CJ Kayfus — OGILVIE

CJ KayfusLF Columbus Clippers

Age 24 L/L 5'11" / 192 lbs AAA Svc 0.337 · Ctrl thru 2031 ILReassigned to Minors (RM)

2026 ROS PROJECTION224 act + 23 ros · stats below = ROS only

showingROS

wRC+†vL 7288vR 93

AVG/OBP/SLG—

PA2

HR0

K%50

BB%9

BABIP296

ISO190

MLB%10%

Value2026 · WAR

2026 MLB RUNS · solid = so far · light = projected ROS (park-applied)

━ projected WAR━ paid WAR ($/8M) surplus deficit━ post-control-$5M ctrl surplus

Tools · Splits · ContractCON 50 / POW 60

Toolsscout grade · Statcast %ile · 2025-2026

CONTACT50

Whiff%

2413.9%

xAVG

250.231

POWER60

Barrel%

6911.1

Avg EV

5389.3

Bat Spd

4170.4

EYE55

Chase%

7127.6%

SPEED45

Sprint

4727.4

Platoon Splits2025-2026 · 160 PA

vs LHP

vs RHP

Edge

138

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wRC+

103

▶▶R

wOBA

267

320

▶▶R

ISO

190

198

▶R

BABIP

231

284

▶▶R

31.8%

26.8%

▶▶R

BB%

0.0%

9.4%

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Contract ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)

Status Pre-Arb

MLB Debut 2025

Service 0.337 yrs.days

Team Control Through 2031

First FA Year 2032

Year	Status	Salary	Proj WAR	Value	Surplus
2026ROS	Ext	$0.1M	—	—	—
2027	Pre-Arb	$0.8M	—	—	—
2028	Pre-Arb	$0.8M	+0.2	$0.7M	+$0.0M
2029	Arb-1	$2M	+0.2	$0.6M	+$0.0M (cut)
2030	Arb-2	$3M	+0.1	$0.3M	+$0.0M (cut)
2031	Arb-3	$3M	—	—	—
Totals		$0.9M		$2M	-$0.1M

Career Stats + Projections

Real MLB stats plus park-adjusted projections — this season (so far / rest / full), then future seasons and career totals.

show model inputsbasis chips: RAW = as recorded · CTX = with park/league context · A+C = actual + context combined · MLE = level/park-neutral

