Nolan Santos P Cedar Rapids Kernels
+0.6 WAR
Age 25 RHP 6'1" / 205 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035 peak 0.6 · 2026
ERA4.29
FIP4.29
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.9%
BB%9.4%
K-BB%13.4%
IP68
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
2026
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
202322AFort Myers Mighty Mussels516284602.84
202423A+Cedar Rapids Kernels430682868026220.9%10.7%0.9%2.933.16+1.4
▸ 2026 Season
202625A+Cedar Rapids Kernels318476808.64
ROS25MLBMIN1212682866527822.9%9.4%2.8%4.294.29+0.6
2026 Total25MLBMIN763337135821.4%10.5%2.4%4.773.82+1.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBMIN1212682866627823.1%9.4%2.8%4.284.27+0.6
202827MLBMIN1212672846627823.2%9.4%2.9%4.294.29+0.6
202928MLBMIN1212662806526823.1%9.4%2.9%4.304.31+0.5
203029MLBMIN1212652736326823.0%9.5%3.0%4.344.36+0.5
203130MLBMIN1111632656025822.8%9.6%3.0%4.394.42+0.4
203231MLBMIN1111612565825822.6%9.7%3.1%4.454.50+0.3
203332MLBMIN58582465524822.3%9.9%3.2%4.534.58+0.2
203433MLBMIN56562355224822.0%10.0%3.3%4.624.68+0.2
203534MLBMIN53532234823721.6%10.2%3.4%4.724.79+0.1
203635MLBMIN50502104522721.2%10.5%3.5%4.834.91+0.0
203736MLBMIN47471974121720.8%10.7%3.6%4.965.04-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career512823617044219.3%12.3%0.7%3.503.40+1.6
/ 200 IP1245200877170107519.3%12.3%0.7%3.503.40+4.3

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
Nolan Santos (OGILVIE) 4.29 22.9%9.4%2.8% 4.29 23.1%13.8%201 -0.00
Randall Delgado R 2026 · 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 95
Barrett Loseke R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 25 SW 4.41 21.7%10.1%3.4%.311 5.44 24.0%10.9%22 +1.03 4.41 152 92
Austin Ross R 2025 · 4.42 FIP 24 SW 4.42 20.7%9.6%3.4%.281 5.22 21.2%5.7%55 +0.80 4.42 121 91
Matt Carasiti R 2026 · 3.68 FIP 25 SW 3.68 22.2%7.6%2.7%.313 3.35 23.4%12.8%93 -0.33 2.78 312 90
Jesus Pirela R 2027 · 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 89
Alex Phillips R 2025 · 3.26 FIP 24 SW 3.26 22.0%8.0%1.8%.263 4.60 23.2%14.6%72 +1.34 3.26 139 89
Jhan Mariñez R 2027 · 3.52 FIP 26 SW 3.52 23.1%9.3%2.2%.244 3.73 18.9%11.1%168 +0.21 3.18 253 89
Nick Merkel R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 22.8%7.1%3.5%.284 3.18 21.4%10.4%103 -0.81 3.13 179 88
Easton Sikorski R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.1%10.6%3.0%.286 4.16 159 88
Shohei Tomioka R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 18.9%9.0%2.5%.311 4.41 17.3%3.8%141 +0.42 3.65 255 88
Jackson Hicks R 2026 · 3.89 FIP 25 SW 3.89 22.6%10.5%2.5%.336 2.17 116 88
Dusty Isaacs R 2026 · 3.97 FIP 25 SW 3.97 23.1%10.8%2.7%.255 4.63 21.6%9.9%86 +0.66 3.16 253 88
Jake Barrett R 2026 · 3.64 FIP 25 SW 3.64 22.4%9.6%2.2%.250 3.83 24.1%12.5%118 +0.19 1.48 230 88
Derek Gordon R 2026 · 4.59 FIP 25 SW 4.59 19.9%9.3%3.6%.315 4.59 146 87
Nelson Gonzalez R 2026 · 3.40 FIP 25 SW 3.40 19.6%7.7%1.8%.293 5.06 17.7%7.8%115 +1.66 3.40 258 87
Taylor Floyd R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.7%10.8%3.0%.331 4.32 18.9%9.8%122 +0.00 3.48 290 87
Matt Pierpont R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 25 SW 3.50 20.7%8.6%1.9%.295 3.39 21.6%13.6%156 -0.11 2.79 280 87
Josh Martin R 2026 · 3.10 FIP 25 SW 3.10 24.1%7.4%2.0%.257 2.97 20.7%13.6%124 -0.13 2.43 225 87
Trent Harris R 2026 · 3.46 FIP 25 SW 3.46 26.9%9.5%2.6%.258 3.75 23.1%14.7%57 +0.29 3.46 134 87
Héctor Neris R 2027 · 3.97 FIP 26 SW 3.97 20.9%10.0%2.5%.298 3.00 31.5%23.7%221 -0.97 1.99 682 86

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2030
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2035
First FA Year   2036
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2029MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.5$2M+$1M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1M+$0.3M
2035Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $8M +$4M