Ismael MenaCF
ACL Cubs
Age 23
L/L
6'3" / 185 lbs
ROK
BB +5%HR -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2037
peak 0.7 · 2030
wRC+†64
AVG/OBP/SLG.211 / .273 / .320
PA75
HR1
K%28
BB%7
MLB%0%
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.7peak
2030
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2032
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2037
First FA Year 2038
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2030 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2031 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | +0.5 | $2M | +$1M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +0.3 | $1M | +$0.5M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +0.1 | $0.5M | -$0.5M |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2036 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2037 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $4M | $-3M | -$7M | ||
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 | 18 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 178 | 164 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 67 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .152 | .192 | .195 | .387 | .043 | .235 | 38 | 4 | .181 | -3 | -21 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +5 | -1.5 |
| 2022 | 19 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 121 | 115 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .191 | .231 | .243 | .475 | .052 | .310 | 36 | 4 | .209 | 18 | -11 | -1 | +0 | +0 | +3 | -0.8 |
| 2023 | 20 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 226 | 216 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 13 | 5 | .181 | .210 | .259 | .469 | .079 | .263 | 34 | 4 | .198 | 10 | -23 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +6 | -1.6 |
| 2024 | 21 | A | 2 teams | 124 | 108 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .204 | .283 | .269 | .552 | .065 | .273 | 27 | 8 | .248 | 48 | -7 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +4 | -0.3 |
| 2025 | 22 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 59 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .111 | .172 | .204 | .376 | .093 | .128 | 25 | 7 | .179 | -5 | -7 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | -0.5 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 23 | MLB | CHC | 75 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .203 | .267 | .290 | .557 | .087 | .283 | 28 | 7 | .270 | 64 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | -0.0 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 24 | MLB 10% | CHC | 166 | 152 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .224 | .285 | .355 | .640 | .132 | .286 | 27 | 7 | .283 | 75 | -5 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +5 | 0.1 |
| 2028 | 25 | MLB 25% | CHC | 265 | 240 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .229 | .297 | .375 | .672 | .146 | .287 | 27 | 8 | .292 | 82 | -6 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +8 | 0.4 |
| 2029 | 26 | MLB 42% | CHC | 335 | 302 | 69 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 89 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .228 | .298 | .371 | .669 | .142 | .289 | 27 | 8 | .297 | 85 | -6 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +9 | 0.6 |
| 2030 | 27 | MLB 58% | CHC | 372 | 336 | 77 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 99 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .229 | .298 | .372 | .670 | .143 | .289 | 27 | 8 | .298 | 86 | -6 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +11 | 0.7 |
| 2031 | 28 | MLB 68% | CHC | 394 | 355 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 105 | 4 | 7 | 2 | .223 | .294 | .358 | .652 | .135 | .288 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 85 | -7 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +11 | 0.6 |
| 2032 | 29 | MLB 77% | CHC | 400 | 360 | 80 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 108 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .222 | .295 | .356 | .650 | .133 | .288 | 27 | 8 | .294 | 83 | -7 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +11 | 0.5 |
| 2033 | 30 | MLB 84% | CHC | 401 | 361 | 80 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 110 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .222 | .294 | .355 | .649 | .133 | .286 | 27 | 8 | .291 | 81 | -9 | +1 | -2 | +1 | +11 | 0.3 |
| 2034 | 31 | MLB 91% | CHC | 393 | 355 | 77 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .217 | .287 | .344 | .631 | .127 | .285 | 28 | 8 | .287 | 78 | -10 | +1 | -3 | +1 | +11 | 0.1 |
