Joshua BáezRF
Memphis Redbirds
INJURED · Reassigned to Minors (RM)
Age 23
R/R
6'3" / 220 lbs
AAA
HR -7%K -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2032
peak 1.4 · 2029
wRC+†79
AVG/OBP/SLG.204 / .284 / .354
PA197
HR6
SB11
K%35
BB%8
MLB%40%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
40↗47
PWR
57↗62
SPD
52↘50
FLD
46↗48
EYE
49↘46
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.4peak
2029
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2027
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2032
First FA Year 2027
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2027 | |||
| 2027 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | +0.7 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2028 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | +1.2 | $10M | +$9M |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +1.4 | $12M | +$11M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $3M | +1.4 | $13M | +$10M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $4M | +1.3 | $12M | +$8M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $5M | +1.1 | $11M | +$5M |
| Totals | $15M | $60M | +$45M | ||
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 | 18 | ROK | FCL Cardinals | 95 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .108 | .204 | .193 | .397 | .084 | .182 | 42 | 7 | .196 | 8 | -10 | +1 | +0 | -1 | +3 | -0.7 |
| 2022 | 19 | A | 2 teams | 122 | 106 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 4 | .160 | .264 | .302 | .566 | .142 | .359 | 53 | 9 | .247 | 47 | -7 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +3 | -0.5 |
| 2023 | 20 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 358 | 310 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 180 | 12 | 30 | 2 | .142 | .251 | .248 | .499 | .106 | .305 | 50 | 9 | .228 | 33 | -27 | +5 | +0 | -4 | +10 | -1.6 |
| 2024 | 21 | A+ | 2 teams | 321 | 286 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 149 | 7 | 29 | 5 | .175 | .256 | .287 | .542 | .112 | .318 | 46 | 7 | .240 | 42 | -21 | +4 | +0 | -3 | +9 | -1.2 |
| 2025 | 22 | AA | 2 teams | 499 | 439 | 105 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 137 | 11 | 54 | 9 | .239 | .321 | .412 | .733 | .173 | .301 | 27 | 8 | .315 | 99 | -0 | +7 | +0 | -5 | +14 | 1.6 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 23 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 87 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .182 | .276 | .377 | .652 | .195 | .238 | 36 | 7 | .289 | 79 | -2 | +1 | +0 | -1 | +2 | 0.1 |
| ROS | 23 | MLB | STL | 110 | 97 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .206 | .294 | .371 | .665 | .165 | .284 | 35 | 8 | .289 | 79 | -3 | +1 | +0 | -1 | +3 | 0.0 |
| TOT | 23 | MLB | STL | 197 | 174 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .195 | .286 | .374 | .659 | .178 | .268 | 36 | 8 | .289 | 79 | -5 | +2 | +0 | -2 | +6 | 0.1 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 24 | MLB 56% | STL | 505 | 446 | 95 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 43 | 157 | 11 | 25 | 3 | .213 | .298 | .383 | .681 | .170 | .279 | 31 | 9 | .302 | 89 | -6 | +4 | +0 | -5 | +14 | 0.7 |
| 2028 | 25 | MLB 74% | STL | 534 | 470 | 103 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 47 | 162 | 12 | 24 | 3 | .219 | .306 | .396 | .702 | .177 | .282 | 30 | 9 | .312 | 97 | -2 | +4 | +0 | -6 | +15 | 1.2 |
| 2029 | 26 | MLB 89% | STL | 550 | 484 | 108 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 49 | 165 | 12 | 23 | 3 | .223 | .310 | .409 | .719 | .186 | .284 | 30 | 9 | .318 | 101 | +1 | +3 | +0 | -6 | +16 | 1.4 |
