AJ Salgado3B
St. Lucie Mets
Age 24
L/R
6'3" / 220 lbs
A
H +5%HR +3%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2036
peak 0.7 · 2029
wRC+†72
AVG/OBP/SLG.213 / .278 / .332
PA95
HR2
K%29
BB%7
MLB%0%
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.7peak
2029
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2031
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2036
First FA Year 2037
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2030 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2031 | |||
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $0.9M | +0.6 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | +0.4 | $2M | +$1.0M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +0.2 | $1.0M | +$0.0M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.2M | — | — | — |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.4M | — | — | — |
| 2036 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.6M | — | — | — |
| Totals | $4M | $0.4M | -$4M | ||
Why some years run red
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
On long-term deals the salary is locked in regardless of how the player ages. Late years are red whenever projected production drops below the AAV — that's expected, not a sign the deal is bad. The honest scorecard is the Net Surplus over the whole contract, not any single year.
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | A | St. Lucie Mets | 85 | 74 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .243 | .325 | .351 | .677 | .108 | .340 | 29 | 9 | .298 | 86 | -1 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +2 | 0.2 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 24 | A | St. Lucie Mets | 76 | 68 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .206 | .270 | .338 | .609 | .132 | .316 | 39 | 7 | .280 | 72 | -2 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | 0.0 |
| ROS | 24 | MLB | NYM | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .211 | .222 | .433 | .056 | .294 | 32 | 5 | .275 | 69 | -1 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | -0.0 |
| TOT | 24 | MLB | NYM | 95 | 86 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .198 | .258 | .314 | .572 | .116 | .300 | 38 | 6 | .279 | 72 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +3 | -0.0 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 25 | MLB 10% | NYM | 163 | 147 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .224 | .296 | .361 | .657 | .136 | .278 | 25 | 8 | .296 | 85 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +5 | 0.3 |
| 2028 | 26 | MLB 25% | NYM | 259 | 232 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 63 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .228 | .304 | .371 | .674 | .142 | .280 | 24 | 8 | .301 | 89 | -3 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +7 | 0.6 |
| 2029 | 27 | MLB 42% | NYM | 315 | 282 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 76 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .234 | .308 | .387 | .694 | .152 | .281 | 24 | 9 | .302 | 90 | -4 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +9 | 0.7 |
| 2030 | 28 | MLB 52% | NYM | 351 | 314 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 85 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .229 | .305 | .369 | .674 | .140 | .281 | 24 | 9 | .302 | 89 | -4 | +0 | -1 | +1 | +10 | 0.7 |
| 2031 | 29 | MLB 63% | NYM | 366 | 328 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 90 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .226 | .300 | .369 | .669 | .143 | .280 | 25 | 8 | .300 | 88 | -5 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +10 | 0.6 |
| 2032 | 30 | MLB 72% | NYM | 375 | 336 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 94 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .223 | .298 | .363 | .661 | .140 | .278 | 25 | 9 | .297 | 85 | -6 | +1 | -2 | +1 | +11 | 0.4 |
