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NFL offseason power rankings: No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs striving for unique history

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July 31, 2024

NFL offseason power rankings: No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs striving for unique history

Patrick Mahomes has made four Super Bowls in six seasons as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback. (Yahoo Sports/Grant Thomas)

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You’re going to hear often this season that no team has ever won three straight NFL championships. That will be inaccurate.

It has happened twice. In 1929-31, the Green Bay Packers won three straight NFL titles with head coach Curly Lambeau. That came when the championship was determined by best record; there were no playoffs. Then, in 1965-67, the Packers did it again. The last two of those championships were the first two Super Bowls. There was a rich NFL history before the Super Bowl era, no matter how much it’s ignored.

So three titles in a row has happened, but it says something about what the Kansas City Chiefs are chasing that we have to refer back to grainy footage of Vince Lombardi or to when Babe Ruth was still in his prime. No team has ever won three Super Bowls in a row before, and that’s what the Chiefs have in front of them. They’d be the first to do it and since we haven’t seen it yet through 58 Super Bowls, it’s possible we wouldn’t see it again in our lifetimes.

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The rest of the NFL has to be kicking itself for giving Kansas City this opportunity. Last season’s Chiefs team was good but far from great. It was a frustrating season that included losses to mediocre teams like the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders. But in the playoffs the Chiefs did their thing, winning four games in a row, including a thrilling Super Bowl in overtime. The rest of the NFL had a good shot to scoop up a ring before Patrick Mahomes got another, and they wasted their chance. Now good teams like the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers have to wonder if they’re playing the role of the 1990s New York Knicks and Utah Jazz to Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls.

The Chiefs should be better this season. First-round draft pick Xavier Worthy and free-agent addition Marquise Brown bolster a receiving room that was a problem at times last season, though a potential suspension for Rashee Rice could detract from that group. The pass catchers are joined by all-time great tight end Travis Kelce, who showed last postseason that he’s still capable of greatness even though he’s about to turn 35 years old. The defense arrived in a big way last season and was a driver for the Chiefs’ bonus Super Bowl championship last season when the offense was off from its norm. Even though cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was traded to the Tennessee Titans this offseason as the Chiefs kept an eye on the salary cap, the defense was mostly young and should be good again. And then there’s Mahomes, who has three Super Bowl rings, three Super Bowl MVPs, another AFC championship, two regular-season MVPs and is already in the discussion for the best quarterback of all time. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is already a foregone conclusion.

There were eight back-to-back Super Bowl champions who failed in their chance to win a third Super Bowl in a row. For some, like the 1968 Packers, 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers or 1999 Denver Broncos, they got old in a hurry or had key retirements. It’s rare for a team to win two straight Super Bowls and believe they’re even better before the attempt at a third in a row, but the Chiefs should feel that way.

And they’re focused on what a third straight title would mean for all their legacies.

“Everybody talks about it,” linebacker Nick Bolton said. “[There has been] an undefeated season, it’s been done before. Winning back-to-back Super Bowls, that’s been done before. To be on your own in history, I think that’s special. I think everyone strives to be the No. 1 team to ever do that.”

Mahomes said: “You’ve already made your imprint on history, but now there’s something that no one’s done in the Super Bowl era. Obviously the Packers before there was the Super Bowl, but in the Super Bowl era, no one’s won three in a row. And that kind of just takes you to another upper level, I guess you could say, as a team.”

History is on the line for the 2024 Chiefs. We’ll talk about Mahomes, Kelce, Andy Reid and these Chiefs as long as NFL history is discussed, but the conversation would change if they got a third Super Bowl in a row. This Chiefs team would then own a special place in NFL history. And they know it.

Offseason grade

The Chiefs would have had a nearly perfect offseason if they could have found a way to retain cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. They did retain defensive lineman Chris Jones on a five-year deal worth a little less than $159 million. They also re-signed defensive lineman Michael Danna on a three-year, $24 million deal. Sneed wasn’t happy to be on the franchise tag so he was shipped to the Titans. That’s not a small departure considering Sneed’s versatility was key to Steve Spagnuolo’s defensive scheme. But it’s hard to keep everyone together, which is one reason a Super Bowl three-peat has never happened. The Chiefs were able to add receiver Marquise Brown and backup quarterback Carson Wentz in free agency. Brown got just $7 million over one year, one of the best bargains in free agency for a former first-round pick who has a 1,000-yard season in his past. Critics liked the Chiefs’ draft, which started with receiver Xavier Worthy and his record-breaking speed in the first round and continued with a strong pick of BYU offensive tackle Kingsley Suamataia in the second round. There weren’t a lot of other notable moves (though there was a full share of offseason drama). Losing Sneed can’t be ignored but retaining Jones and adding receivers Worthy and Brown made for a nice offseason.

Grade: B

Quarterback report

Not much more can be said about Patrick Mahomes. Nobody will remember that he had a down 2023, by his standards. His yards dropped from 5,250 to 4,183 from the season before, touchdowns went from 41 to 27 and interceptions rose from 12 to 14, a career high. His 92.6 passer rating was by far the worst of his career. And all that will be remembered about Mahomes’ 2023 season years from now is that he won his third Super Bowl, leading a game-tying drive in the final seconds of the fourth quarter and a game-winning drive in overtime after the 49ers kicked a field goal. He threw for 333 yards, two touchdowns and won another Super Bowl MVP. Nobody cares about a temper tantrum at the officials over an offsides penalty in a loss to the Bills or a pick-6 in an ugly loss to the Raiders on Christmas. Mahomes turned his worst regular season into another legendary chapter in his already all-time great career. That statement should be depressing for every other NFL team.

