Payton Eeles2B
St. Paul Saints
Age 26
L/R
5'5" / 180 lbs
AAA
BB +3%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033
peak 1.3 · 2027
wRC+†100
AVG/OBP/SLG.241 / .339 / .346
PA250
HR4
SB10
K%20
BB%9
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
50→50
PWR
35→35
SPD
60→60
EYE
53↗60
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.3peak
2028
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2028
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2033
First FA Year 2034
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2028 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | +1.2 | $10M | +$9M |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +1.1 | $10M | +$9M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +1.0 | $9M | +$8M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $2M | +0.7 | $3M | +$2M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $2M | +0.5 | $2M | +$0.7M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1.0M | +0.2 | $1.0M | -$0.0M |
| Totals | $7M | $35M | +$29M | ||
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 | 24 | AAA | 3 teams | 469 | 392 | 106 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 88 | 23 | 41 | 10 | .270 | .381 | .429 | .810 | .158 | .319 | 19 | 10 | .357 | 131 | +17 | +4 | +0 | +2 | +13 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 25 | AAA | 2 teams | 415 | 358 | 90 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 87 | 18 | 23 | 8 | .251 | .346 | .302 | .648 | .050 | .322 | 21 | 8 | .296 | 85 | -7 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +12 | 0.8 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 26 | MLB | MIN | 250 | 215 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 3 | .247 | .347 | .353 | .700 | .107 | .295 | 20 | 9 | .316 | 100 | +0 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +7 | 0.9 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 27 | MLB 25% | MIN | 336 | 290 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 68 | 12 | 12 | 3 | .241 | .339 | .352 | .691 | .110 | .295 | 20 | 9 | .317 | 101 | +0 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +10 | 1.3 |
| 2028 | 28 | MLB 37% | MIN | 364 | 316 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 75 | 12 | 11 | 3 | .241 | .335 | .354 | .690 | .114 | .295 | 21 | 9 | .317 | 101 | +0 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +10 | 1.2 |
| 2029 | 29 | MLB 47% | MIN | 373 | 324 | 78 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 78 | 12 | 10 | 3 | .241 | .335 | .355 | .690 | .114 | .294 | 21 | 9 | .315 | 99 | -0 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +11 | 1.1 |
| 2030 | 30 | MLB 55% | MIN | 378 | 328 | 78 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 80 | 12 | 10 | 2 | .238 | .333 | .351 | .684 | .113 | .293 | 21 | 9 | .312 | 97 | -1 | +1 | -2 | +1 | +11 | 1.0 |
| 2031 | 31 | MLB 66% | MIN | 369 | 320 | 75 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 80 | 12 | 8 | 2 | .234 | .331 | .338 | .668 | .103 | .291 | 22 | 9 | .308 | 94 | -2 | +1 | -3 | +1 | +10 | 0.7 |
| 2032 | 32 | MLB 75% | MIN | 354 | 308 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 79 | 11 | 7 | 1 | .231 | .325 | .334 | .659 | .104 | .290 | 22 | 9 | .304 | 91 | -4 | +1 | -4 | +1 | +10 | 0.5 |
| 2033 | 33 | MLB 83% | MIN | 326 | 283 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 75 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .226 | .322 | .325 | .647 | .099 | .289 | 23 | 9 | .299 | 87 | -5 | +1 | -4 | +1 | +9 | 0.2 |
| 2034 | 34 | MLB 89% | MIN | 284 | 247 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 67 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .227 | .323 | .324 | .647 | .097 | .287 | 24 | 9 | .292 | 82 | -6 | +1 | -5 | +1 | +8 | -0.1 |
| 2035 | 35 | MLB 95% | MIN | 233 | 203 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .217 | .312 | .300 | .612 | .084 | .285 | 25 | 9 | .285 | 77 | -6 | +1 | -6 | +1 | +7 | -0.4 |
