | .105 | .291 | 11 | 24 | 36% | 8% | 55 | -0.9 |
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✕Chris Roller 2022 · AA |
25 | 41 | 40→45 | 53→55 | 40 | .196/.256/.291 | .095 | .278 | 6 | 15 | 30% | 6% | 50 | -1.8 | .190/.266/.302 | .112 | .286 | 11 | 16 | 35% | 8% | 57 | -1.2 | .176/.260/.302 | .126 | .275 | 14 | 16 | 39% | 9% | 53 | -0.9 |
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✕Stephen Wrenn 2019 · AA |
24 | 41→43 | 40→45 | 56→60 | 39 | .202/.253/.294 | .093 | .287 | 8 | 23 | 32% | 6% | 48 | -1.9 | .200/.260/.309 | .109 | .299 | 9 | 24 | 34% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .188/.254/.304 | .116 | .289 | 10 | 27 | 36% | 6% | 50 | -1.1 |
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✕Luis Aviles Jr. 2019 · AA |
24 | 40→42 | 38→50 | 54→55 | 34 | .196/.235/.274 | .078 | .299 | 6 | 22 | 36% | 4% | 34 | -2.8 | .204/.249/.294 | .090 | .309 | 8 | 25 | 35% | 5% | 46 | -2.0 | .197/.239/.349 | .152 | .266 | 18 | 22 | 33% | 4% | 55 | -0.8 |
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✕Jack Conley 2022 · AAA |
25 | 35 | 41→45 | 50→45 | 39 | .177/.239/.273 | .095 | .270 | 8 | 7 | 36% | 7% | 37 | -2.6 | .200/.266/.312 | .112 | .290 | 11 | 7 | 33% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .191/.265/.302 | .110 | .270 | 10 | 5 | 31% | 8% | 52 | -0.8 |
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✕Trey Martin 2017 · AA |
24 | 38→39 | 36→40 | 53→55 | 35 | .186/.223/.247 | .061 | .277 | 4 | 19 | 34% | 4% | 22 | -3.7 | .195/.236/.283 | .088 | .303 | 8 | 14 | 36% | 5% | 38 | -2.6 | .190/.232/.287 | .097 | .298 | 9 | 14 | 38% | 4% | 36 | -1.7 |
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✕Ryan Metzler 2018 · AA |
25 | 38 | 37→40 | 50 | 35 | .177/.235/.246 | .069 | .305 | 4 | 12 | 41% | 6% | 28 | -3.2 | .198/.252/.287 | .089 | .299 | 8 | 13 | 34% | 6% | 46 | -2.0 | .187/.242/.269 | .082 | .278 | 9 | 15 | 34% | 6% | 35 | -1.1 |
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✕J.T. Arruda 2022 · A |
24 | 39→42 | 38→40 | 53→55 | 43 | .189/.254/.273 | .084 | .278 | 5 | 13 | 32% | 8% | 43 | -2.2 | .202/.277/.294 | .092 | .298 | 7 | 19 | 31% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .200/.277/.286 | .086 | .288 | 6 | 21 | 30% | 9% | 55 | -0.9 |
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✕Mike Martin 2016 · A |
23 | 41 | 35→30 | 52→55 | 42 | .188/.277/.248 | .060 | .302 | 3 | 12 | 35% | 8% | 49 | -1.8 | .222/.280/.282 | .060 | .288 | 3 | 17 | 22% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .244/.292/.297 | .053 | .299 | 2 | 23 | 18% | 5% | 62 | -0.3 |