Jake CunninghamOF
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Age 24
R/R
6'3" / 205 lbs
A+
HR +13%BB +8%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035
wRC+†56
AVG/OBP/SLG.171 / .240 / .258
PA219
HR3
SB9
K%40
BB%7
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
25→25
PWR
30→30
SPD
60→60
EYE
45→45
trajectory · 10 yrs
-0.5peak
2028
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 | — | — | — |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $-4M | $-30M | -$26M | ||
Underwater contract
Projected production over the remaining contract is worth -$26M less than the salary owed. Most often this reflects an aging-curve fade that was visible at signing — the team paid a premium for the early years.
Projected production over the remaining contract is worth -$26M less than the salary owed. Most often this reflects an aging-curve fade that was visible at signing — the team paid a premium for the early years.
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 | 21 | A | Delmarva Shorebirds | 44 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .179 | .273 | .282 | .555 | .103 | .250 | 32 | 11 | .254 | 53 | -2 | +0 | +0 | -0 | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | 22 | A | 3 teams | 372 | 339 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 150 | 5 | 30 | 5 | .177 | .242 | .245 | .487 | .068 | .298 | 40 | 6 | .219 | 26 | -31 | +4 | +0 | -2 | +11 | -1.9 |
| 2025 | 23 | A+ | Aberdeen IronBirds | 271 | 249 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 117 | 2 | 24 | 6 | .149 | .212 | .213 | .425 | .064 | .265 | 43 | 7 | .195 | 7 | -28 | +2 | +0 | -2 | +8 | -2.0 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 24 | A+ | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 47 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .277 | .489 | .765 | .244 | .364 | 43 | 4 | .330 | 111 | +1 | +0 | +0 | -0 | +1 | 0.2 |
| ROS | 24 | MLB | SD | 172 | 157 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 69 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .178 | .241 | .280 | .521 | .102 | .290 | 40 | 7 | .239 | 41 | -11 | +1 | +0 | -1 | +5 | -0.7 |
| TOT | 24 | MLB | SD | 219 | 202 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 89 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .193 | .249 | .327 | .576 | .134 | .306 | 41 | 6 | .259 | 56 | -11 | +1 | +0 | -1 | +6 | -0.5 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 25 | MLB 10% | SD | 264 | 240 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 91 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .196 | .263 | .312 | .576 | .117 | .283 | 34 | 8 | .261 | 58 | -12 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +7 | -0.6 |
| 2028 | 26 | MLB 25% | SD | 332 | 300 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 111 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | .271 | .323 | .594 | .123 | .284 | 33 | 8 | .268 | 63 | -14 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +9 | -0.5 |
| 2029 | 27 | MLB 43% | SD | 367 | 332 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 121 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .202 | .272 | .325 | .597 | .123 | .285 | 33 | 8 | .271 | 65 | -14 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +10 | -0.5 |
| 2030 | 28 | MLB 57% | SD | 388 | 351 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 128 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .199 | .270 | .319 | .589 | .120 | .284 | 33 | 8 | .271 | 66 | -15 | +1 | -1 | -2 | +11 | -0.6 |
| 2031 | 29 | MLB 74% | SD | 393 | 355 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 130 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .200 | .272 | .318 | .590 | .118 | .283 | 33 | 8 | .269 | 64 | -16 | +2 | -1 | -2 | +11 | -0.7 |
| 2032 | 30 | MLB 92% | SD | 395 | 357 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 133 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .196 | .268 | .314 | .582 | .118 | .282 | 34 | 8 | .266 | 62 | -17 | +1 | -2 | -2 | +11 | -0.9 |
