Zach Thornton P Binghamton Rumble Ponies
+1.0 WAR
Age 24 LHP 6'3" / 170 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.9 · 2027
ERA4.03
FIP4.03
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.0%
BB%7.1%
K-BB%14.9%
IP71
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.9peak
2027
K†5055

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
202422A+Brooklyn Cyclones2012682945418413.8%7.2%1.9%4.103.87+0.9
202523AABinghamton Rumble Ponies1414732747811522.7%4.5%2.2%1.982.96+1.7
▸ 2026 Season
202624AABinghamton Rumble Ponies22104110302.61
ROS24MLBNYM1313713006621821.9%7.1%2.7%4.034.03+0.8
2026 Total24MLBNYM813417624822.2%7.1%2.4%3.853.52+1.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBNYM1313723046822822.5%7.1%2.8%4.024.00+0.9
202826MLBNYM1313723046922822.7%7.3%2.8%4.024.00+0.9
202927MLBNYM1313723026922822.8%7.4%2.8%4.034.03+0.8
203028MLBNYM1313702976822822.8%7.5%2.8%4.054.06+0.8
203129MLBNYM1313692906622822.6%7.6%2.9%4.084.11+0.7
203230MLBNYM1212672826322822.4%7.7%2.9%4.134.17+0.6
203331MLBNYM1212642726021822.2%7.8%3.0%4.204.24+0.5
203432MLBNYM1111622615721821.9%7.9%3.1%4.284.33+0.4
203533MLBNYM59592495420821.6%8.1%3.2%4.374.43+0.3
203634MLBNYM56562365020821.2%8.3%3.3%4.474.54+0.3
203735MLBNYM53532234719820.9%8.5%3.4%4.584.66+0.2
203836MLBNYM49492094318720.4%8.8%3.5%4.714.79+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career3628151609113361218.5%6.0%1.9%2.983.33+3.4
/ 200 IP4837200807150481618.5%6.0%1.9%2.983.33+4.5

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
Zach Thornton (OGILVIE) 4.03 21.9%7.1%2.7% 4.01 22.7%15.4%216 -0.02
Keith Hessler L 2028 · 3.56 FIP 26 SW 3.56 23.0%5.6%3.1%.275 4.42 18.3%6.9%156 +0.86 3.29 228 88
Chris Cotton L 2026 · 3.68 FIP 24 SW 3.68 20.7%7.0%2.6%.288 4.17 9.7%3.3%61 +0.49 3.68 128 87
Robbie Ross Jr. L 2028 · 3.83 FIP 26 SW 3.83 20.5%6.9%2.9%.287 3.19 22.3%9.6%66 -0.64 2.79 159 84
Kevin Canelon L 2026 · 2.74 FIP 24 SW 2.74 20.0%4.8%1.3%.290 2.74 289 84
Trevor Lane L 2026 · 3.62 FIP 24 SW 3.62 21.5%7.3%2.6%.360 3.10 21.2%12.6%91 -0.52 2.14 246 83
Greg Nappo L 2028 · 3.36 FIP 26 SW 3.36 22.7%7.5%2.2%.267 5.28 16.5%5.9%79 +1.92 3.36 144 83
Josh Dye L 2026 · 3.49 FIP 24 SW 3.49 22.0%7.0%2.5%.298 5.36 16.7%10.2%79 +1.87 2.79 238 83
Luis Avilán L 2028 · 3.42 FIP 26 SW 3.42 22.3%5.9%2.6%.276 2.71 26.1%17.6%145 -0.71 2.65 256 82
Jonah Hurney L 2026 · 2.84 FIP 24 SW 2.84 20.8%6.9%1.1%.285 3.82 14.0%7.2%64 +0.98 2.84 119 82
Carson Skipper L 2026 · 3.12 FIP 24 SW 3.12 25.0%8.2%2.0%.322 3.79 19.9%10.8%67 +0.67 3.01 176 81
Tyler Holton L 2027 · 3.30 FIP 25 SW 3.30 22.0%6.6%2.2%.393 3.40 22.0%16.1%224 +0.10 2.93 367 80
Andy Fisher L 2025 · 3.21 FIP 23 SU 3.21 22.8%4.5%2.6%.242 3.65 23.5%8.7%89 +0.44 3.12 167 79
Christian Jones L 2026 · 3.32 FIP 24 SW 3.32 18.5%7.4%1.6%.319 3.98 15.0%3.7%89 +0.66 3.32 161 79
Liarvis Breto L 2027 · 2.90 FIP 25 SW 2.90 22.0%7.8%1.2%.329 3.72 20.0%4.8%30 +0.82 2.83 148 78
Josh Osich L 2028 · 3.41 FIP 26 SW 3.41 21.2%7.0%2.2%.241 4.78 18.1%7.1%137 +1.37 3.41 315 78
T.J. Sikkema L 2026 · 4.55 FIP 24 SW 4.55 21.9%9.0%3.9%.298 4.50 16.9%7.4%231 -0.05 3.50 300 78
José Torres L 2025 · 4.64 FIP 23 SW 4.64 22.2%5.6%4.9%.260 3.35 204 77
Ryan Anderson L 2026 · 2.81 FIP 24 SW 2.81 22.0%7.8%1.1%.245 3.69 18.7%8.3%71 +0.88 2.81 214 77
Jake Kalish L 2026 · 2.68 FIP 24 SU 2.68 18.5%4.6%1.0%.258 3.20 17.9%12.5%270 +0.52 2.68 740 77
Brett Martin L 2026 · 3.00 FIP 24 SW 3.00 23.8%6.1%2.1%.336 3.59 16.8%10.4%127 +0.59 3.00 538 77

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+0.8$3M+$3M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.8$4M+$3M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.7$3M+$2M
2032Ext / FA-deal$2M+0.6$3M+$1M
2033Ext / FA-deal$2M+0.5$2M+$0.1M
2034Ext / FA-deal$3M+0.4$2M-$1.0M
Totals $10M $18M +$8M