Kyle Nicolas P Cincinnati Reds
+0.1 WAR
INJURED · Reassigned to Minors (RM)
Age 27 RHP 6'3" / 216 lbs MLB peak 0.3 · 2027
ERA4.21
FIP4.17
xFIP7.85
SIERA7.52
K%23.2%
BB%11.4%
K-BB%11.9%
IP37
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
2027
STUF5555
CTRL3030
CMD4040
K†6565
FB Velo
p9097.6
Whiff%
p7629.4%
K%
p3820.4%
xwOBA vs
p460.316
SL (33%)
SI (2%)
CU (16%)
FB-2.4 (51%)

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
202122AAPensacola Blue Wahoos212099426136491625.1%12.9%4.3%4.184.99+0.3
202223AAAltoona Curve24229139010147921.0%13.3%2.5%3.974.37+0.9
202324MLBPittsburgh Pirates3918104473134561724.0%12.5%3.7%5.544.70+0.7
202425MLBPittsburgh Pirates600652876839422.6%12.3%1.7%3.443.66+1.0
202526MLBPittsburgh Pirates611743288438423.8%11.9%1.3%4.283.30+1.5
▸ 2026 Season
202627MLBCincinnati Reds708358714.70
ROS27MLBCIN111148136127.0%12.7%2.5%4.304.16+0.1
2026 Total27MLBCIN19832113225.3%15.8%2.6%4.462.49+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202728MLBCIN36361544120427.0%12.8%2.5%4.234.18+0.3
202829MLBCIN36361504019426.5%12.8%2.5%4.254.26+0.3
202930MLBCIN34341463819425.9%12.9%2.6%4.314.35+0.2
203031MLBCIN33331413618425.4%13.1%2.7%4.404.45+0.2
203132MLBCIN32321353318424.7%13.2%2.7%4.504.57+0.1
203233MLBCIN31311293117424.1%13.4%2.8%4.624.70+0.1
203334MLBCIN29291232917423.4%13.6%2.9%4.754.84+0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2126144019394532475623.4%12.8%2.9%4.374.32+4.9
/ 200 IP96282008812061122523.4%12.8%2.9%4.374.32+2.2

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
Kyle Nicolas (OGILVIE) 4.16 27.0%12.7%2.5% 4.26 26.5%13.6%106 +0.10
Peyton Gray R 2025 · 4.26 FIP 26 SU 4.26 29.2%14.1%3.4%.307 4.26 104 79
Jacob Bosiokovic R 2026 · 3.93 FIP 27 SU 3.93 26.4%14.3%2.3%.274 4.99 22.1%8.9%69 +1.06 3.83 181 78
José Cisnero R 2026 · 4.50 FIP 27 SU 4.50 26.1%11.7%3.9%.367 3.92 24.5%13.3%75 -0.58 2.26 279 78
Matt Ramsey R 2026 · 3.21 FIP 27 SU 3.21 24.2%9.6%1.7%.330 3.20 23.6%14.6%81 -0.01 2.42 125 77
Jake Barrett R 2026 · 3.32 FIP 27 SW 3.32 26.1%13.0%1.4%.266 1.48 29.8%22.7%15 -1.84 1.48 230 76
Jon Edwards R 2026 · 3.39 FIP 27 SW 3.39 31.7%13.1%2.4%.264 2.39 30.3%22.6%30 -1.00 2.39 132 76
Maikel Cleto R 2026 · 3.42 FIP 27 SU 3.42 27.9%9.9%2.6%.301 3.61 23.6%14.3%70 +0.19 2.59 156 75
Brian Ellington R 2025 · 4.68 FIP 26 SW 4.68 25.5%14.9%3.4%.283 5.60 22.4%5.3%29 +0.92 2.75 233 75
Blake Treinen R 2026 · 3.02 FIP 27 SW 3.02 23.2%9.3%1.3%.314 2.56 26.4%19.2%223 -0.46 1.54 521 74
Taylor Williams R 2026 · 3.48 FIP 27 SW 3.48 24.2%8.9%2.4%.309 4.33 22.5%12.7%108 +0.85 2.36 309 74
Joe Colón J R 2026 · 4.30 FIP 27 SU 4.30 20.4%12.1%2.5%.315 3.24 113 74
Jason Adam R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 27 SU 3.37 24.2%9.0%2.1%.237 2.63 33.1%24.9%88 -0.74 2.40 362 74
Collin Baumgartner R 2025 · 3.76 FIP 26 SW 3.76 23.9%12.3%2.0%.291 2.99 117 74
David Morgan R 2024 · 3.37 FIP 25 SU 3.37 25.9%11.4%1.8%.265 3.37 148 74
Blake Smith R 2026 · 3.18 FIP 27 SW 3.18 23.3%10.5%1.3%.290 3.63 22.4%13.8%71 +0.45 3.18 124 74
Yosver Zulueta R 2026 · 4.37 FIP 27 SW 4.37 27.5%13.4%3.4%.226 3.19 246 74
Nathanael Santiago R 2026 · 3.65 FIP 27 SU 3.65 25.5%12.6%2.0%.272 2.48 19.9%14.3%37 -1.17 2.48 138 74
Michael Flynn R 2026 · 4.09 FIP 27 SU 4.09 28.2%9.7%3.9%.277 5.99 11.9%-5.1%16 +1.90 3.86 134 74
Beck Wheeler R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 27 SW 4.41 24.9%14.5%2.9%.360 5.38 15.3%3.1%58 +0.97 3.46 173 73
JT Chargois R 2026 · 3.35 FIP 27 SU 3.35 24.4%9.9%1.9%.282 3.49 25.9%17.5%108 +0.14 2.57 362 73

Contract

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