Moisés Ballesteros

Moisés BallesterosC Chicago Cubs

Age 22 L/R 5'8" / 195 lbs MLB BB +5%HR -4% Svc 0.174 · Ctrl thru 2031 peak 3.5 · 2029

wRC+†142

AVG/OBP/SLG.260 / .318 / .416

PA250

HR8

K%19

BB%7

MLB%100%

Scouting · now → future

HIT

52↗57

PWR

52↗53

SPD

21↗25

FLD

33↗36

EYE

45→45

trajectory · 10 yrs

3.7peak

2029

Contract

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

Status Pre-Arb

MLB Debut 2025

Service 0.174 yrs.days

Team Control Through 2031

First FA Year 2027

Year	Status	Salary	Proj WAR	Value	Surplus
2026	Pre-Arb	$0.8M	+2.4	$19M	+$18M
2027	Pre-Arb	$0.8M	+3.2	$26M	+$26M
2028	Pre-Arb	$0.8M	+3.4	$29M	+$28M
2029	Arb-1	$7M	+3.5	$31M	+$24M
2030	Arb-2	$12M	+3.5	$32M	+$20M
2031	Arb-3	$18M	+3.5	$32M	+$14M
Totals		$39M		$169M	+$130M

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	17	ROK	DSL Cubs Red	187	165	35	7	0	3	20	38	2	6	1	.212	.305	.309	.614	.097	.258	20	11	.271	66	-7	+1	+0	+3	+5	0.2
2022	18	A	2 teams	239	219	45	10	0	8	18	69	0	0	1	.205	.266	.361	.627	.155	.257	29	8	.274	68	-9	-0	+0	+4	+7	0.2
2023	19	A	3 teams	494	444	104	21	0	12	40	105	2	7	0	.234	.300	.363	.663	.128	.275	21	8	.293	82	-10	+1	+0	+9	+14	1.5
2024	20	AAA	3 teams	601	550	139	24	1	21	38	138	4	1	2	.253	.306	.415	.720	.162	.295	23	6	.311	96	-3	-1	+0	+11	+17	2.5
2025	21	AAA	2 teams	575	520	155	27	2	12	41	93	6	5	2	.298	.356	.427	.783	.129	.338	16	7	.340	119	+12	+0	-0	+10	+16	4.0
▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total)
2026	22	MLB	Chicago Cubs	57	51	20	4	0	3	5	10	0	0	0	.392	.446	.647	1.093	.255	.436	18	9	.462	212	+7	+0	+0	+1	+2	1.0
ROS	22	MLB	CHC	193	176	50	9	1	7	14	37	1	1	0	.284	.340	.466	.806	.182	.313	19	7	.343	121	+5	+0	-0	+3	+5	1.4
TOT	22	MLB	CHC	250	227	70	13	1	10	19	47	1	1	0	.308	.364	.507	.871	.198	.349	19	8	.370	142	+12	+0	-0	+4	+7	2.4
▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve
2027	23	MLB	CHC	520	473	129	23	2	17	38	97	4	3	1	.273	.332	.438	.770	.165	.304	19	7	.336	115	+9	+0	-1	+9	+15	3.3
2028	24	MLB	CHC	520	472	128	22	2	18	39	97	4	4	1	.271	.332	.441	.773	.169	.304	19	8	.340	118	+11	+0	-1	+9	+15	3.5
