Bryce McGowan

P Hartford Yard Goats
Age 27 RHP 6'1" / 205 lbs AA
Overview
AAPROSPECT
ETA2029MLB%2%
YearAgeLvl / TeamGGSIPERAFIPK%BB%WARMLE rates
202323MIX5 levels430503.993.3429.4%13.6%—K 23.4% · BB 16.0% · FIP 4.41
202424AACOL410444.124.1524.5%13.0%—K 19.8% · BB 14.3% · FIP 5.11
202525MIX2 levels480564.343.3922.2%11.7%—K 18.8% · BB 12.1% · FIP 3.71
202626No MLB games played
2027PROJ27MLBCOL1015.035.0319.0%12.8%-0.0
2028PROJ38% MLB28MLBCOL180195.015.0419.3%12.6%-0.1
2029PROJ56% MLB29MLBCOL230245.065.1219.4%12.6%-0.2
Next 3 projected WAR -0.3Projected rows: MLB playing time only, park and league context applied.
Contract
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Scouting grades · 20-80
Stuff45Control40Command45
CompsArmando Rivero (age 27) · Francisco Rodriguez (age 27) · Ricky Stone (age 27)
2027 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONrates below = full-season projection
showingPROJ
wRC+ AGAINSTvL 129121vR 112
ERA5.03
FIP5.03
K%19.0%
BB%12.8%
K-BB%6.2%
Proj IP70
Value2027 · WAR
Runs saved vs league avg · 70 IP
K: -1.8 runs (Runs saved by strikeouts vs lg-avg K%)-2KBB: -3.5 runs (Runs saved by walk suppression vs lg-avg BB%)-3BBCONTACT: -1.3 runs (Runs saved on contact quality (HR suppression) vs lg)-1CONTACTSTAM: +4.5 runs (Replacement credit for innings volume)+5STAMTotal WAR: -0.22 (70 IP)-0.2WAR
-0.4-0.12728
Grades · Contract
Scouting Grades
STUF4545
CTRL4040
CMD4545
K†4545

Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.

Career Stats + Projections

Real MLB stats plus park-adjusted projections — this season (so far / rest / full), then future seasons and career totals.
basis chips: RAW = as recorded · CTX = with park/league context · A+C = actual + context combined · MLE = level/park-neutral
Methodology▸ how WAR & MLE are computed

Stats are park-neutral MLB equivalents. The "TEAM" column shows current org affiliation only — we do NOT project at that team's park.
Rates (K%, BB%, HR-BF) are park-stripped; MiLB stat lines are translated to their MLB-equivalent via per-level MLE factors.
WAR is computed from projected runs prevented vs a replacement pitcher (the marginal arm a team would call up if this pitcher were unavailable) — calibrated to the standard WAR scale.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR GS%IP/G K%BB%K-BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
▸ Career — actual stats, one row per year (as recorded, no adjustments)
▸ Career — adjusted (each season translated to a park/league-neutral MLB-equivalent line; levels combined per year)
▸ Model inputs — neutral MLE (past 3 seasons + 2027 so far)
202121ROK MLEACL Rockies404154200%1.026.7%13.3%13.3%0.0%0.002.54—
202121ROK RAWACL Rockies404154200%1.026.7%13.3%13.3%0.0%0.002.60—
202222A MLEFresno Grizzlies30033170393330%1.117.0%22.9%-5.9%2.4%7.445.90—
202222A RAWFresno Grizzlies30033170393330%1.122.9%19.4%3.5%1.8%7.444.94—
202323MIX MLE5 levels43050221653040%1.223.4%16.0%7.4%2.3%3.994.41—
202323MIX RAW5 levels43050221653040%1.229.4%13.6%15.8%1.8%3.993.34—
202424AA MLEHartford Yard Goats41044192472550%1.119.8%14.3%5.5%3.4%4.125.11—
202424AA MLEHartford Yard Goats41044192472550%1.119.8%14.3%5.5%3.4%4.125.11—
202424AA RAWHartford Yard Goats41044192472550%1.124.5%13.0%11.5%2.6%4.124.15—
202525MIX MLE2 levels48056248552930%1.218.8%12.1%6.7%1.2%4.343.71—
202525MIX MLE2 levels48056248552930%1.218.8%12.1%6.7%1.2%4.343.71—
202525MIX RAW2 levels48056248552930%1.222.2%11.7%10.5%1.2%4.343.39—
▸ 2027 season — projected remainder (no 2027 stats recorded)
202727MLBCOL10141100%1.019.0%12.8%6.2%2.8%5.035.03-0.0
▸ Career projection (2028+) — MLB context, MLB playing time (IP × MLB%)
202828MLB MLECOL49052218422760%1.119.3%12.6%6.7%2.9%5.015.04-0.3
202929MLB MLECOL41043182352360%1.119.4%12.6%6.8%3.1%5.065.12-0.3
202828MLB CTXCOL1801980151020%1.119.3%12.6%6.7%2.9%5.015.04-0.1
202929MLB CTXCOL23024101201330%1.019.4%12.6%6.8%3.1%5.065.12-0.2
▸ Career totals — MLB only (actual + projected)
Career— RAW41043183352350%1.119.3%12.6%6.7%3.0%5.044.71-0.1
/ 200 IP— RAW1900200844161106230%1.119.3%12.6%6.7%3.0%5.044.71-0.4
Career— MLE1660186846169134190%1.120.0%15.8%4.2%2.2%4.654.63-0.6
/ 200 IP— MLE1780200910182144200%1.120.0%15.8%4.2%2.2%4.654.63-1.2

