Zach Franklin P Charlotte Knights
+0.4 WAR
Age 27 RHP 6'1" / 198 lbs AAA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 0.5 · 2026
ERA4.11
FIP4.11
xFIP
SIERA
K%25.9%
BB%10.3%
K-BB%15.6%
IP51
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2026
K†6060

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
202324AKannapolis Cannon Ballers110115418606.35
202425AABirmingham Barons370512057519226.4%10.9%1.9%3.203.29+1.0
202526AAACharlotte Knights480562247924429.2%11.7%2.1%2.403.28+1.1
▸ 2026 Season
202627AAACharlotte Knights506257149.53
ROS27MLBCWS51512165622625.9%10.3%2.8%4.114.11+0.5
2026 Total27MLBCWS5724163231026.1%9.7%4.1%4.653.70+0.8
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202728MLBCWS50502125422625.6%10.3%2.8%4.154.16+0.5
202829MLBCWS49492085321625.3%10.3%2.9%4.194.22+0.4
202930MLBCWS48482015021625.0%10.3%2.9%4.254.28+0.4
203031MLBCWS46461944820624.8%10.4%3.0%4.324.36+0.3
203132MLBCWS44441874620624.5%10.6%3.1%4.404.45+0.3
203233MLBCWS42421784319624.2%10.7%3.2%4.494.54+0.2
203334MLBCWS40401694019623.8%10.9%3.3%4.594.65+0.1
203435MLBCWS38381603718523.4%11.2%3.4%4.704.78+0.1
203536MLBCWS35351493417523.0%11.4%3.5%4.834.91+0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career1010124508144551328.4%10.9%2.5%3.413.45+2.6
/ 200 IP1630200819232892128.4%10.9%2.5%3.413.45+4.2

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
Zach Franklin (OGILVIE) 4.11 25.9%10.3%2.8% 4.22 25.3%15.1%147 +0.11
Brad Boxberger R 2026 · 3.86 FIP 27 SW 3.86 27.3%10.0%3.3%.280 4.05 28.5%17.2%107 +0.19 3.02 363 90
Taylor Williams R 2026 · 3.48 FIP 27 SW 3.48 24.2%8.9%2.4%.309 4.33 22.5%12.7%108 +0.85 2.36 309 87
Simon Castro R 2026 · 3.26 FIP 27 SW 3.26 26.4%8.5%2.4%.320 3.48 26.0%17.6%128 +0.22 3.07 185 86
Ryan Garton R 2026 · 3.62 FIP 27 SW 3.62 25.2%11.3%2.2%.252 4.15 23.5%10.8%108 +0.53 3.07 307 86
Collin Baumgartner R 2025 · 3.76 FIP 26 SW 3.76 23.9%12.3%2.0%.291 2.99 117 86
Justin Grimm R 2026 · 3.19 FIP 27 SW 3.19 28.9%9.3%2.5%.313 4.23 25.2%13.4%170 +1.04 2.87 335 86
Spencer Patton R 2026 · 3.49 FIP 27 SW 3.49 26.8%9.6%2.6%.295 2.83 30.3%18.1%57 -0.66 2.83 239 86
Blake Smith R 2026 · 3.18 FIP 27 SW 3.18 23.3%10.5%1.3%.290 3.63 22.4%13.8%71 +0.45 3.18 124 86
Kyle Barraclough R 2026 · 3.36 FIP 27 SW 3.36 26.6%12.2%1.7%.282 5.08 24.5%12.2%89 +1.72 1.95 523 85
Seth Simmons R 2026 · 3.07 FIP 27 SW 3.07 23.8%9.7%1.4%.277 4.88 16.6%7.6%175 +1.81 3.07 251 84
Brad Brach R 2028 · 3.22 FIP 29 SW 3.22 27.5%10.8%1.9%.259 3.21 25.6%17.1%210 -0.01 2.80 410 84
Jon Edwards R 2026 · 3.39 FIP 27 SW 3.39 31.7%13.1%2.4%.264 2.39 30.3%22.6%30 -1.00 2.39 132 84
Ryan Brasier R 2027 · 3.68 FIP 28 SW 3.68 25.0%7.7%3.1%.289 3.07 24.2%17.9%130 -0.61 2.31 403 83
Austin Ross R 2026 · 3.80 FIP 27 SW 3.80 22.9%8.0%3.0%.295 3.70 12.4%5.2%127 -0.10 3.17 269 83
Beck Wheeler R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 27 SW 4.41 24.9%14.5%2.9%.360 5.38 15.3%3.1%58 +0.97 3.46 173 83
Matt Ramsey R 2026 · 3.21 FIP 27 SU 3.21 24.2%9.6%1.7%.330 3.20 23.6%14.6%81 -0.01 2.42 125 83
Peyton Gray R 2025 · 4.26 FIP 26 SU 4.26 29.2%14.1%3.4%.307 4.26 104 83
Trevin Michael R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 27 SW 3.82 23.0%9.1%2.8%.230 2.68 149 83
Cole Sulser R 2026 · 3.54 FIP 27 SW 3.54 22.6%10.2%1.9%.321 2.87 28.2%18.4%140 -0.67 2.39 509 83
Nolan Clenney R 2026 · 4.81 FIP 27 SW 4.81 23.3%10.7%4.2%.341 4.59 17.2%7.5%71 -0.22 3.74 223 82

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
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.4M+0.3$1M+$1.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1.0M+$0.3M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $8M +$3M