D.J. McCarty P Hub City Spartanburgers
+0.4 WAR
Age 23 RHP 6'2" / 145 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035 peak 1.6 · 2030
ERA4.52
FIP4.52
xFIP
SIERA
K%21.0%
BB%11.3%
K-BB%9.8%
IP88
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.6peak
2030
K†5055

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
202118ROKACL Rangers162271443626517.0%22.6%4.6%7.767.07-0.6
202219ADown East Wood Ducks1211482295326115.8%13.7%0.6%5.443.84+0.6
202320ADown East Wood Ducks2312743118627120.5%10.2%0.4%3.052.89+1.8
202421A+Hickory Crawdads211991410110341120.7%9.5%3.3%4.434.39+0.9
202522A+Hub City Spartanburgers2317884109852418.4%14.6%1.0%4.833.93+1.3
▸ 2026 Season
202623A+Hub City Spartanburgers113142305.40
ROS23MLBTEX1616883707842921.0%11.3%2.5%4.524.52+0.7
2026 Total23MLBTEX913848045920.8%11.6%2.4%4.554.35+0.9
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202724MLBTEX191910644797461121.7%10.3%2.5%4.404.35+1.1
202825MLBTEX2222119503111491322.1%9.7%2.6%4.304.25+1.4
202926MLBTEX2323126533119511422.3%9.5%2.6%4.254.22+1.5
203027MLBTEX2424129546122521422.3%9.5%2.6%4.244.23+1.6
203128MLBTEX2424129546122521422.3%9.6%2.6%4.254.26+1.5
203229MLBTEX2323126534118511422.1%9.6%2.7%4.284.30+1.4
203330MLBTEX2222123518114501421.9%9.7%2.7%4.334.37+1.3
203431MLBTEX2222118500108491421.7%9.8%2.8%4.404.44+1.2
203532MLBTEX2121114480103481421.4%10.0%2.9%4.484.53+1.0
203633MLBTEX202010945997471421.1%10.2%3.0%4.574.63+0.8
203734MLBTEX191910343690451320.8%10.4%3.1%4.674.74+0.7
203835MLBTEX18189741184441320.4%10.6%3.2%4.784.86+0.5
203936MLBTEX17179138477421319.9%10.9%3.3%4.914.99+0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career966233115182871982718.9%13.0%1.8%4.654.13+4.4
/ 200 IP58382009181741201618.9%13.0%1.8%4.654.13+2.7

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
D.J. McCarty (OGILVIE) 4.52 21.0%11.3%2.5% 4.27 22.0%12.3%351 -0.25
Corey Black R 2026 · 4.18 FIP 23 SP- 4.18 22.1%13.9%2.1%.310 3.55 22.1%6.0%53 -0.63 3.55 139 94
Jimmy Endersby R 2026 · 4.24 FIP 23 SP- 4.24 20.9%14.1%2.0%.310 5.78 16.4%3.7%225 +1.54 2.86 357 93
Bryce Conley R 2026 · 4.72 FIP 23 SP- 4.72 20.2%12.2%3.3%.269 4.89 17.4%3.3%197 +0.17 4.28 448 93
Nolan DeVos R 2025 · 4.17 FIP 22 SP- 4.17 21.1%14.0%2.0%.302 5.82 12.3%-1.5%12 +1.65 4.17 110 92
Kyle Bradish R 2025 · 4.55 FIP 22 SP- 4.55 20.8%13.7%2.7%.309 3.87 24.1%14.7%238 -0.68 2.16 615 92
Connor Staine R 2026 · 4.78 FIP 23 SP- 4.78 20.3%12.6%3.3%.266 5.31 14.0%1.0%106 +0.53 3.85 291 92
Matt Ruppenthal R 2026 · 4.51 FIP 23 SP- 4.51 19.1%14.3%2.2%.290 4.25 21.4%6.5%143 -0.26 3.75 283 91
Tyler Uberstine R 2026 · 4.15 FIP 23 SP- 4.15 19.5%10.5%2.5%.302 4.38 23.2%14.7%121 +0.23 4.15 212 91
Zach McCambley R 2026 · 4.99 FIP 23 SP- 4.99 19.4%13.6%3.3%.277 3.30 25.0%12.6%123 -1.69 2.58 314 91
Dinelson Lamet R 2026 · 4.36 FIP 23 SP- 4.36 20.1%11.8%2.7%.272 3.77 24.2%13.1%293 -0.59 1.92 778 91
Levi Stoudt R 2026 · 4.60 FIP 23 SP- 4.60 19.9%12.5%2.9%.257 5.68 16.1%5.2%289 +1.08 4.35 395 90
CJ Van Eyk R 2025 · 4.83 FIP 22 SP- 4.83 21.8%12.7%3.6%.302 4.62 15.2%5.3%127 -0.21 2.74 347 90
Hayden Minton R 2026 · 4.06 FIP 23 SP- 4.06 19.7%12.3%1.9%.357 4.21 19.1%12.1%101 +0.15 4.06 194 90
Brett Daniels R 2026 · 3.95 FIP 23 SP- 3.95 18.5%12.1%1.6%.266 4.47 21.4%7.9%152 +0.52 3.95 270 90
Max Bain R 2026 · 5.17 FIP 23 SP- 5.17 20.5%15.2%3.4%.291 6.72 16.7%-3.9%81 +1.55 5.17 174 89
Luke Russo R 2026 · 3.72 FIP 23 SP- 3.72 21.7%11.1%1.9%.326 3.92 21.5%10.2%38 +0.20 3.72 139 89
Jake Christianson R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 23 SP- 3.99 17.9%10.1%2.1%.309 4.72 16.4%6.1%105 +0.73 3.99 188 88
Dean Deetz R 2026 · 4.33 FIP 23 SP- 4.33 22.2%13.7%2.5%.298 4.74 29.1%10.7%68 +0.41 2.61 281 88
Nick Hull R 2026 · 4.27 FIP 23 SP- 4.27 17.2%12.1%2.0%.251 4.78 18.8%6.8%146 +0.51 4.27 238 88
Ian Bedell R 2026 · 3.72 FIP 23 SP- 3.72 21.0%10.1%2.0%.285 5.74 19.4%9.6%160 +2.02 3.72 256 88

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2030
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2035
First FA Year   2036
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2029MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2030Arb-2$0.9M+1.6$14M+$14M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+1.5$14M+$13M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.9M+1.4$13M+$12M
2033Ext / FA-deal$2M+1.3$13M+$11M
2034Ext / FA-deal$3M+1.2$12M+$9M
2035Ext / FA-deal$3M+1.0$10M+$7M
Totals $11M $77M +$66M