BetMGM odds breakdown

The Chiefs are favored to win the Super Bowl at BetMGM, though the offseason didn’t start that way. The 49ers were slightly favored, but their contract drama combined with some good offseason additions by the Chiefs flipped the odds. Kansas City is +550 to win the Super Bowl. At -250 to win the AFC West, they are the heaviest favorite among all NFL teams to win their division. Patrick Mahomes is +500 to win NFL MVP, and no other player is shorter than +900. The Chiefs are not just the favorites but the most-bet team to win the Super Bowl. No team has gotten more bets or money in the Super Bowl market at BetMGM than Kansas City.

Yahoo’s fantasy take

From Yahoo’s Scott Pianowski: “Although the Chiefs ended last season with a victory parade, it wasn’t a signature year for the offense, Kansas City ranked ninth in yards and 15th in points, the least-efficient Andy Reid offense in about a decade. It also slotted 26th in rushing touchdowns, and that’s the worst Reid rank in that stat since his third season with the Eagles, way back in 2001.

“Of course the offense came around in the second half and postseason — that’s why the Chiefs are the defending champs. And Isiah Pacheco was a big part of that rebound. Over his final 10 starts (including the playoffs), Pacheco went for 933 total yards and eight touchdowns. Some injuries held him back in the second half, but Pacheco had three top 8 fantasy performances in the final two months, including a RB2 finish in Week 17.

“All running backs carry notable injury risk and perhaps Pacheco has a little more risk tied to him, given his aggressive, contact-seeking running style. But after two years he’s clearly established himself as the featured back in an offense helmed by Reid and Patrick Mahomes, and we’d like exposure to that type of player. Pacheco is a reasonable pick in the late-second round of Yahoo drafts (his current ADP is 21), and a nifty value if he slips into the third round of your league.”

Stat to remember

Last regular season, Travis Kelce averaged 65.6 yards per game, his lowest mark since 2015. Then, in the playoffs, Kelce averaged 88.8 yards per game and had three touchdowns. Kelce scored just five times in 15 regular-season games.

At some point Kelce, who will turn 35 years old on Oct. 5, is going to hit the wall. In NFL history, no 35-year-old tight end has ever posted a 1,000-yard season. But the Chiefs don’t care about 1,000-yard seasons. Like last season, they just need Kelce to be great in the playoffs. That might lead to another drop in playing time for Kelce in the regular season. He played 77% of the Chiefs’ offensive snaps last season, his lowest mark since 2014. Part of that was because Kelce was working back from a knee injury that kept him out of the Chiefs’ opener, but it provided a template. The Chiefs can hold Kelce back a bit in the regular season to ensure he’s at his peak for the playoffs, when he plays his best and the Chiefs need him most.

Burning question

What will happen to Rashee Rice?

When the Chiefs finally got fed up with their other options at receiver and started to rely heavily on rookie Rashee Rice, the offense got better. Rice had a fine rookie season. In his final 10 games, counting playoffs, Rice had 69 catches, 780 yards and four touchdowns. It seemed like his second year would be much bigger.

Then Rice had a troubling offseason. He was part of a multi-car accident in Dallas in which he was racing at high speeds. He then left the scene. There’s a chance Rice is suspended by the NFL, perhaps even later in the season, and that uncertainty affects the Chiefs’ season. They do have more options at receiver, with rookie Xavier Worthy coming aboard and Marquise Brown as an intriguing free-agent addition. Kansas City also relied heavily on running back Isiah Pacheco in the playoffs, and that should continue into this season. But Rice’s status will be a looming issue for the season.

Best-case scenario

The Chiefs’ defense was second in the NFL in points and yards allowed last season. Defensive excellence is less likely to repeat than offense year to year, but let’s imagine the Chiefs’ defense stays at about that level. Kansas City’s offense struggled a bit last season, finishing 15th in points and ninth in yards, but that seemed like an anomaly. If we assume that Patrick Mahomes plays like he did his first five seasons as Kansas City’s starter, it’s not that outrageous to think the Chiefs could have a top-three offense and defense this season. Kansas City has never had a great defense and a great offense in the same season of the Mahomes era. It’s on the table this season. The best the Chiefs have done in the regular season with Mahomes is a 14-2 record in 2020. Could Kansas City go 15-2 or 14-3 with Mahomes winning another MVP, and then go on to take a historic third straight Super Bowl? Absolutely.

Nightmare scenario

The Chiefs finished 11-6 last season and that seems like their floor. Maybe there’s some outlandish story in which Jim Harbaugh completely turns around the Chargers and they upset the Chiefs for the AFC West title, but that seems very unlikely. And the Raiders or Broncos winning the division seems nearly impossible. There’s a reason Kansas City is a huge favorite to win the division. The Chiefs could struggle a bit if the aging curve finally catches up to Travis Kelce, the receivers are a problem again due to Rashee Rice’s off-field issues or Xavier Worthy being slow to pick up a complicated offense, and the defense has normal regression. That could lead to an early playoff exit, which has never happened to Mahomes. During the Mahomes era the Chiefs have not lost in the playoffs earlier than overtime of the AFC championship game. A regulation loss in the AFC title game would be their worst outcome since the 2017 season, which is ridiculous. A division title with a playoff loss short of the Super Bowl should never be unprecedented for a team and also a massive disappointment, but it would be for the 2024 Chiefs.