| 2033 | 31 | MLB | SD | 386 | 349 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 131 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .192 | .264 | .301 | .565 | .109 | .280 | 34 | 8 | .262 | 59 | -18 | +1 | -3 | -2 | +11 | -1.1 |
| 2034 | 32 | MLB | SD | 370 | 334 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 128 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .192 | .264 | .302 | .567 | .111 | .279 | 35 | 8 | .257 | 55 | -19 | +1 | -4 | -2 | +10 | -1.3 |
| 2035 | 33 | MLB | SD | 342 | 308 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 120 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .188 | .263 | .295 | .558 | .107 | .277 | 35 | 8 | .252 | 51 | -19 | +1 | -4 | -2 | +10 | -1.5 |
| 2036 | 34 | MLB | SD | 300 | 271 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 108 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .185 | .256 | .292 | .547 | .107 | .275 | 36 | 8 | .246 | 46 | -18 | +1 | -5 | -2 | +8 | -1.6 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4396 | 3981 | 756 | 133 | 14 | 89 | 342 | 1551 | 36 | 149 | 24 | .190 | .260 | .297 | .558 | .108 | .282 | 35 | 8 | .254 | 52 | -236 | +20 | -20 | -26 | +125 | -14.0 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 589 | 112 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 229 | 5 | 22 | 4 | .190 | .261 | .297 | .558 | .107 | .282 | 35 | 8 | .254 | 52 | -35 | +3 | -3 | -4 | +18 | -2.1 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | A | Delmarva Shorebirds | 44 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .229 | .386 | .343 | .729 | .114 | .292 | 23 | 20 | .343 | 120 | +1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 22 | A+ | Aberdeen IronBirds | 78 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .268 | .325 | .310 | .635 | .042 | .365 | 26 | 6 | .289 | 79 | -2 | +1 | — | — | +2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 22 | A | Delmarva Shorebirds | 268 | 231 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 85 | 4 | 20 | 2 | .208 | .312 | .312 | .624 | .104 | .308 | 32 | 12 | .288 | 79 | -7 | +3 | — | — | +8 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 22 | INTL | Surprise Saguaros | 26 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .391 | .440 | .652 | 1.092 | .261 | .467 | 27 | 8 | .457 | 208 | +3 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 23 | A+ | Aberdeen IronBirds | 271 | 238 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 90 | 2 | 24 | 6 | .206 | .297 | .303 | .600 | .097 | .313 | 33 | 11 | .276 | 70 | -9 | +2 | — | — | +8 | 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 |
| Jake Cunningham (OGILVIE) | 24 | 25 | 30 | 60 | 45 | .171/.240/.258 | .087 | .284 | 3 | 8 | 40% | 7% | 35 | -1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Jawuan Harris 2021 · A |
24 | 37→29 | 40 | 54→55 | 42 | .174/.266/.267 | .093 | .296 | 7 | 18 | 40% | 9% | 49 | -1.8 | .176/.259/.258 | .082 | .367 | 6 | 21 | 48% | 9% | 43 | -2.2 | .094/.199/.138 | .045 | .243 | 2 | 38 | 56% | 10% | -13 | -1.7 |
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✕Ashton Creal 2023 · A |
24 | 39 | 41→40 | 54→55 | 39 | .186/.263/.286 | .100 | .298 | 8 | 21 | 38% | 7% | 52 | -1.6 | .189/.265/.279 | .090 | .337 | 8 | 16 | 43% | 7% | 51 | -1.7 | .129/.221/.176 | .047 | .295 | 7 | 12 | 53% | 7% | 4 | -1.1 |
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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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✕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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✕Alerick Soularie 2023 · A |
24 | 40 | 44→45 | 53→60 | 45 | .197/.277/.310 | .114 | .292 | 11 | 16 | 34% | 9% | 64 | -0.8 | .198/.281/.314 | .116 | .292 | 13 | 25 | 34% | 9% | 67 | -0.5 | .178/.270/.288 | .111 | .256 | 14 | 39 | 34% | 9% | 55 | -0.5 |
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✕Jordyn Adams 2023 · AA |
23 | 40→41 | 38→45 | 57→60 | 36 | .188/.243/.264 | .076 | .303 | 6 | 23 | 38% | 6% | 36 | -2.7 | .199/.258/.305 | .106 | .306 | 10 | 30 | 36% | 7% | 53 | -1.5 | .194/.256/.310 | .116 | .294 | 12 | 32 | 36% | 7% | 52 | -1.3 |
