Rafael Sanchez P New Hampshire Fisher Cats
+0.6 WAR
Age 26 RHP 6'1" / 215 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 1.0 · 2027
ERA4.48
FIP4.48
xFIP
SIERA
K%18.1%
BB%8.5%
K-BB%9.6%
IP98
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.0peak
2027
K†4545

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
202222ADunedin Blue Jays1413592516016216.2%7.5%0.7%3.203.08+1.3
202323A+Vancouver Canadians2323114481119281318.8%6.7%2.7%4.263.83+1.9
202424AANew Hampshire Fisher Cats201910645310732718.3%8.0%1.7%3.643.51+2.2
202525AANew Hampshire Fisher Cats2519914107131714.0%8.3%2.3%5.544.22+1.0
▸ 2026 Season
202626MLBTOR18189841375351118.1%8.5%2.6%4.484.48+0.9
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202727MLBTOR181810142779361118.6%8.5%2.7%4.464.46+1.0
202828MLBTOR181810242981361218.8%8.5%2.7%4.464.47+1.0
202929MLBTOR18189942079361218.8%8.5%2.8%4.484.51+0.9
203030MLBTOR18189640776351218.7%8.6%2.9%4.524.56+0.8
203131MLBTOR17179339372341218.4%8.7%2.9%4.594.64+0.6
203232MLBTOR16168937769331118.2%8.8%3.0%4.674.72+0.5
203333MLBTOR16168536064321117.9%9.0%3.1%4.764.82+0.3
203434MLBTOR15158134260321117.5%9.2%3.2%4.864.93+0.2
203535MLBTOR14147632262281119.1%8.6%3.3%4.814.78+0.3
203636MLBTOR13137130156271018.7%8.9%3.4%4.874.91+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career827437015952721223217.0%7.6%2.0%4.233.72+6.6
/ 200 IP4440200861147661717.0%7.6%2.0%4.233.72+3.6

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
Rafael Sanchez (OGILVIE) 4.48 18.1%8.5%2.6% 4.48 18.7%10.2%302 -0.00
Tim Atherton R 2025 · 3.77 FIP 25 SP- 3.77 16.2%8.6%1.7%.291 3.77 101 92
Roberto Gómez R 2027 · 3.98 FIP 27 SP- 3.98 18.4%8.9%2.4%.315 5.24 13.8%4.9%18 +1.26 3.98 115 92
Aaron Northcraft R 2026 · 4.23 FIP 26 SP- 4.23 16.1%8.3%2.6%.309 3.32 24.1%13.4%34 -0.91 3.32 252 91
Nestor Molina R 2027 · 4.81 FIP 27 SP- 4.81 15.0%8.0%3.6%.304 3.61 17.0%10.2%289 -1.20 3.03 401 90
Hector Velázquez R 2026 · 4.31 FIP 26 SP- 4.31 15.0%8.7%2.5%.297 3.37 18.1%12.8%343 -0.94 2.78 536 89
Josh Roeder R 2026 · 4.72 FIP 26 SP- 4.72 15.1%8.7%3.3%.264 4.72 175 89
Sam Highfill R 2024 · 4.80 FIP 24 SP- 4.80 15.0%8.6%3.4%.305 4.80 106 88
Luke Irvine R 2027 · 4.31 FIP 27 SP- 4.31 13.4%9.8%2.0%.302 4.31 104 88
Brooks Hall R 2026 · 4.34 FIP 26 SP- 4.34 14.2%6.7%2.9%.284 3.45 13.6%6.2%55 -0.89 3.45 274 88
Marco Antonio Duarte R 2028 · 4.06 FIP 28 SP- 4.06 15.5%9.1%2.0%.306 4.65 9.0%-1.2%38 +0.59 4.06 203 88
Jared Mortensen R 2027 · 4.42 FIP 27 SP- 4.42 16.9%7.8%3.2%.287 5.02 20.9%2.1%72 +0.60 4.42 200 88
Wily Peralta R 2026 · 4.66 FIP 26 SP- 4.66 12.6%7.3%3.1%.314 4.44 18.5%8.4%312 -0.22 3.99 748 88
Hector Noesí R 2028 · 4.38 FIP 28 SP- 4.38 17.6%8.1%3.2%.261 4.38 250 87
Braydon Tucker R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 26 SP- 3.82 13.8%8.8%1.4%.268 3.24 211 87
Alex Wimmers R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 26 SP- 3.68 16.6%9.7%1.4%.324 3.69 21.5%12.1%114 +0.01 3.62 230 86
Justin De Fratus R 2027 · 3.80 FIP 27 SP- 3.80 18.8%8.3%2.3%.325 4.62 12.4%6.9%279 +0.82 3.80 500 86
Kyle Haynes R 2025 · 4.58 FIP 25 SP- 4.58 15.7%9.9%2.8%.324 4.06 240 86
Dustin Beggs R 2026 · 4.37 FIP 26 SP- 4.37 15.6%7.4%3.0%.329 5.09 11.3%3.6%48 +0.72 3.42 407 86
Shane Greene R 2026 · 4.54 FIP 26 SP- 4.54 13.0%6.6%3.1%.309 3.56 24.1%15.6%191 -0.98 2.84 484 86
Ryan Tapani R 2025 · 3.85 FIP 25 SP- 3.85 19.0%7.3%2.6%.331 5.58 20.8%10.6%47 +1.73 3.85 141 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
2029Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.9$4M+$3M
2030Pre-Arb$0.9M+0.8$4M+$3M
2031Pre-Arb$0.9M+0.6$3M+$2M
2032Arb-1$0.6M+0.5$2M+$2M
2033Arb-2$0.7M+0.3$1M+$0.8M
2034Arb-3$7M+0.2$1M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $5M $15M +$10M