Josh Swales P Visalia Rawhide
+0.4 WAR
Age 24 RHP 6'2" / 195 lbs A Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2036 peak 0.5 · 2027
ERA4.41
FIP4.41
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.9%
BB%9.5%
K-BB%13.4%
IP66
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
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
202119AVisalia Rawhide4010509604.50
202220AVisalia Rawhide1813633004837711.8%14.6%2.7%7.145.45-0.3
202321AVisalia Rawhide490663096336915.1%13.7%3.8%6.995.64-0.5
▸ 2026 Season
202624MLBARI1212662776326822.9%9.5%3.0%4.414.41+0.4
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBARI1212662816526823.3%9.2%3.0%4.364.32+0.5
202826MLBARI1212662816626823.5%9.1%3.0%4.334.30+0.5
202927MLBARI1212662796626823.5%9.2%3.0%4.324.31+0.5
203028MLBARI1212652746425823.5%9.2%3.0%4.334.34+0.5
203129MLBARI1212642686325823.4%9.3%3.1%4.364.38+0.4
203230MLBARI1111622606024823.2%9.4%3.2%4.414.45+0.4
203331MLBARI59592515724822.9%9.5%3.2%4.484.52+0.3
203432MLBARI57572415423822.6%9.7%3.3%4.564.61+0.2
203533MLBARI54542305123822.3%9.8%3.4%4.654.70+0.2
203634MLBARI52522184822822.0%10.0%3.5%4.754.81+0.1
203735MLBARI49492064421721.6%10.3%3.6%4.864.94+0.0
203836MLBARI46461924120721.2%10.5%3.7%4.995.07-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career711313965991922013.8%14.0%3.0%6.885.36-0.1
/ 200 IP102192009501311332913.8%14.0%3.0%6.885.36-0.1

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
Josh Swales (OGILVIE) 4.41 22.9%9.5%3.0% 4.31 23.4%14.3%199 -0.10
Austin Ross R 2026 · 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 93
Ricky Castro R 2026 · 4.02 FIP 24 SW 4.02 20.4%8.6%2.8%.287 4.87 18.2%10.0%95 +0.85 4.02 158 93
Randall Delgado R 2027 · 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 93
Kyle Zimmer R 2025 · 3.71 FIP 23 SW 3.71 21.8%8.6%2.5%.293 4.53 20.4%9.0%33 +0.82 2.08 276 92
Ryan Conroy R 2026 · 4.04 FIP 24 SW 4.04 22.2%9.8%2.9%.353 4.76 19.3%6.7%54 +0.72 4.04 106 91
Fineas Del Bonta-Smith R 2026 · 3.49 FIP 24 SW 3.49 23.4%8.2%2.4%.262 6.13 20.6%11.1%128 +2.64 3.49 207 90
Breckin Williams R 2026 · 3.63 FIP 24 SW 3.63 22.6%7.3%2.8%.282 2.78 23.4%15.8%48 -0.85 2.77 107 90
Alex Palsha R 2026 · 3.86 FIP 24 SW 3.86 20.6%10.4%2.2%.288 3.83 15.3%4.4%77 -0.03 3.40 134 89
Trey McLoughlin R 2026 · 3.79 FIP 24 SW 3.79 23.7%8.4%3.0%.295 3.94 22.8%8.7%55 +0.15 3.78 178 89
Mark McLaughlin R 2026 · 3.95 FIP 24 SW 3.95 20.6%8.3%2.8%.280 3.95 174 89
Todd Van Steensel R 2026 · 3.78 FIP 24 SW 3.78 22.5%11.6%2.0%.294 3.31 19.3%6.5%157 -0.47 2.87 223 89
Colby Morris R 2026 · 4.10 FIP 24 SW 4.10 20.4%10.7%2.5%.291 5.74 16.2%4.4%54 +1.64 4.10 105 89
Alex Phillips R 2026 · 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 88
Tyler Schoff R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 24 SW 3.68 25.2%8.7%2.9%.315 3.77 21.0%14.1%32 +0.09 3.68 147 88
Cole Ayers R 2026 · 3.90 FIP 24 SW 3.90 22.1%9.9%2.6%.298 5.05 15.2%-0.4%32 +1.15 3.60 171 88
Nick Merkel R 2027 · 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 88
Sam Benschoter R 2026 · 3.84 FIP 24 SW 3.84 26.3%9.2%3.3%.344 4.99 18.9%8.4%306 +1.15 3.63 386 87
Johnny Barbato R 2026 · 3.65 FIP 24 SW 3.65 22.4%11.2%1.8%.282 4.58 21.1%11.6%105 +0.93 2.57 304 87
Tyler Joyner R 2025 · 3.71 FIP 23 SW 3.71 20.7%9.9%2.0%.250 6.54 16.1%5.2%37 +2.83 3.71 114 87
Shohei Tomioka R 2027 · 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

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2031
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2036
First FA Year   2037
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2029MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2030MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.2$1M+$0.6M
2035Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1M+$0.4M
2036Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
Totals $4M $7M +$3M