Cade Denton P Hartford Yard Goats
+0.2 WAR
Age 24 RHP 6'4" / 205 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.3 · 2027
ERA4.46
FIP4.46
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.4%
BB%8.9%
K-BB%13.5%
IP43
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
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
202321AFresno Grizzlies801049123110.80
202422A+Spokane Indians340401713311213.8%6.7%1.1%3.633.36+0.7
202523A+Spokane Indians420512246317821.7%8.7%4.5%3.734.83+0.1
▸ 2026 Season
202624AAHartford Yard Goats4062773011.12
ROS24MLBCOL43431824116622.4%8.9%3.2%4.464.46+0.2
2026 Total24MLBCOL492094819622.8%9.2%2.8%5.233.94+0.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBCOL44441854216622.9%8.7%3.1%4.414.38+0.3
202826MLBCOL44441854316623.1%8.7%3.1%4.384.35+0.3
202927MLBCOL43431834216623.1%8.8%3.1%4.374.36+0.3
203028MLBCOL43431804216623.1%8.8%3.2%4.384.39+0.3
203129MLBCOL42421764016623.0%8.9%3.2%4.414.43+0.2
203230MLBCOL40401713915622.8%9.0%3.3%4.464.49+0.2
203331MLBCOL39391653715622.5%9.2%3.3%4.534.57+0.2
203432MLBCOL37371583515522.3%9.3%3.4%4.614.66+0.1
203533MLBCOL36361513314521.9%9.5%3.5%4.704.75+0.1
203634MLBCOL34341433114521.6%9.7%3.6%4.804.86+0.0
203735MLBCOL32321352913521.2%9.9%3.7%4.914.99-0.0
203836MLBCOL30301262613520.8%10.2%3.8%5.045.12-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career88010647191371319.4%7.9%2.7%4.753.95+1.6
/ 200 IP1660200889172702519.4%7.9%2.7%4.753.95+3.1

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
Cade Denton (OGILVIE) 4.46 22.4%8.9%3.2% 4.36 23.0%14.3%131 -0.10
Casey Legumina R 2026 · 4.06 FIP 24 SU 4.06 23.3%9.3%3.2%.260 4.36 20.5%11.0%189 +0.30 4.01 283 93
Austin Smith R 2025 · 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
Ricardo Velez R 2026 · 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 90
Vince Vannelle R 2026 · 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 89
Roman Mendez R 2027 · 4.38 FIP 25 SU 4.38 19.1%8.1%3.4%.275 4.54 20.2%10.4%118 +0.16 4.12 230 89
Stephen Jones R 2026 · 3.60 FIP 24 SU 3.60 23.8%11.0%2.0%.304 4.61 21.9%9.2%142 +1.01 3.60 246 89
Danny Hrbek R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 24 SU 3.99 21.3%7.5%3.2%.312 3.99 100 89
Kyle Schepel R 2026 · 4.62 FIP 24 SU 4.62 23.1%10.7%3.8%.233 3.64 22.1%10.4%120 -0.98 3.54 156 88
Alex Hoppe R 2026 · 4.20 FIP 24 SU 4.20 23.7%9.2%3.5%.371 4.34 19.8%6.9%128 +0.14 3.89 176 88
Ryan Garcia R 2026 · 3.71 FIP 24 SU 3.71 23.2%10.7%2.2%.239 5.62 20.0%6.1%278 +1.91 3.71 325 88
Kyle Martin R 2026 · 3.61 FIP 24 SU 3.61 21.2%9.6%2.0%.345 3.53 22.4%12.5%172 -0.08 3.01 214 88
Josh Advocate R 2026 · 3.74 FIP 24 SU 3.74 18.8%7.3%2.4%.291 3.68 20.4%10.1%75 -0.06 3.68 118 88
Jason Stoffel R 2028 · 3.60 FIP 26 SU 3.60 23.4%10.1%2.2%.267 3.51 27.2%19.2%59 -0.09 3.51 103 87
Micah Dallas R 2026 · 4.09 FIP 24 SU 4.09 18.7%7.1%3.1%.273 3.61 17.5%9.0%50 -0.48 3.61 147 87
Kaleb Bowman R 2028 · 3.85 FIP 26 SU 3.85 22.0%7.5%3.0%.333 4.24 18.2%8.5%116 +0.39 3.85 149 87
Chris Jefferson R 2027 · 3.49 FIP 25 SU 3.49 22.4%10.2%1.8%.330 4.95 16.5%3.9%101 +1.46 3.49 140 87
Andrew Quezada R 2026 · 4.37 FIP 24 SU 4.37 18.1%8.1%3.2%.312 4.86 14.6%6.1%291 +0.49 4.37 412 87
Mitchell Stumpo R 2027 · 3.90 FIP 25 SU 3.90 25.6%8.0%3.6%.299 5.28 22.4%6.5%121 +1.38 3.90 158 87
Tyler Mitzel R 2025 · 4.31 FIP 23 SU 4.31 24.1%12.0%3.2%.245 4.11 22.4%14.3%96 -0.20 4.01 142 86
Will Vest R 2026 · 3.71 FIP 24 SU 3.71 21.8%8.5%2.5%.282 3.66 20.9%11.9%124 -0.05 2.53 421 86

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+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.2$0.9M+$0.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1.0M+$0.3M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $6M +$2M