Danny Watson P Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
+0.5 WAR
Age 25 RHP 6'7" / 230 lbs AAA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 0.4 · 2026
ERA4.31
FIP4.31
xFIP
SIERA
K%21.0%
BB%7.3%
K-BB%13.7%
IP52
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2026
K†5050

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
202120ATampa Tarpons3031624016.88
202221ATampa Tarpons380582646635318.5%15.6%1.4%4.014.31+0.4
202322AASomerset Patriots450632518225625.8%11.1%2.8%1.583.88+0.8
202423AASomerset Patriots320371602613513.2%8.9%3.7%5.065.14-0.1
202524AASomerset Patriots43057235578619.6%3.7%3.0%4.743.56+0.9
▸ 2026 Season
202625AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders405227305.06
ROS25MLBNYY52522184616721.0%7.3%3.0%4.314.31+0.4
2026 Total25MLBNYY572405319722.0%7.9%2.8%4.383.91+0.7
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBNYY52522184716721.4%7.5%3.0%4.304.29+0.4
202827MLBNYY51512174717721.6%7.6%3.1%4.304.30+0.4
202928MLBNYY50502134617721.7%7.8%3.1%4.324.33+0.4
203029MLBNYY49492094516721.6%7.9%3.1%4.354.37+0.3
203130MLBNYY48482024316621.4%8.0%3.2%4.404.44+0.3
203231MLBNYY46461954116621.1%8.1%3.3%4.474.51+0.2
203332MLBNYY44441873915620.9%8.3%3.3%4.554.60+0.2
203433MLBNYY42421793715620.6%8.4%3.4%4.644.69+0.1
203534MLBNYY40401703415620.2%8.6%3.5%4.744.80+0.1
203635MLBNYY38381603214619.8%8.9%3.6%4.854.93+0.0
203736MLBNYY36361502914619.4%9.1%3.8%4.985.06-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career1650223948190992420.0%10.5%2.5%3.874.12+3.0
/ 200 IP1480200849170892120.0%10.5%2.5%3.874.12+2.7

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
Danny Watson (OGILVIE) 4.31 21.0%7.3%3.0% 4.31 21.6%13.9%154 -0.00
Hunter Dollander R 2026 · 3.90 FIP 25 SW 3.90 19.2%5.7%3.1%.311 6.77 17.6%-0.7%51 +2.87 3.90 106 95
Casey Cobb R 2026 · 3.52 FIP 25 SW 3.52 21.8%6.2%2.7%.261 5.56 17.2%8.3%118 +2.04 3.52 191 90
Ryan Watson R 2026 · 4.17 FIP 25 SW 4.17 18.6%4.9%3.7%.342 5.44 13.1%5.4%98 +1.27 4.17 165 89
Trey Cobb R 2025 · 4.45 FIP 24 SW 4.45 18.3%4.9%4.2%.317 6.91 13.4%3.6%40 +2.46 3.95 192 89
Matt Carasiti R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 25 SW 3.68 22.2%7.6%2.7%.313 3.35 23.4%12.8%93 -0.33 2.78 312 88
Nick Merkel R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 22.8%7.1%3.5%.284 3.18 21.4%10.4%103 -0.81 3.13 179 88
Connor Schultz R 2026 · 3.89 FIP 25 SU 3.89 19.7%5.3%3.2%.283 3.52 18.5%12.1%89 -0.37 3.52 136 88
Mike Morin R 2026 · 3.47 FIP 25 SW 3.47 21.6%6.2%2.6%.291 3.76 16.4%11.2%176 +0.29 3.03 302 88
Reinier Roibal R 2027 · 3.11 FIP 26 SW 3.11 19.1%4.5%1.9%.262 4.36 16.9%9.8%35 +1.25 3.11 133 88
Colton Hock R 2026 · 3.77 FIP 25 SW 3.77 21.3%7.2%2.8%.304 3.84 17.7%11.7%60 +0.07 3.28 253 85
Yaya Chentouf R 2026 · 4.18 FIP 25 SW 4.18 21.7%6.8%3.7%.282 5.14 13.0%-1.8%29 +0.96 3.40 225 85
J.R. Graham R 2026 · 4.37 FIP 25 SW 4.37 18.7%7.4%3.5%.317 3.65 20.4%10.1%61 -0.72 3.31 125 85
John Brebbia R 2027 · 4.15 FIP 26 SW 4.15 18.6%6.6%3.3%.346 3.23 27.6%21.4%215 -0.92 2.96 523 85
James Farris R 2026 · 3.73 FIP 25 SW 3.73 24.4%6.6%3.4%.284 2.51 170 84
Josh Martin R 2026 · 3.10 FIP 25 SW 3.10 24.1%7.4%2.0%.257 2.97 20.7%13.6%124 -0.13 2.43 225 84
Logan Cozart R 2026 · 3.53 FIP 25 SW 3.53 18.3%5.6%2.3%.250 4.21 19.5%10.1%106 +0.68 3.53 316 84
Bryan Shaw R 2028 · 3.91 FIP 27 SW 3.91 20.4%6.8%3.0%.276 3.53 23.3%15.0%198 -0.38 2.86 596 84
Nelson Gonzalez R 2026 · 3.40 FIP 25 SW 3.40 19.6%7.7%1.8%.293 5.06 17.7%7.8%115 +1.66 3.40 258 84
Travis Hissong R 2026 · 3.02 FIP 25 SW 3.02 23.6%4.9%2.4%.256 4.13 20.3%6.8%50 +1.11 3.02 122 84
Jonathan Brand R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 25 SW 3.37 22.1%7.8%2.1%.274 3.37 134 84

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$0.8M+0.3$1M+$0.6M
2032Ext / FA-deal$1M+0.2$1.0M-$0.1M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.2$1.0M-$0.0M
Totals $5M $8M +$3M