2024 ZiPS Projections: St. Louis Cardinals

For the 20th consecutive season, the ZiPS projection system is unleashing a full set of prognostications. For more information on the ZiPS projections, please consult this year’s introduction and MLB’s glossary entry. The team order is selected by lot, and the next team up is the St. Louis Cardinals.

Batters

For a very long time, the Cardinals were one of the safest bets in baseball. They’ve rarely been a juggernaut in recent decades, but they almost never had disastrous seasons and could almost always be counted on to end up with somewhere between 87 and 92 wins no matter what kind of shenanigans took place during the season.

Then 2023 happened. After posting just one season below .500 in the 21st century, the Cardinals finished with 91 losses, their worst showing since 1990, which was also the last time they finished in last place in the division. Back then, the team quickly recovered and immediately got back to a winning record, though it didn’t make the playoffs again until 1996.

The lion’s share of the blame for St. Louis’ lousy season doesn’t really sit with the offense. Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado both had big drop-offs from 2022, but that’s hardly a surprise considering that both were MVP contenders that year (with the former being the winner) and are on the wrong side of 30. ZiPS expects both to be above-average starters in 2024.

Overall, the offense was sixth in the NL by wRC+, and while that’s hardly a sterling showing, basically all the good parts of the lineup will return this year. Jordan Walker is likely to improve in his second season in the majors — though it remains to be seen if he can actually reasonably play a defensive position — and Masyn Winn was one of the biggest improvers in ZiPS over the course of 2023. There’s certainly some risk with this team — there are several players who are likely in their decline phase and St. Louis isn’t the absolutely phenomenal defensive club it was a few years ago. Nobody projects as a superstar, but there isn’t any gaping hole in the lineup, either. The Cards remain a very Cards-looking offense.

Pitchers

While one can reasonably disagree about whether the Cardinals did enough to shore up their pitching by adding Sonny Gray, Kyle Gibson, and Lance Lynn, there’s little doubt about where their 2023 problems lay. Jordan Montgomery was solid and Miles Mikolas ate innings well, but practically everything else went wrong. Steven Matz lost his job in the rotation, a notable feat given the lack of good alternatives, and St. Louis’ yearly plan to get one last good season out of Adam Wainwright finally went horribly awry.

ZiPS like Gray just fine as the ace of the rotation. After that, there’s a significant drop-off, with ZiPS seeing the rest of the team’s rotation options — including the just-signed Lynn and Gibson — as rather nondescript fourth starter types. The good news is that even if the projections aren’t really taken with anyone, there’s at least a healthy headcount here, which will hopefully keep the bottom from falling out this year. ZiPS actually likes the team’s top three pitching prospects — Tink Hence, Tekoah Roby, and Gordon Graceffo — quite a bit, it just doesn’t see them being more than ordinary if called into action in 2024.

The bullpen gets a solid set of projections, with five relievers getting ERA projections in the threes. Andre Pallante makes it six if you only look at his ERA projection as a reliever (3.78), and getting a couple starts off of John King’s projection would improve his mark to 4.15. Depending on the system’s assumptions, ZiPS projects the overall bullpen somewhere between eighth and 12th or so in baseball right now, so a clear plus.

So what does it all add up to? ZiPS sees the Cardinals as having patched up enough of their immediate problems to return to winning 85-90 games, depending on what, if anything, the rest of the NL Central does this winter. Like most teams that have a suddenly horrific season, the Cardinals have become underrated in the public eye, and the hastily reassembled rotation, coupled with a solid bullpen and an above-average offensive core, could very well take one of baseball’s weakest divisions.

Ballpark graphic courtesy Eephus League. Depth charts constructed by way of those listed here. Size of player names is very roughly proportional to Depth Chart playing time.

Batters – Standard
Player B Age PO PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
Nolan Arenado R 33 3B 583 529 62 142 33 1 21 87 44 86 3 2
Tommy Edman B 29 SS 587 537 82 140 29 4 13 60 38 94 25 4
Paul Goldschmidt R 36 1B 613 535 82 143 30 0 23 84 71 141 8 1
Willson Contreras R 32 C 481 415 57 100 23 0 18 63 46 112 4 3
Lars Nootbaar L 26 CF 504 426 76 103 24 2 19 60 68 102 8 1
Masyn Winn R 22 SS 626 569 87 138 24 6 13 72 45 125 16 3
Nolan Gorman L 24 2B 504 450 73 108 18 0 28 80 49 162 5 1
Richie Palacios L 27 CF 498 435 65 112 26 3 8 59 49 76 9 3
Jordan Walker R 22 RF 625 561 67 151 26 2 27 84 50 140 10 4
Dylan Carlson B 25 CF 484 425 60 108 25 3 12 55 46 97 4 1
Brendan Donovan L 27 2B 471 408 61 110 19 1 8 49 48 71 4 2
Victor Scott II L 23 CF 588 533 72 132 16 8 6 59 33 109 46 9
Thomas Saggese R 22 2B 608 559 72 136 24 4 15 77 33 156 7 2
Iván Herrera R 24 C 414 356 47 82 17 1 8 44 48 97 4 1
Alec Burleson L 25 LF 451 416 49 113 21 2 13 57 28 69 3 1
Pedro Pagés R 25 C 434 392 38 88 17 1 8 47 33 110 1 1
Jimmy Crooks L 22 C 467 420 57 97 21 2 9 50 35 116 1 1
Kramer Robertson R 29 3B 476 407 57 84 15 1 5 44 54 115 12 3
Matt Koperniak L 26 LF 504 458 53 117 17 2 10 57 35 94 6 3
Taylor Motter 모터 R 34 3B 318 284 32 61 13 1 10 34 31 91 3 1
Chris Rotondo R 25 RF 481 420 58 90 22 3 6 51 40 143 9 1
Juniel Querecuto B 31 2B 417 387 42 90 14 3 8 44 24 100 6 2
Mike Antico L 26 CF 521 475 59 105 21 3 10 56 35 141 26 5
Noah Mendlinger L 23 RF 426 360 50 89 14 2 3 42 40 60 4 5
César Prieto L 25 2B 529 501 54 132 22 1 7 57 19 68 5 5
Arquímedes Gamboa B 26 SS 478 424 49 88 15 3 5 39 50 132 10 2
Buddy Kennedy R 25 2B 483 425 54 100 16 3 7 49 48 108 4 3
Nick Dunn L 27 2B 486 438 51 110 19 2 5 45 41 64 2 3
Luken Baker R 27 1B 469 421 50 99 20 0 20 66 41 125 0 1
Nick Raposo R 26 C 183 168 21 40 9 1 3 19 13 41 0 1
Jose Fermin R 25 2B 301 264 39 64 10 1 5 32 24 37 3 2
Aaron Antonini L 25 C 214 187 18 36 6 0 4 24 15 61 1 1
Tres Barrera R 29 C 277 248 24 57 9 1 5 28 22 63 0 1
Michael Siani L 24 CF 516 460 60 99 15 4 7 45 47 126 19 7
Jacob Buchberger R 26 3B 431 399 44 90 13 3 8 43 28 109 7 3
Ramon Mendoza R 23 2B 284 249 28 53 10 1 3 25 21 72 1 2
Andrew Knizner R 29 C 262 237 29 55 11 0 6 28 18 60 1 1
Alex Iadisernia L 23 LF 488 445 57 99 19 4 12 55 33 126 13 6
R.J. Yeager R 25 1B 516 470 65 117 22 3 10 59 31 90 8 1
Nathan Church L 23 LF 504 459 54 113 18 2 2 45 29 70 10 8
Errol Robinson R 29 3B 279 253 25 51 7 1 1 19 24 88 6 2
Irving Lopez L 29 2B 339 302 31 67 14 2 4 33 24 77 1 1
Justin Toerner L 27 RF 301 260 32 50 10 1 5 28 31 97 3 1
Jared Young L 28 1B 419 376 49 87 15 2 12 54 32 104 4 2
Moisés Gómez R 25 RF 516 476 59 100 20 2 20 67 32 193 4 2
Scott Hurst L 28 LF 329 294 35 62 10 1 5 31 30 95 7 4
Darlin Moquete R 24 RF 296 268 36 61 8 1 7 30 16 72 4 3
Aaron McKeithan R 24 DH 271 239 23 55 6 0 3 29 19 51 1 1
Chandler Redmond L 27 1B 478 429 50 90 17 1 15 57 42 171 1 1
Tyler Reichenborn R 25 RF 354 314 31 67 12 2 6 35 26 92 5 5
Wade Stauss L 25 DH 136 118 9 20 4 0 2 16 9 62 0 1
Osvaldo Tovalin L 24 3B 470 442 46 103 18 2 6 48 16 96 3 3
Todd Lott R 26 RF 406 374 40 79 19 2 8 48 20 136 3 2
L.J. Jones R 25 DH 355 334 32 74 16 1 6 37 15 80 0 1

