Braiden WardCF
Worcester Red Sox
Age 27
L/R
5'9" / 160 lbs
AAA
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033
peak 1.0 · 2027
wRC+†94
AVG/OBP/SLG.220 / .308 / .314
PA250
HR3
SB27
K%26
BB%6
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
50→50
PWR
30→30
SPD
60→60
EYE
42↘40
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.0peak
2027
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
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2028 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | +0.9 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +0.8 | $3M | +$3M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +0.6 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.8M | +0.3 | $1M | +$0.6M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $4M | $10M | +$6M | ||
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 | 22 | ROK | ACL Rockies | 37 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .241 | .405 | .241 | .647 | .000 | .350 | 24 | 11 | .290 | 80 | -1 | -0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 23 | A+ | 2 teams | 375 | 317 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 118 | 33 | 57 | 5 | .215 | .331 | .297 | .627 | .082 | .327 | 31 | 6 | .276 | 69 | -13 | +9 | +0 | +1 | +11 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 24 | A+ | Spokane Indians | 279 | 234 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 78 | 25 | 44 | 7 | .209 | .327 | .269 | .597 | .060 | .308 | 28 | 6 | .260 | 57 | -14 | +6 | +0 | +1 | +8 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 25 | AA | 2 teams | 438 | 378 | 86 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 139 | 34 | 50 | 9 | .228 | .321 | .347 | .667 | .119 | .340 | 32 | 4 | .285 | 76 | -12 | +6 | +0 | +2 | +12 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 26 | AA | 2 teams | 368 | 317 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 79 | 19 | 57 | 7 | .256 | .346 | .341 | .687 | .085 | .333 | 21 | 7 | .301 | 88 | -5 | +9 | +0 | +1 | +10 | 1.6 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 27 | AAA | Worcester Red Sox | 53 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | .263 | .462 | .263 | .725 | .000 | .357 | 19 | 11 | .342 | 120 | +1 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +2 | 0.4 |
| ROS | 27 | MLB | BOS | 197 | 170 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 12 | 18 | 3 | .229 | .328 | .324 | .652 | .094 | .306 | 25 | 7 | .299 | 87 | -3 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +6 | 0.6 |
| TOT | 27 | MLB | BOS | 250 | 208 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 60 | 20 | 27 | 6 | .236 | .356 | .312 | .669 | .077 | .320 | 24 | 8 | .308 | 94 | -2 | +3 | +0 | +1 | +7 | 0.9 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 28 | MLB 20% | BOS | 333 | 286 | 66 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 78 | 19 | 27 | 5 | .231 | .333 | .329 | .662 | .098 | .297 | 23 | 8 | .303 | 90 | -4 | +3 | -1 | +1 | +9 | 1.0 |
| 2028 | 29 | MLB 33% | BOS | 352 | 303 | 69 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 83 | 19 | 26 | 5 | .228 | .330 | .323 | .653 | .096 | .296 | 24 | 8 | .303 | 90 | -4 | +3 | -1 | +1 | +10 | 0.9 |
| 2029 | 30 | MLB 43% | BOS | 363 | 313 | 71 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 86 | 19 | 24 | 4 | .227 | .328 | .329 | .657 | .102 | .294 | 24 | 8 | .300 | 88 | -5 | +3 | -2 | +1 | +10 | 0.8 |