| 2033 | 31 | MLB 81% | NYM | 369 | 330 | 73 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 94 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .221 | .298 | .355 | .652 | .133 | .277 | 25 | 9 | .293 | 82 | -7 | +1 | -3 | +1 | +10 | 0.2 |
| 2034 | 32 | MLB | NYM | 356 | 320 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .219 | .292 | .353 | .645 | .134 | .275 | 26 | 8 | .288 | 79 | -9 | +0 | -4 | +1 | +10 | -0.1 |
| 2035 | 33 | MLB | NYM | 329 | 295 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .288 | .336 | .624 | .122 | .274 | 26 | 9 | .283 | 75 | -9 | +0 | -4 | +1 | +9 | -0.3 |
| 2036 | 34 | MLB | NYM | 288 | 259 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .280 | .317 | .596 | .112 | .272 | 27 | 8 | .276 | 70 | -10 | +0 | -5 | +1 | +8 | -0.6 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 3275 | 2935 | 653 | 118 | 17 | 81 | 278 | 831 | 34 | 41 | 9 | .222 | .297 | .357 | .654 | .135 | .280 | 25 | 8 | .294 | 83 | -63 | +5 | -20 | +12 | +93 | 2.7 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 583 | 129 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 55 | 165 | 7 | 8 | 2 | .221 | .297 | .353 | .650 | .132 | .278 | 25 | 8 | .294 | 83 | -12 | +1 | -4 | +2 | +18 | 0.5 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | A | St. Lucie Mets | 85 | 72 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .264 | .361 | .375 | .736 | .111 | .333 | 22 | 12 | .329 | 110 | +1 | +1 | — | — | +2 | 0.4 |
Career Path Comps
What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection
| Scouting | At Match Age | Next 3 Yrs | Peak 3 Yrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Age | HIT | PWR | SPD | EYE | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR |
| AJ Salgado (OGILVIE) | 24 | — | — | — | — | .213/.278/.332 | .119 | .290 | 2 | 2 | 29% | 7% | 70 | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
✕Chris Meyers 2023 · A |
24 | 42→46 | 44→50 | 51→40 | 43 | .212/.273/.333 | .122 | .278 | 12 | 9 | 28% | 7% | 67 | -0.5 | .228/.285/.377 | .149 | .300 | 18 | 5 | 29% | 6% | 85 | +0.7 | .226/.286/.378 | .152 | .294 | 19 | 3 | 29% | 6% | 82 | +0.3 |
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●Ryan Schimpf 2012 · A |
24 | 38→39 | 46→60 | 51→45 | 40 | .193/.263/.329 | .136 | .276 | 13 | 8 | 33% | 7% | 63 | -0.9 | .199/.276/.370 | .171 | .267 | 20 | 5 | 32% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .201/.284/.419 | .218 | .235 | 28 | 2 | 28% | 9% | 91 | +0.9 |
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✕Kyle Isbel 2021 · A |
24 | 43→51 | 45→50 | 52→55 | 39 | .215/.260/.338 | .123 | .281 | 12 | 17 | 28% | 5% | 63 | -0.9 | .225/.284/.361 | .136 | .286 | 13 | 18 | 25% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .226/.284/.366 | .140 | .280 | 13 | 19 | 24% | 6% | 78 | +0.1 |
|
✕Matthew Acosta 2022 · A |
24 | 45 | 44→45 | 53→50 | 46 | .219/.290/.343 | .124 | .299 | 11 | 9 | 29% | 8% | 77 | +0.1 | .205/.273/.316 | .111 | .294 | 11 | 13 | 32% | 8% | 63 | -0.9 | .181/.252/.276 | .095 | .261 | 10 | 16 | 33% | 8% | 42 | -1.4 |
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✕Matt Lloyd 2021 · A |
25 | 44→42 | 46→50 | 46→50 | 42 | .218/.279/.349 | .131 | .306 | 13 | 9 | 32% | 7% | 74 | -0.1 | .215/.282/.373 | .158 | .319 | 20 | 7 | 37% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .214/.289/.352 | .138 | .288 | 17 | 12 | 30% | 9% | 78 | +0.1 |
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●Ka'ai Tom 2018 · A |
24 | 46→49 | 44→55 | 52→50 | 47 | .223/.285/.344 | .120 | .280 | 10 | 14 | 24% | 8% | 75 | -0.0 | .231/.294/.389 | .158 | .297 | 16 | 11 | 27% | 7% | 91 | +1.1 | .218/.291/.382 | .164 | .284 | 18 | 7 | 29% | 7% | 85 | +0.5 |
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✕Brett Harris 2022 · A |
24 | 45→50 | 45 | 49→50 | 43 | .220/.290/.339 | .119 | .296 | 12 | 11 | 29% | 7% | 76 | +0.1 | .239/.311/.381 | .142 | .289 | 16 | 10 | 22% | 8% | 96 | +1.5 | .236/.316/.369 | .133 | .284 | 15 | 9 | 22% | 8% | 91 | +0.9 |
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✕Peter Clifford 2008 · A |
