Jake Rucker3B
Wichita Wind Surge
Age 26
R/R
6'0" / 195 lbs
AA
BB +3%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
wRC+†42
AVG/OBP/SLG.217 / .275 / .327
PA250
HR5
SB7
K%23
BB%6
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
50→50
PWR
40→40
SPD
50→50
EYE
41↗45
trajectory · 10 yrs
-0.1peak
2026
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2029
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2034
First FA Year 2035
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | — | — | — |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $-4M | $-20M | -$16M | ||
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 | 21 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 85 | 71 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .239 | .341 | .296 | .637 | .056 | .327 | 26 | 8 | .284 | 76 | -2 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 22 | A | 3 teams | 529 | 466 | 91 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 154 | 13 | 19 | 12 | .195 | .279 | .309 | .588 | .114 | .268 | 29 | 8 | .264 | 60 | -24 | -1 | +0 | +2 | +15 | -0.8 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 476 | 432 | 86 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 157 | 7 | 10 | 11 | .199 | .262 | .301 | .563 | .102 | .292 | 33 | 6 | .250 | 50 | -27 | -2 | +0 | +2 | +13 | -1.5 |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 515 | 478 | 98 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 105 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .205 | .256 | .310 | .566 | .105 | .240 | 20 | 5 | .247 | 47 | -31 | -1 | +0 | +2 | +15 | -1.5 |
| 2025 | 25 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 322 | 293 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .191 | .257 | .290 | .547 | .099 | .217 | 19 | 7 | .244 | 45 | -20 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +9 | -1.0 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 26 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 45 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .098 | .178 | .122 | .300 | .024 | .125 | 20 | 9 | .142 | -33 | -7 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +1 | -0.5 |
| ROS | 26 | MLB | MIN | 205 | 188 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .202 | .261 | .298 | .559 | .096 | .256 | 23 | 6 | .262 | 59 | -10 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +6 | -0.3 |
| TOT | 26 | MLB | MIN | 250 | 229 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .183 | .246 | .266 | .512 | .083 | .228 | 22 | 7 | .241 | 42 | -16 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +7 | -0.8 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 27 | MLB 11% | MIN | 331 | 300 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .210 | .277 | .317 | .594 | .107 | .254 | 21 | 7 | .271 | 66 | -13 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +9 | -0.2 |
| 2028 | 28 | MLB 22% | MIN | 359 | 326 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 77 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .215 | .281 | .331 | .612 | .117 | .257 | 21 | 7 | .274 | 68 | -13 | +0 | -1 | +1 | +10 | -0.2 |
| 2029 | 29 | MLB 34% | MIN | 369 | 334 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 80 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .213 | .281 | .326 | .608 | .114 | .258 | 22 | 8 | .275 | 68 | -13 | +0 | -1 | +1 | +10 | -0.2 |
| 2030 | 30 | MLB 44% | MIN | 375 | 340 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 83 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .212 | .280 | .324 | .603 | .112 | .257 | 22 | 7 | .273 | 67 | -14 | +0 | -2 | +1 | +11 | -0.4 |
| 2031 | 31 | MLB 58% | MIN | 366 | 332 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .208 | .275 | .316 | .592 | .108 | .256 | 23 | 7 | .269 | 64 | -15 | -0 | -3 | +1 | +10 | -0.6 |
| 2032 | 32 | MLB 76% | MIN | 351 | 318 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .204 | .273 | .305 | .578 | .101 | .254 | 23 | 7 | .264 | 60 | -16 | +0 | -4 | +1 | +10 | -0.8 |
| 2033 | 33 | MLB 93% | MIN | 323 | 293 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .201 | .269 | .297 | .566 | .096 | .252 | 24 | 7 | .259 | 56 | -16 | -0 | -4 | +1 | +9 | -1.0 |
