Ben MalgeriOF
Toledo Mud Hens
Age 26
R/R
6'1" / 215 lbs
AAA
HR +5%H +3%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033
peak 0.6 · 2026
wRC+†99
AVG/OBP/SLG.210 / .269 / .354
PA250
HR6
SB7
K%33
BB%6
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
55→55
PWR
50→50
SPD
45→45
EYE
42↘35
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2027
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2028
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2033
First FA Year 2034
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2028 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | +0.5 | $2M | +$1M |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +0.4 | $2M | +$0.9M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +0.2 | $0.9M | +$0.0M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $3M | +0.1 | $0.5M | +$0.0M (cut) |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $4M | $2M | -$2M | ||
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 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 178 | 163 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .209 | .275 | .301 | .576 | .092 | .311 | 33 | 6 | .253 | 52 | -10 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +5 | -0.5 |
| 2022 | 22 | A+ | West Michigan Whitecaps | 462 | 391 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 155 | 24 | 12 | 8 | .197 | .308 | .281 | .590 | .084 | .307 | 34 | 8 | .262 | 59 | -22 | -1 | +0 | -3 | +13 | -1.2 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | 2 teams | 443 | 405 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 173 | 6 | 15 | 6 | .190 | .256 | .343 | .599 | .153 | .290 | 39 | 7 | .260 | 57 | -21 | +1 | +0 | -3 | +13 | -1.1 |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 470 | 437 | 95 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 187 | 3 | 20 | 4 | .217 | .268 | .350 | .618 | .133 | .347 | 40 | 6 | .268 | 63 | -19 | +2 | +0 | -3 | +13 | -0.7 |
| 2025 | 25 | AA | 2 teams | 307 | 279 | 69 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .247 | .307 | .412 | .719 | .165 | .303 | 22 | 6 | .312 | 97 | -1 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +9 | 0.6 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 26 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | 88 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .247 | .333 | .481 | .814 | .234 | .306 | 28 | 8 | .357 | 131 | +3 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +2 | 0.5 |
| ROS | 26 | MLB | DET | 162 | 147 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .218 | .286 | .367 | .653 | .150 | .301 | 33 | 7 | .291 | 81 | -3 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +5 | 0.1 |
| TOT | 26 | MLB | DET | 250 | 224 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 78 | 6 | 7 | 2 | .228 | .302 | .406 | .709 | .179 | .307 | 31 | 7 | .315 | 99 | -0 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +7 | 0.6 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 27 | MLB 25% | DET | 323 | 291 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 87 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .227 | .297 | .395 | .692 | .168 | .287 | 27 | 7 | .306 | 92 | -3 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +9 | 0.5 |
| 2028 | 28 | MLB 37% | DET | 354 | 319 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 95 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .223 | .293 | .379 | .673 | .157 | .287 | 27 | 8 | .306 | 92 | -3 | +1 | -1 | -2 | +10 | 0.5 |
| 2029 | 29 | MLB 47% | DET | 365 | 329 | 75 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 99 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .228 | .298 | .392 | .690 | .164 | .287 | 27 | 8 | .305 | 92 | -4 | +1 | -1 | -2 | +10 | 0.4 |
| 2030 | 30 | MLB 55% | DET | 372 | 335 | 76 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 101 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .227 | .298 | .388 | .686 | .161 | .286 | 27 | 8 | .302 | 90 | -4 | +1 | -2 | -2 | +11 | 0.2 |
| 2031 | 31 | MLB 66% | DET | 363 | 327 | 72 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 100 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .220 | .292 | .373 | .665 | .153 | .285 | 28 | 8 | .299 | 87 | -5 | +1 | -3 | -2 | +10 | 0.1 |
| 2032 | 32 | MLB 83% | DET | 348 | 313 | 68 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 98 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .217 | .290 | .364 | .654 | .147 | .284 | 28 | 8 | .294 | 83 | -7 | +0 | -4 | -2 | +10 | -0.2 |
| 2033 | 33 | MLB | DET | 320 | 289 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 92 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .215 | .284 | .360 | .644 | .145 | .282 | 29 | 8 | .289 | 79 | -8 | +0 | -4 | -2 | +9 | -0.4 |
