Braden Montgomery

Braden MontgomeryOF Charlotte Knights

Age 23 S/R 6'2" / 220 lbs MLB HR +4% Svc 0.000 · Ctrl thru 2031

2026 ROS PROJECTION374 act + 249 ros · stats below = ROS only

wRC+†100

AVG/OBP/SLG.238 / .315 / .405

PA249

HR7

SB7

K%30

BB%9

BABIP323

ISO166

MLB%100%

Value2026 · WAR

━ projected WAR━ paid WAR ($/8M) surplus deficit━ post-control

Tools · ContractCON 42 / POW 60

Toolsscout grade · Statcast %ile · 2026

CONTACT42

xwOBA

460.304

POWER60

Barrel%

153.7

Avg EV

5789.6

EYE52

scouting grade only

SPEED50

Sprint

7628.5

DEFENSE52

scouting grade only

Contract ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)

Status Pre-Arb

MLB Debut 2026

Service 0.000 yrs.days

Team Control Through 2031

First FA Year 2032

Year	Status	Salary	Proj WAR	Value	Surplus
2026ROS	Pre-Arb	$0.3M	+0.9	$4M	+$3M
2027	Pre-Arb	$0.8M	+1.9	$14M	+$13M
2028	Pre-Arb	$0.8M	+2.3	$16M	+$15M
2029	Arb-1	$6M	+2.6	$17M	+$12M
2030	Arb-2	$10M	+2.5	$15M	+$9M
2031	Arb-3	$14M	+2.4	$13M	+$5M
Totals		$31M		$78M	+$58M

Career Stats + Projections

Viewactual = stats as recorded (prior seasons combined) + projected real-world MLB lines · MLE = level/park-neutral translations