Batters – Advanced
Player PA BA OBP SLG OPS+ ISO BABIP Def WAR wOBA RC
Nolan Arenado 583 .268 .328 .454 116 .185 .287 6 3.4 .333 80
Tommy Edman 587 .261 .316 .402 99 .142 .295 5 3.1 .312 75
Paul Goldschmidt 613 .267 .354 .452 124 .185 .323 2 2.9 .348 88
Willson Contreras 481 .241 .339 .427 112 .186 .288 -2 2.7 .335 62
Lars Nootbaar 504 .242 .344 .441 118 .200 .275 -4 2.4 .339 67
Masyn Winn 626 .243 .301 .374 88 .132 .290 7 2.4 .295 69
Nolan Gorman 504 .240 .317 .467 116 .227 .308 -4 2.2 .336 68
Richie Palacios 498 .257 .339 .386 103 .129 .296 1 2.1 .320 60
Jordan Walker 625 .269 .338 .467 122 .198 .315 -8 2.0 .346 92
Dylan Carlson 484 .254 .335 .412 108 .158 .304 -1 2.0 .325 60
Brendan Donovan 471 .270 .362 .380 108 .110 .310 -3 1.9 .330 58
Victor Scott II 588 .248 .302 .341 80 .094 .301 6 1.7 .284 68
Thomas Saggese 608 .243 .293 .381 87 .138 .312 3 1.3 .292 65
Iván Herrera 414 .230 .331 .351 91 .121 .295 -3 1.2 .306 43
Alec Burleson 451 .272 .318 .425 106 .154 .299 2 1.2 .321 57
Pedro Pagés 434 .224 .290 .334 74 .110 .292 7 1.2 .276 39
Jimmy Crooks 467 .231 .300 .355 82 .124 .298 2 1.2 .287 45
Kramer Robertson 476 .206 .316 .285 70 .079 .275 9 1.2 .278 40
Matt Koperniak 504 .255 .316 .367 91 .111 .302 5 0.8 .301 56
Taylor Motter 318 .215 .292 .373 85 .158 .279 3 0.8 .290 32
Chris Rotondo 481 .214 .303 .324 76 .110 .310 11 0.7 .282 43
Juniel Querecuto 417 .233 .280 .346 74 .114 .294 7 0.7 .274 39
Mike Antico 521 .221 .283 .341 74 .120 .293 3 0.6 .276 53
Noah Mendlinger 426 .247 .344 .322 89 .075 .290 3 0.6 .304 43
César Prieto 529 .263 .297 .353 81 .090 .293 2 0.5 .284 56
Arquímedes Gamboa 478 .208 .294 .292 65 .085 .289 4 0.5 .266 39
Buddy Kennedy 483 .235 .319 .336 84 .101 .300 -2 0.5 .293 48
Nick Dunn 486 .251 .319 .338 84 .087 .285 -3 0.4 .293 49
Luken Baker 469 .235 .305 .425 101 .190 .286 -2 0.4 .315 55
Nick Raposo 183 .238 .295 .357 82 .119 .298 0 0.4 .286 18
Jose Fermin 301 .242 .320 .345 86 .102 .266 -3 0.3 .297 31
Aaron Antonini 214 .193 .282 .289 60 .096 .262 3 0.3 .260 16
Tres Barrera 277 .230 .301 .335 78 .105 .289 -2 0.3 .281 25
Michael Siani 516 .215 .292 .311 69 .096 .281 3 0.2 .271 49
Jacob Buchberger 431 .226 .281 .333 71 .108 .291 4 0.2 .270 40
Ramon Mendoza 284 .213 .283 .297 63 .084 .287 4 0.0 .261 22
Andrew Knizner 262 .232 .299 .354 82 .122 .287 -5 0.0 .287 26
Alex Iadisernia 488 .222 .286 .364 80 .142 .283 4 0.0 .284 51
R.J. Yeager 516 .249 .307 .372 89 .123 .289 -1 0.0 .298 56
Nathan Church 504 .246 .309 .307 74 .061 .287 8 0.0 .276 49
Errol Robinson 279 .202 .276 .249 49 .047 .305 7 0.0 .242 19
Irving Lopez 339 .222 .293 .321 72 .099 .285 -1 -0.1 .274 29
Justin Toerner 301 .192 .294 .296 66 .104 .285 4 -0.2 .270 24
Jared Young 419 .231 .302 .378 89 .146 .288 -2 -0.2 .297 45
Moisés Gómez 516 .210 .266 .387 79 .176 .304 4 -0.2 .281 50
Scott Hurst 329 .211 .290 .303 66 .092 .294 5 -0.2 .267 29
Darlin Moquete 296 .228 .279 .343 73 .116 .286 0 -0.5 .274 28
Aaron McKeithan 271 .230 .310 .293 70 .063 .281 0 -0.6 .275 22
Chandler Redmond 478 .210 .287 .359 79 .149 .309 1 -0.6 .284 45
Tyler Reichenborn 354 .213 .284 .322 69 .108 .282 2 -0.6 .270 32
Wade Stauss 136 .169 .267 .254 47 .085 .333 0 -0.7 .242 8
Osvaldo Tovalin 470 .233 .274 .324 67 .090 .285 -1 -0.7 .263 41
Todd Lott 406 .211 .268 .337 68 .126 .309 -2 -1.2 .266 35
L.J. Jones 355 .222 .262 .329 64 .108 .274 0 -1.2 .259 29

