Poncho RuizC
Wichita Wind Surge
Age 24
R/R
6'1" / 210 lbs
AA
BB +3%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
peak 1.2 · 2028
wRC+†72
AVG/OBP/SLG.209 / .296 / .307
PA316
HR4
K%26
BB%10
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
40→40
PWR
30→30
SPD
40→40
EYE
57↗60
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.3peak
2029
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 | +1.2 | $10M | +$10M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +1.2 | $11M | +$10M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +1.0 | $9M | +$8M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $2M | +0.9 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $2M | +0.6 | $3M | +$1M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +0.3 | $2M | +$0.5M |
| Totals | $7M | $39M | +$32M | ||
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 | ROK | 2 teams | 62 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .070 | .131 | .088 | .219 | .018 | .095 | 26 | 6 | .117 | -52 | -11 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +2 | -0.8 |
| 2024 | 22 | A | 3 teams | 510 | 450 | 88 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 130 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .196 | .282 | .291 | .573 | .096 | .259 | 25 | 10 | .261 | 58 | -24 | +0 | +0 | +9 | +14 | -0.0 |
| 2025 | 23 | A+ | 3 teams | 454 | 388 | 78 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 122 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .201 | .299 | .268 | .567 | .067 | .287 | 27 | 11 | .258 | 56 | -23 | -0 | +0 | +8 | +13 | -0.2 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 24 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 21 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .286 | .368 | .654 | .158 | .214 | 19 | 10 | .275 | 69 | -1 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | 0.0 |
| ROS | 24 | MLB | MIN | 295 | 260 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .208 | .297 | .300 | .597 | .092 | .282 | 26 | 10 | .279 | 72 | -9 | +0 | +0 | +5 | +8 | 0.4 |
| TOT | 24 | MLB | MIN | 316 | 279 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .208 | .296 | .305 | .601 | .097 | .277 | 26 | 10 | .279 | 72 | -10 | +0 | +0 | +6 | +9 | 0.5 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 25 | MLB 11% | MIN | 349 | 307 | 66 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 89 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .215 | .303 | .326 | .629 | .111 | .284 | 26 | 10 | .289 | 80 | -8 | +0 | +0 | +6 | +10 | 0.9 |
| 2028 | 26 | MLB 26% | MIN | 393 | 346 | 76 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .220 | .308 | .341 | .649 | .121 | .286 | 25 | 10 | .295 | 84 | -7 | +0 | +0 | +7 | +11 | 1.2 |
| 2029 | 27 | MLB 44% | MIN | 411 | 362 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 104 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .221 | .309 | .340 | .649 | .119 | .286 | 25 | 10 | .296 | 85 | -7 | +0 | +0 | +7 | +12 | 1.2 |
| 2030 | 28 | MLB 53% | MIN | 419 | 369 | 82 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 106 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .222 | .310 | .347 | .657 | .125 | .286 | 25 | 10 | .296 | 85 | -7 | +1 | -1 | +7 | +12 | 1.2 |
| 2031 | 29 | MLB 64% | MIN | 416 | 366 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 107 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .219 | .308 | .336 | .644 | .117 | .285 | 26 | 10 | .294 | 83 | -8 | +0 | -1 | +7 | +12 | 1.0 |
| 2032 | 30 | MLB 73% | MIN | 412 | 362 | 79 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 107 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .218 | .308 | .337 | .645 | .119 | .284 | 26 | 10 | .291 | 81 | -9 | +0 | -2 | +7 | +12 | 0.9 |
| 2033 | 31 | MLB 81% | MIN | 388 | 341 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 102 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .214 | .304 | .326 | .629 | .111 | .282 | 26 | 10 | .287 | 78 | -10 | +1 | -3 | +7 | +11 | 0.6 |
| 2034 | 32 | MLB | MIN | 360 | 317 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 97 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .215 | .303 | .331 | .634 | .117 | .281 | 27 | 10 | .282 | 74 | -10 | +0 | -4 | +6 | +10 | 0.3 |
| 2035 | 33 | MLB | MIN | 322 | 283 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 89 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .205 | .295 | .307 | .602 | .102 | .279 | 28 | 10 | .277 | 70 | -11 | +0 | -4 | +6 | +9 | 0.0 |
| 2036 | 34 | MLB | MIN | 274 | 242 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .202 | .290 | .302 | .592 | .099 | .277 | 28 | 10 | .271 | 65 | -11 | +0 | -5 | +5 | +8 | -0.3 |
