Cooper Bowman2B
Durham Bulls
Age 26
R/R
6'1" / 205 lbs
AAA
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033
peak 0.2 · 2027
wRC+†41
AVG/OBP/SLG.209 / .281 / .329
PA250
HR5
SB17
K%29
BB%8
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
45→45
PWR
45→45
SPD
60→60
EYE
48↗50
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
2028
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 | +0.2 | $0.8M | +$0.0M |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +0.2 | $0.9M | +$0.0M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $2M | $-5M | -$6M | ||
Why some years run red
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
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 | 21 | A | Tampa Tarpons | 112 | 96 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .177 | .282 | .323 | .605 | .146 | .246 | 31 | 7 | .273 | 67 | -4 | +2 | +0 | +0 | +3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 22 | A+ | Lansing Lugnuts | 493 | 433 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 170 | 9 | 47 | 6 | .180 | .271 | .279 | .550 | .099 | .265 | 34 | 9 | .247 | 47 | -29 | +7 | +0 | +2 | +14 | -0.7 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | 2 teams | 334 | 295 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 96 | 8 | 38 | 3 | .210 | .290 | .353 | .642 | .142 | .278 | 29 | 7 | .276 | 70 | -11 | +6 | +0 | +1 | +9 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | 2 teams | 523 | 463 | 99 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 146 | 6 | 43 | 6 | .214 | .286 | .339 | .625 | .125 | .282 | 28 | 8 | .273 | 67 | -19 | +6 | +0 | +2 | +15 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 25 | AAA | 2 teams | 316 | 280 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 97 | 5 | 22 | 1 | .186 | .262 | .286 | .548 | .100 | .262 | 31 | 8 | .245 | 45 | -19 | +4 | +0 | +1 | +9 | -0.6 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 26 | AAA | Durham Bulls | 70 | 63 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .159 | .359 | .048 | .226 | 46 | 7 | .174 | -9 | -9 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +2 | -0.6 |
| ROS | 26 | MLB | TB | 180 | 161 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 57 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .199 | .275 | .311 | .586 | .112 | .277 | 32 | 8 | .264 | 60 | -8 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +5 | -0.1 |
| TOT | 26 | MLB | TB | 250 | 224 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 89 | 5 | 17 | 2 | .174 | .254 | .268 | .522 | .094 | .271 | 36 | 8 | .239 | 41 | -17 | +3 | +0 | +1 | +7 | -0.6 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 27 | MLB 25% | TB | 327 | 292 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 80 | 5 | 19 | 2 | .205 | .284 | .325 | .609 | .120 | .260 | 24 | 8 | .276 | 70 | -11 | +3 | +0 | +1 | +9 | 0.2 |
| 2028 | 28 | MLB 37% | TB | 356 | 318 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 87 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .211 | .289 | .336 | .625 | .126 | .262 | 24 | 8 | .279 | 72 | -11 | +3 | -1 | +1 | +10 | 0.2 |
| 2029 | 29 | MLB 47% | TB | 367 | 328 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 91 | 5 | 19 | 2 | .207 | .286 | .329 | .615 | .122 | .262 | 25 | 8 | .279 | 72 | -12 | +3 | -1 | +1 | +10 | 0.2 |
| 2030 | 30 | MLB 55% | TB | 374 | 334 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 94 | 5 | 19 | 2 | .207 | .286 | .326 | .612 | .120 | .262 | 25 | 9 | .277 | 70 | -13 | +3 | -2 | +1 | +11 | 0.0 |
| 2031 | 31 | MLB 66% | TB | 365 | 326 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 93 | 5 | 16 | 1 | .202 | .282 | .322 | .604 | .120 | .260 | 25 | 8 | .273 | 67 | -13 | +3 | -3 | +1 | +10 | -0.2 |
| 2032 | 32 | MLB 75% | TB | 350 | 313 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 91 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .201 | .280 | .316 | .596 | .115 | .259 | 26 | 8 | .269 | 64 | -14 | +3 | -4 | +1 | +10 | -0.4 |
| 2033 | 33 | MLB 83% | TB | 322 | 288 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 86 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .198 | .276 | .306 | .581 | .108 | .257 | 27 | 8 | .263 | 60 | -15 | +2 | -4 | +1 | +9 | -0.7 |