Batters – Top Near-Age Offensive Comps
Player Hit Comp 1 Hit Comp 2 Hit Comp 3
Nolan Arenado Aramis Ramirez Mike Lowell Brooks Robinson
Tommy Edman Jimmy Rollins Erick Aybar Whit Merrifield
Paul Goldschmidt Jayson Werth Edgar Martinez Lou Gehrig
Willson Contreras Carlton Fisk Ray Mueller Bob Brenly
Lars Nootbaar Cody Bellinger Tommy Henrich Red Barnes
Masyn Winn Zoilo Versalles Alfredo Griffin Luis Rivas
Nolan Gorman Evan Longoria Alex Gordon Ron Cey
Richie Palacios Jim Frey Bobby Mitchell Ken Toothman
Jordan Walker Chet Lemon Willie Horton Frank Robinson
Dylan Carlson Phil Cavarretta Jim Barbieri Dion James
Brendan Donovan Tim Flannery Ron Hunt José Oquendo
Victor Scott II Charles Tilson Dee Strange-Gordon Curtis Goodwin
Thomas Saggese Dilson Herrera Tony Perezchica Leo Cardenas
Iván Herrera Chris Turner Jim Sundberg Steven Turigliatto
Alec Burleson Derrick May Manny Jimenez Mike Frank
Pedro Pagés Chad Moeller Mike Ohlman Mike Fitzgerald
Jimmy Crooks Todd Hundley Donnie Scott Leroy McKinnis
Kramer Robertson Bill Lucas Dan Monzon Bill Lyons
Matt Koperniak Del Unser Bill Bean Eddie Logan
Taylor Motter Tim Teufel Butch Hobson Kevin Elster
Chris Rotondo Ryan Christenson Alex Call Walt Dawkins
Juniel Querecuto Chico Ruiz Jeff Berblinger Willy Miranda
Mike Antico Scott Loucks Adam Engel Marc Rhea
Noah Mendlinger Taylor Dugas Wayne Pechek Steve Brackin
César Prieto Kary Bridges Ike Futch Darwin Barney
Arquímedes Gamboa Al Moran Anderson Machado Thomas Coyle
Buddy Kennedy Ed Charles Roberto Lopez Gene Menees
Nick Dunn Bryan Little Jarrett Hoffpauir Brian David
Luken Baker Cotton Nash Hal Breeden Tyler Moore
Nick Raposo Orlando Mercado Donnie Scott Charlie Valerio
Jose Fermin Jaime Landin Vance Albitz B.J. Hinson
Aaron Antonini John Stratton Chadd Krist Steve Holm
Tres Barrera Alberto Castillo Neil Garcia Dennis Delany
Michael Siani Mike Mesh Antonio Grissom George McPherson
Jacob Buchberger Eddie Pye Ed Lucas Rick Parker
Ramon Mendoza Chuck Scrivener Ron Marigny Zach McKinstry
Andrew Knizner Steve Holm Dennis Paepke Angel Flores
Alex Iadisernia Cam Gibson Cody Rogers Gary Kolb
R.J. Yeager Tim Belk Terin Andino Melvin Mora
Nathan Church Mel Almada Bobby Moore Shane Victorino
Errol Robinson Rob Hinds Gordy Lund Eric Pringle
Irving Lopez Amado Samuel Kurt Stillwell Tony Trevino
Justin Toerner Randy Curtis Scott Miller Jackson Brennan
Jared Young Mike Maksudian Bill Glynn Russ Morman
Moisés Gómez Troy Afenir Mike Bianucci Billy Beane
Scott Hurst Tillman Pugh Randy Curtis Doug Carpenter
Darlin Moquete Ryan Christenson Calvin Kelly Donnie Bellum
Aaron McKeithan Justin Ringo John Edwards Kevin Holt
Chandler Redmond Andy Tracy Gary Martz Billy Martin
Tyler Reichenborn David Kandilas James Cooper Shane Gunderson
Wade Stauss Casey DeGroote Antonio Garcia Wil Sowers
Osvaldo Tovalin Jamie Burke Spencer Davis Luis Gonzalez
Todd Lott Eric Rodin Josh Whitaker Dick Getter
L.J. Jones Dave Alvis Mac Mackiewitz Brad Bouras

