Brody McCullough P South Bend Cubs
+0.9 WAR
Age 26 RHP 6'4" / 205 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.9 · 2027
ERA4.32
FIP4.32
xFIP
SIERA
K%23.3%
BB%9.3%
K-BB%14.0%
IP86
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.9peak
2027
K†5560

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
202222AMyrtle Beach Pelicans5072612201.29
202323A+South Bend Cubs21218635110831623.1%10.3%2.1%3.443.60+1.5
202424AATennessee Smokies43155615511.84
▸ 2026 Season
202626MLBCHC16168636485341123.3%9.3%3.0%4.324.32+0.8
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202727MLBCHC16169037988351123.2%9.2%3.0%4.324.32+0.9
202828MLBCHC16169038288351223.0%9.1%3.0%4.334.34+0.9
202929MLBCHC16168837385341122.9%9.1%3.1%4.364.38+0.8
203030MLBCHC16168636282331122.6%9.2%3.1%4.414.44+0.7
203131MLBCHC15158334978321122.4%9.3%3.2%4.474.51+0.6
203232MLBCHC14147933581291124.1%8.6%3.3%4.394.33+0.7
203333MLBCHC14147632076281123.8%8.8%3.4%4.414.43+0.6
203434MLBCHC13137230471271123.5%9.0%3.5%4.494.54+0.4
203535MLBCHC12126828766271023.1%9.2%3.6%4.594.66+0.3
203636MLBCHC12126426861251022.6%9.5%3.7%4.714.79+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career302410843310843824.9%10.0%1.9%3.083.31+2.4
/ 200 IP5644200802200801524.9%10.0%1.9%3.083.31+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
Brody McCullough (OGILVIE) 4.32 23.3%9.3%3.0% 4.35 23.0%13.9%268 +0.03
Danny Farquhar R 2028 · 3.94 FIP 28 SP- 3.94 22.4%6.8%3.4%.324 3.78 22.0%12.8%135 -0.16 3.62 224 87
Brett Sears R 2025 · 3.63 FIP 25 SP- 3.63 21.1%7.1%2.6%.244 3.63 111 86
Wil Jensen R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 26 SP- 3.50 22.7%8.4%2.3%.314 3.50 368 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
Ariel Peña R 2026 · 3.79 FIP 26 SP- 3.79 21.3%9.5%2.3%.300 4.90 19.9%5.6%92 +1.11 3.79 223 86
Andy Ferguson R 2026 · 3.65 FIP 26 SP- 3.65 22.3%5.7%3.1%.262 3.09 18.6%10.6%33 -0.56 3.09 137 85
TJ Shook R 2026 · 4.16 FIP 26 SP- 4.16 23.7%8.7%3.6%.317 3.35 22.2%15.7%50 -0.81 3.35 394 84
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 83
Heath Holder R 2026 · 3.24 FIP 26 SP- 3.24 21.9%7.5%1.9%.263 5.58 19.8%4.9%85 +2.34 2.92 367 83
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 83
Alex Colomé R 2026 · 3.29 FIP 26 SP- 3.29 19.3%5.9%1.9%.309 2.86 25.5%19.3%191 -0.43 2.61 530 83
Lisalverto Bonilla R 2026 · 3.22 FIP 26 SP- 3.22 21.3%8.8%1.5%.330 4.61 18.0%7.3%110 +1.39 3.22 221 83
Mat Latos R 2027 · 3.55 FIP 27 SP- 3.55 20.2%6.3%2.5%.306 5.15 14.5%4.4%128 +1.60 3.55 244 82
Trent Baker R 2026 · 3.77 FIP 26 SP- 3.77 20.2%8.3%2.4%.304 3.77 420 81
Hayden Minton R 2024 · 4.21 FIP 24 SP- 4.21 19.1%7.0%3.3%.278 4.06 194 81
Richard Rodríguez R 2026 · 3.38 FIP 26 SP- 3.38 21.4%6.9%2.2%.267 3.40 26.2%19.8%205 +0.02 2.19 545 80
Zack Wheeler R 2027 · 4.89 FIP 27 SP- 4.89 21.0%10.1%4.2%.327 3.06 23.0%16.8%449 -1.83 2.32 1,443 80
Kutter Crawford R 2026 · 4.40 FIP 26 SP- 4.40 21.9%7.7%4.0%.316 4.25 24.1%17.4%313 -0.15 3.37 741 80
Hector Noesí R 2028 · 4.38 FIP 28 SP- 4.38 17.6%8.1%3.2%.261 4.38 250 80
Carlos Navas R 2026 · 4.07 FIP 26 SP- 4.07 20.7%7.0%3.3%.271 6.98 19.3%10.0%44 +2.91 2.94 385 80

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+0.7$3M+$2M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.6$3M+$2M
2032Ext / FA-deal$2M+0.7$3M+$2M
2033Ext / FA-deal$2M+0.6$3M+$0.9M
2034Ext / FA-deal$2M+0.4$2M-$0.5M
Totals $9M $18M +$9M