| 2034 | 34 | MLB | TB | 280 | 251 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 77 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .187 | .266 | .283 | .549 | .096 | .255 | 28 | 8 | .257 | 55 | -14 | +2 | -5 | +1 | +8 | -0.9 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4699 | 4178 | 837 | 178 | 26 | 86 | 387 | 1300 | 75 | 299 | 27 | .200 | .280 | .317 | .597 | .117 | .265 | 28 | 8 | .268 | 63 | -195 | +49 | -20 | +17 | +133 | -1.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 578 | 117 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 180 | 10 | 41 | 4 | .202 | .282 | .322 | .604 | .119 | .269 | 28 | 8 | .268 | 63 | -27 | +7 | -3 | +2 | +18 | -0.2 | ||
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 | 21 | A | Tampa Tarpons | 112 | 93 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .237 | .355 | .441 | .795 | .204 | .288 | 23 | 10 | .351 | 126 | +3 | +2 | — | — | +3 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 22 | A+ | Lansing Lugnuts | 493 | 414 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 135 | 9 | 47 | 6 | .215 | .333 | .341 | .673 | .126 | .285 | 27 | 13 | .308 | 94 | -3 | +7 | — | — | +14 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | Midland RockHounds | 319 | 271 | 71 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 68 | 6 | 35 | 3 | .262 | .361 | .435 | .796 | .173 | .318 | 21 | 11 | .350 | 126 | +9 | +6 | — | — | +9 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 23 | ROK | ACL Athletics | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .333 | .733 | .083 | .375 | 27 | 7 | .351 | 127 | +0 | +1 | — | — | +0 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 24 | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 152 | 133 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .218 | .288 | .308 | .596 | .090 | .296 | 24 | 8 | .262 | 59 | -7 | +1 | — | — | +4 | -0.2 |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | Midland RockHounds | 371 | 313 | 88 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 75 | 5 | 35 | 5 | .281 | .382 | .466 | .848 | .185 | .330 | 20 | 12 | .371 | 142 | +18 | +5 | — | — | +11 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 25 | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 301 | 259 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 71 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .236 | .329 | .375 | .703 | .139 | .297 | 24 | 11 | .313 | 98 | -1 | +4 | — | — | +9 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 25 | ROK | ACL Athletics | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .417 | .702 | .250 | .250 | 33 | 7 | .289 | 79 | -0 | +0 | — | — | +0 | 0.0 |
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 |
| Cooper Bowman (OGILVIE) | 26 | 45 | 45 | 60 | 50 | .209/.281/.329 | .121 | .284 | 5 | 14 | 29% | 8% | 71 | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Max Schuemann 2023 · AAA |
26 | 46→47 | 44→45 | 59→60 | 46 | .220/.309/.338 | .117 | .303 | 11 | 30 | 29% | 8% | 85 | +0.7 | .222/.314/.329 | .107 | .299 | 10 | 22 | 27% | 10% | 85 | +0.7 | .216/.313/.311 | .095 | .285 | 9 | 20 | 25% | 10% | 77 | +0.1 |
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✕Tanner Kirwer 2022 · AA |
26 | 44 | 44→40 | 60 | 47 | .213/.299/.327 | .114 | .299 | 12 | 35 | 31% | 9% | 78 | +0.2 | .205/.280/.300 | .095 | .300 | 11 | 31 | 33% | 8% | 63 | -0.9 | .188/.261/.257 | .070 | .279 | 8 | 35 | 33% | 7% | 41 | -1.1 |
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✕Darren Ford 2012 · MLB |
26 | 47→53 | 41→45 | 59→65 | 41 | .227/.281/.331 | .104 | .312 | 8 | 33 | 29% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .225/.272/.308 | .083 | .305 | 6 | 39 | 27% | 6% | 59 | -1.1 | .226/.272/.293 | .067 | .305 | 4 | 48 | 26% | 5% | 51 | -0.9 |
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✕Chad Hinshaw 2017 · AA |
26 | 44 | 43→45 | 55 | 41 | .213/.289/.329 | .116 | .307 | 11 | 26 | 32% | 7% | 74 | -0.1 | .199/.262/.295 | .096 | .300 | 8 | 15 | 34% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .177/.235/.263 | .086 | .267 | 7 | 11 | 34% | 6% | 30 | -1.5 |
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✕José Caballero 2022 · AA |
25 | 44→45 | 44→45 | 55→70 | 47 | .218/.294/.336 | .118 | .284 | 11 | 30 | 26% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 | .223/.328/.341 | .118 | .288 | 11 | 40 | 24% | 11% | 94 | +1.3 | .229/.321/.344 | .115 | .305 | 10 | 63 | 26% | 9% | 87 | +0.6 |
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✕Chavez Young 2023 · AAA |
26 | 46→50 | 44→45 | 60 | 44 | .226/.291/.343 | .117 | .312 | 12 | 28 | 30% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 | .200/.275/.299 | .099 | .275 | 9 | 29 | 29% | 8% | 60 | -1.0 | .172/.257/.255 | .083 | .240 | 6 | 35 | 29% | 8% | 39 | -1.1 |
