Samuel ZavalaCF
Birmingham Barons
Age 22
L/L
5'11" / 175 lbs
AA
BB +6%HR -6%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
peak 1.2 · 2030
wRC+†91
AVG/OBP/SLG.190 / .279 / .297
PA320
HR6
SB7
K%32
BB%10
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
30↗40
PWR
40↗45
SPD
50→50
FLD
45↗55
EYE
55→55
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.2peak
2030
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2029
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2034
First FA Year 2035
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +1.1 | $10M | +$9M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +1.2 | $11M | +$10M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +1.2 | $11M | +$10M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $2M | +1.1 | $11M | +$8M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $3M | +0.9 | $4M | +$1M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $3M | +0.6 | $3M | -$0.4M |
| Totals | $12M | $50M | +$38M | ||
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 Padres | 235 | 209 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 7 | .211 | .286 | .325 | .611 | .115 | .268 | 23 | 8 | .264 | 60 | -11 | -1 | +0 | +1 | +7 | -0.4 |
| 2022 | 18 | A | 2 teams | 176 | 158 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .203 | .276 | .399 | .675 | .196 | .298 | 39 | 9 | .284 | 76 | -5 | -0 | +0 | +1 | +5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 19 | A | 2 teams | 515 | 428 | 81 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 65 | 193 | 9 | 21 | 7 | .189 | .309 | .306 | .615 | .117 | .300 | 37 | 13 | .277 | 70 | -17 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +15 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 20 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 467 | 408 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 145 | 5 | 14 | 5 | .152 | .253 | .255 | .508 | .103 | .207 | 31 | 11 | .230 | 34 | -35 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +13 | -1.9 |
| 2025 | 21 | A+ | 2 teams | 505 | 450 | 95 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 146 | 5 | 19 | 9 | .211 | .286 | .311 | .597 | .100 | .287 | 29 | 8 | .260 | 57 | -24 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +14 | -0.8 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 22 | AA | Birmingham Barons | 77 | 68 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .279 | .364 | .544 | .908 | .265 | .318 | 25 | 12 | .364 | 137 | +3 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | 0.6 |
| ROS | 22 | MLB | CWS | 243 | 214 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 74 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .201 | .290 | .327 | .618 | .126 | .276 | 30 | 10 | .285 | 76 | -7 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +7 | 0.2 |
| TOT | 22 | MLB | CWS | 320 | 282 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 93 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .220 | .308 | .379 | .688 | .160 | .285 | 29 | 11 | .304 | 91 | -3 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +9 | 0.8 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 23 | MLB 9% | CWS | 542 | 476 | 99 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 57 | 157 | 4 | 12 | 4 | .208 | .298 | .334 | .632 | .126 | .273 | 29 | 11 | .284 | 75 | -15 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +15 | 0.4 |
| 2028 | 24 | MLB 18% | CWS | 579 | 507 | 106 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 163 | 5 | 13 | 4 | .209 | .301 | .335 | .637 | .126 | .275 | 28 | 11 | .291 | 81 | -13 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +16 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 25 | MLB 26% | CWS | 601 | 526 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 65 | 166 | 5 | 14 | 4 | .213 | .305 | .348 | .653 | .135 | .277 | 28 | 11 | .296 | 84 | -11 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +17 | 1.1 |
