Ivan CespedesC
DSL Cubs Red
Age 20
R/R
5'8" / 190 lbs
ROK
BB +5%HR -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2037
peak 2.5 · 2032
wRC+†57
AVG/OBP/SLG.204 / .268 / .301
PA106
HR2
K%31
BB%7
MLB%0%
trajectory · 10 yrs
2.5peak
2032
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2032
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2037
First FA Year 2038
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2028 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2029 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2030 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2031 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2032 | |||
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $0.9M | +2.5 | $24M | +$23M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +2.5 | $25M | +$24M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +2.4 | $24M | +$23M |
| 2035 | Ext / FA-deal | $4M | +2.2 | $23M | +$19M |
| 2036 | Ext / FA-deal | $6M | +2.0 | $22M | +$15M |
| 2037 | Ext / FA-deal | $7M | +1.6 | $18M | +$10M |
| Totals | $21M | $135M | +$114M | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | ROK | DSL Cubs Blue | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .200 | .227 | .427 | .136 | .111 | 48 | 12 | .171 | -11 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | -0.2 |
| 2025 | 19 | ROK | DSL Cubs Red | 126 | 118 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .203 | .248 | .373 | .621 | .169 | .273 | 37 | 5 | .266 | 62 | -5 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +4 | 0.1 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 20 | MLB | CHC | 106 | 96 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .208 | .276 | .323 | .599 | .115 | .289 | 31 | 8 | .260 | 57 | -5 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +3 | 0.0 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 21 | MLB 11% | CHC | 191 | 172 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .215 | .286 | .331 | .617 | .116 | .292 | 29 | 8 | .283 | 75 | -5 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +5 | 0.4 |
| 2028 | 22 | MLB 28% | CHC | 319 | 286 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 89 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .224 | .297 | .360 | .658 | .136 | .293 | 28 | 8 | .296 | 85 | -5 | +1 | +0 | +6 | +9 | 1.0 |
| 2029 | 23 | MLB 48% | CHC | 406 | 363 | 83 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 110 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .229 | .305 | .375 | .680 | .146 | .294 | 27 | 9 | .305 | 91 | -4 | +1 | +0 | +7 | +12 | 1.6 |
| 2030 | 24 | MLB 62% | CHC | 465 | 415 | 96 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 124 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .231 | .310 | .386 | .695 | .154 | .294 | 27 | 9 | .310 | 95 | -2 | +1 | +0 | +8 | +13 | 2.0 |
| 2031 | 25 | MLB 80% | CHC | 499 | 445 | 104 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 133 | 5 | 10 | 2 | .234 | .312 | .389 | .701 | .155 | .295 | 27 | 9 | .313 | 98 | -1 | +1 | +0 | +9 | +14 | 2.4 |
| 2032 | 26 | MLB 94% | CHC | 518 | 458 | 107 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 49 | 138 | 6 | 10 | 2 | .234 | .316 | .391 | .707 | .157 | .296 | 27 | 9 | .315 | 99 | -0 | +1 | +0 | +9 | +15 | 2.5 |
| 2033 | 27 | MLB | CHC | 520 | 459 | 107 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 139 | 6 | 10 | 2 | .233 | .317 | .390 | .706 | .157 | .296 | 27 | 10 | .315 | 99 | -0 | +1 | +0 | +9 | +15 | 2.5 |
| 2034 | 28 | MLB | CHC | 520 | 459 | 107 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 140 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .233 | .317 | .390 | .706 | .157 | .295 | 27 | 10 | .314 | 98 | -1 | +1 | -1 | +9 | +15 | 2.4 |
| 2035 | 29 | MLB | CHC | 519 | 459 | 105 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 141 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .229 | .311 | .379 | .690 | .150 | .294 | 27 | 10 | .312 | 97 | -2 | +1 | -1 | +9 | +15 | 2.2 |
| 2036 | 30 | MLB | CHC | 510 | 451 | 103 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 49 | 140 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .228 | .311 | .379 | .690 | .151 | .293 | 27 | 10 | .309 | 94 | -3 | +1 | -2 | +9 | +14 | 2.0 |