| 2030 | 31 | MLB 52% | BOS | 358 | 310 | 69 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 87 | 18 | 20 | 3 | .223 | .321 | .319 | .640 | .097 | .293 | 24 | 8 | .297 | 86 | -6 | +3 | -3 | +1 | +10 | 0.6 |
| 2031 | 32 | MLB 64% | BOS | 345 | 299 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 2 | .217 | .316 | .304 | .620 | .087 | .291 | 25 | 8 | .293 | 82 | -7 | +3 | -4 | +1 | +10 | 0.3 |
| 2032 | 33 | MLB 73% | BOS | 318 | 275 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 81 | 16 | 14 | 2 | .215 | .314 | .295 | .609 | .080 | .290 | 25 | 8 | .288 | 78 | -8 | +2 | -4 | +1 | +9 | 0.0 |
| 2033 | 34 | MLB 81% | BOS | 277 | 240 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 73 | 14 | 11 | 1 | .217 | .316 | .304 | .621 | .087 | .289 | 26 | 8 | .282 | 74 | -8 | +2 | -5 | +1 | +8 | -0.3 |
| 2034 | 35 | MLB 88% | BOS | 227 | 197 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 62 | 11 | 8 | 1 | .208 | .307 | .289 | .596 | .081 | .287 | 27 | 7 | .275 | 68 | -8 | +1 | -6 | +1 | +6 | -0.5 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4267 | 3668 | 822 | 123 | 37 | 45 | 293 | 1108 | 260 | 376 | 56 | .224 | .326 | .315 | .640 | .091 | .307 | 26 | 7 | .290 | 80 | -96 | +53 | -25 | +15 | +121 | 6.9 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 559 | 126 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 169 | 40 | 57 | 9 | .225 | .328 | .318 | .647 | .093 | .308 | 26 | 7 | .290 | 80 | -15 | +8 | -4 | +2 | +18 | 1.0 | ||
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 | 22 | ROK | ACL Rockies | 37 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .308 | .514 | .308 | .821 | .000 | .400 | 16 | 19 | .407 | 170 | +3 | -0 | — | — | +1 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 23 | A+ | Spokane Indians | 225 | 185 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 58 | 17 | 31 | 5 | .211 | .345 | .270 | .616 | .059 | .307 | 26 | 9 | .295 | 84 | -4 | +4 | — | — | +6 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 23 | A | Fresno Grizzlies | 150 | 120 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 0 | .367 | .490 | .533 | 1.023 | .167 | .435 | 17 | 9 | .456 | 207 | +18 | +5 | — | — | +4 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 24 | A+ | Spokane Indians | 279 | 223 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 55 | 25 | 44 | 7 | .265 | .404 | .341 | .744 | .076 | .345 | 20 | 10 | .348 | 124 | +8 | +6 | — | — | +8 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 25 | AA | Hartford Yard Goats | 323 | 268 | 65 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 81 | 23 | 32 | 5 | .243 | .356 | .358 | .714 | .116 | .326 | 25 | 7 | .323 | 105 | +2 | +4 | — | — | +9 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 25 | A+ | Spokane Indians | 115 | 100 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 4 | .340 | .426 | .550 | .976 | .210 | .432 | 21 | 3 | .430 | 187 | +11 | +2 | — | — | +3 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 26 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | 163 | 133 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 35 | 2 | .331 | .440 | .466 | .906 | .135 | .394 | 14 | 10 | .399 | 163 | +12 | +6 | — | — | +5 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 26 | AA | Hartford Yard Goats | 205 | 174 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 22 | 5 | .259 | .361 | .333 | .695 | .075 | .324 | 19 | 9 | .320 | 103 | +1 | +2 | — | — | +6 | 0.9 |
