Jonathan MejíaSS
Palm Beach Cardinals
Age 21
S/R
6'0" / 185 lbs
A
HR -7%K -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2036
peak 0.8 · 2031
wRC+†44
AVG/OBP/SLG.165 / .251 / .262
PA320
HR5
SB9
K%41
BB%9
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
20→20
PWR
35→35
SPD
55→55
EYE
55→55
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.8peak
2031
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2031
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2036
First FA Year 2037
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2030 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +0.8 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | +0.8 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +0.7 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $1M | +0.5 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $1M | +0.3 | $2M | +$0.6M |
| 2036 | Ext / FA-deal | $7M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $12M | $15M | +$3M | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | ROK | DSL Cardinals | 208 | 177 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .175 | .298 | .305 | .603 | .130 | .269 | 34 | 10 | .271 | 66 | -8 | -0 | +0 | +2 | +6 | -0.0 |
| 2023 | 18 | ROK | 2 teams | 164 | 143 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 68 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .105 | .215 | .161 | .376 | .056 | .187 | 41 | 11 | .184 | -1 | -19 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +5 | -1.1 |
| 2024 | 19 | ROK | FCL Cardinals | 205 | 185 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 72 | 4 | 18 | 4 | .211 | .281 | .297 | .578 | .086 | .327 | 35 | 7 | .256 | 54 | -11 | +2 | +0 | +2 | +6 | -0.1 |
| 2025 | 20 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 324 | 285 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 151 | 2 | 18 | 4 | .140 | .237 | .232 | .468 | .091 | .273 | 47 | 10 | .216 | 24 | -28 | +2 | +0 | +3 | +9 | -1.4 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 21 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 69 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .167 | .275 | .333 | .609 | .167 | .258 | 39 | 13 | .242 | 43 | -4 | -1 | +0 | +1 | +2 | -0.3 |
| ROS | 21 | MLB | STL | 251 | 222 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 103 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .162 | .253 | .261 | .514 | .099 | .277 | 41 | 10 | .244 | 45 | -16 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +7 | -0.6 |
| TOT | 21 | MLB | STL | 320 | 282 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 130 | 2 | 9 | 7 | .163 | .258 | .277 | .534 | .113 | .272 | 41 | 11 | .243 | 44 | -20 | -1 | +0 | +3 | +9 | -0.9 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 22 | MLB 11% | STL | 371 | 325 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 126 | 3 | 10 | 5 | .178 | .274 | .298 | .573 | .120 | .261 | 34 | 11 | .264 | 60 | -17 | +0 | +0 | +4 | +11 | -0.2 |
| 2028 | 23 | MLB 28% | STL | 443 | 388 | 72 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 144 | 4 | 12 | 5 | .186 | .282 | .312 | .594 | .126 | .265 | 33 | 11 | .274 | 68 | -16 | +0 | +0 | +5 | +13 | 0.2 |
| 2029 | 24 | MLB 45% | STL | 490 | 429 | 82 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 155 | 4 | 12 | 6 | .191 | .287 | .324 | .611 | .133 | .267 | 32 | 11 | .281 | 73 | -15 | +0 | +0 | +5 | +14 | 0.4 |