The crystal ball says …

Very good teams like the 1974 Dolphins, 1976 Steelers and 1990 49ers were set up very well for a third straight Super Bowl and lost, mostly because it’s very, very hard to get through the NFL minefield three seasons in a row without being upended. Injuries happen. Teams aiming for you improve. Many playoff games are close, decided by a play or two and eventually the coin won’t flip on your side. Think of how history is different if Jet Chip Wasp is incomplete (or holding was called), the Bengals don’t get called for hitting Patrick Mahomes out of bounds, the Bills squib kick with 13 seconds left, James Bradberry isn’t called for holding on third down, Tyler Bass hadn’t missed wide right, Zay Flowers didn’t fumble right before the goal line and that punt hadn’t hit a 49ers blocker. The Chiefs haven’t been lucky but a lot of 50/50 breaks have gone their way.

There hasn’t been a Super Bowl three-peat, and not because there hasn’t been a team good enough to do it. It’s just unlikely that everything lines up perfectly three seasons in a row. The Chiefs are better than last season. They have all the ingredients to win another Super Bowl. But I’ll go with the probabilities and say the Chiefs won’t take home a historic three-peat. At some point they’re going to hit a red light in the playoffs and Mahomes won’t be able to save them, hard as that is to believe.

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2026 ZiPS Projections: Kansas City Royals

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December 12, 2025

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2026 ZiPS Projections: Kansas City Royals

For the 22nd 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, as well as MLB’s glossary entry. The team order is selected by lot, and the next team up is the Kansas City Royals.

Batters

For the Royals, 2025 was about the season that was expected. Bobby Witt Jr. was amazing and the starting rotation was very good, but the team was held back as a result of getting pretty much no production out of the second base, outfield, and designated hitter positions. ZiPS projected the Royals for 83 wins, and they won 82. Normally, that would make a team a real contender in the AL Central, but the Tigers played like an elite team in the first half and the Guardians did the same in the second half, leaving the division always too far out of reach for the Royals.

While Kansas City had some serious problems, especially in those trouble spots mentioned above, it was generally encouraging how the team dealt with it. I stand by every word I said about the outfield back in February. The idea to just roll with Hunter Renfroe and MJ Melendez after their terrible 2024 seasons was a massive missed opportunity. But the good thing is that the Royals were quick to jettison both and get looks at other players who showed a lot of promise (Jac Caglianone) or at least had some upside (Drew Waters). Now, these moves didn’t actually pan out in the short term, but it’s always better to try something that might work over something that almost definitely won’t.

ZiPS doesn’t really like the outfield this time around either, but it does think that there are enough defense and platoon advantages in the various players slated to man the grass that the Royals could eke out respectable production from the group, certainly quite a lot more than they got last year. And this is important, because every win for a team with a projected total in the low-to-mid-80s, especially a team in a Central division, has tremendous value. Even better would be a much bigger acquisition to boost at least one of the positions, but failing that, ZiPS doesn’t see either left or right field as unmitigated disasters this time around (though Steamer is less optimistic).

Witt Jr. is the straw that stirs the drink, of course, but beyond that, this was the season I think Maikel Garcia clearly established himself as an All-Star level third baseman. He finally turned that good plate discipline and hard-hit numbers into real production, and he’s Gold Glove-worthy at the hot corner. Expect both players on the left side of the infield to keep things up in 2026. Another positive: The Royals could see some improvement at second base. ZiPS thinks that Michael Massey is better than his 2025 performance indicates. My inclination might be to use Massey as a super-sub type, and just stick Jonathan India at second and leave him there; there’s no reason to pretend India’s a corner outfielder, as the team did at times this past season.

I was a big advocate for the Royals’ being aggressive with Caglianone’s promotion, and I still think it was the right thing to do. It remains to be seen if he can contribute defensively anywhere, but he ought to hit better than he did in his debut campaign; it’s hard to imagine he could do worse than his horrifying 46 wRC+. The problem is the Royals can’t afford to just stick Cags at DH every day. They need to leave that open for Salvador Perez to get spot starts when he’s not wearing a glove in some sort of timeshare with Carter Jensen behind the plate and Vinnie Pasquantino at first. You shouldn’t be alarmed by the top comp for Caglianone. Costen Shockley didn’t hit for the Angels initially, and after a dispute about whether or not they told him they weren’t going to demote him, they sent him to the minors; in response, after having just moved his family out to California, he peaced out from baseball at age 23.

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Pitchers

In the projection table, the rotation tops out at 2.2 WAR, from Cole Ragans. However, this understates the quality of this group of starters, as ZiPS is understandably squeamish about projecting big innings totals from Ragans and Kris Bubic. A full season for Ragans would put his WAR safely over three. The same is true for Bubic, though rotator cuff injuries always make me a bit worried.

The rest of the rotation, Seth Lugo, Noah Cameron, and Michael Wacha projects out as comfortably average-plus, and I don’t think it’s a stretch to put Kansas City’s starting staff at the back of the top 10 in baseball. Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek won’t scare anyone, but they’re perfectly reasonable emergency replacements, and both Bailey Falter and Daniel Lynch IV are at least plausible options if injuries plague the starting five.

The bullpen projects as a middle-of-the-pack unit at the moment. ZiPS remains a fan of Hunter Harvey, but injuries ruined his 2025 season, and he’s currently a free agent. Otherwise, ZiPS pegs the Royals as having a quintet of B+ relievers in Carlos Estévez, Lucas Erceg, John Schreiber, Angel Zerpa, and Alex Lange, but doesn’t think they have a true lights-out closer. Overall, this pen comes out aggressively mid, and a depth addition or two would be welcome.

