Jacob Buchberger3B
Springfield Cardinals
Age 28
R/R
6'0" / 215 lbs
AA
HR -7%K -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
wRC+†63
AVG/OBP/SLG.203 / .271 / .316
PA136
HR3
K%31
BB%8
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
30→30
PWR
35→35
SPD
52→52
EYE
49→49
trajectory · 10 yrs
-0.1peak
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 | beyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate | |||
| 2034 | Ext | beyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate | |||
| Totals | $-8M | $-13M | -$5M | ||
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 | 23 | A | 2 teams | 391 | 361 | 82 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 102 | 4 | 7 | 2 | .227 | .283 | .319 | .601 | .091 | .306 | 26 | 6 | .263 | 59 | -18 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +11 | -0.5 |
| 2022 | 24 | A+ | 2 teams | 412 | 378 | 85 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 100 | 2 | 18 | 3 | .225 | .287 | .323 | .610 | .098 | .287 | 24 | 8 | .272 | 67 | -16 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +12 | -0.0 |
| 2023 | 25 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 447 | 411 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 133 | 5 | 13 | 5 | .192 | .256 | .326 | .582 | .134 | .245 | 30 | 7 | .258 | 56 | -22 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +13 | -0.8 |
| 2024 | 26 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 426 | 388 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 138 | 3 | 13 | 7 | .198 | .268 | .273 | .541 | .075 | .296 | 32 | 8 | .244 | 45 | -27 | -0 | +0 | +2 | +12 | -1.3 |
| 2025 | 27 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 24 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .476 | .851 | .190 | .385 | 29 | 12 | .331 | 111 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | 0.1 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 28 | MLB | STL | 136 | 123 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .211 | .281 | .333 | .615 | .122 | .280 | 31 | 8 | .268 | 63 | -6 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +4 | -0.1 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 29 | MLB 9% | STL | 194 | 175 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .206 | .276 | .320 | .596 | .114 | .281 | 30 | 8 | .271 | 66 | -7 | +0 | -1 | +1 | +5 | -0.3 |
| 2028 | 30 | MLB 19% | STL | 254 | 230 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 76 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .209 | .278 | .330 | .608 | .122 | .280 | 30 | 8 | .272 | 67 | -10 | +0 | -2 | +1 | +7 | -0.3 |
| 2029 | 31 | MLB 29% | STL | 265 | 240 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .204 | .274 | .321 | .595 | .117 | .280 | 30 | 8 | .271 | 66 | -10 | +0 | -3 | +1 | +8 | -0.5 |
| 2030 | 32 | MLB 40% | STL | 262 | 237 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .203 | .273 | .308 | .581 | .105 | .278 | 30 | 8 | .268 | 63 | -11 | +0 | -4 | +1 | +7 | -0.6 |
| 2031 | 33 | MLB 54% | STL | 242 | 219 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .201 | .271 | .311 | .581 | .110 | .277 | 31 | 8 | .262 | 59 | -11 | +0 | -4 | +1 | +7 | -0.8 |
| 2032 | 34 | MLB 71% | STL | 207 | 187 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .198 | .268 | .305 | .573 | .107 | .275 | 32 | 8 | .256 | 54 | -11 | -0 | -5 | +1 | +6 | -0.9 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 3260 | 2970 | 617 | 94 | 19 | 62 | 245 | 955 | 27 | 74 | 27 | .208 | .274 | .315 | .589 | .107 | .282 | 29 | 8 | .263 | 60 | -148 | +4 | -19 | +12 | +92 | -6.0 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 592 | 123 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 190 | 5 | 15 | 5 | .208 | .274 | .314 | .588 | .106 | .283 | 29 | 8 | .263 | 60 | -30 | +1 | -4 | +2 | +18 | -1.2 | ||
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 | 23 | A+ | Peoria Chiefs | 85 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .163 | .212 | .275 | .487 | .113 | .224 | 26 | 6 | .218 | 25 | -7 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.4 |
