Esteban Mejia3B
Hickory Crawdads
Age 21
R/R
5'11" / 165 lbs
A
K +3%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2036
peak 0.9 · 2031
wRC+†52
AVG/OBP/SLG.196 / .265 / .285
PA319
HR5
SB7
K%32
BB%7
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
45→45
PWR
30→30
SPD
50→50
EYE
45↗50
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.9peak
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 | Pre-Arb | $0.9M | +0.9 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2032 | Pre-Arb | $0.9M | +0.8 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2033 | Pre-Arb | $1.0M | +0.8 | $4M | +$3M |
| 2034 | Arb-1 | $1M | +0.6 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2035 | Arb-2 | $1M | +0.3 | $2M | +$0.6M |
| 2036 | Arb-3 | $0.6M | +0.1 | $0.5M | +$0.0M (cut) |
| Totals | $5M | $17M | +$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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | ROK | DSL TEX Red | 145 | 135 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .274 | .524 | .074 | .239 | 16 | 4 | .229 | 33 | -11 | +3 | +0 | +1 | +4 | -0.4 |
| 2023 | 18 | ROK | ACL Rangers | 137 | 127 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .157 | .213 | .220 | .434 | .063 | .260 | 39 | 7 | .193 | 6 | -15 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +4 | -1.0 |
| 2024 | 19 | A | 2 teams | 323 | 295 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 123 | 6 | 18 | 3 | .186 | .255 | .278 | .533 | .092 | .302 | 38 | 7 | .236 | 39 | -22 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +9 | -1.0 |
| 2025 | 20 | A | 2 teams | 322 | 294 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 90 | 3 | 13 | 7 | .190 | .256 | .248 | .505 | .058 | .261 | 28 | 7 | .232 | 36 | -23 | -0 | +0 | +1 | +9 | -1.4 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 21 | A | Hickory Crawdads | 37 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .270 | .273 | .543 | .091 | .312 | 43 | 11 | .246 | 46 | -2 | -0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | -0.1 |
| ROS | 21 | MLB | TEX | 282 | 255 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .196 | .268 | .282 | .550 | .086 | .287 | 33 | 8 | .254 | 52 | -15 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +8 | -0.6 |
| TOT | 21 | MLB | TEX | 319 | 288 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 109 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .194 | .268 | .281 | .549 | .087 | .291 | 34 | 8 | .253 | 52 | -17 | -0 | +0 | +1 | +9 | -0.8 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 22 | MLB 11% | TEX | 370 | 330 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 104 | 4 | 8 | 3 | .212 | .292 | .321 | .613 | .109 | .280 | 28 | 9 | .275 | 69 | -13 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +10 | -0.1 |
| 2028 | 23 | MLB 28% | TEX | 442 | 395 | 86 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 121 | 4 | 10 | 4 | .218 | .296 | .339 | .635 | .122 | .281 | 27 | 9 | .284 | 76 | -12 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +13 | 0.2 |
| 2029 | 24 | MLB 45% | TEX | 490 | 436 | 94 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 131 | 5 | 10 | 4 | .216 | .298 | .335 | .633 | .119 | .282 | 27 | 9 | .290 | 80 | -11 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +14 | 0.5 |
| 2030 | 25 | MLB 60% | TEX | 516 | 457 | 100 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 137 | 5 | 11 | 4 | .219 | .301 | .341 | .643 | .123 | .283 | 27 | 9 | .294 | 83 | -10 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +15 | 0.8 |