| 2030 | 27 | MLB | STL | 555 | 488 | 109 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 50 | 166 | 12 | 21 | 3 | .223 | .311 | .408 | .719 | .184 | .284 | 30 | 9 | .318 | 102 | +1 | +3 | +0 | -6 | +16 | 1.4 |
| 2031 | 28 | MLB | STL | 554 | 487 | 108 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 50 | 167 | 12 | 19 | 2 | .222 | .310 | .407 | .716 | .185 | .284 | 30 | 9 | .317 | 101 | +0 | +3 | -1 | -6 | +16 | 1.3 |
| 2032 | 29 | MLB | STL | 546 | 480 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 50 | 166 | 11 | 17 | 2 | .219 | .307 | .398 | .705 | .179 | .283 | 30 | 9 | .315 | 99 | -1 | +3 | -1 | -6 | +15 | 1.1 |
| 2033 | 30 | MLB | STL | 537 | 472 | 103 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 49 | 165 | 11 | 15 | 1 | .218 | .306 | .394 | .700 | .176 | .281 | 31 | 9 | .312 | 97 | -2 | +3 | -2 | -6 | +15 | 0.8 |
| 2034 | 31 | MLB | STL | 524 | 460 | 99 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 48 | 163 | 11 | 12 | 0 | .215 | .304 | .387 | .691 | .172 | .280 | 31 | 9 | .308 | 94 | -4 | +2 | -3 | -6 | +15 | 0.5 |
| 2035 | 32 | MLB | STL | 506 | 445 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 160 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .211 | .299 | .380 | .679 | .169 | .278 | 32 | 9 | .303 | 90 | -6 | +2 | -3 | -5 | +14 | 0.2 |
| 2036 | 33 | MLB | STL | 477 | 421 | 86 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 154 | 10 | 7 | 0 | .204 | .293 | .366 | .659 | .162 | .276 | 32 | 9 | .297 | 86 | -8 | +1 | -4 | -5 | +14 | -0.2 |
| 2037 | 34 | MLB | STL | 430 | 380 | 75 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 143 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .197 | .286 | .347 | .633 | .150 | .274 | 33 | 9 | .291 | 81 | -9 | +1 | -5 | -5 | +12 | -0.6 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 7223 | 6354 | 1330 | 249 | 27 | 251 | 640 | 2378 | 160 | 312 | 38 | .209 | .298 | .376 | .673 | .166 | .286 | 33 | 9 | .300 | 87 | -103 | +47 | -18 | -77 | +205 | 5.5 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 572 | 119 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 58 | 214 | 14 | 28 | 3 | .208 | .297 | .374 | .671 | .166 | .283 | 33 | 9 | .300 | 87 | -9 | +4 | -2 | -7 | +18 | 0.5 | ||
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 | 18 | ROK | FCL Cardinals | 95 | 76 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .158 | .312 | .303 | .614 | .145 | .208 | 29 | 15 | .285 | 76 | -3 | +1 | — | — | +3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 19 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 79 | 63 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .286 | .423 | .540 | .963 | .254 | .484 | 38 | 14 | .418 | 178 | +7 | -0 | — | — | +2 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 19 | ROK | FCL Cardinals | 43 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .237 | .326 | .395 | .720 | .158 | .348 | 33 | 12 | .324 | 106 | +0 | +1 | — | — | +1 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 20 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 358 | 298 | 65 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 122 | 12 | 30 | 2 | .218 | .344 | .383 | .726 | .164 | .337 | 34 | 13 | .329 | 110 | +4 | +5 | — | — | +10 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 21 | A+ | Peoria Chiefs | 260 | 227 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 97 | 4 | 19 | 5 | .225 | .309 | .388 | .696 | .163 | .333 | 37 | 9 | .309 | 94 | -2 | +2 | — | — | +7 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 21 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 