Preston Howey P West Michigan Whitecaps
+0.0 WAR
Age 24 RHP 5'10" / 175 lbs A+ peak 0.4 · 2027
ERA4.59
FIP4.59
xFIP
SIERA
K%20.6%
BB%10.4%
K-BB%10.2%
IP62
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2027
STUF3535
CTRL4040
CMD3535
K†4550

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
202422ALakeland Flying Tigers10291205.40
202523A+West Michigan Whitecaps329622484827314.9%12.5%1.8%3.194.44+0.4
▸ 2026 Season
202624MLBDET1111622624932718.8%12.0%2.8%4.964.96+0.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBDET1111632655230719.6%11.5%2.8%4.844.81+0.1
202826MLBDET1111632655330720.1%11.2%2.8%4.774.75+0.2
202927MLBDET1111622635329720.3%11.2%2.8%4.744.74+0.2
203028MLBDET1111612595329720.3%11.2%2.9%4.754.76+0.1
203129MLBDET60602535128720.2%11.2%2.9%4.784.80+0.1
203230MLBDET58582464928720.0%11.3%3.0%4.834.86+0.1
203331MLBDET56562374727719.8%11.5%3.1%4.904.94+0.0
203432MLBDET54542284426719.5%11.6%3.1%4.985.03-0.0
203533MLBDET52522184226719.2%11.8%3.2%5.075.12-0.1
203634MLBDET49492073925718.8%12.0%3.3%5.175.23-0.2
203735MLBDET46461953624718.4%12.2%3.4%5.285.35-0.2
203836MLBDET43431823323618.0%12.5%3.6%5.405.49-0.3
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career339642573833514.8%12.9%1.8%3.254.46+0.4
/ 200 IP104282008071191041614.8%12.9%1.8%3.254.46+1.9

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
Preston Howey (OGILVIE) 4.96 18.8%12.0%2.8% 4.77 20.0%8.7%188 -0.19
Max Alba R 2026 · 4.50 FIP 24 SW 4.50 20.6%12.6%2.8%.290 4.91 17.8%11.6%162 +0.41 4.50 217 95
David Griffin R 2027 · 4.42 FIP 25 SW 4.42 19.2%11.9%2.6%.279 5.32 15.6%5.5%168 +0.90 4.42 239 94
David Trexler R 2026 · 4.58 FIP 24 SW 4.58 17.7%13.4%2.3%.313 4.44 18.3%4.8%31 -0.14 4.44 100 92
Matt Lollis R 2026 · 4.56 FIP 24 SW 4.56 18.5%12.2%2.7%.237 5.00 19.2%4.7%56 +0.44 4.56 120 92
Colby Morris R 2026 · 4.10 FIP 24 SW 4.10 20.4%10.7%2.5%.291 5.74 16.2%4.4%54 +1.64 4.10 105 91
Orlando Ortiz-Mayr R 2026 · 4.58 FIP 24 SW 4.58 21.0%13.2%2.9%.341 4.72 15.7%4.0%343 +0.14 4.04 404 91
Danny Kirwin R 2026 · 4.16 FIP 24 SW 4.16 17.9%9.9%2.4%.262 4.19 16.8%7.5%66 +0.03 4.16 135 90
Ryan Ledbetter R 2026 · 4.75 FIP 24 SW 4.75 18.5%12.3%3.0%.338 4.75 124 90
Alex Palsha R 2026 · 3.86 FIP 24 SW 3.86 20.6%10.4%2.2%.288 3.83 15.3%4.4%77 -0.03 3.40 134 90
Jarret Whorff R 2026 · 4.24 FIP 24 SW 4.24 19.5%14.2%1.8%.287 3.96 20.3%11.1%143 -0.28 3.84 206 89
Dylan Burns R 2027 · 4.07 FIP 25 SW 4.07 17.1%10.8%1.9%.300 4.87 11.6%-2.4%41 +0.80 4.07 120 89
Juan Paniagua R 2027 · 4.69 FIP 25 SW 4.69 15.7%11.9%2.6%.262 4.63 16.2%1.8%93 -0.06 4.58 151 89
Matt Carasiti R 2026 · 3.87 FIP 24 SW 3.87 17.8%9.8%1.9%.309 3.25 24.8%15.5%104 -0.62 2.78 312 89
Scott Oberg R 2027 · 5.16 FIP 25 SW 5.16 17.0%11.2%3.8%.273 2.95 22.8%15.6%188 -2.21 2.59 302 88
Jack Sinclair R 2026 · 4.92 FIP 24 SW 4.92 19.2%12.5%3.4%.258 4.01 20.2%8.2%121 -0.91 2.86 245 88
Hunter Dula R 2026 · 4.90 FIP 24 SW 4.90 20.1%12.1%3.6%.301 4.06 19.8%10.2%37 -0.84 3.90 132 88
Ben Hecht R 2026 · 4.51 FIP 24 SW 4.51 22.7%12.9%3.1%.293 7.98 14.1%-11.4%13 +3.47 4.42 155 88
Tai Tiedemann R 2025 · 3.84 FIP 23 SW 3.84 17.5%9.8%1.8%.305 5.79 9.8%-0.2%118 +1.95 3.84 190 88
Matt Marsh R 2026 · 4.15 FIP 24 SW 4.15 15.5%10.7%1.8%.275 3.68 20.5%11.4%70 -0.47 3.13 143 87
Kevin Kopps R 2027 · 4.59 FIP 25 SW 4.59 20.2%15.1%2.3%.278 4.54 16.5%2.8%182 -0.05 3.49 237 87

Contract

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