Batters – 80th/20th Percentiles
Player 80th BA 80th OBP 80th SLG 80th OPS+ 80th WAR 20th BA 20th OBP 20th SLG 20th OPS+ 20th WAR
Nolan Arenado .297 .357 .506 138 5.0 .244 .301 .407 96 2.0
Tommy Edman .286 .341 .442 115 4.3 .232 .286 .354 79 1.4
Paul Goldschmidt .293 .377 .501 141 4.2 .242 .329 .401 105 1.4
Willson Contreras .266 .365 .474 132 3.7 .210 .314 .369 92 1.4
Lars Nootbaar .271 .371 .502 139 3.7 .220 .319 .387 97 1.2
Masyn Winn .270 .327 .423 107 4.0 .219 .277 .329 70 1.0
Nolan Gorman .266 .344 .534 139 3.7 .212 .289 .406 94 0.8
Richie Palacios .283 .362 .427 120 3.1 .231 .314 .340 85 0.9
Jordan Walker .294 .363 .523 142 3.4 .242 .308 .409 99 0.1
Dylan Carlson .281 .359 .464 127 3.1 .227 .310 .365 90 0.9
Brendan Donovan .295 .387 .425 126 2.9 .239 .333 .345 91 0.8
Victor Scott II .275 .329 .383 99 3.1 .222 .277 .302 63 0.3
Thomas Saggese .274 .320 .434 108 2.9 .219 .271 .336 69 -0.1
Iván Herrera .256 .359 .405 112 2.2 .198 .303 .302 72 0.2
Alec Burleson .300 .346 .479 127 2.4 .245 .288 .379 86 0.1
Pedro Pagés .255 .320 .378 94 2.3 .198 .264 .290 56 0.2
Jimmy Crooks .261 .329 .407 101 2.3 .207 .272 .319 65 0.2
Kramer Robertson .231 .343 .324 87 2.2 .178 .286 .247 53 0.1
Matt Koperniak .282 .340 .404 107 1.9 .228 .289 .326 74 -0.2
Taylor Motter .244 .319 .431 107 1.7 .185 .266 .319 62 -0.1
Chris Rotondo .240 .330 .366 94 1.8 .186 .276 .283 58 -0.4
Juniel Querecuto .259 .310 .393 94 1.8 .204 .254 .306 58 -0.1
Mike Antico .246 .305 .381 91 1.8 .197 .256 .301 58 -0.5
Noah Mendlinger .275 .373 .360 106 1.4 .220 .321 .289 72 -0.3
César Prieto .291 .321 .394 99 1.7 .234 .271 .316 64 -0.7
Arquímedes Gamboa .234 .319 .331 82 1.5 .177 .267 .253 48 -0.5
Buddy Kennedy .257 .345 .376 100 1.5 .205 .291 .298 65 -0.6
Nick Dunn .278 .345 .369 100 1.3 .223 .288 .296 65 -0.8
Luken Baker .257 .328 .480 120 1.5 .208 .280 .370 82 -0.7
Nick Raposo .271 .326 .413 104 0.9 .203 .262 .311 61 -0.1
Jose Fermin .270 .349 .390 106 1.0 .213 .289 .298 67 -0.4
Aaron Antonini .221 .314 .344 81 0.8 .165 .253 .243 41 -0.2
Tres Barrera .263 .333 .392 100 1.0 .197 .266 .292 58 -0.5
Michael Siani .242 .319 .354 86 1.3 .186 .266 .273 52 -0.9
Jacob Buchberger .252 .308 .379 91 1.3 .201 .258 .296 54 -0.7
Ramon Mendoza .247 .315 .347 84 0.8 .188 .255 .253 46 -0.6
Andrew Knizner .265 .330 .407 103 0.7 .204 .270 .303 61 -0.7
Alex Iadisernia .251 .312 .415 101 1.2 .196 .259 .317 62 -1.1
R.J. Yeager .277 .337 .421 110 1.3 .223 .283 .328 71 -1.2
Nathan Church .271 .337 .344 90 1.1 .215 .283 .273 57 -1.0
Errol Robinson .228 .303 .282 64 0.6 .176 .246 .215 31 -0.7
Irving Lopez .252 .324 .367 92 0.7 .195 .265 .275 54 -0.9
Justin Toerner .220 .324 .344 87 0.6 .164 .264 .257 48 -0.9
Jared Young .257 .323 .422 105 0.7 .207 .279 .339 76 -0.9
Moisés Gómez .239 .290 .436 101 1.1 .185 .240 .325 58 -1.6
Scott Hurst .239 .322 .343 84 0.6 .184 .262 .264 49 -1.0
Darlin Moquete .256 .306 .391 92 0.2 .201 .251 .305 58 -1.2
Aaron McKeithan .259 .336 .335 88 0.0 .204 .283 .255 54 -1.1
Chandler Redmond .238 .312 .411 99 0.6 .178 .258 .311 59 -1.7
Tyler Reichenborn .241 .316 .365 88 0.2 .188 .259 .283 53 -1.4
Wade Stauss .198 .292 .295 65 -0.4 .142 .239 .217 30 -1.0
Osvaldo Tovalin .260 .300 .363 85 0.3 .205 .248 .284 49 -1.8
Todd Lott .243 .299 .378 88 -0.2 .188 .244 .296 51 -2.1
L.J. Jones .252 .293 .383 86 -0.3 .198 .240 .288 47 -2.0

Batters – Projected Splits
Player BA vs. L OBP vs. L SLG vs. L BA vs. R OBP vs. R SLG vs. R
Nolan Arenado .280 .347 .467 .264 .320 .449
Tommy Edman .264 .318 .428 .259 .316 .392
Paul Goldschmidt .282 .376 .486 .262 .346 .440
Willson Contreras .248 .347 .450 .238 .335 .416
Lars Nootbaar .233 .336 .405 .245 .347 .455
Masyn Winn .254 .319 .406 .234 .288 .351
Nolan Gorman .227 .304 .424 .245 .323 .484
Richie Palacios .254 .338 .369 .259 .340 .393
Jordan Walker .273 .347 .483 .266 .331 .455
Dylan Carlson .267 .349 .435 .248 .328 .401
Brendan Donovan .261 .353 .357 .273 .365 .389
Victor Scott II .237 .301 .309 .251 .303 .353
Thomas Saggese .244 .297 .378 .243 .291 .383
Iván Herrera .231 .339 .346 .230 .325 .355
Alec Burleson .271 .316 .410 .272 .319 .434
Pedro Pagés .226 .298 .333 .223 .285 .335
Jimmy Crooks .217 .289 .330 .236 .304 .364
Kramer Robertson .209 .326 .310 .205 .307 .264
Matt Koperniak .247 .311 .356 .260 .319 .372
Taylor Motter .223 .312 .397 .209 .278 .356
Chris Rotondo .214 .308 .321 .215 .301 .326
Juniel Querecuto .242 .292 .349 .227 .272 .345
Mike Antico .212 .277 .325 .225 .286 .349
Noah Mendlinger .238 .333 .317 .251 .349 .324
César Prieto .253 .287 .329 .268 .302 .364
Arquímedes Gamboa .205 .294 .291 .209 .293 .293
Buddy Kennedy .241 .332 .361 .231 .308 .316
Nick Dunn .236 .305 .311 .259 .326 .352
Luken Baker .235 .309 .418 .236 .301 .431
Nick Raposo .240 .305 .360 .237 .287 .355
Jose Fermin .242 .324 .350 .243 .317 .340
Aaron Antonini .190 .288 .270 .194 .279 .298
Tres Barrera .240 .316 .356 .222 .289 .319
Michael Siani .212 .290 .302 .217 .294 .317
Jacob Buchberger .235 .298 .349 .219 .268 .322
Ramon Mendoza .217 .294 .311 .210 .274 .287
Andrew Knizner .230 .295 .345 .233 .301 .360
Alex Iadisernia .214 .276 .342 .226 .290 .372
R.J. Yeager .253 .316 .382 .247 .302 .366
Nathan Church .238 .304 .317 .249 .310 .303
Errol Robinson .202 .291 .250 .201 .265 .248
Irving Lopez .209 .284 .308 .227 .296 .327
Justin Toerner .194 .295 .286 .191 .294 .302
Jared Young .220 .287 .366 .237 .310 .383
Moisés Gómez .218 .277 .406 .204 .257 .372
Scott Hurst .206 .285 .290 .216 .295 .317
Darlin Moquete .234 .289 .369 .223 .272 .325
Aaron McKeithan .232 .313 .293 .229 .308 .293
Chandler Redmond .195 .270 .323 .216 .294 .375
Tyler Reichenborn .219 .292 .331 .208 .276 .312
Wade Stauss .167 .286 .278 .171 .258 .244
Osvaldo Tovalin .227 .272 .319 .236 .276 .326
Todd Lott .229 .284 .364 .182 .244 .294
L.J. Jones .230 .272 .358 .215 .254 .306