| 2030 | 25 | MLB 60% | STL | 516 | 448 | 88 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 162 | 5 | 13 | 6 | .196 | .295 | .337 | .633 | .141 | .268 | 31 | 11 | .285 | 76 | -14 | +0 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 0.7 |
| 2031 | 26 | MLB 77% | STL | 530 | 460 | 91 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 166 | 5 | 13 | 6 | .198 | .297 | .341 | .638 | .143 | .269 | 31 | 11 | .287 | 78 | -13 | +0 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 0.8 |
| 2032 | 27 | MLB | STL | 534 | 463 | 91 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 168 | 5 | 12 | 5 | .197 | .297 | .339 | .636 | .143 | .269 | 31 | 11 | .287 | 78 | -13 | +0 | +0 | +6 | +15 | 0.8 |
| 2033 | 28 | MLB | STL | 532 | 460 | 90 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 62 | 168 | 5 | 11 | 5 | .196 | .298 | .339 | .637 | .143 | .268 | 32 | 12 | .286 | 77 | -14 | +0 | -1 | +6 | +15 | 0.7 |
| 2034 | 29 | MLB | STL | 524 | 453 | 87 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 61 | 167 | 5 | 11 | 5 | .192 | .295 | .327 | .622 | .135 | .267 | 32 | 12 | .284 | 75 | -15 | +0 | -1 | +6 | +15 | 0.5 |
| 2035 | 30 | MLB | STL | 515 | 446 | 85 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 166 | 4 | 10 | 4 | .191 | .292 | .325 | .617 | .135 | .265 | 32 | 12 | .281 | 73 | -16 | +0 | -2 | +6 | +15 | 0.3 |
| 2036 | 31 | MLB | STL | 501 | 434 | 82 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 163 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .189 | .290 | .320 | .611 | .131 | .263 | 33 | 12 | .277 | 70 | -17 | +0 | -3 | +5 | +14 | -0.0 |
| 2037 | 32 | MLB | STL | 483 | 420 | 77 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 160 | 4 | 7 | 4 | .183 | .285 | .310 | .595 | .126 | .262 | 33 | 12 | .272 | 66 | -18 | -0 | -4 | +5 | +14 | -0.3 |
| 2038 | 33 | MLB | STL | 454 | 395 | 72 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 154 | 4 | 6 | 4 | .182 | .284 | .306 | .590 | .124 | .260 | 34 | 11 | .267 | 62 | -19 | -0 | -4 | +5 | +13 | -0.6 |
| 2039 | 34 | MLB | STL | 408 | 355 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 142 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .172 | .274 | .282 | .556 | .110 | .258 | 35 | 12 | .261 | 58 | -19 | -0 | -5 | +4 | +12 | -0.9 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 7453 | 6488 | 1197 | 188 | 67 | 166 | 829 | 2505 | 75 | 185 | 77 | .184 | .284 | .311 | .595 | .126 | .267 | 34 | 11 | .271 | 66 | -288 | +6 | -20 | +80 | +211 | -1.0 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 566 | 104 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 72 | 218 | 7 | 16 | 7 | .184 | .284 | .307 | .591 | .124 | .267 | 34 | 11 | .271 | 66 | -25 | +0 | -2 | +7 | +18 | -0.1 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | ROK | DSL Cardinals | 208 | 165 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .267 | .418 | .479 | .897 | .212 | .348 | 23 | 16 | .401 | 165 | +15 | -0 | — | — | +6 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 18 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 33 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .107 | .242 | .143 | .385 | .036 | .167 | 30 | 12 | .201 | 12 | -3 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.2 |
