Joshua MearsRF
San Antonio Missions
Age 25
R/R
6'3" / 230 lbs
AA
HR +13%BB +8%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
wRC+†58
AVG/OBP/SLG.179 / .249 / .329
PA161
HR5
K%42
BB%7
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
20→20
PWR
45→45
SPD
50→50
EYE
37↘35
trajectory · 10 yrs
-0.5peak
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 / FA-deal | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $-10M | $-31M | -$21M | ||
Underwater contract
Projected production over the remaining contract is worth -$21M 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 -$21M 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 | 18 | ROK | AZL Padres 1 | 195 | 175 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 85 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .160 | .238 | .280 | .518 | .120 | .264 | 44 | 7 | .227 | 32 | -15 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +6 | -1.0 |
| 2021 | 20 | A | Lake Elsinore Storm | 291 | 255 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 167 | 12 | 10 | 5 | .149 | .252 | .349 | .601 | .200 | .320 | 57 | 8 | .263 | 59 | -13 | +0 | +0 | -3 | +8 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | 21 | A+ | 3 teams | 367 | 334 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 213 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .141 | .214 | .314 | .528 | .174 | .296 | 58 | 6 | .227 | 32 | -28 | +0 | +0 | -4 | +10 | -2.2 |
| 2023 | 22 | A+ | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 227 | 198 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 121 | 7 | 13 | 5 | .116 | .226 | .253 | .478 | .136 | .225 | 53 | 9 | .211 | 20 | -21 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +6 | -1.6 |
| 2024 | 23 | A+ | 2 teams | 280 | 265 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 135 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .147 | .187 | .309 | .496 | .162 | .225 | 48 | 4 | .211 | 20 | -25 | +0 | +0 | -3 | +8 | -2.1 |
| 2025 | 24 | AA | San Antonio Missions | 164 | 148 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .142 | .216 | .270 | .486 | .128 | .203 | 40 | 5 | .214 | 22 | -14 | -1 | +0 | -2 | +5 | -1.2 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 25 | MLB | SD | 161 | 146 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .185 | .256 | .336 | .592 | .151 | .282 | 42 | 7 | .262 | 58 | -8 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +5 | -0.5 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 26 | MLB 11% | SD | 257 | 233 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 103 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .189 | .259 | .348 | .606 | .159 | .284 | 40 | 7 | .270 | 64 | -10 | +0 | +0 | -3 | +7 | -0.6 |
| 2028 | 27 | MLB 26% | SD | 311 | 280 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 121 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .189 | .263 | .339 | .602 | .150 | .285 | 39 | 7 | .274 | 68 | -11 | +0 | +0 | -3 | +9 | -0.6 |
| 2029 | 28 | MLB 38% | SD | 345 | 310 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 132 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .190 | .266 | .339 | .605 | .148 | .285 | 38 | 8 | .275 | 69 | -12 | +0 | -1 | -4 | +10 | -0.7 |
| 2030 | 29 | MLB 52% | SD | 358 | 322 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 136 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .193 | .268 | .345 | .612 | .152 | .284 | 38 | 8 | .274 | 68 | -13 | +0 | -1 | -4 | +10 | -0.8 |
| 2031 | 30 | MLB 63% | SD | 367 | 330 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 141 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .191 | .266 | .339 | .606 | .148 | .283 | 38 | 8 | .271 | 66 | -14 | +0 | -2 | -4 | +10 | -1.0 |
| 2032 | 31 | MLB 80% | SD | 358 | 322 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 139 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .186 | .262 | .329 | .591 | .143 | .281 | 39 | 8 | .267 | 63 | -15 | +0 | -3 | -4 | +10 | -1.2 |
| 2033 | 32 | MLB | SD | 343 | 309 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 135 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .181 | .256 | .317 | .573 | .136 | .279 | 39 | 8 | .263 | 59 | -16 | +0 | -4 | -4 | +10 | -1.3 |
| 2034 | 33 | MLB | SD | 316 | 284 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 126 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .180 | .256 | .313 | .569 | .134 | .277 | 40 | 8 | .257 | 55 | -16 | +0 | -4 | -3 | +9 | -1.5 |