Methodology▸ how these numbers are built

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	MLB%	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
▸ Career — actual stats, one row per stint (as recorded, no adjustments)
2023	21	A	Lynchburg Hillcats	—	77	59	16	4	0	4	15	12	2	5	2	271	434	542	977	271	273	16	19	424	173	+7	+0	—	—	+2	0.9
2024	22	AA	Akron RubberDucks	—	298	251	66	14	4	10	36	84	7	1	2	263	371	470	841	207	348	28	12	369	136	+13	-1	—	—	+6	1.9
2024	22	A+	Lake County Captains	—	183	154	52	12	2	7	23	33	5	4	0	338	440	578	1.017	240	391	18	13	443	186	+19	+1	—	—	+4	2.4
2025	23	MLB	Cleveland Guardians	—	138	123	27	10	1	4	11	38	2	4	0	220	294	415	709	195	280	28	8	310	96	-1	+1	-3	-5	+3	-0.6
2025	23	AAA	Columbus Clippers	—	289	251	71	14	4	13	33	79	2	2	1	283	371	526	897	243	358	27	11	388	149	+17	+0	—	—	+6	2.4
2025	23	AA	Akron RubberDucks	—	80	66	24	4	4	1	11	14	3	2	1	364	475	591	1.066	227	451	18	14	464	200	+10	+0	—	—	+2	1.2
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career	—			—	138	123	27	10	1	4	11	38	2	4	0	220	294	415	709	195	280	28	8	310	96	-1	+1	-3	-5	+3	-0.6
▸ Career — adjusted (every ACTUAL line translated to park/league-neutral MLB equivalents)
2023	21	A MLE	Lynchburg Hillcats	—	77	65	16	4	0	4	9	17	2	5	2	246	355	492	848	246	251	22	12	348	122	+2	+0	—	—	+2	0.4
2024	22	AA MLE	Akron RubberDucks	—	298	262	58	12	3	8	25	105	7	1	2	221	306	382	688	160	319	35	8	302	91	-3	-1	—	—	+6	0.3
2024	22	A+ MLE	Lake County Captains	—	183	161	44	10	2	5	16	44	5	4	0	273	357	453	811	180	334	24	9	342	118	+4	+1	—	—	+4	0.9
2025	23	MLB MLE	Cleveland Guardians	—	138	123	27	10	1	4	11	38	2	4	0	220	294	415	709	195	280	28	8	309	95	-1	+1	-3	-5	+3	-0.6
2025	23	AAA MLE	Columbus Clippers	—	289	261	57	10	3	8	23	99	2	2	1	218	287	372	658	153	310	34	8	290	82	-6	+0	—	—	+6	0.0
2025	23	AA MLE	Akron RubberDucks	—	80	69	22	3	4	1	8	18	3	2	1	319	412	522	934	203	420	22	10	396	154	+5	+0	—	—	+2	0.7
2023	21	A MLE	Lynchburg Hillcats	—	77	65	16	4	0	4	9	17	2	5	2	246	355	492	848	246	267	22	12	348	122	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	21	A RAW	Lynchburg Hillcats	—	77	59	16	4	0	4	15	12	2	5	2	271	434	542	977	271	273	16	19	424	122	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	22	AA MLE	2 teams	—	481	423	102	22	5	13	41	148	12	5	2	241	326	409	735	168	333	31	9	317	101	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	22	AA RAW	2 teams	—	481	405	118	26	6	17	59	117	12	5	2	291	397	511	908	220	366	24	12	397	101	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	23	AAA MLE	3 teams	—	507	453	107	24	8	13	42	155	7	8	2	236	311	411	721	174	325	31	8	312	97	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	23	AAA RAW	3 teams	—	507	440	122	28	9	18	55	131	7	8	2	277	367	505	871	227	353	26	11	379	97	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	21	A MLE	Lynchburg Hillcats	—	77	66	16	4	0	4	9	17	2	5	2	242	355	485	840	242	251	22	12	348	122	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	22	AA MLE	2 teams	—	481	425	102	22	5	13	41	148	12	5	2	240	326	407	733	167	325	31	9	317	101	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	23	AAA MLE	3 teams	—	507	453	107	24	8	13	42	155	7	8	2	236	311	411	721	174	319	31	8	312	97	—	—	—	—	—	—
▸ Model inputs — neutral MLE (past 3 seasons + 2026 so far)