61 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .340 | .459 | .500 | .959 | .160 | .500 | 28 | 13 | .430 | 187 | +6 | +2 | — | — | +2 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 22 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 331 | 273 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 67 | 8 | 34 | 7 | .271 | .380 | .509 | .889 | .238 | .294 | 20 | 12 | .383 | 151 | +19 | +4 | — | — | +9 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 22 | A+ | Peoria Chiefs | 168 | 145 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 20 | 2 | .317 | .399 | .483 | .882 | .166 | .400 | 21 | 11 | .390 | 157 | +11 | +3 | — | — | +5 | 1.9 |
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 |
| Joshua Báez (OGILVIE) | 23 | 40→47 | 57→62 | 52→50 | 46 | .204/.284/.354 | .151 | .293 | 6 | 10 | 35% | 8% | 79 | +0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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●Esteury Ruiz 2022 · AA |
23 | 41→51 | 45→50 | 58→70 | 39 | .208/.263/.333 | .125 | .285 | 13 | 34 | 31% | 6% | 63 | -0.8 | .254/.326/.391 | .137 | .316 | 14 | 59 | 23% | 7% | 105 | +2.1 | .264/.338/.396 | .132 | .327 | 13 | 74 | 22% | 6% | 108 | +1.6 |
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●Matt McLain 2023 · AA |
23 | 41→51 | 51→55 | 58→55 | 46 | .207/.294/.372 | .165 | .295 | 18 | 24 | 34% | 10% | 87 | +0.8 | .244/.322/.424 | .180 | .328 | 20 | 21 | 30% | 9% | 112 | +2.6 | .242/.325/.399 | .157 | .318 | 18 | 21 | 28% | 10% | 104 | +1.4 |
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●Josh Lowe 2021 · AA |
23 | 40→50 | 47→55 | 52→60 | 42 | .204/.268/.338 | .135 | .294 | 15 | 19 | 35% | 8% | 67 | -0.5 | .243/.304/.413 | .170 | .341 | 19 | 26 | 32% | 8% | 101 | +1.8 | .255/.314/.435 | .180 | .350 | 20 | 31 | 31% | 8% | 108 | +1.9 |
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✕Samad Taylor 2022 · AA |
24 | 44→53 | 48→50 | 54→65 | 40 | .210/.285/.349 | .139 | .330 | 16 | 27 | 39% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 | .233/.302/.364 | .131 | .324 | 14 | 38 | 30% | 8% | 88 | +0.9 | .233/.306/.338 | .105 | .319 | 9 | 43 | 27% | 9% | 80 | +0.3 |
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●Derek Fisher 2017 · AAA |
23 | 44→51 | 49→55 | 55 | 45 | .219/.292/.364 | .144 | .309 | 17 | 20 | 33% | 9% | 83 | +0.6 | .229/.300/.394 | .165 | .320 | 20 | 18 | 33% | 9% | 95 | +1.4 | .226/.302/.402 | .176 | .310 | 23 | 18 | 33% | 9% | 95 | +1.0 |
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✕Jose Siri 2019 · AA |
24 | 40→50 | 48→60 | 58→55 | 33 | .206/.243/.354 | .148 | .296 | 16 | 22 | 36% | 4% | 60 | -1.0 | .205/.250/.336 | .131 | .323 | 15 | 22 | 39% | 5% | 58 | -1.2 | .227/.276/.431 | .204 | .317 | 27 | 25 | 36% | 5% | 92 | +0.8 |
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✕Joey Wiemer 2023 · AAA |
24 | 43→44 | 54→55 | 56→55 | 42 | .224/.287/.400 | .176 | .302 | 22 | 22 | 33% | 7% | 92 | +1.2 | .204/.276/.344 | .140 | .280 | 16 | 17 | 31% | 8% | 72 | -0.2 | .184/.266/.306 | .121 | .251 | 14 | 16 | 31% | 9% | 55 | -0.9 |
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✕Pedro León 2023 · AAA |
25 | 39→45 | 47→50 | 53→55 | 44 | .190/.291/.330 | .140 | .299 | 15 | 30 | 38% | 10% | 76 | +0.1 | .208/.284/.359 | .151 | .307 | 18 | 24 | 36% | 7% | 80 | +0.4 | .210/.280/.364 | .153 | .306 | 19 | 24 | 36% | 7% | 76 | +0.1 |
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●Christopher Morel 2022 · AAA |
