Aaron Sabato1B
St. Paul Saints
Age 27
R/R
6'0" / 230 lbs
AAA
BB +3%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033
wRC+†57
AVG/OBP/SLG.189 / .258 / .332
PA250
HR8
K%38
BB%8
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
40→40
PWR
60→60
SPD
45→45
EYE
45↘30
trajectory · 10 yrs
-0.8peak
2026
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 | — | — | — |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | — | — | — |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $-21M | $-38M | -$17M | ||
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 | 22 | A | 2 teams | 464 | 389 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 64 | 206 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .149 | .282 | .308 | .590 | .159 | .247 | 44 | 14 | .268 | 63 | -19 | +0 | +0 | -8 | +13 | -1.5 |
| 2022 | 23 | A+ | 2 teams | 447 | 390 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 41 | 183 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .164 | .262 | .328 | .591 | .164 | .241 | 41 | 9 | .264 | 60 | -20 | +0 | +0 | -8 | +13 | -1.5 |
| 2023 | 24 | AA | 2 teams | 394 | 350 | 61 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 162 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .174 | .263 | .323 | .586 | .149 | .283 | 41 | 10 | .259 | 56 | -19 | -0 | +0 | -7 | +11 | -1.6 |
| 2024 | 25 | AA | 2 teams | 373 | 334 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 154 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .150 | .237 | .272 | .509 | .123 | .234 | 41 | 9 | .229 | 33 | -28 | +1 | +0 | -7 | +11 | -2.4 |
| 2025 | 26 | AAA | 3 teams | 449 | 415 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 166 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .267 | .361 | .629 | .147 | .311 | 37 | 6 | .273 | 67 | -17 | +0 | +0 | -8 | +13 | -1.2 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 27 | AAA | St. Paul Saints | 35 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .206 | .333 | .539 | .152 | .294 | 46 | 3 | .236 | 39 | -2 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +1 | -0.2 |
| ROS | 27 | MLB | MIN | 215 | 196 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .189 | .254 | .337 | .590 | .148 | .284 | 39 | 7 | .264 | 60 | -10 | +0 | +0 | -4 | +6 | -0.8 |
| TOT | 27 | MLB | MIN | 250 | 229 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .188 | .247 | .336 | .583 | .148 | .285 | 40 | 6 | .260 | 57 | -12 | +0 | +0 | -4 | +7 | -1.0 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 28 | MLB 20% | MIN | 333 | 302 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 114 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .199 | .267 | .348 | .614 | .149 | .274 | 34 | 8 | .273 | 67 | -12 | +0 | -1 | -6 | +9 | -1.0 |
| 2028 | 29 | MLB 33% | MIN | 352 | 320 | 64 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 118 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .266 | .344 | .610 | .144 | .275 | 34 | 7 | .274 | 68 | -13 | +0 | -1 | -6 | +10 | -1.0 |
| 2029 | 30 | MLB 43% | MIN | 363 | 329 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 121 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .201 | .269 | .350 | .619 | .149 | .275 | 33 | 8 | .274 | 68 | -13 | +0 | -2 | -6 | +10 | -1.2 |
| 2030 | 31 | MLB 52% | MIN | 358 | 325 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .265 | .335 | .600 | .138 | .274 | 34 | 8 | .271 | 66 | -14 | +0 | -3 | -6 | +10 | -1.3 |
| 2031 | 32 | MLB 64% | MIN | 345 | 313 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .263 | .329 | .592 | .134 | .272 | 34 | 8 | .267 | 62 | -15 | +0 | -4 | -6 | +10 | -1.5 |
| 2032 | 33 | MLB 73% | MIN | 318 | 288 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .191 | .260 | .319 | .580 | .128 | .270 | 35 | 8 | .261 | 58 | -15 | +0 | -4 | -6 | +9 | -1.6 |
| 2033 | 34 | MLB 91% | MIN | 277 | 252 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .258 | .321 | .580 | .131 | .268 | 35 | 8 | .254 | 53 | -15 | +0 | -5 | -5 | +8 | -1.7 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4688 | 4203 | 777 | 168 | 9 | 140 | 394 | 1753 | 54 | 23 | 7 | .185 | .263 | .329 | .592 | .144 | .272 | 37 | 8 | .264 | 60 | -210 | +2 | -20 | -84 | +133 | -18.3 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 583 | 107 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 55 | 243 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .184 | .262 | .324 | .586 | .141 | .271 | 37 | 8 | .264 | 60 | -29 | +0 | -3 | -12 | +18 | -2.5 | ||