| 2034 | 34 | MLB | DET | 278 | 251 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .283 | .351 | .633 | .139 | .281 | 30 | 8 | .283 | 74 | -8 | +0 | -5 | -2 | +8 | -0.7 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4745 | 4276 | 927 | 184 | 42 | 116 | 342 | 1450 | 86 | 104 | 33 | .217 | .288 | .361 | .649 | .144 | .296 | 31 | 7 | .287 | 78 | -118 | +8 | -20 | -28 | +134 | -2.4 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 586 | 127 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 199 | 12 | 14 | 5 | .217 | .288 | .362 | .650 | .145 | .296 | 31 | 7 | .287 | 78 | -16 | +1 | -3 | -4 | +18 | -0.4 | ||
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 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 178 | 158 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .266 | .348 | .380 | .728 | .114 | .351 | 24 | 8 | .331 | 111 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +5 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 22 | A+ | West Michigan Whitecaps | 462 | 373 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 116 | 24 | 12 | 8 | .236 | .372 | .332 | .705 | .097 | .324 | 25 | 12 | .326 | 108 | +4 | -1 | — | — | +13 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 389 | 344 | 80 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 118 | 4 | 15 | 6 | .233 | .320 | .413 | .732 | .180 | .313 | 30 | 10 | .327 | 108 | +4 | +1 | — | — | +11 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 23 | A+ | West Michigan Whitecaps | 54 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .377 | .630 | 1.008 | .348 | .312 | 22 | 9 | .423 | 182 | +5 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 470 | 421 | 106 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 148 | 3 | 20 | 4 | .252 | .325 | .409 | .734 | .157 | .356 | 31 | 9 | .326 | 108 | +4 | +2 | — | — | +13 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 25 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | 285 | 251 | 70 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .279 | .356 | .474 | .830 | .195 | .328 | 18 | 8 | .361 | 135 | +11 | +0 | — | — | +8 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 25 | A+ | West Michigan Whitecaps | 22 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .421 | .500 | .789 | 1.289 | .368 | .462 | 18 | 14 | .548 | 278 | +4 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.5 |
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 |
| Ben Malgeri (OGILVIE) | 26 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 35 | .210/.269/.354 | .143 | .300 | 6 | 6 | 33% | 6% | 72 | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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●Sean Bouchard 2022 · AA |
26 | 42→44 | 49→55 | 47→50 | 39 | .210/.265/.364 | .153 | .302 | 16 | 10 | 35% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .228/.313/.412 | .184 | .305 | 20 | 14 | 30% | 10% | 105 | +2.1 | .223/.323/.415 | .191 | .292 | 21 | 16 | 29% | 11% | 106 | +1.0 |
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●Matt Kroon 2023 · AA |
26 | 48→58 | 43→50 | 48→55 | 39 | .232/.285/.344 | .112 | .328 | 10 | 13 | 31% | 6% | 75 | -0.0 | .250/.308/.396 | .146 | .330 | 14 | 24 | 27% | 7% | 98 | +1.6 | .257/.316/.415 | .158 | .333 | 16 | 28 | 26% | 7% | 105 | +1.2 |
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✕Corey Julks 2022 · AA |
26 | 44→51 | 45→55 | 49→55 | 42 | .217/.272/.339 | .122 | .294 | 12 | 14 | 30% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .227/.288/.383 | .156 | .289 | 19 | 19 | 27% | 7% | 87 | +0.8 | .223/.291/.373 | .149 | .278 | 18 | 21 | 26% | 8% | 83 | +0.4 |
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✕Ben Harrison 2008 · AA |
26 | 44→48 | 48→50 | 49→50 | 40 | .222/.282/.357 | .135 | .300 | 16 | 10 | 31% | 6% | 78 | +0.2 | .212/.278/.347 | .135 | .316 | 16 | 11 | 36% | 7% | 74 | -0.1 | .201/.274/.336 | .135 | .300 | 17 | 10 | 37% | 8% | 67 | -0.3 |
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✕Vinny Capra 2022 · AA |
26 | 46→48 | 45 | 51→50 | 41 | .227/.282/.352 | .125 | .308 | 12 | 11 | 29% | 6% | 76 | +0.0 | .245/.309/.362 | .117 | .309 | 11 | 10 | 23% | 8% | 90 | +1.0 | .239/.308/.330 | .092 | .293 | 8 | 11 | 20% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 |
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✕TJ Hopkins 2023 · AAA |
26 | 44→54 | 49→50 | 48→45 | 39 | .220/.276/.372 | .152 | .310 | 17 | 8 | 34% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .235/.302/.382 | .147 | .328 | 17 | 7 | 31% | 8% | 92 | +1.2 | .260/.335/.406 | .146 | .356 | 18 | 4 | 30% | 9% | 108 | +1.7 |
