Jalen BattlesSS
Montgomery Biscuits
Age 26
R/R
6'1" / 210 lbs
AA
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
wRC+†39
AVG/OBP/SLG.189 / .246 / .268
PA170
HR2
K%34
BB%6
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
28→28
PWR
31→31
SPD
49→49
EYE
39→39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 | ROK | FCL Rays | 20 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .150 | .150 | .150 | .300 | .000 | .176 | 15 | 0 | .131 | -42 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | -0.2 |
| 2023 | 23 | A+ | 3 teams | 340 | 318 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 132 | 5 | 6 | 8 | .164 | .213 | .223 | .436 | .060 | .262 | 39 | 4 | .194 | 7 | -36 | -2 | +0 | +4 | +10 | -2.5 |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | Montgomery Biscuits | 286 | 265 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 91 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .192 | .244 | .257 | .500 | .064 | .286 | 32 | 5 | .221 | 27 | -23 | +1 | +0 | +3 | +8 | -1.2 |
| 2025 | 25 | AA | 2 teams | 135 | 124 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .161 | .218 | .210 | .428 | .048 | .253 | 36 | 4 | .187 | 1 | -15 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +4 | -1.0 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 26 | MLB | TB | 170 | 156 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .192 | .250 | .276 | .526 | .083 | .281 | 34 | 6 | .237 | 39 | -12 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +5 | -0.5 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 27 | MLB 11% | TB | 262 | 241 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 86 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .195 | .254 | .286 | .540 | .091 | .283 | 33 | 6 | .245 | 46 | -16 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +7 | -0.6 |
| 2028 | 28 | MLB 22% | TB | 314 | 287 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 101 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .199 | .260 | .293 | .553 | .094 | .283 | 32 | 6 | .250 | 50 | -18 | +0 | -1 | +3 | +9 | -0.6 |
| 2029 | 29 | MLB 34% | TB | 335 | 306 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 107 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .199 | .262 | .291 | .553 | .092 | .283 | 32 | 7 | .252 | 51 | -19 | +0 | -1 | +4 | +9 | -0.7 |
| 2030 | 30 | MLB 44% | TB | 350 | 320 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 112 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .194 | .256 | .281 | .538 | .087 | .282 | 32 | 7 | .250 | 50 | -20 | +0 | -2 | +4 | +10 | -0.8 |
| 2031 | 31 | MLB 53% | TB | 341 | 311 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 111 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .196 | .260 | .286 | .547 | .090 | .280 | 33 | 7 | .247 | 47 | -20 | +0 | -3 | +4 | +10 | -1.0 |
| 2032 | 32 | MLB 71% | TB | 325 | 297 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 107 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .189 | .252 | .269 | .521 | .081 | .279 | 33 | 6 | .242 | 44 | -21 | +0 | -4 | +3 | +9 | -1.2 |
| 2033 | 33 | MLB 88% | TB | 298 | 274 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .190 | .250 | .274 | .524 | .084 | .277 | 34 | 6 | .237 | 40 | -20 | +0 | -4 | +3 | +8 | -1.3 |
| 2034 | 34 | MLB | TB | 256 | 234 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .184 | .248 | .261 | .509 | .077 | .275 | 34 | 7 | .231 | 35 | -19 | +0 | -5 | +3 | +7 | -1.4 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 3432 | 3153 | 595 | 100 | 12 | 43 | 206 | 1144 | 43 | 53 | 25 | .189 | .248 | .269 | .517 | .080 | .278 | 33 | 6 | .235 | 38 | -242 | +1 | -20 | +37 | +97 | -12.9 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 597 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 217 | 8 | 10 | 5 | .188 | .247 | .266 | .513 | .079 | .277 | 33 | 6 | .235 | 38 | -46 | +0 | -4 | +7 | +18 | -2.5 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 | ROK | FCL Rays | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .000 | .222 | 10 | 0 | .181 | -3 | -2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.2 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | Montgomery Biscuits | 65 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .206 | .231 | .222 | .453 | .016 | .295 | 29 | 3 | .208 | 18 | -6 | -0 | — | — | +2 | -0.4 |
