Michael Watson P Springfield Cardinals
+0.2 WAR
Age 24 LHP 6'2" / 190 lbs AA Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2034 peak 0.3 · 2027
ERA4.48
FIP4.48
xFIP
SIERA
K%23.1%
BB%11.2%
K-BB%11.9%
IP44
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
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
202422APalm Beach Cardinals1101351245034.8%11.6%0.0%0.671.62+0.5
202523AASpringfield Cardinals430662737636421.4%14.9%2.5%3.144.55+0.3
▸ 2026 Season
202624AASpringfield Cardinals406239211.59
ROS24MLBSTL44441844321523.1%11.2%2.8%4.484.48+0.2
2026 Total24MLBSTL492075223624.9%10.9%3.0%4.153.96+0.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202725MLBSTL44441864419523.5%10.4%2.8%4.394.35+0.3
202826MLBSTL44441864419523.7%10.3%2.8%4.354.32+0.3
202927MLBSTL44441854419523.7%10.3%2.8%4.344.33+0.3
203028MLBSTL43431824319523.6%10.3%2.9%4.354.36+0.3
203129MLBSTL42421784218523.5%10.4%2.9%4.384.40+0.3
203230MLBSTL41411724018523.3%10.5%3.0%4.434.47+0.2
203331MLBSTL39391663818523.1%10.6%3.0%4.504.54+0.2
203432MLBSTL38381603617522.8%10.7%3.1%4.584.63+0.1
203533MLBSTL36361523417522.5%10.9%3.2%4.674.72+0.1
203634MLBSTL34341453216522.1%11.1%3.3%4.774.83+0.0
203735MLBSTL32321363015521.8%11.3%3.4%4.884.96-0.0
203836MLBSTL30301282715521.3%11.6%3.5%5.015.09-0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career580853478549824.5%14.0%2.3%2.654.04+1.1
/ 200 IP13602008162001151924.5%14.0%2.3%2.654.04+2.9

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
Michael Watson (OGILVIE) 4.48 23.1%11.2%2.8% 4.33 23.6%13.3%132 -0.15
Brian Marconi L 2026 · 3.91 FIP 24 SU 3.91 25.3%12.3%2.5%.265 5.03 20.3%2.1%57 +1.12 3.91 101 92
Garrett Irvin L 2026 · 4.43 FIP 24 SW 4.43 23.2%11.6%3.3%.283 4.34 17.7%2.9%39 -0.09 4.34 110 85
Fred Schlichtholz L 2025 · 4.29 FIP 23 SU 4.29 22.5%12.8%2.7%.368 4.12 18.5%8.4%80 -0.17 3.52 175 85
Andrew Walling L 2026 · 4.07 FIP 24 SW 4.07 23.4%13.2%2.3%.281 3.14 20.1%9.2%42 -0.93 3.14 151 85
Robert Garcia L 2025 · 4.39 FIP 23 SU 4.39 24.0%11.4%3.4%.342 4.38 22.0%10.4%106 -0.01 2.09 452 85
Sean Mellen L 2026 · 4.01 FIP 24 SW 4.01 21.3%10.4%2.5%.285 4.01 101 85
Gabriel Sequeira L 2026 · 4.65 FIP 24 SU 4.65 19.3%13.1%2.8%.294 3.59 21.4%10.0%63 -1.06 2.63 160 85
Jimmy Robbins L 2026 · 3.86 FIP 24 SW 3.86 23.3%11.3%2.4%.286 4.86 18.1%2.5%99 +1.00 3.86 176 84
Jared Tobey L 2025 · 3.97 FIP 23 SU 3.97 21.0%12.1%2.0%.320 5.44 22.4%8.2%73 +1.47 3.97 158 84
Mitchell Tyranski L 2027 · 5.18 FIP 25 SU 5.18 20.4%13.6%3.8%.269 4.08 20.7%6.1%103 -1.10 3.46 145 84
Brendon Little L 2026 · 3.75 FIP 24 SU 3.75 24.7%11.4%2.4%.333 4.11 20.4%8.4%187 +0.36 2.59 446 84
Brandon Hughes L 2027 · 3.63 FIP 25 SU 3.63 27.0%11.1%2.6%.300 4.62 24.4%14.8%149 +0.99 3.63 206 84
Thomas Burrows L 2026 · 4.04 FIP 24 SW 4.04 22.0%10.5%2.7%.276 3.93 26.5%12.9%82 -0.11 2.69 271 83
R.C. Orlan L 2026 · 3.91 FIP 24 SW 3.91 21.0%10.9%2.2%.326 4.61 17.2%5.0%119 +0.70 1.71 206 83
Daniel Stumpf L 2026 · 4.26 FIP 24 SW 4.26 20.8%11.5%2.6%.268 3.50 22.5%15.3%123 -0.76 1.84 238 83
Graeme Stinson L 2026 · 3.57 FIP 24 SW 3.57 23.0%10.5%2.0%.275 4.89 19.5%3.9%45 +1.32 3.57 146 83
Mason Melotakis L 2027 · 3.29 FIP 25 SU 3.29 23.6%9.2%1.9%.379 4.39 18.2%7.1%80 +1.10 3.29 142 83
Dario Alvarez L 2028 · 3.49 FIP 26 SU 3.49 26.0%13.1%1.7%.260 3.65 27.7%17.1%129 +0.16 3.47 160 83
Colton Johnson L 2028 · 3.91 FIP 26 SW 3.91 20.8%11.0%2.1%.309 4.53 12.2%-0.4%48 +0.62 3.91 106 83
Easton Lucas L 2026 · 4.26 FIP 24 SU 4.26 23.6%9.2%3.6%.316 4.09 21.8%11.4%184 -0.17 3.48 311 83

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+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.3$1M+$0.5M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.4M+0.2$1.0M+$0.6M
2033Ext / FA-deal$0.7M+0.2$1.0M+$0.3M
2034Ext / FA-deal$0.6M+0.1$0.5M-$0.1M
Totals $4M $6M +$2M