| 2034 | 34 | MLB | MIN | 281 | 255 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .265 | .286 | .552 | .090 | .251 | 25 | 7 | .253 | 52 | -15 | +0 | -5 | +1 | +8 | -1.2 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4887 | 4426 | 905 | 170 | 25 | 81 | 342 | 1165 | 68 | 76 | 48 | .204 | .272 | .309 | .581 | .105 | .256 | 24 | 7 | .262 | 59 | -228 | -4 | -20 | +17 | +138 | -9.8 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 589 | 121 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 155 | 9 | 10 | 6 | .205 | .272 | .311 | .583 | .105 | .257 | 24 | 7 | .262 | 59 | -30 | -0 | -3 | +2 | +18 | -1.3 | ||
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 | 21 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 85 | 68 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .265 | .390 | .324 | .714 | .059 | .327 | 19 | 12 | .326 | 107 | +1 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 22 | AAA | St. Paul Saints | 30 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .115 | .207 | .231 | .438 | .115 | .125 | 33 | 7 | .201 | 12 | -3 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | 22 | A+ | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 239 | 206 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .262 | .350 | .447 | .797 | .184 | .316 | 22 | 9 | .348 | 124 | +7 | -1 | — | — | +7 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 22 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 260 | 218 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 53 | 6 | 13 | 7 | .225 | .342 | .330 | .673 | .106 | .283 | 20 | 13 | .309 | 95 | -2 | -0 | — | — | +7 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 476 | 420 | 104 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 123 | 7 | 10 | 11 | .248 | .326 | .381 | .707 | .133 | .324 | 26 | 9 | .315 | 99 | -0 | -2 | — | — | +13 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 515 | 468 | 122 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .261 | .323 | .372 | .695 | .111 | .294 | 15 | 7 | .312 | 97 | -2 | -1 | — | — | +15 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 25 | AA | Wichita Wind Surge | 322 | 284 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .236 | .320 | .356 | .675 | .120 | .253 | 13 | 10 | .305 | 92 | -3 | +0 | — | — | +9 | 0.6 |
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 |
| Jake Rucker (OGILVIE) | 26 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 45 | .217/.275/.327 | .110 | .271 | 5 | 4 | 23% | 6% | 67 | -0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕T.J. White 2018 · AA |
26 | 44→46 | 44→45 | 48→45 | 43 | .216/.278/.335 | .119 | .273 | 10 | 8 | 25% | 6% | 70 | -0.3 | .209/.266/.341 | .132 | .283 | 14 | 7 | 30% | 6% | 67 | -0.5 | .144/.194/.244 | .100 | .196 | 14 | 3 | 35% | 4% | 7 | -1.1 |
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✕Jake Kahaulelio 2011 · AA |
26 | 45→44 | 43→45 | 48→45 | 43 | .222/.277/.340 | .118 | .275 | 10 | 8 | 23% | 6% | 71 | -0.3 | .209/.277/.314 | .105 | .255 | 9 | 8 | 21% | 7% | 65 | -0.7 | .184/.266/.264 | .080 | .221 | 6 | 8 | 19% | 7% | 45 | -0.8 |
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✕Davis Stoneburner 2011 · AA |
26 | 46→48 | 45 | 50 | 41 | .228/.278/.354 | .126 | .287 | 12 | 11 | 25% | 5% | 75 | -0.0 | .217/.272/.324 | .107 | .284 | 8 | 14 | 25% | 6% | 64 | -0.8 | .204/.261/.294 | .090 | .271 | 5 | 16 | 25% | 5% | 48 | -1.3 |
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✕Matt Juengel 2016 · AA |
26 | 45→50 | 46→50 | 51→45 | 43 | .225/.269/.355 | .130 | .258 | 13 | 8 | 19% | 5% | 71 | -0.3 | .219/.261/.349 | .130 | .260 | 13 | 5 | 21% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .212/.255/.338 | .126 | .251 | 12 | 1 | 21% | 5% | 58 | -0.7 |
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✕Sergio Garcia 2006 · AA |
26 | 45→51 | 41→45 | 45 | 45 | .220/.280/.316 | .096 | .270 | 10 | 6 | 22% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .237/.295/.342 | .105 | .274 | 10 | 8 | 17% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .245/.303/.348 | .103 | .277 | 9 | 8 | 15% | 7% | 81 | +0.2 |
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✕Paul Gran 2012 · AA |
26 | 46→45 | 42→45 | 49→50 | 40 | .220/.281/.332 | .112 | .303 | 9 | 9 | 29% | 6% | 70 | -0.3 | .207/.278/.313 | .106 | .301 | 8 | 10 | 32% | 6% | 65 | -0.7 | .194/.275/.284 | .090 | .287 | 7 | 10 | 32% | 6% | 56 | -0.9 |
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✕L.J. Mazzilli 2017 · AAA |
26 | 48→53 | 39→40 | 48→45 | 47 | .228/.280/.321 | .093 | .276 | 6 | 8 | 20% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .221/.279/.316 | .095 | .271 | 7 | 8 | 20% | 7% | 65 | -0.7 | .219/.280/.314 | .095 | .265 | 8 | 8 | 20% | 7% | 62 | -0.5 |
