Zebby Matthews P St. Paul Saints
+0.3 WAR
INJURED · Reassigned to Minors (RM)
Age 26 RHP 6'5" / 225 lbs AAA Svc 2.0 · Ctrl thru 2029 peak 0.7 · 2027
ERA4.74
FIP3.95
xFIP3.81
SIERA3.82
K%24.8%
BB%6.5%
K-BB%18.4%
IP65
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.7peak
2027
K†6060
FB Velo
p7496.2
Whiff%
p6427.5%
K%
p6524.9%
xwOBA vs
p320.333
SL+3.3 (25%)
SI (6%)
CU (6%)
CT-1.3 (13%)
CH-2.2 (11%)
FB-6.4 (45%)

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
202222AFort Myers Mighty Mussels203106000.00
202323A+Cedar Rapids Kernels2220105424112151420.0%4.1%3.7%3.843.95+1.6
202424MLBMinnesota Twins2726135551157181824.7%3.4%3.5%3.743.38+2.9
202525MLBMinnesota Twins2424116502135331325.8%6.7%2.6%4.343.17+2.8
▸ 2026 Season
202626AAASt. Paul Saints331261104514.4%6.9%9.0%8.767.70-0.4
ROS26MLBMIN2626111287425.6%6.5%3.4%4.814.03+0.3
2026 Total26MLBMIN391723811922.3%6.5%5.1%6.075.21-0.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202727MLBMIN1212652747018925.6%6.5%3.5%4.354.04+0.7
202828MLBMIN1212642706918925.6%6.5%3.5%4.184.06+0.7
202929MLBMIN1111622646617925.1%6.6%3.5%4.164.14+0.6
203030MLBMIN1111612566317924.5%6.7%3.6%4.204.23+0.5
203131MLBMIN58582475917923.9%6.8%3.7%4.284.34+0.4
203232MLBMIN56562375517923.3%7.0%3.7%4.384.45+0.3
203333MLBMIN54542275116922.7%7.2%3.8%4.504.58+0.2
203434MLBMIN51512154716821.9%7.4%3.9%4.634.72+0.1
203535MLBMIN48482034315821.2%7.6%4.0%4.774.87+0.0
203636MLBMIN45451903915820.4%7.8%4.2%4.935.03-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career78733711548365745323.6%4.8%3.4%4.103.61+7.1
/ 200 IP4239200834197402923.6%4.8%3.4%4.103.61+3.8

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
Zebby Matthews (OGILVIE) 4.03 25.6%6.5%3.4% 4.08 25.4%18.9%191 +0.05
Sam Wolff R 2026 · 3.36 FIP 26 SU 3.36 26.6%8.0%2.7%.291 2.98 24.1%13.3%63 -0.38 2.67 178 77
Ryan Brasier R 2028 · 3.68 FIP 28 SW 3.68 25.0%7.7%3.1%.289 3.07 24.2%17.9%130 -0.61 2.31 403 77
Jonathan Aro R 2026 · 3.71 FIP 26 SU 3.71 25.3%6.9%3.4%.252 3.57 14.6%8.1%108 -0.14 2.57 323 76
Daniel Hudson R 2028 · 3.48 FIP 28 SW 3.48 24.5%7.9%2.6%.302 3.74 22.8%13.6%168 +0.26 1.69 468 75
Shawn Tolleson R 2027 · 3.07 FIP 27 SW 3.07 25.5%4.0%2.9%.284 4.76 17.3%12.5%36 +1.69 3.07 109 75
James Farris R 2025 · 3.73 FIP 25 SW 3.73 24.4%6.6%3.4%.284 2.51 170 75
Brandon Maurer R 2026 · 2.98 FIP 26 SW 2.98 24.0%6.0%2.1%.286 4.28 21.0%11.4%114 +1.30 2.98 234 75
Trevor Brigden R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 26 SU 3.50 27.6%4.2%4.0%.303 4.32 25.2%13.6%113 +0.82 3.50 196 75
Zach McAllister R 2027 · 2.83 FIP 27 SW 2.83 28.1%6.4%2.4%.333 3.89 23.5%16.0%159 +1.06 2.83 363 74
Simon Castro R 2027 · 3.26 FIP 27 SW 3.26 26.4%8.5%2.4%.320 3.48 26.0%17.6%128 +0.22 3.07 185 74
Michael Tonkin R 2026 · 4.31 FIP 26 SW 4.31 25.4%7.6%4.3%.338 4.05 27.3%16.7%85 -0.26 2.30 480 73
Alex Powers R 2026 · 2.95 FIP 26 SU 2.95 25.8%6.4%2.2%.257 3.54 26.5%16.8%98 +0.59 2.81 264 73
Trevor Frank R 2026 · 4.11 FIP 26 SW 4.11 22.2%4.5%4.2%.327 5.05 17.6%11.5%38 +0.94 2.39 154 73
Joe Broussard R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 26 SW 3.82 23.5%7.9%3.1%.316 3.73 21.1%12.0%95 -0.09 2.62 304 73
Kaleb Bowman R 2026 · 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 73
Lou Trivino R 2026 · 3.60 FIP 26 SW 3.60 27.4%9.0%3.0%.247 3.85 22.4%11.8%157 +0.25 2.39 550 73
Andrew Politi R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 26 SW 3.37 26.1%8.5%2.6%.238 4.87 20.1%8.8%69 +1.50 3.37 292 72
Bryan Shaw R 2027 · 3.91 FIP 27 SW 3.91 20.4%6.8%3.0%.276 3.53 23.3%15.0%198 -0.38 2.86 596 72
Mitch Neunborn R 2026 · 3.70 FIP 26 SU 3.70 24.5%9.5%2.7%.232 5.13 18.0%7.0%180 +1.43 3.70 223 72
Trevin Michael R 2026 · 4.45 FIP 26 SW 4.45 22.9%7.6%4.2%.256 3.82 23.0%13.9%56 -0.63 2.68 149 72

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb SUPER-2
MLB Debut   2024
Service   2.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2029
First FA Year   2030
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-1$0.4M+0.3$1M+$0.8M
2027Arb-2$2M+0.7$3M+$1M
2028Arb-3$2M+0.7$3M+$0.5M
2029Arb-4$3M+0.6$3M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $7M $10M +$3M