23 | 38→46 | 48→60 | 53→50 | 36 | .199/.247/.340 | .141 | .285 | 16 | 15 | 35% | 5% | 58 | -1.2 | .223/.291/.421 | .198 | .297 | 25 | 12 | 33% | 8% | 98 | +1.6 | .224/.302/.431 | .208 | .280 | 28 | 10 | 30% | 9% | 102 | +1.8 |
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✕Joe Benson 2011 · AA |
23 | 45→50 | 52→60 | 51→50 | 41 | .226/.298/.400 | .174 | .315 | 18 | 16 | 33% | 7% | 96 | +1.5 | .220/.286/.381 | .161 | .306 | 17 | 14 | 32% | 7% | 86 | +0.8 | .202/.268/.342 | .140 | .286 | 13 | 14 | 32% | 7% | 66 | -0.4 |
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✕Michael A. Taylor 2015 · MLB |
24 | 45→51 | 46→55 | 56→60 | 38 | .215/.273/.346 | .131 | .328 | 13 | 27 | 37% | 7% | 71 | -0.3 | .229/.283/.369 | .140 | .329 | 16 | 24 | 33% | 7% | 81 | +0.4 | .236/.294/.379 | .143 | .303 | 19 | 14 | 28% | 7% | 86 | +0.6 |
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✕Wilkin Ramirez 2010 · AAA |
24 | 45→50 | 48→55 | 57→55 | 36 | .224/.272/.364 | .140 | .328 | 16 | 27 | 36% | 6% | 75 | -0.0 | .216/.262/.374 | .158 | .311 | 19 | 20 | 35% | 5% | 73 | -0.1 | .238/.272/.387 | .149 | .308 | 16 | 16 | 28% | 4% | 77 | +0.1 |
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●Wilyer Abreu 2023 · AA |
24 | 42→48 | 48→60 | 51→50 | 48 | .206/.299/.347 | .142 | .306 | 17 | 19 | 36% | 11% | 83 | +0.6 | .232/.314/.413 | .181 | .299 | 23 | 14 | 29% | 10% | 106 | +2.2 | .240/.318/.444 | .204 | .286 | 27 | 11 | 26% | 10% | 110 | +1.8 |
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●Teoscar Hernández 2016 · AA |
23 | 40→50 | 47→65 | 55 | 37 | .204/.252/.339 | .135 | .288 | 14 | 22 | 34% | 5% | 59 | -1.1 | .226/.282/.385 | .159 | .295 | 18 | 20 | 28% | 7% | 85 | +0.7 | .276/.326/.479 | .204 | .351 | 27 | 8 | 28% | 6% | 126 | +3.6 |
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✕Brewer Hicklen 2019 · A |
23 | 43→41 | 48→55 | 57→60 | 33 | .213/.266/.356 | .144 | .321 | 16 | 22 | 38% | 5% | 71 | -0.3 | .210/.273/.352 | .142 | .325 | 17 | 27 | 39% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .193/.279/.373 | .180 | .281 | 22 | 38 | 37% | 8% | 79 | +0.2 |
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✕Eguy Rosario 2023 · AAA |
23 | 45→49 | 48→55 | 51→55 | 44 | .226/.288/.373 | .147 | .292 | 15 | 21 | 28% | 7% | 84 | +0.6 | .212/.274/.363 | .151 | .280 | 17 | 17 | 29% | 7% | 76 | +0.1 | .189/.253/.336 | .147 | .253 | 17 | 17 | 32% | 7% | 57 | -0.6 |
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●Estevan Florial 2023 · MLB |
25 | 43→51 | 49→55 | 54→60 | 41 | .214/.277/.365 | .151 | .314 | 17 | 28 | 36% | 8% | 78 | +0.2 | .219/.287/.390 | .171 | .322 | 20 | 28 | 36% | 8% | 89 | +0.9 | .209/.285/.389 | .180 | .302 | 22 | 30 | 36% | 9% | 86 | +0.6 |
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✕Daz Cameron 2020 · AAA |
23 | 41→45 | 45→55 | 52→55 | 42 | .202/.273/.332 | .129 | .285 | 12 | 17 | 32% | 7% | 67 | -0.5 | .207/.273/.337 | .130 | .293 | 12 | 18 | 32% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .220/.291/.388 | .168 | .274 | 20 | 25 | 27% | 8% | 88 | +0.6 |
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✕Drew Waters 2023 · MLB |
24 | 45→53 | 48→55 | 56→55 | 40 | .220/.283/.362 | .142 | .326 | 16 | 23 | 36% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .230/.293/.376 | .146 | .332 | 14 | 21 | 33% | 7% | 87 | +0.8 | .229/.292/.367 | .138 | .327 | 12 | 21 | 32% | 7% | 81 | +0.3 |
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✕Shay Whitcomb 2022 · A |
23 | 45→44 | 48→55 | 53→55 | 35 | .216/.270/.351 | .134 | .343 | 17 | 20 | 40% | 6% | 71 | -0.3 | .196/.246/.344 | .148 | .294 | 20 | 18 | 39% | 5% | 59 | -1.1 | .204/.266/.379 | .174 | .263 | 25 | 19 | 32% | 6% | 75 | -0.0 |