Austin CharlesSS
Quad Cities River Bandits
Age 22
R/R
6'5" / 215 lbs
A+
HR -5%BB +4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035
peak 0.9 · 2030
wRC+†76
AVG/OBP/SLG.185 / .244 / .286
PA267
HR5
SB14
K%36
BB%6
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
20↗30
PWR
30↗50
SPD
55→55
FLD
40↗50
EYE
44↘30
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.0peak
2030
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2030
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2035
First FA Year 2036
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2030 | |||
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +0.9 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +0.9 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | +0.8 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1M | +0.6 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $1M | +0.4 | $2M | +$0.7M |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +0.2 | $1M | +$0.1M |
| Totals | $6M | $18M | +$12M | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | A | Columbia Fireflies | 296 | 269 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 108 | 3 | 12 | 3 | .178 | .227 | .264 | .491 | .086 | .277 | 36 | 5 | .213 | 21 | -26 | +1 | +0 | +3 | +8 | -1.4 |
| 2024 | 20 | A | Columbia Fireflies | 481 | 429 | 80 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 184 | 14 | 36 | 7 | .186 | .262 | .282 | .544 | .096 | .296 | 38 | 6 | .242 | 43 | -31 | +4 | +0 | +5 | +14 | -0.8 |
| 2025 | 21 | A+ | 2 teams | 247 | 225 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 11 | 5 | .164 | .213 | .240 | .453 | .076 | .238 | 34 | 6 | .194 | 7 | -26 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +7 | -1.7 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 22 | A+ | Quad Cities River Bandits | 55 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .319 | .407 | .511 | .918 | .191 | .400 | 20 | 11 | .382 | 150 | +3 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +2 | 0.7 |
| ROS | 22 | MLB | KC | 212 | 193 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 72 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .202 | .267 | .321 | .588 | .119 | .292 | 34 | 7 | .259 | 57 | -10 | +1 | -0 | +2 | +6 | -0.1 |
| TOT | 22 | MLB | KC | 267 | 240 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 83 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .225 | .295 | .358 | .654 | .133 | .320 | 31 | 7 | .285 | 76 | -7 | +2 | -0 | +3 | +8 | 0.5 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 23 | MLB 7% | KC | 306 | 278 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 99 | 4 | 11 | 2 | .209 | .274 | .331 | .605 | .122 | .291 | 32 | 7 | .268 | 63 | -13 | +1 | -1 | +3 | +9 | -0.0 |
| 2028 | 24 | MLB 17% | KC | 388 | 352 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 122 | 5 | 13 | 2 | .213 | .281 | .344 | .624 | .131 | .293 | 31 | 7 | .280 | 72 | -12 | +2 | -1 | +4 | +11 | 0.4 |
| 2029 | 25 | MLB 25% | KC | 435 | 394 | 85 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 134 | 6 | 13 | 2 | .216 | .285 | .353 | .638 | .137 | .294 | 31 | 7 | .287 | 78 | -11 | +2 | -1 | +5 | +12 | 0.7 |
| 2030 | 26 | MLB 35% | KC | 463 | 419 | 91 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 141 | 6 | 13 | 2 | .217 | .287 | .356 | .643 | .138 | .295 | 30 | 8 | .291 | 81 | -10 | +2 | -1 | +5 | +13 | 0.9 |
| 2031 | 27 | MLB 43% | KC | 476 | 429 | 93 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 146 | 7 | 12 | 2 | .217 | .290 | .359 | .649 | .142 | .295 | 31 | 8 | .291 | 81 | -10 | +2 | -1 | +5 | +13 | 0.9 |
| 2032 | 28 | MLB 46% | KC | 479 | 431 | 93 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 148 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .216 | .290 | .357 | .647 | .142 | .294 | 31 | 8 | .290 | 80 | -11 | +2 | -2 | +5 | +14 | 0.8 |
| 2033 | 29 | MLB 49% | KC | 474 | 427 | 91 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 148 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .213 | .287 | .349 | .636 | .136 | .294 | 31 | 8 | .288 | 79 | -11 | +2 | -2 | +5 | +13 | 0.6 |
