Jacob BurkeOF
Winston-Salem Dash
Age 25
R/R
5'11" / 208 lbs
A+
BB +6%HR -6%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035
wRC+†56
AVG/OBP/SLG.198 / .267 / .281
PA268
HR3
SB9
K%30
BB%6
MLB%0%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
35→35
PWR
30→30
SPD
55→55
EYE
42↘35
trajectory · 10 yrs
-0.3peak
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 | $-3M | $-29M | -$25M | ||
Underwater contract
Projected production over the remaining contract is worth -$25M 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 -$25M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 | A | 2 teams | 114 | 99 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .202 | .307 | .283 | .590 | .081 | .302 | 31 | 5 | .272 | 66 | -4 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +3 | -0.2 |
| 2023 | 22 | A+ | 3 teams | 490 | 436 | 97 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 151 | 22 | 24 | 7 | .222 | .305 | .333 | .638 | .110 | .321 | 31 | 6 | .281 | 73 | -15 | +2 | +0 | -3 | +14 | -0.2 |
| 2024 | 23 | AA | 2 teams | 274 | 250 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 96 | 5 | 24 | 3 | .156 | .224 | .184 | .408 | .028 | .252 | 35 | 6 | .189 | 3 | -30 | +4 | +0 | -2 | +8 | -2.1 |
| 2025 | 24 | AA | 2 teams | 283 | 252 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 78 | 9 | 14 | 6 | .194 | .264 | .258 | .522 | .063 | .263 | 28 | 5 | .236 | 39 | -20 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +8 | -1.3 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 25 | A+ | 2 teams | 37 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .297 | .294 | .591 | .059 | .381 | 35 | 5 | .273 | 67 | -1 | +0 | +0 | -0 | +1 | -0.0 |
| ROS | 25 | MLB | CWS | 231 | 209 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 71 | 6 | 8 | 2 | .211 | .279 | .301 | .581 | .091 | .290 | 31 | 6 | .255 | 54 | -12 | +1 | +0 | -1 | +7 | -0.6 |
| TOT | 25 | MLB | CWS | 268 | 243 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 84 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .214 | .282 | .300 | .582 | .086 | .312 | 31 | 6 | .258 | 56 | -13 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +8 | -0.7 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 26 | MLB 10% | CWS | 313 | 282 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 85 | 7 | 10 | 2 | .213 | .284 | .312 | .596 | .099 | .286 | 27 | 7 | .272 | 66 | -12 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +9 | -0.4 |
| 2028 | 27 | MLB 25% | CWS | 350 | 315 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 95 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .219 | .291 | .324 | .615 | .105 | .286 | 27 | 7 | .276 | 69 | -12 | +1 | +0 | -2 | +10 | -0.3 |
| 2029 | 28 | MLB 37% | CWS | 374 | 336 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 101 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .217 | .291 | .318 | .610 | .101 | .286 | 27 | 7 | .277 | 70 | -13 | +1 | -1 | -2 | +11 | -0.4 |
| 2030 | 29 | MLB 47% | CWS | 381 | 342 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 104 | 8 | 9 | 2 | .213 | .288 | .313 | .601 | .099 | .286 | 27 | 7 | .276 | 70 | -13 | +1 | -1 | -2 | +11 | -0.5 |
| 2031 | 30 | MLB 55% | CWS | 384 | 345 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 106 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .212 | .286 | .310 | .596 | .099 | .284 | 28 | 7 | .273 | 67 | -14 | +1 | -2 | -2 | +11 | -0.7 |
| 2032 | 31 | MLB 66% | CWS | 374 | 336 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 104 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .211 | .286 | .310 | .595 | .098 | .283 | 28 | 7 | .269 | 64 | -15 | +1 | -3 | -2 | +11 | -0.9 |
| 2033 | 32 | MLB 75% | CWS | 359 | 323 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 102 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .204 | .278 | .294 | .572 | .090 | .281 | 28 | 7 | .265 | 61 | -16 | +1 | -4 | -2 | +10 | -1.1 |
| 2034 | 33 | MLB 83% | CWS | 331 | 297 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 96 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .202 | .277 | .286 | .564 | .084 | .280 | 29 | 7 | .260 | 57 | -16 | +1 | -4 | -2 | +9 | -1.2 |