| 2031 | 26 | MLB 77% | TEX | 530 | 468 | 104 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 52 | 140 | 5 | 11 | 4 | .222 | .307 | .350 | .657 | .128 | .284 | 26 | 10 | .296 | 85 | -9 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +15 | 0.9 |
| 2032 | 27 | MLB 92% | TEX | 534 | 470 | 104 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 142 | 6 | 10 | 4 | .221 | .308 | .349 | .657 | .128 | .284 | 27 | 10 | .296 | 85 | -9 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +15 | 0.8 |
| 2033 | 28 | MLB | TEX | 532 | 469 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 142 | 5 | 10 | 3 | .220 | .306 | .348 | .653 | .128 | .283 | 27 | 10 | .295 | 84 | -10 | +1 | -1 | +2 | +15 | 0.8 |
| 2034 | 29 | MLB | TEX | 524 | 462 | 100 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 142 | 5 | 9 | 3 | .216 | .303 | .338 | .640 | .121 | .282 | 27 | 10 | .293 | 82 | -10 | +1 | -1 | +2 | +15 | 0.6 |
| 2035 | 30 | MLB | TEX | 515 | 453 | 98 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 141 | 5 | 8 | 3 | .216 | .304 | .340 | .644 | .124 | .281 | 27 | 10 | .290 | 80 | -12 | +0 | -2 | +2 | +15 | 0.3 |
| 2036 | 31 | MLB | TEX | 501 | 441 | 94 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 139 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .213 | .300 | .331 | .631 | .118 | .279 | 28 | 10 | .286 | 77 | -13 | +1 | -3 | +2 | +14 | 0.1 |
| 2037 | 32 | MLB | TEX | 483 | 427 | 89 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 137 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .208 | .296 | .321 | .617 | .112 | .278 | 28 | 10 | .281 | 74 | -14 | +0 | -4 | +2 | +14 | -0.2 |
| 2038 | 33 | MLB | TEX | 454 | 402 | 83 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 132 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .206 | .293 | .316 | .609 | .109 | .276 | 29 | 10 | .276 | 69 | -16 | +1 | -4 | +2 | +13 | -0.5 |
| 2039 | 34 | MLB | TEX | 408 | 361 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 122 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .199 | .286 | .302 | .588 | .102 | .274 | 30 | 10 | .270 | 65 | -16 | +0 | -5 | +1 | +12 | -0.8 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 7508 | 6677 | 1405 | 228 | 31 | 153 | 694 | 2113 | 77 | 168 | 54 | .210 | .292 | .323 | .615 | .112 | .281 | 28 | 9 | .279 | 72 | -242 | +12 | -20 | +27 | +213 | -1.0 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 578 | 122 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 183 | 7 | 15 | 5 | .211 | .293 | .324 | .617 | .112 | .283 | 28 | 9 | .279 | 72 | -21 | +1 | -2 | +2 | +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 TEX Red | 145 | 131 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .267 | .333 | .374 | .707 | .107 | .302 | 11 | 7 | .317 | 101 | +0 | +3 | — | — | +4 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 18 | ROK | ACL Rangers | 137 | 121 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .240 | .316 | .339 | .655 | .099 | .322 | 25 | 10 | .296 | 84 | -2 | +1 | — | — | +4 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 19 | A | Down East Wood Ducks | 186 | 166 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .217 | .301 | .313 | .614 | .096 | .304 | 28 | 9 | .284 | 75 | -5 | +1 | — | — | +5 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 19 | ROK | ACL Rangers | 137 | 118 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .331 | .419 | .525 | .945 | .195 | .444 | 26 | 12 | .414 | 175 | +12 | +1 | — | — | +4 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 20 | A+ | Hub City Spartanburgers | 68 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .105 | .239 | .123 | .362 | .018 | .167 | 32 | 13 | .189 | 3 | -7 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.5 |
