Tsung-Che ChengSS
Worcester Red Sox
INJURED · Reassigned to Minors (RM)
Age 25
L/R
5'8" / 180 lbs
AAA
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033
peak 0.7 · 2028
wRC+†92
AVG/OBP/SLG.201 / .267 / .294
PA133
HR2
K%29
BB%8
MLB%40%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
40→40
PWR
30→30
SPD
55→55
EYE
51↗55
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
2028
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
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2028 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | +0.7 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +0.7 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +0.6 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.8M | +0.4 | $2M | +$1M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | +0.1 | $0.5M | +$0.1M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $4M | $11M | +$6M | ||
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 | 20 | ROK | 2 teams | 188 | 159 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 7 | .264 | .364 | .415 | .779 | .151 | .280 | 13 | 12 | .333 | 113 | +3 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +5 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 21 | A | 2 teams | 532 | 468 | 102 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 157 | 6 | 35 | 7 | .218 | .306 | .331 | .637 | .113 | .313 | 30 | 10 | .287 | 78 | -13 | +4 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 22 | AA | 2 teams | 535 | 482 | 114 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 129 | 4 | 26 | 12 | .237 | .290 | .380 | .669 | .143 | .299 | 24 | 6 | .284 | 75 | -15 | +0 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 23 | AA | 2 teams | 517 | 455 | 90 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 45 | 157 | 4 | 17 | 7 | .198 | .276 | .308 | .583 | .110 | .272 | 30 | 9 | .256 | 54 | -27 | +1 | +0 | +6 | +15 | -0.6 |
| 2025 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 397 | 357 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 122 | 3 | 18 | 7 | .185 | .254 | .232 | .486 | .048 | .273 | 31 | 8 | .222 | 28 | -32 | +1 | +0 | +4 | +11 | -1.6 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 25 | AAA | Worcester Red Sox | 77 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .246 | .347 | .477 | .824 | .231 | .317 | 29 | 13 | .331 | 111 | +1 | -0 | +0 | +1 | +2 | 0.4 |
| ROS | 25 | MLB | BOS | 56 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .196 | .268 | .294 | .562 | .098 | .281 | 29 | 9 | .271 | 65 | -2 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +2 | 0.0 |
| TOT | 25 | MLB | BOS | 133 | 116 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .224 | .313 | .397 | .710 | .172 | .293 | 29 | 11 | .306 | 92 | -1 | -0 | +0 | +1 | +4 | 0.4 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 26 | MLB 56% | BOS | 364 | 325 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 87 | 2 | 11 | 5 | .215 | .294 | .335 | .629 | .120 | .268 | 24 | 9 | .284 | 75 | -10 | +0 | +1 | +4 | +10 | 0.6 |
| 2028 | 27 | MLB 74% | BOS | 387 | 345 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 93 | 3 | 11 | 5 | .217 | .297 | .342 | .639 | .125 | .270 | 24 | 9 | .287 | 78 | -10 | +0 | +2 | +4 | +11 | 0.7 |
| 2029 | 28 | MLB 82% | BOS | 400 | 356 | 77 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 97 | 3 | 11 | 5 | .216 | .297 | .337 | .634 | .121 | .271 | 24 | 10 | .287 | 78 | -10 | +0 | +1 | +4 | +11 | 0.7 |
