John Klein P St. Paul Saints
+0.6 WAR
INJURED · Reassigned to Minors (RM)
Age 24 RHP 6'5" / 225 lbs AAA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 1.7 · 2028
ERA4.11
FIP4.11
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.1%
BB%9.2%
K-BB%12.8%
IP99
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.7peak
2028
K†5555

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
202220ROKFCL Twins20292100.00
202321A+Cedar Rapids Kernels1313582556123417.4%11.4%2.7%4.174.53+0.3
202422A+Cedar Rapids Kernels22201004419038915.7%9.9%2.2%4.574.25+1.2
202523AAASt. Paul Saints311510646412837722.8%8.6%1.7%3.983.22+2.5
▸ 2026 Season
202624AAASt. Paul Saints43114913567.94
ROS24MLBMIN40401683715422.1%9.2%2.4%4.114.11+0.4
2026 Total24MLBMIN5121750201023.1%9.5%4.6%4.963.20+1.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBMIN2020112475106421222.4%8.8%2.5%4.084.05+1.6
202826MLBMIN2222119504114441322.6%8.7%2.5%4.074.05+1.7
202927MLBMIN2222122517117451322.6%8.7%2.5%4.074.07+1.7
203028MLBMIN2222123518117451322.5%8.7%2.6%4.084.10+1.7
203129MLBMIN2222120506113451322.4%8.8%2.6%4.124.14+1.6
203230MLBMIN2121116491109441322.2%8.9%2.7%4.174.21+1.4
203331MLBMIN2020112474104431322.0%9.0%2.8%4.244.28+1.3
203432MLBMIN202010845599421321.7%9.2%2.8%4.324.37+1.1
203533MLBMIN191910343493411321.4%9.3%2.9%4.414.46+1.0
203634MLBMIN18189841387391221.0%9.6%3.0%4.514.57+0.8
203735MLBMIN17179238980381220.6%9.8%3.1%4.624.70+0.6
203836MLBMIN16168636474371220.2%10.0%3.3%4.754.83+0.3
203937MLBMIN15158033873321121.8%9.5%3.4%4.724.70+0.4
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career725127812182351193119.3%9.8%2.5%4.374.09+3.8
/ 200 IP5237200875169862219.3%9.8%2.5%4.374.09+2.7

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
John Klein (OGILVIE) 4.11 22.1%9.2%2.4% 4.06 22.5%13.8%354 -0.05
Vince Vannelle R 2026 · 3.72 FIP 24 SU 3.72 19.9%8.6%2.2%.282 5.28 15.3%4.5%76 +1.56 3.72 105 93
Austin Smith R 2025 · 3.85 FIP 23 SU 3.85 22.7%10.0%2.6%.274 5.19 16.3%0.7%52 +1.34 3.85 100 92
Kyle Martin R 2026 · 3.61 FIP 24 SU 3.61 21.2%9.6%2.0%.345 3.53 22.4%12.5%172 -0.08 3.01 214 91
Casey Legumina R 2026 · 4.06 FIP 24 SU 4.06 23.3%9.3%3.2%.260 4.36 20.5%11.0%189 +0.30 4.01 283 91
Stephen Jones R 2026 · 3.60 FIP 24 SU 3.60 23.8%11.0%2.0%.304 4.61 21.9%9.2%142 +1.01 3.60 246 90
Chris Jefferson R 2027 · 3.49 FIP 25 SU 3.49 22.4%10.2%1.8%.330 4.95 16.5%3.9%101 +1.46 3.49 140 90
Josh Advocate R 2026 · 3.74 FIP 24 SU 3.74 18.8%7.3%2.4%.291 3.68 20.4%10.1%75 -0.06 3.68 118 90
Brendan Beck R 2026 · 3.19 FIP 24 SU 3.19 22.5%6.7%2.1%.289 4.15 20.6%13.7%152 +0.96 3.19 183 89
Ryan Garcia R 2026 · 3.71 FIP 24 SU 3.71 23.2%10.7%2.2%.239 5.62 20.0%6.1%278 +1.91 3.71 325 89
Mark Montgomery R 2026 · 3.13 FIP 24 SU 3.13 20.8%8.8%1.2%.254 2.75 25.3%16.9%126 -0.38 2.60 169 89
Jason Stoffel R 2028 · 3.60 FIP 26 SU 3.60 23.4%10.1%2.2%.267 3.51 27.2%19.2%59 -0.09 3.51 103 89
Danny Hrbek R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 24 SU 3.99 21.3%7.5%3.2%.312 3.99 100 88
Ricardo Velez R 2026 · 4.43 FIP 24 SU 4.43 22.4%10.9%3.3%.261 3.88 20.1%9.3%114 -0.55 3.82 142 88
Michael Baird R 2026 · 2.85 FIP 24 SU 2.85 21.2%8.3%0.9%.273 6.16 21.6%13.1%94 +3.31 2.85 132 88
Roman Mendez R 2027 · 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 87
Micah Dallas R 2026 · 4.09 FIP 24 SU 4.09 18.7%7.1%3.1%.273 3.61 17.5%9.0%50 -0.48 3.61 147 87
Kaleb Bowman R 2028 · 3.85 FIP 26 SU 3.85 22.0%7.5%3.0%.333 4.24 18.2%8.5%116 +0.39 3.85 149 87
Will Vest R 2026 · 3.71 FIP 24 SU 3.71 21.8%8.5%2.5%.282 3.66 20.9%11.9%124 -0.05 2.53 421 87
Dylan Hall R 2026 · 3.48 FIP 24 SU 3.48 19.0%9.6%1.4%.305 5.78 17.8%4.9%107 +2.30 3.48 153 87
Joe Colón J R 2027 · 3.24 FIP 25 SU 3.24 19.4%7.4%1.5%.312 4.04 20.7%7.8%65 +0.80 3.24 113 87

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2028
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2033
First FA Year   2027
DEF 10%
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+1.7$14M+$14M
2029Arb-1$0.8M+1.7$15M+$14M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+1.7$15M+$14M
2031Arb-3$3M+1.6$15M+$12M
2032Ext / FA-deal$5M+1.4$13M+$8M
2033Ext / FA-deal$7M+1.3$13M+$6M
Totals $18M $86M +$68M