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✕Jonathan Malo 2009 · AA |
25 | 46→45 | 42→40 | 46→50 | 46 | .223/.282/.324 | .100 | .273 | 10 | 10 | 22% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .213/.268/.290 | .077 | .272 | 5 | 10 | 22% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .202/.259/.271 | .069 | .262 | 4 | 8 | 23% | 6% | 42 | -1.3 |
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✕Dante Bichette Jr. 2019 · AA |
26 | 48 | 42→40 | 46→40 | 48 | .234/.299/.339 | .105 | .296 | 10 | 5 | 24% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .239/.285/.330 | .091 | .292 | 7 | 8 | 20% | 6% | 70 | -0.3 | .253/.292/.330 | .076 | .305 | 4 | 5 | 17% | 5% | 69 | -0.2 |
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✕Tripper Johnson 2007 · AA |
25 | 45→47 | 43→45 | 46→45 | 43 | .224/.269/.338 | .114 | .269 | 11 | 7 | 21% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .227/.277/.343 | .116 | .270 | 10 | 9 | 19% | 6% | 71 | -0.3 | .226/.278/.341 | .115 | .267 | 10 | 9 | 19% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 |
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✕Sean Jamieson 2015 · AA |
26 | 47→46 | 43→45 | 48→50 | 44 | .228/.288/.348 | .120 | .291 | 10 | 10 | 25% | 7% | 77 | +0.1 | .225/.285/.323 | .098 | .319 | 8 | 9 | 30% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .210/.277/.287 | .076 | .316 | 6 | 8 | 33% | 7% | 53 | -0.7 |
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✕J.E. Cruz 2007 · AA |
26 | 44→48 | 41→45 | 51→45 | 46 | .213/.282/.313 | .099 | .287 | 7 | 8 | 27% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .208/.280/.310 | .102 | .281 | 7 | 8 | 27% | 8% | 65 | -0.7 | .183/.263/.285 | .102 | .246 | 7 | 7 | 26% | 7% | 51 | -0.9 |
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✕Edgar Corcino 2018 · AAA |
26 | 49→51 | 40→45 | 48→45 | 44 | .236/.281/.333 | .097 | .295 | 7 | 6 | 22% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .231/.278/.357 | .126 | .298 | 11 | 6 | 25% | 5% | 75 | -0.0 | .224/.273/.373 | .150 | .292 | 14 | 4 | 27% | 5% | 77 | +0.1 |
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✕Seth Mejias-Brean 2017 · AAA |
26 | 46→53 | 41→45 | 46→45 | 46 | .223/.284/.317 | .094 | .286 | 8 | 7 | 24% | 7% | 67 | -0.5 | .229/.279/.319 | .090 | .297 | 8 | 6 | 24% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .228/.280/.339 | .111 | .286 | 12 | 6 | 24% | 6% | 68 | -0.3 |
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✕Brennan King 2007 · AAA |
26 | 47→51 | 46→45 | 51→40 | 41 | .237/.272/.367 | .131 | .277 | 13 | 7 | 20% | 4% | 76 | +0.0 | .230/.267/.332 | .102 | .275 | 10 | 4 | 20% | 4% | 63 | -0.8 | .227/.264/.307 | .079 | .273 | 9 | 1 | 20% | 4% | 54 | -1.1 |
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✕Gavin Cecchini 2021 · AAA |
27 | 45→55 | 43→45 | 48→45 | 43 | .225/.271/.335 | .110 | .276 | 11 | 10 | 23% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .218/.250/.309 | .091 | .274 | 8 | 11 | 23% | 4% | 50 | -1.8 | .213/.237/.287 | .074 | .266 | 6 | 9 | 22% | 3% | 36 | -1.6 |
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✕Angelys Nina 2015 · AAA |
26 | 49→55 | 41→45 | 46→50 | 42 | .237/.272/.336 | .099 | .281 | 9 | 12 | 19% | 4% | 66 | -0.6 | .238/.268/.330 | .092 | .279 | 7 | 14 | 17% | 4% | 63 | -0.8 | .260/.282/.338 | .078 | .298 | 4 | 21 | 14% | 3% | 67 | -0.4 |
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✕Erick Monzon 2008 · AA |
26 | 42 | 44→45 | 51→50 | 44 | .209/.262/.329 | .120 | .261 | 11 | 9 | 24% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .191/.243/.292 | .101 | .264 | 11 | 12 | 30% | 6% | 43 | -2.2 | .166/.216/.251 | .085 | .234 | 11 | 14 | 33% | 6% | 18 | -1.6 |
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✕Tyler Ladendorf 2015 · AAA |
27 | 45→49 | 42→40 | 47→50 | 46 | .218/.280/.320 | .102 | .273 | 9 | 6 | 23% | 7% | 67 | -0.5 | .214/.264/.297 | .083 | .280 | 6 | 7 | 24% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .199/.257/.293 | .094 | .251 | 9 | 4 | 23% | 6% | 47 | -0.6 |
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✕Casey Rowlett 2009 · AA |
26 | 46→49 | 40 | 47→50 | 45 | .221/.271/.318 | .096 | .267 | 7 | 11 | 20% | 6% | 62 | -0.9 | .212/.262/.302 | .090 | .263 | 8 | 11 | 21% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .187/.232/.224 | .037 | .228 | 3 | 9 | 19% | 6% | 17 | -1.1 |