Andrew Sears P West Michigan Whitecaps
+1.0 WAR
Age 23 LHP 6'3" / 200 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 1.8 · 2029
ERA4.50
FIP4.50
xFIP
SIERA
K%21.6%
BB%9.6%
K-BB%12.0%
IP111
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.8peak
2029
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
202320ROKFCL Tigers10151200.00
202421ALakeland Flying Tigers22199038210150519.6%15.4%1.6%2.514.26+1.0
202522AAErie SeaWolves2622111467123361120.5%8.8%3.3%3.494.31+1.2
▸ 2026 Season
202623MLBDET2020111469101451421.6%9.6%3.0%4.504.50+1.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202724MLBDET2424130548122491622.2%9.0%2.9%4.414.37+1.4
202825MLBDET2626143605137531822.6%8.7%2.9%4.334.29+1.6
202926MLBDET2727150635144551922.7%8.6%2.9%4.294.27+1.8
203027MLBDET2828153647147561922.7%8.6%3.0%4.284.28+1.8
203128MLBDET2828153646147561922.7%8.7%3.0%4.294.30+1.7
203229MLBDET2727150632142551922.6%8.7%3.0%4.324.35+1.6
203330MLBDET2626145613137541922.4%8.8%3.1%4.374.41+1.5
203431MLBDET2525140591131531922.1%9.0%3.2%4.444.48+1.3
203532MLBDET2424134567124521821.9%9.1%3.2%4.524.57+1.1
203633MLBDET2323128542117501821.5%9.3%3.3%4.614.67+0.9
203734MLBDET2222122515109491821.2%9.5%3.4%4.714.78+0.7
203835MLBDET2121115486101471720.8%9.7%3.5%4.824.90+0.5
203936MLBDET202010845492451720.4%10.0%3.7%4.955.03+0.3
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career49412028541721022220.1%11.9%2.5%3.034.30+2.3
/ 200 IP49412008471711012220.1%11.9%2.5%3.034.30+2.3

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
Andrew Sears (OGILVIE) 4.50 21.6%9.6%3.0% 4.31 22.5%13.7%424 -0.19
Dalton Sawyer L 2026 · 4.07 FIP 23 SP- 4.07 20.6%9.4%2.8%.275 4.07 160 94
Pete Hansen L 2026 · 4.18 FIP 23 SP- 4.18 20.1%9.9%2.8%.283 3.80 17.8%10.1%266 -0.38 3.75 378 93
Greg Farone L 2026 · 4.30 FIP 23 SP- 4.30 20.3%10.4%2.9%.301 3.20 24.3%17.7%12 -1.10 3.20 117 93
A.J. Block L 2026 · 3.73 FIP 23 SP- 3.73 22.8%10.0%2.4%.262 5.75 20.1%8.4%51 +2.02 3.65 203 93
Jonathan Santucci L 2025 · 3.63 FIP 22 SP- 3.63 22.6%9.6%2.2%.294 3.63 118 93
Brian Holmes L 2027 · 4.31 FIP 24 SP- 4.31 21.0%9.9%3.1%.333 4.77 17.3%8.0%104 +0.46 3.58 205 92
Jackson Kent L 2025 · 4.40 FIP 22 SP- 4.40 20.2%8.5%3.5%.302 4.40 123 91
Lucas Gordon L 2026 · 4.40 FIP 23 SP- 4.40 20.6%10.9%3.0%.269 8.07 11.6%1.8%13 +3.67 4.40 233 90
Will Dion L 2026 · 3.39 FIP 23 SP- 3.39 22.3%8.4%2.0%.289 4.52 19.6%9.6%216 +1.13 3.39 448 90
Hunter Owen L 2026 · 4.14 FIP 23 SP- 4.14 21.0%10.7%2.7%.297 4.14 197 90
Hayden Wynja L 2027 · 4.73 FIP 24 SP- 4.73 20.5%10.5%3.7%.315 4.79 18.0%7.5%56 +0.06 4.73 154 90
Will Johnston L 2026 · 3.96 FIP 23 SP- 3.96 24.8%11.6%2.7%.290 4.18 23.6%9.9%70 +0.22 3.96 162 89
Anthony Veneziano L 2026 · 4.27 FIP 23 SP- 4.27 24.9%10.8%3.5%.298 5.02 18.7%8.0%358 +0.75 4.27 501 89
David Parkinson L 2026 · 3.69 FIP 23 SP- 3.69 19.6%8.8%2.1%.303 5.45 16.0%8.2%78 +1.76 3.06 517 88
Hayden Mullins L 2026 · 4.40 FIP 23 SP- 4.40 23.4%12.4%3.1%.288 3.85 24.0%10.3%102 -0.55 3.85 191 88
Garrett Schoenle L 2027 · 4.62 FIP 24 SP- 4.62 21.4%10.8%3.5%.263 4.28 21.0%9.5%219 -0.34 2.32 304 88
Robby Ahlstrom L 2026 · 4.53 FIP 23 SP- 4.53 20.1%9.0%3.6%.349 4.13 22.0%8.2%175 -0.40 3.93 264 88
Drew Parrish L 2026 · 3.45 FIP 23 SP- 3.45 24.1%7.9%2.5%.261 5.90 16.8%6.5%354 +2.45 3.45 522 87
Luke Heimlich L 2026 · 4.21 FIP 23 SP- 4.21 18.2%7.6%3.1%.350 4.21 118 85
Austin Krob L 2026 · 3.56 FIP 23 SP- 3.56 19.9%10.7%1.5%.329 4.06 17.7%6.7%171 +0.50 3.56 280 85

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+1.8$16M+$15M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+1.8$16M+$15M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+1.7$16M+$15M
2032Ext / FA-deal$3M+1.6$15M+$12M
2033Ext / FA-deal$5M+1.5$15M+$10M
2034Ext / FA-deal$6M+1.3$13M+$7M
Totals $17M $91M +$74M