Esteban Mejia P Delmarva Shorebirds
+0.4 WAR
Age 19 RHP 6'3" / 175 lbs A Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035 peak 0.8 · 2032
ERA4.38
FIP4.38
xFIP
SIERA
K%23.0%
BB%10.6%
K-BB%12.4%
IP44
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.8peak
2032
K†5560

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
202417ROKDSL Orioles Orange1010281214415024.7%15.5%0.0%3.252.97+0.6
202518ADelmarva Shorebirds1414522276731020.4%16.9%0.0%2.943.51+0.8
▸ 2026 Season
202619ADelmarva Shorebirds225257407.20
ROS19MLBBAL44441854320523.0%10.6%2.7%4.384.38+0.3
2026 Total19MLBBAL492105024523.6%11.2%2.4%4.673.93+0.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202720MLBBAL46461954619523.4%9.9%2.7%4.294.24+0.4
202821MLBBAL48482044919523.8%9.4%2.7%4.194.12+0.5
202922MLBBAL51512145319624.7%8.8%2.6%4.053.95+0.6
203023MLBBAL53532235719625.4%8.5%2.6%3.923.83+0.7
203124MLBBAL54542285919625.9%8.2%2.6%3.813.73+0.7
203225MLBBAL55552316119626.3%8.1%2.5%3.733.68+0.8
203326MLBBAL55552316119626.5%8.1%2.5%3.693.66+0.8
203427MLBBAL54542296119626.5%8.1%2.6%3.683.67+0.8
203528MLBBAL54542266018626.5%8.1%2.6%3.693.69+0.8
203629MLBBAL52522215818626.4%8.2%2.6%3.723.74+0.7
203730MLBBAL51512145618626.2%8.3%2.7%3.773.80+0.7
203831MLBBAL49492065417625.9%8.4%2.8%3.833.87+0.6
203932MLBBAL47471985117625.7%8.6%2.8%3.913.96+0.5
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2626853738361022.3%16.4%0.0%3.303.29+1.8
/ 200 IP6161200881196144022.3%16.4%0.0%3.303.29+4.6

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
Esteban Mejia (OGILVIE) 4.38 23.0%10.6%2.7% 4.10 24.0%14.7%145 -0.28
Danny Dopico R 2028 · 3.87 FIP 21 SU 3.87 25.4%10.8%2.8%.333 3.88 22.8%8.1%173 +0.01 3.00 318 89
Luis Arejula R 2026 · 3.49 FIP 19 SU 3.49 21.9%8.7%2.1%.318 4.43 15.7%3.5%71 +0.94 3.49 115 89
Matt Walker R 2027 · 3.21 FIP 20 SU 3.21 24.8%10.3%1.7%.326 3.75 19.1%9.8%178 +0.54 2.42 211 88
Layonel Ovalles R 2026 · 3.56 FIP 19 SU 3.56 23.1%10.2%2.0%.333 4.59 17.4%3.0%146 +1.03 2.60 227 87
Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa R 2027 · 4.09 FIP 20 SU 4.09 25.1%13.3%2.6%.327 3.29 23.8%13.4%81 -0.80 3.20 104 85
Andrew Hoffmann R 2028 · 3.15 FIP 21 SU 3.15 23.6%8.1%1.8%.275 4.89 19.0%8.7%311 +1.74 3.15 395 85
Alejandro Hidalgo R 2026 · 4.05 FIP 19 SU 4.05 24.5%12.8%2.5%.326 5.92 18.3%1.5%143 +1.87 4.05 209 85
Felix Castro R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 19 SU 3.50 24.0%12.2%1.6%.295 4.96 14.9%-1.8%97 +1.46 3.50 144 84
Amilcar Chirinos R 2027 · 3.24 FIP 20 SU 3.24 25.6%12.3%1.4%.349 4.05 19.3%6.3%147 +0.81 2.90 178 84
Osiris German R 2026 · 4.26 FIP 19 SU 4.26 20.6%8.7%3.3%.346 3.14 26.3%15.5%59 -1.12 3.11 187 84
Jonathan Stiever R 2028 · 4.39 FIP 21 SU 4.39 22.9%9.7%3.6%.308 4.29 20.7%14.2%219 -0.10 4.28 247 84
Scott Williams R 2028 · 3.36 FIP 21 SU 3.36 22.0%8.6%1.9%.238 3.68 19.3%10.5%76 +0.32 2.89 119 83
Brandon White R 2028 · 3.14 FIP 21 SU 3.14 25.9%7.9%2.2%.294 3.52 17.3%8.4%166 +0.38 3.14 221 83
Cody Palmquist R 2029 · 4.20 FIP 22 SU 4.20 21.9%9.0%3.3%.278 5.95 14.7%7.1%62 +1.75 4.20 104 83
Kyle Glogoski R 2026 · 3.46 FIP 19 SU 3.46 19.9%8.5%1.7%.277 3.93 20.6%9.1%93 +0.47 3.32 206 83
Kenny Oakley R 2029 · 3.50 FIP 22 SU 3.50 23.8%9.1%2.3%.348 3.89 17.3%7.8%115 +0.39 3.18 144 83
Pedro Da Costa Lemos R 2027 · 3.71 FIP 20 SU 3.71 23.5%13.2%1.7%.286 4.77 17.2%6.2%157 +1.06 3.71 181 83
Breidy Encarnación R 2025 · 3.10 FIP 18 SU 3.10 21.7%7.7%1.6%.239 5.24 18.1%3.6%50 +2.14 3.10 164 83
Alexander Cornielle R 2026 · 4.22 FIP 19 SU 4.22 24.1%14.2%2.5%.329 4.39 19.2%7.6%312 +0.17 3.88 482 83
Joey Gerber R 2029 · 3.01 FIP 22 SU 3.01 26.6%10.5%1.5%.316 4.15 9.7%1.6%16 +1.14 3.01 137 83

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+0.7$3M+$2M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.7$3M+$2M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.9M+0.8$4M+$3M
2033Ext / FA-deal$2M+0.8$4M+$2M
2034Ext / FA-deal$3M+0.8$4M+$1M
2035Ext / FA-deal$4M+0.8$4M-$0.3M
Totals $12M $22M +$10M