Ben Simon P Binghamton Rumble Ponies
+0.4 WAR
Age 24 RHP 5'11" / 197 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.4 · 2026
ERA4.24
FIP4.24
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.2%
BB%9.0%
K-BB%13.2%
IP48
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
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
202321ASt. Lucie Mets606329227.11
202422A+Brooklyn Cyclones221361523511217.7%8.3%1.3%4.043.37+0.6
202523AABinghamton Rumble Ponies380542266018420.8%9.0%2.1%2.983.64+0.8
▸ 2026 Season
202624AABinghamton Rumble Ponies405247303.60
ROS24MLBNYM48482034518622.2%9.0%2.7%4.244.24+0.4
2026 Total24MLBNYM532275221622.9%9.4%2.4%4.183.84+0.7
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBNYM49492064718622.7%8.8%2.7%4.204.18+0.4
202826MLBNYM49492064718622.9%8.8%2.7%4.184.16+0.4
202927MLBNYM48482044718623.0%8.8%2.8%4.194.18+0.4
203028MLBNYM48482014618622.9%8.9%2.8%4.214.21+0.4
203129MLBNYM46461964518622.8%9.0%2.9%4.244.26+0.4
203230MLBNYM45451904317622.6%9.1%2.9%4.294.32+0.3
203331MLBNYM44441844117522.4%9.2%3.0%4.354.39+0.3
203432MLBNYM42421763917522.1%9.4%3.1%4.434.48+0.2
203533MLBNYM40401683716521.8%9.5%3.2%4.524.58+0.2
203634MLBNYM38381603416521.4%9.7%3.3%4.624.69+0.1
203735MLBNYM36361513215521.1%10.0%3.4%4.734.81+0.1
203836MLBNYM33331412914520.6%10.2%3.5%4.864.94+0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career7011014349038920.7%8.8%2.0%3.643.56+2.0
/ 200 IP1382200857178751820.7%8.8%2.0%3.643.56+3.9

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
Ben Simon (OGILVIE) 4.24 22.2%9.0%2.7% 4.17 22.9%14.0%146 -0.07
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 94
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
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 92
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 90
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 89
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 89
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 89
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 89
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 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
Danny Hrbek R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 24 SU 3.99 21.3%7.5%3.2%.312 3.99 100 87
Mitch Neunborn R 2028 · 3.70 FIP 26 SU 3.70 24.5%9.5%2.7%.232 5.13 18.0%7.0%180 +1.43 3.70 223 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 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
Brendan Beck R 2026 · 3.19 FIP 24 SU 3.19 22.5%6.7%2.1%.289 4.15 20.6%13.7%152 +0.96 3.19 183 87
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 87
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 86
Fineas Del Bonta-Smith R 2026 · 3.49 FIP 24 SW 3.49 23.4%8.2%2.4%.262 6.13 20.6%11.1%128 +2.64 3.49 207 86
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 86
Ryan Jennings R 2026 · 3.48 FIP 24 SU 3.48 23.4%11.9%1.6%.316 4.40 23.0%9.5%109 +0.92 3.48 142 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+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.4$2M+$0.9M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.4$2M+$1.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.3$1M+$0.8M
2033Ext / FA-deal$1M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2034Ext / FA-deal$1.0M+0.2$1M+$0.0M
Totals $5M $9M +$4M