| 2036 | 36 | MLB | MIN | 177 | 154 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .208 | .303 | .286 | .589 | .078 | .283 | 26 | 9 | .277 | 70 | -6 | +1 | -6 | +1 | +5 | -0.6 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4328 | 3738 | 893 | 126 | 29 | 69 | 396 | 930 | 153 | 150 | 36 | .239 | .336 | .343 | .680 | .105 | .298 | 21 | 9 | .311 | 96 | -20 | +16 | -31 | +15 | +123 | 10.4 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 561 | 133 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 140 | 23 | 23 | 5 | .237 | .334 | .339 | .673 | .102 | .296 | 22 | 9 | .311 | 96 | -3 | +3 | -5 | +2 | +18 | 1.6 | ||
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 | 24 | AAA | St. Paul Saints | 260 | 214 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 20 | 3 | .299 | .421 | .500 | .921 | .201 | .331 | 15 | 13 | .408 | 171 | +21 | +3 | — | — | +7 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 24 | A+ | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 55 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | .275 | .473 | .425 | .898 | .150 | .278 | 5 | 20 | .415 | 176 | +5 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 24 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 154 | 118 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 4 | .331 | .466 | .517 | .983 | .186 | .383 | 18 | 15 | .421 | 180 | +14 | +1 | — | — | +4 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 25 | AAA | St. Paul Saints | 378 | 308 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 65 | 18 | 21 | 7 | .253 | .383 | .321 | .705 | .068 | .305 | 17 | 12 | .330 | 111 | +5 | +1 | — | — | +11 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 25 | A | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | 37 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .303 | .378 | .394 | .772 | .091 | .357 | 14 | 11 | .349 | 126 | +1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.2 |
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 |
| Payton Eeles (OGILVIE) | 26 | 50 | 35 | 60 | 60 | .241/.339/.346 | .104 | .295 | 4 | 10 | 20% | 9% | 100 | +0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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✕Richie Palacios 2023 · MLB |
26 | 51→53 | 44→50 | 58→55 | 50 | .246/.318/.376 | .130 | .305 | 9 | 20 | 21% | 8% | 97 | +1.5 | .232/.317/.355 | .123 | .273 | 12 | 18 | 19% | 10% | 92 | +1.2 | .220/.315/.334 | .114 | .255 | 12 | 20 | 18% | 11% | 84 | +0.3 |
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●Denard Span 2010 · MLB |
26 | 60→64 | 41→50 | 55 | 55 | .284/.355/.391 | .108 | .332 | 7 | 23 | 16% | 9% | 115 | +2.8 | .267/.335/.363 | .096 | .301 | 5 | 20 | 12% | 9% | 100 | +1.7 | .261/.330/.402 | .141 | .286 | 13 | 12 | 14% | 9% | 105 | +1.9 |
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✕Chris Getz 2010 · MLB |
26 | 54→56 | 41→40 | 56→60 | 51 | .259/.315/.358 | .100 | .289 | 8 | 22 | 14% | 7% | 91 | +1.1 | .243/.301/.312 | .069 | .274 | 3 | 27 | 12% | 7% | 72 | -0.2 | .241/.288/.304 | .063 | .269 | 2 | 31 | 10% | 6% | 60 | -0.4 |
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✕Greg Garcia 2016 · MLB |
26 | 51→53 | 39→40 | 52→50 | 48 | .238/.309/.327 | .089 | .304 | 5 | 14 | 22% | 8% | 81 | +0.4 | .246/.334/.334 | .088 | .312 | 6 | 9 | 21% | 10% | 93 | +1.3 | .241/.350/.334 | .093 | .308 | 6 | 3 | 21% | 13% | 99 | +0.8 |
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✕Mallex Smith 2019 · MLB |
26 | 56→61 | 41→45 | 63→65 | 50 | .264/.329/.375 | .110 | .331 | 5 | 39 | 21% | 8% | 100 | +1.7 | .237/.304/.347 | .110 | .307 | 7 | 40 | 23% | 8% | 83 | +0.6 | .220/.292/.329 | .108 | .292 | 8 | 49 | 25% | 8% | 72 | -0.1 |
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●Josh Smith 2023 · MLB |
25 | 48→53 | 46→45 | 52→50 | 51 | .234/.325/.366 | .131 | .293 | 13 | 18 | 23% | 9% | 98 | +1.6 | .234/.323/.360 | .126 | .288 | 12 | 12 | 22% | 9% | 96 | +1.5 | .239/.327/.362 | .123 | .288 | 12 | 10 | 20% | 9% | 94 | +1.0 |
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✕Cal Stevenson 2023 · MLB |
26 | 46→56 | 43→45 | 53→60 | 51 | .225/.303/.337 | .112 | .295 | 11 | 20 | 26% | 10% | 81 | +0.4 | .237/.325/.359 | .122 | .309 | 12 | 27 | 25% | 11% | 96 | +1.5 | .238/.332/.360 | .122 | .307 | 12 | 34 | 24% | 12% | 98 | +0.9 |
