Chen-Wei Lin P Springfield Cardinals
+0.3 WAR
Age 24 RHP 6'7" / 188 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.4 · 2027
ERA4.46
FIP4.46
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.2%
BB%11.5%
K-BB%10.7%
IP50
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2027
K†5555

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
202321APalm Beach Cardinals6616802112221.3%22.0%4.4%6.066.49-0.3
202422APalm Beach Cardinals222211646212336319.7%9.2%0.8%2.793.03+3.0
202523AASpringfield Cardinals1717502237039321.0%19.7%0.9%5.544.32+0.4
▸ 2026 Season
202624AASpringfield Cardinals217308501.35
ROS24MLBSTL50502124725522.2%11.5%2.5%4.464.46+0.3
2026 Total24MLBSTL572425530522.8%12.2%2.2%4.103.94+0.7
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBSTL51512154923622.7%10.7%2.6%4.374.33+0.4
202826MLBSTL51512154923622.9%10.5%2.6%4.334.30+0.4
202927MLBSTL50502134922623.0%10.5%2.6%4.324.31+0.4
203028MLBSTL50502104822623.0%10.5%2.7%4.334.34+0.3
203129MLBSTL49492054722622.8%10.6%2.7%4.364.39+0.3
203230MLBSTL47471994521622.6%10.7%2.8%4.414.45+0.3
203331MLBSTL46461924321522.4%10.8%2.9%4.484.52+0.2
203432MLBSTL44441854120522.1%10.9%2.9%4.564.61+0.2
203533MLBSTL42421763820521.8%11.1%3.0%4.654.71+0.1
203634MLBSTL40401673619521.4%11.3%3.1%4.754.82+0.1
203735MLBSTL37371573318521.1%11.6%3.2%4.864.94+0.0
203836MLBSTL35351473017520.6%11.8%3.4%4.995.07-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career4746189795163109920.5%13.7%1.1%3.763.74+3.3
/ 200 IP50492008401721151020.5%13.7%1.1%3.763.74+3.5

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
Chen-Wei Lin (OGILVIE) 4.46 22.2%11.5%2.5% 4.31 22.9%12.3%152 -0.15
Luis Ramirez R 2026 · 3.73 FIP 24 SW 3.73 24.0%12.6%1.9%.286 3.73 104 94
Todd Van Steensel R 2026 · 3.78 FIP 24 SW 3.78 22.5%11.6%2.0%.294 3.31 19.3%6.5%157 -0.47 2.87 223 93
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 93
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 91
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
Aaron Kurcz R 2026 · 4.00 FIP 24 SW 4.00 22.4%13.6%2.0%.331 4.03 16.1%8.0%105 +0.03 3.31 213 91
Jesus Pirela R 2028 · 3.85 FIP 26 SW 3.85 23.7%11.6%2.3%.305 3.92 17.1%13.9%45 +0.07 3.23 161 90
Johnny Barbato R 2026 · 3.65 FIP 24 SW 3.65 22.4%11.2%1.8%.282 4.58 21.1%11.6%105 +0.93 2.57 304 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
Mason Vinyard R 2026 · 3.74 FIP 24 SW 3.74 22.7%13.6%1.5%.270 4.00 22.6%8.2%94 +0.26 3.60 154 90
Zack Jones R 2026 · 3.56 FIP 24 SW 3.56 23.9%14.0%1.3%.280 3.63 28.1%10.9%57 +0.07 2.56 109 89
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 89
Drew Rasmussen R 2026 · 3.64 FIP 24 SW 3.64 24.6%12.6%1.8%.312 3.22 22.7%16.2%237 -0.42 1.21 538 89
Peter Tago R 2026 · 3.66 FIP 24 SW 3.66 24.4%14.0%1.5%.303 3.44 23.6%8.3%39 -0.22 3.26 207 89
Colby Blueberg R 2026 · 3.54 FIP 24 SW 3.54 22.7%11.5%1.6%.315 4.14 20.3%9.8%50 +0.60 2.36 229 88
Brandon Johnson R 2026 · 4.91 FIP 24 SW 4.91 22.4%14.2%3.5%.327 4.68 22.3%12.1%127 -0.23 3.38 188 88
Craig Schlitter R 2026 · 4.61 FIP 24 SW 4.61 22.7%15.4%2.7%.298 4.70 14.7%4.2%171 +0.09 4.23 222 88
Trevor Holloway R 2026 · 3.44 FIP 24 SW 3.44 21.9%11.7%1.3%.266 4.55 17.9%6.1%43 +1.11 3.44 112 88
Randall Delgado R 2027 · 3.73 FIP 25 SW 3.73 23.7%10.1%2.5%.284 3.72 20.3%12.4%167 -0.01 3.05 290 88
Tommy Kahnle R 2027 · 4.17 FIP 25 SW 4.17 23.8%14.8%2.2%.284 2.58 30.9%21.0%165 -1.59 1.53 433 87

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+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.3$1M+$0.8M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1.0M+$0.3M
2034Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.2$1M+$0.0M
Totals $5M $8M +$3M