T.J. McCantsOF
Winston-Salem Dash
Age 25
L/R
6'3" / 200 lbs
A+
BB +6%HR -6%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035
wRC+†56
AVG/OBP/SLG.197 / .266 / .316
PA227
HR5
SB8
K%33
BB%8
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
20→20
PWR
37→37
SPD
58→58
EYE
45→45
trajectory · 10 yrs
-0.2peak
2027
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2030
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2035
First FA Year 2036
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $-1M | $-24M | -$22M | ||
Underwater contract
Projected production over the remaining contract is worth -$22M 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 -$22M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | A | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 73 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .154 | .247 | .292 | .539 | .138 | .296 | 49 | 10 | .242 | 43 | -5 | +0 | +0 | -0 | +2 | -0.3 |
| 2025 | 24 | A | 3 teams | 279 | 259 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 112 | 2 | 21 | 9 | .224 | .274 | .309 | .583 | .085 | .379 | 40 | 6 | .260 | 57 | -13 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +8 | -0.7 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 25 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 38 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .263 | .314 | .577 | .114 | .545 | 61 | 8 | .226 | 31 | -3 | -0 | +0 | -0 | +1 | -0.2 |
| ROS | 25 | MLB | CWS | 189 | 171 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 67 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .199 | .267 | .316 | .583 | .117 | .296 | 35 | 7 | .265 | 61 | -8 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +5 | -0.4 |
| TOT | 25 | MLB | CWS | 227 | 206 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 90 | 2 | 8 | 4 | .199 | .267 | .316 | .582 | .117 | .321 | 40 | 7 | .258 | 56 | -11 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +6 | -0.6 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 26 | MLB 10% | CWS | 266 | 240 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 79 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .208 | .280 | .329 | .609 | .121 | .281 | 30 | 8 | .279 | 72 | -8 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +8 | -0.2 |
| 2028 | 27 | MLB 25% | CWS | 319 | 286 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 93 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .217 | .291 | .353 | .644 | .136 | .282 | 29 | 8 | .283 | 74 | -9 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +9 | -0.2 |
| 2029 | 28 | MLB 37% | CWS | 352 | 316 | 67 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 102 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .212 | .287 | .339 | .625 | .127 | .283 | 29 | 9 | .284 | 75 | -10 | +0 | -1 | -2 | +10 | -0.2 |
| 2030 | 29 | MLB 47% | CWS | 366 | 329 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 107 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .213 | .287 | .343 | .630 | .131 | .282 | 29 | 8 | .283 | 74 | -11 | +0 | -1 | -2 | +10 | -0.3 |
| 2031 | 30 | MLB 55% | CWS | 374 | 336 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 110 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .211 | .286 | .342 | .628 | .131 | .280 | 29 | 9 | .279 | 72 | -12 | +0 | -2 | -2 | +11 | -0.5 |
| 2032 | 31 | MLB 66% | CWS | 367 | 329 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 110 | 3 | 7 | 3 | .207 | .283 | .328 | .611 | .122 | .279 | 30 | 9 | .276 | 69 | -13 | +0 | -3 | -2 | +10 | -0.7 |
| 2033 | 32 | MLB 83% | CWS | 354 | 318 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 108 | 3 | 7 | 3 | .201 | .276 | .318 | .594 | .116 | .277 | 31 | 8 | .271 | 66 | -14 | +0 | -4 | -2 | +10 | -0.9 |
| 2034 | 33 | MLB | CWS | 327 | 293 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 102 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .198 | .275 | .311 | .585 | .113 | .276 | 31 | 9 | .266 | 61 | -14 | +0 | -4 | -2 | +9 | -1.1 |