How the minor-league lines were translated

One row per minor-league stint. Open a row to see each step: the raw rate, the park adjustment, the league/level factor, the age adjustment (hitters) and the resulting MLE rate. Factors are the same ones listed on the MLE Factors page.

2025 AAHartford Yard Goats · 55 IPFIP 3.22 → 3.71 (+0.48)K% 23.2% → 18.8%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF23.21%—×0.81018.80%
BB% (unintentional) /BF10.97%—×1.10012.07%
HR / BF /BF1.27%÷1.255×1.2001.21%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 151).

Result: FIP 3.22 → 3.71, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2024 AAHartford Yard Goats · 44 IPFIP 4.11 → 5.11 (+1.00)K% 24.5% → 19.8%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF24.48%—×0.81019.83%
BB% (unintentional) /BF13.02%—×1.10014.32%
HR / BF /BF2.60%÷0.916×1.2003.41%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 83).

Result: FIP 4.11 → 5.11, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 AAHartford Yard Goats · 16 IPFIP 4.54 → 5.35 (+0.81)K% 24.4% → 19.8%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF24.39%—×0.81019.76%
BB% (unintentional) /BF17.07%—×1.10018.78%
HR / BF /BF2.44%÷1.040×1.2002.81%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 108).

Result: FIP 4.54 → 5.35, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 A+Spokane Indians · 18 IPFIP 3.16 → 4.41 (+1.25)K% 36.6% → 28.2%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF36.62%—×0.77028.20%
BB% (unintentional) /BF12.68%—×1.15014.58%
HR / BF /BF2.82%÷1.047×1.2503.36%

Factors used: pitcher A+ level factors — K ×0.77, BB ×1.15, HR ×1.25. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 109).

Result: FIP 3.16 → 4.41, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 AFresno Grizzlies · 13 IPFIP 1.96 → 2.90 (+0.94)K% 30.8% → 22.8%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF30.77%—×0.74022.77%
BB% (unintentional) /BF11.54%—×1.18013.62%
HR / BF /BF0.00%÷1.186×1.3000.00%

Factors used: pitcher A level factors — K ×0.74, BB ×1.18, HR ×1.30. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 137).

Result: FIP 1.96 → 2.90, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2022 AFresno Grizzlies · 33 IPFIP 4.59 → 5.90 (+1.31)K% 22.9% → 17.0%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF22.94%—×0.74016.98%
BB% (unintentional) /BF19.41%—×1.18022.91%
HR / BF /BF1.76%÷0.947×1.3002.42%

Factors used: pitcher A level factors — K ×0.74, BB ×1.18, HR ×1.30. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 89).

Result: FIP 4.59 → 5.90, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

Career Comps

Completed MLB careers (no pro action in 2+ yrs) whose totals — actual + projected — most resemble this player's. Pool: 1,234 reliever careers (754 from 1990-2025 + 480 historical, 1901-2023), also matched on career-to-date at the same age. * Historical (Lahman) careers: rates era-adjusted to 2001-24 league levels; WAR is an OGILVIE proxy.

Player162sIP/yrK%BB%HR/9ERA
OGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION0.85519.2%12.7%1.125.03
Tyler Yates ('09)1.26219.7%12.0%0.945.12
Fred Lasher ('63-'71, -1 WAR*)1.05021.5%*11.9%*1.05*4.68*
Bill Wilson ('69-'73, -0 WAR*)1.35220.3%*11.5%*1.13*4.84*
Valerio De Los Santos ('08)1.35118.7%11.5%1.304.57
Gene Harris ('89-'95, -1 WAR*)1.24020.0%*12.5%*0.98*4.96*
Mike Matthews ('05)1.26116.3%11.3%1.074.54