Will Johnston P Midland RockHounds
+0.4 WAR
Age 25 LHP 6'3" / 225 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 0.5 · 2027
ERA4.63
FIP4.63
xFIP
SIERA
K%23.1%
BB%11.7%
K-BB%11.3%
IP77
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2027
K†5555

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
202322ROKACL Athletics417306515.40
202423AAMidland RockHounds271510041313740824.8%11.6%2.7%3.883.96+1.5
202524AAALas Vegas Aviators436703018738723.6%13.7%2.4%4.894.18+0.7
▸ 2026 Season
202625MLBOAK14147732675381023.1%11.7%2.9%4.634.63+0.4
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBOAK14147732676371023.3%11.4%2.9%4.594.58+0.5
202827MLBOAK14147732375371023.3%11.3%3.0%4.574.57+0.5
202928MLBOAK14147631974361023.3%11.2%3.0%4.574.58+0.4
203029MLBOAK1313743127235923.2%11.3%3.0%4.604.62+0.4
203130MLBOAK1313723026934922.9%11.4%3.1%4.654.68+0.3
203231MLBOAK1313692926634922.7%11.5%3.2%4.724.76+0.2
203332MLBOAK1212662806333922.4%11.6%3.3%4.804.85+0.1
203433MLBOAK1212632675932922.1%11.8%3.3%4.894.94+0.0
203534MLBOAK1111602545531921.8%12.0%3.4%4.995.05-0.1
203635MLBOAK57572395129821.4%12.2%3.6%5.105.18-0.1
203736MLBOAK53532234728820.9%12.5%3.7%5.235.31-0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career7422176744180942024.1%12.7%2.6%4.344.11+2.4
/ 200 IP84252008442041072324.1%12.7%2.6%4.344.11+2.7

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
Will Johnston (OGILVIE) 4.63 23.1%11.7%2.9% 4.58 23.3%12.0%229 -0.05
Colton Johnson L 2027 · 3.91 FIP 26 SW 3.91 20.8%11.0%2.1%.309 4.53 12.2%-0.4%48 +0.62 3.91 106 89
Robby Ahlstrom L 2026 · 3.93 FIP 25 SW 3.93 22.0%12.1%2.1%.294 4.58 19.4%3.9%53 +0.65 3.93 264 88
Brian Flynn L 2027 · 3.82 FIP 26 SW 3.82 21.3%11.1%2.0%.258 4.38 16.6%8.2%198 +0.56 3.82 277 87
Tony Cingrani L 2027 · 3.62 FIP 26 SW 3.62 25.8%12.9%1.9%.305 3.93 25.4%15.7%128 +0.31 1.66 186 87
Will Gilbert L 2026 · 4.40 FIP 25 SW 4.40 19.9%10.3%3.0%.306 2.92 141 86
Sean Mellen L 2025 · 4.01 FIP 24 SW 4.01 21.3%10.4%2.5%.285 4.01 101 86
Thomas Burrows L 2025 · 4.04 FIP 24 SW 4.04 22.0%10.5%2.7%.276 3.93 26.5%12.9%82 -0.11 2.69 271 84
Carson Skipper L 2026 · 3.79 FIP 25 SW 3.79 19.9%9.1%2.2%.301 3.01 176 84
James Paxton L 2027 · 4.31 FIP 26 SW 4.31 18.9%9.4%2.9%.288 2.87 27.7%21.7%468 -1.44 2.40 924 83
Bailey Horn L 2026 · 4.07 FIP 25 SW 4.07 21.9%12.0%2.4%.322 4.68 22.8%10.7%110 +0.61 3.96 265 83
Josh Trentadue L 2024 · 3.67 FIP 23 SW 3.67 23.1%12.0%1.8%.249 3.10 148 83
Jerry Vasto L 2026 · 4.12 FIP 25 SW 4.12 22.2%10.2%2.9%.382 3.51 24.0%12.5%38 -0.61 2.88 206 83
Michael Theofanopoulos L 2025 · 3.60 FIP 24 SW 3.60 21.0%9.8%1.9%.326 3.58 201 82
Hunter Schryver L 2025 · 3.77 FIP 24 SW 3.77 19.2%11.2%1.6%.335 4.51 19.5%6.0%80 +0.74 3.58 206 82
Keylan Killgore L 2027 · 5.12 FIP 26 SW 5.12 21.7%12.3%4.2%.342 3.76 24.6%10.5%53 -1.36 3.76 161 81
Chasen Shreve L 2026 · 4.38 FIP 25 SW 4.38 25.5%12.4%3.4%.267 4.49 26.8%15.9%148 +0.11 3.79 470 81
Cy Nielson L 2025 · 4.33 FIP 24 SW 4.33 20.9%12.7%2.5%.361 3.06 161 81
Kyle Bird L 2026 · 3.70 FIP 25 SW 3.70 24.4%11.3%2.2%.250 5.55 20.6%6.3%47 +1.85 2.70 379 81
Williams Jerez L 2026 · 4.07 FIP 25 SW 4.07 17.8%8.7%2.5%.294 3.82 24.0%15.1%127 -0.25 3.59 364 80
José Manuel Fernández L 2026 · 4.76 FIP 25 SW 4.76 21.4%13.1%3.3%.253 5.10 13.6%4.9%61 +0.34 3.35 263 80

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+0.5$2M+$1M
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2031Arb-3$0.6M+0.3$1M+$0.8M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1.0M+$0.3M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $9M +$4M