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✕Luke Williams 2023 · MLB |
26 | 50→45 | 40→45 | 55→60 | 44 | .237/.293/.329 | .093 | .326 | 7 | 29 | 28% | 7% | 74 | -0.1 | .222/.282/.346 | .124 | .300 | 12 | 33 | 29% | 7% | 75 | -0.0 | .202/.263/.322 | .120 | .272 | 13 | 38 | 29% | 7% | 58 | -0.6 |
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✕Delino DeShields 2019 · MLB |
26 | 47→53 | 39→45 | 55→65 | 52 | .224/.306/.309 | .085 | .292 | 7 | 31 | 24% | 10% | 76 | +0.0 | .229/.309/.321 | .092 | .302 | 7 | 29 | 24% | 10% | 79 | +0.3 | .226/.309/.316 | .089 | .304 | 7 | 31 | 25% | 10% | 75 | -0.0 |
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✕Adam Engel 2018 · MLB |
26 | 39→48 | 43→50 | 58→60 | 40 | .195/.257/.310 | .114 | .277 | 9 | 26 | 32% | 6% | 54 | -1.4 | .220/.274/.346 | .126 | .300 | 11 | 17 | 29% | 5% | 71 | -0.3 | .227/.287/.366 | .138 | .305 | 13 | 23 | 28% | 5% | 79 | +0.1 |
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✕Nate Eaton 2023 · MLB |
26 | 46→51 | 45→50 | 59→60 | 44 | .226/.292/.352 | .126 | .295 | 13 | 28 | 27% | 7% | 81 | +0.4 | .218/.268/.353 | .135 | .282 | 15 | 28 | 28% | 6% | 70 | -0.3 | .215/.263/.353 | .138 | .275 | 16 | 29 | 28% | 5% | 65 | -0.5 |
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✕Ben DeLuzio 2023 · MLB |
28 | 46→50 | 43→45 | 59→60 | 41 | .223/.280/.338 | .115 | .304 | 9 | 28 | 29% | 6% | 71 | -0.3 | .210/.270/.321 | .111 | .305 | 10 | 21 | 33% | 6% | 63 | -0.8 | .154/.224/.233 | .079 | .248 | 9 | 18 | 39% | 7% | 20 | -1.1 |
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✕Johneshwy Fargas 2021 · AA |
26 | 46→49 | 41→45 | 59→65 | 41 | .224/.281/.320 | .096 | .289 | 10 | 41 | 25% | 5% | 67 | -0.5 | .211/.266/.327 | .116 | .288 | 12 | 34 | 30% | 5% | 63 | -0.8 | .196/.253/.315 | .120 | .265 | 14 | 44 | 31% | 5% | 52 | -0.7 |
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✕Brent Lillibridge 2009 · MLB |
25 | 47→53 | 43→50 | 59→60 | 43 | .227/.282/.345 | .118 | .294 | 10 | 29 | 26% | 6% | 74 | -0.1 | .218/.277/.325 | .107 | .289 | 9 | 29 | 26% | 7% | 67 | -0.5 | .220/.279/.344 | .124 | .299 | 15 | 36 | 30% | 6% | 69 | -0.2 |
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✕Daniel Carroll 2014 · AA |
25 | 47→50 | 44→45 | 57→60 | 42 | .224/.296/.339 | .116 | .330 | 11 | 30 | 34% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .196/.272/.276 | .080 | .295 | 5 | 22 | 33% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .164/.258/.224 | .060 | .259 | 4 | 30 | 34% | 6% | 34 | -1.6 |
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✕Garrett Hampson 2021 · MLB |
26 | 48→56 | 44→45 | 58→60 | 45 | .235/.290/.353 | .118 | .303 | 11 | 25 | 26% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .223/.284/.337 | .114 | .293 | 10 | 21 | 26% | 7% | 72 | -0.2 | .230/.295/.332 | .102 | .301 | 8 | 22 | 25% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Jorge Mateo 2023 · MLB |
28 | 45→46 | 48→50 | 60→65 | 40 | .225/.273/.375 | .150 | .289 | 14 | 31 | 27% | 5% | 78 | +0.2 | .223/.271/.364 | .141 | .282 | 13 | 39 | 25% | 6% | 75 | -0.0 | .218/.263/.346 | .128 | .274 | 12 | 54 | 25% | 6% | 65 | -0.3 |
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✕Lane Adams 2016 · AAA |
26 | 45 | 45→50 | 57→60 | 43 | .223/.278/.348 | .125 | .289 | 13 | 27 | 27% | 6% | 73 | -0.1 | .220/.275/.344 | .124 | .311 | 13 | 33 | 32% | 6% | 71 | -0.3 | .206/.266/.324 | .118 | .306 | 13 | 39 | 35% | 7% | 59 | -0.6 |
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✕Cade Gotta 2018 · AAA |
26 | 48→51 | 41→45 | 56→55 | 43 | .233/.277/.335 | .102 | .291 | 8 | 28 | 22% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .237/.295/.345 | .108 | .305 | 8 | 28 | 23% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .243/.313/.361 | .118 | .315 | 7 | 33 | 23% | 9% | 89 | +0.3 |
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✕Mike Antico 2023 · AA |
25 | 41→42 | 45 | 62→60 | 45 | .206/.275/.333 | .127 | .274 | 13 | 35 | 29% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .213/.276/.339 | .126 | .288 | 13 | 35 | 29% | 7% | 70 | -0.3 | .215/.278/.338 | .123 | .290 | 14 | 35 | 30% | 7% | 68 | -0.4 |
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✕D.J. Burt 2022 · AA |
26 | 46→51 | 40 | 55→65 | 44 | .219/.280/.306 | .087 | .311 | 7 | 30 | 30% | 8% | 63 | -0.9 | .231/.298/.318 | .087 | .311 | 6 | 38 | 25% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 | .227/.300/.298 | .072 | .298 | 4 | 56 | 23% | 9% | 66 | -0.4 |