| 2035 | 32 | MLB | CHC | 378 | 341 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .288 | .346 | .634 | .129 | .283 | 28 | 8 | .283 | 75 | -11 | +0 | -4 | +1 | +11 | -0.2 |
| 2036 | 33 | MLB | CHC | 351 | 316 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .287 | .342 | .629 | .127 | .282 | 29 | 8 | .277 | 70 | -12 | +0 | -4 | +1 | +10 | -0.5 |
| 2037 | 34 | MLB | CHC | 309 | 279 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .278 | .323 | .600 | .115 | .280 | 30 | 8 | .271 | 66 | -12 | +0 | -5 | +1 | +9 | -0.7 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4547 | 4123 | 879 | 152 | 25 | 99 | 344 | 1293 | 37 | 82 | 27 | .213 | .280 | .334 | .614 | .121 | .283 | 28 | 8 | .275 | 69 | -161 | +6 | -20 | +16 | +129 | -3.1 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 589 | 126 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 185 | 5 | 12 | 4 | .214 | .280 | .336 | .616 | .122 | .284 | 28 | 8 | .275 | 69 | -23 | +1 | -3 | +2 | +18 | -0.4 | ||
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 | 18 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 178 | 156 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .224 | .297 | .295 | .591 | .071 | .287 | 25 | 8 | .264 | 61 | -8 | +1 | — | — | +5 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | 19 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 121 | 110 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .264 | .331 | .336 | .667 | .073 | .358 | 24 | 8 | .306 | 92 | -1 | -1 | — | — | +3 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 20 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 226 | 212 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 13 | 5 | .236 | .277 | .340 | .616 | .104 | .303 | 24 | 5 | .274 | 68 | -8 | +1 | — | — | +6 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | 21 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 109 | 88 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .239 | .368 | .318 | .686 | .080 | .286 | 17 | 15 | .315 | 99 | -0 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 21 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .357 | .643 | .071 | .364 | 27 | 0 | .267 | 62 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +0 | -0.0 |
| 2025 | 22 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 59 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .157 | .259 | .275 | .533 | .118 | .171 | 17 | 12 | .245 | 45 | -4 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| Ismael Mena (OGILVIE) | 23 | — | — | — | — | .211/.273/.320 | .109 | .283 | 1 | 1 | 28% | 7% | 64 | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Chris Meyers 2022 · A |
23 | 41→46 | 42→50 | 51→40 | 45 | .201/.269/.304 | .103 | .264 | 9 | 11 | 26% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .222/.280/.362 | .140 | .293 | 16 | 7 | 29% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .226/.286/.378 | .152 | .294 | 19 | 3 | 29% | 6% | 82 | +0.3 |
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✕Adrian Del Castillo 2023 · A |
23 | 36→45 | 43→55 | 52→40 | 41 | .184/.246/.294 | .110 | .257 | 10 | 7 | 32% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .210/.280/.351 | .141 | .289 | 15 | 4 | 31% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .218/.292/.382 | .164 | .293 | 19 | 1 | 31% | 9% | 86 | +0.5 |
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✕Christopher Familia 2023 · A |
23 | 40 | 45→55 | 47→45 | 45 | .204/.281/.326 | .122 | .262 | 13 | 8 | 27% | 7% | 70 | -0.3 | .219/.278/.391 | .172 | .284 | 22 | 4 | 30% | 6% | 85 | +0.7 | .215/.266/.411 | .196 | .270 | 28 | 0 | 32% | 5% | 81 | +0.2 |
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✕Kyle Kubitza 2013 · A |
23 | 40→50 | 41→50 | 49→50 | 43 | .194/.262/.301 | .107 | .286 | 7 | 11 | 33% | 8% | 54 | -1.4 | .214/.288/.342 | .128 | .327 | 9 | 10 | 34% | 9% | 76 | +0.0 | .219/.294/.350 | .131 | .334 | 9 | 10 | 34% | 9% | 79 | +0.3 |
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●Tim Wheeler 2011 · A |
23 | 43→52 | 44→50 | 50 | 43 | .215/.276/.330 | .115 | .277 | 12 | 14 | 26% | 6% | 68 | -0.5 | .235/.289/.369 | .134 | .309 | 14 | 13 | 27% | 6% | 83 | +0.6 | .237/.290/.360 | .124 | .314 | 13 | 13 | 28% | 6% | 78 | +0.2 |
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✕Jordan Patterson 2015 · A |
23 | 42→49 | 43→50 | 47→50 | 40 | .210/.271/.317 | .108 | .275 | 12 | 13 | 28% | 5% | 63 | -0.8 | .224/.282/.365 | .141 | .307 | 14 | 11 | 30% | 5% | 80 | +0.4 | .221/.281/.375 | .154 | .306 | 15 | 9 | 31% | 5% | 79 | +0.2 |
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✕Brian O'Grady 2015 · A |