Methodology▸ how these numbers are built

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	MLB%	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
2025	22	A+	4 teams	—	572	516	123	31	3	13	43	200	9	17	7	238	308	386	694	147	358	35	8	306	92	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	22	A+	4 teams	—	572	489	136	40	5	13	70	142	9	17	7	278	379	460	839	182	364	25	12	372	142	—	—	—	—	—	—
▸ 2026 Season (ACT · ROS-MLE · ROS-CTX · FULL)
YTD	23	AAA	CWS	—	374	326	86	19	3	12	37	104	5	5	7	264	348	451	799	187	343	28	10	345	122	+9	-2	+0	-2	+11	1.6
YTD	23	AAA	CWS	—	374	314	90	21	3	13	49	88	5	5	7	287	391	497	888	210	352	24	13	387	154	+23	-2	+0	-2	+11	3.0
ROS	23	AAA	CWS	100%	249	222	53	12	2	7	22	74	3	7	3	238	315	405	720	166	316	30	9	316	100	+0	+0	+0	-1	+7	0.6
ROS	23	MLB	CWS	100%	249	222	53	12	2	7	22	74	3	7	3	239	316	405	721	167	317	30	9	309	94	-2	+0	+0	-1	+7	0.4
FULL	23	AAA	CWS	—	623	548	139	31	5	19	59	178	8	12	10	254	335	432	767	179	335	29	9	330	111	+8	-2	+0	-4	+18	2.1
TOT	23	AAA	CWS	—	623	548	139	31	5	19	59	178	8	12	10	253	335	432	767	179	335	29	9	334	113	+9	-2	+0	-4	+18	2.2
▸ 2027+ Projections WITH CONTEXT · MLB TIME ONLY ⓘPARK-NEUTRAL MLE · ALL-LEVEL PT ⓘ
2027	24	MLB	CWS	65%	660	589	139	31	4	19	58	193	8	17	8	236	313	399	712	163	315	29	9	318	102	+1	+0	+1	-4	+19	1.7
2028	25	MLB	CWS	65%	648	577	139	30	4	21	58	185	8	17	8	241	319	416	735	175	314	29	9	327	108	+6	+0	+1	-4	+18	2.2
2029	26	MLB	CWS	65%	644	573	141	30	4	23	58	182	8	17	8	246	324	433	757	187	313	28	9	332	112	+9	+0	+1	-4	+18	2.4
2030	27	MLB	CWS	65%	639	568	139	29	4	23	58	180	8	17	8	245	323	431	755	187	313	28	9	331	112	+9	+0	+1	-4	+18	2.4
2031	28	MLB	CWS	65%	631	560	136	29	3	22	58	179	8	16	7	243	323	423	746	180	312	28	9	330	111	+8	+0	-0	-4	+18	2.3
2032	29	MLB	CWS	65%	619	550	132	28	3	21	57	177	7	14	7	240	319	416	736	176	311	29	9	328	110	+7	+0	-1	-4	+18	2.0
2033	30	MLB	CWS	65%	607	539	129	27	3	21	56	175	7	13	6	239	319	417	736	178	310	29	9	326	107	+5	+0	-1	-4	+17	1.8
2034	31	MLB	CWS	65%	592	525	124	26	3	20	55	172	7	11	5	236	317	411	728	175	307	29	9	322	104	+3	+0	-2	-4	+17	1.4
2035	32	MLB	CWS	65%	573	508	117	24	3	18	53	169	7	9	4	230	312	396	707	165	304	29	9	316	100	-0	+0	-3	-3	+16	1.0
2036	33	MLB	CWS	65%	543	482	109	22	3	17	50	163	6	6	3	226	307	390	697	164	299	30	9	309	94	-4	+0	-4	-3	+15	0.5
2037	34	MLB	CWS	60%	495	442	96	19	2	15	45	152	5	4	2	217	297	371	668	154	292	31	9	299	87	-7	+0	-4	-3	+14	-0.0
2038	35	MLB	CWS	56%	439	392	81	15	2	12	39	138	5	3	1	207	287	347	634	140	285	31	9	289	79	-10	+0	-5	-3	+12	-0.6
2027	24	MLB	CWS	65%	429	383	91	20	3	13	38	125	5	11	5	238	315	407	722	170	316	29	9	311	96	-2	+0	+0	-3	+12	0.9
2028	25	MLB	CWS	65%	421	375	91	20	2	14	38	120	5	11	5	243	321	419	739	176	315	29	9	320	103	+1	+0	+0	-3	+12	1.2
2029	26	MLB	CWS	65%	419	373	91	20	2	15	38	118	5	11	5	244	322	429	751	185	315	28	9	325	107	+3	+0	+0	-3	+12	1.3
2030	27	MLB	CWS	65%	415	369	90	19	2	15	38	117	5	11	5	244	323	428	751	184	314	28	9	324	106	+3	+0	+0	-2	+12	1.3
2031	28	MLB	CWS	65%	410	364	89	19	2	15	38	116	5	10	5	245	324	431	756	187	313	28	9	323	106	+3	+0	-0	-2	+12	1.2
2032	29	MLB	CWS	65%	402	357	86	18	2	14	37	115	5	9	4	241	321	420	741	179	312	29	9	322	104	+2	+0	-0	-2	+11	1.1
2033	30	MLB	CWS	65%	395	350	85	18	2	14	37	114	5	8	4	243	324	426	750	183	311	29	9	319	102	+1	+0	-1	-2	+11	0.9
2034	31	MLB	CWS	65%	385	342	81	17	2	13	36	112	4	7	3	237	317	412	729	175	309	29	9	315	99	-0	+0	-1	-2	+11	0.7
2035	32	MLB	CWS	65%	372	331	77	16	2	12	34	110	4	6	3	233	312	402	713	169	305	30	9	309	95	-2	+0	-2	-2	+11	0.4
2036	33	MLB	CWS	65%	353	314	72	15	2	11	32	106	4	4	2	229	309	395	703	166	300	30	9	302	89	-4	+0	-2	-2	+10	0.1
2037	34	MLB	CWS	60%	299	267	58	12	1	9	27	92	3	2	1	217	296	371	667	154	293	31	9	293	82	-6	+0	-3	-2	+8	-0.2
2038	35	MLB	CWS	56%	246	219	46	9	1	7	22	77	3	1	1	210	291	356	647	146	286	31	9	282	74	-7	-0	-3	-1	+7	-0.5
▸ Career Totals
Career	—			—	4795	4266	1010	215	25	159	437	1396	56	98	46	237	316	411	727	174	311	29	9	314	98	-10	+1	-11	-29	+136	8.9
/ 162G	—			—	650	578	137	29	3	22	59	189	8	13	6	237	316	412	728	175	311	29	9	314	98	-1	+0	-1	-4	+18	1.2
Career	—			—	7911	7043	1658	353	43	252	710	2339	96	168	77	235	314	405	719	170	313	30	9	319	102	+21	+3	-18	-47	+224	18.7
/ 162G	—			—	650	579	137	29	4	21	58	192	8	14	6	237	315	409	724	173	314	30	9	319	102	+2	+0	-1	-4	+18	1.6

