Braxton Bragg P Chesapeake Baysox
+1.1 WAR
Age 25 RHP 6'2" / 207 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 0.9 · 2026
ERA3.96
FIP3.96
xFIP
SIERA
K%24.3%
BB%8.3%
K-BB%15.9%
IP71
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.9peak
2026
K†6060

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
202322ADelmarva Shorebirds407296316.75
202423ADelmarva Shorebirds24209640512222922.3%6.4%3.2%3.363.78+1.6
202524AAChesapeake Baysox1211592357717326.2%8.1%1.3%1.682.60+1.6
▸ 2026 Season
202625MLBBAL1313713017325824.3%8.3%2.7%3.963.96+0.9
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBBAL1313713017425824.4%8.4%2.7%3.993.98+0.9
202827MLBBAL1313712997325824.4%8.5%2.8%4.014.01+0.8
202928MLBBAL1313702957125824.3%8.6%2.8%4.054.06+0.8
203029MLBBAL1212682886925824.1%8.7%2.9%4.094.11+0.7
203130MLBBAL1212662806725823.9%8.8%2.9%4.144.17+0.6
203231MLBBAL1212642706424823.7%8.9%3.0%4.204.25+0.5
203332MLBBAL1111612596123823.4%9.0%3.1%4.284.33+0.4
203433MLBBAL58582475723823.1%9.2%3.2%4.374.43+0.3
203534MLBBAL56562355322822.7%9.4%3.3%4.474.54+0.3
203635MLBBAL52522214921722.3%9.7%3.4%4.584.66+0.2
203736MLBBAL49492074520721.9%9.9%3.5%4.714.80+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career4031162669158481723.6%7.2%2.5%2.893.40+3.5
/ 200 IP4938200826195592123.6%7.2%2.5%2.893.40+4.3

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
Braxton Bragg (OGILVIE) 3.96 24.3%8.3%2.7% 4.02 24.3%15.9%212 +0.06
Josh Martin R 2026 · 3.10 FIP 25 SW 3.10 24.1%7.4%2.0%.257 2.97 20.7%13.6%124 -0.13 2.43 225 92
Nick Merkel R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 22.8%7.1%3.5%.284 3.18 21.4%10.4%103 -0.81 3.13 179 90
Trent Harris R 2026 · 3.46 FIP 25 SW 3.46 26.9%9.5%2.6%.258 3.75 23.1%14.7%57 +0.29 3.46 134 89
Casey Cobb R 2026 · 3.52 FIP 25 SW 3.52 21.8%6.2%2.7%.261 5.56 17.2%8.3%118 +2.04 3.52 191 89
Simon Castro R 2028 · 3.26 FIP 27 SW 3.26 26.4%8.5%2.4%.320 3.48 26.0%17.6%128 +0.22 3.07 185 88
James Farris R 2026 · 3.73 FIP 25 SW 3.73 24.4%6.6%3.4%.284 2.51 170 87
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 87
Travis Hissong R 2026 · 3.02 FIP 25 SW 3.02 23.6%4.9%2.4%.256 4.13 20.3%6.8%50 +1.11 3.02 122 86
Alex Phillips R 2025 · 3.26 FIP 24 SW 3.26 22.0%8.0%1.8%.263 4.60 23.2%14.6%72 +1.34 3.26 139 85
Archie Bradley R 2026 · 3.52 FIP 25 SW 3.52 25.3%6.4%3.2%.275 3.27 23.6%14.2%141 -0.25 2.22 570 85
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 85
Ryan Dull R 2026 · 3.11 FIP 25 SW 3.11 25.5%6.8%2.4%.242 3.93 25.2%19.2%170 +0.82 3.11 345 85
Ryan Brasier R 2029 · 3.68 FIP 28 SW 3.68 25.0%7.7%3.1%.289 3.07 24.2%17.9%130 -0.61 2.31 403 85
Danny Barnes R 2026 · 3.17 FIP 25 SW 3.17 22.9%7.1%2.0%.355 3.37 24.9%17.6%182 +0.20 1.73 243 85
Sam Dyson R 2028 · 2.67 FIP 27 SW 2.67 23.0%6.5%1.3%.285 3.88 18.0%10.1%195 +1.21 2.67 333 84
Brad Boxberger R 2028 · 3.86 FIP 27 SW 3.86 27.3%10.0%3.3%.280 4.05 28.5%17.2%107 +0.19 3.02 363 84
Joe Navilhon R 2026 · 3.36 FIP 25 SW 3.36 24.1%5.5%2.9%.333 3.12 22.5%15.1%110 -0.24 2.25 273 84
Mike Morin R 2026 · 3.47 FIP 25 SW 3.47 21.6%6.2%2.6%.291 3.76 16.4%11.2%176 +0.29 3.03 302 84
Jonathan Brand R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 25 SW 3.37 22.1%7.8%2.1%.274 3.37 134 83
Steven Wilson R 2025 · 4.02 FIP 24 SW 4.02 27.2%10.7%3.4%.271 3.68 29.3%19.9%92 -0.34 3.61 311 83

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
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.8$3M+$3M
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.8$3M+$3M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.7$3M+$2M
2031Arb-3$2M+0.6$3M+$1M
2032Ext / FA-deal$2M+0.5$2M+$0.0M
2033Ext / FA-deal$3M+0.4$2M-$1M
Totals $9M $17M +$8M