| 2030 | 26 | MLB 35% | CWS | 612 | 535 | 115 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 67 | 169 | 5 | 14 | 4 | .215 | .308 | .350 | .658 | .135 | .278 | 28 | 11 | .298 | 86 | -10 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +17 | 1.2 |
| 2031 | 27 | MLB 44% | CWS | 615 | 537 | 115 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 68 | 170 | 5 | 14 | 4 | .214 | .308 | .348 | .656 | .134 | .278 | 28 | 11 | .298 | 86 | -10 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +17 | 1.2 |
| 2032 | 28 | MLB 47% | CWS | 611 | 533 | 114 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 68 | 170 | 5 | 13 | 3 | .214 | .309 | .349 | .658 | .135 | .277 | 28 | 11 | .297 | 85 | -10 | +1 | -0 | +2 | +17 | 1.1 |
| 2033 | 29 | MLB 50% | CWS | 602 | 525 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 67 | 169 | 5 | 11 | 3 | .213 | .308 | .349 | .657 | .135 | .276 | 28 | 11 | .295 | 84 | -11 | +1 | -1 | +2 | +17 | 0.9 |
| 2034 | 30 | MLB 52% | CWS | 592 | 516 | 108 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 66 | 169 | 5 | 10 | 2 | .209 | .305 | .339 | .644 | .130 | .275 | 29 | 11 | .292 | 81 | -12 | +1 | -1 | +2 | +17 | 0.6 |
| 2035 | 31 | MLB 63% | CWS | 579 | 505 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 64 | 167 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .206 | .301 | .329 | .630 | .123 | .273 | 29 | 11 | .288 | 79 | -14 | +1 | -2 | +2 | +16 | 0.3 |
| 2036 | 32 | MLB 73% | CWS | 561 | 489 | 99 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 62 | 165 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .202 | .299 | .321 | .620 | .119 | .271 | 29 | 11 | .283 | 75 | -16 | +1 | -3 | +2 | +16 | 0.0 |
| 2037 | 33 | MLB 84% | CWS | 531 | 463 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 59 | 160 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .197 | .293 | .311 | .604 | .114 | .270 | 30 | 11 | .278 | 71 | -17 | +0 | -4 | +2 | +15 | -0.4 |
| 2038 | 34 | MLB 94% | CWS | 483 | 423 | 81 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 149 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .287 | .298 | .585 | .106 | .268 | 31 | 11 | .272 | 66 | -19 | +0 | -4 | +2 | +14 | -0.7 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 9049 | 7902 | 1613 | 281 | 30 | 215 | 974 | 2654 | 82 | 191 | 62 | .204 | .298 | .329 | .627 | .125 | .275 | 29 | 11 | .283 | 75 | -255 | +13 | -11 | +32 | +256 | 3.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 568 | 115 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 70 | 191 | 6 | 14 | 4 | .202 | .297 | .324 | .621 | .121 | .273 | 29 | 11 | .283 | 75 | -18 | +1 | -1 | +2 | +18 | 0.3 | ||
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 Padres | 235 | 195 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 7 | .297 | .407 | .487 | .894 | .190 | .344 | 15 | 14 | .390 | 156 | +15 | -1 | — | — | +7 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 18 | A | Lake Elsinore Storm | 141 | 122 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .254 | .355 | .508 | .863 | .254 | .308 | 26 | 13 | .378 | 147 | +8 | -0 | — | — | +4 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 18 | ROK | ACL Padres | 35 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .424 | .621 | 1.045 | .276 | .500 | 31 | 11 | .425 | 183 | +3 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.4 |
| 2023 | 19 | A+ | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 56 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .078 | .161 | .098 | .259 | .020 | .125 | 34 | 9 | .134 | -39 | -9 | -0 | — | — | +2 | -0.8 |