| 2021 | 23 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 306 | 266 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .308 | .395 | .417 | .812 | .109 | .380 | 19 | 11 | .365 | 138 | +13 | +0 | — | — | +9 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 24 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .538 | .667 | .846 | 1.513 | .308 | .667 | 17 | 28 | .632 | 342 | +5 | -0 | — | — | +1 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 24 | A+ | Peoria Chiefs | 394 | 350 | 90 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 82 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .257 | .338 | .383 | .721 | .126 | .312 | 21 | 10 | .326 | 107 | +3 | +3 | — | — | +11 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 25 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 447 | 397 | 95 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 44 | 101 | 5 | 13 | 5 | .239 | .323 | .416 | .738 | .176 | .276 | 23 | 10 | .330 | 111 | +5 | +1 | — | — | +13 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 26 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 426 | 374 | 93 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 100 | 3 | 13 | 7 | .249 | .339 | .366 | .705 | .118 | .321 | 23 | 11 | .321 | 104 | +2 | -0 | — | — | +12 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 27 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 24 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .500 | .917 | .200 | .357 | 21 | 17 | .407 | 170 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.3 |
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 |
| Jacob Buchberger (OGILVIE) | 28 | 30 | 35 | 52 | 49 | .203/.271/.316 | .113 | .280 | 3 | 3 | 31% | 8% | 63 | -0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Drew Jackson 2021 · AAA |
28 | 39→45 | 45 | 49→55 | 41 | .197/.268/.316 | .118 | .283 | 13 | 17 | 34% | 7% | 62 | -0.9 | .210/.295/.327 | .117 | .326 | 12 | 25 | 36% | 9% | 76 | +0.0 | .199/.294/.308 | .110 | .316 | 12 | 32 | 37% | 10% | 68 | -0.2 |
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✕Angelo Castellano 2023 · AAA |
28 | 38→42 | 41→45 | 47→50 | 43 | .193/.254/.284 | .092 | .249 | 10 | 12 | 26% | 6% | 46 | -2.0 | .221/.284/.356 | .135 | .267 | 16 | 14 | 23% | 8% | 78 | +0.2 | .228/.293/.382 | .154 | .263 | 20 | 15 | 22% | 8% | 85 | +0.3 |
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✕Ryan Jorgensen 2007 · AAA |
28 | 38 | 44→45 | 48→30 | 43 | .197/.260/.308 | .111 | .260 | 13 | 6 | 29% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .211/.260/.328 | .117 | .271 | 13 | 5 | 26% | 6% | 60 | -1.0 | .210/.254/.324 | .114 | .266 | 12 | 1 | 25% | 5% | 54 | -0.6 |
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✕Chris Rabago 2021 · AAA |
28 | 39 | 41→40 | 50→55 | 43 | .192/.252/.291 | .099 | .264 | 9 | 14 | 30% | 7% | 47 | -1.9 | .193/.261/.280 | .087 | .291 | 8 | 11 | 34% | 7% | 49 | -1.8 | .161/.236/.224 | .063 | .253 | 6 | 8 | 36% | 7% | 21 | -1.1 |
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✕Jason Delay 2023 · MLB |
28 | 41 | 39→45 | 42→40 | 39 | .202/.249/.290 | .088 | .280 | 7 | 5 | 30% | 5% | 45 | -2.1 | .221/.277/.307 | .086 | .290 | 5 | 5 | 24% | 6% | 62 | -0.9 | .215/.272/.281 | .066 | .278 | 3 | 2 | 22% | 6% | 49 | -0.6 |
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✕Willie Argo 2017 · AA |
27 | 42→36 | 39→40 | 52→55 | 47 | .200/.282/.280 | .080 | .283 | 7 | 19 | 30% | 9% | 58 | -1.2 | .197/.253/.328 | .131 | .305 | 14 | 15 | 38% | 6% | 58 | -1.2 | .160/.218/.290 | .130 | .244 | 15 | 17 | 40% | 6% | 33 | -1.5 |
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✕Camden Duzenack 2023 · AAA |
28 | 39→37 | 49→50 | 51→50 | 36 | .205/.244/.348 | .143 | .271 | 17 | 12 | 31% | 4% | 59 | -1.1 | .225/.280/.351 | .126 | .287 | 13 | 10 | 26% | 6% | 75 | -0.0 | .235/.302/.339 | .104 | .296 | 10 | 6 | 23% | 6% | 79 | +0.1 |
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✕Alex De Goti 2023 · AAA |