Pitchers – Standard
Player T Age W L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO
Sonny Gray R 34 8 6 3.56 28 28 154.0 139 61 17 49 134
Miles Mikolas R 35 9 10 4.36 28 28 165.0 175 80 25 37 115
Michael McGreevy R 23 7 7 4.39 27 27 137.3 144 67 17 44 85
Kyle Gibson R 36 8 10 4.51 27 27 149.7 155 75 18 57 119
Steven Matz L 33 6 6 3.99 25 19 103.7 104 46 13 32 101
Lance Lynn R 37 8 10 4.46 25 25 141.3 141 70 21 48 132
Drew Rom L 24 7 6 4.15 21 20 102.0 100 47 12 37 88
Matthew Liberatore L 24 8 8 4.36 31 23 121.7 118 59 15 50 108
Connor Thomas L 26 6 6 4.33 22 18 108.0 117 52 12 30 67
Victor Santos R 23 6 7 4.42 22 18 110.0 112 54 14 31 74
Dakota Hudson R 29 7 9 4.51 25 21 123.7 129 62 15 48 75
Connor Lunn R 25 6 7 4.47 22 20 110.7 121 55 15 27 71
Tink Hence R 21 5 6 4.39 26 26 104.7 106 51 13 37 73
Sem Robberse R 22 5 6 4.54 24 23 115.0 117 58 15 45 86
Tekoah Roby R 22 5 5 4.34 20 20 87.0 84 42 11 31 72
Packy Naughton L 28 5 4 4.14 24 12 78.3 82 36 10 22 66
Gordon Graceffo R 24 5 6 4.56 22 21 104.7 103 53 14 36 75
Adam Kloffenstein R 23 5 7 4.58 25 24 114.0 113 58 14 48 93
Alex Cornwell L 25 4 5 4.45 20 16 97.0 105 48 13 23 59
JoJo Romero L 27 5 4 3.68 38 4 58.7 53 24 8 22 69
Zack Thompson L 26 6 7 4.45 32 16 93.0 87 46 11 47 87
Wilfredo Pereira R 25 7 8 4.78 24 19 113.0 121 60 15 41 73
Andre Pallante R 25 4 3 4.25 51 7 84.7 89 40 9 34 58
Ryan Helsley R 29 5 4 3.46 47 0 52.0 41 20 7 21 62
Casey Lawrence R 36 5 6 4.65 20 17 91.0 100 47 13 23 60
Adam Wainwright R 42 7 9 4.88 22 22 121.7 137 66 18 42 77
Giovanny Gallegos R 32 4 3 3.65 55 0 56.7 47 23 8 16 67
Logan Gragg R 25 5 6 4.81 25 17 103.0 114 55 15 33 62
Brandon Komar R 25 4 6 4.74 24 17 100.7 111 53 13 39 59
Jake Woodford R 27 4 5 4.57 27 15 80.7 83 41 10 32 56
Kenny Hernandez L 26 4 5 4.71 20 13 78.3 85 41 10 30 50
Nick Robertson R 25 3 2 3.78 45 1 52.3 47 22 6 18 53
Dalton Roach R 28 5 5 4.48 35 6 78.3 82 39 11 27 62
Riley O’Brien R 29 4 4 4.50 36 8 64.0 58 32 9 35 69
Tommy Parsons R 28 4 5 4.85 22 12 81.7 88 44 12 31 51
Kyle Leahy R 27 5 6 4.86 34 10 92.7 99 50 13 42 71
John King L 29 4 3 4.26 43 2 57.0 63 27 7 15 35
Ryan Fernandez R 26 4 4 3.91 37 0 50.7 50 22 7 15 45
Matt Svanson R 25 4 4 4.42 34 3 55.0 55 27 7 19 44
James Naile R 31 4 4 4.52 38 4 69.7 75 35 9 23 52
Andrew Suarez 수아레즈 L 31 3 3 4.68 34 4 82.7 89 43 12 28 61
Benito Garcia R 24 3 4 4.66 26 3 48.3 53 25 6 14 30
Bryan Pope R 25 3 3 4.58 33 2 59.0 63 30 8 19 40
Edgar Escobar R 27 4 7 5.08 24 9 72.7 78 41 10 33 48
Drew VerHagen R 33 3 3 4.58 44 3 57.0 56 29 9 24 56
Ryan Loutos R 25 3 4 4.43 45 0 69.0 69 34 8 28 58
Andre Granillo R 24 3 4 4.40 47 0 59.3 56 29 8 31 58
Guillermo Zuñiga R 25 2 3 4.61 34 0 41.0 38 21 6 21 40
Wilking Rodríguez R 34 1 1 4.32 17 0 16.7 17 8 2 8 15
Jacob Barnes R 34 1 2 4.62 31 0 39.0 41 20 5 17 31
Jake Walsh R 28 2 2 4.67 23 0 27.0 25 14 4 15 26
Ryan Shreve R 26 3 4 4.60 37 0 58.7 63 30 8 24 41
Jack Ralston R 26 1 2 5.11 27 3 37.0 34 21 5 29 37
Grant Black R 29 3 5 5.04 38 4 69.7 75 39 10 35 48
Ryan Tepera R 36 2 3 4.95 39 0 36.3 35 20 6 17 29
Roy Garcia R 23 5 6 4.89 38 0 57.0 56 31 8 32 49
Logan Sawyer R 31 3 4 5.24 39 0 44.7 48 26 7 22 34
Chris Roycroft R 27 5 8 5.17 39 0 55.7 58 32 7 30 41
Nick Trogrlic-Iverson R 26 3 5 5.16 38 0 61.0 65 35 8 25 35
Jose Martinez R 25 2 5 5.76 27 4 59.3 69 38 8 33 25

