Billy CookOF
Indianapolis Indians
Age 27
R/R
6'0" / 204 lbs
AAA
BB +7%
Svc 0.145 · Ctrl thru 2031
wRC+†81
AVG/OBP/SLG.216 / .279 / .372
PA250
HR8
SB9
K%32
BB%7
MLB%30%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
45→45
PWR
45→45
SPD
55→55
EYE
46↘45
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
2027
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status Pre-Arb
MLB Debut 2024
Service 0.145 yrs.days
Team Control Through 2031
First FA Year 2027
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | — | — | — |
| 2027 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | — | — | — |
| 2028 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | — | — | — |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $-8M | $-8M | +$0.0M | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | A | 2 teams | 128 | 117 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .197 | .254 | .368 | .621 | .171 | .300 | 42 | 5 | .257 | 55 | -7 | +2 | +0 | -1 | +4 | -0.3 |
| 2022 | 23 | A+ | Aberdeen IronBirds | 437 | 402 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 184 | 10 | 25 | 4 | .164 | .224 | .316 | .540 | .152 | .258 | 42 | 5 | .226 | 31 | -34 | +3 | +0 | -5 | +12 | -2.3 |
| 2023 | 24 | AA | 2 teams | 590 | 540 | 110 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 191 | 8 | 32 | 3 | .204 | .262 | .348 | .611 | .144 | .269 | 32 | 6 | .265 | 61 | -26 | +5 | +0 | -6 | +17 | -1.1 |
| 2024 | 25 | AAA | 3 teams | 542 | 485 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 168 | 11 | 26 | 6 | .216 | .292 | .375 | .668 | .159 | .286 | 31 | 8 | .295 | 84 | -10 | +3 | +2 | -10 | +15 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 26 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 375 | 344 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 126 | 4 | 13 | 2 | .198 | .252 | .302 | .554 | .105 | .285 | 34 | 6 | .246 | 46 | -23 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +11 | -0.9 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 27 | MLB | PIT | 250 | 228 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .219 | .282 | .373 | .655 | .154 | .291 | 32 | 7 | .292 | 81 | -5 | +1 | -1 | -3 | +7 | -0.1 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 28 | MLB 41% | PIT | 392 | 357 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 122 | 5 | 13 | 2 | .221 | .285 | .381 | .666 | .160 | .291 | 31 | 7 | .294 | 83 | -8 | +2 | -2 | -4 | +11 | -0.1 |
| 2028 | 29 | MLB 50% | PIT | 390 | 354 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 120 | 5 | 12 | 2 | .223 | .289 | .384 | .674 | .161 | .291 | 31 | 7 | .294 | 83 | -7 | +2 | -3 | -4 | +11 | -0.2 |
| 2029 | 30 | MLB 62% | PIT | 388 | 352 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 119 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .219 | .286 | .366 | .652 | .148 | .289 | 31 | 7 | .292 | 82 | -8 | +2 | -3 | -4 | +11 | -0.3 |
| 2030 | 31 | MLB 72% | PIT | 373 | 338 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 115 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .219 | .286 | .370 | .656 | .151 | .288 | 31 | 7 | .289 | 80 | -9 | +1 | -4 | -4 | +11 | -0.5 |
| 2031 | 32 | MLB 80% | PIT | 354 | 322 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 111 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .214 | .279 | .360 | .639 | .146 | .286 | 31 | 7 | .285 | 76 | -10 | +1 | -5 | -4 | +10 | -0.7 |
| 2032 | 33 | MLB 87% | PIT | 324 | 294 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 104 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .211 | .277 | .347 | .624 | .136 | .285 | 32 | 7 | .279 | 72 | -10 | +1 | -5 | -3 | +9 | -0.9 |
| 2033 | 34 | MLB 93% | PIT | 280 | 255 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 92 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .208 | .273 | .345 | .618 | .137 | .283 | 33 | 7 | .273 | 67 | -11 | +1 | -6 | -3 | +8 | -1.1 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4823 | 4388 | 915 | 162 | 20 | 148 | 319 | 1586 | 70 | 176 | 24 | .209 | .273 | .356 | .629 | .147 | .285 | 33 | 7 | .276 | 70 | -166 | +26 | -26 | -50 | +137 | -8.2 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 591 | 124 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 43 | 214 | 9 | 24 | 3 | .210 | .273 | .359 | .632 | .149 | .288 | 33 | 7 | .276 | 70 | -22 | +4 | -4 | -7 | +18 | -1.1 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | A | Delmarva Shorebirds | 103 | 93 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .258 | .330 | .516 | .846 | .258 | .333 | 32 | 8 | .370 | 141 | +5 | +1 | — | — | +3 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 22 | ROK | FCL Orioles Orange | 25 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .348 | .381 | .729 | .095 | .400 | 32 | 4 | .305 | 91 | -0 | +1 | — | — | +1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 23 | A+ | Aberdeen IronBirds | 437 | 389 | 86 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 139 | 10 | 25 | 4 | .221 | .300 | .422 | .722 | .201 | .298 | 32 | 8 | .318 | 101 | +1 | +3 | — | — | +12 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 24 | AA | Bowie Baysox | 501 | 447 | 112 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 125 | 6 | 30 | 3 | .251 | .323 | .456 | .780 | .206 | .290 | 25 | 8 | .341 | 119 | +11 | +5 | — | — | +14 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 24 | INTL | Mesa Solar Sox | 89 | 72 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .364 | .458 | .822 | .236 | .293 | 31 | 16 | .363 | 136 | +4 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 25 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .449 | .673 | .224 | .296 | 39 | 0 | .291 | 81 | -1 | +0 | +2 | -10 | +1 | -0.7 |
| 2024 | 25 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 430 | 367 | 102 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 51 | 105 | 9 | 21 | 6 | .278 | .379 | .485 | .864 | .207 | .345 | 24 | 12 | .381 | 150 | +24 | +2 | — | — | +12 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 25 | AA | Bowie Baysox | 63 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .255 | .377 | .392 | .769 | .137 | .293 | 17 | 13 | .341 | 119 | +1 | +1 | — | — | +2 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 26 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 375 | 331 | 82 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 102 | 4 | 13 | 2 | .248 | .325 | .384 | .709 | .136 | .330 | 27 | 9 | .315 | 99 | -0 | +2 | — | — | +11 | 1.2 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 49 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .449 | .673 | .224 | .296 | 39 | 0 | .291 | 81 | -1 | +0 | +2 | -10 | +1 | -0.7 | ||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| Billy Cook (OGILVIE) | 27 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 45 | .216/.279/.372 | .155 | .291 | 8 | 9 | 32% | 7% | 81 | +0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Michael A. Taylor 2018 · MLB |
27 | 47→51 | 51→55 | 54→60 | 41 | .235/.285/.392 | .157 | .319 | 19 | 23 | 32% | 6% | 88 | +0.9 | .227/.282/.382 | .155 | .318 | 16 | 25 | 32% | 7% | 84 | +0.6 | .236/.294/.379 | .143 | .303 | 19 | 14 | 28% | 7% | 86 | +0.6 |
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✕Corey Julks 2023 · AAA |
27 | 43→51 | 53→55 | 52→55 | 41 | .226/.282/.397 | .171 | .285 | 22 | 18 | 29% | 6% | 89 | +0.9 | .232/.293/.373 | .141 | .295 | 16 | 20 | 26% | 7% | 86 | +0.8 | .235/.298/.359 | .123 | .298 | 12 | 21 | 24% | 8% | 81 | +0.3 |
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✕Kyle Datres 2023 · AA |
27 | 42→43 | 50 | 55 | 44 | .216/.293/.366 | .150 | .294 | 18 | 23 | 32% | 8% | 85 | +0.7 | .212/.292/.349 | .137 | .297 | 17 | 21 | 32% | 9% | 80 | +0.4 | .195/.282/.319 | .124 | .275 | 16 | 21 | 33% | 9% | 66 | -0.3 |
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✕Stuart Fairchild 2023 · MLB |
27 | 44→43 | 53→50 | 50→55 | 42 | .227/.302/.402 | .174 | .300 | 21 | 13 | 30% | 7% | 98 | +1.6 | .225/.303/.374 | .149 | .296 | 16 | 19 | 28% | 8% | 92 | +1.2 | .217/.302/.357 | .140 | .282 | 15 | 25 | 27% | 8% | 83 | +0.3 |
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✕Alex Castellanos 2014 · MLB |
27 | 42→50 | 51→55 | 53→50 | 39 | .218/.282/.382 | .164 | .290 | 19 | 17 | 31% | 6% | 85 | +0.7 | .210/.270/.351 | .141 | .299 | 15 | 12 | 33% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .208/.268/.348 | .140 | .303 | 14 | 8 | 34% | 6% | 66 | -0.3 |
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✕Ben Harrison 2009 · AAA |
27 | 46→48 | 50 | 51→50 | 40 | .229/.292/.380 | .151 | .318 | 19 | 12 | 33% | 7% | 88 | +0.9 | .200/.268/.324 | .124 | .314 | 14 | 9 | 38% | 7% | 64 | -0.8 | .169/.249/.285 | .116 | .263 | 15 | 4 | 39% | 8% | 44 | -0.9 |
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✕Jimmy Herron 2023 · AAA |