| 2034 | 30 | MLB 52% | KC | 467 | 421 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 147 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .211 | .284 | .347 | .631 | .135 | .292 | 31 | 8 | .285 | 76 | -13 | +1 | -3 | +5 | +13 | 0.4 |
| 2035 | 31 | MLB 62% | KC | 455 | 410 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 145 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .210 | .283 | .341 | .625 | .132 | .291 | 32 | 8 | .281 | 73 | -14 | +2 | -4 | +5 | +13 | 0.2 |
| 2036 | 32 | MLB 73% | KC | 438 | 394 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 142 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .206 | .280 | .332 | .613 | .127 | .289 | 32 | 8 | .276 | 70 | -15 | +1 | -4 | +5 | +12 | -0.1 |
| 2037 | 33 | MLB 83% | KC | 409 | 369 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 135 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .201 | .273 | .322 | .596 | .122 | .287 | 33 | 8 | .271 | 66 | -16 | +1 | -5 | +4 | +12 | -0.4 |
| 2038 | 34 | MLB 94% | KC | 365 | 329 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 124 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .195 | .268 | .310 | .578 | .116 | .285 | 34 | 8 | .265 | 61 | -16 | +1 | -6 | +4 | +10 | -0.7 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 6391 | 5769 | 1184 | 232 | 31 | 142 | 469 | 2078 | 89 | 185 | 29 | .205 | .275 | .330 | .605 | .125 | .290 | 33 | 7 | .272 | 66 | -245 | +25 | -31 | +68 | +181 | -0.1 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 587 | 120 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 211 | 9 | 19 | 3 | .204 | .275 | .327 | .602 | .123 | .289 | 32 | 7 | .272 | 66 | -25 | +3 | -3 | +7 | +18 | -0.0 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | A | Columbia Fireflies | 296 | 261 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 73 | 3 | 12 | 3 | .230 | .297 | .356 | .654 | .126 | .297 | 25 | 7 | .285 | 76 | -8 | +1 | — | — | +8 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 20 | A | Columbia Fireflies | 481 | 409 | 105 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 124 | 14 | 36 | 7 | .257 | .357 | .386 | .744 | .130 | .338 | 26 | 10 | .334 | 113 | +7 | +4 | — | — | +14 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 21 | A+ | Quad Cities River Bandits | 232 | 205 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 60 | 0 | 11 | 5 | .205 | .272 | .298 | .570 | .093 | .267 | 26 | 8 | .252 | 51 | -13 | +0 | — | — | +7 | -0.6 |
| 2025 | 21 | ROK | ACL Royals | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 | .067 | .300 | 33 | 0 | .206 | 16 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +0 | -0.1 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Austin Charles (OGILVIE) | 22 | 20→30 | 30→50 | 55 | 30 | .185/.244/.286 | .101 | .279 | 5 | 8 | 36% | 6% | 44 | -1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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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✕Stone Garrett 2019 · A |
23 | 35→37 | 40→60 | 50 | 28 | .172/.209/.264 | .092 | .300 | 8 | 11 | 44% | 4% | 21 | -3.7 | .197/.234/.329 | .132 | .302 | 15 | 15 | 39% | 3% | 50 | -1.8 | .220/.282/.390 | .169 | .299 | 21 | 11 | 32% | 7% | 85 | +0.4 |
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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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✕Narciso Crook 2017 · A |
22 | 38→43 | 42→55 | 52→50 | 34 | .194/.230/.300 | .106 | .280 | 10 | 11 | 34% | 4% | 40 | -2.4 | .207/.256/.324 | .117 | .303 | 11 | 10 | 34% | 5% | 57 | -1.2 | .199/.278/.357 | .158 | .302 | 19 | 15 | 38% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Ismael Alcantara 2021 · A |
22 | 42→30 | 38→45 | 56→50 | 41 | .197/.266/.279 | .082 | .311 | 5 | 16 | 36% | 8% | 50 | -1.7 | .214/.271/.343 | .129 | .318 | 13 | 13 | 35% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .203/.261/.318 | .115 | .298 | 12 | 16 | 35% | 6% | 54 | -0.8 |
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✕Jase Bowen 2023 · A |
22 | 39→40 | 44→45 | 54→55 | 35 | .194/.253/.305 | .111 | .299 | 13 | 14 | 38% | 6% | 52 | -1.6 | .200/.252/.326 | .126 | .285 | 15 | 18 | 34% | 5% | 57 | -1.2 | .198/.249/.325 | .127 | .276 | 15 | 22 | 33% | 5% | 52 | -1.2 |