Right now, ZiPS projects the Royals to finish with somewhere between 82-86 wins or so, depending on the assumptions. That makes them relevant in the AL Central and a second-tier wild card contender. There’s still time for them to do more to get over the hump.

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. The final team projections may differ considerably from our Depth Chart playing time.

Batters – Standard

Player	B	Age	PO	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS
Bobby Witt Jr.	R	26	SS	658	598	98	169	34	9	27	93	46	117	32	9
Maikel Garcia	R	26	3B	635	571	82	150	30	5	11	67	54	98	25	7
Carter Jensen	L	22	C	585	521	68	126	22	5	17	69	57	159	7	1
Vinnie Pasquantino	L	28	1B	613	549	63	139	29	1	26	90	51	90	1	0
Kameron Misner	L	28	CF	451	396	54	83	19	3	11	46	49	144	16	3
Salvador Perez	R	36	C	575	532	52	131	24	1	24	80	28	124	0	0
Jonathan India	R	29	2B	555	478	67	114	25	2	11	50	57	106	4	3
Jac Caglianone	L	23	1B	524	473	64	120	20	1	23	71	40	114	3	1
Carson Roccaforte	L	24	CF	531	475	60	98	21	6	12	55	50	182	19	9
Drew Waters	B	27	CF	448	406	55	91	19	8	9	45	35	136	12	4
Kyle Isbel	L	29	CF	394	355	49	84	15	5	6	37	24	76	7	4
Bobby Dalbec	R	31	3B	462	416	53	92	17	3	15	52	39	176	6	1
John Rave	L	28	CF	487	431	61	99	19	5	11	51	45	130	15	4
Tyler Tolbert	R	28	2B	443	394	59	88	14	5	5	41	26	120	35	5
Harold Castro	L	32	3B	372	345	37	89	15	1	11	45	17	83	3	1
Michael Massey	L	28	2B	427	395	42	96	19	1	11	46	21	83	3	2
Nick Loftin	R	27	LF	428	374	50	89	18	1	8	44	43	67	8	3
Diego Castillo	R	28	3B	412	368	45	86	17	1	6	38	39	83	3	3
Isan Díaz	L	30	SS	241	212	28	45	6	1	9	29	24	64	2	1
Jordan Groshans	R	26	3B	401	364	38	86	13	1	4	33	33	74	0	1
Sam Kulasingam	B	24	2B	527	468	62	110	20	6	2	41	41	104	10	6
Connor Kaiser	R	29	SS	334	292	32	54	12	2	5	27	33	116	4	1
Dairon Blanco	R	33	DH	318	282	47	68	12	3	5	35	21	82	31	6
Luke Maile	R	35	C	161	139	14	31	6	0	3	13	17	45	2	0
Rudy Martin	L	30	CF	320	281	37	65	8	3	5	30	26	84	21	5
Tyler Gentry	R	27	RF	441	394	46	85	18	2	10	49	36	133	5	2
Blake Mitchell	L	21	C	371	318	36	58	10	2	7	34	47	144	8	4
Peyton Wilson	B	26	2B	471	421	49	93	17	4	7	45	40	125	12	4
Randal Grichuk	R	34	DH	347	320	42	76	17	2	11	36	22	75	1	1
Javi Vaz	L	25	2B	492	427	56	98	15	3	4	42	43	59	12	2
Mark Canha	R	37	LF	352	303	35	71	14	0	6	32	33	71	3	1
Canyon Brown	R	22	C	268	237	29	48	9	0	2	21	17	77	4	2
Julio E. Rodriguez	R	29	C	214	195	17	40	7	0	5	21	15	57	1	0
Luca Tresh	R	26	C	348	316	31	70	13	2	9	37	24	91	2	0
Brian O’Keefe	R	32	C	279	254	28	50	12	1	8	29	22	78	1	1
Justin Johnson	R	26	2B	346	311	31	62	13	0	4	30	25	90	5	2
Adam Frazier	L	34	2B	406	368	41	85	16	2	5	36	27	72	6	4
Dustin Dickerson	R	25	SS	438	382	41	74	8	1	3	30	45	119	9	5
Kyle Hayes	R	28	C	150	126	10	20	5	0	1	13	14	59	1	0
Austin Charles	R	22	3B	365	330	36	67	11	2	5	32	22	117	10	5
Chris Brito	R	26	1B	251	217	20	47	8	0	3	20	27	65	2	1
Gavin Cross	L	25	RF	477	440	54	92	18	3	12	50	30	148	14	3
Hunter Renfroe	R	34	RF	381	347	35	76	18	1	11	40	30	82	1	0
Jack Pineda	L	26	SS	272	245	27	51	11	0	1	21	16	73	4	1
MJ Melendez	L	27	LF	526	479	61	105	24	4	18	60	41	154	9	5
Sam Ruta	L	24	3B	306	274	24	52	13	2	5	27	26	135	0	1
Colton Becker	R	25	SS	369	314	36	68	11	1	1	24	32	78	25	6
Nick Pratto	L	27	1B	455	403	47	83	17	3	10	45	42	158	6	1
Brett Squires	L	26	1B	469	427	42	91	18	3	8	46	34	156	11	3
Diego Hernandez	L	25	CF	330	306	32	69	8	4	4	30	12	97	7	5
Nick Gordon	L	30	2B	287	266	31	62	13	3	5	29	13	74	4	4
Daniel Vazquez	R	22	SS	496	449	50	97	18	3	2	36	37	128	12	6
Carter Frederick	R	23	RF	402	367	45	73	21	3	2	31	30	159	8	2
Diego Guzman	R	22	3B	200	179	16	31	7	1	1	13	9	83	4	2
Omar Hernandez	R	24	C	318	292	27	57	10	1	1	22	13	76	7	3
Spencer Nivens	L	24	LF	483	432	45	89	16	2	9	44	45	130	7	3
Bryan Gonzalez	R	24	DH	371	345	38	74	13	4	7	35	20	139	8	5
Derlin Figueroa	L	22	3B	508	462	49	92	14	2	8	40	35	135	10	3
Erick Torres	R	21	LF	490	443	44	92	13	1	3	37	28	93	8	7
Trevor Werner	R	25	RF	406	368	41	67	14	4	8	37	29	164	9	4