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	MLB%	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
2025	22	AA	Birmingham Barons	—	143	125	34	13	1	1	15	41	3	3	3	272	364	416	780	144	398	29	10	351	127	+4	-1	—	—	+4	0.8
2025	22	A+	Winston-Salem Dash	—	290	254	66	17	3	8	32	70	3	5	2	260	349	445	794	185	328	24	11	353	128	+9	+0	—	—	+8	1.8
2025	22	A	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers	—	84	69	21	4	0	3	10	19	2	6	2	304	407	493	900	188	360	23	12	387	154	+5	+0	—	—	+2	0.8
2025	22	INTL	Glendale Desert Dogs	—	55	41	15	6	1	1	13	12	1	3	0	366	527	634	1.161	268	500	22	24	501	241	+9	+1	—	—	+2	1.1

Career Comps

Retired MLB careers whose totals most resemble what we're projecting for this player. Top row of each card is career totals; bottom row is per-162-game rates. Pool: 727 completed hitter careers (2000-2024).

PLAYER · career totals + /162 games	YRS	PA	HR	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	POS	FLD	WAR	JAWS
#1Chris Younglast yr '18 career totals — 13 seasons, 5,316 PA	13	5,316	191	142	235	314	428	-0	+3	21.3	20.7
	/162	664	24	18	235	314	428	-0.0	+0.4	2.7	pk7: 20
#2Marwin Gonzalezlast yr '22 career totals — 11 seasons, 3,882 PA	11	3,882	107	44	252	310	399	-10	+17	10.9	10.9
	/162	664	18	8	252	310	399	-1.6	+2.8	1.9	pk7: 11
OGOGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION career totals — every cell rolls up across 10 projected seasons	10	4,943	159	103	235	310	406	-30	+12	11.4	10.4
	/162	664	21	14	235	310	406	-4.0	+1.6	1.5	pk7: 9
#3Kole Calhounlast yr '23 career totals — 11 seasons, 4,963 PA	11	4,963	179	33	242	316	418	-54	-33	8.3	9.6
	/162	664	24	4	242	316	418	-7.3	-4.4	1.1	pk7: 11
#4Will Venablelast yr '15 career totals — 8 seasons, 3,127 PA	8	3,127	81	135	251	317	406	-20	-4	8.9	8.7
	/162	664	17	29	251	317	406	-4.2	-0.8	1.9	pk7: 9
#5José Hernándezlast yr '06 career totals — 7 seasons, 2,901 PA	7	2,901	95	17	254	316	413	-11	+5	8.5	8.5
	/162	664	22	4	254	316	413	-2.4	+1.0	1.9	pk7: 8
#6Desmond Jenningslast yr '16 career totals — 6 seasons, 2,327 PA	6	2,327	55	93	245	323	394	-9	+10	8.1	8.1
	/162	664	16	27	245	323	394	-2.5	+2.7	2.3	pk7: 8

