Cade Smith P Somerset Patriots
+0.2 WAR
Age 24 RHP 6'0" / 190 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.3 · 2027
ERA4.45
FIP4.45
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.8%
BB%10.7%
K-BB%12.1%
IP43
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
2027
K†5555

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
202422A+Hudson Valley Renegades21199438611843623.2%13.3%1.9%3.653.86+1.5
202523A+Hudson Valley Renegades1111401614218220.3%13.8%1.9%2.504.20+0.3
▸ 2026 Season
202624AASomerset Patriots2283913636.75
ROS24MLBNYY43431814119522.8%10.7%2.8%4.454.45+0.2
2026 Total24MLBNYY512205425824.7%11.6%3.7%4.813.75+0.7
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBNYY43431834218523.2%10.1%2.8%4.384.34+0.3
202826MLBNYY43431834318523.4%10.0%2.8%4.344.31+0.3
202927MLBNYY43431824318523.5%10.0%2.8%4.334.32+0.3
203028MLBNYY42421794218523.4%10.0%2.9%4.344.35+0.3
203129MLBNYY41411754118523.3%10.1%2.9%4.374.39+0.3
203230MLBNYY40401703917523.1%10.2%3.0%4.424.46+0.2
203331MLBNYY39391643717522.9%10.3%3.1%4.494.53+0.2
203432MLBNYY37371573516522.6%10.4%3.1%4.574.62+0.1
203533MLBNYY36361503316522.3%10.6%3.2%4.664.72+0.1
203634MLBNYY34341423115521.9%10.8%3.3%4.764.83+0.0
203735MLBNYY32321342915521.5%11.1%3.4%4.874.950.0
203836MLBNYY30301252614421.1%11.3%3.6%5.005.08-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career3432141586135801323.1%13.6%2.3%3.504.13+1.9
/ 200 IP48452008291911131823.1%13.6%2.3%3.504.13+2.7

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
Cade Smith (OGILVIE) 4.45 22.8%10.7%2.8% 4.32 23.4%13.4%130 -0.13
Stephen Jones R 2026 · 3.60 FIP 24 SU 3.60 23.8%11.0%2.0%.304 4.61 21.9%9.2%142 +1.01 3.60 246 93
Austin Smith R 2025 · 3.85 FIP 23 SU 3.85 22.7%10.0%2.6%.274 5.19 16.3%0.7%52 +1.34 3.85 100 93
Ricardo Velez R 2026 · 4.43 FIP 24 SU 4.43 22.4%10.9%3.3%.261 3.88 20.1%9.3%114 -0.55 3.82 142 92
Ryan Garcia R 2026 · 3.71 FIP 24 SU 3.71 23.2%10.7%2.2%.239 5.62 20.0%6.1%278 +1.91 3.71 325 91
Harrison Cohen R 2026 · 4.56 FIP 24 SU 4.56 22.4%13.4%3.0%.282 3.00 24.2%12.6%70 -1.56 2.12 117 91
Tyler Mitzel R 2025 · 4.31 FIP 23 SU 4.31 24.1%12.0%3.2%.245 4.11 22.4%14.3%96 -0.20 4.01 142 90
Casey Legumina R 2026 · 4.06 FIP 24 SU 4.06 23.3%9.3%3.2%.260 4.36 20.5%11.0%189 +0.30 4.01 283 90
Ryan Jennings R 2026 · 3.48 FIP 24 SU 3.48 23.4%11.9%1.6%.316 4.40 23.0%9.5%109 +0.92 3.48 142 89
Chris Jefferson R 2027 · 3.49 FIP 25 SU 3.49 22.4%10.2%1.8%.330 4.95 16.5%3.9%101 +1.46 3.49 140 89
Ray Gaither R 2026 · 4.86 FIP 24 SU 4.86 21.9%13.2%3.5%.314 4.51 18.6%4.7%123 -0.35 4.05 164 89
Kyle Martin R 2026 · 3.61 FIP 24 SU 3.61 21.2%9.6%2.0%.345 3.53 22.4%12.5%172 -0.08 3.01 214 89
Cameron Gann R 2026 · 4.21 FIP 24 SU 4.21 21.4%12.4%2.4%.296 5.37 21.1%6.8%23 +1.16 3.60 146 89
Jason Stoffel R 2028 · 3.60 FIP 26 SU 3.60 23.4%10.1%2.2%.267 3.51 27.2%19.2%59 -0.09 3.51 103 88
Kyle Schepel R 2026 · 4.62 FIP 24 SU 4.62 23.1%10.7%3.8%.233 3.64 22.1%10.4%120 -0.98 3.54 156 88
Logan VanWey R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 24 SU 4.41 23.9%14.0%2.8%.301 4.39 26.1%10.7%96 -0.02 3.95 143 88
Cole Gordon R 2025 · 4.10 FIP 23 SU 4.10 22.0%12.7%2.3%.243 5.19 20.9%9.5%83 +1.09 4.10 112 88
Vince Vannelle R 2026 · 3.72 FIP 24 SU 3.72 19.9%8.6%2.2%.282 5.28 15.3%4.5%76 +1.56 3.72 105 87
Sam Carlson R 2026 · 3.59 FIP 24 SU 3.59 23.5%11.5%1.9%.302 3.45 22.4%10.4%108 -0.14 3.20 313 87
Jake Lee R 2026 · 4.64 FIP 24 SU 4.64 25.7%12.4%3.9%.296 3.50 18.7%10.3%40 -1.14 2.78 181 87
Cre Finfrock R 2025 · 4.69 FIP 23 SU 4.69 23.0%11.7%3.7%.278 6.32 16.7%-8.5%36 +1.63 4.27 103 87

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   2027
DEF 10%
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1.0M+$0.3M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $6M +$2M