| 2035 | 34 | MLB | SD | 274 | 248 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .177 | .250 | .315 | .565 | .137 | .275 | 41 | 7 | .251 | 50 | -15 | +0 | -5 | -3 | +8 | -1.6 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4614 | 4159 | 715 | 125 | 17 | 155 | 329 | 2000 | 90 | 93 | 37 | .172 | .248 | .322 | .570 | .150 | .276 | 43 | 7 | .254 | 52 | -248 | +4 | -20 | -49 | +131 | -18.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 586 | 101 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 46 | 282 | 13 | 13 | 5 | .172 | .248 | .323 | .571 | .150 | .276 | 43 | 7 | .254 | 52 | -35 | +1 | -3 | -7 | +18 | -2.6 | ||
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 | 18 | ROK | AZL Padres 1 | 195 | 166 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .253 | .358 | .440 | .797 | .187 | .343 | 30 | 12 | .353 | 128 | +6 | +1 | — | — | +6 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 20 | A | Lake Elsinore Storm | 291 | 242 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 114 | 12 | 10 | 5 | .244 | .369 | .529 | .898 | .285 | .375 | 39 | 12 | .392 | 158 | +19 | +0 | — | — | +8 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 21 | AA | San Antonio Missions | 94 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .169 | .266 | .373 | .639 | .205 | .273 | 48 | 11 | .287 | 78 | -2 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 21 | A+ | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 207 | 184 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .223 | .306 | .511 | .817 | .288 | .333 | 43 | 8 | .354 | 129 | +7 | -0 | — | — | +6 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 21 | ROK | ACL Padres | 66 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .268 | .369 | .571 | .941 | .304 | .429 | 39 | 12 | .400 | 164 | +5 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 22 | A+ | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 227 | 190 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 96 | 7 | 13 | 5 | .158 | .292 | .347 | .639 | .189 | .244 | 42 | 13 | .293 | 82 | -5 | +1 | — | — | +6 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 23 | AA | San Antonio Missions | 74 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .174 | .230 | .478 | .708 | .304 | .214 | 47 | 5 | .305 | 92 | -1 | -0 | — | — | +2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 23 | A+ | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 206 | 191 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .215 | .265 | .408 | .673 | .194 | .272 | 33 | 5 | .294 | 83 | -4 | +0 | — | — | +6 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 24 | AA | San Antonio Missions | 164 | 144 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .167 | .259 | .306 | .565 | .139 | .221 | 34 | 7 | .257 | 55 | -8 | -1 | — | — | +5 | -0.4 |
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 |
| Joshua Mears (OGILVIE) | 25 | 20 | 45 | 50 | 35 | .179/.249/.329 | .150 | .282 | 5 | 3 | 42% | 7% | 58 | -0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Kalian Sams 2012 · A |
25 | 31→28 | 53→55 | 52→55 | 31 | .175/.224/.342 | .166 | .276 | 22 | 13 | 44% | 5% | 50 | -1.7 | .198/.251/.367 | .169 | .289 | 23 | 17 | 38% | 6% | 68 | -0.5 | .189/.248/.363 | .175 | .259 | 25 | 20 | 37% | 7% | 62 | -0.4 |
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✕Matt Gorski 2023 · AA |
25 | 38→34 | 52→60 | 55 | 36 | .201/.255/.362 | .161 | .296 | 21 | 19 | 39% | 6% | 68 | -0.5 | .202/.249/.372 | .170 | .277 | 22 | 19 | 35% | 6% | 68 | -0.5 | .192/.237/.369 | .177 | .251 | 24 | 19 | 34% | 5% | 61 | -0.6 |
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✕Jhailyn Ortiz 2023 · AA |
24 | 38→35 | 50 | 48→45 | 35 | .197/.261/.345 | .148 | .303 | 19 | 7 | 40% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .202/.267/.334 | .132 | .321 | 16 | 6 | 39% | 7% | 66 | -0.6 | .186/.258/.306 | .120 | .294 | 16 | 1 | 40% | 8% | 52 | -1.0 |
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✕Landon Stephens 2023 · AA |
25 | 32→29 | 51→55 | 42→40 | 38 | .174/.254/.327 | .153 | .277 | 20 | 5 | 43% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .190/.273/.382 | .192 | .303 | 27 | 5 | 44% | 9% | 82 | +0.5 | .166/.260/.397 | .231 | .247 | 35 | 2 | 47% | 10% | 77 | +0.1 |
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✕Yusuf Carter 2009 · A |
24 | 36→34 | 48→50 | 50 | 34 | .193/.233/.333 | .140 | .277 | 17 | 12 | 37% | 5% | 50 | -1.7 | .220/.261/.362 | .142 | .311 | 17 | 9 | 34% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .231/.271/.374 | .143 | .318 | 19 | 5 | 33% | 5% | 74 | -0.0 |
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✕Jake Adams 2021 · AA |