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 | 22 | A+ | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 97 | 75 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .411 | .613 | 1.024 | .360 | .297 | 33 | 20 | .430 | 187 | +10 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 22 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 367 | 286 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 73 | 117 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .189 | .366 | .357 | .723 | .168 | .270 | 32 | 20 | .337 | 116 | +7 | +0 | — | — | +10 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 23 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 99 | 84 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .179 | .289 | .405 | .693 | .226 | .200 | 31 | 10 | .305 | 91 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 23 | A+ | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 348 | 288 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 49 | 111 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .226 | .354 | .448 | .802 | .222 | .294 | 32 | 14 | .356 | 130 | +12 | +0 | — | — | +10 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 24 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 319 | 272 | 60 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 103 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .221 | .331 | .430 | .761 | .210 | .302 | 32 | 13 | .338 | 117 | +6 | -0 | — | — | +9 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 24 | INTL | Glendale Desert Dogs | 75 | 65 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .320 | .585 | .905 | .369 | .226 | 36 | 12 | .387 | 155 | +5 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 25 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 350 | 306 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 104 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .206 | .304 | .350 | .653 | .144 | .275 | 30 | 11 | .298 | 86 | -5 | +1 | — | — | +10 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 25 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .391 | .067 | .458 | .000 | .167 | 39 | 35 | .282 | 74 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.0 |
| 2025 | 26 | AAA | St. Paul Saints | 264 | 245 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .291 | .453 | .744 | .208 | .305 | 31 | 6 | .323 | 106 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +7 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 26 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 163 | 141 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .305 | .399 | .574 | .973 | .270 | .378 | 26 | 12 | .424 | 183 | +15 | +0 | — | — | +5 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 26 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 22 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .286 | .118 | .403 | .000 | .143 | 18 | 14 | .211 | 20 | -2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.1 |
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 |
| Aaron Sabato (OGILVIE) | 27 | 40 | 60 | 45 | 30 | .189/.258/.332 | .143 | .284 | 8 | 2 | 38% | 8% | 62 | -0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Brock Kjeldgaard 2013 · AA |
27 | 40→43 | 50 | 46→45 | 36 | .198/.266/.349 | .150 | .316 | 18 | 7 | 41% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .192/.271/.343 | .151 | .290 | 20 | 5 | 38% | 8% | 70 | -0.3 | .169/.253/.323 | .154 | .238 | 23 | 0 | 38% | 8% | 56 | -1.2 |
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✕Devin Harris 2015 · AA |
27 | 38→39 | 51→55 | 43→40 | 37 | .205/.251/.370 | .165 | .274 | 19 | 3 | 33% | 5% | 68 | -0.5 | .212/.257/.366 | .154 | .289 | 18 | 6 | 32% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .198/.244/.354 | .156 | .261 | 19 | 4 | 32% | 5% | 57 | -0.9 |
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✕Hunter Owen 2021 · AAA |
27 | 41→38 | 53→55 | 43→40 | 33 | .213/.273/.381 | .168 | .309 | 22 | 5 | 37% | 4% | 82 | +0.5 | .203/.260/.350 | .147 | .315 | 19 | 5 | 40% | 5% | 67 | -0.5 | .174/.223/.318 | .144 | .265 | 23 | 3 | 43% | 4% | 42 | -1.4 |
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✕Kiel Roling 2013 · AA |
26 | 38→36 | 51→55 | 42→30 | 36 | .204/.251/.356 | .152 | .286 | 20 | 3 | 36% | 6% | 65 | -0.7 | .213/.262/.374 | .161 | .285 | 20 | 4 | 32% | 6% | 74 | -0.1 | .200/.251/.369 | .169 | .254 | 22 | 0 | 30% | 6% | 67 | -0.4 |
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✕Anthony Gallas 2015 · AAA |
27 | 42→43 | 51→55 | 44→40 | 37 | .219/.259/.381 | .161 | .285 | 19 | 4 | 30% | 5% | 74 | -0.1 | .219/.261/.375 | .156 | .289 | 18 | 4 | 30% | 5% | 73 | -0.1 | .208/.252/.361 | .153 | .266 | 18 | 2 | 29% | 4% | 63 | -0.7 |
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✕Kyle Jensen 2015 · AAA |