2029	25	MLB	CHC	520	470	127	22	2	18	41	97	4	4	1	.270	.334	.440	.774	.170	.304	19	8	.342	120	+12	+0	-1	+9	+15	3.6
2030	26	MLB	CHC	520	469	127	22	2	18	42	98	4	4	1	.271	.336	.441	.777	.171	.305	19	8	.343	121	+12	+0	-1	+9	+15	3.7
2031	27	MLB	CHC	520	469	127	22	2	18	42	98	4	3	1	.271	.336	.441	.777	.171	.305	19	8	.343	121	+12	+0	-1	+9	+15	3.7
2032	28	MLB	CHC	520	468	127	22	2	18	43	99	4	2	0	.271	.338	.442	.780	.171	.305	19	8	.342	120	+12	+0	-1	+9	+15	3.6
2033	29	MLB	CHC	520	468	125	22	1	18	43	100	4	1	0	.267	.334	.434	.768	.167	.304	19	8	.341	119	+11	+0	-2	+9	+15	3.4
2034	30	MLB	CHC	520	468	124	22	1	17	43	102	4	0	0	.265	.332	.425	.757	.160	.303	20	8	.338	117	+10	+0	-3	+9	+15	3.2
2035	31	MLB	CHC	504	453	120	21	1	17	42	101	4	0	0	.265	.333	.428	.761	.163	.302	20	8	.334	114	+8	+0	-3	+9	+14	2.8
2036	32	MLB	CHC	489	442	114	20	1	15	40	101	4	0	0	.258	.325	.410	.735	.152	.301	21	8	.329	110	+6	+0	-4	+9	+14	2.5
2037	33	MLB	CHC	473	428	109	19	1	14	39	101	3	0	0	.255	.321	.402	.723	.147	.301	21	8	.324	106	+3	+0	-5	+8	+13	2.1
2038	34	MLB	CHC	458	415	104	18	1	13	37	101	3	0	0	.251	.316	.393	.709	.142	.299	22	8	.318	101	+1	+0	-5	+8	+13	1.7
2039	35	MLB	CHC	405	366	90	15	1	11	33	94	3	0	0	.246	.313	.383	.696	.137	.298	23	8	.310	95	-2	+0	-6	+7	+11	1.1
2040	36	MLB	CHC	340	308	74	12	1	9	27	82	2	0	0	.240	.306	.373	.679	.133	.296	24	8	.301	89	-4	+0	-7	+6	+10	0.5
2041	37	MLB	CHC	276	251	58	9	1	6	21	69	2	0	0	.231	.296	.347	.642	.116	.293	25	8	.291	81	-6	+0	-7	+5	+8	-0.0
2042	38	MLB	CHC	211	192	43	7	0	4	16	55	1	0	0	.224	.287	.323	.610	.099	.289	26	8	.281	73	-6	+0	-8	+4	+6	-0.5
2043	39	MLB	CHC	152	139	31	5	0	3	11	40	1	0	0	.223	.285	.324	.609	.101	.284	26	7	.270	65	-6	+0	-9	+3	+4	-0.8
▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections)
Career	—			9757	8825	2285	401	25	297	768	2012	70	41	11	.259	.323	.411	.734	.152	.302	21	8	.324	106	+69	+4	-62	+174	+276	47.1
/ 162G	—			650	588	153	27	2	20	51	134	5	3	1	.260	.325	.415	.740	.155	.303	21	8	.324	106	+5	+0	-4	+12	+18	3.1

