LuJames Groover3B
Reno Aces
Age 24
R/R
6'2" / 212 lbs
AAA
HR -5%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033
peak 1.9 · 2029
wRC+†105
AVG/OBP/SLG.249 / .318 / .367
PA320
HR7
K%19
BB%8
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
42↗55
PWR
38↗45
SPD
40→40
FLD
43↗47
EYE
49→49
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.9peak
2028
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 | +1.8 | $15M | +$14M |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +1.9 | $17M | +$16M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +1.8 | $16M | +$15M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $3M | +1.6 | $15M | +$12M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $5M | +1.4 | $13M | +$9M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $5M | +1.1 | $11M | +$5M |
| Totals | $16M | $87M | +$71M | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | A+ | Hillsboro Hops | 100 | 90 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .286 | .322 | .608 | .100 | .244 | 13 | 5 | .263 | 59 | -5 | -0 | +0 | +0 | +3 | -0.2 |
| 2024 | 22 | A+ | 4 teams | 339 | 308 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .224 | .287 | .377 | .663 | .153 | .246 | 19 | 7 | .286 | 77 | -9 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +10 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 23 | AA | Amarillo Sod Poodles | 547 | 489 | 121 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 106 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .247 | .322 | .331 | .654 | .084 | .298 | 19 | 8 | .292 | 82 | -11 | -0 | +0 | +2 | +15 | 0.6 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 24 | AAA | Reno Aces | 113 | 97 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .385 | .381 | .767 | .072 | .382 | 19 | 10 | .330 | 111 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +3 | 0.5 |
| ROS | 24 | MLB | ARI | 207 | 185 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .265 | .337 | .373 | .710 | .108 | .311 | 19 | 8 | .318 | 102 | +0 | +0 | -0 | +1 | +6 | 0.7 |
| TOT | 24 | MLB | ARI | 320 | 282 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .280 | .354 | .376 | .729 | .096 | .339 | 19 | 9 | .322 | 105 | +2 | +0 | -0 | +1 | +9 | 1.2 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 25 | MLB 25% | ARI | 370 | 330 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .270 | .343 | .391 | .734 | .121 | .306 | 17 | 9 | .329 | 110 | +4 | +0 | -1 | +1 | +10 | 1.6 |
| 2028 | 26 | MLB 43% | ARI | 407 | 363 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 70 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .267 | .342 | .391 | .733 | .124 | .306 | 17 | 9 | .330 | 111 | +5 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +12 | 1.8 |
| 2029 | 27 | MLB 58% | ARI | 420 | 374 | 100 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .267 | .343 | .396 | .739 | .128 | .305 | 18 | 9 | .330 | 111 | +5 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +12 | 1.9 |
| 2030 | 28 | MLB 68% | ARI | 425 | 378 | 100 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 76 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .265 | .341 | .392 | .733 | .127 | .305 | 18 | 9 | .329 | 110 | +5 | +1 | -2 | +2 | +12 | 1.8 |
| 2031 | 29 | MLB 77% | ARI | 420 | 374 | 99 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .265 | .341 | .393 | .734 | .128 | .304 | 18 | 9 | .327 | 108 | +4 | +0 | -2 | +1 | +12 | 1.6 |
| 2032 | 30 | MLB 84% | ARI | 414 | 368 | 95 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .258 | .336 | .378 | .713 | .120 | .304 | 18 | 9 | .324 | 106 | +3 | +1 | -3 | +1 | +12 | 1.4 |
| 2033 | 31 | MLB 91% | ARI | 401 | 356 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .261 | .339 | .385 | .724 | .124 | .303 | 19 | 9 | .320 | 103 | +2 | +1 | -4 | +1 | +11 | 1.1 |
| 2034 | 32 | MLB | ARI | 384 | 342 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 74 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .333 | .374 | .708 | .117 | .302 | 19 | 9 | .316 | 100 | -0 | +0 | -4 | +1 | +11 | 0.8 |
| 2035 | 33 | MLB | ARI | 355 | 316 | 79 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .327 | .361 | .687 | .111 | .301 | 20 | 9 | .311 | 96 | -2 | +0 | -5 | +1 | +10 | 0.5 |