| 2035 | 34 | MLB | CWS | 285 | 257 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 91 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .195 | .269 | .296 | .564 | .101 | .274 | 32 | 8 | .259 | 57 | -14 | +0 | -5 | -2 | +8 | -1.3 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 3551 | 3199 | 662 | 115 | 18 | 77 | 293 | 1117 | 30 | 94 | 39 | .207 | .280 | .326 | .606 | .119 | .289 | 31 | 8 | .273 | 67 | -131 | +3 | -20 | -21 | +101 | -7.0 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 586 | 121 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 204 | 5 | 17 | 7 | .206 | .279 | .324 | .603 | .118 | .288 | 31 | 8 | .273 | 67 | -24 | +1 | -4 | -4 | +18 | -1.3 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | A | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 73 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .230 | .356 | .443 | .799 | .213 | .353 | 34 | 15 | .355 | 130 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 24 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 100 | 91 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 4 | .264 | .313 | .374 | .687 | .110 | .393 | 31 | 6 | .304 | 91 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 24 | A | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 127 | 108 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 4 | .306 | .409 | .417 | .826 | .111 | .411 | 25 | 14 | .377 | 146 | +7 | +0 | — | — | +4 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 24 | ROK | ACL White Sox | 52 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .292 | .333 | .417 | .750 | .125 | .452 | 33 | 6 | .326 | 107 | +0 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.2 |
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 |
| T.J. McCants (OGILVIE) | 25 | 20 | 37 | 58 | 45 | .197/.266/.316 | .119 | .283 | 5 | 5 | 33% | 8% | 61 | -0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕River Town 2023 · A |
24 | 41→38 | 45→40 | 55→50 | 46 | .206/.287/.332 | .126 | .261 | 12 | 15 | 25% | 8% | 74 | -0.1 | .217/.304/.312 | .095 | .269 | 8 | 15 | 21% | 9% | 76 | +0.1 | .215/.313/.285 | .071 | .263 | 6 | 15 | 19% | 10% | 71 | -0.1 |
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✕Jackson Cluff 2022 · AA |
25 | 39→29 | 40→45 | 50→55 | 38 | .192/.256/.284 | .092 | .277 | 8 | 12 | 32% | 5% | 48 | -1.9 | .179/.255/.283 | .104 | .283 | 9 | 15 | 37% | 8% | 47 | -1.9 | .181/.273/.314 | .132 | .266 | 14 | 28 | 35% | 10% | 61 | -0.6 |
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✕Shayne Fontana 2022 · AA |
25 | 41 | 42→45 | 48→55 | 46 | .197/.276/.303 | .106 | .284 | 9 | 9 | 32% | 9% | 61 | -1.0 | .215/.297/.325 | .110 | .300 | 11 | 14 | 30% | 9% | 76 | +0.1 | .222/.305/.326 | .104 | .296 | 11 | 19 | 27% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 |
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✕DaShawn Keirsey Jr. 2022 · A |
25 | 35→45 | 45→50 | 53→60 | 40 | .180/.251/.302 | .122 | .279 | 13 | 14 | 38% | 8% | 50 | -1.7 | .231/.283/.350 | .119 | .327 | 11 | 31 | 31% | 6% | 76 | +0.0 | .245/.299/.367 | .122 | .338 | 11 | 36 | 29% | 6% | 83 | +0.5 |
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✕Cam Gibson 2019 · AA |
25 | 40→41 | 43→45 | 53→55 | 44 | .197/.262/.307 | .110 | .269 | 10 | 17 | 30% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .203/.267/.307 | .104 | .282 | 9 | 19 | 29% | 7% | 58 | -1.2 | .189/.253/.289 | .100 | .259 | 8 | 25 | 29% | 7% | 44 | -1.6 |
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✕Danny Payne 2011 · A |
25 | 41→42 | 41→45 | 54→50 | 50 | .195/.286/.299 | .104 | .285 | 8 | 18 | 32% | 11% | 65 | -0.7 | .199/.285/.324 | .125 | .314 | 11 | 14 | 36% | 10% | 71 | -0.3 | .179/.276/.323 | .144 | .296 | 13 | 11 | 40% | 11% | 66 | -0.4 |
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✕Rudy Martin Jr. 2021 · AAA |
25 | 36 | 41→45 | 55→60 | 34 | .178/.235/.273 | .095 | .297 | 9 | 25 | 41% | 6% | 36 | -2.7 | .215/.292/.332 | .117 | .329 | 14 | 25 | 36% | 9% | 76 | +0.0 | .220/.298/.337 | .116 | .314 | 13 | 41 | 32% | 9% | 74 | -0.0 |
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✕Devin Foyle 2022 · AA |