| 2037 | 31 | MLB | CHC | 482 | 427 | 96 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 135 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .225 | .309 | .375 | .684 | .150 | .292 | 28 | 10 | .305 | 92 | -5 | +1 | -3 | +9 | +14 | 1.6 |
| 2038 | 32 | MLB | CHC | 451 | 399 | 89 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 128 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .223 | .308 | .366 | .674 | .143 | .290 | 28 | 10 | .300 | 88 | -6 | +0 | -4 | +8 | +13 | 1.2 |
| 2039 | 33 | MLB | CHC | 410 | 364 | 79 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .300 | .354 | .654 | .137 | .288 | 29 | 10 | .295 | 84 | -8 | +0 | -4 | +7 | +12 | 0.7 |
| 2040 | 34 | MLB | CHC | 356 | 316 | 67 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .295 | .345 | .640 | .133 | .287 | 30 | 10 | .288 | 79 | -9 | +0 | -5 | +6 | +10 | 0.3 |
| 2041 | 35 | MLB | CHC | 298 | 265 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .291 | .336 | .626 | .128 | .284 | 31 | 9 | .281 | 73 | -9 | +0 | -6 | +5 | +8 | -0.1 |
| 2042 | 36 | MLB | CHC | 239 | 213 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .278 | .310 | .588 | .113 | .282 | 32 | 9 | .272 | 66 | -9 | +0 | -6 | +4 | +7 | -0.4 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 6960 | 6187 | 1387 | 230 | 41 | 197 | 645 | 1959 | 71 | 93 | 15 | .224 | .305 | .370 | .675 | .146 | .293 | 28 | 9 | .302 | 89 | -84 | +13 | -31 | +124 | +197 | 22.3 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 578 | 129 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 60 | 183 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .223 | .304 | .367 | .671 | .144 | .292 | 28 | 9 | .302 | 89 | -8 | +1 | -3 | +12 | +18 | 2.1 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | ROK | DSL Cubs Blue | 25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .280 | .250 | .530 | .150 | .091 | 32 | 20 | .259 | 56 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.0 |
| 2025 | 19 | ROK | DSL Cubs Red | 126 | 113 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .292 | .360 | .504 | .864 | .212 | .342 | 25 | 9 | .378 | 148 | +7 | +0 | — | — | +4 | 1.1 |
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 |
| Ivan Cespedes (OGILVIE) | 20 | — | — | — | — | .204/.268/.301 | .097 | .289 | 2 | 2 | 31% | 7% | 57 | -0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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●Derek Norris 2009 · A |
20 | 40→50 | 42→55 | 49→50 | 43 | .194/.269/.300 | .106 | .295 | 9 | 6 | 35% | 9% | 58 | -1.2 | .209/.301/.372 | .163 | .281 | 20 | 6 | 31% | 11% | 91 | +1.1 | .254/.332/.403 | .149 | .311 | 15 | 5 | 22% | 10% | 106 | +1.6 |
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✕Agustín Ramírez 2022 · A |
20 | 37→45 | 43→55 | 44→50 | 39 | .188/.245/.301 | .113 | .275 | 11 | 4 | 34% | 6% | 47 | -1.9 | .223/.286/.366 | .143 | .284 | 16 | 11 | 26% | 8% | 82 | +0.5 | .230/.293/.405 | .176 | .264 | 22 | 16 | 22% | 7% | 92 | +1.1 |
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●Alex Liddi 2009 · A |
20 | 42→52 | 40→60 | 49→50 | 38 | .202/.249/.300 | .098 | .290 | 7 | 9 | 32% | 5% | 48 | -1.9 | .240/.291/.399 | .159 | .335 | 16 | 7 | 32% | 6% | 92 | +1.2 | .241/.296/.424 | .182 | .336 | 20 | 5 | 33% | 6% | 99 | +1.7 |
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✕Eddys Leonard 2021 · A |
20 | 42→46 | 40→50 | 46→45 | 45 | .200/.274/.295 | .095 | .288 | 7 | 9 | 31% | 8% | 59 | -1.1 | .227/.293/.378 | .151 | .302 | 17 | 5 | 29% | 7% | 89 | +0.9 | .224/.290/.376 | .152 | .290 | 17 | 4 | 28% | 6% | 83 | +0.5 |
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✕Luis Torrens 2016 · A |
20 | 42→49 | 38→55 | 49→30 | 44 | .201/.271/.276 | .075 | .277 | 5 | 5 | 28% | 7% | 52 | -1.6 | .207/.270/.291 | .084 | .263 | 6 | 4 | 22% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .228/.285/.376 | .148 | .288 | 19 | 0 | 27% | 7% | 82 | +0.3 |
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●Chun-Hsiu Chen 2010 · A |
21 | 43→53 | 41→50 | 48→45 | 40 | .209/.263/.306 | .097 | .302 | 8 | 6 | 32% | 7% | 55 | -1.4 | .250/.309/.388 | .138 | .334 | 12 | 4 | 27% | 7% | 96 | +1.5 | .256/.318/.393 | .137 | .347 | 12 | 4 | 28% | 8% | 99 | +1.3 |