| 2037 | 35 | MLB | MIN | 219 | 193 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .197 | .286 | .290 | .576 | .093 | .274 | 29 | 10 | .263 | 59 | -10 | +0 | -6 | +4 | +6 | -0.5 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 5284 | 4643 | 973 | 253 | 8 | 74 | 541 | 1387 | 48 | 47 | 11 | .210 | .299 | .315 | .614 | .106 | .280 | 26 | 10 | .280 | 72 | -165 | +5 | -25 | +94 | +150 | 6.0 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 571 | 119 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 171 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .208 | .299 | .313 | .612 | .105 | .278 | 26 | 10 | .280 | 72 | -20 | +1 | -3 | +12 | +18 | 0.8 | ||
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 | ROK | FCL Twins | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .194 | .143 | .336 | .036 | .130 | 19 | 9 | .162 | -18 | -4 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.3 |
| 2023 | 21 | INTL | Tomateros de Culiacan | 30 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .267 | .321 | .588 | .107 | .238 | 20 | 7 | .267 | 62 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.0 |
| 2024 | 22 | A+ | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 77 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .289 | .227 | .517 | .045 | .250 | 25 | 13 | .246 | 47 | -5 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.2 |
| 2024 | 22 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 300 | 253 | 67 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .265 | .372 | .395 | .767 | .130 | .310 | 17 | 13 | .345 | 122 | +8 | +0 | — | — | +8 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 22 | INTL | Tomateros de Culiacan | 133 | 118 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .314 | .386 | .398 | .785 | .085 | .379 | 17 | 11 | .354 | 129 | +4 | +0 | — | — | +4 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 23 | A+ | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 210 | 175 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .351 | .320 | .671 | .091 | .289 | 20 | 14 | .312 | 97 | -1 | -0 | — | — | +6 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 23 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 132 | 108 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .424 | .389 | .813 | .093 | .395 | 20 | 18 | .375 | 145 | +7 | +0 | — | — | +4 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 23 | INTL | Tomateros de Culiacan | 112 | 92 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .304 | .293 | .597 | .065 | .278 | 18 | 9 | .253 | 52 | -6 | +0 | — | — | +3 | -0.3 |
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 |
| Poncho Ruiz (OGILVIE) | 24 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 60 | .209/.296/.307 | .099 | .282 | 4 | 3 | 26% | 10% | 72 | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Taylor Krick 2012 · A |
24 | 45 | 36→30 | 41→40 | 48 | .212/.296/.272 | .060 | .284 | 5 | 5 | 25% | 8% | 62 | -0.9 | .231/.315/.299 | .068 | .320 | 3 | 5 | 26% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 | .242/.332/.304 | .063 | .339 | 1 | 3 | 26% | 9% | 82 | +0.2 |
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✕Jon Schemmel 2007 · A |
24 | 51 | 36→30 | 43→45 | 53 | .237/.316/.307 | .070 | .294 | 3 | 6 | 19% | 9% | 79 | +0.3 | .228/.309/.295 | .067 | .283 | 4 | 6 | 19% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 | .222/.311/.275 | .053 | .275 | 3 | 4 | 19% | 9% | 67 | -0.2 |
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✕Jamie Ritchie 2017 · A |
24 | 50→53 | 39→40 | 44→45 | 53 | .235/.324/.322 | .087 | .316 | 6 | 6 | 26% | 11% | 86 | +0.8 | .232/.314/.320 | .088 | .308 | 6 | 6 | 24% | 9% | 82 | +0.5 | .241/.322/.333 | .092 | .314 | 6 | 3 | 23% | 9% | 85 | +0.4 |
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✕Chadd Krist 2014 · A |
24 | 43 | 42→40 | 43→45 | 47 | .211/.283/.319 | .108 | .273 | 9 | 6 | 25% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .191/.249/.289 | .098 | .272 | 9 | 6 | 31% | 6% | 46 | -2.0 | .157/.206/.245 | .089 | .229 | 10 | 3 | 35% | 5% | 12 | -1.5 |
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✕Greg Cullen 2021 · A |
24 | 44→42 | 41→40 | 42→40 | 48 | .215/.292/.315 | .100 | .268 | 8 | 3 | 22% | 8% | 72 | -0.2 | .229/.319/.338 | .109 | .306 | 11 | 4 | 26% | 10% | 89 | +0.9 | .232/.336/.332 | .100 | .317 | 11 | 4 | 27% | 12% | 91 | +0.4 |
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✕Aaron McKeithan 2023 · A |
