Joel Garcia P Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
+0.2 WAR
Age 22 RHP 5'10" / 165 lbs A Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2036 peak 0.4 · 2028
ERA4.46
FIP4.46
xFIP
SIERA
K%21.9%
BB%9.2%
K-BB%12.6%
IP41
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2028
K†5055

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
202319ROKDSL Twins112311443915218.4%13.0%1.9%4.884.26+0.2
202420ROKFCL Twins651868160116.0%0.0%2.5%1.503.11+0.4
202521AFort Myers Mighty Mussels1515542456019416.9%9.5%2.4%6.134.18+0.5
▸ 2026 Season
202622AFort Myers Mighty Mussels227369306.14
ROS22MLBMIN41411743816521.9%9.2%3.0%4.464.46+0.2
2026 Total22MLBMIN482104719522.4%9.1%2.5%4.713.78+0.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202723MLBMIN43431804116522.7%8.8%3.0%4.364.30+0.3
202824MLBMIN44441854316523.3%8.5%2.9%4.274.20+0.4
202925MLBMIN44441874416523.7%8.4%2.9%4.204.15+0.4
203026MLBMIN44441874516523.9%8.4%2.9%4.164.13+0.4
203127MLBMIN44441854416523.9%8.4%2.9%4.154.14+0.4
203228MLBMIN43431824415523.9%8.5%3.0%4.164.17+0.4
203329MLBMIN42421784215523.7%8.6%3.0%4.194.21+0.4
203430MLBMIN41411734115523.5%8.7%3.1%4.244.28+0.3
203531MLBMIN40401673915523.3%8.8%3.1%4.314.35+0.3
203632MLBMIN38381603714523.0%8.9%3.2%4.394.44+0.2
203733MLBMIN36361533514522.7%9.1%3.3%4.484.54+0.2
203834MLBMIN34341453214522.4%9.3%3.4%4.584.65+0.1
203935MLBMIN32321373013522.0%9.5%3.5%4.694.77+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career342411149388451017.8%9.1%2.1%5.033.90+1.8
/ 200 IP6143200888159811817.8%9.1%2.1%5.033.90+3.2

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
Joel Garcia (OGILVIE) 4.46 21.9%9.2%3.0% 4.22 23.3%14.7%130 -0.24
Cody Palmquist R 2026 · 4.20 FIP 22 SU 4.20 21.9%9.0%3.3%.278 5.95 14.7%7.1%62 +1.75 4.20 104 96
Kyle Zurak R 2026 · 3.96 FIP 22 SU 3.96 21.2%9.4%2.6%.302 3.42 16.7%7.5%121 -0.54 3.19 181 95
Heath Holder R 2027 · 4.16 FIP 23 SU 4.16 21.1%10.1%2.8%.287 3.30 22.3%13.1%247 -0.86 2.92 367 94
Austin Smith R 2027 · 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
Chad Patrick R 2027 · 3.82 FIP 23 SU 3.82 20.3%9.9%2.1%.315 4.23 22.3%13.8%422 +0.41 3.72 483 91
Corey Copping R 2026 · 4.13 FIP 22 SU 4.13 21.4%8.7%3.1%.265 4.57 19.6%6.7%179 +0.44 3.39 214 90
Owen Holt R 2027 · 3.81 FIP 23 SU 3.81 20.7%10.2%2.1%.258 4.53 18.7%6.4%107 +0.72 3.81 145 90
Reece Karalus R 2026 · 4.79 FIP 22 SU 4.79 18.5%8.6%4.0%.298 4.79 14.8%4.1%103 -0.00 4.73 149 90
Tyler Bray R 2027 · 4.06 FIP 23 SU 4.06 22.3%9.1%3.1%.356 3.22 17.9%7.6%114 -0.84 2.82 152 90
Addison Russ R 2026 · 3.55 FIP 22 SU 3.55 22.2%7.9%2.4%.324 3.08 25.6%17.5%121 -0.47 3.07 194 89
Peyton Williams R 2027 · 3.66 FIP 23 SU 3.66 22.3%10.3%2.1%.311 4.87 22.2%10.2%100 +1.21 3.66 123 89
Clark Beeker R 2027 · 4.04 FIP 23 SU 4.04 20.0%7.1%3.2%.270 4.34 11.6%6.4%244 +0.30 4.04 287 89
Chris Gau R 2025 · 4.76 FIP 21 SU 4.76 20.0%8.6%4.1%.290 3.18 29.5%23.5%37 -1.58 2.98 211 89
Jonathan Brand R 2027 · 3.95 FIP 23 SU 3.95 22.7%10.8%2.5%.236 3.95 18.2%9.1%96 -0.00 3.37 134 89
Gus Varland R 2026 · 4.26 FIP 22 SU 4.26 19.6%8.7%3.1%.294 5.73 18.1%5.7%105 +1.47 2.40 272 88
Vince Vannelle R 2028 · 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 88
Scott Williams R 2026 · 4.66 FIP 22 SU 4.66 20.2%10.6%3.5%.256 2.89 18.5%11.2%42 -1.77 2.89 119 88
Reilly Hovis R 2027 · 4.33 FIP 23 SU 4.33 21.1%7.7%3.7%.250 4.37 19.8%6.4%50 +0.04 4.33 130 88
Ricardo Velez R 2028 · 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
Chad Donato R 2026 · 3.85 FIP 22 SU 3.85 20.9%11.4%2.0%.333 3.99 21.4%12.6%184 +0.14 2.89 439 88

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2031
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2036
First FA Year   2037
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2029MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2030MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2031
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.4$2M+$1M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.3$2M+$0.9M
2035Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.3$2M+$0.9M
2036Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
Totals $4M $9M +$5M