Pitchers – Advanced
Player IP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 BB% K% BABIP ERA+ FIP ERA- WAR
Sonny Gray 154.0 7.8 2.9 1.0 7.6% 20.7% .278 118 4.04 85 3.0
Miles Mikolas 165.0 6.3 2.0 1.4 5.3% 16.5% .290 96 4.61 104 1.9
Michael McGreevy 137.3 5.6 2.9 1.1 7.4% 14.4% .287 96 4.61 104 1.6
Kyle Gibson 149.7 7.2 3.4 1.1 8.7% 18.2% .300 93 4.51 107 1.5
Steven Matz 103.7 8.8 2.8 1.1 7.2% 22.8% .310 105 3.98 95 1.5
Lance Lynn 141.3 8.4 3.1 1.3 7.9% 21.7% .299 94 4.49 106 1.5
Drew Rom 102.0 7.8 3.3 1.1 8.4% 19.9% .294 101 4.32 99 1.4
Matthew Liberatore 121.7 8.0 3.7 1.1 9.4% 20.4% .293 96 4.51 104 1.3
Connor Thomas 108.0 5.6 2.5 1.0 6.5% 14.4% .297 97 4.46 103 1.3
Victor Santos 110.0 6.1 2.5 1.1 6.7% 15.9% .284 95 4.55 105 1.3
Dakota Hudson 123.7 5.5 3.5 1.1 8.8% 13.8% .285 93 4.95 107 1.2
Connor Lunn 110.7 5.8 2.2 1.2 5.7% 15.0% .296 94 4.57 106 1.2
Tink Hence 104.7 6.3 3.2 1.1 8.1% 16.0% .285 96 4.62 104 1.1
Sem Robberse 115.0 6.7 3.5 1.2 8.9% 17.1% .290 93 4.76 108 1.1
Tekoah Roby 87.0 7.4 3.2 1.1 8.3% 19.3% .285 97 4.45 103 1.1
Packy Naughton 78.3 7.6 2.5 1.1 6.5% 19.6% .306 102 4.15 98 1.0
Gordon Graceffo 104.7 6.4 3.1 1.2 8.0% 16.6% .278 92 4.71 108 1.0
Adam Kloffenstein 114.0 7.3 3.8 1.1 9.5% 18.5% .291 92 4.77 109 1.0
Alex Cornwell 97.0 5.5 2.1 1.2 5.5% 14.2% .291 94 4.62 106 1.0
JoJo Romero 58.7 10.6 3.4 1.2 8.8% 27.6% .304 114 3.90 88 0.9
Zack Thompson 93.0 8.4 4.5 1.1 11.4% 21.2% .291 94 4.60 106 0.9
Wilfredo Pereira 113.0 5.8 3.3 1.2 8.2% 14.7% .292 88 4.94 114 0.8
Andre Pallante 84.7 6.2 3.6 1.0 9.0% 15.4% .297 99 4.58 101 0.8
Ryan Helsley 52.0 10.7 3.6 1.2 9.6% 28.3% .272 122 3.83 82 0.8
Casey Lawrence 91.0 5.9 2.3 1.3 5.9% 15.4% .297 90 4.68 111 0.7
Adam Wainwright 121.7 5.7 3.1 1.3 7.8% 14.4% .300 86 5.05 116 0.7
Giovanny Gallegos 56.7 10.6 2.5 1.3 6.9% 28.9% .283 115 3.68 87 0.7
Logan Gragg 103.0 5.4 2.9 1.3 7.3% 13.8% .293 88 5.11 114 0.7
Brandon Komar 100.7 5.3 3.5 1.2 8.7% 13.2% .294 89 5.01 113 0.7
Jake Woodford 80.7 6.2 3.6 1.1 9.0% 15.8% .289 92 4.85 109 0.6
Kenny Hernandez 78.3 5.7 3.4 1.1 8.6% 14.4% .295 89 4.90 112 0.5
Nick Robertson 52.3 9.1 3.1 1.0 8.1% 23.9% .291 111 3.87 90 0.5
Dalton Roach 78.3 7.1 3.1 1.3 7.9% 18.2% .298 94 4.65 107 0.5
Riley O’Brien 64.0 9.7 4.9 1.3 12.3% 24.2% .292 93 4.85 107 0.5
Tommy Parsons 81.7 5.6 3.4 1.3 8.7% 14.2% .289 87 5.09 115 0.4
Kyle Leahy 92.7 6.9 4.1 1.3 10.1% 17.1% .301 87 5.00 115 0.4
John King 57.0 5.5 2.4 1.1 6.1% 14.2% .299 99 4.52 101 0.4
Ryan Fernandez 50.7 8.0 2.7 1.2 7.0% 21.0% .295 108 4.22 93 0.3
Matt Svanson 55.0 7.2 3.1 1.1 8.0% 18.5% .291 95 4.56 105 0.3
James Naile 69.7 6.7 3.0 1.2 7.5% 17.0% .303 93 4.60 108 0.3
Andrew Suarez 82.7 6.6 3.0 1.3 7.7% 16.8% .298 90 4.72 111 0.2
Benito Garcia 48.3 5.6 2.6 1.1 6.6% 14.2% .297 90 4.68 111 0.2
Bryan Pope 59.0 6.1 2.9 1.2 7.5% 15.7% .294 92 4.83 109 0.2
Edgar Escobar 72.7 5.9 4.1 1.2 10.1% 14.7% .293 83 5.29 121 0.1
Drew VerHagen 57.0 8.8 3.8 1.4 9.6% 22.5% .297 92 4.92 109 0.1
Ryan Loutos 69.0 7.6 3.7 1.0 9.2% 19.1% .298 95 4.43 105 0.1
Andre Granillo 59.3 8.8 4.7 1.2 11.5% 21.6% .293 96 4.67 105 0.1
Guillermo Zuñiga 41.0 8.8 4.6 1.3 11.4% 21.7% .286 91 4.89 110 0.0
Wilking Rodríguez 16.7 8.1 4.3 1.1 10.8% 20.3% .306 97 4.46 103 0.0
Jacob Barnes 39.0 7.2 3.9 1.2 9.8% 17.8% .303 91 4.72 110 -0.1
Jake Walsh 27.0 8.7 5.0 1.3 12.5% 21.7% .284 90 5.14 111 -0.1
Ryan Shreve 58.7 6.3 3.7 1.2 9.2% 15.7% .297 91 4.91 109 -0.1
Jack Ralston 37.0 9.0 7.1 1.2 16.3% 20.8% .290 82 5.44 121 -0.1
Grant Black 69.7 6.2 4.5 1.3 11.0% 15.1% .294 83 5.42 120 -0.1
Ryan Tepera 36.3 7.2 4.2 1.5 10.6% 18.0% .274 85 5.46 118 -0.2
Roy Garcia 57.0 7.7 5.1 1.3 12.1% 18.6% .289 86 5.26 116 -0.3
Logan Sawyer 44.7 6.9 4.4 1.4 10.7% 16.6% .297 80 5.45 125 -0.3
Chris Roycroft 55.7 6.6 4.9 1.1 11.8% 16.1% .295 81 5.25 123 -0.4
Nick Trogrlic-Iverson 61.0 5.2 3.7 1.2 9.2% 12.9% .285 81 5.44 123 -0.5
Jose Martinez 59.3 3.8 5.0 1.2 11.8% 9.0% .292 73 6.09 137 -0.5