| 2023 | 18 | ROK | FCL Cardinals | 131 | 104 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .173 | .331 | .288 | .619 | .115 | .242 | 28 | 18 | .292 | 82 | -3 | +1 | — | — | +4 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 19 | ROK | FCL Cardinals | 205 | 174 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 52 | 4 | 18 | 4 | .299 | .399 | .425 | .824 | .126 | .405 | 25 | 12 | .370 | 141 | +10 | +2 | — | — | +6 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 20 | A | Palm Beach Cardinals | 324 | 273 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 106 | 2 | 18 | 4 | .183 | .305 | .308 | .613 | .125 | .270 | 33 | 14 | .283 | 75 | -9 | +2 | — | — | +9 | 0.2 |
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 |
| Jonathan Mejía (OGILVIE) | 21 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 55 | .165/.251/.262 | .097 | .281 | 5 | 9 | 41% | 9% | 41 | -1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Frankeny Fernandez 2017 · A |
20 | 37 | 38→40 | 54→60 | 42 | .177/.252/.256 | .078 | .282 | 5 | 19 | 36% | 8% | 39 | -2.5 | .189/.255/.265 | .076 | .277 | 5 | 11 | 31% | 7% | 42 | -2.3 | .172/.238/.215 | .043 | .239 | 3 | 6 | 27% | 7% | 20 | -1.1 |
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✕Luis Alexander Basabe 2018 · A |
21 | 40→41 | 41→45 | 53→50 | 38 | .196/.247/.297 | .102 | .286 | 8 | 15 | 34% | 6% | 46 | -2.0 | .197/.259/.301 | .104 | .308 | 10 | 14 | 37% | 7% | 53 | -1.5 | .189/.259/.295 | .106 | .303 | 11 | 14 | 39% | 8% | 49 | -1.0 |
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✕Nerwilian Cedeño 2023 · A |
21 | 42→34 | 43→45 | 51→50 | 44 | .203/.280/.321 | .117 | .309 | 10 | 15 | 35% | 9% | 67 | -0.5 | .191/.255/.298 | .107 | .283 | 10 | 11 | 34% | 7% | 51 | -1.7 | .179/.237/.275 | .096 | .257 | 9 | 10 | 33% | 6% | 35 | -1.5 |
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✕Viandel Pena 2023 · A |
22 | 38→39 | 39→40 | 54→55 | 39 | .183/.242/.268 | .085 | .293 | 6 | 17 | 38% | 7% | 37 | -2.6 | .194/.255/.268 | .074 | .293 | 4 | 18 | 32% | 8% | 42 | -2.3 | .193/.253/.263 | .070 | .279 | 3 | 19 | 30% | 7% | 36 | -1.4 |
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✕Jamari Baylor 2023 · A |
22 | 40 | 42→45 | 50→55 | 41 | .172/.280/.276 | .105 | .337 | 10 | 18 | 46% | 10% | 58 | -1.2 | .187/.287/.297 | .110 | .339 | 11 | 16 | 43% | 10% | 66 | -0.6 | .170/.275/.273 | .103 | .306 | 12 | 18 | 43% | 10% | 53 | -0.5 |
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✕Alexander Vargas 2023 · A |
21 | 34→40 | 40→45 | 49→55 | 36 | .174/.228/.260 | .087 | .275 | 8 | 19 | 39% | 6% | 29 | -3.2 | .179/.219/.278 | .099 | .258 | 9 | 18 | 33% | 4% | 29 | -3.2 | .181/.217/.282 | .101 | .243 | 8 | 21 | 29% | 4% | 27 | -2.1 |
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✕Brenny Escanio 2023 · A |
20 | 37→36 | 41→40 | 51→55 | 46 | .181/.269/.282 | .101 | .270 | 8 | 16 | 33% | 10% | 54 | -1.4 | .180/.256/.247 | .067 | .291 | 4 | 15 | 36% | 9% | 38 | -2.6 | .167/.244/.223 | .056 | .274 | 3 | 17 | 37% | 9% | 24 | -1.9 |
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✕Rudy van Heydoorn 2010 · A |
21 | 33 | 41→45 | 41→50 | 41 | .168/.252/.259 | .091 | .262 | 9 | 8 | 37% | 8% | 41 | -2.3 | .197/.275/.307 | .110 | .307 | 11 | 5 | 36% | 9% | 63 | -0.9 | .204/.303/.338 | .134 | .292 | 14 | 2 | 32% | 11% | 83 | +0.2 |
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✕Junior Perez 2022 · A |