| 2030 | 29 | MLB 88% | BOS | 400 | 356 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 98 | 3 | 10 | 5 | .213 | .295 | .334 | .629 | .121 | .270 | 24 | 10 | .286 | 77 | -10 | +0 | +0 | +4 | +11 | 0.6 |
| 2031 | 30 | MLB 94% | BOS | 398 | 354 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 98 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .215 | .296 | .336 | .632 | .121 | .269 | 25 | 10 | .283 | 75 | -11 | +0 | -1 | +4 | +11 | 0.4 |
| 2032 | 31 | MLB | BOS | 386 | 343 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 97 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .210 | .292 | .324 | .616 | .114 | .268 | 25 | 10 | .279 | 72 | -12 | -0 | -1 | +4 | +11 | 0.1 |
| 2033 | 32 | MLB | BOS | 370 | 330 | 66 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 95 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .200 | .281 | .300 | .581 | .100 | .265 | 26 | 9 | .274 | 68 | -14 | -0 | -2 | +4 | +10 | -0.1 |
| 2034 | 33 | MLB | BOS | 341 | 304 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 90 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .201 | .281 | .306 | .587 | .105 | .263 | 26 | 9 | .267 | 63 | -14 | +0 | -3 | +4 | +10 | -0.4 |
| 2035 | 34 | MLB | BOS | 298 | 266 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .192 | .274 | .282 | .556 | .090 | .260 | 27 | 9 | .260 | 57 | -14 | -0 | -4 | +3 | +8 | -0.7 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 5569 | 4951 | 1048 | 182 | 45 | 95 | 504 | 1441 | 42 | 185 | 76 | .212 | .290 | .324 | .614 | .113 | .276 | 26 | 9 | .276 | 69 | -193 | +7 | -6 | +60 | +158 | 2.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 578 | 122 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 168 | 5 | 22 | 9 | .211 | .290 | .322 | .612 | .111 | .275 | 26 | 9 | .276 | 69 | -22 | +1 | -1 | +7 | +18 | 0.3 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | ROK | FCL Pirates Gold | 157 | 122 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | .311 | .455 | .492 | .946 | .180 | .321 | 9 | 19 | .416 | 176 | +14 | +1 | — | — | +4 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 20 | INTL | Colombia | 31 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .000 | .278 | 23 | 16 | .258 | 56 | -2 | -0 | — | — | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | 21 | A | Bradenton Marauders | 458 | 385 | 104 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 95 | 5 | 33 | 6 | .270 | .380 | .418 | .798 | .148 | .340 | 21 | 14 | .356 | 131 | +16 | +4 | — | — | +13 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 21 | INTL | Gigantes de Carolina | 74 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .270 | .242 | .513 | .061 | .222 | 16 | 9 | .243 | 44 | -5 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.3 |
| 2023 | 22 | AA | Altoona Curve | 281 | 247 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 4 | 13 | 3 | .251 | .310 | .352 | .662 | .101 | .297 | 19 | 6 | .286 | 77 | -7 | +1 | — | — | +8 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 22 | A+ | Greensboro Grasshoppers | 254 | 214 | 66 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .308 | .404 | .575 | .979 | .266 | .361 | 19 | 14 | .416 | 176 | +22 | -1 | — | — | +7 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 23 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .588 | .538 | 1.127 | .077 | .545 | 12 | 24 | .506 | 245 | +3 | +0 | — | — | +0 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 23 | AA | Altoona Curve | 500 | 422 | 92 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 61 | 117 | 4 | 16 | 7 | .218 | .322 | .341 | .664 | .123 | .273 | 23 | 12 | .298 | 86 | -8 | +0 | — | — | +14 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 397 | 340 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 99 | 3 | 18 | 7 | .209 | .310 | .271 | .581 | .062 | .287 | 25 | 12 | .270 | 65 | -16 | +1 | — | — | +11 | -0.4 |
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 |
| Tsung-Che Cheng (OGILVIE) | 25 | 40 | 30 | 55 | 55 | .201/.267/.294 | .093 | .277 | 2 | 4 | 29% | 8% | 55 | -0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Hak-Ju Lee 2016 · AAA |
25 | 43→53 | 38→40 | 54→55 | 42 | .204/.261/.283 | .079 | .290 | 6 | 22 | 30% | 7% | 49 | -1.8 | .215/.270/.309 | .094 | .315 | 8 | 16 | 32% | 6% | 59 | -1.1 | .221/.280/.302 | .081 | .332 | 7 | 11 | 33% | 6% | 59 | -0.3 |
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✕Thomas Coyle 2016 · AA |
25 | 46→51 | 40 | 55 | 48 | .216/.288/.310 | .094 | .295 | 6 | 21 | 27% | 9% | 67 | -0.5 | .194/.254/.292 | .098 | .284 | 7 | 18 | 32% | 7% | 48 | -1.9 | .140/.189/.234 | .095 | .202 | 5 | 22 | 32% | 6% | 5 | -1.6 |
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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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✕Matt Rudick 2023 · AAA |
25 | 42→43 | 39→45 | 54→50 | 48 | .199/.280/.291 | .091 | .249 | 5 | 15 | 21% | 8% | 60 | -1.0 | .215/.301/.334 | .119 | .270 | 11 | 14 | 23% | 9% | 80 | +0.4 | .216/.307/.343 | .128 | .271 | 13 | 14 | 24% | 10% | 82 | +0.3 |
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✕Jeff Duncan 2005 · MLB |
26 | 43→46 | 41→45 | 53→60 | 50 | .211/.291/.309 | .098 | .272 | 9 | 17 | 25% | 9% | 69 | -0.4 | .230/.296/.332 | .102 | .300 | 10 | 19 | 25% | 8% | 76 | +0.1 | .230/.297/.313 | .083 | .301 | 8 | 21 | 25% | 7% | 70 | -0.2 |
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✕J.D. Orr 2022 · AA |
25 | 50 | 37→30 | 53→65 | 47 | .234/.294/.311 | .077 | .313 | 3 | 23 | 25% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .216/.296/.282 | .066 | .301 | 3 | 37 | 26% | 9% | 64 | -0.8 | .197/.292/.244 | .047 | .281 | 1 | 51 | 27% | 10% | 51 | -0.7 |
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✕Tyler Wade 2021 · MLB |
26 | 46→55 | 41→45 | 52→60 | 44 | .221/.279/.324 | .103 | .288 | 8 | 18 | 26% | 7% | 67 | -0.5 | .225/.296/.319 | .094 | .297 | 8 | 36 | 25% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 | .228/.299/.306 | .078 | .305 | 6 | 50 | 25% | 8% | 67 | -0.3 |
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✕Adam Heisler 2014 · AAA |
26 | 44→45 | 38→40 | 54→55 | 45 | .211/.270/.295 | .084 | .276 | 5 | 19 | 25% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .222/.278/.320 | .098 | .290 | 7 | 16 | 24% | 7% | 66 | -0.6 | .240/.283/.355 | .115 | .295 | 6 | 17 | 20% | 5% | 70 | -0.1 |
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✕Jason Christian 2012 · AA |
25 | 44 | 40 | 54→55 | 40 | .214/.260/.304 | .091 | .296 | 8 | 16 | 30% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .207/.263/.282 | .075 | .298 | 4 | 11 | 30% | 7% | 49 | -1.8 | .193/.267/.220 | .027 | .264 | 0 | 5 | 24% | 8% | 33 | -1.0 |