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
Braden Montgomery (OGILVIE)	23	36→42	55→60	50	52	253/335/432	179	335	19	12	29%	9%	113	+2.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
●Josh Lowe 2021 · AA	23	41→51	49→55	52→60	42	209/275/352	144	299	17	20	35%	8%	73	-0.1	247/306/415	168	344	19	26	32%	8%	102	+1.9	256/314/436	180	349	20	31	31%	7%	108	+1.9
●Parker Meadows 2023 · AA	23	40→47	51→60	52→55	42	210/269/372	161	268	19	12	29%	7%	76	+0.1	228/295/407	179	286	20	20	27%	8%	95	+1.4	229/301/413	184	286	21	22	27%	9%	97	+1.3
✕DJ Stewart 2018 · AA	24	46→47	49→60	52→50	47	230/301/375	145	284	16	16	25%	8%	91	+1.1	224/300/390	166	270	20	11	24%	8%	94	+1.3	212/319/414	202	253	29	2	28%	11%	105	+1.0
✕Wenceel Pérez 2023 · AA	23	47→48	49→55	57→55	45	236/289/395	160	287	15	16	24%	7%	90	+1.0	235/296/383	148	288	14	17	23%	8%	90	+1.0	234/299/385	150	285	15	17	23%	8%	90	+0.8
✕Wilyer Abreu 2023 · AA	24	41→51	49→60	51→50	48	203/295/344	141	301	17	19	36%	11%	81	+0.4	231/311/412	181	294	23	14	28%	10%	105	+2.1	236/315/436	200	281	26	11	25%	10%	108	+1.7
●Dominic Canzone 2022 · AA	24	45→53	48→60	54→50	42	225/283/362	137	302	15	19	30%	7%	79	+0.3	240/293/416	176	285	22	12	24%	6%	98	+1.6	249/304/429	180	288	24	5	22%	7%	104	+1.4
✕Jaff Decker 2013 · AA	23	37→47	52→55	50→55	47	201/282/368	167	258	20	11	30%	9%	82	+0.5	216/289/343	127	286	12	11	27%	9%	77	+0.1	217/292/336	119	282	11	13	25%	9%	74	-0.0
●Lane Thomas 2019 · AAA	23	41→51	47→55	48→55	39	209/265/346	138	299	15	13	34%	7%	67	-0.5	221/287/380	159	301	17	14	31%	8%	85	+0.7	248/309/423	176	306	20	21	25%	7%	104	+2.0
✕Brandon Boggs 2006 · A	23	41→48	48→55	48→50	48	211/283/351	140	266	16	12	26%	9%	77	+0.1	216/292/375	159	285	16	12	28%	9%	87	+0.8	214/299/385	171	286	17	11	29%	10%	90	+0.7
●Davis Schneider 2023 · AAA	24	40→43	51→60	53→50	46	206/288/365	158	297	19	13	35%	10%	82	+0.5	218/317/412	194	287	24	10	31%	12%	107	+2.2	212/321/414	202	270	25	9	30%	13%	108	+1.7
✕Leody Taveras 2022 · MLB	23	42→52	49→50	55	44	215/274/366	151	278	16	22	29%	7%	76	+0.1	242/293/384	142	305	15	19	25%	7%	89	+0.9	247/297/378	132	305	13	20	23%	7%	87	+0.7
●Brian Goodwin 2014 · AA	23	47→53	45→60	50	48	227/302/360	133	300	11	15	27%	9%	87	+0.8	211/274/323	112	292	10	13	29%	8%	65	-0.7	245/312/443	198	315	23	11	28%	8%	108	+1.4
✕Ronny Simon 2023 · AA	23	39→49	52→50	56→55	39	210/253/374	164	262	21	22	29%	5%	70	-0.3	234/287/359	125	298	13	24	25%	6%	79	+0.3	261/322/377	116	323	10	29	21%	7%	95	+1.0
✕Daz Cameron 2020 · AAA	23	40→45	46→55	52→55	42	202/273/338	137	283	13	17	32%	7%	69	-0.4	210/275/344	134	293	13	18	31%	7%	72	-0.2	217/290/380	163	271	19	25	27%	8%	86	+0.5
●Cedric Mullins 2018 · AA	23	43→53	49→55	50→60	40	223/257/375	152	266	17	14	24%	4%	71	-0.3	220/268/348	128	261	12	19	20%	6%	69	-0.4	250/319/421	170	288	19	27	19%	8%	106	+2.2
●Dylan Carlson 2021 · MLB	22	44→54	51→55	49→50	45	226/289/389	163	284	18	12	27%	7%	89	+0.9	244/322/398	154	303	15	6	23%	9%	105	+2.1	244/329/393	150	298	14	4	22%	9%	103	+1.5
●Aaron Hicks 2013 · AA	23	47→57	47→55	54→55	48	230/302/377	148	312	13	18	29%	9%	91	+1.1	234/303/370	136	301	12	15	25%	9%	89	+1.0	242/354/440	197	274	25	11	21%	14%	127	+2.4
●Ian Desmond 2009 · AA	23	43→53	46→60	47→55	41	217/268/341	125	278	14	16	27%	6%	68	-0.5	258/304/387	129	319	12	19	22%	6%	93	+1.3	273/325/459	186	331	22	21	24%	6%	119	+3.2
●Danny Espinosa 2010 · A	23	45→51	48→55	51→50	43	223/296/371	148	309	15	18	32%	8%	87	+0.8	233/299/396	163	303	18	17	28%	7%	95	+1.4	235/304/401	166	303	19	17	27%	7%	94	+1.5
●Adley Rutschman 2021 · A	23	41→51	47→50	50→40	44	213/269/347	134	268	15	9	27%	7%	69	-0.4	243/329/396	153	284	16	4	20%	11%	108	+2.3	250/345/405	156	285	17	3	18%	12%	112	+2.5