| 2036 | 34 | MLB | ARI | 311 | 277 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .249 | .325 | .354 | .678 | .105 | .300 | 21 | 9 | .305 | 91 | -3 | +0 | -6 | +1 | +9 | 0.2 |
| 2037 | 35 | MLB | ARI | 259 | 231 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .315 | .325 | .640 | .087 | .299 | 22 | 9 | .298 | 86 | -4 | +0 | -6 | +1 | +7 | -0.2 |
| 2038 | 36 | MLB | ARI | 202 | 180 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .310 | .317 | .627 | .083 | .297 | 23 | 9 | .289 | 80 | -5 | +0 | -7 | +1 | +6 | -0.5 |
| 2039 | 37 | MLB | ARI | 141 | 127 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .300 | .307 | .607 | .079 | .294 | 24 | 9 | .280 | 73 | -4 | +0 | -7 | +1 | +4 | -0.7 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 5702 | 5088 | 1294 | 204 | 11 | 119 | 495 | 1081 | 72 | 47 | 10 | .254 | .329 | .369 | .698 | .115 | .300 | 19 | 9 | .313 | 98 | -15 | +5 | -49 | +20 | +162 | 12.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 580 | 147 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 123 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .253 | .327 | .369 | .696 | .116 | .298 | 19 | 9 | .313 | 98 | -2 | +1 | -6 | +2 | +18 | 1.4 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | A+ | Hillsboro Hops | 100 | 87 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .264 | .347 | .379 | .726 | .115 | .278 | 9 | 8 | .324 | 106 | +1 | -0 | — | — | +3 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 22 | AA | Amarillo Sod Poodles | 55 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .340 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | .260 | .368 | 16 | 9 | .435 | 191 | +6 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 22 | A+ | Hillsboro Hops | 175 | 151 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .272 | .364 | .457 | .821 | .185 | .279 | 14 | 11 | .362 | 135 | +7 | +1 | — | — | +5 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 22 | ROK | ACL D-backs | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .364 | .333 | .697 | .111 | .240 | 9 | 15 | .316 | 100 | -0 | -0 | — | — | +1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 22 | INTL | Salt River Rafters | 75 | 65 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .419 | .354 | .773 | .015 | .415 | 17 | 11 | .355 | 130 | +3 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 23 | AA | Amarillo Sod Poodles | 547 | 470 | 145 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .309 | .401 | .434 | .836 | .126 | .347 | 14 | 12 | .375 | 145 | +28 | -0 | — | — | +15 | 4.4 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| LuJames Groover (OGILVIE) | 24 | 42→55 | 38→45 | 40 | 49 | .249/.318/.367 | .118 | .294 | 7 | 3 | 19% | 8% | 96 | +0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Eric Campbell 2011 · AA |
24 | 49→57 | 43→45 | 40→50 | 48 | .241/.298/.358 | .117 | .283 | 10 | 5 | 19% | 7% | 84 | +0.6 | .245/.315/.354 | .109 | .302 | 8 | 8 | 20% | 8% | 90 | +1.0 | .268/.347/.386 | .117 | .333 | 10 | 11 | 21% | 9% | 108 | +1.6 |
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●Jose Castillo 2005 · MLB |
24 | 50→59 | 45→50 | 46→50 | 45 | .248/.295/.370 | .122 | .301 | 13 | 7 | 22% | 6% | 85 | +0.7 | .255/.300/.391 | .136 | .293 | 15 | 5 | 18% | 6% | 93 | +1.3 | .295/.322/.445 | .150 | .307 | 20 | 13 | 11% | 3% | 115 | +1.9 |
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●David Freitas 2013 · AA |
24 | 46→56 | 44→45 | 45→40 | 48 | .227/.296/.346 | .119 | .283 | 11 | 3 | 24% | 8% | 81 | +0.4 | .219/.278/.343 | .124 | .259 | 14 | 2 | 21% | 7% | 72 | -0.2 | .274/.335/.390 | .116 | .330 | 10 | 0 | 19% | 7% | 105 | +1.1 |
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●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 |
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✕Carter Kieboom 2023 · MLB |
25 | 45→54 | 45→50 | 43→45 | 52 | .221/.318/.337 | .116 | .276 | 13 | 5 | 24% | 10% | 89 | +0.9 | .225/.296/.348 | .123 | .290 | 14 | 7 | 26% | 8% | 82 | +0.5 | .230/.292/.336 | .106 | .299 | 12 | 8 | 26% | 7% | 72 | -0.1 |
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✕Zach Lutz 2010 · AA |
24 | 48 | 44→55 | 45→30 | 49 | .233/.308/.353 | .120 | .299 | 12 | 4 | 25% | 9% | 88 | +0.9 | .242/.313/.406 | .164 | .322 | 19 | 3 | 29% | 8% | 103 | +1.9 | .247/.319/.427 | .181 | .333 | 23 | 0 | 31% | 8% | 107 | +1.1 |