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✕John Mora 2018 · AAA |
25 | 47→48 | 39→40 | 47→50 | 46 | .222/.281/.312 | .089 | .287 | 5 | 10 | 24% | 7% | 64 | -0.8 | .214/.269/.308 | .094 | .295 | 6 | 9 | 28% | 6% | 58 | -1.2 | .201/.256/.306 | .105 | .278 | 6 | 5 | 29% | 6% | 50 | -1.1 |
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✕Hoy Park 2021 · AA |
25 | 49→50 | 38→45 | 51→55 | 50 | .228/.305/.312 | .084 | .302 | 5 | 16 | 25% | 9% | 76 | +0.0 | .224/.305/.346 | .122 | .297 | 13 | 16 | 27% | 10% | 85 | +0.7 | .219/.306/.338 | .119 | .290 | 13 | 18 | 27% | 10% | 79 | +0.2 |
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✕Kaleb Cowart 2017 · MLB |
25 | 44→51 | 42→45 | 53→50 | 41 | .214/.262/.323 | .109 | .289 | 8 | 16 | 28% | 6% | 59 | -1.1 | .223/.274/.346 | .123 | .291 | 11 | 15 | 26% | 6% | 71 | -0.3 | .219/.272/.343 | .123 | .279 | 11 | 14 | 25% | 6% | 65 | -0.5 |
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✕Rashad Crawford 2019 · AAA |
25 | 42→45 | 39→40 | 52→55 | 40 | .201/.254/.287 | .086 | .283 | 6 | 15 | 30% | 6% | 46 | -2.0 | .214/.263/.298 | .084 | .309 | 8 | 17 | 31% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .216/.264/.287 | .071 | .310 | 8 | 21 | 32% | 6% | 46 | -1.5 |
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✕Arquímedes Gamboa 2023 · AAA |
25 | 42→43 | 42→40 | 53→50 | 47 | .203/.276/.304 | .102 | .285 | 9 | 12 | 31% | 9% | 61 | -1.0 | .206/.288/.308 | .102 | .305 | 9 | 15 | 32% | 10% | 68 | -0.5 | .196/.288/.293 | .097 | .294 | 9 | 17 | 33% | 11% | 61 | -0.6 |
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✕Elih Marrero 2023 · AA |
26 | 45 | 37→40 | 53→55 | 46 | .209/.281/.284 | .076 | .299 | 5 | 23 | 30% | 9% | 58 | -1.2 | .216/.283/.313 | .097 | .314 | 8 | 21 | 31% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .219/.289/.338 | .119 | .307 | 12 | 26 | 31% | 8% | 71 | -0.1 |
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✕Evan Marzilli 2016 · AAA |
25 | 44→45 | 39→40 | 48→50 | 43 | .208/.273/.298 | .090 | .304 | 5 | 12 | 31% | 8% | 58 | -1.2 | .201/.278/.284 | .083 | .293 | 5 | 14 | 30% | 9% | 57 | -1.2 | .190/.274/.267 | .077 | .279 | 4 | 14 | 31% | 9% | 48 | -1.2 |
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✕Tony Wolters 2017 · MLB |
25 | 46→54 | 39→40 | 48→45 | 45 | .218/.279/.306 | .088 | .290 | 6 | 8 | 26% | 7% | 62 | -0.9 | .218/.302/.302 | .084 | .277 | 5 | 5 | 21% | 10% | 72 | -0.2 | .223/.303/.291 | .069 | .290 | 4 | 1 | 22% | 8% | 64 | -0.3 |
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✕Tyler Saladino 2014 · AAA |
25 | 43→46 | 41→45 | 54→55 | 47 | .208/.278/.305 | .098 | .271 | 8 | 22 | 26% | 8% | 63 | -0.9 | .235/.288/.340 | .105 | .289 | 9 | 23 | 21% | 6% | 75 | -0.0 | .253/.299/.369 | .116 | .300 | 11 | 25 | 19% | 5% | 84 | +0.4 |
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✕Thomas Milone 2021 · AA |
26 | 48→46 | 41→45 | 56→55 | 41 | .228/.279/.337 | .110 | .312 | 7 | 16 | 28% | 6% | 70 | -0.3 | .227/.293/.351 | .124 | .339 | 11 | 16 | 33% | 8% | 80 | +0.4 | .219/.290/.342 | .123 | .335 | 12 | 17 | 35% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Garrett Stubbs 2018 · AAA |
25 | 46 | 40→45 | 53→50 | 50 | .223/.292/.318 | .095 | .262 | 8 | 13 | 18% | 8% | 71 | -0.3 | .225/.288/.331 | .106 | .275 | 9 | 14 | 20% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .215/.306/.321 | .106 | .276 | 10 | 10 | 24% | 11% | 78 | +0.0 |