Marlon Franco P ACL Giants
+0.2 WAR
Age 23 RHP 6'1" / 228 lbs ROK Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2037 peak 0.5 · 2028
ERA4.35
FIP4.35
xFIP
SIERA
K%21.6%
BB%8.7%
K-BB%13.0%
IP51
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2028
K†5055

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
202118ROKDSL Giants Orange1201567177317.3%13.1%5.7%5.526.44-0.2
202219ROKDSL Giants Black201281322815514.4%14.2%4.8%6.436.31-0.4
202320ROKDSL Giants Black14840171307211.9%5.1%1.4%2.683.49+0.7
202421ROKDSL Giants Black12949195465216.0%3.2%1.3%1.652.85+1.2
202522ROKACL Giants145542465116514.1%8.1%2.4%5.004.26+0.4
▸ 2026 Season
202623MLBSF51512164719621.6%8.7%2.9%4.354.35+0.3
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202724MLBSF52522214919622.4%8.5%2.9%4.294.25+0.4
202825MLBSF53532245119622.8%8.4%2.9%4.244.20+0.5
202926MLBSF53532245219623.0%8.4%2.9%4.214.18+0.5
203027MLBSF53532235119623.1%8.4%2.9%4.204.19+0.5
203128MLBSF52522195019623.0%8.5%2.9%4.214.22+0.4
203229MLBSF51512144918622.9%8.6%3.0%4.244.27+0.4
203330MLBSF49492084718622.7%8.7%3.0%4.294.33+0.3
203431MLBSF48482014518622.4%8.8%3.1%4.364.40+0.3
203532MLBSF46461934317622.2%8.9%3.2%4.444.49+0.2
203633MLBSF44441844017621.9%9.1%3.3%4.534.59+0.2
203734MLBSF41411743716621.5%9.3%3.4%4.634.70+0.1
203835MLBSF39391643516621.1%9.5%3.5%4.744.82+0.1
203936MLBSF36361543215620.7%9.8%3.6%4.874.950.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career7223186811117622114.4%7.7%2.6%3.874.27+2.2
/ 200 IP7725200872126672314.4%7.7%2.6%3.874.27+2.3

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
Marlon Franco (OGILVIE) 4.35 21.6%8.7%2.9% 4.21 22.7%14.3%159 -0.14
Billy Corcoran R 2026 · 4.24 FIP 23 SW 4.24 19.5%10.0%2.8%.308 4.43 16.0%9.0%156 +0.19 4.24 225 94
Colby Morris R 2027 · 4.10 FIP 24 SW 4.10 20.4%10.7%2.5%.291 5.74 16.2%4.4%54 +1.64 4.10 105 93
Ricky Castro R 2027 · 4.02 FIP 24 SW 4.02 20.4%8.6%2.8%.287 4.87 18.2%10.0%95 +0.85 4.02 158 92
Brett Standlee R 2026 · 4.11 FIP 23 SW 4.11 19.7%11.1%2.3%.322 4.48 17.0%8.9%75 +0.37 4.11 128 92
Dylan Simmons R 2026 · 3.83 FIP 23 SW 3.83 17.8%9.4%1.9%.295 4.33 12.8%0.9%51 +0.50 3.83 102 92
Austin Ross R 2027 · 4.42 FIP 24 SW 4.42 20.7%9.6%3.4%.281 5.22 21.2%5.7%55 +0.80 4.42 121 92
Alex Palsha R 2027 · 3.86 FIP 24 SW 3.86 20.6%10.4%2.2%.288 3.83 15.3%4.4%77 -0.03 3.40 134 91
Marcelo Perez R 2026 · 3.81 FIP 23 SW 3.81 18.0%8.6%2.1%.288 4.92 13.9%7.0%196 +1.11 3.81 264 91
Noah Skirrow R 2026 · 4.56 FIP 23 SW 4.56 18.4%11.5%2.8%.306 4.78 16.2%5.7%316 +0.22 3.98 371 91
Ben Anderson R 2026 · 4.87 FIP 23 SW 4.87 19.8%9.4%4.1%.309 4.00 16.2%7.7%147 -0.87 3.79 314 91
Tyler Schoff R 2026 · 4.28 FIP 23 SW 4.28 19.6%10.8%2.7%.350 3.71 23.8%15.7%93 -0.57 3.68 147 91
Miguel Guerrero R 2026 · 4.56 FIP 23 SW 4.56 18.1%10.3%3.1%.288 4.56 171 90
Colby Blueberg R 2026 · 4.44 FIP 23 SW 4.44 17.7%11.0%2.6%.310 3.81 21.6%10.6%110 -0.63 2.36 229 90
Matt Anderson R 2026 · 3.87 FIP 23 SW 3.87 17.4%7.5%2.4%.288 2.99 17.5%10.7%62 -0.88 2.99 129 90
Danny Kirwin R 2027 · 4.16 FIP 24 SW 4.16 17.9%9.9%2.4%.262 4.19 16.8%7.5%66 +0.03 4.16 135 90
Brett McKinney R 2027 · 4.75 FIP 24 SW 4.75 17.1%8.9%3.6%.335 3.98 18.1%8.5%129 -0.77 3.43 183 90
Matt Pierpont R 2027 · 4.25 FIP 24 SW 4.25 17.8%7.1%3.2%.295 3.25 21.7%13.8%190 -1.00 2.79 280 90
Johnny Barbato R 2026 · 3.59 FIP 23 SW 3.59 21.3%9.4%2.0%.284 4.24 21.6%11.4%167 +0.65 2.57 304 89
Brian Glowicki R 2026 · 3.93 FIP 23 SW 3.93 17.4%8.8%2.2%.254 3.71 22.4%14.4%89 -0.22 2.30 189 89
Joan Gregorio R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 23 SW 4.32 18.0%10.2%2.6%.269 4.21 21.1%11.1%208 -0.11 3.71 301 89

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2032
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2037
First FA Year   2038
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2032
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2032
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2032
2029MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2032
2030MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2032
2031MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2032
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2034Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.3$2M+$0.5M
2035Ext / FA-deal$0.2M+0.2$1M+$0.8M
2036Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
2037Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
Totals $3M $6M +$3M