24 | 43→47 | 46→45 | 51→45 | 45 | .216/.280/.350 | .134 | .283 | 14 | 8 | 28% | 8% | 75 | -0.0 | .216/.283/.332 | .116 | .292 | 10 | 8 | 28% | 8% | 71 | -0.3 | .215/.281/.328 | .113 | .286 | 9 | 8 | 27% | 8% | 68 | -0.4 |
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✕Luis Santana 2023 · A |
24 | 44 | 45 | 48→50 | 42 | .218/.280/.341 | .124 | .281 | 13 | 11 | 27% | 6% | 73 | -0.1 | .212/.267/.334 | .122 | .269 | 14 | 7 | 26% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .195/.248/.310 | .116 | .241 | 15 | 5 | 25% | 5% | 48 | -1.0 |
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✕Drew Campbell 2023 · A |
25 | 46 | 43→55 | 49→50 | 39 | .229/.271/.337 | .109 | .301 | 11 | 12 | 28% | 5% | 66 | -0.6 | .228/.272/.359 | .131 | .310 | 15 | 13 | 30% | 4% | 74 | -0.1 | .225/.265/.384 | .158 | .300 | 22 | 15 | 32% | 3% | 76 | +0.0 |
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✕Tucker Bradley 2022 · A |
24 | 48→51 | 42→50 | 53→50 | 46 | .229/.299/.338 | .109 | .312 | 8 | 11 | 28% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .241/.306/.373 | .132 | .315 | 12 | 15 | 26% | 8% | 91 | +1.1 | .246/.311/.388 | .142 | .315 | 14 | 17 | 25% | 8% | 94 | +0.9 |
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✕Robert Neustrom 2021 · A |
24 | 43→44 | 43→50 | 49→50 | 41 | .214/.260/.328 | .113 | .280 | 11 | 7 | 27% | 6% | 60 | -1.0 | .219/.273/.360 | .141 | .270 | 15 | 12 | 24% | 6% | 74 | -0.1 | .212/.269/.359 | .147 | .253 | 17 | 14 | 23% | 6% | 69 | -0.3 |
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✕Carter Williams 2022 · A |
24 | 43 | 46→50 | 50→45 | 37 | .218/.252/.353 | .135 | .284 | 13 | 9 | 28% | 4% | 63 | -0.8 | .230/.276/.361 | .131 | .301 | 15 | 9 | 28% | 5% | 76 | +0.0 | .226/.276/.350 | .123 | .294 | 15 | 9 | 28% | 5% | 72 | -0.1 |
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●Tim Wheeler 2011 · A |
23 | 43→52 | 44→50 | 50 | 43 | .215/.276/.330 | .115 | .277 | 12 | 14 | 26% | 6% | 68 | -0.5 | .235/.289/.369 | .134 | .309 | 14 | 13 | 27% | 6% | 83 | +0.6 | .237/.290/.360 | .124 | .314 | 13 | 13 | 28% | 6% | 78 | +0.2 |
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✕Quincy Hamilton 2022 · A |
24 | 46→45 | 40→50 | 51→50 | 46 | .221/.294/.312 | .091 | .301 | 8 | 15 | 28% | 8% | 71 | -0.3 | .219/.299/.359 | .140 | .283 | 16 | 15 | 27% | 9% | 85 | +0.7 | .205/.290/.355 | .150 | .260 | 17 | 14 | 27% | 9% | 78 | +0.1 |
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✕Reid Fronk 2010 · A |
24 | 42→48 | 44→45 | 45→50 | 46 | .207/.289/.325 | .118 | .276 | 11 | 10 | 28% | 8% | 73 | -0.1 | .204/.289/.298 | .094 | .286 | 6 | 8 | 28% | 9% | 66 | -0.6 | .196/.286/.284 | .087 | .279 | 4 | 7 | 28% | 9% | 59 | -0.8 |
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✕Christopher Familia 2023 · A |
23 | 40 | 45→55 | 47→45 | 45 | .204/.281/.326 | .122 | .262 | 13 | 8 | 27% | 7% | 70 | -0.3 | .219/.278/.391 | .172 | .284 | 22 | 4 | 30% | 6% | 85 | +0.7 | .215/.266/.411 | .196 | .270 | 28 | 0 | 32% | 5% | 81 | +0.2 |
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✕Daniel Schneemann 2022 · AA |
25 | 45→49 | 43→50 | 51→50 | 42 | .220/.275/.325 | .105 | .295 | 10 | 13 | 28% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .212/.276/.326 | .114 | .289 | 11 | 17 | 29% | 8% | 67 | -0.5 | .226/.305/.377 | .151 | .297 | 15 | 13 | 28% | 10% | 89 | +0.7 |
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✕Matt Mangini 2010 · AA |
24 | 44→50 | 44→45 | 49→45 | 40 | .218/.271/.331 | .113 | .293 | 12 | 7 | 29% | 6% | 66 | -0.6 | .248/.290/.362 | .114 | .327 | 11 | 6 | 26% | 5% | 81 | +0.4 | .260/.301/.363 | .103 | .345 | 10 | 4 | 26% | 5% | 83 | +0.3 |
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✕Gage Green 2017 · A |
24 | 44 | 40→45 | 46→50 | 41 | .212/.273/.302 | .090 | .284 | 8 | 10 | 28% | 6% | 59 | -1.1 | .205/.263/.291 | .086 | .276 | 7 | 8 | 27% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .174/.224/.236 | .062 | .226 | 0 | 0 | 22% | 4% | 24 | -0.6 |