Thomas Ireland P Hub City Spartanburgers
+0.5 WAR
Age 24 LHP 6'1" / 170 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 0.7 · 2027
ERA4.27
FIP4.27
xFIP
SIERA
K%20.7%
BB%8.9%
K-BB%11.8%
IP69
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.7peak
2027
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
202321ADown East Wood Ducks137441804313516.7%8.7%3.4%3.274.64+0.2
202422ADown East Wood Ducks1810682987523517.6%9.5%2.2%4.374.02+0.8
202523AAFrisco RoughRiders272813347124116.5%8.0%0.4%3.102.95+2.0
▸ 2026 Season
202624AAARound Rock Express3083211303.38
ROS24MLBTEX1313692936126820.7%8.9%2.6%4.274.27+0.6
2026 Total24MLBTEX773257229822.1%9.0%2.3%4.183.83+1.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBTEX1313702976326821.4%8.8%2.6%4.244.21+0.7
202826MLBTEX1313702976426821.7%8.8%2.6%4.224.19+0.7
202927MLBTEX1313702956426821.8%8.8%2.7%4.224.21+0.7
203028MLBTEX1313692906326821.8%8.9%2.7%4.234.24+0.6
203129MLBTEX1212672846225821.7%8.9%2.7%4.264.28+0.6
203230MLBTEX1212652765925821.5%9.0%2.8%4.314.35+0.5
203331MLBTEX1111632665724821.3%9.2%2.9%4.384.42+0.4
203432MLBTEX1111602555424821.0%9.3%3.0%4.464.51+0.3
203533MLBTEX58582445023720.7%9.5%3.0%4.554.61+0.2
203634MLBTEX55552324722720.3%9.7%3.1%4.654.72+0.1
203735MLBTEX52522184422719.9%9.9%3.3%4.764.84+0.1
203836MLBTEX48482044021719.5%10.2%3.4%4.894.97-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career6119201844149741417.6%8.7%1.7%3.583.63+3.8
/ 200 IP6119200838148741417.6%8.7%1.7%3.583.63+3.8

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
Thomas Ireland (OGILVIE) 4.27 20.7%8.9%2.6% 4.20 21.6%12.9%210 -0.07
Michael Johnson L 2026 · 3.88 FIP 24 SW 3.88 20.6%9.4%2.4%.260 4.75 17.6%7.7%185 +0.87 3.88 256 94
Diego Barrera L 2026 · 3.72 FIP 24 SW 3.72 17.9%9.2%1.8%.310 3.67 18.5%9.7%44 -0.05 3.67 111 92
R.C. Orlan L 2026 · 3.91 FIP 24 SW 3.91 21.0%10.9%2.2%.326 4.61 17.2%5.0%119 +0.70 1.71 206 92
Shane McCain L 2026 · 4.38 FIP 24 SW 4.38 18.3%8.7%3.1%.261 5.05 14.2%10.7%51 +0.67 4.31 201 92
Haylen Green L 2026 · 3.98 FIP 24 SW 3.98 16.9%8.1%2.3%.291 4.09 18.6%7.8%49 +0.11 3.98 104 91
Daniel Stumpf L 2026 · 4.26 FIP 24 SW 4.26 20.8%11.5%2.6%.268 3.50 22.5%15.3%123 -0.76 1.84 238 90
Billy Strode L 2026 · 3.68 FIP 24 SW 3.68 17.6%8.8%1.8%.306 2.85 16.0%7.3%47 -0.83 2.51 155 90
Sean Mellen L 2026 · 4.01 FIP 24 SW 4.01 21.3%10.4%2.5%.285 4.01 101 90
Christian Jones L 2026 · 3.32 FIP 24 SW 3.32 18.5%7.4%1.6%.319 3.98 15.0%3.7%89 +0.66 3.32 161 89
Michael Theofanopoulos L 2026 · 3.60 FIP 24 SW 3.60 21.0%9.8%1.9%.326 3.58 201 89
Chris Cotton L 2026 · 3.68 FIP 24 SW 3.68 20.7%7.0%2.6%.288 4.17 9.7%3.3%61 +0.49 3.68 128 88
Jimmy Robbins L 2026 · 3.86 FIP 24 SW 3.86 23.3%11.3%2.4%.286 4.86 18.1%2.5%99 +1.00 3.86 176 88
Colton Johnson L 2028 · 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 88
Matt Whitehouse L 2027 · 3.37 FIP 25 SW 3.37 19.0%9.9%1.1%.304 4.45 16.9%7.4%276 +1.08 3.37 353 88
T.J. Sikkema L 2026 · 4.55 FIP 24 SW 4.55 21.9%9.0%3.9%.298 4.50 16.9%7.4%231 -0.05 3.50 300 87
Hunter Schryver L 2026 · 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 87
Garrett Irvin L 2026 · 4.43 FIP 24 SW 4.43 23.2%11.6%3.3%.283 4.34 17.7%2.9%39 -0.09 4.34 110 87
Hayden Howard L 2026 · 3.83 FIP 24 SW 3.83 17.9%9.6%1.9%.295 3.76 17.5%9.1%61 -0.07 3.76 200 87
James Paxton L 2028 · 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 87
Thomas Burrows L 2026 · 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 87

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+0.7$3M+$2M
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.7$3M+$2M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.6$3M+$2M
2031Arb-3$1M+0.6$3M+$2M
2032Ext / FA-deal$1M+0.5$2M+$1M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1M+0.4$2M+$0.5M
Totals $6M $16M +$9M