21 | 38 | 44→45 | 53→55 | 36 | .179/.246/.295 | .117 | .318 | 11 | 16 | 44% | 8% | 46 | -2.0 | .184/.257/.299 | .115 | .319 | 12 | 23 | 42% | 8% | 53 | -1.5 | .172/.245/.284 | .112 | .290 | 12 | 29 | 42% | 8% | 41 | -1.8 |
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✕Jase Bowen 2022 · A |
21 | 37→40 | 42→45 | 53→55 | 35 | .184/.244/.282 | .097 | .281 | 10 | 12 | 37% | 5% | 43 | -2.2 | .196/.251/.317 | .121 | .287 | 14 | 16 | 35% | 5% | 54 | -1.4 | .198/.249/.325 | .127 | .276 | 15 | 22 | 33% | 5% | 52 | -1.2 |
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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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✕Cole Roederer 2021 · A |
21 | 38→33 | 43→45 | 51→50 | 43 | .192/.259/.300 | .108 | .274 | 11 | 13 | 33% | 8% | 53 | -1.5 | .205/.268/.319 | .114 | .301 | 12 | 12 | 34% | 7% | 62 | -0.9 | .179/.252/.298 | .118 | .265 | 14 | 11 | 36% | 8% | 49 | -1.0 |
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✕Christian Cairo 2022 · A |
21 | 39→47 | 40 | 52→60 | 45 | .186/.279/.272 | .086 | .285 | 7 | 15 | 34% | 9% | 56 | -1.3 | .195/.294/.278 | .083 | .290 | 6 | 17 | 31% | 11% | 63 | -0.8 | .215/.301/.289 | .073 | .310 | 4 | 35 | 29% | 9% | 66 | -0.3 |
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✕Payton Henry 2018 · A |
21 | 40→31 | 41→45 | 46→30 | 38 | .191/.255/.294 | .102 | .304 | 8 | 4 | 38% | 7% | 50 | -1.7 | .187/.253/.289 | .102 | .316 | 10 | 2 | 41% | 6% | 48 | -1.9 | .246/.293/.382 | .135 | .322 | 19 | 1 | 29% | 4% | 83 | +0.2 |
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✕Iverson Leonardo 2023 · A |
21 | 37 | 44→50 | 49→50 | 40 | .188/.259/.305 | .117 | .281 | 12 | 9 | 36% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .194/.278/.291 | .097 | .346 | 7 | 8 | 42% | 9% | 59 | -1.1 | .146/.273/.221 | .075 | .359 | 3 | 4 | 52% | 12% | 39 | -0.5 |
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✕Anderson Tejeda 2019 · A |
21 | 39→38 | 43→45 | 50 | 35 | .194/.238/.308 | .113 | .299 | 10 | 8 | 38% | 5% | 45 | -2.1 | .191/.239/.309 | .118 | .323 | 12 | 14 | 42% | 6% | 46 | -2.0 | .143/.198/.249 | .107 | .264 | 13 | 18 | 49% | 6% | 11 | -1.9 |
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✕Flemin Bautista 2021 · A |
21 | 39 | 44→50 | 50 | 41 | .191/.260/.307 | .116 | .296 | 11 | 12 | 37% | 8% | 55 | -1.4 | .188/.252/.280 | .092 | .310 | 8 | 5 | 39% | 7% | 45 | -2.1 | .140/.209/.215 | .075 | .232 | 7 | 0 | 40% | 7% | 10 | -1.4 |
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✕Tucker Mitchell 2023 · A |
22 | 38 | 43→50 | 51→45 | 35 | .183/.259/.287 | .104 | .311 | 11 | 11 | 42% | 6% | 51 | -1.7 | .198/.263/.310 | .112 | .287 | 13 | 7 | 34% | 6% | 58 | -1.2 | .185/.242/.280 | .095 | .261 | 13 | 5 | 33% | 5% | 38 | -1.0 |
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✕C.J. Beatty 2010 · A |
21 | 41 | 41→50 | 51→40 | 41 | .201/.256/.299 | .098 | .284 | 9 | 9 | 31% | 7% | 51 | -1.7 | .211/.273/.328 | .117 | .294 | 10 | 5 | 29% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .207/.273/.340 | .134 | .281 | 11 | 2 | 29% | 8% | 65 | -0.4 |
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✕Allan Castro 2023 · A |
20 | 38→43 | 40→45 | 54→50 | 40 | .186/.249/.285 | .099 | .276 | 6 | 8 | 33% | 6% | 44 | -2.1 | .202/.269/.315 | .113 | .278 | 9 | 12 | 29% | 8% | 61 | -1.0 | .202/.273/.316 | .115 | .271 | 10 | 14 | 28% | 8% | 60 | -0.8 |