Maikel HernandezC
Palm Beach Cardinals
Age 23
S/R
6'1" / 163 lbs
A
HR -7%K -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2036
peak 1.2 · 2030
wRC+†62
AVG/OBP/SLG.207 / .271 / .315
PA67
HR1
K%30
BB%7
MLB%0%
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.2peak
2030
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2031
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2036
First FA Year 2037
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2030 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +1.1 | $10M | +$9M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | +1.0 | $10M | +$9M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +0.8 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $1M | +0.5 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.7M | +0.2 | $1M | +$0.4M |
| 2036 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $5M | $27M | +$22M | ||
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 | DSL Cardinals Red | 73 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .236 | .231 | .467 | .077 | .290 | 47 | 4 | .192 | 5 | -8 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +2 | -0.5 |
| 2022 | 19 | ROK | DSL Cardinals | 113 | 97 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .288 | .237 | .525 | .052 | .257 | 26 | 12 | .246 | 46 | -7 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +3 | -0.2 |
| 2023 | 20 | ROK | FCL Cardinals | 73 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .324 | .246 | .570 | .033 | .265 | 19 | 12 | .267 | 63 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 21 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 78 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .110 | .156 | .123 | .279 | .014 | .186 | 38 | 4 | .136 | -38 | -12 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +2 | -0.9 |
| 2025 | 22 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 45 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 | .100 | .130 | 36 | 9 | .154 | -24 | -6 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +1 | -0.4 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 23 | MLB | STL | 67 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .197 | .269 | .279 | .547 | .082 | .287 | 30 | 7 | .267 | 62 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +2 | 0.0 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 24 | MLB 10% | STL | 160 | 145 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .214 | .283 | .331 | .614 | .117 | .289 | 29 | 8 | .281 | 73 | -5 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +5 | 0.3 |
| 2028 | 25 | MLB 25% | STL | 261 | 236 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .220 | .290 | .352 | .641 | .131 | .291 | 28 | 8 | .290 | 80 | -6 | +0 | +0 | +5 | +7 | 0.7 |
| 2029 | 26 | MLB 42% | STL | 332 | 299 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 92 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .227 | .298 | .371 | .669 | .144 | .292 | 28 | 8 | .295 | 84 | -6 | +1 | +0 | +6 | +9 | 1.0 |
| 2030 | 27 | MLB 58% | STL | 369 | 332 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 102 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .226 | .298 | .367 | .665 | .142 | .292 | 28 | 8 | .296 | 85 | -6 | +1 | +0 | +7 | +10 | 1.2 |
| 2031 | 28 | MLB 68% | STL | 392 | 353 | 78 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 109 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .221 | .293 | .357 | .650 | .136 | .291 | 28 | 8 | .295 | 84 | -7 | +1 | -1 | +7 | +11 | 1.1 |
| 2032 | 29 | MLB 77% | STL | 398 | 358 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 112 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .221 | .294 | .355 | .648 | .134 | .290 | 28 | 8 | .293 | 82 | -8 | +1 | -1 | +7 | +11 | 1.0 |
| 2033 | 30 | MLB 84% | STL | 400 | 360 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 114 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .219 | .292 | .353 | .645 | .133 | .289 | 28 | 8 | .290 | 80 | -9 | +1 | -2 | +7 | +11 | 0.8 |
| 2034 | 31 | MLB 91% | STL | 380 | 341 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 110 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .292 | .346 | .638 | .129 | .288 | 29 | 8 | .286 | 77 | -10 | +0 | -3 | +7 | +11 | 0.5 |
