Mark McLaughlin P Birmingham Barons
+0.3 WAR
Age 25 RHP 6'3" / 205 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.3 · 2026
ERA4.52
FIP4.52
xFIP
SIERA
K%21.2%
BB%9.8%
K-BB%11.4%
IP61
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
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
202221ROKACL White Sox10131000.00
202322AKannapolis Cannon Ballers219512745044112.7%19.6%0.5%11.194.80+0.1
202423AKannapolis Cannon Ballers320622615531415.8%13.3%2.6%3.924.86+0.1
202524AABirmingham Barons450622556719520.6%8.3%2.8%3.483.95+0.7
▸ 2026 Season
202625AABirmingham Barons406274304.26
ROS25MLBCWS1111612575425721.2%9.8%2.9%4.524.52+0.3
2026 Total25MLBCWS672845828720.6%9.9%2.6%4.504.09+0.7
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBCWS1111612575625721.6%9.7%2.9%4.494.48+0.3
202827MLBCWS1111602555525721.8%9.7%2.9%4.484.48+0.3
202928MLBCWS59592515524721.8%9.7%3.0%4.494.50+0.3
203029MLBCWS58582455324721.7%9.8%3.0%4.524.54+0.3
203130MLBCWS56562385123721.5%9.9%3.1%4.574.60+0.2
203231MLBCWS54542304923721.3%10.0%3.1%4.634.67+0.2
203332MLBCWS52522204622721.0%10.1%3.2%4.714.76+0.1
203433MLBCWS50502114422720.7%10.3%3.3%4.804.86+0.1
203534MLBCWS47472004121720.3%10.5%3.4%4.904.97-0.0
203635MLBCWS45451893820720.0%10.7%3.5%5.015.09-0.1
203736MLBCWS42421763419619.5%11.0%3.6%5.145.22-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career10391828201341121516.3%13.7%1.9%5.794.49+1.7
/ 200 IP113102009011471231616.3%13.7%1.9%5.794.49+1.8

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
Mark McLaughlin (OGILVIE) 4.52 21.2%9.8%2.9% 4.49 21.7%12.1%180 -0.03
Barrett Loseke R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 25 SW 4.41 21.7%10.1%3.4%.311 5.44 24.0%10.9%22 +1.03 4.41 152 94
Austin Ross R 2025 · 4.42 FIP 24 SW 4.42 20.7%9.6%3.4%.281 5.22 21.2%5.7%55 +0.80 4.42 121 94
Shohei Tomioka R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 18.9%9.0%2.5%.311 4.41 17.3%3.8%141 +0.42 3.65 255 92
Randall Delgado R 2026 · 3.73 FIP 25 SW 3.73 23.7%10.1%2.5%.284 3.72 20.3%12.4%167 -0.01 3.05 290 91
Easton Sikorski R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.1%10.6%3.0%.286 4.16 159 91
Derek Gordon R 2026 · 4.59 FIP 25 SW 4.59 19.9%9.3%3.6%.315 4.59 146 90
Taylor Floyd R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.7%10.8%3.0%.331 4.32 18.9%9.8%122 +0.00 3.48 290 89
Jesus Pirela R 2027 · 3.85 FIP 26 SW 3.85 23.7%11.6%2.3%.305 3.92 17.1%13.9%45 +0.07 3.23 161 89
Jordan Milbrath R 2026 · 4.05 FIP 25 SW 4.05 19.9%10.4%2.4%.272 3.60 19.6%9.7%129 -0.45 3.20 386 89
Jarret Whorff R 2026 · 4.08 FIP 25 SW 4.08 18.9%10.2%2.4%.271 3.84 21.6%13.4%73 -0.24 3.84 206 89
Jackson Hicks R 2026 · 3.89 FIP 25 SW 3.89 22.6%10.5%2.5%.336 2.17 116 88
Nelson Gonzalez R 2026 · 3.40 FIP 25 SW 3.40 19.6%7.7%1.8%.293 5.06 17.7%7.8%115 +1.66 3.40 258 88
David Griffin R 2026 · 4.42 FIP 25 SW 4.42 19.2%11.9%2.6%.279 5.32 15.6%5.5%168 +0.90 4.42 239 88
Cody Tucker R 2026 · 4.99 FIP 25 SW 4.99 22.0%12.0%4.1%.272 5.30 15.8%-1.9%40 +0.31 4.99 105 88
Matt Carasiti R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 25 SW 3.68 22.2%7.6%2.7%.313 3.35 23.4%12.8%93 -0.33 2.78 312 88
Dusty Isaacs R 2026 · 3.97 FIP 25 SW 3.97 23.1%10.8%2.7%.255 4.63 21.6%9.9%86 +0.66 3.16 253 87
Matt Pierpont R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 25 SW 3.50 20.7%8.6%1.9%.295 3.39 21.6%13.6%156 -0.11 2.79 280 87
Héctor Neris R 2027 · 3.97 FIP 26 SW 3.97 20.9%10.0%2.5%.298 3.00 31.5%23.7%221 -0.97 1.99 682 87
Grant Hartwig R 2026 · 3.84 FIP 25 SW 3.84 21.2%10.8%2.1%.330 3.91 21.7%11.3%61 +0.07 2.52 179 87
Jake Barrett R 2026 · 3.64 FIP 25 SW 3.64 22.4%9.6%2.2%.250 3.83 24.1%12.5%118 +0.19 1.48 230 87

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
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.2$0.9M+$0.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.1$0.5M+$0.1M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $6M +$1M