28 | 43→46 | 41→45 | 51→50 | 47 | .206/.279/.307 | .101 | .275 | 8 | 8 | 27% | 8% | 63 | -0.8 | .196/.273/.279 | .083 | .270 | 6 | 10 | 28% | 9% | 54 | -1.4 | .174/.259/.229 | .054 | .247 | 4 | 10 | 28% | 9% | 33 | -1.3 |
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✕Grayson Greiner 2021 · MLB |
28 | 40 | 46→45 | 45→30 | 44 | .206/.272/.331 | .125 | .276 | 15 | 4 | 30% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .196/.260/.306 | .110 | .334 | 12 | 5 | 42% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .177/.244/.263 | .086 | .329 | 9 | 1 | 46% | 8% | 34 | -0.9 |
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✕Caleb Hamilton 2022 · AAA |
27 | 36 | 44→45 | 46→45 | 43 | .181/.257/.295 | .114 | .275 | 12 | 9 | 37% | 9% | 52 | -1.6 | .181/.267/.319 | .138 | .277 | 18 | 6 | 38% | 10% | 63 | -0.9 | .145/.237/.274 | .129 | .209 | 19 | 3 | 39% | 10% | 37 | -0.8 |
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✕Joe DeCarlo 2021 · AA |
27 | 40→38 | 43→50 | 47→30 | 40 | .197/.265/.308 | .111 | .291 | 11 | 5 | 34% | 7% | 58 | -1.2 | .199/.260/.292 | .093 | .305 | 9 | 6 | 35% | 7% | 51 | -1.7 | .163/.224/.224 | .061 | .249 | 8 | 0 | 36% | 7% | 16 | -1.3 |
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✕Trent Giambrone 2022 · AAA |
28 | 35→41 | 45→50 | 49→55 | 40 | .183/.244/.299 | .117 | .258 | 13 | 14 | 34% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .185/.247/.272 | .087 | .266 | 8 | 15 | 31% | 7% | 41 | -2.3 | .158/.224/.222 | .065 | .226 | 5 | 19 | 31% | 6% | 16 | -2.0 |
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✕Jake Means 2023 · AA |
27 | 35→30 | 47→45 | 50→45 | 43 | .183/.260/.318 | .135 | .266 | 15 | 9 | 36% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .181/.252/.301 | .120 | .260 | 14 | 10 | 34% | 8% | 51 | -1.7 | .130/.207/.227 | .097 | .172 | 15 | 8 | 34% | 8% | 11 | -2.0 |
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✕Zach Remillard 2022 · AAA |
28 | 40→50 | 43→40 | 49→55 | 40 | .201/.265/.301 | .100 | .283 | 12 | 13 | 32% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .214/.281/.308 | .094 | .290 | 9 | 18 | 27% | 7% | 64 | -0.8 | .209/.276/.289 | .080 | .284 | 7 | 19 | 27% | 7% | 55 | -0.9 |
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✕Quincy Latimore 2017 · AA |
28 | 41→42 | 48→50 | 46→50 | 41 | .210/.264/.348 | .138 | .277 | 16 | 8 | 30% | 6% | 67 | -0.5 | .214/.263/.345 | .131 | .291 | 16 | 7 | 31% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .216/.254/.339 | .124 | .283 | 17 | 6 | 30% | 4% | 57 | -0.8 |
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✕Ray-Patrick Didder 2023 · AAA |
28 | 42→46 | 43→45 | 53→60 | 39 | .207/.274/.314 | .107 | .294 | 11 | 21 | 32% | 6% | 63 | -0.8 | .188/.283/.307 | .119 | .270 | 13 | 28 | 33% | 9% | 67 | -0.5 | .158/.273/.275 | .117 | .225 | 14 | 34 | 34% | 10% | 52 | -1.1 |
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✕Taylor Featherston 2018 · MLB |
28 | 39→45 | 45→50 | 51→50 | 39 | .201/.254/.323 | .122 | .272 | 13 | 12 | 31% | 5% | 57 | -1.2 | .183/.239/.304 | .121 | .303 | 14 | 10 | 42% | 5% | 46 | -2.0 | .154/.212/.270 | .115 | .278 | 14 | 8 | 48% | 4% | 24 | -2.4 |
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✕Zack Short 2023 · MLB |
28 | 37→39 | 46→50 | 46→45 | 50 | .191/.285/.319 | .128 | .261 | 14 | 9 | 31% | 11% | 70 | -0.3 | .189/.283/.313 | .124 | .261 | 14 | 10 | 31% | 11% | 68 | -0.5 | .168/.270/.287 | .119 | .228 | 14 | 8 | 31% | 11% | 54 | -0.9 |
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✕Dominic Miroglio 2022 · AA |
27 | 41 | 44→45 | 44→40 | 43 | .205/.269/.321 | .117 | .279 | 11 | 5 | 30% | 7% | 63 | -0.9 | .216/.284/.361 | .145 | .260 | 15 | 5 | 23% | 8% | 80 | +0.4 | .203/.270/.374 | .171 | .212 | 20 | 2 | 16% | 7% | 72 | -0.1 |
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✕Alvin Colina 2010 · AAA |
28 | 41 | 45 | 45→40 | 39 | .209/.261/.332 | .122 | .276 | 14 | 5 | 29% | 5% | 62 | -0.9 | .215/.263/.342 | .127 | .288 | 15 | 7 | 30% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .180/.219/.291 | .112 | .242 | 14 | 3 | 32% | 3% | 31 | -1.0 |