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✕Brandon Roberts 2011 · AAA |
26 | 57→59 | 38→40 | 54→55 | 45 | .269/.324/.349 | .080 | .319 | 5 | 21 | 17% | 5% | 92 | +1.2 | .247/.298/.322 | .075 | .296 | 4 | 22 | 17% | 5% | 74 | -0.1 | .234/.283/.293 | .058 | .282 | 2 | 25 | 16% | 5% | 56 | -0.6 |
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●Tony Kemp 2019 · MLB |
27 | 56→60 | 41→45 | 54→55 | 52 | .270/.326/.372 | .102 | .302 | 8 | 20 | 13% | 7% | 98 | +1.6 | .248/.326/.373 | .125 | .277 | 12 | 15 | 14% | 9% | 100 | +1.7 | .250/.341/.359 | .109 | .277 | 9 | 12 | 13% | 10% | 101 | +1.1 |
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✕Jake Elmore 2014 · MLB |
27 | 54→62 | 39→40 | 52→55 | 53 | .255/.325/.347 | .092 | .299 | 5 | 20 | 16% | 8% | 92 | +1.2 | .242/.315/.313 | .071 | .288 | 4 | 17 | 16% | 9% | 79 | +0.3 | .242/.306/.310 | .068 | .294 | 3 | 10 | 17% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 |
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✕Flavio Romero 2007 · AAA |
27 | 51→57 | 45 | 54→60 | 53 | .248/.324/.367 | .119 | .293 | 12 | 31 | 20% | 9% | 98 | +1.6 | .237/.324/.332 | .095 | .292 | 8 | 24 | 20% | 11% | 89 | +0.9 | .240/.335/.317 | .078 | .296 | 5 | 20 | 19% | 12% | 88 | +0.6 |
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✕Tyler Bortnick 2013 · AAA |
26 | 51→61 | 40→45 | 58→55 | 52 | .241/.320/.347 | .106 | .292 | 6 | 24 | 18% | 8% | 91 | +1.1 | .230/.303/.318 | .088 | .296 | 5 | 23 | 22% | 8% | 76 | +0.0 | .245/.312/.335 | .090 | .312 | 7 | 22 | 22% | 8% | 80 | +0.2 |
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✕Terrin Vavra 2023 · MLB |
26 | 54→46 | 42→45 | 50 | 51 | .252/.334/.369 | .117 | .326 | 8 | 11 | 24% | 10% | 102 | +1.9 | .244/.313/.348 | .104 | .321 | 8 | 10 | 24% | 8% | 88 | +0.9 | .237/.301/.323 | .086 | .318 | 6 | 9 | 25% | 7% | 72 | -0.1 |
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✕Adalberto Santos 2014 · AA |
26 | 55 | 41→45 | 53→55 | 49 | .262/.324/.363 | .102 | .320 | 7 | 21 | 20% | 8% | 96 | +1.5 | .233/.294/.324 | .091 | .315 | 7 | 15 | 26% | 7% | 73 | -0.1 | .172/.228/.217 | .045 | .272 | 0 | 10 | 34% | 7% | 15 | -0.7 |
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✕Brett Nommensen 2012 · AA |
25 | 51→47 | 41→45 | 55 | 50 | .243/.320/.350 | .107 | .289 | 8 | 20 | 18% | 8% | 92 | +1.2 | .233/.304/.330 | .097 | .293 | 7 | 14 | 21% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .209/.280/.290 | .081 | .268 | 6 | 9 | 23% | 8% | 57 | -0.5 |
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✕Jason Donald 2011 · MLB |
26 | 48→55 | 43→45 | 55→50 | 45 | .234/.296/.354 | .120 | .302 | 10 | 14 | 25% | 7% | 82 | +0.5 | .240/.296/.343 | .103 | .316 | 7 | 13 | 25% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .238/.290/.334 | .095 | .321 | 6 | 11 | 26% | 5% | 71 | -0.2 |
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✕Cory Sullivan 2006 · MLB |
26 | 56→60 | 41→45 | 53→50 | 48 | .268/.323/.371 | .103 | .326 | 8 | 15 | 20% | 7% | 97 | +1.5 | .256/.307/.365 | .109 | .324 | 6 | 13 | 21% | 7% | 89 | +0.9 | .252/.301/.360 | .108 | .318 | 5 | 13 | 21% | 6% | 80 | +0.3 |
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✕Jace Peterson 2015 · MLB |
25 | 53→57 | 39→50 | 58→55 | 52 | .251/.317/.350 | .099 | .302 | 5 | 26 | 18% | 8% | 89 | +1.0 | .236/.312/.337 | .101 | .291 | 7 | 14 | 20% | 10% | 84 | +0.6 | .242/.319/.391 | .150 | .298 | 15 | 19 | 23% | 9% | 95 | +0.9 |
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✕Josh Rojas 2020 · MLB |
26 | 46→55 | 48→50 | 55 | 49 | .231/.297/.380 | .149 | .276 | 14 | 24 | 22% | 8% | 89 | +1.0 | .245/.318/.381 | .136 | .306 | 13 | 20 | 22% | 9% | 98 | +1.6 | .254/.328/.372 | .118 | .320 | 10 | 18 | 22% | 10% | 95 | +1.1 |
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✕Jemile Weeks 2013 · MLB |
26 | 53→62 | 39→45 | 56→55 | 52 | .249/.313/.349 | .100 | .290 | 5 | 21 | 15% | 8% | 87 | +0.8 | .239/.313/.331 | .092 | .293 | 4 | 16 | 18% | 9% | 82 | +0.5 | .233/.310/.318 | .085 | .293 | 2 | 15 | 19% | 9% | 74 | -0.0 |