| 2023 | 19 | A | Lake Elsinore Storm | 459 | 348 | 93 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 89 | 121 | 9 | 20 | 6 | .267 | .428 | .451 | .879 | .184 | .356 | 26 | 19 | .387 | 154 | +28 | +2 | — | — | +13 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 20 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 467 | 375 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 83 | 104 | 5 | 14 | 5 | .187 | .341 | .301 | .643 | .115 | .234 | 22 | 18 | .303 | 90 | -5 | +1 | — | — | +13 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 21 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 486 | 409 | 104 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 65 | 104 | 5 | 18 | 8 | .254 | .363 | .372 | .735 | .117 | .316 | 21 | 13 | .332 | 113 | +7 | +0 | — | — | +14 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 21 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .118 | .167 | .176 | .343 | .059 | .182 | 32 | 5 | .152 | -25 | -3 | -0 | — | — | +1 | -0.2 |
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 |
| Samuel Zavala (OGILVIE) | 22 | 30→40 | 40→45 | 50 | 55 | .190/.279/.297 | .107 | .269 | 6 | 7 | 32% | 10% | 62 | -0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Iverson Leonardo 2023 · A |
21 | 37 | 44→50 | 49→50 | 40 | .188/.259/.305 | .117 | .281 | 12 | 9 | 36% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .194/.278/.291 | .097 | .346 | 7 | 8 | 42% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .146/.273/.221 | .075 | .359 | 3 | 4 | 52% | 12% | 39 | -0.5 |
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✕Mike Daniel 2007 · A |
22 | 39→49 | 42→45 | 48→50 | 42 | .193/.256/.293 | .100 | .274 | 10 | 11 | 32% | 7% | 50 | -1.8 | .232/.283/.346 | .114 | .314 | 11 | 14 | 28% | 6% | 74 | -0.1 | .239/.288/.351 | .112 | .317 | 11 | 15 | 27% | 6% | 75 | +0.0 |
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✕Parker Meadows 2022 · A |
22 | 37→47 | 41→55 | 44→55 | 41 | .185/.244/.280 | .095 | .257 | 9 | 9 | 31% | 7% | 41 | -2.3 | .218/.280/.374 | .156 | .279 | 17 | 16 | 27% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .225/.292/.400 | .175 | .278 | 20 | 21 | 26% | 8% | 91 | +1.1 |
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✕Mike Papi 2015 · A |
22 | 39→47 | 41→45 | 50→45 | 50 | .193/.270/.290 | .097 | .251 | 9 | 7 | 26% | 9% | 56 | -1.3 | .198/.278/.306 | .108 | .280 | 9 | 6 | 30% | 9% | 63 | -0.8 | .211/.294/.337 | .126 | .280 | 14 | 4 | 28% | 10% | 76 | +0.1 |
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✕Conner Capel 2019 · A |
22 | 41→45 | 44→45 | 47→55 | 44 | .208/.266/.330 | .122 | .270 | 11 | 11 | 27% | 7% | 63 | -0.8 | .210/.262/.328 | .118 | .279 | 12 | 11 | 28% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .216/.288/.339 | .123 | .271 | 13 | 19 | 24% | 8% | 71 | -0.2 |
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✕Carlos Guzman 2008 · A |
22 | 40→48 | 43→50 | 53→50 | 44 | .197/.278/.309 | .112 | .288 | 11 | 9 | 33% | 8% | 64 | -0.8 | .221/.269/.333 | .112 | .308 | 12 | 9 | 31% | 6% | 65 | -0.7 | .235/.287/.332 | .097 | .308 | 10 | 3 | 26% | 6% | 70 | -0.2 |
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●Bo Naylor 2022 · AA |
22 | 34→43 | 46→55 | 53→50 | 39 | .181/.240/.306 | .126 | .262 | 14 | 10 | 36% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .213/.300/.385 | .172 | .281 | 20 | 13 | 30% | 10% | 93 | +1.3 | .216/.308/.399 | .183 | .269 | 22 | 12 | 28% | 11% | 97 | +1.2 |
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✕Drew Robinson 2014 · A |
22 | 43→41 | 44→55 | 49→50 | 45 | .206/.285/.324 | .118 | .300 | 10 | 8 | 33% | 9% | 71 | -0.3 | .189/.264/.329 | .140 | .281 | 15 | 11 | 36% | 9% | 63 | -0.8 | .207/.288/.362 | .155 | .320 | 17 | 12 | 37% | 10% | 78 | +0.1 |