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✕Juan Uriarte 2021 · A |
23 | 38 | 41→45 | 48→30 | 32 | .190/.229/.285 | .095 | .284 | 9 | 6 | 36% | 4% | 36 | -2.7 | .195/.244/.278 | .083 | .290 | 6 | 6 | 33% | 4% | 40 | -2.4 | .151/.199/.200 | .049 | .234 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 2% | -2 | -1.2 |
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✕Jordyn Adams 2022 · A |
22 | 39→41 | 40→45 | 51→60 | 37 | .187/.247/.273 | .085 | .307 | 8 | 15 | 40% | 7% | 40 | -2.4 | .194/.252/.287 | .093 | .306 | 8 | 28 | 37% | 6% | 46 | -2.0 | .194/.256/.310 | .116 | .294 | 12 | 32 | 36% | 7% | 52 | -1.3 |
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✕Johan Mieses 2016 · A |
21 | 41→32 | 45→55 | 53→50 | 39 | .208/.253/.334 | .126 | .273 | 12 | 15 | 28% | 5% | 59 | -1.1 | .188/.236/.349 | .161 | .267 | 20 | 5 | 37% | 5% | 56 | -1.3 | .194/.269/.375 | .181 | .237 | 26 | 7 | 31% | 7% | 74 | -0.0 |
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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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✕Sean Coyle 2013 · A |
21 | 37→36 | 45→50 | 54→50 | 38 | .192/.253/.319 | .127 | .271 | 12 | 13 | 33% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .204/.262/.355 | .151 | .295 | 18 | 14 | 36% | 6% | 69 | -0.4 | .197/.258/.362 | .165 | .284 | 22 | 15 | 38% | 7% | 67 | -0.3 |
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✕Nelson Velázquez 2021 · A |
22 | 44→38 | 40→60 | 48→50 | 36 | .209/.254/.300 | .091 | .325 | 8 | 8 | 37% | 6% | 50 | -1.8 | .210/.263/.382 | .172 | .311 | 22 | 14 | 38% | 6% | 77 | +0.1 | .200/.270/.389 | .189 | .255 | 26 | 12 | 33% | 8% | 79 | +0.2 |
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✕Jake Rogers 2017 · A |
22 | 44→40 | 41→55 | 51→45 | 38 | .208/.270/.309 | .102 | .325 | 9 | 8 | 37% | 7% | 60 | -1.0 | .199/.266/.335 | .136 | .274 | 15 | 9 | 32% | 7% | 66 | -0.6 | .206/.283/.412 | .206 | .265 | 29 | 1 | 33% | 8% | 91 | +0.6 |
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✕James Simmons 2008 · A |
22 | 38 | 39→55 | 51→55 | 36 | .179/.240/.272 | .093 | .300 | 6 | 11 | 40% | 6% | 37 | -2.6 | .189/.238/.281 | .092 | .321 | 7 | 16 | 41% | 5% | 38 | -2.6 | .201/.260/.367 | .165 | .357 | 23 | 18 | 47% | 7% | 68 | -0.2 |
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✕Pedruin Bautista 2006 · A |
22 | 40 | 38→40 | 50→60 | 34 | .194/.230/.275 | .081 | .287 | 4 | 10 | 33% | 4% | 32 | -3.0 | .196/.273/.269 | .073 | .277 | 3 | 17 | 28% | 8% | 51 | -1.7 | .190/.288/.262 | .072 | .257 | 2 | 25 | 24% | 10% | 54 | -0.6 |
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✕Steven Baron 2014 · A |
23 | 36 | 40→45 | 52→50 | 36 | .183/.218/.281 | .098 | .255 | 7 | 9 | 31% | 4% | 30 | -3.1 | .212/.258/.297 | .085 | .293 | 5 | 9 | 28% | 6% | 50 | -1.7 | .233/.289/.308 | .075 | .313 | 4 | 8 | 25% | 7% | 63 | -0.4 |
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✕Fabian Pertuz 2023 · A |
22 | 39→35 | 41→40 | 49→55 | 34 | .191/.234/.284 | .092 | .286 | 8 | 9 | 35% | 4% | 37 | -2.6 | .177/.227/.268 | .091 | .270 | 9 | 12 | 36% | 5% | 30 | -3.1 | .148/.203/.232 | .084 | .229 | 9 | 13 | 38% | 5% | 9 | -2.3 |
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✕Brewer Hicklen 2018 · A |
22 | 46→41 | 42→55 | 54→60 | 38 | .214/.276/.324 | .110 | .332 | 8 | 15 | 36% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .211/.268/.350 | .139 | .325 | 16 | 24 | 38% | 5% | 70 | -0.3 | .193/.279/.373 | .180 | .281 | 22 | 38 | 37% | 8% | 79 | +0.2 |
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✕Blaze Alexander 2022 · A |
23 | 38→48 | 42→50 | 52→50 | 39 | .185/.256/.288 | .103 | .292 | 11 | 14 | 38% | 7% | 49 | -1.8 | .218/.290/.354 | .136 | .331 | 15 | 11 | 36% | 7% | 81 | +0.4 | .220/.308/.345 | .126 | .328 | 13 | 10 | 34% | 8% | 84 | +0.4 |
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✕Carson Blair 2012 · A |
22 | 37 | 42→50 | 46→30 | 35 | .178/.236/.279 | .101 | .318 | 10 | 4 | 45% | 7% | 38 | -2.6 | .189/.256/.311 | .122 | .305 | 11 | 5 | 39% | 8% | 55 | -1.4 | .192/.271/.336 | .144 | .315 | 14 | 1 | 40% | 9% | 65 | -0.3 |