Caden ConnorOF
Birmingham Barons
Age 25
L/L
6'0" / 200 lbs
AA
BB +6%HR -6%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034
peak 0.4 · 2027
wRC+†73
AVG/OBP/SLG.238 / .302 / .343
PA320
HR6
K%21
BB%8
MLB%2%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
55→55
PWR
35→35
SPD
50→50
EYE
47↗50
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2028
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
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2029 | |||
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +0.4 | $2M | +$0.9M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +0.3 | $1M | +$0.5M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +0.1 | $0.5M | +$0.0M (cut) |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $3M | $-2M | -$6M | ||
Why some years run red
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | ROK | ACL White Sox | 36 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .229 | .133 | .362 | .033 | .158 | 33 | 14 | .181 | -3 | -4 | +0 | +0 | -0 | +1 | -0.3 |
| 2024 | 23 | A | 2 teams | 532 | 481 | 120 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 131 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .249 | .310 | .360 | .669 | .110 | .319 | 25 | 7 | .293 | 83 | -10 | +1 | +0 | -3 | +15 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 24 | AA | 4 teams | 599 | 541 | 139 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 120 | 3 | 21 | 3 | .257 | .319 | .349 | .668 | .092 | .310 | 20 | 8 | .293 | 83 | -12 | +3 | +0 | -4 | +17 | 0.5 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 25 | AA | 2 teams | 76 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .293 | .294 | .587 | .074 | .292 | 26 | 8 | .253 | 52 | -4 | -0 | +0 | -0 | +2 | -0.3 |
| ROS | 25 | MLB | CWS | 244 | 221 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .240 | .306 | .344 | .650 | .104 | .292 | 22 | 8 | .290 | 80 | -5 | +0 | +0 | -1 | +7 | 0.0 |
| TOT | 25 | MLB | CWS | 320 | 289 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 74 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .235 | .303 | .332 | .635 | .097 | .297 | 23 | 8 | .281 | 73 | -10 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +9 | -0.2 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 26 | MLB 11% | CWS | 365 | 328 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 67 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .241 | .312 | .351 | .663 | .110 | .282 | 18 | 8 | .300 | 88 | -5 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +10 | 0.4 |
| 2028 | 27 | MLB 26% | CWS | 388 | 349 | 84 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 73 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .241 | .312 | .355 | .667 | .115 | .282 | 19 | 9 | .302 | 89 | -5 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +11 | 0.4 |
| 2029 | 28 | MLB 38% | CWS | 401 | 360 | 87 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 77 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .242 | .314 | .356 | .670 | .114 | .283 | 19 | 9 | .302 | 89 | -5 | +0 | -1 | -2 | +11 | 0.4 |
| 2030 | 29 | MLB 47% | CWS | 400 | 359 | 86 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 78 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .240 | .312 | .354 | .666 | .114 | .282 | 20 | 9 | .301 | 88 | -5 | +0 | -1 | -2 | +11 | 0.3 |
| 2031 | 30 | MLB 56% | CWS | 398 | 357 | 85 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 79 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .238 | .311 | .350 | .662 | .112 | .281 | 20 | 9 | .298 | 86 | -6 | +0 | -2 | -2 | +11 | 0.1 |
| 2032 | 31 | MLB 66% | CWS | 387 | 347 | 82 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 78 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .236 | .310 | .343 | .653 | .107 | .280 | 20 | 9 | .294 | 83 | -7 | +0 | -3 | -2 | +11 | -0.2 |
| 2033 | 32 | MLB 76% | CWS | 370 | 332 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .235 | .308 | .343 | .651 | .108 | .279 | 21 | 9 | .290 | 80 | -8 | +0 | -4 | -2 | +10 | -0.4 |
| 2034 | 33 | MLB 93% | CWS | 341 | 307 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .231 | .302 | .336 | .637 | .104 | .278 | 21 | 9 | .284 | 76 | -9 | +0 | -4 | -2 | +10 | -0.6 |