23 | 40→39 | 43→60 | 53→50 | 47 | .198/.263/.312 | .114 | .259 | 9 | 8 | 26% | 8% | 57 | -1.2 | .192/.274/.305 | .113 | .267 | 10 | 14 | 30% | 10% | 61 | -1.0 | .210/.274/.401 | .191 | .276 | 23 | 15 | 32% | 7% | 84 | +0.5 |
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●Ryan Schimpf 2011 · A |
23 | 39 | 43→60 | 52→45 | 39 | .192/.257/.314 | .121 | .284 | 9 | 10 | 34% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .198/.273/.355 | .157 | .273 | 17 | 7 | 32% | 8% | 74 | -0.1 | .201/.284/.419 | .218 | .235 | 28 | 2 | 28% | 9% | 91 | +0.9 |
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✕Parker Meadows 2022 · A |
22 | 37→47 | 41→55 | 44→55 | 41 | .185/.244/.280 | .095 | .257 | 9 | 9 | 31% | 7% | 41 | -2.3 | .218/.280/.374 | .156 | .279 | 17 | 16 | 27% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .225/.292/.400 | .175 | .278 | 20 | 21 | 26% | 8% | 91 | +1.1 |
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✕Chris Pieters 2018 · A |
23 | 46 | 40→45 | 52→55 | 46 | .219/.288/.317 | .098 | .289 | 6 | 14 | 25% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .209/.262/.298 | .089 | .296 | 6 | 11 | 29% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .174/.209/.223 | .049 | .263 | 0 | 15 | 32% | 4% | 8 | -0.8 |
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✕Blake Tekotte 2010 · A |
23 | 44→46 | 43→50 | 50→55 | 48 | .215/.277/.323 | .108 | .258 | 10 | 15 | 21% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .221/.285/.370 | .149 | .285 | 16 | 20 | 27% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .212/.275/.368 | .156 | .281 | 18 | 23 | 30% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Imanol Vargas 2021 · A |
23 | 43→44 | 44→55 | 46→45 | 47 | .209/.291/.330 | .121 | .305 | 12 | 8 | 33% | 10% | 75 | -0.0 | .210/.290/.374 | .164 | .332 | 20 | 4 | 39% | 10% | 85 | +0.7 | .200/.288/.364 | .164 | .316 | 21 | 2 | 40% | 10% | 79 | +0.2 |
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✕Carlos Guzman 2009 · A |
23 | 42→48 | 44→50 | 52→50 | 37 | .208/.257/.321 | .112 | .300 | 12 | 12 | 34% | 6% | 57 | -1.2 | .230/.279/.338 | .108 | .309 | 11 | 6 | 28% | 6% | 70 | -0.3 | .235/.287/.332 | .097 | .308 | 10 | 3 | 26% | 6% | 70 | -0.2 |
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✕Raynel Delgado 2023 · AA |
23 | 41→51 | 40→45 | 48→60 | 42 | .199/.267/.289 | .091 | .281 | 8 | 15 | 30% | 7% | 54 | -1.4 | .226/.291/.327 | .101 | .311 | 9 | 22 | 28% | 8% | 72 | -0.2 | .240/.303/.338 | .098 | .325 | 8 | 32 | 27% | 7% | 77 | +0.1 |
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✕Kody Clemens 2019 · A |
23 | 46→43 | 44→60 | 50→45 | 45 | .228/.287/.347 | .119 | .291 | 11 | 8 | 25% | 7% | 76 | +0.1 | .203/.262/.335 | .132 | .276 | 13 | 8 | 30% | 7% | 63 | -0.8 | .216/.278/.416 | .200 | .247 | 26 | 8 | 25% | 7% | 88 | +0.6 |
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✕Carlos Moncrief 2012 · A |
23 | 41→51 | 44→50 | 51→50 | 44 | .199/.277/.322 | .124 | .308 | 11 | 11 | 36% | 9% | 66 | -0.6 | .216/.273/.363 | .147 | .317 | 15 | 12 | 35% | 7% | 75 | -0.0 | .234/.288/.372 | .138 | .297 | 14 | 11 | 25% | 7% | 81 | +0.4 |
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✕Luis Liberato 2019 · A |
23 | 42→51 | 46→50 | 45→50 | 41 | .214/.262/.348 | .134 | .285 | 13 | 6 | 29% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .220/.267/.349 | .129 | .292 | 15 | 7 | 29% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .210/.278/.360 | .150 | .290 | 16 | 9 | 32% | 8% | 75 | +0.0 |
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✕Tommy Giles 2007 · A |
23 | 43→41 | 45→55 | 47→40 | 38 | .216/.256/.337 | .121 | .280 | 13 | 7 | 28% | 4% | 61 | -1.0 | .220/.271/.379 | .159 | .290 | 18 | 6 | 30% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .219/.278/.400 | .182 | .282 | 23 | 4 | 31% | 7% | 85 | +0.4 |
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✕Nicky Delmonico 2015 · A |
23 | 39→47 | 48→55 | 46→45 | 43 | .204/.269/.341 | .137 | .271 | 16 | 8 | 30% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .226/.282/.376 | .150 | .297 | 15 | 6 | 28% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .233/.301/.393 | .161 | .284 | 18 | 4 | 24% | 8% | 92 | +0.9 |
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✕Travis Blankenhorn 2019 · A |
22 | 40→43 | 45→55 | 51→50 | 38 | .201/.261/.328 | .127 | .288 | 11 | 7 | 33% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .215/.262/.357 | .142 | .295 | 16 | 9 | 32% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .211/.283/.380 | .168 | .276 | 21 | 6 | 31% | 8% | 81 | +0.3 |