Ben Vespi P Frederick Keys
+0.5 WAR
Age 25 RHP 6'3" / 190 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.5 · 2026
ERA4.24
FIP4.24
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.9%
BB%9.1%
K-BB%13.7%
IP62
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2026
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
202524AAChesapeake Baysox312632728021321.9%9.2%1.5%2.843.23+1.3
▸ 2026 Season
202625AAChesapeake Baysox406356318.53
ROS25MLBBAL1111622636024722.9%9.2%2.8%4.244.24+0.5
2026 Total25MLBBAL692986627822.2%9.1%2.8%4.643.85+0.9
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBBAL1111622636124723.1%9.1%2.8%4.234.22+0.5
202827MLBBAL1111622616024723.2%9.2%2.8%4.244.24+0.5
202928MLBBAL1111612575924723.1%9.2%2.9%4.264.27+0.5
203029MLBBAL60602515823723.0%9.3%2.9%4.304.32+0.4
203130MLBBAL58582445623722.8%9.4%3.0%4.354.38+0.4
203231MLBBAL56562355322722.6%9.5%3.1%4.414.45+0.3
203332MLBBAL54542265022722.3%9.7%3.1%4.494.54+0.2
203433MLBBAL51512164721722.0%9.8%3.2%4.584.64+0.2
203534MLBBAL48482054421721.6%10.0%3.3%4.684.75+0.1
203635MLBBAL46461934120721.2%10.3%3.4%4.794.87+0.0
203736MLBBAL43431803819620.8%10.5%3.6%4.925.00-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career352703076628521.4%9.1%1.6%3.363.35+1.3
/ 200 IP1006200881189801421.4%9.1%1.6%3.363.35+4.4

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
Ben Vespi (OGILVIE) 4.24 22.9%9.2%2.8% 4.24 23.1%14.0%185 +0.00
Randall Delgado R 2026 · 3.73 FIP 25 SW 3.73 23.7%10.1%2.5%.284 3.72 20.3%12.4%167 -0.01 3.05 290 94
Matt Carasiti R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 25 SW 3.68 22.2%7.6%2.7%.313 3.35 23.4%12.8%93 -0.33 2.78 312 91
Barrett Loseke R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 25 SW 4.41 21.7%10.1%3.4%.311 5.44 24.0%10.9%22 +1.03 4.41 152 91
Austin Ross R 2025 · 4.42 FIP 24 SW 4.42 20.7%9.6%3.4%.281 5.22 21.2%5.7%55 +0.80 4.42 121 90
Alex Phillips R 2025 · 3.26 FIP 24 SW 3.26 22.0%8.0%1.8%.263 4.60 23.2%14.6%72 +1.34 3.26 139 90
Nick Merkel R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 22.8%7.1%3.5%.284 3.18 21.4%10.4%103 -0.81 3.13 179 89
Jhan Mariñez R 2027 · 3.52 FIP 26 SW 3.52 23.1%9.3%2.2%.244 3.73 18.9%11.1%168 +0.21 3.18 253 89
Jesus Pirela R 2027 · 3.85 FIP 26 SW 3.85 23.7%11.6%2.3%.305 3.92 17.1%13.9%45 +0.07 3.23 161 88
Josh Martin R 2026 · 3.10 FIP 25 SW 3.10 24.1%7.4%2.0%.257 2.97 20.7%13.6%124 -0.13 2.43 225 88
Nelson Gonzalez R 2026 · 3.40 FIP 25 SW 3.40 19.6%7.7%1.8%.293 5.06 17.7%7.8%115 +1.66 3.40 258 88
Jake Barrett R 2026 · 3.64 FIP 25 SW 3.64 22.4%9.6%2.2%.250 3.83 24.1%12.5%118 +0.19 1.48 230 88
Jackson Hicks R 2026 · 3.89 FIP 25 SW 3.89 22.6%10.5%2.5%.336 2.17 116 87
Shohei Tomioka R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 18.9%9.0%2.5%.311 4.41 17.3%3.8%141 +0.42 3.65 255 87
Jonathan Brand R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 25 SW 3.37 22.1%7.8%2.1%.274 3.37 134 87
Matt Pierpont R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 25 SW 3.50 20.7%8.6%1.9%.295 3.39 21.6%13.6%156 -0.11 2.79 280 87
Easton Sikorski R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.1%10.6%3.0%.286 4.16 159 87
Dusty Isaacs R 2026 · 3.97 FIP 25 SW 3.97 23.1%10.8%2.7%.255 4.63 21.6%9.9%86 +0.66 3.16 253 87
Trent Harris R 2026 · 3.46 FIP 25 SW 3.46 26.9%9.5%2.6%.258 3.75 23.1%14.7%57 +0.29 3.46 134 87
Casey Cobb R 2026 · 3.52 FIP 25 SW 3.52 21.8%6.2%2.7%.261 5.56 17.2%8.3%118 +2.04 3.52 191 87
Derek Gordon R 2026 · 4.59 FIP 25 SW 4.59 19.9%9.3%3.6%.315 4.59 146 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   2035
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+0.5$2M+$1M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.3$1M+$0.8M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1M+0.2$1.0M-$0.0M
2034Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.2$1M+$0.0M
Totals $5M $9M +$4M