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	17	ROK	DSL Cubs Red	187	154	41	10	0	3	31	24	2	6	1	.266	.396	.390	.785	.123	.299	13	17	.361	134	+7	+1	—	—	+5	1.4
2022	18	A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	129	109	27	7	0	3	18	28	0	0	1	.248	.354	.394	.749	.147	.300	22	14	.335	114	+2	-0	—	—	+4	0.5
2022	18	ROK	ACL Cubs	110	97	26	5	0	7	13	19	0	0	0	.268	.355	.536	.891	.268	.268	17	12	.388	155	+7	+0	—	—	+3	1.0
2023	19	AA	Tennessee Smokies	22	21	5	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	.238	.273	.238	.511	.000	.278	14	5	.237	40	-1	+0	—	—	+1	-0.1
2023	19	A+	South Bend Cubs	231	203	61	15	0	6	22	45	1	2	0	.300	.372	.463	.835	.163	.350	19	10	.364	137	+10	+0	—	—	+7	1.7
2023	19	A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	241	197	54	12	0	8	40	30	1	5	0	.274	.399	.457	.856	.183	.284	12	17	.380	149	+13	+1	—	—	+7	2.1
2024	20	AAA	Iowa Cubs	285	260	73	15	0	10	23	60	1	0	1	.281	.342	.454	.795	.173	.330	21	8	.352	127	+9	-0	—	—	+8	1.7
2024	20	AA	Tennessee Smokies	223	194	58	9	1	9	22	33	3	1	0	.299	.379	.495	.874	.196	.314	15	10	.380	149	+12	+0	—	—	+6	1.9
2024	20	INTL	Mesa Solar Sox	93	79	25	4	0	5	10	15	0	0	1	.316	.393	.557	.950	.241	.317	16	11	.398	163	+7	-0	—	—	+3	0.9
2025	21	MLB	Chicago Cubs	66	57	17	2	1	2	9	12	0	0	0	.298	.394	.474	.868	.175	.349	18	14	.386	154	+4	+0	-0	+10	+2	1.6
2025	21	AAA	Iowa Cubs	509	446	141	29	1	13	49	67	6	5	2	.316	.391	.473	.864	.157	.342	13	10	.380	149	+28	+0	—	—	+14	4.3
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career	—			66	57	17	2	1	2	9	12	0	0	0	.298	.394	.474	.868	.175	.349	18	14	.386	154	+4	+0	-0	+10	+2	1.6