25 | 40→37 | 46→45 | 48→45 | 44 | .205/.275/.336 | .132 | .274 | 14 | 11 | 30% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .212/.284/.329 | .117 | .274 | 12 | 7 | 26% | 8% | 71 | -0.3 | .192/.282/.265 | .072 | .245 | 6 | 0 | 22% | 10% | 51 | -0.6 |
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✕John Rave 2022 · A |
24 | 42→43 | 46→50 | 53→50 | 39 | .205/.270/.332 | .127 | .311 | 15 | 13 | 37% | 7% | 66 | -0.6 | .215/.283/.352 | .137 | .306 | 16 | 15 | 33% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 | .214/.283/.361 | .147 | .282 | 16 | 17 | 29% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕Kameron Misner 2022 · AA |
24 | 43→42 | 43→50 | 55 | 43 | .203/.278/.320 | .117 | .313 | 10 | 19 | 36% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .200/.289/.347 | .147 | .322 | 15 | 23 | 39% | 10% | 79 | +0.3 | .192/.287/.345 | .153 | .303 | 17 | 26 | 39% | 11% | 74 | -0.0 |
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✕Joe Suozzi 2023 · A |
25 | 40 | 44→45 | 53→50 | 33 | .192/.259/.306 | .114 | .322 | 12 | 14 | 42% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .212/.281/.310 | .098 | .332 | 10 | 10 | 37% | 7% | 65 | -0.7 | .228/.297/.311 | .083 | .342 | 9 | 8 | 33% | 7% | 69 | -0.3 |
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✕Nick Vickerson 2014 · A |
25 | 38 | 43→40 | 50 | 47 | .190/.271/.298 | .108 | .259 | 11 | 13 | 30% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .198/.292/.298 | .100 | .275 | 9 | 11 | 29% | 10% | 68 | -0.5 | .183/.296/.269 | .086 | .255 | 8 | 11 | 28% | 12% | 59 | -0.7 |
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✕Jonny Butler 2023 · A |
24 | 43→33 | 40→50 | 53→55 | 43 | .207/.267/.303 | .095 | .296 | 7 | 10 | 31% | 8% | 56 | -1.3 | .193/.264/.310 | .117 | .267 | 10 | 17 | 30% | 8% | 58 | -1.2 | .175/.253/.291 | .117 | .236 | 10 | 18 | 29% | 8% | 46 | -1.1 |
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✕Cory Vaughn 2014 · AA |
25 | 41→40 | 46→45 | 52→50 | 43 | .206/.282/.335 | .128 | .284 | 14 | 13 | 31% | 8% | 72 | -0.2 | .191/.260/.302 | .111 | .275 | 11 | 13 | 33% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .162/.234/.261 | .099 | .235 | 10 | 12 | 34% | 7% | 30 | -1.7 |
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✕Troy Stokes Jr. 2021 · AAA |
25 | 39→38 | 46→50 | 54→55 | 43 | .195/.275/.328 | .133 | .280 | 14 | 16 | 34% | 8% | 68 | -0.5 | .196/.270/.305 | .109 | .263 | 10 | 17 | 28% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .156/.241/.247 | .091 | .208 | 8 | 20 | 27% | 8% | 30 | -1.4 |
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✕Patrick McColl 2022 · A |
25 | 38 | 44→45 | 52→50 | 43 | .189/.273/.304 | .115 | .294 | 12 | 14 | 37% | 9% | 61 | -1.0 | .189/.262/.278 | .089 | .306 | 7 | 8 | 37% | 8% | 49 | -1.8 | .164/.237/.226 | .062 | .273 | 4 | 2 | 38% | 8% | 21 | -1.5 |
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✕Willie MacIver 2022 · AA |
25 | 36→35 | 45 | 51→55 | 38 | .187/.245/.306 | .118 | .262 | 14 | 14 | 33% | 6% | 50 | -1.8 | .203/.276/.332 | .129 | .299 | 15 | 15 | 35% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .230/.309/.359 | .129 | .323 | 13 | 18 | 30% | 8% | 87 | +0.4 |
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✕Julian Escobedo 2023 · AA |
25 | 38→36 | 41→40 | 48→50 | 40 | .191/.255/.290 | .099 | .266 | 9 | 14 | 31% | 6% | 49 | -1.8 | .203/.269/.317 | .114 | .286 | 10 | 15 | 31% | 6% | 62 | -0.9 | .179/.252/.313 | .134 | .265 | 12 | 20 | 35% | 6% | 50 | -0.4 |
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✕Alerick Soularie 2023 · A |
24 | 40 | 44→45 | 53→60 | 45 | .197/.277/.310 | .114 | .292 | 11 | 16 | 34% | 9% | 64 | -0.8 | .198/.281/.314 | .116 | .292 | 13 | 25 | 34% | 9% | 67 | -0.5 | .178/.270/.288 | .111 | .256 | 14 | 39 | 34% | 9% | 55 | -0.5 |
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✕Parker Bates 2023 · A |
25 | 40 | 44→50 | 50 | 42 | .200/.267/.322 | .122 | .274 | 11 | 12 | 30% | 7% | 63 | -0.9 | .193/.255/.276 | .083 | .270 | 7 | 12 | 29% | 7% | 45 | -2.1 | .170/.231/.215 | .045 | .239 | 3 | 12 | 28% | 6% | 17 | -2.2 |