2023	21	A MLE	Lynchburg Hillcats	—	77	66	16	4	0	4	9	17	2	5	2	242	355	485	840	242	251	22	12	348	122	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	22	AA MLE	2 teams	—	481	425	102	22	5	13	41	148	12	5	2	240	326	407	733	167	325	31	9	317	101	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	23	AAA MLE	3 teams	—	507	453	107	24	8	13	42	155	7	8	2	236	311	411	721	174	319	31	8	312	97	—	—	—	—	—	—
YTD	24	AAA MLE	CLE	—	224	196	40	6	2	3	19	73	7	6	1	204	297	301	598	97	303	33	8	271	70	-8	+1	-2	-2	+5	-0.7
▸ 2026 season
▸ 2026 season — so far · projected rest · full
SO FAR	24	MLB RAW	CLE	—	25	22	4	1	0	1	2	8	1	0	0	182	280	364	644	182	231	32	8	292	70	-1	+0	-2	-2	+1	-0.5
YTD	24	AAA RAW	CLE	—	199	167	40	6	2	3	24	54	6	6	1	240	355	353	709	114	330	27	12	324	70	—	—	—	—	—	—
YTD	24	MLB RAW	CLE	—	25	22	4	1	0	1	2	8	1	0	0	182	280	364	644	182	231	32	8	292	84	—	—	—	—	—	—
ROS	24	AAA MLE	CLE	10%	23	21	5	1	0	1	2	7	0	0	0	238	304	429	733	190	299	30	9	298	88	-0	+0	-0	-0	+0	-0.0
ROS	24	MLB CTX	CLE	10%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0						296	50	0	280	88	-0	+0	-0	-0	+0	-0.0
FULL	24	MLB A+C	CLE	—	27	24	4	1	0	1	2	9	1	0	0	167	259	333	593	167	214	33	7	291	71	-1	+0	-2	-0	+1	-0.3
TOT	24	AAA MLE	CLE	—	247	217	45	7	2	4	21	80	7	6	1	207	298	313	611	106	304	32	9	274	71	-8	+1	-2	-3	+5	-0.7
▸ Career projection (2027+) — MLB context, MLB playing time (PA × MLB%)
2027	25	MLB MLE	CLE	35%	548	487	112	21	6	16	45	158	11	10	2	230	309	396	706	166	301	29	8	311	97	-2	+1	-4	-6	+12	0.1
2028	26	MLB MLE	CLE	46%	546	485	112	21	5	17	46	155	10	10	2	231	311	400	711	169	300	28	8	318	101	+1	+1	-4	-6	+12	0.4
2029	27	MLB MLE	CLE	50%	535	475	110	20	5	17	45	150	10	10	2	232	311	402	713	171	299	28	8	318	102	+1	+1	-4	-6	+12	0.4
2030	28	MLB MLE	CLE	52%	525	465	108	20	5	16	45	148	10	9	2	232	313	400	713	168	298	28	9	317	101	+1	+1	-5	-6	+11	0.3
2031	29	MLB MLE	CLE	52%	514	456	105	19	5	16	44	146	9	8	2	230	310	399	710	169	297	28	9	315	99	-0	+1	-5	-6	+11	0.1
2032	30	MLB MLE	CLE	52%	504	446	101	18	5	15	44	144	9	7	2	226	309	390	699	164	295	29	9	312	97	-2	+1	-6	-5	+11	-0.2
2027	25	MLB CTX	CLE	35%	190	168	38	7	2	5	16	55	4	3	1	226	309	381	689	155	298	29	8	294	97	-1	+0	-1	-2	+4	0.0
2028	26	MLB CTX	CLE	46%	253	225	52	10	2	8	21	72	5	5	1	231	311	400	711	169	298	28	8	302	101	+0	+1	-2	-3	+5	0.2
2029	27	MLB CTX	CLE	50%	268	238	54	10	2	8	23	75	5	5	1	227	308	387	695	160	297	28	9	302	102	+0	+1	-2	-3	+6	0.2
2030	28	MLB CTX	CLE	52%	273	243	56	10	2	9	23	77	5	5	1	230	310	399	709	169	296	28	8	302	101	+0	+1	-2	-3	+6	0.1
2031	29	MLB CTX	CLE	52%	266	236	54	10	2	8	23	75	5	4	1	229	311	390	700	161	295	28	9	299	99	-0	+0	-3	-3	+6	0.0
2032	30	MLB CTX	CLE	52%	260	231	53	10	2	8	22	74	5	4	1	229	310	394	704	165	293	28	8	296	97	-1	+0	-3	-3	+6	-0.1
▸ Career Totals
▸ Career totals — MLB only (actual + projected)
Career	—	A+C		—	1650	1466	334	67	13	50	139	467	31	30	6	228	308	394	702	166	297	28	8	300	100	-1	+4	-17	-22	+36	-0.1
/ 162G	—	A+C		—	650	578	131	26	5	20	55	184	12	12	2	227	307	393	700	166	294	28	8	300	100	-1	+1	-7	-9	+14	-0.0
Career	—	MLE		—	4260	3776	878	170	44	128	363	1228	80	72	18	233	313	403	716	170	306	29	9	316	100	-3	+7	-32	-40	+72	0.4
/ 162G	—	MLE		—	650	576	135	26	7	20	55	187	12	11	3	234	314	408	722	174	308	29	8	316	100	-1	+1	-6	-8	+14	0.1