23 | 45 | 40 | 45→40 | 44 | .215/.290/.307 | .093 | .291 | 8 | 4 | 28% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .217/.295/.297 | .080 | .272 | 8 | 4 | 22% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .202/.287/.263 | .061 | .244 | 8 | 1 | 19% | 7% | 57 | -0.4 |
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✕Adam Weisenburger 2014 · AA |
25 | 43 | 40 | 41→30 | 45 | .208/.285/.299 | .091 | .281 | 7 | 4 | 27% | 7% | 64 | -0.8 | .217/.296/.306 | .089 | .280 | 6 | 4 | 23% | 8% | 70 | -0.3 | .212/.296/.290 | .078 | .266 | 5 | 2 | 20% | 8% | 65 | -0.4 |
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✕Kevin Nolan 2012 · A |
24 | 49→50 | 40→45 | 41→50 | 50 | .234/.299/.333 | .099 | .285 | 6 | 8 | 20% | 8% | 78 | +0.2 | .242/.297/.351 | .109 | .290 | 8 | 8 | 18% | 7% | 81 | +0.4 | .244/.292/.348 | .104 | .285 | 8 | 8 | 17% | 6% | 75 | +0.0 |
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✕Petey Paramore 2011 · AA |
24 | 45→46 | 39→40 | 40→30 | 52 | .215/.295/.291 | .076 | .281 | 7 | 2 | 25% | 10% | 66 | -0.6 | .202/.275/.297 | .095 | .271 | 11 | 3 | 28% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .164/.240/.257 | .093 | .209 | 14 | 0 | 29% | 8% | 34 | -1.5 |
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✕Stephen McGee 2015 · A |
24 | 42 | 37→40 | 45→30 | 49 | .199/.285/.266 | .067 | .268 | 5 | 4 | 26% | 9% | 56 | -1.3 | .202/.282/.286 | .084 | .287 | 7 | 4 | 29% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .193/.281/.289 | .096 | .278 | 9 | 1 | 31% | 10% | 58 | -0.4 |
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✕Jonathan Diaz 2009 · AA |
24 | 45→48 | 36→30 | 43→50 | 59 | .207/.321/.281 | .073 | .258 | 3 | 6 | 19% | 12% | 76 | +0.1 | .207/.299/.271 | .064 | .259 | 3 | 6 | 19% | 10% | 63 | -0.8 | .217/.300/.269 | .051 | .276 | 3 | 14 | 20% | 9% | 59 | -0.8 |
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✕Ryan Gridley 2019 · A |
24 | 46→44 | 40 | 42→45 | 48 | .220/.286/.308 | .089 | .277 | 7 | 7 | 23% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .216/.271/.301 | .085 | .269 | 6 | 8 | 21% | 6% | 57 | -1.2 | .210/.264/.285 | .075 | .259 | 5 | 10 | 20% | 5% | 47 | -1.0 |
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✕Dante Bichette Jr. 2017 · AA |
24 | 45→48 | 41→40 | 43→40 | 45 | .220/.277/.319 | .100 | .285 | 9 | 3 | 25% | 7% | 65 | -0.7 | .233/.291/.327 | .094 | .295 | 8 | 5 | 22% | 7% | 72 | -0.2 | .248/.301/.326 | .078 | .306 | 6 | 2 | 20% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Jacob Stallings 2014 · A |
24 | 40→50 | 42→45 | 46→40 | 48 | .195/.285/.304 | .108 | .271 | 8 | 5 | 29% | 10% | 66 | -0.6 | .207/.266/.299 | .092 | .289 | 7 | 5 | 29% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .251/.331/.384 | .134 | .303 | 14 | 0 | 21% | 10% | 98 | +0.8 |
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✕Louis Ott 2009 · AA |
24 | 48 | 37→30 | 42→45 | 47 | .225/.294/.295 | .070 | .312 | 4 | 6 | 27% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .231/.306/.302 | .071 | .331 | 5 | 8 | 28% | 9% | 73 | -0.1 | .242/.329/.293 | .051 | .350 | 4 | 7 | 28% | 11% | 77 | +0.1 |
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✕Chris Denove 2006 · A |
23 | 44 | 40 | 47→40 | 46 | .212/.286/.304 | .092 | .282 | 7 | 6 | 26% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .200/.260/.271 | .071 | .268 | 4 | 4 | 25% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .245/.301/.340 | .096 | .298 | 7 | 3 | 19% | 6% | 79 | +0.1 |
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✕James Guerrero 2008 · A |
24 | 43→45 | 39→40 | 40→45 | 52 | .207/.288/.291 | .084 | .247 | 7 | 7 | 19% | 9% | 63 | -0.8 | .203/.287/.291 | .088 | .262 | 7 | 9 | 23% | 10% | 63 | -0.8 | .140/.254/.210 | .069 | .188 | 4 | 10 | 25% | 12% | 28 | -0.8 |
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✕Ed Easley 2010 · A |
24 | 42 | 37→45 | 42→40 | 44 | .203/.263/.275 | .072 | .276 | 5 | 2 | 27% | 7% | 48 | -1.9 | .218/.277/.289 | .071 | .288 | 5 | 5 | 24% | 7% | 57 | -1.2 | .254/.312/.357 | .103 | .304 | 9 | 2 | 18% | 7% | 87 | +0.4 |
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✕Micah Gibbs 2012 · A |
24 | 46 | 37→30 | 44→45 | 50 | .217/.293/.291 | .075 | .287 | 5 | 4 | 25% | 9% | 65 | -0.7 | .193/.277/.271 | .078 | .293 | 6 | 6 | 33% | 9% | 53 | -1.5 | .175/.239/.258 | .083 | .249 | 6 | 4 | 30% | 8% | 32 | -0.7 |
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✕Phil Clarke 2022 · A |
24 | 46 | 42→40 | 45 | 46 | .222/.295/.327 | .105 | .277 | 9 | 4 | 22% | 7% | 76 | +0.0 | .222/.303/.315 | .093 | .268 | 9 | 6 | 19% | 8% | 76 | +0.1 | .233/.317/.316 | .083 | .266 | 8 | 7 | 15% | 9% | 78 | +0.1 |