| 2035 | 34 | MLB 89% | CWS | 288 | 260 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 86 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .196 | .269 | .273 | .542 | .077 | .278 | 30 | 7 | .253 | 52 | -16 | +1 | -5 | -2 | +8 | -1.4 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4546 | 4082 | 845 | 157 | 14 | 61 | 307 | 1310 | 118 | 143 | 32 | .207 | .282 | .297 | .579 | .090 | .287 | 29 | 7 | .263 | 60 | -208 | +16 | -20 | -27 | +129 | -11.2 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 584 | 121 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 187 | 17 | 20 | 5 | .207 | .283 | .298 | .581 | .091 | .286 | 29 | 7 | .263 | 60 | -30 | +2 | -3 | -4 | +18 | -1.6 | ||
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 | 21 | A | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 92 | 78 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .269 | .380 | .410 | .791 | .141 | .351 | 22 | 7 | .361 | 135 | +4 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 21 | ROK | ACL White Sox | 22 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .556 | 1.010 | .222 | .385 | 18 | 14 | .446 | 199 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 22 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 236 | 203 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 52 | 11 | 10 | 4 | .281 | .379 | .394 | .773 | .113 | .367 | 22 | 9 | .352 | 127 | +7 | +0 | — | — | +7 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 22 | A | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 149 | 127 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .315 | .416 | .512 | .928 | .197 | .400 | 22 | 10 | .412 | 173 | +12 | +1 | — | — | +4 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 22 | INTL | Glendale Desert Dogs | 105 | 91 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .253 | .346 | .407 | .753 | .154 | .351 | 30 | 9 | .338 | 117 | +2 | +1 | — | — | +3 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 23 | AA | Birmingham Barons | 256 | 223 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 67 | 5 | 24 | 2 | .193 | .291 | .229 | .520 | .036 | .274 | 26 | 10 | .249 | 49 | -15 | +4 | — | — | +7 | -0.4 |
| 2024 | 23 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 | .167 | .118 | .284 | .000 | .167 | 28 | 6 | .139 | -35 | -3 | -0 | — | — | +1 | -0.3 |
| 2025 | 24 | AA | Birmingham Barons | 227 | 198 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 9 | 5 | .212 | .290 | .273 | .562 | .061 | .284 | 26 | 7 | .256 | 54 | -12 | -0 | — | — | +6 | -0.6 |
| 2025 | 24 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 56 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .222 | .364 | .333 | .697 | .111 | .214 | 5 | 11 | .323 | 106 | +0 | +1 | — | — | +2 | 0.3 |
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 |
| Jacob Burke (OGILVIE) | 25 | 35 | 30 | 55 | 35 | .198/.267/.281 | .083 | .282 | 3 | 9 | 30% | 6% | 52 | -0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Daniel Hinojosa 2009 · AAA |
25 | 44 | 38→40 | 57→55 | 38 | .208/.263/.282 | .074 | .311 | 6 | 26 | 34% | 6% | 49 | -1.8 | .232/.275/.320 | .088 | .308 | 5 | 20 | 25% | 5% | 63 | -0.8 | .249/.289/.333 | .084 | .321 | 4 | 20 | 23% | 4% | 69 | -0.2 |
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✕Chris Roller 2022 · AA |
25 | 41 | 40→45 | 53→55 | 40 | .196/.256/.291 | .095 | .278 | 6 | 15 | 30% | 6% | 50 | -1.8 | .190/.266/.302 | .112 | .286 | 11 | 16 | 35% | 8% | 57 | -1.2 | .176/.260/.302 | .126 | .275 | 14 | 16 | 39% | 9% | 53 | -0.9 |
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✕Michael O'Neill 2017 · AA |
25 | 41→40 | 40→45 | 50→55 | 36 | .201/.247/.291 | .090 | .288 | 8 | 17 | 32% | 5% | 45 | -2.1 | .208/.257/.314 | .106 | .307 | 10 | 20 | 34% | 5% | 56 | -1.3 | .205/.256/.307 | .102 | .305 | 11 | 23 | 35% | 5% | 50 | -1.3 |
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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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✕Niko Decolati 2023 · AA |
25 | 45→47 | 40→45 | 54→55 | 42 | .213/.279/.305 | .092 | .310 | 8 | 20 | 32% | 7% | 63 | -0.9 | .209/.302/.294 | .085 | .316 | 6 | 16 | 32% | 9% | 71 | -0.3 | .201/.316/.276 | .075 | .308 | 5 | 18 | 32% | 11% | 71 | -0.1 |
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✕Kevin Heller 2015 · AA |