PLAYER · career totals + /162 games	162s	PA	HR	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	POS	FLD	WAR	JAWS
#1Kole Calhounlast yr '23 career totals — 11 seasons, 4,963 PA	7.5	4,963	179	33	242	316	418	-54	-33	8.3	9.6
/162	664	24	4	-7.3	-4.4	1.1	pk7: 11
#2Gregory Polancolast yr '21 career totals — 8 seasons, 3,220 PA	4.8	3,220	96	98	241	309	409	-34	-28	3.8	4.4
/162	664	20	20	-7.1	-5.8	0.8	pk7: 5
#3Nomar Mazaralast yr '22 career totals — 7 seasons, 2,690 PA	4.1	2,690	85	7	256	315	414	-29	-21	3.7	3.7
/162	664	21	2	-7.1	-5.3	0.9	pk7: 4
#4Gaby Sanchezlast yr '14 career totals — 5 seasons, 2,240 PA	3.4	2,240	59	12	254	332	411	-40	-26	2.2	2.2
/162	664	17	4	-11.9	-7.8	0.6	pk7: 2
OGOGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION career totals — every cell rolls up across 4 projected seasons	2.5	1,675	51	30	230	307	401	-29	-12	2.0	2.0
/162	664	20	12	-11.4	-4.9	0.8	pk7: 2
#5Ike Davislast yr '15 career totals — 6 seasons, 2,377 PA	3.6	2,377	81	7	239	332	416	-42	-36	1.7	1.7
/162	664	23	2	-11.9	-10.1	0.5	pk7: 2
#6Hunter Dozierlast yr '23 career totals — 6 seasons, 2,294 PA	3.5	2,294	73	19	238	305	421	-23	-45	0.0	0.0
/162	664	21	5	-6.5	-13.2	0.0	pk7: 0