| 2025 | 20 | A | Hickory Crawdads | 254 | 220 | 59 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 11 | 7 | .268 | .364 | .373 | .736 | .105 | .316 | 17 | 12 | .336 | 115 | +4 | -1 | — | — | +7 | 1.1 |
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 |
| Esteban Mejia (OGILVIE) | 21 | 45 | 30 | 50 | 50 | .196/.265/.285 | .089 | .284 | 5 | 7 | 32% | 7% | 52 | -0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Jenner Emeterio 2013 · A |
20 | 45 | 38→30 | 48→60 | 46 | .214/.278/.298 | .084 | .285 | 5 | 12 | 26% | 8% | 60 | -1.0 | .216/.302/.277 | .061 | .288 | 3 | 24 | 23% | 10% | 66 | -0.6 | .216/.317/.260 | .044 | .285 | 1 | 34 | 22% | 12% | 65 | -0.3 |
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✕Cutter Dykstra 2010 · A |
21 | 41→51 | 40 | 47→55 | 43 | .200/.262/.286 | .086 | .275 | 8 | 11 | 29% | 7% | 50 | -1.7 | .221/.280/.298 | .077 | .304 | 6 | 16 | 27% | 7% | 60 | -1.0 | .236/.303/.323 | .087 | .313 | 6 | 16 | 25% | 8% | 75 | -0.0 |
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✕Guillermo Pimentel 2010 · A |
20 | 42 | 38→40 | 49→55 | 44 | .200/.281/.272 | .073 | .296 | 6 | 16 | 32% | 8% | 56 | -1.3 | .200/.259/.281 | .081 | .332 | 7 | 9 | 39% | 6% | 47 | -1.9 | .171/.216/.243 | .071 | .295 | 8 | 2 | 43% | 4% | 17 | -1.1 |
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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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✕Ramon Soto 2009 · AAA |
21 | 44 | 42→30 | 51→45 | 44 | .220/.275/.323 | .103 | .279 | 11 | 12 | 25% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .233/.277/.301 | .068 | .286 | 5 | 8 | 19% | 5% | 59 | -1.1 | .272/.316/.326 | .054 | .333 | 2 | 7 | 18% | 5% | 78 | +0.1 |
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✕James Harris 2015 · A |
21 | 40→50 | 41→40 | 48→50 | 40 | .197/.249/.289 | .093 | .274 | 9 | 11 | 31% | 6% | 46 | -2.0 | .224/.286/.316 | .092 | .315 | 7 | 13 | 29% | 7% | 68 | -0.5 | .234/.300/.325 | .090 | .326 | 6 | 15 | 28% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Jorge Alcantara 2013 · A |
21 | 43 | 41→45 | 50 | 43 | .204/.273/.304 | .100 | .299 | 8 | 11 | 32% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .191/.262/.285 | .094 | .292 | 6 | 14 | 34% | 8% | 50 | -1.7 | .147/.226/.244 | .097 | .221 | 6 | 25 | 34% | 8% | 24 | -0.9 |
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✕Yeison Santana 2022 · A |
21 | 44 | 38→30 | 45→55 | 39 | .206/.265/.282 | .076 | .318 | 5 | 10 | 35% | 7% | 50 | -1.7 | .218/.286/.280 | .062 | .312 | 3 | 15 | 28% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .226/.306/.267 | .041 | .308 | 2 | 22 | 25% | 9% | 60 | -0.5 |
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●Maikel Garcia 2021 · A |
21 | 42→52 | 35→45 | 51→60 | 42 | .199/.256/.260 | .061 | .288 | 3 | 15 | 30% | 7% | 40 | -2.4 | .242/.301/.339 | .097 | .311 | 6 | 24 | 22% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .251/.312/.364 | .113 | .295 | 9 | 27 | 17% | 8% | 88 | +1.0 |
