Alex Ayala Jr. P Charleston RiverDogs
+0.5 WAR
Age 24 LHP 6'1" / 195 lbs A Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035 peak 0.6 · 2027
ERA4.44
FIP4.44
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.8%
BB%9.7%
K-BB%13.0%
IP71
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
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
202119ROKFCL Rays4062210300.00
202220ACharleston RiverDogs166572366824420.7%12.3%2.4%3.634.21+0.5
202321A+Bowling Green Hot Rods23177432559461113.6%16.7%3.5%5.015.98-0.8
▸ 2026 Season
202624MLBTB1313712996829922.8%9.7%3.0%4.444.44+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBTB1313723027028923.2%9.3%3.0%4.384.35+0.6
202826MLBTB1313723027128923.4%9.3%3.0%4.344.32+0.6
202927MLBTB1313713007028923.4%9.3%3.0%4.344.33+0.6
203028MLBTB1313702966928923.4%9.3%3.0%4.354.36+0.5
203129MLBTB1212682896727923.3%9.4%3.1%4.384.40+0.5
203230MLBTB1212662806527923.1%9.5%3.1%4.434.47+0.4
203331MLBTB1212642706226922.8%9.7%3.2%4.504.54+0.3
203432MLBTB1111612595825922.5%9.8%3.3%4.584.63+0.2
203533MLBTB59592475525822.2%10.0%3.4%4.674.73+0.1
203634MLBTB56562355124821.9%10.2%3.5%4.774.84+0.1
203735MLBTB52522224823821.5%10.4%3.6%4.884.96-0.0
203836MLBTB49492074422821.1%10.7%3.7%5.015.09-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career4323136583103861717.7%14.8%2.9%4.225.07+0.4
/ 200 IP63342008551511262517.7%14.8%2.9%4.225.07+0.5

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
Alex Ayala Jr. (OGILVIE) 4.44 22.8%9.7%3.0% 4.33 23.4%14.0%214 -0.11
T.J. Sikkema L 2026 · 4.55 FIP 24 SW 4.55 21.9%9.0%3.9%.298 4.50 16.9%7.4%231 -0.05 3.50 300 93
Garrett Irvin L 2026 · 4.43 FIP 24 SW 4.43 23.2%11.6%3.3%.283 4.34 17.7%2.9%39 -0.09 4.34 110 93
Jimmy Robbins L 2026 · 3.86 FIP 24 SW 3.86 23.3%11.3%2.4%.286 4.86 18.1%2.5%99 +1.00 3.86 176 92
Michael Johnson L 2026 · 3.88 FIP 24 SW 3.88 20.6%9.4%2.4%.260 4.75 17.6%7.7%185 +0.87 3.88 256 91
R.C. Orlan L 2026 · 3.91 FIP 24 SW 3.91 21.0%10.9%2.2%.326 4.61 17.2%5.0%119 +0.70 1.71 206 89
Sean Mellen L 2026 · 4.01 FIP 24 SW 4.01 21.3%10.4%2.5%.285 4.01 101 89
Chris Cotton L 2026 · 3.68 FIP 24 SW 3.68 20.7%7.0%2.6%.288 4.17 9.7%3.3%61 +0.49 3.68 128 88
Daniel Stumpf L 2026 · 4.26 FIP 24 SW 4.26 20.8%11.5%2.6%.268 3.50 22.5%15.3%123 -0.76 1.84 238 88
Thomas Burrows L 2026 · 4.04 FIP 24 SW 4.04 22.0%10.5%2.7%.276 3.93 26.5%12.9%82 -0.11 2.69 271 88
Graeme Stinson L 2026 · 3.57 FIP 24 SW 3.57 23.0%10.5%2.0%.275 4.89 19.5%3.9%45 +1.32 3.57 146 87
Michael Theofanopoulos L 2026 · 3.60 FIP 24 SW 3.60 21.0%9.8%1.9%.326 3.58 201 86
Shane McCain L 2026 · 4.38 FIP 24 SW 4.38 18.3%8.7%3.1%.261 5.05 14.2%10.7%51 +0.67 4.31 201 86
Trevor Lane L 2026 · 3.62 FIP 24 SW 3.62 21.5%7.3%2.6%.360 3.10 21.2%12.6%91 -0.52 2.14 246 86
Colton Johnson L 2028 · 3.91 FIP 26 SW 3.91 20.8%11.0%2.1%.309 4.53 12.2%-0.4%48 +0.62 3.91 106 85
Greg Nappo L 2028 · 3.36 FIP 26 SW 3.36 22.7%7.5%2.2%.267 5.28 16.5%5.9%79 +1.92 3.36 144 85
Robbie Ross Jr. L 2028 · 3.83 FIP 26 SW 3.83 20.5%6.9%2.9%.287 3.19 22.3%9.6%66 -0.64 2.79 159 85
Evan Lee L 2026 · 3.86 FIP 24 SW 3.86 24.2%11.1%2.5%.333 4.49 21.0%2.7%52 +0.63 3.82 129 84
Andrew Walling L 2026 · 4.07 FIP 24 SW 4.07 23.4%13.2%2.3%.281 3.14 20.1%9.2%42 -0.93 3.14 151 84
Brian Flynn L 2028 · 3.82 FIP 26 SW 3.82 21.3%11.1%2.0%.258 4.38 16.6%8.2%198 +0.56 3.82 277 83
Josh Trentadue L 2025 · 3.67 FIP 23 SW 3.67 23.1%12.0%1.8%.249 3.10 148 83

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2030
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2035
First FA Year   2036
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2029MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.5$2M+$1M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.5$2M+$1M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.3$1M+$0.9M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1M+$0.3M
2035Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $5M $9M +$5M