A.J. Causey P Midland RockHounds
+1.0 WAR
Age 23 RHP 6'2" / 210 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 1.1 · 2027
ERA3.90
FIP3.90
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.3%
BB%8.1%
K-BB%14.2%
IP73
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.1peak
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
202522AANorthwest Arkansas Naturals480732837517020.8%6.8%0.0%1.722.20+2.4
▸ 2026 Season
202623AAMidland RockHounds404144202.45
ROS23MLBOAK1313733096925722.3%8.1%2.3%3.903.90+1.0
2026 Total23MLBOAK773237327722.5%8.4%2.2%3.833.71+1.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202724MLBOAK1414753177325722.9%8.0%2.4%3.883.85+1.0
202825MLBOAK1414763217526823.3%8.0%2.4%3.863.83+1.1
202926MLBOAK1414763217626823.5%8.0%2.4%3.853.83+1.1
203027MLBOAK1414753187526823.6%8.0%2.4%3.863.85+1.1
203128MLBOAK1414743147425823.5%8.1%2.5%3.873.88+1.0
203229MLBOAK1313733077225823.4%8.2%2.5%3.903.92+0.9
203330MLBOAK1313702976925823.2%8.3%2.6%3.953.99+0.8
203431MLBOAK1212682876624822.9%8.4%2.7%4.024.06+0.7
203532MLBOAK1212652756224822.7%8.5%2.7%4.104.15+0.6
203633MLBOAK1111622635923722.4%8.7%2.8%4.194.24+0.5
203734MLBOAK59592505522722.0%8.9%2.9%4.294.35+0.4
203835MLBOAK56562365122721.6%9.2%3.0%4.404.48+0.3
203936MLBOAK52522204721721.2%9.4%3.2%4.534.61+0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career520772976321021.2%7.1%0.0%1.752.21+2.5
/ 200 IP135020077116455021.2%7.1%0.0%1.752.21+7.0

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
A.J. Causey (OGILVIE) 3.90 22.3%8.1%2.3% 3.84 23.3%15.3%227 -0.06
Pat Gallagher R 2026 · 3.90 FIP 23 SW 3.90 21.9%8.3%2.9%.284 3.50 18.7%9.0%167 -0.40 3.06 230 93
Kyle Zimmer R 2026 · 3.71 FIP 23 SW 3.71 21.8%8.6%2.5%.293 4.53 20.4%9.0%33 +0.82 2.08 276 93
Garrett McMillan R 2026 · 3.31 FIP 23 SW 3.31 21.2%8.2%1.8%.324 3.52 18.9%14.6%48 +0.21 3.31 118 93
Breckin Williams R 2027 · 3.63 FIP 24 SW 3.63 22.6%7.3%2.8%.282 2.78 23.4%15.8%48 -0.85 2.77 107 92
Alex Phillips R 2027 · 3.26 FIP 24 SW 3.26 22.0%8.0%1.8%.263 4.60 23.2%14.6%72 +1.34 3.26 139 92
Nick Rumbelow R 2026 · 3.21 FIP 23 SW 3.21 22.6%6.1%2.3%.295 3.40 24.8%16.4%64 +0.19 2.03 164 92
J.C. Flowers R 2026 · 3.57 FIP 23 SW 3.57 21.3%8.7%2.1%.330 4.95 16.5%1.9%184 +1.38 3.57 281 92
Parker Curry R 2026 · 3.75 FIP 23 SW 3.75 22.5%8.2%2.8%.341 4.60 18.6%11.6%193 +0.85 3.75 256 91
Ronnie Muck R 2026 · 3.21 FIP 23 SW 3.21 22.1%8.7%1.6%.316 4.64 15.0%0.3%75 +1.43 3.21 137 91
Connor Brogdon R 2026 · 2.98 FIP 23 SW 2.98 21.0%6.8%1.4%.311 3.57 26.1%18.1%134 +0.59 2.98 386 91
Jordan Piche R 2026 · 3.40 FIP 23 SW 3.40 19.1%7.1%1.8%.317 4.22 12.3%5.4%55 +0.82 3.40 115 90
Dakota Donovan R 2027 · 3.16 FIP 24 SW 3.16 22.2%8.4%1.6%.310 3.57 20.3%8.9%95 +0.41 3.16 153 90
Carlos Navas R 2026 · 3.64 FIP 23 SW 3.64 22.0%8.4%2.5%.283 3.52 22.0%16.1%229 -0.12 2.94 385 90
Cody Laweryson R 2026 · 4.03 FIP 23 SW 4.03 21.7%8.4%3.1%.329 3.52 21.5%12.4%178 -0.51 2.48 281 90
Ryan Watson R 2026 · 3.10 FIP 23 SW 3.10 21.9%6.8%1.8%.324 4.59 19.8%10.3%229 +1.49 3.10 355 90
Johnny Barbato R 2026 · 3.59 FIP 23 SW 3.59 21.3%9.4%2.0%.284 4.24 21.6%11.4%167 +0.65 2.57 304 90
Ricky Castro R 2027 · 4.02 FIP 24 SW 4.02 20.4%8.6%2.8%.287 4.87 18.2%10.0%95 +0.85 4.02 158 90
Fineas Del Bonta-Smith R 2027 · 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 90
Jared Karros R 2026 · 3.36 FIP 23 SW 3.36 21.9%9.2%1.7%.281 7.73 12.4%2.7%52 +4.37 3.36 191 90
Alex Klonowski R 2026 · 3.58 FIP 23 SW 3.58 21.8%9.4%2.1%.331 4.70 14.3%7.1%413 +1.12 3.58 539 89

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+1.1$10M+$9M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+1.1$10M+$9M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+1.0$9M+$8M
2032Ext / FA-deal$2M+0.9$4M+$2M
2033Ext / FA-deal$3M+0.8$4M+$0.9M
2034Ext / FA-deal$4M+0.7$4M-$0.4M
Totals $12M $41M +$29M