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 |
| Braiden Ward (OGILVIE) | 27 | 50 | 30 | 60 | 40 | .220/.308/.314 | .094 | .300 | 3 | 20 | 26% | 6% | 79 | +0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Jarrod Dyson 2012 · MLB |
27 | 52→57 | 37→40 | 66→70 | 46 | .246/.296/.319 | .073 | .308 | 3 | 46 | 21% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .247/.306/.324 | .077 | .304 | 3 | 53 | 18% | 7% | 77 | +0.1 | .246/.315/.340 | .094 | .283 | 5 | 53 | 14% | 7% | 81 | +0.2 |
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✕Tony Campana 2013 · MLB |
27 | 56→63 | 35→30 | 65→70 | 43 | .261/.303/.319 | .058 | .335 | 3 | 51 | 22% | 5% | 74 | -0.1 | .240/.287/.299 | .059 | .319 | 2 | 39 | 24% | 6% | 63 | -0.9 | .232/.278/.274 | .042 | .300 | 0 | 32 | 21% | 5% | 48 | -1.2 |
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✕Tyler Graham 2012 · AAA |
28 | 55→54 | 38→40 | 62→65 | 42 | .258/.303/.333 | .076 | .326 | 5 | 46 | 22% | 5% | 79 | +0.3 | .235/.290/.311 | .076 | .298 | 5 | 36 | 21% | 5% | 68 | -0.5 | .221/.272/.280 | .059 | .274 | 4 | 33 | 20% | 5% | 48 | -0.9 |
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✕Everth Cabrera 2014 · MLB |
27 | 55→59 | 38→40 | 65 | 51 | .259/.324/.345 | .086 | .322 | 5 | 47 | 20% | 8% | 91 | +1.1 | .235/.289/.307 | .072 | .295 | 5 | 29 | 21% | 7% | 66 | -0.6 | .210/.259/.254 | .044 | .268 | 2 | 25 | 21% | 6% | 37 | -1.2 |
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✕Mallex Smith 2020 · MLB |
27 | 53→61 | 41→45 | 66→65 | 48 | .249/.315/.359 | .110 | .316 | 6 | 42 | 22% | 8% | 91 | +1.1 | .224/.294/.329 | .105 | .299 | 8 | 36 | 26% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .200/.285/.294 | .094 | .295 | 11 | 40 | 33% | 10% | 59 | -0.2 |
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✕J.D. Orr 2023 · AA |
26 | 49 | 36→30 | 61→65 | 49 | .227/.302/.297 | .070 | .305 | 3 | 39 | 25% | 9% | 70 | -0.3 | .209/.292/.279 | .070 | .299 | 4 | 31 | 28% | 9% | 62 | -0.9 | .159/.264/.182 | .024 | .248 | 0 | 34 | 32% | 10% | 24 | -1.0 |
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✕Alex Sanchez 2004 · MLB |
27 | 58→61 | 37→40 | 63→65 | 48 | .273/.316/.354 | .080 | .313 | 3 | 45 | 14% | 6% | 89 | +0.9 | .281/.310/.363 | .082 | .325 | 5 | 31 | 15% | 4% | 89 | +0.9 | .286/.310/.375 | .088 | .310 | 8 | 20 | 10% | 3% | 90 | +0.5 |
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✕Todd Donovan 2006 · AAA |
27 | 51→53 | 42→40 | 65 | 44 | .244/.302/.354 | .110 | .305 | 9 | 41 | 22% | 6% | 85 | +0.7 | .238/.296/.324 | .086 | .297 | 6 | 40 | 21% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .235/.307/.301 | .067 | .300 | 3 | 43 | 21% | 9% | 70 | -0.2 |
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●Dee Strange-Gordon 2015 · MLB |
27 | 56→66 | 37→40 | 68→65 | 46 | .263/.311/.343 | .080 | .323 | 3 | 52 | 19% | 6% | 84 | +0.6 | .300/.334/.386 | .086 | .355 | 3 | 49 | 16% | 5% | 105 | +2.1 | .307/.340/.386 | .078 | .358 | 3 | 52 | 14% | 4% | 102 | +1.8 |
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●Michael Bourn 2009 · MLB |
