David MershonSS
Rocket City Trash Pandas
Age 23
S/R
5'7" / 175 lbs
AA
HR -5%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
peak 0.4 · 2029
wRC+†36
AVG/OBP/SLG.187 / .269 / .273
PA320
HR4
SB11
K%32
BB%9
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
25→25
PWR
25→25
SPD
60→60
EYE
55↗60
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2029
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
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +0.4 | $2M | +$0.9M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +0.4 | $2M | +$0.9M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +0.3 | $1M | +$0.5M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | +0.1 | $0.5M | +$0.1M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $5M | — | — | — |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $9M | $3M | -$5M | ||
Why some years run red
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | AA | 2 teams | 184 | 166 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .217 | .278 | .253 | .531 | .036 | .327 | 32 | 7 | .234 | 37 | -13 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +5 | -0.5 |
| 2025 | 22 | AA | 4 teams | 451 | 394 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 150 | 4 | 39 | 4 | .145 | .243 | .195 | .438 | .051 | .228 | 33 | 10 | .200 | 12 | -45 | +6 | +0 | +5 | +13 | -2.2 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 23 | AA | Rocket City Trash Pandas | 36 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .097 | .176 | .097 | .273 | .000 | .125 | 25 | 8 | .148 | -28 | -5 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | -0.3 |
| ROS | 23 | MLB | LAA | 284 | 254 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 90 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .181 | .262 | .260 | .522 | .079 | .263 | 32 | 10 | .243 | 44 | -18 | +1 | +0 | +3 | +8 | -0.6 |
| TOT | 23 | MLB | LAA | 320 | 285 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 99 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .172 | .253 | .242 | .495 | .070 | .247 | 31 | 9 | .233 | 36 | -23 | +1 | +0 | +3 | +9 | -0.9 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 24 | MLB 11% | LAA | 436 | 387 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 124 | 3 | 12 | 2 | .194 | .279 | .295 | .574 | .101 | .261 | 28 | 10 | .261 | 58 | -21 | +2 | +0 | +5 | +12 | -0.2 |
| 2028 | 25 | MLB 26% | LAA | 466 | 413 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 130 | 3 | 13 | 2 | .199 | .285 | .305 | .590 | .107 | .265 | 28 | 10 | .270 | 65 | -18 | +2 | +0 | +5 | +13 | 0.2 |
| 2029 | 26 | MLB 44% | LAA | 484 | 429 | 86 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 134 | 3 | 13 | 2 | .200 | .287 | .310 | .597 | .110 | .267 | 28 | 10 | .275 | 69 | -17 | +2 | +0 | +5 | +14 | 0.4 |
| 2030 | 27 | MLB 59% | LAA | 489 | 433 | 87 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 135 | 3 | 12 | 2 | .201 | .288 | .312 | .600 | .111 | .267 | 28 | 10 | .277 | 70 | -17 | +2 | +0 | +5 | +14 | 0.4 |
| 2031 | 28 | MLB 69% | LAA | 487 | 431 | 86 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 135 | 3 | 12 | 2 | .200 | .287 | .309 | .596 | .109 | .267 | 28 | 10 | .275 | 69 | -17 | +2 | -1 | +5 | +14 | 0.3 |
| 2032 | 29 | MLB 77% | LAA | 479 | 423 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 134 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .199 | .288 | .310 | .598 | .111 | .266 | 28 | 10 | .273 | 67 | -18 | +2 | -1 | +5 | +14 | 0.1 |
| 2033 | 30 | MLB 95% | LAA | 470 | 415 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 133 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .195 | .285 | .299 | .584 | .104 | .264 | 28 | 10 | .270 | 65 | -19 | +2 | -2 | +5 | +13 | -0.1 |
| 2034 | 31 | MLB | LAA | 456 | 403 | 78 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 131 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .194 | .283 | .295 | .578 | .102 | .263 | 29 | 10 | .266 | 62 | -20 | +2 | -3 | +5 | +13 | -0.3 |
| 2035 | 32 | MLB | LAA | 438 | 387 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 128 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .189 | .278 | .284 | .562 | .096 | .261 | 29 | 10 | .262 | 59 | -21 | +2 | -4 | +5 | +12 | -0.5 |
