Joshua Loeschorn

P Altoona Curve
Age 27 RHP 6'1" / 215 lbs AA
Overview
AAPROSPECT
MLB%2%
YearAgeLvl / TeamGGSIPERAFIPK%BB%WARMLE rates
202323MIX2 levels344683.972.8132.6%6.6%—K 24.5% · BB 7.7% · FIP 3.86
202525MIX4 levels260282.862.3921.2%4.4%—K 17.7% · BB 4.7% · FIP 3.08
202626AAPIT285634.434.1320.8%9.1%—K 16.9% · BB 10.0% · FIP 4.87
2027PROJ27MLBPIT1014.854.8517.9%9.4%-0.0
2028PROJ38% MLB28MLBPIT100104.854.8818.4%9.5%-0.0
Next 2 projected WAR -0.0Projected rows: MLB playing time only, park and league context applied.
Contract
No contract data on file.
Career WAR0.0 WAR median (P10 -0.0 / P90 0.0, comp-based) · star 0% · didn't stick 97%
CompsLuis Mateo (age 27) · Tyler Walker (age 28) · Justin Lehr (age 27)
2027 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONrates below = full-season projection
showingPROJ
wRC+ AGAINSTvL 125117vR 109
ERA4.85
FIP4.85
K%17.9%
BB%9.4%
K-BB%8.6%
Proj IP34
Value2027 · WAR
Runs saved vs league avg · 34 IP
K: -1.1 runs (Runs saved by strikeouts vs lg-avg K%)-1KBB: -0.3 runs (Runs saved by walk suppression vs lg-avg BB%)-0BBCONTACT: -1.1 runs (Runs saved on contact quality (HR suppression) vs lg)-1CONTACTSTAM: +1.4 runs (Replacement credit for innings volume)+1STAMTotal WAR: -0.12 (34 IP)-0.1WAR
-0.10.02728
Grades · Contract
Scouting Grades
K†4045

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)
202323MIX MLE2 levels344682738918812%2.024.5%7.7%16.8%3.4%3.973.86—
202323MIX RAW2 levels344682738918812%2.032.6%6.6%26.0%2.9%3.972.81—
202525MIX MLE4 levels2602811324510%1.117.7%4.7%13.0%1.6%2.863.08—
202525MIX MLE4 levels2602811324510%1.117.7%4.7%13.0%1.6%2.863.08—
202525MIX RAW4 levels2602811324510%1.121.2%4.4%16.8%0.9%2.862.39—
202626AA MLEAltoona Curve285632745725818%2.216.9%10.0%6.8%3.5%4.434.87—
202626AA MLEAltoona Curve285632745725818%2.216.9%10.0%6.8%3.5%4.434.87—
202626AA RAWAltoona Curve285632745725818%2.220.8%9.1%11.7%2.9%4.434.13—
▸ 2027 season — projected remainder (no 2027 stats recorded)
202727MLBPIT10141000%1.017.9%9.4%8.6%3.1%4.854.85-0.0
▸ Career projection (2028+) — MLB context, MLB playing time (IP × MLB%)
202828MLB MLEPIT25026111201140%1.118.4%9.5%8.9%3.2%4.854.88-0.1
202828MLB CTXPIT10010428410%1.018.4%9.5%8.9%3.2%4.854.88-0.0
▸ Career totals — MLB only (actual + projected)
Career— RAW9010428410%1.118.4%9.5%8.9%3.2%4.854.50+0.0
/ 200 IP— RAW190020084416281200%1.118.4%9.5%8.9%3.2%4.854.50+0.1
Career— MLE889159660133542110%1.820.1%8.2%12.0%3.1%3.954.15-0.1
/ 200 IP— MLE11011200828167682610%1.820.1%8.2%12.0%3.1%3.954.15-0.8

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.

2026 AAAltoona Curve · 63 IPFIP 4.10 → 4.87 (+0.77)K% 20.8% → 16.9%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF20.80%—×0.81016.85%
BB% (unintentional) /BF9.12%—×1.10010.04%
HR / BF /BF2.92%÷1.000×1.2003.50%

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 100).

Result: FIP 4.10 → 4.87, 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).

2025 A+Greensboro Grasshoppers · 20 IPFIP 2.42 → 3.08 (+0.67)K% 23.0% → 17.7%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF22.97%—×0.77017.69%
BB% (unintentional) /BF4.05%—×1.1504.66%
HR / BF /BF1.35%÷1.048×1.2501.61%

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 110).

Result: FIP 2.42 → 3.08, 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 ABradenton Marauders · 40 IPFIP 1.89 → 3.20 (+1.31)K% 36.6% → 27.1%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF36.65%—×0.74027.12%
BB% (unintentional) /BF6.83%—×1.1808.06%
HR / BF /BF1.86%÷0.971×1.3002.50%

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 94).

Result: FIP 1.89 → 3.20, 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+Greensboro Grasshoppers · 28 IPFIP 4.08 → 4.82 (+0.74)K% 26.8% → 20.6%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF26.79%—×0.77020.62%
BB% (unintentional) /BF6.25%—×1.1507.19%
HR / BF /BF4.46%÷1.202×1.2504.64%

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 140).

Result: FIP 4.08 → 4.82, 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 PROJECTION0.33018.1%9.4%1.214.85
Sam Long ('25)1.14219.5%9.7%1.284.65
Jeff Manship ('16)1.13216.5%9.3%1.054.82
Randy Flores ('10)1.24217.7%9.3%1.044.61
Kevin Hickey ('81-'91, 0 WAR*)1.24717.7%*10.2%*1.10*4.27*
Bob Macdonald ('90-'96, 1 WAR*)1.25918.3%*9.8%*1.20*4.32*
Tom Dukes ('67-'72, -2 WAR*)1.14322.7%*8.7%*1.16*5.37*