Batters – Advanced

Player	PA	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS+	ISO	BABIP	Def	WAR	wOBA	3YOPS+	RC
Bobby Witt Jr.	658	.283	.337	.505	132	.222	.313	7	6.7	.356	130	112
Maikel Garcia	635	.263	.324	.391	100	.128	.301	9	3.7	.313	99	80
Carter Jensen	585	.242	.317	.401	100	.159	.316	1	3.0	.313	104	68
Vinnie Pasquantino	613	.253	.320	.452	113	.199	.261	-4	1.8	.330	112	80
Kameron Misner	451	.210	.300	.356	84	.146	.299	5	1.8	.291	84	47
Salvador Perez	575	.246	.296	.430	100	.184	.279	-8	1.7	.310	93	68
Jonathan India	555	.238	.336	.368	98	.130	.285	-7	1.6	.314	97	61
Jac Caglianone	524	.254	.321	.446	112	.192	.289	-3	1.6	.331	118	69
Carson Roccaforte	531	.206	.285	.352	78	.146	.306	7	1.5	.281	84	55
Drew Waters	448	.224	.291	.377	86	.153	.314	3	1.5	.292	88	49
Kyle Isbel	394	.237	.290	.358	81	.121	.286	8	1.5	.284	81	40
Bobby Dalbec	462	.221	.294	.385	89	.164	.342	1	1.4	.297	86	49
John Rave	487	.230	.304	.374	89	.144	.303	-2	1.3	.298	88	54
Tyler Tolbert	443	.223	.281	.322	69	.099	.309	6	1.3	.268	71	45
Harold Castro	372	.258	.295	.403	94	.145	.311	0	1.2	.302	88	42
Michael Massey	427	.243	.286	.380	85	.137	.282	2	1.2	.289	84	44
Nick Loftin	428	.238	.323	.356	91	.118	.271	4	1.1	.302	91	46
Diego Castillo	412	.234	.308	.334	81	.100	.287	0	0.7	.287	82	40
Isan Díaz	241	.212	.297	.377	88	.165	.259	-1	0.7	.297	85	25
Jordan Groshans	401	.236	.302	.310	73	.074	.287	3	0.6	.274	73	34
Sam Kulasingam	527	.235	.298	.316	73	.081	.298	2	0.6	.273	74	49
Connor Kaiser	334	.185	.274	.291	59	.106	.287	5	0.6	.256	56	24
Dairon Blanco	318	.241	.305	.358	86	.117	.323	0	0.5	.293	83	40
Luke Maile	161	.223	.319	.331	83	.108	.308	-1	0.5	.293	76	15
Rudy Martin	320	.231	.300	.335	78	.104	.313	-3	0.4	.283	76	35
Tyler Gentry	441	.216	.289	.348	78	.132	.299	5	0.4	.282	79	41
Blake Mitchell	371	.182	.295	.292	66	.110	.305	-2	0.3	.268	76	31
Peyton Wilson	471	.221	.296	.330	76	.109	.298	-5	0.3	.280	79	45
Randal Grichuk	347	.238	.291	.406	93	.168	.278	0	0.3	.301	88	38
Javi Vaz	492	.230	.308	.307	74	.077	.258	-5	0.2	.277	75	44
Mark Canha	352	.234	.330	.340	89	.106	.288	-3	0.2	.301	83	35
Canyon Brown	268	.203	.267	.266	51	.063	.291	3	0.1	.242	56	18
Julio E. Rodriguez	214	.205	.271	.318	65	.113	.263	-1	0.1	.263	63	17
Luca Tresh	348	.222	.278	.361	78	.139	.282	-8	0.1	.279	79	32
Brian O’Keefe	279	.197	.263	.346	69	.149	.250	-3	0.0	.268	65	24
Justin Johnson	346	.199	.267	.280	54	.081	.267	5	0.0	.247	57	25
Adam Frazier	406	.231	.292	.326	74	.095	.275	-4	-0.1	.274	70	38
Dustin Dickerson	438	.194	.286	.243	51	.049	.273	2	-0.1	.247	53	30
Kyle Hayes	150	.159	.277	.222	43	.063	.288	1	-0.1	.239	42	8
Austin Charles	365	.203	.260	.294	55	.091	.298	4	-0.2	.246	60	29
Chris Brito	251	.217	.306	.295	71	.078	.295	2	-0.2	.272	74	20
Gavin Cross	477	.209	.263	.345	69	.136	.286	3	-0.2	.265	73	44
Hunter Renfroe	381	.219	.283	.372	82	.153	.256	-3	-0.2	.287	78	37
Jack Pineda	272	.208	.270	.265	52	.057	.292	0	-0.2	.243	52	19
MJ Melendez	526	.219	.283	.399	89	.180	.283	-6	-0.2	.295	91	58
Sam Ruta	306	.190	.265	.307	60	.117	.351	2	-0.2	.255	62	23
Colton Becker	369	.217	.293	.268	60	.051	.285	-6	-0.3	.257	60	32
Nick Pratto	455	.206	.287	.337	75	.131	.311	1	-0.3	.278	76	41
Brett Squires	469	.213	.279	.326	69	.113	.316	3	-0.4	.269	72	42
Diego Hernandez	330	.225	.258	.317	60	.092	.317	-1	-0.5	.251	64	29
Nick Gordon	287	.233	.276	.361	77	.128	.305	-8	-0.6	.277	77	29
Daniel Vazquez	496	.216	.276	.283	58	.067	.298	-4	-0.7	.250	62	40
Carter Frederick	402	.199	.266	.289	56	.090	.345	3	-0.8	.249	61	31
Diego Guzman	200	.173	.216	.240	28	.067	.316	1	-0.9	.204	38	11
Omar Hernandez	318	.195	.235	.247	36	.052	.260	0	-0.9	.216	40	20
Spencer Nivens	483	.206	.280	.315	67	.109	.273	-1	-0.9	.264	73	41
Bryan Gonzalez	371	.214	.263	.336	67	.122	.337	0	-0.9	.262	69	34
Derlin Figueroa	508	.199	.258	.290	54	.091	.263	-3	-1.2	.244	60	38
Erick Torres	490	.208	.264	.262	49	.054	.256	7	-1.4	.238	55	35
Trevor Werner	406	.182	.245	.307	54	.125	.301	0	-1.4	.244	56	31