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
CJ Kayfus (OGILVIE)	24	50	60	45	55	218/298/361	143	299	6	5	30%	8%	88	+0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
✕Greg Bird 2017 · MLB	24	45→48	52→55	45→30	47	234/302/403	169	287	19	4	26%	8%	98	+1.2	215/301/391	176	257	21	3	24%	10%	95	+1.0	193/280/367	174	228	22	0	26%	10%	80	-0.1
✕Travis Ishikawa 2009 · MLB	25	45→49	52→55	46→45	43	230/288/401	171	293	20	6	28%	7%	93	+0.8	245/308/385	140	311	15	6	25%	8%	96	+1.0	238/309/373	135	313	13	1	27%	8%	89	+0.3
✕Jarred Kelenic 2023 · MLB	24	41→51	54→60	49→50	45	217/280/402	185	266	21	13	27%	7%	91	+0.6	226/287/381	155	309	17	13	30%	8%	88	+0.4	218/279/351	133	306	14	13	32%	8%	73	-0.5
●Lars Nootbaar 2022 · MLB	24	47→53	49→55	42→50	49	240/305/379	138	283	17	8	22%	8%	93	+0.8	243/338/426	183	285	21	10	21%	12%	117	+2.6	241/345/424	184	279	21	10	21%	13%	117	+2.0
✕AJ Reed 2017 · MLB	24	46→55	54→60	47→30	47	239/308/420	181	306	23	2	29%	9%	104	+1.6	208/276/385	177	277	24	2	33%	8%	85	+0.2	188/259/362	174	248	24	0	34%	8%	73	-0.5
✕Travis Snider 2012 · MLB	24	50→53	49→55	50	44	250/302/404	154	313	16	16	25%	6%	98	+1.2	250/312/395	145	312	16	10	24%	8%	100	+1.3	252/321/404	152	307	18	5	23%	9%	102	+0.9
✕Alex Kirilloff 2022 · MLB	24	48→58	49→55	44→45	44	244/293/390	146	291	17	7	22%	6%	91	+0.7	258/324/427	169	313	20	5	23%	7%	112	+2.2	257/328/427	171	313	21	2	24%	8%	110	+1.0
●Triston Casas 2023 · MLB	23	45→50	52→60	48→40	53	230/316/397	166	278	20	6	24%	11%	102	+1.5	243/335/441	198	303	25	3	27%	12%	120	+2.8	242/342/453	211	298	28	0	27%	13%	118	+1.3
✕Zach Borenstein 2015 · AAA	25	46→54	53→60	45→50	40	240/287/416	177	307	21	8	29%	6%	96	+1.0	225/276/368	143	317	14	10	32%	6%	80	-0.1	215/269/359	144	312	14	9	34%	7%	74	-0.4
●Jake Lamb 2015 · MLB	24	52→55	51→60	49→45	43	253/312/426	173	335	17	4	29%	7%	107	+1.8	249/327/436	187	316	20	6	26%	10%	115	+2.4	244/337/451	207	296	24	5	25%	12%	114	+2.1
●Austin Shenton 2022 · AA	24	47→54	50→55	49→30	43	232/302/398	166	319	16	4	31%	8%	97	+1.1	232/309/398	166	334	18	2	33%	9%	100	+1.3	227/312/399	171	325	20	0	34%	10%	98	+0.8
✕Rowdy Tellez 2020 · MLB	25	45→49	52→60	43→45	44	235/293/404	170	284	20	5	25%	7%	95	+1.0	243/312/447	204	274	27	3	22%	8%	113	+2.3	233/311/449	217	244	30	1	20%	9%	105	+1.1
●Hee-Seop Choi 2003 · MLB	24	46→49	51→55	49→30	52	235/315/397	162	286	20	8	25%	10%	101	+1.4	240/348/431	191	300	21	4	25%	13%	122	+2.9	240/351/437	197	291	22	2	24%	13%	119	+1.5
●Danny Dorn 2008 · AA	24	48→47	50→55	49→45	46	243/312/402	159	300	17	5	24%	7%	102	+1.5	231/293/393	162	293	18	3	27%	7%	93	+0.8	241/295/398	157	300	18	5	25%	6%	94	+0.6
✕Craig Brazell 2005 · MLB	25	48→47	50→65	49→30	47	247/302/405	158	287	18	9	21%	7%	99	+1.2	230/263/397	167	269	20	5	23%	4%	82	+0.0	233/260/418	185	267	25	1	23%	3%	83	+0.1
✕Enmanuel Valdez 2023 · AAA	24	43→46	54→55	46→45	44	227/283/406	178	277	23	7	27%	7%	92	+0.7	220/286/381	161	269	19	8	25%	8%	87	+0.4	208/281/363	155	248	19	8	24%	9%	79	-0.1
●Andrew Vaughn 2022 · MLB	24	46→53	50→55	42→30	50	234/309/389	155	274	18	3	22%	9%	98	+1.2	254/311/414	160	293	19	2	20%	6%	104	+1.6	255/309/413	159	294	19	1	20%	6%	102	+1.4
✕Brandon Jones 2008 · MLB	24	50→53	48→50	50	43	248/297/395	147	310	14	12	24%	6%	94	+0.9	237/293/351	114	301	9	9	23%	7%	82	+0.0	229/290/326	97	289	6	7	22%	8%	74	-0.5
●Michael Saunders 2011 · MLB	24	45→52	47→55	50→55	47	224/289/359	135	284	15	13	26%	8%	83	+0.1	226/298/370	144	294	15	17	27%	9%	89	+0.5	249/335/436	187	315	20	8	26%	11%	113	+1.8
✕Paul McAnulty 2006 · MLB	25	49→50	47→55	48→40	45	243/300/378	135	299	14	7	24%	7%	91	+0.7	238/305/381	143	286	15	3	21%	8%	94	+0.9	231/293/408	176	270	23	2	23%	7%	95	+0.8

Career Stats + Projections

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