James Hicks P Corpus Christi Hooks
+0.3 WAR
Age 25 RHP 6'2" / 190 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.3 · 2026
ERA4.51
FIP4.51
xFIP
SIERA
K%20.8%
BB%8.1%
K-BB%12.7%
IP56
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
2026
K†5050

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
202322ROKFCL Astros326246201.59
202423AACorpus Christi Hooks2512106459115291319.6%7.2%3.4%3.824.23+1.3
202524AACorpus Christi Hooks1110472064614718.1%7.5%3.7%5.594.56+0.2
▸ 2026 Season
202625AACorpus Christi Hooks331457113115.6%5.8%2.1%3.213.67+0.2
ROS25MLBHOU56562395019820.8%8.1%3.2%4.514.51+0.3
2026 Total25MLBHOU702966122920.5%7.5%2.9%4.254.34+0.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBHOU56562395119821.3%8.2%3.2%4.484.47+0.3
202827MLBHOU56562375120821.5%8.2%3.2%4.474.47+0.3
202928MLBHOU55552335019821.5%8.3%3.2%4.484.49+0.3
203029MLBHOU54542284919721.4%8.5%3.3%4.514.53+0.3
203130MLBHOU52522224719721.2%8.6%3.3%4.564.59+0.2
203231MLBHOU51512144519721.0%8.7%3.4%4.624.67+0.2
203332MLBHOU49492064318720.7%8.8%3.5%4.704.75+0.1
203433MLBHOU46461964018720.4%9.0%3.6%4.794.85+0.1
203534MLBHOU44441873717720.1%9.2%3.7%4.894.96-0.0
203635MLBHOU42421763517719.7%9.4%3.8%5.015.08-0.1
203736MLBHOU39391653216619.2%9.7%3.9%5.135.22-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career4227172746142542519.0%7.2%3.3%4.184.21+2.1
/ 200 IP4931200866165632919.0%7.2%3.3%4.184.21+2.5

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
James Hicks (OGILVIE) 4.51 20.8%8.1%3.2% 4.48 21.4%13.2%168 -0.03
Hunter Dollander R 2026 · 3.90 FIP 25 SW 3.90 19.2%5.7%3.1%.311 6.77 17.6%-0.7%51 +2.87 3.90 106 93
J.R. Graham R 2026 · 4.37 FIP 25 SW 4.37 18.7%7.4%3.5%.317 3.65 20.4%10.1%61 -0.72 3.31 125 91
Matt Carasiti R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 25 SW 3.68 22.2%7.6%2.7%.313 3.35 23.4%12.8%93 -0.33 2.78 312 91
Nick Merkel R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 22.8%7.1%3.5%.284 3.18 21.4%10.4%103 -0.81 3.13 179 89
Casey Cobb R 2026 · 3.52 FIP 25 SW 3.52 21.8%6.2%2.7%.261 5.56 17.2%8.3%118 +2.04 3.52 191 89
John Brebbia R 2027 · 4.15 FIP 26 SW 4.15 18.6%6.6%3.3%.346 3.23 27.6%21.4%215 -0.92 2.96 523 88
Austin Ross R 2025 · 4.42 FIP 24 SW 4.42 20.7%9.6%3.4%.281 5.22 21.2%5.7%55 +0.80 4.42 121 88
Nelson Gonzalez R 2026 · 3.40 FIP 25 SW 3.40 19.6%7.7%1.8%.293 5.06 17.7%7.8%115 +1.66 3.40 258 88
Shohei Tomioka R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 18.9%9.0%2.5%.311 4.41 17.3%3.8%141 +0.42 3.65 255 88
Ryan Watson R 2026 · 4.17 FIP 25 SW 4.17 18.6%4.9%3.7%.342 5.44 13.1%5.4%98 +1.27 4.17 165 87
Barrett Loseke R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 25 SW 4.41 21.7%10.1%3.4%.311 5.44 24.0%10.9%22 +1.03 4.41 152 87
Colton Hock R 2026 · 3.77 FIP 25 SW 3.77 21.3%7.2%2.8%.304 3.84 17.7%11.7%60 +0.07 3.28 253 87
Derek Gordon R 2026 · 4.59 FIP 25 SW 4.59 19.9%9.3%3.6%.315 4.59 146 87
Trey Cobb R 2025 · 4.45 FIP 24 SW 4.45 18.3%4.9%4.2%.317 6.91 13.4%3.6%40 +2.46 3.95 192 87
Roman Mendez R 2026 · 4.38 FIP 25 SU 4.38 19.1%8.1%3.4%.275 4.54 20.2%10.4%118 +0.16 4.12 230 86
Alex Phillips R 2025 · 3.26 FIP 24 SW 3.26 22.0%8.0%1.8%.263 4.60 23.2%14.6%72 +1.34 3.26 139 86
Mark McLaughlin R 2025 · 3.95 FIP 24 SW 3.95 20.6%8.3%2.8%.280 3.95 174 86
Bryan Shaw R 2028 · 3.91 FIP 27 SW 3.91 20.4%6.8%3.0%.276 3.53 23.3%15.0%198 -0.38 2.86 596 86
Seth Frankoff R 2027 · 4.02 FIP 26 SW 4.02 19.6%7.4%3.0%.312 4.24 20.0%11.3%177 +0.22 2.88 263 86
Yaya Chentouf R 2026 · 4.18 FIP 25 SW 4.18 21.7%6.8%3.7%.282 5.14 13.0%-1.8%29 +0.96 3.40 225 86

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
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2029
2029Arb-1$0.8M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.2$0.9M+$0.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.1$0.5M+$0.1M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $6M +$1M