| 2035 | 34 | MLB | CWS | 298 | 268 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .228 | .301 | .328 | .629 | .101 | .277 | 22 | 9 | .278 | 71 | -10 | +0 | -5 | -2 | +8 | -0.8 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4759 | 4280 | 1028 | 176 | 13 | 85 | 397 | 985 | 35 | 74 | 20 | .240 | .310 | .347 | .657 | .107 | .291 | 21 | 8 | .293 | 83 | -93 | +7 | -20 | -29 | +135 | 0.1 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 585 | 141 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 135 | 5 | 10 | 3 | .241 | .311 | .350 | .661 | .109 | .291 | 21 | 8 | .293 | 83 | -13 | +1 | -3 | -4 | +18 | -0.0 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | ROK | ACL White Sox | 36 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .314 | .179 | .493 | .036 | .190 | 22 | 19 | .247 | 47 | -2 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | 23 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 176 | 160 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .335 | .394 | .729 | .125 | .317 | 18 | 9 | .328 | 109 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +5 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 23 | A | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 356 | 300 | 92 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .307 | .401 | .440 | .841 | .133 | .361 | 17 | 12 | .369 | 141 | +16 | +1 | — | — | +10 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 24 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 45 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .422 | .410 | .832 | .077 | .429 | 22 | 11 | .381 | 150 | +3 | -1 | — | — | +1 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 24 | AA | Birmingham Barons | 390 | 342 | 91 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 59 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .266 | .348 | .363 | .711 | .096 | .309 | 15 | 11 | .320 | 103 | +1 | +2 | — | — | +11 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 24 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 81 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .266 | .397 | .359 | .757 | .094 | .283 | 15 | 15 | .340 | 119 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 24 | INTL | Glendale Desert Dogs | 83 | 64 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .359 | .500 | .391 | .891 | .031 | .411 | 11 | 22 | .411 | 173 | +7 | +2 | — | — | +2 | 1.1 |
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 |
| Caden Connor (OGILVIE) | 25 | 55 | 35 | 50 | 50 | .238/.302/.343 | .105 | .292 | 6 | 5 | 21% | 8% | 82 | +0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Drew Heid 2013 · AAA |
25 | 49→56 | 40 | 46→50 | 49 | .237/.300/.322 | .085 | .282 | 8 | 13 | 19% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .235/.294/.325 | .090 | .303 | 6 | 11 | 23% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .245/.300/.335 | .090 | .319 | 5 | 9 | 23% | 7% | 75 | +0.0 |
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✕Vince Sinisi 2007 · AAA |
25 | 50→53 | 43→45 | 46→45 | 46 | .244/.293/.360 | .116 | .293 | 10 | 8 | 20% | 6% | 82 | +0.5 | .241/.280/.347 | .106 | .289 | 9 | 7 | 19% | 5% | 73 | -0.1 | .242/.274/.333 | .092 | .287 | 8 | 4 | 19% | 4% | 64 | -0.3 |
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✕Garin Cecchini 2016 · MLB |
25 | 49→59 | 40→45 | 52→55 | 46 | .232/.294/.328 | .095 | .303 | 8 | 12 | 25% | 7% | 74 | -0.1 | .215/.256/.302 | .087 | .270 | 7 | 11 | 22% | 5% | 51 | -1.7 | .216/.250/.299 | .082 | .266 | 6 | 10 | 20% | 4% | 46 | -1.3 |
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✕Jeff Corsaletti 2008 · AA |
25 | 51→53 | 41→45 | 48→50 | 53 | .243/.322/.346 | .103 | .299 | 8 | 12 | 21% | 10% | 92 | +1.2 | .235/.311/.350 | .115 | .286 | 9 | 10 | 20% | 9% | 88 | +0.9 | .231/.308/.347 | .117 | .275 | 10 | 8 | 19% | 10% | 83 | +0.3 |
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✕BJ Boyd 2018 · AAA |
25 | 53→55 | 39→45 | 50 | 43 | .254/.293/.345 | .090 | .310 | 6 | 11 | 20% | 5% | 77 | +0.1 | .244/.284/.326 | .082 | .303 | 5 | 10 | 20% | 5% | 69 | -0.4 | .261/.310/.376 | .115 | .317 | 11 | 10 | 21% | 5% | 90 | +0.6 |
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✕Cal Stevenson 2022 · AA |
25 | 46→56 | 43→45 | 49→60 | 50 | .225/.298/.334 | .109 | .287 | 11 | 15 | 25% | 9% | 78 | +0.2 | .232/.317/.348 | .116 | .306 | 11 | 24 | 25% | 11% | 90 | +1.0 | .240/.333/.358 | .118 | .308 | 11 | 30 | 23% | 12% | 98 | +1.0 |