| 2023 | 23 | A+ | Bowling Green Hot Rods | 254 | 224 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 69 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .232 | .317 | .344 | .661 | .112 | .307 | 27 | 9 | .301 | 88 | -3 | -2 | — | — | +7 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 23 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | 21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .238 | .211 | .449 | .053 | .273 | 38 | 10 | .214 | 22 | -2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | Montgomery Biscuits | 286 | 258 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .229 | .297 | .302 | .599 | .074 | .307 | 24 | 7 | .273 | 67 | -11 | +1 | — | — | +8 | -0.2 |
| 2025 | 25 | AAA | Durham Bulls | 59 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .240 | .333 | .260 | .593 | .020 | .316 | 22 | 12 | .273 | 67 | -2 | -0 | — | — | +2 | -0.1 |
| 2025 | 25 | AA | Montgomery Biscuits | 76 | 71 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .127 | .184 | .197 | .381 | .070 | .186 | 36 | 3 | .180 | -4 | -9 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.7 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jalen Battles (OGILVIE) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 49 | 39 | .189/.246/.268 | .080 | .281 | 2 | 3 | 34% | 6% | 39 | -0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Ryan Metzler 2019 · AAA |
26 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 38 | .193/.248/.281 | .088 | .293 | 8 | 15 | 36% | 6% | 43 | -2.2 | .204/.258/.297 | .093 | .310 | 9 | 12 | 35% | 6% | 51 | -1.7 | .145/.202/.182 | .037 | .248 | 4 | 8 | 41% | 6% | -4 | -1.0 |
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✕Cody Bohanek 2021 · AAA |
26 | 38→36 | 38→40 | 45→50 | 39 | .179/.267/.254 | .075 | .295 | 6 | 11 | 38% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .179/.276/.286 | .107 | .293 | 9 | 15 | 39% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .155/.261/.260 | .105 | .255 | 9 | 18 | 39% | 9% | 45 | -1.1 |
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✕Chris Roller 2023 · AA |
26 | 37 | 39→45 | 50→55 | 40 | .183/.248/.270 | .087 | .268 | 6 | 14 | 32% | 6% | 40 | -2.4 | .194/.274/.324 | .130 | .304 | 14 | 16 | 38% | 9% | 67 | -0.5 | .179/.266/.318 | .140 | .290 | 17 | 19 | 41% | 9% | 60 | -0.7 |
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✕Connor Justus 2021 · AA |
26 | 36→37 | 38→40 | 42→45 | 43 | .176/.254/.250 | .074 | .253 | 6 | 8 | 31% | 8% | 39 | -2.5 | .189/.253/.265 | .076 | .287 | 5 | 7 | 34% | 7% | 41 | -2.3 | .166/.232/.219 | .053 | .259 | 3 | 3 | 35% | 6% | 18 | -2.1 |
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✕Jack Conley 2022 · AAA |
25 | 35 | 41→45 | 50→45 | 39 | .177/.239/.273 | .095 | .270 | 8 | 7 | 36% | 7% | 37 | -2.6 | .200/.266/.312 | .112 | .290 | 11 | 7 | 33% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .191/.265/.302 | .110 | .270 | 10 | 5 | 31% | 8% | 52 | -0.8 |
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✕Anthony Mulrine 2023 · AAA |
25 | 37 | 38→40 | 45→40 | 39 | .179/.256/.255 | .076 | .265 | 6 | 5 | 33% | 6% | 41 | -2.3 | .189/.268/.274 | .085 | .271 | 7 | 6 | 31% | 7% | 51 | -1.7 | .144/.247/.211 | .068 | .201 | 5 | 0 | 28% | 8% | 25 | -0.8 |
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✕Caleb Hamilton 2021 · AAA |
26 | 38 | 41→45 | 45 | 42 | .191/.251/.292 | .101 | .267 | 9 | 8 | 31% | 7% | 47 | -1.9 | .183/.267/.313 | .130 | .280 | 16 | 7 | 37% | 10% | 61 | -1.0 | .145/.237/.274 | .129 | .209 | 19 | 3 | 39% | 10% | 37 | -0.8 |
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✕Chris Givin 2022 · AA |