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✕Bradlee Beesley 2022 · AA |
24 | 41 | 44→50 | 54→60 | 37 | .199/.259/.318 | .119 | .313 | 12 | 19 | 38% | 6% | 58 | -1.2 | .202/.269/.329 | .127 | .302 | 12 | 25 | 35% | 7% | 66 | -0.6 | .193/.269/.328 | .135 | .286 | 12 | 34 | 35% | 7% | 61 | -0.5 |
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✕Alfredo Reyes 2018 · A |
24 | 38 | 36→30 | 56→55 | 33 | .185/.221/.249 | .064 | .291 | 4 | 22 | 37% | 4% | 21 | -3.7 | .205/.267/.272 | .067 | .342 | 5 | 24 | 38% | 7% | 49 | -1.8 | .203/.283/.257 | .054 | .350 | 5 | 31 | 39% | 9% | 49 | -0.8 |
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✕Ryan Metzler 2017 · A |
24 | 38 | 38→40 | 53→50 | 33 | .168/.235/.247 | .079 | .329 | 5 | 13 | 47% | 7% | 29 | -3.2 | .190/.244/.270 | .080 | .302 | 6 | 13 | 37% | 6% | 38 | -2.6 | .187/.240/.260 | .072 | .277 | 7 | 14 | 33% | 6% | 31 | -1.0 |
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✕Champ Stuart 2017 · AA |
24 | 38→39 | 38→30 | 58→60 | 34 | .173/.235/.244 | .071 | .321 | 6 | 25 | 45% | 7% | 28 | -3.2 | .182/.249/.266 | .084 | .323 | 7 | 30 | 42% | 8% | 40 | -2.4 | .162/.238/.241 | .078 | .279 | 8 | 41 | 41% | 8% | 27 | -1.4 |
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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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✕Thomas Jones 2022 · A |
24 | 37→36 | 41→45 | 51→50 | 37 | .180/.258/.276 | .097 | .287 | 9 | 16 | 38% | 6% | 47 | -1.9 | .177/.258/.293 | .116 | .316 | 12 | 13 | 44% | 7% | 52 | -1.6 | .120/.214/.252 | .132 | .232 | 16 | 10 | 52% | 8% | 23 | -1.4 |
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✕Ray-Patrick Didder 2019 · AA |
24 | 42→46 | 38→45 | 54→60 | 39 | .197/.273/.275 | .078 | .297 | 5 | 21 | 33% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .187/.267/.270 | .083 | .297 | 6 | 23 | 36% | 7% | 50 | -1.8 | .195/.280/.308 | .112 | .279 | 12 | 28 | 32% | 8% | 62 | -0.6 |
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✕Brandon Thomas 2015 · A |
24 | 37 | 41→40 | 54→55 | 39 | .183/.252/.277 | .094 | .281 | 9 | 17 | 36% | 7% | 44 | -2.1 | .188/.253/.276 | .088 | .323 | 7 | 15 | 41% | 7% | 44 | -2.1 | .145/.214/.200 | .055 | .297 | 3 | 18 | 48% | 7% | 5 | -1.2 |
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✕Nick Meyer 2021 · A |
24 | 36 | 36→40 | 52→50 | 41 | .176/.234/.238 | .062 | .249 | 4 | 15 | 30% | 6% | 26 | -3.4 | .211/.280/.295 | .084 | .276 | 8 | 14 | 25% | 8% | 60 | -1.0 | .207/.282/.288 | .080 | .266 | 10 | 16 | 25% | 8% | 57 | -0.6 |
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✕Aaron Whitefield 2021 · AA |
24 | 36→45 | 37→40 | 53→60 | 33 | .174/.223/.241 | .068 | .291 | 4 | 24 | 40% | 5% | 21 | -3.7 | .207/.263/.304 | .097 | .318 | 8 | 31 | 35% | 6% | 55 | -1.4 | .204/.263/.306 | .102 | .311 | 9 | 38 | 35% | 7% | 54 | -0.7 |
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✕Justin Lavey 2023 · A |
25 | 39 | 40 | 57→55 | 34 | .183/.234/.273 | .090 | .319 | 8 | 17 | 43% | 6% | 35 | -2.8 | .196/.244/.284 | .088 | .324 | 7 | 16 | 39% | 6% | 42 | -2.3 | .187/.217/.248 | .061 | .297 | 5 | 20 | 38% | 3% | 15 | -0.7 |
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✕Bryce Teodosio 2023 · AA |
24 | 38→43 | 45→40 | 54→60 | 33 | .177/.246/.289 | .113 | .332 | 13 | 23 | 48% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .190/.252/.291 | .101 | .315 | 9 | 26 | 40% | 6% | 48 | -1.9 | .194/.253/.290 | .096 | .306 | 7 | 32 | 36% | 5% | 45 | -1.3 |
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✕Rudy Martin Jr. 2021 · AAA |
25 | 36 | 41→45 | 55→60 | 34 | .178/.235/.273 | .095 | .297 | 9 | 25 | 41% | 6% | 36 | -2.7 | .215/.292/.332 | .117 | .329 | 14 | 25 | 36% | 9% | 76 | +0.0 | .220/.298/.337 | .116 | .314 | 13 | 41 | 32% | 9% | 74 | -0.0 |
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✕Joe Suozzi 2023 · A |
25 | 40 | 44→45 | 53→50 | 33 | .192/.259/.306 | .114 | .322 | 12 | 14 | 42% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .212/.281/.310 | .098 | .332 | 10 | 10 | 37% | 7% | 65 | -0.7 | .228/.297/.311 | .083 | .342 | 9 | 8 | 33% | 7% | 69 | -0.3 |