Ricky Castro P Wichita Wind Surge
+0.4 WAR
Age 26 RHP 6'2" / 205 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.6 · 2028
ERA4.68
FIP4.68
xFIP
SIERA
K%20.4%
BB%8.6%
K-BB%11.8%
IP84
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
2028
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
202424A+Cedar Rapids Kernels1510622597019620.4%8.6%2.8%3.904.02+0.7
202525AAWichita Wind Surge28159541493311418.2%8.2%4.1%5.484.87+0.4
▸ 2026 Season
202626AAWichita Wind Surge306215011.50
ROS26MLBMIN15158435673311220.4%8.6%3.4%4.684.68+0.5
2026 Total26MLBMIN9037778311320.6%8.1%3.4%4.474.37+0.9
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202727MLBMIN16168837076321220.6%8.6%3.3%4.654.65+0.5
202828MLBMIN16168837377321220.7%8.5%3.3%4.644.65+0.5
202929MLBMIN16168636575311220.6%8.6%3.4%4.654.67+0.5
203030MLBMIN15158435472311220.4%8.6%3.4%4.694.72+0.4
203131MLBMIN15158134269301220.2%8.8%3.5%4.754.80+0.3
203232MLBMIN14147832872271221.9%8.1%3.6%4.674.61+0.4
203333MLBMIN13137431368261121.6%8.3%3.7%4.694.71+0.3
203434MLBMIN13137029863251121.3%8.5%3.8%4.774.82+0.2
203535MLBMIN12126628059241120.9%8.7%3.9%4.874.94+0.0
203636MLBMIN11116226254241020.5%9.0%4.0%4.995.08-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career4625164694133562519.2%8.1%3.7%4.734.52+1.5
/ 200 IP5631200848163683119.2%8.1%3.7%4.734.52+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
Ricky Castro (OGILVIE) 4.68 20.4%8.6%3.4% 4.66 20.6%12.1%262 -0.02
Ryan Tapani R 2025 · 3.85 FIP 25 SP- 3.85 19.0%7.3%2.6%.331 5.58 20.8%10.6%47 +1.73 3.85 141 90
Roberto Gómez R 2027 · 3.98 FIP 27 SP- 3.98 18.4%8.9%2.4%.315 5.24 13.8%4.9%18 +1.26 3.98 115 89
Justin De Fratus R 2027 · 3.80 FIP 27 SP- 3.80 18.8%8.3%2.3%.325 4.62 12.4%6.9%279 +0.82 3.80 500 88
Hector Noesí R 2028 · 4.38 FIP 28 SP- 4.38 17.6%8.1%3.2%.261 4.38 250 87
Ariel Peña R 2026 · 3.79 FIP 26 SP- 3.79 21.3%9.5%2.3%.300 4.90 19.9%5.6%92 +1.11 3.79 223 85
Aaron Northcraft R 2026 · 4.23 FIP 26 SP- 4.23 16.1%8.3%2.6%.309 3.32 24.1%13.4%34 -0.91 3.32 252 85
Brett Sears R 2025 · 3.63 FIP 25 SP- 3.63 21.1%7.1%2.6%.244 3.63 111 85
Felipe Gonzalez R 2025 · 4.57 FIP 25 SP- 4.57 18.3%9.2%3.4%.337 3.27 22.7%12.7%50 -1.30 3.27 339 85
Danny Farquhar R 2028 · 3.94 FIP 28 SP- 3.94 22.4%6.8%3.4%.324 3.78 22.0%12.8%135 -0.16 3.62 224 84
Hayden Minton R 2024 · 4.21 FIP 24 SP- 4.21 19.1%7.0%3.3%.278 4.06 194 84
Jared Mortensen R 2027 · 4.42 FIP 27 SP- 4.42 16.9%7.8%3.2%.287 5.02 20.9%2.1%72 +0.60 4.42 200 83
Zack Wheeler R 2027 · 4.89 FIP 27 SP- 4.89 21.0%10.1%4.2%.327 3.06 23.0%16.8%449 -1.83 2.32 1,443 83
Josh Roeder R 2026 · 4.72 FIP 26 SP- 4.72 15.1%8.7%3.3%.264 4.72 175 83
Nestor Molina R 2027 · 4.81 FIP 27 SP- 4.81 15.0%8.0%3.6%.304 3.61 17.0%10.2%289 -1.20 3.03 401 83
Jason Forjet R 2026 · 4.48 FIP 26 SP- 4.48 15.9%5.5%3.7%.260 3.36 197 82
Luis Santos R 2026 · 4.78 FIP 26 SP- 4.78 19.7%9.7%3.9%.262 3.93 22.1%13.0%127 -0.85 3.50 472 82
Forrest Snow R 2026 · 5.10 FIP 26 SP- 5.10 16.1%8.2%4.2%.263 4.13 21.8%14.2%256 -0.97 3.03 406 82
Patrick Johnson R 2027 · 3.89 FIP 27 SP- 3.89 17.3%6.9%2.5%.286 4.13 15.7%6.4%120 +0.24 3.89 248 82
Tim Atherton R 2025 · 3.77 FIP 25 SP- 3.77 16.2%8.6%1.7%.291 3.77 101 82
Trent Baker R 2026 · 3.77 FIP 26 SP- 3.77 20.2%8.3%2.4%.304 3.77 420 82

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+0.5$2M+$1M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.8M+0.4$2M+$1M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2034Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.2$1M+$0.0M
Totals $5M $10M +$4M