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✕Kier Meredith 2022 · A |
22 | 43 | 37→30 | 51→60 | 45 | .202/.271/.271 | .070 | .286 | 4 | 11 | 29% | 8% | 50 | -1.7 | .211/.307/.281 | .070 | .293 | 4 | 26 | 27% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .229/.340/.278 | .049 | .305 | 3 | 35 | 22% | 10% | 80 | +0.1 |
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✕Imbewer Alvarez 2007 · A |
21 | 42 | 39→40 | 45→55 | 37 | .199/.254/.291 | .092 | .307 | 6 | 8 | 35% | 6% | 48 | -1.9 | .213/.277/.298 | .085 | .301 | 6 | 15 | 29% | 7% | 60 | -1.0 | .216/.288/.295 | .079 | .292 | 7 | 22 | 26% | 7% | 60 | -0.3 |
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✕Adrian Abreu 2012 · A |
21 | 40 | 38→40 | 47→55 | 47 | .192/.263/.275 | .082 | .250 | 5 | 9 | 24% | 8% | 48 | -1.9 | .212/.292/.300 | .088 | .255 | 8 | 17 | 19% | 9% | 67 | -0.5 | .209/.299/.290 | .080 | .241 | 9 | 25 | 16% | 10% | 66 | -0.2 |
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✕Alexander Campos 2021 · A |
21 | 44 | 37→40 | 50→45 | 38 | .194/.259/.269 | .076 | .338 | 4 | 9 | 41% | 7% | 45 | -2.1 | .214/.298/.303 | .089 | .299 | 7 | 5 | 28% | 9% | 71 | -0.3 | .211/.309/.291 | .080 | .290 | 8 | 4 | 27% | 11% | 71 | -0.1 |
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✕Jonathan Ornelas 2021 · A |
21 | 41→51 | 39→45 | 50 | 41 | .200/.257/.289 | .089 | .276 | 6 | 11 | 29% | 6% | 49 | -1.8 | .224/.274/.329 | .105 | .305 | 11 | 10 | 29% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .228/.286/.328 | .100 | .313 | 11 | 12 | 29% | 6% | 68 | -0.4 |
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✕Danny Bautista Jr. 2022 · A |
21 | 42→50 | 39→40 | 50 | 42 | .199/.263/.293 | .094 | .286 | 5 | 8 | 31% | 7% | 53 | -1.5 | .221/.275/.305 | .084 | .276 | 5 | 11 | 21% | 5% | 60 | -1.0 | .227/.279/.302 | .075 | .271 | 5 | 13 | 17% | 5% | 58 | -0.8 |
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✕Mauricio Dubón 2015 · A |
21 | 45→55 | 37→45 | 50→55 | 38 | .209/.264/.286 | .077 | .303 | 4 | 12 | 31% | 5% | 50 | -1.7 | .248/.289/.332 | .084 | .301 | 5 | 20 | 19% | 5% | 72 | -0.2 | .262/.299/.376 | .114 | .288 | 10 | 6 | 13% | 4% | 87 | +0.6 |
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✕Nick Sinay 2016 · A |
22 | 45 | 38→30 | 47→60 | 44 | .209/.293/.289 | .080 | .301 | 5 | 10 | 30% | 8% | 66 | -0.6 | .205/.323/.262 | .057 | .283 | 3 | 22 | 26% | 8% | 74 | -0.1 | .191/.330/.228 | .036 | .270 | 2 | 30 | 25% | 9% | 66 | -0.3 |
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✕Myles Straw 2016 · A |
21 | 46→56 | 35→40 | 51→60 | 43 | .212/.270/.277 | .065 | .305 | 2 | 17 | 30% | 7% | 50 | -1.7 | .259/.319/.323 | .064 | .350 | 1 | 24 | 24% | 8% | 82 | +0.5 | .264/.336/.326 | .063 | .338 | 2 | 39 | 20% | 9% | 88 | +0.8 |
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✕Corey Joyce 2021 · A |
22 | 44 | 40→45 | 50 | 40 | .212/.268/.307 | .095 | .307 | 8 | 8 | 32% | 6% | 58 | -1.2 | .203/.290/.313 | .110 | .295 | 11 | 12 | 32% | 9% | 70 | -0.3 | .212/.315/.318 | .105 | .301 | 9 | 14 | 29% | 10% | 80 | +0.2 |
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✕Omar Guerra 2008 · A |
21 | 42 | 35→30 | 48→50 | 45 | .196/.276/.253 | .057 | .261 | 3 | 9 | 24% | 7% | 49 | -1.8 | .219/.315/.275 | .056 | .270 | 2 | 12 | 18% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .229/.342/.268 | .039 | .277 | 0 | 15 | 15% | 5% | 79 | +0.1 |