| 2036 | 33 | MLB | LAA | 409 | 362 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 123 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .185 | .273 | .276 | .550 | .091 | .259 | 30 | 10 | .257 | 55 | -21 | +2 | -4 | +4 | +12 | -0.8 |
| 2037 | 34 | MLB | LAA | 364 | 322 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 112 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .180 | .269 | .267 | .536 | .087 | .257 | 31 | 10 | .250 | 50 | -21 | +1 | -5 | +4 | +10 | -1.0 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 5897 | 5219 | 996 | 191 | 21 | 89 | 595 | 1718 | 38 | 173 | 21 | .191 | .278 | .287 | .565 | .096 | .264 | 29 | 10 | .260 | 57 | -284 | +26 | -20 | +63 | +167 | -4.8 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 575 | 110 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 189 | 4 | 19 | 2 | .191 | .279 | .287 | .566 | .096 | .264 | 29 | 10 | .260 | 57 | -31 | +3 | -2 | +7 | +18 | -0.5 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | AA | Rocket City Trash Pandas | 130 | 114 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .254 | .331 | .298 | .629 | .044 | .341 | 24 | 9 | .287 | 77 | -3 | +1 | — | — | +4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 21 | INTL | Mesa Solar Sox | 54 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .263 | .472 | .395 | .866 | .132 | .333 | 17 | 26 | .395 | 161 | +4 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 22 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 57 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .122 | .232 | .163 | .395 | .041 | .200 | 33 | 12 | .194 | 7 | -6 | -1 | — | — | +2 | -0.5 |
| 2025 | 22 | AA | Rocket City Trash Pandas | 276 | 225 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 70 | 1 | 22 | 2 | .156 | .307 | .204 | .511 | .049 | .221 | 25 | 17 | .254 | 52 | -15 | +4 | — | — | +8 | -0.3 |
| 2025 | 22 | ROK | ACL Angels | 30 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .500 | .533 | .714 | 1.248 | .214 | .583 | 13 | 7 | .543 | 274 | +6 | +1 | — | — | +1 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 22 | INTL | Salt River Rafters | 88 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .230 | .435 | .295 | .730 | .066 | .283 | 19 | 23 | .345 | 122 | +2 | +2 | — | — | +2 | 0.7 |
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 |
| David Mershon (OGILVIE) | 23 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 60 | .187/.269/.273 | .086 | .277 | 4 | 9 | 32% | 9% | 51 | -0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Hayden Cantrelle 2022 · AA |
23 | 35 | 41→45 | 54→55 | 54 | .169/.297/.268 | .099 | .266 | 8 | 23 | 35% | 14% | 64 | -0.8 | .189/.306/.297 | .108 | .297 | 8 | 20 | 34% | 13% | 74 | -0.1 | .191/.310/.302 | .111 | .299 | 9 | 21 | 34% | 12% | 74 | -0.0 |
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✕Arquímedes Gamboa 2021 · AA |
23 | 38→43 | 36→40 | 50 | 45 | .180/.255/.246 | .066 | .273 | 3 | 13 | 33% | 9% | 37 | -2.6 | .198/.277/.295 | .097 | .290 | 9 | 14 | 32% | 10% | 59 | -1.1 | .195/.282/.288 | .093 | .289 | 8 | 15 | 32% | 10% | 56 | -0.7 |
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✕Roberto Caro 2017 · A |
23 | 44→39 | 37→40 | 55→60 | 44 | .206/.273/.285 | .079 | .298 | 3 | 15 | 30% | 8% | 54 | -1.4 | .213/.282/.289 | .076 | .316 | 3 | 22 | 30% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .210/.285/.286 | .076 | .304 | 2 | 32 | 29% | 8% | 59 | -0.7 |
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✕J.T. Arruda 2022 · A |
24 | 39→42 | 38→40 | 53→55 | 43 | .189/.254/.273 | .084 | .278 | 5 | 13 | 32% | 8% | 43 | -2.2 | .202/.277/.294 | .092 | .298 | 7 | 19 | 31% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .200/.277/.286 | .086 | .288 | 6 | 21 | 30% | 9% | 55 | -0.9 |
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✕Oliver Dominguez 2012 · A |
23 | 41 | 40 | 52→45 | 49 | .199/.274/.292 | .093 | .261 | 8 | 15 | 26% | 9% | 57 | -1.2 | .199/.264/.297 | .098 | .288 | 7 | 8 | 31% | 8% | 54 | -1.4 | .184/.244/.280 | .096 | .274 | 7 | 3 | 34% | 7% | 39 | -0.9 |
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✕Kaden Polcovich 2022 · AA |
23 | 39 | 46→45 | 54→55 | 45 | .196/.282/.327 | .131 | .279 | 14 | 17 | 33% | 9% | 71 | -0.3 | .195/.278/.316 | .121 | .271 | 12 | 17 | 31% | 9% | 66 | -0.6 | .183/.271/.296 | .112 | .254 | 11 | 19 | 30% | 9% | 55 | -0.8 |
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✕Gerard Hall 2011 · A |
