Manuel Castro P San Antonio Missions
+0.4 WAR
Age 24 RHP 5'8" / 180 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.5 · 2027
ERA4.37
FIP4.37
xFIP
SIERA
K%23.2%
BB%11.2%
K-BB%11.9%
IP57
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2027
K†5555

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
202119ROKDSL Padres901772255023.6%8.7%0.0%1.042.21+0.5
202220ALake Elsinore Storm165401915525720.6%15.7%5.3%7.596.23-0.6
202321ALake Elsinore Storm125461895512321.5%7.5%1.9%3.913.26+0.9
202422AASan Antonio Missions410612557514322.1%6.8%1.7%3.263.02+1.3
202523AAAEl Paso Chihuahuas470592507333424.5%14.1%1.9%3.993.88+0.7
▸ 2026 Season
202624AASan Antonio Missions303112106.75
ROS24MLBSD57572405627623.2%11.2%2.6%4.374.37+0.4
2026 Total24MLBSD592515828622.9%11.1%2.5%4.484.17+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBSD58582435725623.6%10.4%2.6%4.294.25+0.5
202826MLBSD58582435825623.8%10.3%2.6%4.254.23+0.5
202927MLBSD57572415725623.8%10.3%2.7%4.254.24+0.5
203028MLBSD56562375624623.7%10.3%2.7%4.274.27+0.4
203129MLBSD55552325524623.6%10.4%2.8%4.304.32+0.4
203230MLBSD53532255324623.4%10.5%2.8%4.354.38+0.3
203331MLBSD51512175023623.1%10.6%2.9%4.414.45+0.3
203432MLBSD49492084822622.9%10.8%3.0%4.494.54+0.2
203533MLBSD47471994522622.6%10.9%3.1%4.584.64+0.2
203634MLBSD45451894221622.2%11.1%3.2%4.684.75+0.1
203735MLBSD42421783920621.8%11.3%3.3%4.794.87+0.0
203836MLBSD39391663619621.4%11.6%3.4%4.925.00-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career128102269682171042322.4%10.7%2.3%4.233.86+3.7
/ 200 IP1139200858192922022.4%10.7%2.3%4.233.86+3.3

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
Manuel Castro (OGILVIE) 4.37 23.2%11.2%2.6% 4.24 23.7%13.4%172 -0.13
Todd Van Steensel R 2026 · 3.78 FIP 24 SW 3.78 22.5%11.6%2.0%.294 3.31 19.3%6.5%157 -0.47 2.87 223 95
Alex Palsha R 2026 · 3.86 FIP 24 SW 3.86 20.6%10.4%2.2%.288 3.83 15.3%4.4%77 -0.03 3.40 134 92
Colby Morris R 2026 · 4.10 FIP 24 SW 4.10 20.4%10.7%2.5%.291 5.74 16.2%4.4%54 +1.64 4.10 105 92
Luis Ramirez R 2026 · 3.73 FIP 24 SW 3.73 24.0%12.6%1.9%.286 3.73 104 92
Randall Delgado R 2027 · 3.73 FIP 25 SW 3.73 23.7%10.1%2.5%.284 3.72 20.3%12.4%167 -0.01 3.05 290 91
Johnny Barbato R 2026 · 3.65 FIP 24 SW 3.65 22.4%11.2%1.8%.282 4.58 21.1%11.6%105 +0.93 2.57 304 91
Ben Hecht R 2026 · 4.51 FIP 24 SW 4.51 22.7%12.9%3.1%.293 7.98 14.1%-11.4%13 +3.47 4.42 155 91
Jesus Pirela R 2028 · 3.85 FIP 26 SW 3.85 23.7%11.6%2.3%.305 3.92 17.1%13.9%45 +0.07 3.23 161 90
Ryan Conroy R 2026 · 4.04 FIP 24 SW 4.04 22.2%9.8%2.9%.353 4.76 19.3%6.7%54 +0.72 4.04 106 90
Max Alba R 2026 · 4.50 FIP 24 SW 4.50 20.6%12.6%2.8%.290 4.91 17.8%11.6%162 +0.41 4.50 217 90
Austin Ross R 2026 · 4.42 FIP 24 SW 4.42 20.7%9.6%3.4%.281 5.22 21.2%5.7%55 +0.80 4.42 121 90
Colby Blueberg R 2026 · 3.54 FIP 24 SW 3.54 22.7%11.5%1.6%.315 4.14 20.3%9.8%50 +0.60 2.36 229 89
Ricky Castro R 2026 · 4.02 FIP 24 SW 4.02 20.4%8.6%2.8%.287 4.87 18.2%10.0%95 +0.85 4.02 158 89
Cole Ayers R 2026 · 3.90 FIP 24 SW 3.90 22.1%9.9%2.6%.298 5.05 15.2%-0.4%32 +1.15 3.60 171 88
Kyle Zimmer R 2025 · 3.71 FIP 23 SW 3.71 21.8%8.6%2.5%.293 4.53 20.4%9.0%33 +0.82 2.08 276 88
Trevor Holloway R 2026 · 3.44 FIP 24 SW 3.44 21.9%11.7%1.3%.266 4.55 17.9%6.1%43 +1.11 3.44 112 88
Aaron Kurcz R 2026 · 4.00 FIP 24 SW 4.00 22.4%13.6%2.0%.331 4.03 16.1%8.0%105 +0.03 3.31 213 88
Drew Rasmussen R 2026 · 3.64 FIP 24 SW 3.64 24.6%12.6%1.8%.312 3.22 22.7%16.2%237 -0.42 1.21 538 88
Stephen Jones R 2026 · 3.60 FIP 24 SU 3.60 23.8%11.0%2.0%.304 4.61 21.9%9.2%142 +1.01 3.60 246 87
Mason Vinyard R 2026 · 3.74 FIP 24 SW 3.74 22.7%13.6%1.5%.270 4.00 22.6%8.2%94 +0.26 3.60 154 87

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
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.5$2M+$1M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.3$1M+$0.8M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2034Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.2$1M+$0.0M
Totals $5M $10M +$5M