| 2035 | 32 | MLB | STL | 354 | 319 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .285 | .339 | .623 | .125 | .286 | 29 | 8 | .281 | 74 | -11 | +0 | -4 | +6 | +10 | 0.2 |
| 2036 | 33 | MLB | STL | 318 | 286 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .283 | .332 | .615 | .122 | .284 | 30 | 8 | .276 | 69 | -11 | +0 | -4 | +6 | +9 | -0.1 |
| 2037 | 34 | MLB | STL | 271 | 245 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .275 | .322 | .598 | .118 | .283 | 31 | 8 | .270 | 65 | -11 | +0 | -5 | +5 | +8 | -0.3 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4084 | 3671 | 779 | 139 | 20 | 91 | 333 | 1185 | 44 | 35 | 6 | .212 | .286 | .335 | .621 | .123 | .284 | 29 | 8 | .280 | 72 | -128 | +5 | -20 | +73 | +116 | 4.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 584 | 123 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 53 | 189 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .211 | .284 | .330 | .615 | .120 | .283 | 29 | 8 | .280 | 72 | -20 | +1 | -3 | +12 | +18 | 0.7 | ||
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 | DSL Cardinals Red | 73 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .319 | .333 | .653 | .111 | .325 | 32 | 7 | .299 | 87 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 19 | ROK | DSL Cardinals | 113 | 90 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .378 | .300 | .678 | .067 | .292 | 18 | 18 | .318 | 102 | +0 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 20 | ROK | FCL Cardinals | 73 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .423 | .321 | .744 | .054 | .312 | 14 | 19 | .345 | 122 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 21 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 78 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .221 | .194 | .415 | .028 | .231 | 26 | 5 | .194 | 7 | -8 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.6 |
| 2025 | 22 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 45 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .205 | .205 | .410 | .103 | .111 | 24 | 11 | .193 | 6 | -5 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -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 |
| Maikel Hernandez (OGILVIE) | 23 | — | — | — | — | .207/.271/.315 | .107 | .287 | 1 | 1 | 30% | 7% | 62 | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Patrick Bailey 2022 · A |
23 | 44→49 | 45 | 50→45 | 43 | .213/.278/.336 | .122 | .306 | 12 | 8 | 33% | 8% | 70 | -0.3 | .213/.279/.336 | .123 | .289 | 13 | 5 | 29% | 8% | 71 | -0.3 | .229/.288/.338 | .110 | .303 | 11 | 4 | 27% | 7% | 75 | -0.0 |
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✕Jake Rogers 2018 · A |
23 | 41→40 | 44→55 | 47→45 | 42 | .205/.269/.327 | .122 | .280 | 11 | 10 | 30% | 7% | 65 | -0.7 | .196/.267/.342 | .146 | .271 | 17 | 7 | 33% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .206/.283/.412 | .206 | .265 | 29 | 1 | 33% | 8% | 91 | +0.6 |
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✕Jeferson Morales 2023 · A |
24 | 39→46 | 46→45 | 49→50 | 44 | .197/.277/.329 | .131 | .260 | 14 | 9 | 29% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .215/.289/.346 | .131 | .275 | 13 | 9 | 25% | 7% | 78 | +0.2 | .223/.298/.355 | .132 | .277 | 12 | 8 | 23% | 7% | 81 | +0.2 |
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✕Trent Woodward 2015 · A |
23 | 43 | 41→45 | 47→30 | 47 | .209/.286/.311 | .102 | .282 | 7 | 6 | 27% | 8% | 68 | -0.5 | .220/.287/.309 | .089 | .311 | 7 | 4 | 29% | 8% | 67 | -0.5 | .218/.288/.304 | .087 | .309 | 9 | 1 | 30% | 8% | 63 | -0.3 |
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✕John Hester 2007 · A |
23 | 42 | 43→55 | 50 | 41 | .206/.271/.327 | .122 | .299 | 10 | 7 | 33% | 7% | 65 | -0.7 | .224/.267/.365 | .141 | .298 | 14 | 7 | 29% | 5% | 72 | -0.2 | .249/.292/.416 | .167 | .322 | 15 | 10 | 27% | 5% | 94 | +0.7 |
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✕Miguel Amaya 2022 · AA |
23 | 42 | 44→50 | 49→40 | 49 | .210/.296/.330 | .120 | .268 | 12 | 7 | 25% | 9% | 78 | +0.2 | .225/.309/.364 | .139 | .303 | 15 | 5 | 29% | 8% | 92 | +1.2 | .233/.304/.378 | .146 | .278 | 16 | 1 | 22% | 7% | 91 | +0.5 |