25 | 38→36 | 50 | 44→45 | 37 | .200/.251/.345 | .144 | .280 | 19 | 7 | 35% | 6% | 62 | -0.9 | .191/.247/.303 | .112 | .363 | 13 | 8 | 48% | 5% | 49 | -1.8 | .084/.140/.154 | .070 | .210 | 11 | 4 | 63% | 3% | -34 | -1.3 |
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✕Tyler Hardman 2023 · AA |
24 | 38→33 | 51→55 | 49→50 | 34 | .198/.247/.347 | .149 | .306 | 20 | 11 | 41% | 6% | 60 | -1.0 | .186/.245/.351 | .165 | .298 | 22 | 12 | 43% | 7% | 61 | -1.0 | .165/.227/.328 | .163 | .262 | 22 | 13 | 45% | 7% | 45 | -1.4 |
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✕Logan Hill 2018 · AA |
25 | 40 | 49→50 | 45 | 39 | .208/.269/.354 | .146 | .290 | 17 | 7 | 34% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .206/.268/.356 | .150 | .296 | 19 | 4 | 35% | 7% | 72 | -0.2 | .195/.258/.345 | .150 | .278 | 19 | 1 | 36% | 6% | 62 | -0.7 |
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✕Sean Coyle 2017 · AAA |
25 | 36 | 45→50 | 48→50 | 37 | .186/.248/.306 | .120 | .290 | 14 | 12 | 39% | 7% | 50 | -1.7 | .185/.245/.287 | .102 | .286 | 9 | 10 | 36% | 7% | 43 | -2.2 | .153/.212/.244 | .092 | .224 | 3 | 6 | 32% | 7% | 14 | -1.0 |
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✕Nellie Rodriguez 2019 · AAA |
25 | 36→40 | 49→50 | 46→30 | 37 | .184/.252/.328 | .145 | .309 | 18 | 2 | 44% | 8% | 58 | -1.2 | .190/.249/.334 | .144 | .335 | 18 | 4 | 46% | 7% | 58 | -1.2 | .154/.214/.297 | .144 | .268 | 20 | 0 | 49% | 7% | 33 | -1.5 |
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✕Micker Adolfo 2022 · AAA |
25 | 40→37 | 53→55 | 47→45 | 33 | .202/.256/.377 | .175 | .323 | 22 | 6 | 43% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .199/.243/.338 | .139 | .325 | 17 | 10 | 42% | 5% | 56 | -1.3 | .173/.215/.279 | .107 | .290 | 13 | 11 | 44% | 5% | 24 | -2.1 |
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✕Spencer Henson 2023 · A |
25 | 37 | 48→50 | 47→40 | 39 | .192/.262/.331 | .139 | .288 | 17 | 6 | 38% | 7% | 63 | -0.8 | .196/.252/.336 | .140 | .279 | 17 | 5 | 35% | 5% | 60 | -1.0 | .185/.237/.336 | .151 | .246 | 21 | 1 | 34% | 4% | 53 | -0.9 |
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✕Dillan Shrum 2023 · A |
25 | 41→31 | 49→50 | 48→30 | 38 | .195/.283/.341 | .146 | .327 | 17 | 4 | 42% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .191/.286/.344 | .153 | .308 | 18 | 3 | 41% | 8% | 78 | +0.2 | .172/.272/.329 | .156 | .274 | 20 | 1 | 41% | 8% | 65 | -0.5 |
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✕Troy Stokes Jr. 2021 · AAA |
25 | 39→38 | 46→50 | 54→55 | 43 | .195/.275/.328 | .133 | .280 | 14 | 16 | 34% | 8% | 68 | -0.5 | .196/.270/.305 | .109 | .263 | 10 | 17 | 28% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .156/.241/.247 | .091 | .208 | 8 | 20 | 27% | 8% | 30 | -1.4 |
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✕Garrett Whitley 2022 · AAA |
25 | 39→38 | 48→50 | 49→55 | 39 | .188/.270/.337 | .149 | .320 | 15 | 14 | 43% | 9% | 68 | -0.5 | .196/.278/.332 | .136 | .320 | 15 | 18 | 40% | 9% | 70 | -0.3 | .175/.274/.307 | .132 | .292 | 15 | 26 | 41% | 11% | 58 | -0.7 |
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✕Casey Golden 2021 · A |
26 | 37→33 | 51→55 | 48→50 | 32 | .184/.257/.335 | .151 | .325 | 20 | 11 | 47% | 6% | 63 | -0.9 | .205/.272/.349 | .144 | .410 | 16 | 7 | 50% | 7% | 72 | -0.2 | .180/.247/.347 | .167 | .394 | 21 | 2 | 55% | 7% | 59 | -0.3 |
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✕Will Wilson 2023 · AAA |
25 | 39 | 50 | 45 | 39 | .199/.264/.346 | .147 | .300 | 19 | 7 | 39% | 7% | 68 | -0.5 | .201/.259/.319 | .118 | .271 | 14 | 6 | 30% | 7% | 58 | -1.2 | .194/.253/.297 | .103 | .254 | 12 | 6 | 28% | 6% | 46 | -1.5 |
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✕Adam Brett Walker 2017 · AAA |
25 | 36→44 | 53→55 | 47→45 | 33 | .192/.241/.359 | .166 | .306 | 22 | 8 | 44% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .185/.235/.344 | .159 | .304 | 20 | 7 | 44% | 6% | 55 | -1.4 | .148/.200/.298 | .151 | .231 | 20 | 4 | 45% | 6% | 27 | -1.3 |
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✕Carlos Rincon 2022 · AA |
24 | 39 | 53→55 | 49→45 | 38 | .208/.263/.376 | .168 | .291 | 22 | 6 | 36% | 6% | 76 | +0.0 | .215/.263/.366 | .151 | .312 | 18 | 7 | 36% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .174/.211/.299 | .126 | .266 | 14 | 0 | 40% | 4% | 28 | -0.8 |
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✕Melky Mesa 2012 · AA |
25 | 40→44 | 48→55 | 51→55 | 36 | .201/.261/.345 | .143 | .304 | 15 | 17 | 38% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .218/.265/.371 | .153 | .310 | 18 | 17 | 35% | 5% | 74 | -0.1 | .215/.255/.374 | .159 | .296 | 21 | 17 | 34% | 4% | 66 | -0.4 |