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✕David Bote 2013 · A |
20 | 43→48 | 38→55 | 50→45 | 43 | .200/.271/.286 | .086 | .293 | 4 | 8 | 31% | 8% | 54 | -1.4 | .190/.266/.272 | .082 | .263 | 5 | 6 | 28% | 8% | 50 | -1.8 | .234/.308/.397 | .164 | .298 | 19 | 6 | 27% | 8% | 95 | +1.0 |
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●Dilson Herrera 2014 · A |
20 | 43→53 | 45→50 | 49→50 | 40 | .213/.264/.339 | .126 | .281 | 12 | 11 | 28% | 6% | 65 | -0.7 | .248/.297/.383 | .135 | .313 | 14 | 13 | 24% | 6% | 90 | +1.0 | .257/.307/.397 | .140 | .313 | 15 | 13 | 22% | 6% | 94 | +1.2 |
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✕Samad Taylor 2018 · A |
20 | 45→53 | 37→50 | 51→65 | 41 | .213/.268/.288 | .076 | .300 | 4 | 10 | 29% | 6% | 53 | -1.5 | .183/.255/.284 | .101 | .259 | 7 | 22 | 30% | 8% | 47 | -1.9 | .236/.312/.377 | .141 | .324 | 16 | 46 | 30% | 9% | 94 | +0.8 |
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●Tyler Stephenson 2017 · A |
20 | 41→51 | 38→50 | 43→30 | 39 | .197/.249/.277 | .080 | .290 | 6 | 3 | 33% | 6% | 42 | -2.3 | .216/.283/.315 | .099 | .290 | 9 | 3 | 27% | 7% | 67 | -0.5 | .253/.327/.399 | .146 | .323 | 16 | 1 | 25% | 9% | 102 | +1.3 |
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✕Brendan Rodgers 2016 · A |
19 | 43→53 | 40→50 | 46→45 | 39 | .205/.255/.298 | .093 | .301 | 7 | 7 | 33% | 6% | 50 | -1.8 | .224/.267/.352 | .128 | .288 | 14 | 5 | 27% | 4% | 69 | -0.4 | .253/.308/.383 | .131 | .298 | 13 | 0 | 19% | 6% | 93 | +0.8 |
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✕Tucker Mitchell 2022 · A |
21 | 43 | 39→50 | 51→45 | 39 | .202/.262/.293 | .090 | .301 | 6 | 7 | 33% | 6% | 52 | -1.6 | .193/.267/.305 | .112 | .296 | 13 | 8 | 37% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .178/.253/.291 | .113 | .253 | 15 | 7 | 34% | 7% | 47 | -0.8 |
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✕Carter Jensen 2023 · A |
20 | 38→47 | 43→50 | 46→50 | 46 | .188/.269/.299 | .110 | .273 | 10 | 7 | 33% | 10% | 58 | -1.2 | .198/.288/.331 | .133 | .275 | 13 | 9 | 30% | 11% | 74 | -0.1 | .206/.294/.357 | .151 | .275 | 17 | 10 | 30% | 11% | 81 | +0.4 |
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✕Kyle Higashioka 2010 · A |
20 | 45→43 | 40→60 | 49→40 | 41 | .215/.267/.304 | .089 | .290 | 7 | 7 | 28% | 6% | 56 | -1.3 | .191/.240/.293 | .102 | .234 | 10 | 3 | 23% | 5% | 43 | -2.2 | .229/.276/.416 | .187 | .272 | 25 | 4 | 26% | 6% | 88 | +0.4 |
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●Wilin Rosario 2009 · A |
20 | 42→52 | 43→60 | 44→45 | 37 | .209/.253/.314 | .105 | .295 | 11 | 5 | 32% | 5% | 53 | -1.5 | .225/.261/.370 | .145 | .298 | 17 | 4 | 30% | 4% | 72 | -0.2 | .265/.302/.457 | .192 | .301 | 26 | 4 | 21% | 5% | 107 | +1.6 |
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●Bo Naylor 2021 · A |
21 | 41→43 | 44→55 | 50 | 43 | .203/.259/.325 | .122 | .273 | 11 | 7 | 29% | 7% | 59 | -1.1 | .199/.278/.352 | .153 | .276 | 18 | 12 | 33% | 9% | 75 | -0.0 | .216/.308/.399 | .183 | .269 | 22 | 12 | 28% | 11% | 97 | +1.2 |
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●Lane Thomas 2016 · A |
20 | 43→51 | 37→55 | 51→55 | 42 | .200/.259/.277 | .077 | .294 | 3 | 9 | 32% | 7% | 46 | -2.0 | .194/.260/.302 | .108 | .313 | 10 | 13 | 38% | 8% | 54 | -1.4 | .248/.312/.427 | .179 | .308 | 21 | 13 | 25% | 7% | 107 | +2.0 |
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✕Pedro Severino 2012 · A |
19 | 38→48 | 39→50 | 49→45 | 40 | .187/.241/.272 | .084 | .263 | 6 | 5 | 30% | 6% | 37 | -2.6 | .189/.233/.264 | .075 | .239 | 5 | 3 | 22% | 4% | 31 | -3.0 | .246/.315/.384 | .137 | .304 | 17 | 3 | 24% | 8% | 95 | +0.7 |
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✕Ceddanne Rafaela 2021 · A |
20 | 41→50 | 42→55 | 52→55 | 41 | .202/.253/.302 | .099 | .256 | 10 | 14 | 25% | 5% | 50 | -1.7 | .228/.267/.382 | .154 | .289 | 16 | 19 | 26% | 4% | 77 | +0.1 | .244/.283/.399 | .155 | .300 | 17 | 24 | 24% | 4% | 86 | +0.7 |
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●James McCann 2012 · A |
22 | 41→51 | 42→50 | 49→45 | 39 | .203/.260/.306 | .103 | .288 | 9 | 7 | 32% | 6% | 55 | -1.4 | .223/.261/.310 | .087 | .291 | 6 | 6 | 24% | 4% | 55 | -1.4 | .254/.315/.415 | .161 | .331 | 20 | 4 | 28% | 7% | 104 | +1.1 |