Batters – Top Near-Age Offensive Comps

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
Bobby Witt Jr.	.307	.365	.573	157	8.8	.258	.312	.450	111	5.0
Maikel Garcia	.288	.354	.436	119	5.3	.237	.299	.351	82	2.3
Carter Jensen	.268	.344	.454	121	4.6	.214	.289	.346	79	1.6
Vinnie Pasquantino	.277	.345	.507	133	3.3	.230	.297	.402	93	0.3
Kameron Misner	.232	.325	.402	100	2.8	.183	.272	.312	65	0.7
Salvador Perez	.269	.317	.480	117	3.0	.219	.271	.374	77	0.1
Jonathan India	.263	.362	.418	116	3.0	.213	.310	.326	81	0.4
Jac Caglianone	.280	.346	.505	134	3.0	.226	.292	.383	89	0.0
Carson Roccaforte	.233	.312	.405	99	2.9	.178	.260	.306	59	0.3
Drew Waters	.251	.318	.421	104	2.4	.194	.258	.322	64	0.2
Kyle Isbel	.264	.316	.408	101	2.5	.210	.265	.310	62	0.5
Bobby Dalbec	.249	.323	.445	111	2.7	.194	.270	.341	69	0.3
John Rave	.254	.329	.420	107	2.4	.201	.272	.323	65	-0.1
Tyler Tolbert	.258	.310	.374	92	2.7	.196	.253	.277	50	0.3
Harold Castro	.289	.326	.456	114	2.2	.232	.269	.359	74	0.3
Michael Massey	.270	.310	.429	106	2.3	.215	.258	.328	65	0.1
Nick Loftin	.262	.347	.404	110	2.1	.213	.295	.316	73	0.1
Diego Castillo	.255	.337	.374	98	1.6	.206	.283	.296	64	-0.2
Isan Díaz	.238	.323	.434	108	1.3	.188	.269	.326	67	0.1
Jordan Groshans	.263	.330	.351	90	1.5	.205	.273	.272	55	-0.4
Sam Kulasingam	.261	.322	.355	90	1.7	.211	.273	.276	56	-0.6
Connor Kaiser	.213	.303	.350	82	1.6	.154	.243	.246	40	-0.2
Dairon Blanco	.273	.334	.405	106	1.4	.212	.276	.310	67	-0.4
Luke Maile	.255	.349	.379	104	1.0	.192	.290	.290	65	0.2
Rudy Martin	.263	.330	.380	98	1.3	.205	.272	.291	59	-0.4
Tyler Gentry	.246	.318	.396	98	1.6	.190	.265	.305	61	-0.5
Blake Mitchell	.218	.327	.353	90	1.5	.149	.263	.237	44	-0.8
Peyton Wilson	.249	.325	.380	97	1.5	.194	.271	.293	60	-0.7
Randal Grichuk	.267	.321	.464	117	1.3	.211	.265	.357	74	-0.6
Javi Vaz	.255	.332	.344	91	1.2	.201	.280	.270	57	-1.0
Mark Canha	.263	.354	.377	104	0.9	.207	.302	.301	71	-0.7
Canyon Brown	.230	.300	.306	68	0.7	.172	.240	.227	33	-0.6
Julio E. Rodriguez	.237	.303	.377	91	0.8	.178	.239	.279	46	-0.4
Luca Tresh	.253	.309	.416	101	1.1	.193	.247	.313	58	-0.8
Brian O’Keefe	.226	.292	.405	90	0.8	.174	.235	.289	48	-0.7
Justin Johnson	.230	.299	.334	76	1.0	.174	.243	.242	36	-0.8
Adam Frazier	.258	.321	.377	93	1.0	.202	.265	.279	54	-1.1
Dustin Dickerson	.220	.313	.276	66	0.7	.167	.262	.210	36	-1.0
Kyle Hayes	.189	.309	.273	66	0.4	.128	.243	.181	24	-0.5
Austin Charles	.228	.289	.340	73	0.6	.173	.234	.256	35	-1.1
Chris Brito	.247	.336	.336	88	0.4	.191	.276	.259	53	-0.8
Gavin Cross	.237	.288	.401	90	1.1	.183	.237	.305	52	-1.3
Hunter Renfroe	.244	.311	.422	102	0.8	.192	.259	.329	65	-1.0
Jack Pineda	.236	.297	.304	70	0.4	.182	.243	.231	35	-0.8
MJ Melendez	.248	.309	.457	109	1.2	.194	.252	.341	66	-1.7
Sam Ruta	.222	.297	.364	83	0.7	.163	.240	.260	42	-0.9
Colton Becker	.241	.320	.301	76	0.5	.190	.269	.239	45	-1.0
Nick Pratto	.235	.314	.386	95	0.9	.182	.262	.296	58	-1.3
Brett Squires	.243	.307	.383	91	1.0	.185	.254	.288	53	-1.4
Diego Hernandez	.259	.290	.365	83	0.4	.200	.233	.274	43	-1.2
Nick Gordon	.265	.309	.424	102	0.3	.204	.250	.316	59	-1.3
Daniel Vazquez	.244	.306	.326	77	0.6	.189	.252	.246	40	-1.8
Carter Frederick	.228	.296	.327	74	0.1	.175	.240	.247	38	-1.8
Diego Guzman	.207	.250	.290	49	-0.4	.146	.189	.195	9	-1.5
Omar Hernandez	.226	.269	.292	58	0.0	.166	.208	.210	19	-1.6
Spencer Nivens	.232	.306	.360	85	0.2	.180	.255	.274	49	-2.1
Bryan Gonzalez	.246	.292	.388	88	0.1	.189	.235	.287	47	-1.9
Derlin Figueroa	.226	.289	.337	73	0.2	.174	.234	.253	38	-2.2
Erick Torres	.231	.288	.293	62	-0.5	.183	.237	.232	33	-2.4
Trevor Werner	.211	.273	.358	73	-0.3	.153	.219	.255	33	-2.4