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●James Darnell 2011 · AA |
24 | 50→52 | 49→55 | 45→40 | 52 | .249/.322/.404 | .155 | .292 | 16 | 5 | 21% | 9% | 107 | +2.2 | .242/.309/.411 | .169 | .281 | 20 | 4 | 21% | 8% | 103 | +1.9 | .241/.312/.430 | .189 | .269 | 25 | 3 | 21% | 8% | 108 | +1.4 |
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✕Jose Miranda 2022 · AAA |
24 | 52→57 | 49→50 | 41→40 | 44 | .260/.304/.405 | .145 | .287 | 17 | 4 | 17% | 5% | 99 | +1.7 | .258/.307/.403 | .145 | .293 | 16 | 4 | 18% | 5% | 100 | +1.7 | .252/.302/.388 | .136 | .288 | 14 | 2 | 17% | 5% | 91 | +0.8 |
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●Luis Urías 2021 · MLB |
24 | 48→58 | 46→55 | 46→45 | 48 | .234/.311/.367 | .133 | .298 | 13 | 7 | 25% | 8% | 92 | +1.2 | .237/.328/.399 | .162 | .282 | 19 | 5 | 22% | 10% | 108 | +2.3 | .228/.330/.386 | .157 | .270 | 19 | 3 | 22% | 11% | 99 | +1.3 |
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●Jamie D'Antona 2007 · AA |
25 | 49→59 | 48→55 | 41→40 | 46 | .245/.294/.385 | .139 | .289 | 15 | 5 | 21% | 6% | 89 | +1.0 | .265/.305/.417 | .152 | .304 | 15 | 4 | 18% | 5% | 102 | +1.9 | .279/.316/.440 | .161 | .312 | 16 | 2 | 16% | 5% | 111 | +2.1 |
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●Alec Bohm 2021 · MLB |
24 | 53→57 | 49→50 | 45 | 49 | .265/.324/.415 | .150 | .307 | 16 | 6 | 19% | 8% | 110 | +2.4 | .260/.312/.381 | .121 | .316 | 13 | 6 | 21% | 7% | 96 | +1.5 | .272/.325/.418 | .146 | .303 | 15 | 4 | 15% | 6% | 107 | +2.1 |
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✕Vinnie Catricala 2013 · AAA |
24 | 48→58 | 48→55 | 47→45 | 44 | .242/.296/.386 | .145 | .290 | 15 | 8 | 22% | 6% | 91 | +1.1 | .206/.255/.311 | .105 | .269 | 11 | 7 | 27% | 5% | 53 | -1.5 | .177/.226/.257 | .079 | .240 | 10 | 5 | 30% | 4% | 26 | -2.5 |
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●Antonio Lamas 2014 · AAA |
24 | 50→60 | 43→50 | 41→50 | 41 | .246/.281/.354 | .109 | .291 | 10 | 7 | 20% | 4% | 76 | +0.0 | .254/.305/.377 | .123 | .300 | 13 | 11 | 19% | 5% | 92 | +1.2 | .292/.344/.421 | .129 | .319 | 14 | 14 | 13% | 6% | 116 | +1.9 |
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●Casey McGehee 2007 · AAA |
24 | 52→62 | 42→50 | 38→40 | 46 | .251/.292/.360 | .109 | .289 | 10 | 3 | 17% | 5% | 82 | +0.5 | .247/.291/.368 | .121 | .296 | 12 | 2 | 20% | 6% | 83 | +0.6 | .271/.323/.418 | .148 | .309 | 17 | 0 | 18% | 7% | 106 | +1.9 |
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✕Chris Durbin 2006 · AA |
24 | 50→52 | 47→50 | 42→40 | 44 | .248/.295/.391 | .143 | .291 | 14 | 6 | 20% | 6% | 92 | +1.2 | .229/.285/.347 | .118 | .282 | 9 | 6 | 21% | 6% | 76 | +0.0 | .214/.276/.315 | .101 | .269 | 5 | 3 | 21% | 6% | 63 | -0.6 |
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●Austin Slater 2017 · AAA |
24 | 53→61 | 44→50 | 42→55 | 43 | .258/.305/.371 | .113 | .333 | 12 | 7 | 25% | 6% | 90 | +1.0 | .264/.326/.393 | .129 | .349 | 13 | 10 | 26% | 7% | 105 | +2.1 | .264/.341/.401 | .138 | .357 | 13 | 11 | 27% | 9% | 109 | +1.7 |
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✕Chad Huffman 2009 · AA |
24 | 49→50 | 47→50 | 42→45 | 50 | .243/.317/.380 | .136 | .295 | 14 | 2 | 22% | 8% | 98 | +1.6 | .223/.294/.349 | .126 | .284 | 13 | 5 | 25% | 8% | 81 | +0.4 | .236/.309/.391 | .155 | .293 | 16 | 6 | 24% | 8% | 95 | +0.9 |
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●Delmon Young 2010 · MLB |
24 | 58→61 | 46→55 | 45→55 | 43 | .283/.319/.410 | .127 | .333 | 13 | 9 | 19% | 4% | 106 | +2.2 | .278/.315/.437 | .159 | .311 | 18 | 5 | 17% | 4% | 112 | +2.6 | .274/.310/.430 | .156 | .303 | 19 | 2 | 16% | 4% | 104 | +1.9 |
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✕Brian Rey 2022 · AAA |
24 | 47 | 46→50 | 40→45 | 43 | .235/.293/.361 | .125 | .271 | 14 | 7 | 19% | 5% | 83 | +0.6 | .224/.280/.329 | .105 | .277 | 10 | 9 | 22% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .197/.246/.272 | .076 | .244 | 6 | 9 | 22% | 2% | 36 | -0.7 |
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●Andy Ibáñez 2017 · AA |
24 | 47→55 | 45→50 | 45 | 47 | .231/.281/.359 | .128 | .265 | 12 | 10 | 18% | 6% | 77 | +0.1 | .230/.278/.348 | .118 | .269 | 12 | 7 | 19% | 6% | 73 | -0.1 | .252/.306/.406 | .155 | .284 | 16 | 5 | 17% | 7% | 97 | +1.1 |