25 | 42→47 | 41→40 | 49→50 | 42 | .200/.278/.297 | .097 | .295 | 8 | 11 | 33% | 7% | 61 | -1.0 | .215/.294/.319 | .104 | .320 | 9 | 11 | 33% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .216/.299/.316 | .100 | .327 | 10 | 12 | 34% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Chad Christensen 2016 · A |
25 | 45→47 | 38→40 | 53→55 | 39 | .211/.262/.293 | .082 | .304 | 5 | 16 | 31% | 6% | 52 | -1.6 | .206/.258/.288 | .082 | .316 | 6 | 15 | 35% | 6% | 49 | -1.8 | .157/.208/.222 | .065 | .244 | 8 | 18 | 38% | 5% | 7 | -1.0 |
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✕Tanner Kirwer 2021 · A |
25 | 46 | 38→40 | 56→60 | 42 | .213/.280/.290 | .076 | .310 | 5 | 19 | 31% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .208/.289/.312 | .104 | .300 | 12 | 33 | 32% | 9% | 69 | -0.4 | .193/.277/.285 | .093 | .278 | 12 | 41 | 32% | 9% | 55 | -0.7 |
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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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✕Steven Baron 2016 · AAA |
25 | 43 | 38→45 | 51→50 | 40 | .208/.252/.292 | .085 | .285 | 5 | 9 | 28% | 5% | 46 | -2.0 | .227/.285/.303 | .076 | .312 | 6 | 6 | 27% | 7% | 64 | -0.8 | .220/.281/.276 | .057 | .306 | 5 | 2 | 28% | 7% | 51 | -0.6 |
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✕Shannon Wilkerson 2013 · AA |
25 | 43→50 | 39→40 | 53→55 | 39 | .211/.247/.297 | .086 | .272 | 7 | 17 | 25% | 4% | 46 | -2.0 | .224/.268/.307 | .083 | .292 | 4 | 17 | 23% | 5% | 57 | -1.2 | .235/.272/.308 | .072 | .294 | 3 | 12 | 20% | 4% | 55 | -0.7 |
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✕Travis Jones 2021 · AA |
25 | 47→50 | 40 | 52→55 | 40 | .221/.298/.308 | .088 | .318 | 8 | 21 | 31% | 6% | 72 | -0.2 | .208/.295/.315 | .107 | .311 | 11 | 12 | 33% | 9% | 73 | -0.1 | .177/.285/.273 | .097 | .265 | 11 | 10 | 34% | 11% | 56 | -0.5 |
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✕Nick Meyer 2022 · AAA |
25 | 41 | 38→40 | 48→50 | 43 | .200/.261/.271 | .071 | .264 | 6 | 13 | 26% | 6% | 46 | -2.0 | .216/.288/.312 | .096 | .280 | 10 | 15 | 25% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .201/.280/.289 | .088 | .259 | 11 | 18 | 25% | 9% | 56 | -0.6 |
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✕Kyle Gaedele 2015 · AA |
25 | 41→44 | 44→45 | 54→50 | 41 | .203/.266/.324 | .121 | .291 | 10 | 16 | 32% | 7% | 63 | -0.9 | .201/.270/.341 | .140 | .336 | 15 | 10 | 42% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .175/.256/.327 | .151 | .313 | 18 | 7 | 46% | 8% | 57 | -0.6 |
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✕Josh Prince 2013 · AA |
25 | 45→46 | 38→40 | 54→60 | 45 | .216/.272/.299 | .082 | .280 | 5 | 30 | 24% | 7% | 57 | -1.2 | .207/.277/.299 | .092 | .274 | 8 | 28 | 26% | 8% | 60 | -1.0 | .216/.291/.302 | .086 | .289 | 8 | 28 | 26% | 9% | 64 | -0.4 |
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✕Joel Booker 2019 · AA |
25 | 48→49 | 38→40 | 50→55 | 38 | .227/.280/.306 | .078 | .316 | 6 | 20 | 29% | 5% | 63 | -0.9 | .210/.259/.293 | .083 | .305 | 7 | 20 | 32% | 4% | 50 | -1.7 | .185/.226/.257 | .073 | .276 | 7 | 26 | 35% | 3% | 24 | -1.8 |
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✕Mike Martin 2017 · A |
24 | 45 | 36→30 | 51→55 | 44 | .210/.279/.272 | .062 | .287 | 4 | 14 | 27% | 7% | 54 | -1.4 | .230/.281/.300 | .070 | .287 | 4 | 18 | 20% | 6% | 61 | -1.0 | .245/.291/.304 | .059 | .296 | 2 | 27 | 17% | 5% | 63 | -0.4 |
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✕Luke Williams 2021 · AA |
24 | 41→45 | 42→45 | 51→60 | 43 | .204/.265/.308 | .104 | .270 | 9 | 19 | 27% | 6% | 57 | -1.2 | .226/.285/.324 | .098 | .310 | 8 | 27 | 27% | 7% | 69 | -0.4 | .227/.288/.355 | .128 | .309 | 13 | 42 | 29% | 7% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕D.J. Burt 2021 · AA |
25 | 44→51 | 38→40 | 55→65 | 43 | .212/.267/.292 | .080 | .295 | 6 | 26 | 29% | 7% | 53 | -1.5 | .227/.293/.311 | .084 | .316 | 6 | 36 | 27% | 8% | 69 | -0.4 | .235/.305/.310 | .075 | .321 | 5 | 49 | 26% | 9% | 71 | -0.2 |
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✕Dwayne Bailey 2011 · AAA |
24 | 42 | 35→30 | 53→50 | 41 | .199/.256/.254 | .055 | .291 | 2 | 14 | 31% | 6% | 38 | -2.6 | .218/.278/.286 | .068 | .315 | 3 | 12 | 29% | 7% | 56 | -1.3 | .227/.292/.289 | .061 | .331 | 2 | 11 | 29% | 7% | 59 | -0.7 |