Batters – Platoon Splits

Player	BA vs. L	OBP vs. L	SLG vs. L	BA vs. R	OBP vs. R	SLG vs. R
Bobby Witt Jr.	.287	.346	.515	.281	.334	.501
Maikel Garcia	.276	.342	.425	.256	.316	.374
Carter Jensen	.235	.307	.342	.245	.321	.425
Vinnie Pasquantino	.243	.309	.414	.258	.325	.468
Kameron Misner	.194	.276	.326	.217	.311	.371
Salvador Perez	.247	.302	.432	.246	.293	.430
Jonathan India	.242	.344	.379	.237	.333	.364
Jac Caglianone	.246	.311	.418	.257	.324	.457
Carson Roccaforte	.198	.271	.341	.209	.290	.355
Drew Waters	.221	.278	.359	.226	.298	.387
Kyle Isbel	.224	.280	.316	.241	.294	.374
Bobby Dalbec	.228	.303	.402	.218	.291	.377
John Rave	.223	.297	.346	.233	.307	.385
Tyler Tolbert	.234	.299	.347	.219	.273	.311
Harold Castro	.244	.280	.359	.262	.299	.416
Michael Massey	.231	.278	.350	.248	.290	.392
Nick Loftin	.243	.338	.360	.235	.315	.353
Diego Castillo	.241	.318	.358	.229	.302	.320
Isan Díaz	.212	.297	.333	.212	.297	.397
Jordan Groshans	.242	.315	.305	.233	.295	.314
Sam Kulasingam	.231	.294	.315	.237	.300	.317
Connor Kaiser	.189	.287	.316	.183	.267	.279
Dairon Blanco	.250	.315	.366	.235	.299	.353
Luke Maile	.222	.327	.333	.223	.315	.330
Rudy Martin	.227	.292	.309	.234	.304	.348
Tyler Gentry	.216	.298	.366	.215	.285	.338
Blake Mitchell	.175	.283	.238	.185	.299	.311
Peyton Wilson	.223	.296	.331	.220	.296	.330
Randal Grichuk	.250	.305	.435	.231	.284	.392
Javi Vaz	.226	.297	.304	.231	.311	.308
Mark Canha	.238	.333	.347	.233	.328	.337
Canyon Brown	.203	.268	.284	.202	.267	.258
Julio E. Rodriguez	.206	.280	.324	.205	.266	.315
Luca Tresh	.232	.294	.394	.217	.271	.346
Brian O’Keefe	.208	.276	.354	.190	.254	.342
Justin Johnson	.204	.279	.280	.197	.263	.280
Adam Frazier	.221	.277	.291	.234	.297	.337
Dustin Dickerson	.197	.291	.248	.192	.283	.242
Kyle Hayes	.171	.292	.220	.153	.270	.224
Austin Charles	.191	.255	.281	.207	.261	.299
Chris Brito	.215	.307	.308	.217	.306	.289
Gavin Cross	.208	.254	.336	.210	.266	.349
Hunter Renfroe	.226	.303	.396	.216	.275	.361
Jack Pineda	.194	.260	.239	.213	.273	.275
MJ Melendez	.221	.276	.364	.218	.286	.413
Sam Ruta	.182	.247	.286	.193	.271	.315
Colton Becker	.224	.306	.265	.213	.288	.269
Nick Pratto	.202	.283	.326	.208	.289	.343
Brett Squires	.200	.262	.304	.218	.286	.333
Diego Hernandez	.223	.253	.298	.226	.260	.325
Nick Gordon	.215	.257	.338	.239	.282	.368
Daniel Vazquez	.213	.279	.291	.217	.274	.280
Carter Frederick	.205	.276	.313	.196	.262	.278
Diego Guzman	.186	.226	.220	.167	.211	.250
Omar Hernandez	.196	.242	.228	.195	.232	.255
Spencer Nivens	.198	.263	.281	.209	.286	.328
Bryan Gonzalez	.220	.271	.340	.212	.260	.335
Derlin Figueroa	.192	.246	.267	.202	.262	.298
Erick Torres	.210	.269	.266	.207	.262	.260
Trevor Werner	.179	.248	.292	.183	.244	.313

