Austin Kitchen P Tacoma Rainiers
+0.5 WAR
Age 29 LHP 6'0" / 200 lbs AAA peak 0.5 · 2026
ERA4.19
FIP4.19
xFIP4.61
SIERA4.19
K%18.1%
BB%7.5%
K-BB%10.6%
IP60
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2026
STUF4040
CTRL6060
CMD4545
K†4040
SI (34%)
CU (11%)
SL-0.9 (23%)
CH-1.5 (17%)
FB-4.6 (49%)

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
202124AFresno Grizzlies198512293814312.3%7.2%1.4%4.973.72+0.7
202225AAHartford Yard Goats3648133571231516.5%7.8%4.6%3.325.20-0.1
202326AAAAlbuquerque Isotopes450612635416517.3%6.5%1.8%4.453.48+1.0
202427MLBMiami Marlins411592613718412.8%7.3%1.5%5.013.79+0.8
202528AAATacoma Rainiers481702935318515.9%6.5%1.5%3.363.41+1.3
▸ 2026 Season
202629MLBSEA60602524319616.9%7.4%2.3%4.284.28+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202730MLBSEA58582444219617.3%7.7%2.5%4.324.34+0.4
202831MLBSEA56562364119617.6%7.9%2.6%4.384.42+0.3
202932MLBSEA54542274018617.6%8.1%2.7%4.454.50+0.3
203033MLBSEA51512173818617.4%8.3%2.8%4.534.59+0.2
203134MLBSEA49492063518617.1%8.5%2.9%4.634.70+0.1
203235MLBSEA46461943217616.7%8.7%3.0%4.744.82+0.1
203336MLBSEA43431812916616.2%9.0%3.1%4.874.950.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career189143221381209983215.1%7.1%2.3%4.113.98+4.8
/ 200 IP1189200859130612015.1%7.1%2.3%4.113.98+3.0

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
Austin Kitchen (OGILVIE) 4.28 16.9%7.4%2.3% 4.42 17.5%9.6%168 +0.14
Franklin Morales L 2026 · 3.33 FIP 29 SW 3.33 15.9%5.4%1.6%.271 4.03 15.0%7.0%39 +0.70 3.33 101 86
Jeremy Horst L 2026 · 4.12 FIP 29 SW 4.12 18.8%11.2%2.2%.291 3.71 15.1%2.7%48 -0.41 3.71 108 84
Arturo Barradas L 2026 · 3.42 FIP 29 SU 3.42 18.1%7.0%1.8%.288 3.24 16.1%9.5%34 -0.18 3.24 163 82
Ryan Verdugo L 2025 · 3.61 FIP 28 SW 3.61 19.8%10.8%1.5%.281 3.36 22.7%17.3%82 -0.25 3.36 153 82
Jeff Ibarra L 2026 · 3.66 FIP 29 SU 3.66 18.1%7.0%2.2%.342 2.89 20.6%17.2%29 -0.77 2.89 101 82
Colt Hynes L 2027 · 3.42 FIP 30 SU 3.42 16.2%8.4%1.1%.290 3.68 17.9%13.2%105 +0.26 3.42 152 82
Brandon Mann L 2029 · 4.73 FIP 32 SW 4.73 19.4%7.9%4.1%.320 3.99 19.0%7.6%128 -0.74 3.59 190 81
Kyle Hunter L 2025 · 4.50 FIP 28 SW 4.50 14.0%6.1%3.3%.335 4.34 188 81
Andrew Barbosa L 2026 · 4.68 FIP 29 SW 4.68 20.2%9.6%3.8%.301 2.70 175 81
Jimmy Reyes L 2025 · 4.88 FIP 28 SW 4.88 13.8%8.0%3.5%.294 3.03 200 80
Brian Flynn L 2026 · 4.49 FIP 29 SW 4.49 17.7%10.1%2.9%.333 3.82 277 79
Kraig Sitton L 2026 · 3.89 FIP 29 SW 3.89 14.7%6.1%2.3%.312 2.81 166 79
Scott Alexander L 2026 · 3.29 FIP 29 SW 3.29 20.9%9.3%1.4%.290 4.54 13.3%5.0%45 +1.25 2.82 414 79
Marlon Arias L 2027 · 4.30 FIP 30 SW 4.30 16.8%12.2%2.0%.330 3.73 17.2%9.5%22 -0.57 3.73 154 79
Buddy Boshers L 2026 · 4.43 FIP 29 SU 4.43 18.9%8.0%3.5%.300 3.46 24.1%15.6%112 -0.97 2.83 223 78
David Huff L 2027 · 3.48 FIP 30 SW 3.48 17.1%3.8%2.5%.271 4.07 19.5%14.6%52 +0.59 3.48 158 77
Jake McGee L 2026 · 4.72 FIP 29 SU 4.72 18.5%7.3%4.1%.329 3.96 22.1%15.6%150 -0.76 1.36 350 77
Jose Meraz L 2026 · 4.31 FIP 29 SU 4.31 16.4%10.3%2.4%.282 3.80 10.5%-2.0%30 -0.51 3.70 110 77
Roy Merritt L 2027 · 3.92 FIP 30 SU 3.92 13.3%5.9%2.2%.293 3.92 16.2%10.4%116 +0.00 3.92 129 77
Duane Below L 2026 · 3.65 FIP 29 SU 3.65 12.5%3.7%2.1%.266 4.56 14.7%9.6%140 +0.91 3.65 189 77

Contract

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