27 | 43→45 | 48→45 | 53→55 | 48 | .221/.296/.363 | .142 | .269 | 16 | 16 | 24% | 8% | 85 | +0.7 | .221/.293/.348 | .127 | .275 | 14 | 24 | 24% | 8% | 80 | +0.4 | .214/.285/.324 | .111 | .265 | 13 | 28 | 24% | 8% | 68 | -0.3 |
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✕Michael Hermosillo 2022 · MLB |
27 | 44→46 | 54→55 | 50→55 | 42 | .223/.311/.406 | .183 | .310 | 22 | 15 | 34% | 8% | 104 | +2.0 | .219/.300/.389 | .170 | .288 | 21 | 15 | 30% | 7% | 95 | +1.4 | .179/.243/.346 | .167 | .201 | 27 | 17 | 28% | 4% | 58 | -0.5 |
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✕Michael Helman 2023 · AAA |
27 | 41 | 51→55 | 57→55 | 46 | .215/.276/.371 | .155 | .258 | 19 | 25 | 25% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .221/.279/.380 | .159 | .267 | 19 | 22 | 24% | 6% | 82 | +0.5 | .213/.271/.381 | .168 | .251 | 20 | 20 | 24% | 6% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕Weston Wilson 2023 · AAA |
28 | 41→43 | 49→55 | 51→55 | 40 | .213/.267/.358 | .145 | .288 | 18 | 17 | 32% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .219/.288/.394 | .175 | .287 | 23 | 23 | 31% | 9% | 91 | +1.1 | .215/.294/.402 | .188 | .269 | 26 | 25 | 30% | 10% | 92 | +0.8 |
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✕Terry Evans 2009 · AAA |
27 | 49→52 | 50→55 | 52→55 | 37 | .241/.286/.395 | .154 | .332 | 18 | 22 | 32% | 5% | 89 | +1.0 | .220/.261/.360 | .140 | .299 | 15 | 20 | 31% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .208/.251/.348 | .140 | .276 | 16 | 21 | 30% | 4% | 59 | -0.8 |
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✕Kevin Smith 2023 · MLB |
27 | 40→45 | 49→55 | 54→50 | 39 | .206/.260/.354 | .148 | .283 | 17 | 14 | 33% | 6% | 68 | -0.5 | .211/.255/.351 | .140 | .304 | 18 | 16 | 35% | 5% | 65 | -0.7 | .205/.244/.339 | .134 | .297 | 19 | 19 | 37% | 4% | 55 | -0.7 |
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✕Narciso Crook 2022 · AAA |
27 | 43 | 49→55 | 50 | 39 | .215/.277/.364 | .150 | .307 | 16 | 12 | 34% | 6% | 78 | +0.2 | .214/.286/.373 | .159 | .324 | 19 | 15 | 38% | 7% | 84 | +0.6 | .200/.278/.359 | .159 | .312 | 19 | 17 | 39% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Mitch Longo 2022 · AAA |
27 | 46→45 | 48→45 | 58→50 | 41 | .230/.279/.372 | .142 | .295 | 15 | 20 | 27% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .224/.271/.370 | .146 | .295 | 17 | 15 | 29% | 5% | 76 | +0.1 | .186/.224/.319 | .133 | .236 | 18 | 3 | 30% | 4% | 38 | -0.6 |
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✕Reid Gorecki 2009 · AAA |
28 | 46→51 | 48→50 | 50→55 | 45 | .231/.291/.367 | .136 | .288 | 16 | 20 | 26% | 7% | 84 | +0.6 | .237/.290/.358 | .121 | .300 | 10 | 19 | 23% | 6% | 80 | +0.4 | .230/.284/.349 | .119 | .293 | 8 | 20 | 23% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 |
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✕Melky Mesa 2014 · AAA |
27 | 43→44 | 50→55 | 52→55 | 34 | .220/.264/.372 | .152 | .312 | 18 | 19 | 35% | 4% | 74 | -0.1 | .212/.249/.343 | .131 | .317 | 14 | 10 | 36% | 3% | 59 | -1.1 | .199/.235/.309 | .110 | .306 | 10 | 5 | 37% | 3% | 40 | -1.3 |
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✕Blake Tekotte 2013 · MLB |
26 | 41→46 | 49→50 | 51→55 | 42 | .214/.272/.363 | .149 | .285 | 17 | 21 | 31% | 7% | 75 | -0.0 | .200/.258/.323 | .123 | .274 | 11 | 14 | 30% | 6% | 59 | -1.1 | .194/.258/.314 | .119 | .261 | 10 | 10 | 28% | 6% | 53 | -0.8 |
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✕Rylan Bannon 2023 · MLB |
27 | 36→45 | 49→50 | 52→50 | 48 | .195/.277/.338 | .143 | .247 | 18 | 12 | 29% | 9% | 72 | -0.2 | .202/.293/.353 | .151 | .264 | 18 | 13 | 29% | 10% | 82 | +0.5 | .189/.291/.340 | .151 | .244 | 19 | 12 | 30% | 12% | 76 | +0.1 |
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✕JaCoby Jones 2020 · MLB |
28 | 43→47 | 48→50 | 51→50 | 41 | .215/.279/.365 | .150 | .293 | 15 | 15 | 31% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .217/.278/.364 | .147 | .320 | 16 | 9 | 35% | 7% | 78 | +0.2 | .194/.249/.314 | .120 | .315 | 14 | 5 | 41% | 6% | 49 | -0.6 |
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✕Tyler Greene 2010 · MLB |
26 | 44→51 | 48→50 | 57→55 | 38 | .223/.274/.360 | .137 | .299 | 16 | 23 | 30% | 5% | 75 | -0.0 | .235/.299/.376 | .141 | .317 | 15 | 23 | 29% | 7% | 90 | +1.0 | .235/.305/.385 | .150 | .317 | 15 | 24 | 29% | 7% | 87 | +0.6 |