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✕Kyle Petty 2017 · AA |
26 | 48→50 | 45→50 | 49→50 | 41 | .233/.287/.356 | .123 | .319 | 12 | 10 | 30% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .227/.289/.329 | .102 | .339 | 9 | 9 | 33% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .207/.281/.242 | .035 | .366 | 0 | 7 | 39% | 7% | 47 | -0.4 |
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✕Charles Leblanc 2022 · AAA |
26 | 41→51 | 46→50 | 45 | 39 | .207/.261/.332 | .126 | .301 | 14 | 7 | 35% | 7% | 62 | -0.9 | .226/.298/.377 | .151 | .327 | 17 | 9 | 34% | 9% | 89 | +1.0 | .220/.306/.364 | .144 | .310 | 17 | 7 | 32% | 10% | 86 | +0.6 |
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✕Brandon Lockridge 2023 · AA |
26 | 44→54 | 47→45 | 53→65 | 37 | .221/.271/.354 | .133 | .314 | 16 | 18 | 34% | 5% | 72 | -0.2 | .238/.300/.339 | .101 | .341 | 8 | 38 | 30% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .254/.322/.337 | .083 | .358 | 3 | 53 | 27% | 8% | 84 | +0.4 |
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●David Hensley 2022 · AA |
26 | 48→57 | 42→45 | 48→55 | 41 | .228/.279/.330 | .103 | .320 | 9 | 10 | 31% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .230/.314/.353 | .123 | .337 | 10 | 16 | 31% | 11% | 90 | +1.0 | .213/.309/.333 | .121 | .312 | 10 | 19 | 32% | 12% | 80 | +0.2 |
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✕Josh Whitaker 2015 · AAA |
26 | 43→53 | 50 | 46→45 | 39 | .222/.272/.373 | .151 | .297 | 18 | 9 | 31% | 6% | 78 | +0.2 | .215/.258/.352 | .137 | .289 | 16 | 9 | 30% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .193/.231/.325 | .132 | .258 | 16 | 8 | 32% | 4% | 43 | -1.4 |
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✕Weston Wilson 2021 · AA |
26 | 39→43 | 48→55 | 48→55 | 41 | .206/.261/.344 | .138 | .267 | 17 | 10 | 30% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .216/.278/.379 | .163 | .285 | 21 | 18 | 31% | 8% | 82 | +0.5 | .215/.294/.402 | .188 | .269 | 26 | 25 | 30% | 10% | 92 | +0.8 |
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✕Cole Garner 2010 · AA |
25 | 46→49 | 47→55 | 48→50 | 35 | .230/.272/.369 | .139 | .311 | 14 | 12 | 30% | 4% | 76 | +0.1 | .235/.281/.376 | .141 | .308 | 14 | 10 | 28% | 5% | 82 | +0.5 | .226/.273/.360 | .135 | .306 | 13 | 8 | 30% | 5% | 70 | -0.2 |
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✕Sean Barker 2006 · AA |
26 | 46→45 | 47→50 | 51→55 | 37 | .225/.269/.366 | .140 | .319 | 14 | 13 | 33% | 5% | 73 | -0.1 | .232/.277/.365 | .133 | .341 | 12 | 18 | 34% | 5% | 77 | +0.1 | .229/.275/.349 | .120 | .341 | 9 | 20 | 34% | 4% | 68 | -0.3 |
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✕Derek Hill 2022 · MLB |
26 | 48→53 | 44→50 | 51→60 | 37 | .228/.278/.345 | .117 | .330 | 12 | 17 | 33% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .237/.285/.370 | .133 | .323 | 13 | 18 | 29% | 6% | 82 | +0.5 | .250/.300/.402 | .152 | .328 | 16 | 23 | 28% | 6% | 93 | +0.7 |
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●Junior Lake 2016 · MLB |
26 | 50→55 | 45→50 | 48→55 | 41 | .241/.290/.368 | .126 | .329 | 13 | 18 | 30% | 6% | 83 | +0.6 | .222/.283/.340 | .118 | .303 | 11 | 15 | 29% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 | .231/.302/.371 | .140 | .285 | 15 | 19 | 24% | 8% | 87 | +0.5 |
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✕Eli White 2020 · AAA |
26 | 45→50 | 42→50 | 50→60 | 41 | .216/.279/.325 | .109 | .307 | 9 | 13 | 31% | 6% | 68 | -0.5 | .212/.281/.330 | .118 | .300 | 12 | 16 | 32% | 8% | 70 | -0.3 | .234/.299/.378 | .144 | .310 | 18 | 31 | 29% | 7% | 87 | +0.4 |
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●Dane Myers 2022 · AA |
26 | 50→57 | 44→55 | 50→55 | 39 | .236/.297/.358 | .122 | .350 | 12 | 10 | 34% | 6% | 84 | +0.6 | .243/.295/.402 | .159 | .328 | 20 | 17 | 31% | 5% | 95 | +1.4 | .247/.304/.406 | .158 | .328 | 20 | 20 | 30% | 6% | 96 | +1.0 |
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✕Scott Heineman 2019 · AAA |
26 | 50→55 | 43→45 | 49→50 | 41 | .240/.298/.356 | .115 | .324 | 10 | 15 | 28% | 6% | 83 | +0.6 | .238/.297/.373 | .135 | .311 | 14 | 14 | 27% | 6% | 88 | +0.9 | .212/.281/.353 | .141 | .296 | 16 | 15 | 32% | 7% | 73 | -0.0 |
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●Jonathan Rodríguez 2016 · AA |
26 | 46→51 | 45→50 | 48→50 | 46 | .229/.291/.348 | .120 | .299 | 13 | 10 | 27% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .230/.297/.366 | .136 | .316 | 16 | 5 | 30% | 8% | 86 | +0.8 | .225/.301/.376 | .151 | .309 | 19 | 3 | 32% | 9% | 88 | +0.7 |