27 | 36→46 | 53→60 | 44→40 | 39 | .196/.262/.365 | .168 | .273 | 22 | 4 | 36% | 7% | 72 | -0.2 | .205/.255/.373 | .168 | .285 | 21 | 3 | 35% | 5% | 71 | -0.3 | .190/.237/.349 | .159 | .269 | 21 | 0 | 37% | 5% | 55 | -1.0 |
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✕Matt Fields 2012 · AA |
27 | 40→41 | 46→60 | 46→45 | 31 | .196/.245/.319 | .123 | .325 | 14 | 4 | 43% | 5% | 52 | -1.6 | .199/.259/.382 | .183 | .331 | 26 | 5 | 45% | 6% | 76 | +0.0 | .185/.246/.373 | .188 | .289 | 27 | 3 | 45% | 6% | 64 | -0.5 |
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✕Richie Shaffer 2018 · MLB |
27 | 37→39 | 51→55 | 46→40 | 41 | .196/.268/.351 | .156 | .281 | 20 | 5 | 36% | 8% | 71 | -0.3 | .183/.247/.322 | .139 | .302 | 17 | 6 | 43% | 7% | 54 | -1.4 | .118/.176/.240 | .122 | .203 | 15 | 0 | 49% | 6% | 1 | -2.1 |
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✕Logan Hill 2019 · AA |
26 | 39→40 | 50 | 41→45 | 39 | .205/.267/.356 | .151 | .290 | 19 | 5 | 35% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .209/.270/.357 | .148 | .300 | 18 | 4 | 35% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .198/.259/.343 | .145 | .279 | 17 | 1 | 34% | 6% | 62 | -0.8 |
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✕Kyle Garlick 2019 · AAA |
27 | 39→48 | 51→60 | 49→40 | 33 | .205/.247/.361 | .156 | .300 | 19 | 3 | 38% | 4% | 64 | -0.8 | .217/.267/.408 | .191 | .306 | 24 | 5 | 36% | 5% | 85 | +0.7 | .224/.282/.453 | .229 | .289 | 31 | 2 | 34% | 6% | 100 | +0.7 |
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✕Dustin Geiger 2019 · AA |
27 | 38→47 | 45→50 | 47→40 | 39 | .195/.256/.315 | .120 | .286 | 13 | 6 | 35% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .205/.270/.325 | .120 | .330 | 12 | 7 | 38% | 7% | 65 | -0.7 | .168/.241/.293 | .125 | .286 | 13 | 0 | 43% | 7% | 41 | -0.5 |
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✕Elier Hernandez 2022 · AAA |
27 | 38→48 | 46→50 | 45→50 | 35 | .197/.243/.314 | .117 | .280 | 15 | 9 | 35% | 4% | 50 | -1.8 | .232/.281/.377 | .145 | .306 | 15 | 10 | 28% | 5% | 82 | +0.5 | .240/.290/.387 | .147 | .311 | 14 | 10 | 26% | 5% | 83 | +0.5 |
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✕Brahiam Maldonado 2012 · AA |
26 | 39→44 | 53→55 | 48→50 | 36 | .205/.259/.374 | .168 | .298 | 21 | 9 | 38% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .208/.256/.350 | .142 | .279 | 17 | 9 | 31% | 5% | 65 | -0.7 | .204/.246/.322 | .118 | .259 | 13 | 7 | 26% | 4% | 48 | -0.8 |
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✕Trey Amburgey 2022 · AAA |
27 | 44 | 49→50 | 49→50 | 38 | .225/.269/.378 | .153 | .298 | 16 | 6 | 30% | 5% | 77 | +0.1 | .205/.255/.337 | .132 | .304 | 15 | 7 | 36% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .151/.205/.263 | .113 | .218 | 16 | 2 | 38% | 6% | 18 | -1.4 |
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✕Brendan Katin 2010 · AAA |
27 | 38→48 | 53→60 | 49→45 | 31 | .200/.248/.374 | .174 | .306 | 21 | 6 | 41% | 4% | 69 | -0.4 | .211/.274/.410 | .199 | .287 | 26 | 5 | 35% | 6% | 89 | +1.0 | .201/.278/.427 | .226 | .244 | 33 | 1 | 33% | 7% | 93 | +0.5 |
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✕Dustin Lawley 2015 · AAA |
26 | 38→41 | 50→55 | 45 | 37 | .203/.245/.358 | .155 | .267 | 18 | 6 | 32% | 5% | 63 | -0.9 | .196/.236/.324 | .128 | .271 | 14 | 8 | 32% | 4% | 49 | -1.8 | .172/.206/.277 | .105 | .236 | 11 | 10 | 32% | 3% | 21 | -2.3 |
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✕Brad Glenn 2014 · AAA |
27 | 41→46 | 53→55 | 43→45 | 39 | .219/.267/.390 | .171 | .286 | 22 | 4 | 32% | 6% | 80 | +0.4 | .226/.272/.366 | .140 | .304 | 16 | 4 | 30% | 6% | 76 | +0.0 | .221/.265/.347 | .127 | .300 | 14 | 1 | 30% | 5% | 64 | -0.4 |
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✕D.J. Peterson 2019 · AAA |
27 | 43→44 | 48→55 | 44→40 | 38 | .222/.264/.361 | .139 | .286 | 16 | 5 | 28% | 5% | 71 | -0.3 | .211/.256/.346 | .135 | .282 | 16 | 7 | 30% | 5% | 64 | -0.8 | .165/.239/.320 | .155 | .216 | 21 | 2 | 34% | 7% | 49 | -0.8 |
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✕Adam Brett Walker 2018 · AAA |
26 | 34→44 | 53→55 | 48→45 | 31 | .185/.229/.353 | .169 | .294 | 22 | 8 | 45% | 5% | 55 | -1.4 | .195/.253/.344 | .149 | .323 | 18 | 8 | 42% | 7% | 63 | -0.9 | .150/.242/.291 | .141 | .267 | 15 | 3 | 46% | 10% | 43 | -0.5 |
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✕Mike Ahmed 2019 · AAA |
27 | 42→46 | 46→50 | 44→50 | 40 | .209/.273/.338 | .129 | .311 | 15 | 7 | 36% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .207/.261/.318 | .111 | .332 | 11 | 10 | 38% | 6% | 58 | -1.2 | .189/.240/.302 | .113 | .308 | 11 | 11 | 40% | 5% | 42 | -0.9 |