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✕Blaze Alexander 2021 · A |
22 | 45→48 | 42→50 | 51→50 | 43 | .218/.284/.328 | .110 | .300 | 9 | 11 | 29% | 7% | 71 | -0.3 | .204/.275/.332 | .128 | .317 | 14 | 12 | 38% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .220/.308/.345 | .126 | .328 | 13 | 10 | 34% | 8% | 84 | +0.4 |
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✕Alex Isola 2021 · A |
23 | 46→43 | 45→50 | 49→40 | 44 | .228/.280/.350 | .122 | .284 | 12 | 8 | 24% | 6% | 74 | -0.1 | .216/.283/.365 | .149 | .274 | 20 | 4 | 28% | 8% | 81 | +0.4 | .212/.282/.359 | .148 | .263 | 20 | 2 | 27% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕Andrew Knapp 2015 · A |
23 | 45→55 | 41→45 | 46→40 | 39 | .217/.266/.320 | .103 | .308 | 8 | 6 | 31% | 6% | 60 | -1.0 | .240/.299/.362 | .122 | .333 | 10 | 3 | 29% | 7% | 85 | +0.7 | .247/.314/.370 | .123 | .340 | 11 | 2 | 28% | 8% | 88 | +0.6 |
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✕Marcus Littlewood 2015 · A |
23 | 42 | 42→45 | 49→45 | 48 | .205/.274/.312 | .107 | .264 | 9 | 5 | 25% | 8% | 62 | -0.9 | .209/.270/.325 | .116 | .274 | 11 | 5 | 26% | 8% | 63 | -0.8 | .205/.258/.318 | .113 | .268 | 12 | 3 | 28% | 7% | 54 | -0.7 |
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✕Luis Lara 2018 · A |
23 | 46 | 44→45 | 52→45 | 48 | .226/.285/.348 | .122 | .272 | 10 | 6 | 21% | 7% | 76 | +0.0 | .201/.267/.278 | .077 | .279 | 5 | 5 | 27% | 8% | 50 | -1.7 | .159/.237/.177 | .019 | .231 | 0 | 2 | 28% | 9% | 9 | -1.4 |
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●Eduardo Valencia 2023 · A |
23 | 44→54 | 42→50 | 49→30 | 45 | .215/.282/.315 | .100 | .276 | 10 | 5 | 25% | 7% | 67 | -0.5 | .222/.280/.345 | .123 | .283 | 14 | 4 | 26% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .250/.305/.416 | .166 | .304 | 22 | 0 | 25% | 6% | 100 | +1.0 |
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✕Jose Lobatón 2008 · A |
23 | 43 | 45 | 43→30 | 46 | .215/.286/.337 | .123 | .293 | 12 | 3 | 30% | 8% | 74 | -0.1 | .217/.277/.339 | .122 | .291 | 13 | 3 | 28% | 7% | 70 | -0.3 | .241/.325/.370 | .129 | .305 | 12 | 0 | 23% | 11% | 94 | +0.6 |
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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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✕Jhoneiker Betancourt 2023 · A |
23 | 43 | 40→50 | 50→40 | 43 | .207/.281/.298 | .092 | .283 | 7 | 6 | 28% | 7% | 63 | -0.9 | .204/.276/.336 | .132 | .276 | 16 | 3 | 31% | 7% | 70 | -0.3 | .179/.260/.330 | .151 | .234 | 22 | 0 | 33% | 7% | 67 | -0.2 |
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✕Andrew Susac 2013 · A |
23 | 42→39 | 43→50 | 46→30 | 45 | .207/.280/.320 | .113 | .292 | 11 | 4 | 31% | 8% | 67 | -0.5 | .217/.291/.360 | .143 | .291 | 16 | 3 | 29% | 9% | 82 | +0.5 | .217/.295/.373 | .156 | .282 | 19 | 1 | 29% | 9% | 85 | +0.3 |
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✕Ramon Santana 2009 · A |
23 | 43→53 | 44→45 | 49→45 | 39 | .208/.278/.329 | .120 | .301 | 12 | 9 | 33% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .217/.280/.327 | .110 | .323 | 9 | 7 | 33% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .212/.276/.321 | .109 | .318 | 8 | 4 | 33% | 6% | 62 | -0.4 |
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✕P.J. Higgins 2016 · A |
23 | 44→54 | 41→45 | 54→40 | 42 | .215/.265/.321 | .106 | .286 | 8 | 8 | 27% | 6% | 59 | -1.1 | .230/.300/.300 | .070 | .287 | 3 | 4 | 19% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .241/.304/.366 | .126 | .307 | 13 | 3 | 24% | 8% | 87 | +0.5 |
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✕Mike Rothenberg 2022 · A |
23 | 47 | 41→55 | 49→30 | 47 | .224/.300/.325 | .101 | .294 | 7 | 6 | 25% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 | .189/.269/.309 | .120 | .337 | 13 | 3 | 44% | 9% | 60 | -1.0 | .157/.246/.287 | .130 | .296 | 16 | 1 | 48% | 9% | 43 | -1.1 |
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✕Dane Phillips 2014 · A |
23 | 44→48 | 42→55 | 51→40 | 41 | .215/.262/.324 | .109 | .281 | 9 | 5 | 26% | 5% | 59 | -1.1 | .232/.278/.376 | .144 | .297 | 14 | 6 | 26% | 5% | 80 | +0.4 | .242/.286/.410 | .168 | .303 | 16 | 4 | 25% | 5% | 89 | +0.7 |