Brooks Caple P South Bend Cubs
+0.7 WAR
Age 23 RHP 6'6" / 230 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035 peak 1.5 · 2029
ERA4.67
FIP4.67
xFIP
SIERA
K%18.8%
BB%10.3%
K-BB%8.5%
IP98
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.5peak
2029
K†4550

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
202522A+South Bend Cubs2121984287443613.1%11.7%1.6%4.484.32+1.1
▸ 2026 Season
202623A+South Bend Cubs22113716000.84
ROS23MLBCHC18189841578431118.8%10.3%2.7%4.674.67+0.7
2026 Total23MLBCHC10945294431120.8%9.4%2.5%4.304.21+1.3
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202724MLBCHC212111749399471320.0%9.5%2.7%4.544.48+1.1
202825MLBCHC2424130550114501520.7%9.1%2.7%4.434.37+1.4
202926MLBCHC2525137580122521621.0%9.0%2.7%4.374.34+1.5
203027MLBCHC2626140592125531621.0%9.0%2.7%4.354.34+1.5
203128MLBCHC2525140592124541621.0%9.0%2.8%4.364.37+1.5
203229MLBCHC2525137578121531620.9%9.1%2.8%4.394.42+1.4
203330MLBCHC2424133561116521620.7%9.2%2.9%4.444.48+1.2
203431MLBCHC2323128541111511620.4%9.3%2.9%4.514.55+1.1
203532MLBCHC2222123520105491620.2%9.5%3.0%4.594.64+0.9
203633MLBCHC212111849799481519.9%9.7%3.1%4.684.74+0.7
203734MLBCHC202011247292471519.5%9.9%3.2%4.784.84+0.6
203835MLBCHC191910544585451519.1%10.1%3.3%4.894.97+0.4
203936MLBCHC18189841678431418.7%10.3%3.4%5.025.10+0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career23231094657250715.5%10.7%1.4%4.133.93+1.7
/ 200 IP4242200853132921315.5%10.7%1.4%4.133.93+3.1

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
Brooks Caple (OGILVIE) 4.67 18.8%10.3%2.7% 4.39 20.6%11.4%384 -0.28
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 96
Shelby Lackey R 2025 · 4.45 FIP 22 SP- 4.45 18.2%10.0%2.9%.323 3.96 20.6%5.7%65 -0.49 2.91 175 94
Cooper Chandler R 2027 · 4.30 FIP 24 SP- 4.30 17.8%9.3%2.8%.300 3.77 23.5%17.1%18 -0.53 3.77 107 93
Kenten Egbert R 2026 · 4.23 FIP 23 SP- 4.23 19.6%9.6%2.9%.257 4.02 10.6%4.0%101 -0.21 4.02 199 93
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 93
Riley Thompson R 2026 · 4.66 FIP 23 SP- 4.66 16.5%9.4%3.2%.288 5.32 21.7%7.0%57 +0.66 4.63 340 92
Rorik Maltrud R 2027 · 3.89 FIP 24 SP- 3.89 20.4%9.6%2.4%.300 4.44 18.2%7.0%78 +0.55 3.89 183 92
Logan Martin R 2026 · 3.95 FIP 23 SP- 3.95 16.9%8.9%2.1%.278 4.06 15.9%4.9%91 +0.11 3.95 193 92
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 92
Trent Baker R 2026 · 4.17 FIP 23 SP- 4.17 19.3%10.7%2.5%.315 4.02 18.1%9.4%296 -0.15 3.77 420 92
Joey Mancini R 2026 · 4.18 FIP 23 SP- 4.18 18.1%10.0%2.5%.354 4.39 15.8%5.6%221 +0.21 3.65 316 91
Angel Ventura R 2026 · 4.34 FIP 23 SP- 4.34 17.9%10.9%2.5%.285 4.64 14.8%4.8%153 +0.30 3.44 393 91
Cameron Foster R 2027 · 4.30 FIP 24 SP- 4.30 18.9%10.3%2.7%.329 3.95 21.4%10.8%118 -0.35 2.58 199 91
Daniel Blair R 2027 · 4.09 FIP 24 SP- 4.09 16.6%10.0%2.0%.284 4.39 17.0%7.8%78 +0.30 4.09 171 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
Derek True R 2026 · 4.91 FIP 23 SP- 4.91 18.5%10.5%3.7%.333 4.96 16.6%4.6%60 +0.05 4.91 157 91
Austin Cates R 2025 · 3.95 FIP 22 SP- 3.95 19.7%9.0%2.5%.266 3.95 110 91
Blake Beers R 2027 · 4.61 FIP 24 SP- 4.61 18.9%9.0%3.6%.298 4.96 17.7%8.5%323 +0.35 4.41 416 90
Nick Dean R 2026 · 3.83 FIP 23 SP- 3.83 17.5%8.1%2.2%.275 3.99 21.6%13.8%65 +0.16 3.83 155 90
Brandon Birdsell R 2026 · 3.91 FIP 23 SP- 3.91 17.1%8.3%2.2%.266 4.11 19.9%13.7%154 +0.20 3.91 262 90

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+1.5$14M+$13M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+1.5$14M+$13M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.9M+1.4$13M+$12M
2033Ext / FA-deal$2M+1.2$12M+$9M
2034Ext / FA-deal$4M+1.1$11M+$7M
2035Ext / FA-deal$4M+0.9$5M+$0.2M
Totals $13M $68M +$55M