Pitchers – Top Near-Age Comps
Player Pit Comp 1 Pit Comp 2 Pit Comp 3
Sonny Gray Jake Arrieta Jim Palmer Darryl Kile
Miles Mikolas Jeremy Guthrie Jeff Samardzija Jason Hammel
Michael McGreevy Chris Volstad 볼스테드 Kyle Kendrick Ryan Castellani
Kyle Gibson Al Gettel Jack Sanford Rick Sutcliffe
Steven Matz Gary Peters Chris Short Brian Barnes
Lance Lynn Elmer Singleton Al Gettel Jack Morris
Drew Rom Sean Gilmartin Dave Roberts Adalberto Mejia
Matthew Liberatore Anthony Banda Jim Parque Austin Gomber
Connor Thomas J.R. Mathes Matt Gage Bobby Livingston
Victor Santos Taylor Clarke José Bautista Bill Fultz
Dakota Hudson Chi Chi Gonzalez Steve Sparks Tom Brewer
Connor Lunn Nick Green Ryan Franklin Ariel Jurado
Tink Hence Jerome Williams Greg Terlecky Miguel Almonte
Sem Robberse Shairon Martis Sean O’Sullivan 오설리반 Brad Keller
Tekoah Roby Whammy Douglas Javier Martinez Kenneth Shea
Packy Naughton Cliff Young Joe Hoerner Adam Pettyjohn
Gordon Graceffo Arnie Portocarrero Cody Anderson Joe McIntosh
Adam Kloffenstein Stolmy Pimentel Braden Shipley Calvin Maduro
Alex Cornwell Dan Camarena Kyle Hald Tim Kubinski
JoJo Romero Aaron Fultz David Wells Grant Dayton
Zack Thompson Steven Brault Dan Meyer Luis Perez
Wilfredo Pereira John Simms Mike Aspray Steve Maye
Andre Pallante Fernando Romero Michael Lorenzen Robert Gsellman
Ryan Helsley Troy Percival Todd Worrell Al Mamaux
Casey Lawrence Dick Donovan Huck Betts Roger Craig
Adam Wainwright Steve Sparks Livan Hernandez Tim Belcher
Giovanny Gallegos Justin Miller Steve Reed Jeff Reardon
Logan Gragg Chad Jenkins Sean O’Sullivan Danny Muegge
Brandon Komar Sean Gleason Keith Couch Zack Segovia
Jake Woodford Rod Henderson Steve Olsen Steve Watkins
Kenny Hernandez Matt Harrison Eric Jokisch 요키시 Zac Cline
Nick Robertson George Frazier Pete Hamner Dario Veras 베라스
Dalton Roach Roman Colon 콜론 David Shepard Bart Johnson
Riley O’Brien Brian Boehringer Paul Fletcher Jackie Brown
Tommy Parsons Parker Bridwell Dick Nold Joel De La Cruz
Kyle Leahy Ricardo Pinto 핀토 Ray Coombs Matt Buschmann
John King Dutch Henry Bryan Eversgerd Ryan Cullen
Ryan Fernandez Juan Carlos Oviedo Santos Hernandez Fred Rath
Matt Svanson Eddie Morlan Michael Dubee Miles Mikolas
James Naile Mark Johnson Drew Rucinski 루친스키 Anthony Telford
Andrew Suarez Brian Duensing David Huff 허프 Travis Baptist
Benito Garcia Adam Larson Eric Gonzalez-Diaz Jarrett Campbell
Bryan Pope Shawn Cisco Wayne Schaper Brian Wolfe
Edgar Escobar James Burton Chad Rogers Craig Chamberlain
Drew VerHagen Jeff Robinson Joe Coleman Ross Ohlendorf
Ryan Loutos Red Crowder Blake Wood Jim Dedrick
Andre Granillo Travis Phelps Ron Davis Rickey Lintz
Guillermo Zuñiga Vernon Temple Hugo Castellanos Joe Kerrigan
Wilking Rodríguez Eddie Watt Cecil Upshaw Clint Brown
Jacob Barnes Gene Nelson Bobby Hogue Manny Corpas
Jake Walsh George Smith Johnny Humphries Dar Smith
Ryan Shreve Steve Rowe Ryan Basner Neal McDade
Jack Ralston Ed Riley Terry Bross Jhan Marinez
Grant Black Leo Estrella Paul Menhart Corey Baker
Ryan Tepera Jim Corsi Don Elston Don Aase
Roy Garcia Heathcliff Slocumb Brian Wilkinson Chris Sinacori
Logan Sawyer Dick Pole Fredy Quintero Chris Thompson
Chris Roycroft Blake Mayo Rafael Dolis J.C. Ramirez
Nick Trogrlic-Iverson Pedro Beato Jerry Walker Steve Rowe
Jose Martinez Austin Wood Lou Trivino Anthony Briggs