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✕Greg Garcia 2015 · MLB |
25 | 50→53 | 40 | 49→50 | 47 | .238/.310/.334 | .097 | .309 | 7 | 11 | 24% | 8% | 83 | +0.6 | .244/.325/.331 | .087 | .313 | 5 | 11 | 22% | 9% | 89 | +0.9 | .241/.350/.334 | .093 | .308 | 6 | 3 | 21% | 13% | 99 | +0.8 |
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✕Bijan Rademacher 2016 · AA |
25 | 48 | 41→45 | 44→45 | 49 | .232/.302/.339 | .107 | .292 | 8 | 7 | 22% | 8% | 81 | +0.4 | .240/.302/.350 | .110 | .303 | 10 | 5 | 23% | 8% | 84 | +0.6 | .239/.295/.335 | .096 | .301 | 9 | 2 | 23% | 7% | 74 | -0.0 |
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✕Boog Powell 2018 · MLB |
25 | 55→58 | 41→40 | 48→50 | 49 | .264/.321/.364 | .100 | .316 | 8 | 15 | 19% | 8% | 95 | +1.4 | .231/.300/.328 | .097 | .306 | 8 | 16 | 25% | 9% | 77 | +0.1 | .204/.284/.285 | .081 | .289 | 6 | 17 | 29% | 10% | 57 | -0.7 |
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✕Carlos Alvarez 2013 · AAA |
25 | 48 | 47→45 | 48→45 | 46 | .237/.293/.371 | .134 | .294 | 14 | 10 | 24% | 7% | 85 | +0.7 | .227/.296/.345 | .118 | .278 | 10 | 8 | 21% | 8% | 80 | +0.4 | .249/.327/.336 | .087 | .300 | 6 | 6 | 18% | 9% | 89 | +0.4 |
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✕Nicky Lopez 2020 · MLB |
25 | 54→61 | 39→40 | 49→55 | 50 | .254/.303/.341 | .087 | .280 | 6 | 12 | 12% | 6% | 81 | +0.4 | .247/.307/.326 | .079 | .286 | 4 | 14 | 14% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .245/.313/.305 | .060 | .286 | 1 | 19 | 14% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Bryan Petersen 2012 · MLB |
26 | 51→57 | 43→45 | 46→50 | 49 | .247/.310/.363 | .116 | .295 | 10 | 11 | 20% | 8% | 91 | +1.1 | .231/.295/.329 | .098 | .303 | 7 | 12 | 24% | 8% | 75 | -0.0 | .215/.278/.304 | .089 | .298 | 6 | 11 | 28% | 7% | 57 | -1.1 |
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✕Chris Getz 2009 · AAA |
25 | 53→56 | 41→40 | 49→60 | 50 | .254/.302/.348 | .094 | .281 | 8 | 14 | 13% | 6% | 82 | +0.5 | .250/.308/.331 | .081 | .284 | 5 | 26 | 13% | 7% | 80 | +0.4 | .244/.307/.295 | .051 | .277 | 1 | 34 | 12% | 7% | 68 | -0.3 |
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✕Sergio Perez 2015 · AAA |
25 | 56 | 40 | 52→50 | 43 | .268/.315/.365 | .097 | .331 | 7 | 13 | 21% | 5% | 92 | +1.2 | .254/.299/.331 | .077 | .314 | 5 | 7 | 19% | 5% | 76 | +0.1 | .257/.293/.329 | .072 | .312 | 4 | 6 | 18% | 4% | 72 | -0.1 |
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✕Nate Spears 2011 · AAA |
26 | 48→55 | 44→45 | 49→50 | 51 | .234/.301/.354 | .120 | .270 | 11 | 9 | 18% | 8% | 85 | +0.7 | .214/.286/.334 | .120 | .264 | 12 | 11 | 22% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 | .206/.271/.309 | .103 | .274 | 9 | 8 | 27% | 8% | 57 | -0.5 |
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✕Joe McCarthy 2019 · AAA |
25 | 47→49 | 45 | 52→50 | 52 | .229/.313/.358 | .129 | .287 | 11 | 14 | 23% | 10% | 91 | +1.1 | .204/.284/.342 | .138 | .286 | 14 | 8 | 32% | 9% | 76 | +0.0 | .192/.273/.336 | .144 | .262 | 17 | 4 | 32% | 8% | 67 | -0.3 |
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✕Carlos Asuaje 2017 · MLB |
25 | 51→56 | 43→45 | 48→45 | 46 | .246/.297/.366 | .120 | .297 | 9 | 8 | 20% | 6% | 85 | +0.7 | .234/.301/.334 | .100 | .287 | 7 | 4 | 20% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .221/.299/.314 | .094 | .271 | 7 | 1 | 20% | 9% | 70 | -0.2 |
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✕Darius Hill 2023 · AAA |
25 | 54→58 | 42→45 | 45 | 42 | .262/.296/.369 | .106 | .313 | 9 | 7 | 19% | 4% | 85 | +0.7 | .241/.285/.336 | .095 | .299 | 6 | 6 | 20% | 5% | 72 | -0.2 | .223/.275/.307 | .084 | .285 | 4 | 4 | 22% | 6% | 57 | -0.7 |
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✕Terrin Vavra 2022 · AA |
25 | 46 | 44→45 | 48→50 | 48 | .227/.296/.347 | .121 | .287 | 11 | 12 | 24% | 8% | 81 | +0.4 | .250/.325/.358 | .108 | .328 | 8 | 10 | 24% | 9% | 95 | +1.4 | .255/.330/.354 | .099 | .334 | 7 | 8 | 23% | 9% | 92 | +0.5 |
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✕Brian Dinkelman 2009 · AA |
25 | 49→56 | 42→45 | 52→50 | 48 | .234/.296/.348 | .114 | .272 | 8 | 10 | 17% | 6% | 80 | +0.4 | .241/.298/.345 | .104 | .290 | 7 | 8 | 18% | 6% | 81 | +0.4 | .239/.293/.329 | .090 | .294 | 6 | 7 | 20% | 6% | 71 | -0.2 |