23 | 42→40 | 37→40 | 49→50 | 45 | .200/.261/.277 | .077 | .275 | 4 | 12 | 28% | 8% | 47 | -1.9 | .215/.270/.300 | .085 | .301 | 3 | 10 | 27% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .228/.280/.318 | .090 | .321 | 0 | 8 | 27% | 6% | 62 | -0.5 |
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✕Corey Joyce 2022 · AA |
23 | 41 | 39→45 | 53→50 | 39 | .193/.262/.274 | .080 | .300 | 7 | 13 | 36% | 7% | 48 | -1.9 | .208/.307/.328 | .120 | .294 | 12 | 12 | 31% | 10% | 82 | +0.5 | .212/.315/.318 | .105 | .301 | 9 | 14 | 29% | 10% | 80 | +0.2 |
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✕Ramiro Rodriguez 2021 · AA |
23 | 42 | 40 | 50 | 50 | .204/.287/.297 | .093 | .275 | 8 | 18 | 27% | 10% | 64 | -0.8 | .198/.261/.293 | .095 | .307 | 9 | 11 | 36% | 7% | 52 | -1.6 | .146/.208/.211 | .065 | .238 | 7 | 8 | 40% | 6% | 5 | -1.2 |
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✕Rubendy Jaquez 2022 · A |
23 | 42→38 | 37→40 | 55 | 41 | .200/.249/.278 | .077 | .269 | 4 | 20 | 27% | 6% | 42 | -2.3 | .211/.253/.294 | .083 | .276 | 5 | 16 | 24% | 5% | 47 | -1.9 | .207/.235/.285 | .078 | .259 | 5 | 16 | 22% | 3% | 32 | -1.0 |
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✕Dylan Neuse 2023 · A |
24 | 37 | 39→40 | 49→50 | 44 | .183/.260/.264 | .081 | .271 | 8 | 14 | 33% | 9% | 45 | -2.1 | .205/.286/.296 | .091 | .292 | 7 | 13 | 29% | 9% | 63 | -0.8 | .211/.301/.305 | .094 | .293 | 5 | 13 | 27% | 10% | 72 | -0.1 |
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✕Terry Serrano 2009 · A |
22 | 41 | 35→30 | 50→55 | 45 | .193/.257/.255 | .062 | .261 | 3 | 15 | 26% | 7% | 40 | -2.4 | .210/.292/.281 | .071 | .312 | 3 | 15 | 30% | 10% | 62 | -0.9 | .210/.320/.274 | .064 | .324 | 2 | 21 | 31% | 13% | 69 | -0.2 |
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✕Yasel Antuna 2023 · AA |
23 | 37→35 | 44→45 | 48→50 | 47 | .188/.265/.299 | .111 | .257 | 12 | 13 | 30% | 9% | 56 | -1.3 | .186/.265/.284 | .098 | .270 | 9 | 13 | 32% | 9% | 53 | -1.5 | .142/.231/.224 | .082 | .210 | 8 | 12 | 34% | 9% | 22 | -1.5 |
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✕Mike Martin 2016 · A |
23 | 41 | 35→30 | 52→55 | 42 | .188/.277/.248 | .060 | .302 | 3 | 12 | 35% | 8% | 49 | -1.8 | .222/.280/.282 | .060 | .288 | 3 | 17 | 22% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .244/.292/.297 | .053 | .299 | 2 | 23 | 18% | 5% | 62 | -0.3 |
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✕Claudio Finol 2023 · AA |
23 | 39 | 38→40 | 49→45 | 40 | .187/.243/.265 | .078 | .259 | 5 | 8 | 29% | 6% | 37 | -2.7 | .205/.266/.297 | .092 | .292 | 8 | 10 | 31% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .195/.264/.279 | .084 | .281 | 10 | 12 | 32% | 7% | 48 | -0.5 |
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✕River Town 2022 · A |
23 | 44→38 | 37→40 | 53→50 | 43 | .207/.282/.284 | .077 | .293 | 3 | 12 | 28% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .211/.296/.319 | .108 | .266 | 10 | 15 | 23% | 8% | 75 | -0.0 | .206/.299/.306 | .100 | .254 | 9 | 15 | 21% | 9% | 71 | -0.2 |
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✕Dwayne Bailey 2011 · AAA |
24 | 42 | 35→30 | 53→50 | 41 | .199/.256/.254 | .055 | .291 | 2 | 14 | 31% | 6% | 38 | -2.6 | .218/.278/.286 | .068 | .315 | 3 | 12 | 29% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .227/.292/.289 | .061 | .331 | 2 | 11 | 29% | 7% | 59 | -0.7 |
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✕Braulio Vasquez 2022 · A |
23 | 40 | 40 | 54→65 | 40 | .192/.269/.282 | .090 | .299 | 8 | 28 | 36% | 7% | 53 | -1.5 | .216/.284/.315 | .099 | .302 | 7 | 27 | 29% | 7% | 67 | -0.5 | .225/.290/.320 | .095 | .304 | 4 | 32 | 25% | 7% | 66 | -0.3 |
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✕Jarryd Dale 2023 · AAA |
22 | 39→42 | 38→40 | 52→55 | 43 | .190/.257/.267 | .077 | .283 | 6 | 19 | 33% | 8% | 43 | -2.2 | .188/.255/.280 | .092 | .289 | 8 | 15 | 35% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .135/.177/.229 | .094 | .204 | 13 | 7 | 41% | 3% | -3 | -1.1 |
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✕Yeison Coca 2022 · AAA |
23 | 38→31 | 38→40 | 47→50 | 37 | .180/.235/.252 | .072 | .293 | 5 | 13 | 38% | 6% | 30 | -3.1 | .187/.248/.259 | .072 | .312 | 4 | 13 | 38% | 7% | 37 | -2.6 | .157/.226/.215 | .058 | .266 | 2 | 16 | 38% | 8% | 15 | -2.1 |