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✕Chris Meyers 2022 · A |
23 | 41→46 | 42→50 | 51→40 | 45 | .201/.269/.304 | .103 | .264 | 9 | 11 | 26% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .222/.280/.362 | .140 | .293 | 16 | 7 | 29% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .226/.286/.378 | .152 | .294 | 19 | 3 | 29% | 6% | 82 | +0.3 |
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✕Daniel Schneemann 2019 · A |
22 | 39→49 | 40→50 | 50 | 43 | .189/.254/.283 | .094 | .277 | 7 | 6 | 33% | 8% | 46 | -2.0 | .211/.272/.298 | .087 | .290 | 7 | 8 | 28% | 7% | 57 | -1.2 | .226/.305/.377 | .151 | .297 | 15 | 13 | 28% | 10% | 89 | +0.7 |
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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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✕Isan Díaz 2018 · A |
22 | 40 | 47→55 | 45 | 43 | .203/.272/.335 | .133 | .289 | 14 | 8 | 34% | 8% | 68 | -0.5 | .205/.274/.346 | .141 | .290 | 16 | 8 | 33% | 8% | 72 | -0.2 | .204/.284/.367 | .164 | .263 | 21 | 5 | 30% | 9% | 75 | +0.0 |
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✕Juan Silva 2013 · A |
22 | 45→47 | 42→45 | 48→55 | 46 | .215/.287/.318 | .103 | .305 | 9 | 12 | 30% | 9% | 69 | -0.4 | .227/.304/.329 | .102 | .305 | 8 | 23 | 26% | 10% | 79 | +0.3 | .224/.305/.319 | .095 | .293 | 7 | 29 | 24% | 10% | 74 | -0.1 |
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✕Adrian Del Castillo 2023 · A |
23 | 36→45 | 43→55 | 52→40 | 41 | .184/.246/.294 | .110 | .257 | 10 | 7 | 32% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .210/.280/.351 | .141 | .289 | 15 | 4 | 31% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .218/.292/.382 | .164 | .293 | 19 | 1 | 31% | 9% | 86 | +0.5 |
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✕Carlos Jimenez 2023 · A |
20 | 38→41 | 46→50 | 53→55 | 45 | .189/.278/.319 | .129 | .289 | 14 | 15 | 37% | 10% | 67 | -0.5 | .210/.289/.331 | .121 | .326 | 12 | 16 | 36% | 9% | 74 | -0.1 | .216/.296/.349 | .133 | .314 | 15 | 19 | 33% | 9% | 78 | +0.1 |
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✕Travis Blankenhorn 2019 · A |
22 | 40→43 | 45→55 | 51→50 | 38 | .201/.261/.328 | .127 | .288 | 11 | 7 | 33% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .215/.262/.357 | .142 | .295 | 16 | 9 | 32% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .211/.283/.380 | .168 | .276 | 21 | 6 | 31% | 8% | 81 | +0.3 |
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✕Livan Soto 2022 · AA |
22 | 37→47 | 39→40 | 49→50 | 43 | .183/.239/.268 | .085 | .247 | 7 | 10 | 28% | 7% | 36 | -2.7 | .222/.288/.312 | .090 | .301 | 7 | 10 | 27% | 8% | 68 | -0.5 | .234/.306/.318 | .084 | .309 | 7 | 8 | 25% | 9% | 75 | -0.0 |
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✕Jacob Wetzel 2023 · A |
23 | 39→34 | 44→45 | 50 | 45 | .197/.277/.309 | .111 | .273 | 12 | 10 | 31% | 8% | 63 | -0.8 | .192/.266/.304 | .112 | .282 | 10 | 13 | 33% | 8% | 57 | -1.2 | .182/.255/.299 | .117 | .273 | 8 | 16 | 34% | 8% | 48 | -0.9 |
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✕Kevin Padlo 2018 · A |
22 | 36→40 | 45→55 | 44→50 | 48 | .184/.270/.312 | .128 | .257 | 13 | 8 | 32% | 10% | 62 | -0.9 | .195/.278/.343 | .148 | .287 | 15 | 8 | 35% | 9% | 73 | -0.1 | .191/.263/.361 | .170 | .260 | 21 | 12 | 35% | 8% | 69 | -0.3 |
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✕Brian Pointer 2014 · A |
22 | 37→41 | 42→45 | 51→50 | 39 | .184/.253/.293 | .109 | .274 | 10 | 13 | 35% | 6% | 50 | -1.8 | .204/.277/.329 | .125 | .307 | 13 | 12 | 35% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .204/.281/.340 | .136 | .306 | 15 | 12 | 36% | 9% | 69 | -0.3 |