Pitchers – Splits and Percentiles
Player BA vs. L OBP vs. L SLG vs. L BA vs. R OBP vs. R SLG vs. R 80th WAR 20th WAR 80th ERA 20th ERA
Sonny Gray .227 .295 .371 .244 .304 .385 3.8 2.2 3.16 4.06
Miles Mikolas .278 .323 .459 .255 .295 .433 2.8 1.0 3.87 4.92
Michael McGreevy .281 .350 .469 .249 .288 .381 2.3 0.9 3.95 4.83
Kyle Gibson .272 .347 .432 .251 .314 .401 2.3 0.5 4.00 5.18
Steven Matz .255 .324 .394 .255 .310 .417 2.1 0.6 3.44 4.88
Lance Lynn .267 .347 .466 .242 .293 .399 2.4 0.5 3.80 5.30
Drew Rom .224 .295 .352 .263 .333 .423 1.9 0.8 3.71 4.74
Matthew Liberatore .235 .309 .338 .254 .336 .429 2.1 0.5 3.84 4.94
Connor Thomas .252 .301 .378 .279 .334 .438 1.8 0.6 3.91 4.86
Victor Santos .244 .300 .399 .273 .325 .436 1.8 0.5 3.99 5.02
Dakota Hudson .272 .352 .443 .255 .319 .400 1.8 0.6 4.10 4.98
Connor Lunn .288 .336 .438 .258 .299 .449 1.8 0.5 4.00 5.10
Tink Hence .254 .318 .406 .260 .324 .423 1.7 0.5 3.94 4.91
Sem Robberse .262 .353 .447 .255 .309 .397 1.8 0.5 4.07 5.03
Tekoah Roby .228 .305 .369 .263 .324 .437 1.6 0.5 3.82 4.91
Packy Naughton .235 .282 .333 .278 .330 .474 1.5 0.4 3.65 4.89
Gordon Graceffo .258 .332 .435 .247 .303 .399 1.7 0.4 4.07 5.05
Adam Kloffenstein .266 .354 .453 .240 .322 .365 1.7 0.3 4.16 5.13
Alex Cornwell .279 .314 .459 .267 .317 .426 1.5 0.4 4.02 4.93
JoJo Romero .239 .316 .373 .234 .303 .405 1.4 0.3 2.97 4.59
Zack Thompson .214 .317 .330 .254 .344 .422 1.5 0.1 3.91 5.16
Wilfredo Pereira .264 .339 .420 .272 .331 .452 1.4 0.3 4.34 5.21
Andre Pallante .253 .315 .367 .274 .351 .446 1.2 0.1 3.87 4.81
Ryan Helsley .216 .296 .386 .208 .280 .358 1.3 0.1 2.71 4.40
Casey Lawrence .284 .332 .472 .263 .311 .421 1.2 0.1 4.14 5.44
Adam Wainwright .288 .358 .482 .271 .319 .436 1.2 -0.1 4.43 5.60
Giovanny Gallegos .224 .283 .398 .217 .278 .374 1.4 -0.2 2.73 5.15
Logan Gragg .294 .356 .492 .257 .317 .408 1.2 0.2 4.40 5.18
Brandon Komar .278 .348 .439 .271 .333 .436 1.2 0.2 4.34 5.17
Jake Woodford .267 .341 .418 .254 .328 .422 1.0 0.2 4.12 5.10
Kenny Hernandez .250 .309 .375 .279 .348 .456 0.9 0.0 4.35 5.30
Nick Robertson .235 .309 .376 .235 .299 .383 1.0 -0.1 3.06 4.82
Dalton Roach .289 .350 .486 .243 .306 .396 1.1 -0.1 3.91 5.13
Riley O’Brien .236 .349 .396 .236 .337 .407 1.0 -0.1 3.84 5.36
Tommy Parsons .278 .349 .450 .263 .318 .446 0.9 -0.1 4.35 5.38
Kyle Leahy .258 .341 .417 .275 .348 .454 1.0 -0.3 4.34 5.52
John King .239 .295 .352 .291 .335 .468 0.7 0.0 3.75 4.83
Ryan Fernandez .261 .327 .455 .245 .288 .391 0.7 -0.1 3.27 4.74
Matt Svanson .258 .327 .452 .252 .321 .382 0.7 0.0 3.80 4.94
James Naile .280 .338 .439 .259 .325 .429 0.8 -0.2 3.89 5.19
Andrew Suarez .238 .284 .366 .283 .343 .478 0.8 -0.3 4.04 5.38
Benito Garcia .277 .337 .447 .270 .321 .420 0.5 -0.2 4.15 5.31
Bryan Pope .282 .348 .456 .258 .317 .417 0.6 -0.2 4.03 5.16
Edgar Escobar .282 .375 .458 .258 .331 .428 0.6 -0.4 4.64 5.72
Drew VerHagen .271 .360 .438 .236 .319 .425 0.6 -0.4 3.94 5.30
Ryan Loutos .269 .358 .437 .243 .305 .375 0.5 -0.4 3.90 5.00
Andre Granillo .265 .372 .422 .227 .301 .391 0.5 -0.5 3.82 5.16
Guillermo Zuñiga .274 .376 .521 .212 .299 .329 0.3 -0.3 3.96 5.37
Wilking Rodríguez .250 .351 .375 .265 .316 .412 0.2 -0.2 3.50 5.49
Jacob Barnes .265 .359 .397 .264 .323 .448 0.2 -0.4 4.02 5.30
Jake Walsh .245 .373 .449 .236 .317 .400 0.1 -0.4 4.15 5.36
Ryan Shreve .274 .350 .453 .266 .326 .422 0.2 -0.5 4.16 5.15
Jack Ralston .239 .372 .437 .239 .368 .380 0.2 -0.5 4.43 5.95
Grant Black .278 .366 .444 .261 .349 .451 0.3 -0.7 4.47 5.71
Ryan Tepera .237 .348 .475 .256 .333 .415 0.2 -0.6 4.14 6.11
Roy Garcia .253 .353 .404 .250 .352 .435 0.2 -0.7 4.30 5.50
Logan Sawyer .271 .367 .435 .266 .346 .468 0.0 -0.7 4.53 6.09
Chris Roycroft .280 .386 .439 .246 .331 .404 0.0 -0.8 4.68 5.95
Nick Trogrlic-Iverson .276 .366 .457 .260 .340 .409 -0.2 -0.8 4.77 5.75
Jose Martinez .306 .400 .495 .267 .362 .435 -0.2 -0.8 5.31 6.32

Here are how the ZiPS percentiles worked out in 2023 for pitchers and hitters in in 2023.

Players are listed with their most recent teams wherever possible. This includes players who are unsigned or have retired, players who will miss 2024 due to injury, and players who were released in 2023. So yes, if you see Joe Schmoe, who quit baseball back in August to form a Belgian Death Metal Skiffle Band that only plays songs by Franz Schubert, he’s still listed here intentionally. ZiPS is assuming a league with an ERA of 4.33.

Hitters are ranked by zWAR, which is to say, WAR values as calculated by me, Dan Szymborski, whose surname is spelled with a z. WAR values might differ slightly from those that appear in the full release of ZiPS. Finally, I will advise anyone against — and might karate chop anyone guilty of — merely adding up WAR totals on a depth chart to produce projected team WAR.

As always, incorrect projections are either caused by flaws in the physical reality of the universe or by the skillful sabotage of our friend and former editor. You can, however, still get mad at me on Twitter.





Dan Szymborski is a senior writer for FanGraphs and the developer of the ZiPS projection system. He was a writer for ESPN.com from 2010-2018, a regular guest on a number of radio shows and podcasts, and a voting BBWAA member. He also maintains a terrible Twitter account at @DSzymborski.

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EonADSMember since 2024
10 months ago

I still have so much faith in Lars Nootbaar. If he can combine his last two seasons into a roughly median hitter profile between the two, he could be a 130 wRC+ guy with above-average defense. Not a superstar, but certainly a very valuable player. I could easily see him getting 4+ WAR a season regularly. That .390 xWOBACON looms.

Still waiting for The Cakery to produce Noot Bars cake bars for the city of St. Louis to go gaga over. It would be a hit for sure.

Last edited 10 months ago by EonADS