26 | 50→60 | 39→45 | 66→65 | 48 | .240/.298/.329 | .089 | .301 | 6 | 42 | 22% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .265/.330/.353 | .088 | .335 | 4 | 47 | 20% | 9% | 95 | +1.4 | .276/.342/.360 | .084 | .347 | 2 | 52 | 19% | 9% | 96 | +1.6 |
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✕Billy Hamilton 2019 · MLB |
28 | 51→60 | 38→40 | 66→70 | 48 | .241/.299/.324 | .083 | .306 | 5 | 47 | 22% | 8% | 75 | -0.0 | .222/.283/.308 | .086 | .298 | 5 | 35 | 25% | 8% | 64 | -0.8 | .159/.211/.231 | .072 | .255 | 4 | 47 | 37% | 6% | 12 | -1.0 |
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●Joey Gathright 2007 · MLB |
26 | 54→64 | 36→30 | 61→60 | 51 | .249/.318/.321 | .072 | .305 | 3 | 39 | 18% | 8% | 82 | +0.5 | .268/.335/.323 | .055 | .315 | 2 | 33 | 14% | 8% | 89 | +1.0 | .284/.345/.320 | .036 | .330 | 0 | 35 | 13% | 7% | 90 | +0.7 |
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●Nyjer Morgan 2008 · MLB |
28 | 57→64 | 36→40 | 62→65 | 44 | .267/.317/.340 | .073 | .328 | 3 | 41 | 19% | 5% | 86 | +0.8 | .275/.328/.351 | .076 | .331 | 3 | 43 | 16% | 6% | 94 | +1.3 | .274/.336/.351 | .076 | .325 | 3 | 35 | 15% | 6% | 94 | +1.1 |
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✕Jerry Owens 2009 · MLB |
28 | 54→64 | 36→40 | 58→65 | 48 | .254/.303/.314 | .060 | .301 | 4 | 39 | 17% | 6% | 73 | -0.1 | .253/.305/.325 | .072 | .300 | 5 | 27 | 16% | 7% | 78 | +0.2 | .281/.331/.343 | .062 | .327 | 2 | 24 | 14% | 7% | 90 | +0.5 |
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✕Jeff Kobernus 2015 · MLB |
27 | 54→61 | 37→40 | 60→65 | 44 | .257/.302/.330 | .073 | .318 | 4 | 41 | 20% | 6% | 77 | +0.1 | .220/.269/.288 | .068 | .287 | 5 | 24 | 24% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .196/.242/.225 | .029 | .265 | 1 | 21 | 25% | 5% | 23 | -1.3 |
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✕Eric Young Jr. 2012 · MLB |
27 | 54→60 | 38→45 | 65 | 52 | .254/.327/.341 | .086 | .314 | 4 | 44 | 19% | 9% | 91 | +1.1 | .255/.322/.348 | .093 | .311 | 5 | 41 | 18% | 8% | 91 | +1.1 | .251/.315/.341 | .090 | .304 | 4 | 49 | 17% | 7% | 83 | +0.4 |
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✕Josh Anderson 2010 · MLB |
27 | 56→62 | 38→40 | 62→60 | 44 | .264/.300/.342 | .078 | .306 | 4 | 36 | 15% | 4% | 79 | +0.3 | .224/.262/.307 | .083 | .271 | 6 | 30 | 19% | 4% | 55 | -1.4 | .171/.194/.201 | .031 | .218 | 0 | 39 | 21% | 2% | -7 | -1.5 |
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✕Ezequiel Carrera 2015 · MLB |
28 | 53→63 | 40→45 | 63→60 | 45 | .255/.302/.355 | .100 | .310 | 7 | 39 | 20% | 6% | 84 | +0.6 | .254/.312/.354 | .100 | .315 | 10 | 24 | 21% | 7% | 89 | +0.9 | .257/.324/.357 | .100 | .321 | 11 | 15 | 22% | 8% | 91 | +0.6 |
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✕Myles Straw 2021 · MLB |
26 | 54→59 | 36→40 | 62→60 | 49 | .250/.313/.315 | .065 | .322 | 2 | 38 | 22% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .246/.316/.317 | .071 | .305 | 3 | 24 | 18% | 9% | 81 | +0.4 | .241/.314/.303 | .062 | .296 | 2 | 24 | 17% | 9% | 74 | -0.1 |
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●Freddy Guzman 2008 · AAA |
27 | 50→60 | 38→45 | 62→70 | 49 | .235/.296/.314 | .079 | .284 | 4 | 42 | 18% | 7% | 71 | -0.3 | .235/.283/.325 | .090 | .275 | 5 | 49 | 15% | 6% | 68 | -0.5 | .281/.333/.400 | .119 | .331 | 9 | 77 | 17% | 7% | 105 | +1.1 |