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
Moisés Ballesteros (OGILVIE)	22	52→57	52→53	21→25	45	.274/.332/.440	.166	.304	9	1	17%	7%	121	+1.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
✕Jordan Diaz 2023 · MLB	22	52→56	51→55	42→30	42	.266/.303/.430	.163	.304	20	3	20%	5%	105	+2.1	.252/.296/.409	.157	.297	20	2	22%	5%	97	+1.5	.245/.293/.398	.154	.288	21	0	23%	5%	90	+0.8
●Miguel Montero 2007 · MLB	24	49→59	53→55	38→40	46	.253/.308/.420	.167	.281	21	3	19%	6%	105	+2.1	.250/.314/.414	.164	.280	19	3	18%	8%	105	+2.1	.272/.357/.424	.152	.327	15	0	20%	10%	116	+2.3
●Nomar Mazara 2018 · MLB	23	48→51	50→55	40	49	.245/.308/.395	.150	.284	18	3	21%	8%	98	+1.6	.250/.310/.414	.164	.297	20	4	22%	7%	105	+2.1	.251/.310/.413	.162	.302	20	3	23%	7%	98	+1.0
✕Luis García Jr. 2023 · MLB	23	53→57	50	43→50	42	.267/.301/.427	.159	.312	17	5	21%	5%	103	+1.9	.264/.301/.408	.144	.298	15	13	16%	5%	98	+1.6	.261/.301/.405	.144	.286	16	17	15%	5%	94	+1.2
★Robinson Canó 2006 · MLB	23	57→67	50→60	42→45	43	.282/.308/.446	.163	.302	16	3	13%	3%	111	+2.5	.303/.336/.473	.170	.325	16	4	12%	4%	130	+3.8	.307/.368/.521	.214	.325	23	4	13%	8%	144	+5.5
●Jhonny Peralta 2006 · MLB	24	54→61	54→55	37→40	52	.270/.343/.460	.189	.324	21	3	23%	10%	129	+3.7	.267/.335/.433	.166	.327	18	3	23%	9%	119	+3.1	.277/.343/.439	.162	.321	18	2	19%	8%	118	+2.8
✕Brett Baty 2023 · MLB	23	54→57	53→55	41→45	44	.265/.330/.438	.173	.360	21	5	31%	8%	119	+3.1	.240/.305/.401	.161	.308	21	5	28%	8%	99	+1.7	.228/.295/.385	.158	.280	22	5	26%	8%	88	+0.7
●Chris Carter 2006 · AA	23	47→57	57→55	38→40	48	.252/.308/.446	.193	.266	26	3	17%	6%	112	+2.6	.261/.314/.421	.160	.288	19	5	16%	7%	108	+2.3	.266/.317/.421	.155	.296	18	4	16%	6%	107	+2.1
●Pablo Sandoval 2010 · MLB	23	59→65	54→60	42→40	47	.298/.338/.488	.190	.321	20	4	15%	6%	134	+4.1	.284/.337/.464	.180	.305	20	4	14%	7%	128	+3.6	.284/.343/.465	.181	.301	21	1	14%	8%	122	+2.8
●Eloy Jiménez 2019 · AAA	22	51→56	52→65	42→40	40	.261/.296/.430	.170	.314	20	3	24%	4%	102	+1.9	.263/.306/.471	.208	.313	28	2	25%	6%	118	+3.0	.262/.309/.482	.220	.312	31	0	26%	6%	120	+1.8
✕Kellen Kulbacki 2009 · A	23	47	55→60	39→30	50	.249/.320/.432	.184	.284	24	4	22%	8%	113	+2.6	.220/.277/.341	.121	.265	13	6	22%	7%	71	-0.3	.187/.230/.256	.070	.229	4	5	20%	5%	25	-0.9
●Salvador Perez 2013 · MLB	23	54→59	47→70	42→30	44	.269/.299/.402	.132	.285	15	2	12%	4%	95	+1.4	.272/.303/.416	.144	.291	17	2	13%	4%	102	+1.8	.264/.304/.518	.255	.281	40	1	23%	3%	127	+2.8
★Ryan Zimmerman 2006 · MLB	21	57→61	50→65	38→45	42	.287/.320/.456	.169	.331	17	5	19%	4%	118	+3.0	.280/.336/.460	.180	.320	18	7	18%	8%	127	+3.6	.294/.371/.494	.201	.324	24	3	17%	10%	142	+4.5
●Brandon Drury 2017 · MLB	24	52→55	46→60	38→40	44	.259/.301/.396	.137	.303	13	3	19%	5%	95	+1.4	.250/.302/.395	.145	.309	14	3	23%	6%	95	+1.4	.254/.305/.458	.204	.301	25	1	24%	6%	112	+2.0
●Stephen Drew 2006 · AA	23	50→57	56→55	44→45	49	.258/.323/.456	.197	.305	22	7	23%	8%	120	+3.1	.256/.310/.419	.163	.296	16	6	19%	7%	105	+2.1	.269/.330/.445	.176	.304	15	6	16%	8%	113	+2.7
★Hank Blalock 2004 · MLB	23	54→57	57→65	41→45	51	.278/.336/.476	.199	.303	24	4	18%	8%	131	+3.9	.272/.337/.465	.193	.306	23	3	19%	9%	128	+3.7	.266/.333/.441	.175	.299	21	1	18%	9%	115	+3.2
●Adley Rutschman 2022 · AAA	24	45→55	51→55	42→40	51	.235/.309/.397	.162	.272	20	5	22%	9%	99	+1.7	.254/.344/.419	.165	.289	18	4	18%	11%	119	+3.1	.259/.351/.417	.159	.288	17	2	16%	12%	117	+3.0
●Devin Mesoraco 2012 · MLB	24	44→52	52→60	42→40	44	.230/.286/.404	.174	.272	19	3	24%	6%	92	+1.2	.236/.297/.398	.162	.272	19	3	20%	7%	95	+1.4	.241/.331/.442	.201	.275	26	1	22%	9%	113	+1.4
●Alex Avila 2010 · MLB	23	50→58	47→55	44→40	50	.246/.314/.388	.142	.308	15	4	24%	9%	98	+1.6	.249/.335/.401	.152	.313	16	4	24%	11%	111	+2.5	.250/.350/.411	.161	.324	17	2	26%	13%	114	+2.1
●Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2009 · MLB	24	49→54	49→60	40	49	.242/.313/.390	.148	.309	16	3	26%	9%	99	+1.7	.232/.295/.391	.159	.306	18	3	29%	8%	92	+1.2	.234/.298/.435	.201	.302	25	2	30%	8%	101	+1.3

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