25 | 39 | 38→30 | 51→45 | 43 | .191/.252/.268 | .077 | .262 | 6 | 6 | 28% | 7% | 41 | -2.3 | .200/.263/.277 | .077 | .269 | 6 | 6 | 26% | 7% | 48 | -1.9 | .195/.262/.257 | .062 | .254 | 5 | 5 | 23% | 7% | 40 | -1.1 |
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✕Matt Whatley 2022 · AA |
26 | 38→36 | 38→40 | 47→50 | 44 | .187/.259/.262 | .074 | .264 | 6 | 15 | 30% | 8% | 43 | -2.2 | .189/.249/.280 | .091 | .269 | 10 | 9 | 32% | 6% | 43 | -2.2 | .166/.228/.250 | .085 | .225 | 11 | 8 | 31% | 6% | 26 | -1.2 |
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✕Yadiel Rivera 2019 · MLB |
27 | 38→48 | 38→40 | 45→50 | 38 | .187/.238/.257 | .071 | .270 | 6 | 7 | 32% | 6% | 32 | -3.0 | .216/.254/.318 | .102 | .312 | 12 | 16 | 33% | 5% | 55 | -1.4 | .224/.248/.329 | .106 | .322 | 14 | 23 | 35% | 3% | 50 | -1.1 |
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✕Justin Twine 2021 · AA |
25 | 45→30 | 39→40 | 48→50 | 36 | .217/.258/.305 | .087 | .303 | 6 | 11 | 30% | 4% | 53 | -1.5 | .208/.250/.317 | .109 | .357 | 9 | 17 | 42% | 4% | 53 | -1.5 | .192/.224/.307 | .115 | .360 | 10 | 25 | 48% | 2% | 37 | -1.1 |
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✕Ryan Dent 2015 · AAA |
26 | 44→42 | 39→40 | 47→50 | 42 | .210/.265/.292 | .083 | .286 | 6 | 13 | 28% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .207/.260/.301 | .094 | .294 | 7 | 9 | 30% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .210/.253/.303 | .094 | .300 | 8 | 3 | 32% | 4% | 49 | -1.0 |
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✕Branden Fryman 2023 · AAA |
25 | 37 | 39→30 | 50 | 38 | .188/.231/.268 | .080 | .254 | 7 | 15 | 29% | 5% | 32 | -3.0 | .200/.237/.297 | .097 | .287 | 9 | 12 | 32% | 4% | 42 | -2.3 | .191/.215/.287 | .096 | .272 | 8 | 9 | 33% | 3% | 26 | -1.1 |
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✕Jackson Cluff 2023 · AA |
26 | 36→29 | 40→45 | 48→55 | 36 | .179/.243/.270 | .091 | .285 | 8 | 11 | 38% | 6% | 39 | -2.5 | .186/.268/.305 | .119 | .285 | 12 | 20 | 36% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .181/.273/.314 | .132 | .266 | 14 | 28 | 35% | 10% | 61 | -0.6 |
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✕Chandler Seagle 2022 · AA |
26 | 39 | 38→40 | 44→45 | 35 | .189/.244/.272 | .084 | .284 | 5 | 5 | 34% | 4% | 39 | -2.5 | .187/.238/.267 | .080 | .295 | 6 | 6 | 37% | 5% | 35 | -2.8 | .164/.212/.231 | .068 | .270 | 6 | 4 | 40% | 5% | 11 | -1.5 |
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✕Angelo Castellano 2021 · AA |
26 | 38→42 | 39→45 | 46→50 | 41 | .189/.242/.273 | .083 | .253 | 7 | 12 | 28% | 6% | 38 | -2.6 | .200/.261/.303 | .103 | .257 | 11 | 12 | 26% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .204/.274/.324 | .120 | .246 | 14 | 14 | 23% | 8% | 62 | -0.4 |
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✕Scott Hurst 2022 · AAA |
26 | 38→31 | 39→40 | 43→50 | 39 | .185/.242/.267 | .083 | .288 | 7 | 7 | 37% | 7% | 37 | -2.7 | .221/.294/.329 | .108 | .299 | 11 | 19 | 28% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .239/.321/.353 | .114 | .297 | 13 | 25 | 23% | 9% | 89 | +0.6 |
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✕Rylan Sandoval 2014 · AAA |
26 | 43 | 41→40 | 45 | 37 | .207/.258/.303 | .096 | .294 | 8 | 7 | 32% | 5% | 53 | -1.5 | .222/.272/.310 | .088 | .326 | 7 | 9 | 32% | 6% | 60 | -1.0 | .230/.270/.280 | .050 | .364 | 4 | 4 | 36% | 5% | 46 | -0.4 |
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✕Cadyn Grenier 2022 · AAA |
25 | 40→37 | 42→40 | 48→50 | 39 | .191/.265/.291 | .100 | .313 | 9 | 10 | 39% | 8% | 54 | -1.4 | .196/.279/.296 | .100 | .292 | 8 | 13 | 33% | 9% | 61 | -1.0 | .175/.272/.270 | .095 | .250 | 7 | 16 | 30% | 10% | 50 | -1.1 |
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✕Eric Yang 2023 · AAA |
25 | 39 | 39→40 | 47→40 | 44 | .187/.270/.275 | .087 | .280 | 7 | 6 | 33% | 8% | 52 | -1.6 | .195/.271/.273 | .078 | .298 | 5 | 6 | 33% | 8% | 51 | -1.7 | .175/.257/.234 | .060 | .269 | 4 | 2 | 33% | 8% | 33 | -0.7 |