Travis Sykora P Wilmington Blue Rocks
+0.6 WAR
Age 22 RHP 6'6" / 232 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033 peak 0.6 · 2027
ERA3.88
FIP3.88
xFIP
SIERA
K%25.9%
BB%9.2%
K-BB%16.7%
IP41
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
2027
OFP50
K†6065

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
202420AFredericksburg Nationals20208532912927229.0%9.7%0.7%2.332.28+2.8
202521AAHarrisburg Senators1212451697917034.1%8.7%0.0%1.791.32+1.9
▸ 2026 Season
202622MLBWSH41411734516425.9%9.2%2.6%3.883.88+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202723MLBWSH42421794716526.3%8.8%2.6%3.843.79+0.6
202824MLBWSH44441844916526.7%8.5%2.6%3.793.73+0.6
202925MLBWSH44441865016526.9%8.4%2.6%3.753.70+0.6
203026MLBWSH44441865016527.0%8.4%2.6%3.723.69+0.6
203127MLBWSH44441855016527.0%8.4%2.6%3.713.70+0.6
203228MLBWSH43431824915527.0%8.5%2.6%3.723.73+0.6
203329MLBWSH42421774815526.8%8.5%2.7%3.753.78+0.6
203430MLBWSH41411724615526.6%8.6%2.8%3.803.84+0.5
203531MLBWSH39391664415526.4%8.8%2.8%3.873.91+0.5
203632MLBWSH38381594214526.1%8.9%2.9%3.954.00+0.4
203733MLBWSH36361523914525.8%9.1%3.0%4.044.10+0.3
203834MLBWSH34341443713425.5%9.3%3.1%4.144.21+0.3
203935MLBWSH32321363413425.1%9.5%3.2%4.254.33+0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career323213049815347230.8%9.3%0.5%2.141.96+4.9
/ 200 IP494920076423572330.8%9.3%0.5%2.141.96+7.6

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
Travis Sykora (OGILVIE) 3.88 25.9%9.2%2.6% 3.74 26.6%18.1%130 -0.14
Eric Orze R 2027 · 3.46 FIP 23 SU 3.46 26.9%7.6%3.0%.284 4.34 27.8%15.6%170 +0.88 3.46 290 90
Magnus Ellerts R 2026 · 3.63 FIP 22 SU 3.63 29.5%11.5%2.9%.325 3.92 27.3%11.2%98 +0.29 3.55 139 90
Joey Gerber R 2026 · 3.01 FIP 22 SU 3.01 26.6%10.5%1.5%.316 4.15 9.7%1.6%16 +1.14 3.01 137 89
Sam Delaplane R 2026 · 3.18 FIP 22 SU 3.18 24.6%7.7%2.1%.342 2.87 32.7%23.4%128 -0.31 2.58 194 88
Eli Villalobos R 2028 · 3.75 FIP 24 SU 3.75 28.1%9.6%3.3%.337 4.99 23.1%9.0%153 +1.24 3.75 198 88
Jimmy Joyce R 2026 · 3.78 FIP 22 SU 3.78 25.0%9.0%3.0%.341 4.02 20.4%9.7%242 +0.24 3.40 259 88
Taylor Floyd R 2027 · 3.48 FIP 23 SU 3.48 27.7%12.1%2.2%.291 4.31 19.4%6.5%183 +0.83 3.48 290 87
Bryan Garcia R 2026 · 2.59 FIP 22 SU 2.59 27.2%9.4%1.1%.262 4.16 17.8%7.1%55 +1.57 2.59 319 87
Patrick Ruotolo R 2026 · 3.02 FIP 22 SU 3.02 27.6%7.0%2.5%.245 4.20 27.5%16.9%44 +1.18 3.02 190 87
Antonio Menendez R 2027 · 2.93 FIP 23 SU 2.93 24.7%8.1%1.6%.314 3.71 19.9%6.2%166 +0.78 2.93 188 87
Connor Cooke R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 22 SU 3.37 23.7%8.4%2.2%.350 4.28 24.6%10.4%56 +0.91 2.93 103 86
Kenny Oakley R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 22 SU 3.50 23.8%9.1%2.3%.348 3.89 17.3%7.8%115 +0.39 3.18 144 86
Jacob Dorris R 2027 · 4.10 FIP 23 SU 4.10 26.9%12.4%3.1%.295 4.58 19.2%8.8%88 +0.48 4.10 130 86
Justin Yeager R 2027 · 3.59 FIP 23 SU 3.59 26.6%12.3%2.1%.281 3.93 25.4%12.6%103 +0.34 3.29 201 86
Grant Dyer R 2025 · 3.43 FIP 21 SU 3.43 26.9%7.2%3.1%.236 3.68 18.5%12.1%92 +0.25 2.95 118 86
Nick Sandlin R 2026 · 3.74 FIP 22 SU 3.74 29.2%8.8%3.6%.275 2.97 27.7%15.8%78 -0.77 2.49 229 86
Alejandro Chacin R 2026 · 2.87 FIP 22 SW 2.87 26.0%8.2%1.7%.298 3.72 21.5%11.4%166 +0.85 2.87 217 85
Carson Rudd R 2026 · 3.40 FIP 22 SU 3.40 25.4%10.6%2.0%.351 5.26 21.6%5.6%193 +1.86 3.40 242 85
Zac Leigh R 2028 · 3.72 FIP 24 SU 3.72 28.5%12.3%2.7%.270 4.50 21.7%5.4%130 +0.78 3.72 164 85
Lucas Wepf R 2027 · 3.65 FIP 23 SW 3.65 27.6%10.7%2.8%.323 3.49 26.5%14.2%85 -0.16 2.90 144 85

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   2034
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2028
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.6$3M+$2M
2029Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.6$3M+$2M
2030Pre-Arb$0.9M+0.6$3M+$2M
2031Arb-1$1M+0.6$3M+$2M
2032Arb-2$2M+0.6$3M+$0.9M
2033Arb-3$3M+0.6$3M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $8M $16M +$8M