Pitchers – Standard

Player	T	Age	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO
Cole Ragans	L	28	8	5	3.51	24	22	118.0	95	46	12	41	148
Kris Bubic	L	28	8	5	3.57	23	19	106.0	98	42	10	35	105
Noah Cameron	L	26	8	8	4.08	27	27	141.3	135	64	19	44	122
Michael Wacha	R	34	9	10	4.10	27	27	147.0	143	67	18	43	112
Stephen Kolek	R	29	7	7	4.23	29	24	129.7	130	61	12	42	89
Seth Lugo	R	36	7	8	4.29	25	23	134.3	132	64	20	45	111
Hunter Harvey	R	31	4	2	3.04	46	1	47.3	40	16	4	12	50
Michael Lorenzen	R	34	7	8	4.57	25	24	130.0	126	66	20	47	103
Bailey Falter	L	29	6	7	4.00	26	24	118.3	117	59	16	40	83
Ryan Bergert	R	26	3	4	4.46	26	23	103.0	100	51	13	43	86
Luinder Avila	R	24	4	5	4.46	25	15	80.7	77	40	9	35	69
Kyle Wright	R	30	5	5	4.52	15	15	77.7	75	39	9	29	63
Daniel Lynch IV	L	29	4	5	4.35	40	13	97.3	100	47	13	33	75
Angel Zerpa	L	26	3	4	3.92	56	5	66.7	64	29	7	22	56
Jonathan Bowlan	R	29	4	5	4.24	42	8	80.7	78	38	10	29	74
Lucas Erceg	R	31	5	5	3.76	55	0	55.0	49	23	4	22	52
Ben Kudrna	R	23	4	7	4.84	23	21	100.3	101	54	12	45	77
Carlos Estévez	R	33	4	4	3.95	59	0	57.0	49	25	6	20	49
Hunter Owen	L	24	4	6	4.86	21	19	90.7	91	49	12	36	71
John Schreiber	R	32	3	3	3.97	63	0	56.7	51	25	6	20	53
Alex Lange	R	30	3	3	3.83	43	1	40.0	32	17	3	23	44
Alec Marsh	R	28	5	8	4.88	20	17	94.0	92	51	13	39	84
James McArthur	R	29	3	3	4.27	30	4	46.3	45	22	5	17	42
Mason Black	R	26	5	7	5.00	27	23	108.0	109	60	15	47	87
Steven Zobac	R	25	4	5	4.89	18	17	73.7	78	40	11	21	55
Hunter Patteson	L	26	4	5	5.04	22	18	94.7	102	53	14	31	64
Tyson Guerrero	L	27	4	5	5.00	18	17	81.0	81	45	12	35	67
Steven Cruz	R	27	2	3	4.13	52	1	52.3	46	24	5	23	48
Chandler Champlain	R	26	5	8	5.00	25	22	113.3	122	63	15	40	76
Spencer Turnbull	R	33	3	5	5.04	17	13	64.3	68	36	8	27	46
Jonathan Heasley	R	29	3	4	4.95	24	12	76.3	80	42	11	27	52
Dallas Keuchel	L	38	3	3	5.07	12	12	55.0	65	31	7	23	34
John Gant	R	33	3	5	5.13	16	16	66.7	73	38	10	29	45
Henry Williams	R	24	4	7	5.23	20	19	96.3	101	56	14	39	67
Ryan Ramsey	L	25	5	8	5.15	22	16	92.7	95	53	13	42	71
Shane Panzini	R	24	4	5	5.13	22	16	86.0	90	49	13	42	67
Taylor Clarke	R	33	2	2	4.64	45	3	54.3	56	28	8	16	42
Stephen Nogosek	R	31	2	3	4.75	34	4	47.3	46	25	6	23	40
Eric Cerantola	R	26	2	3	4.64	34	3	54.3	49	28	7	28	55
Oscar Rayo	L	24	2	4	4.89	29	4	73.7	78	40	10	25	47
Ryan Brady	R	27	2	4	4.79	27	1	47.0	50	25	6	16	34
Cruz Noriega	R	28	2	4	5.07	24	4	49.7	53	28	7	20	35
Anthony Simonelli	R	27	2	3	4.79	29	2	47.0	47	25	7	22	41
A.J. Causey	R	23	7	8	4.48	46	0	64.3	62	32	8	24	52
Justin Dunn	R	30	3	7	5.51	16	12	50.7	51	31	8	27	39
Nate Ackenhausen	L	24	1	2	4.99	29	2	39.7	38	22	5	21	34
Rich Hill	L	46	4	8	5.40	18	17	80.0	84	48	14	36	66
Nick Robertson	R	27	1	2	4.72	41	0	47.7	47	25	6	24	43
Sam Long	L	30	3	4	4.82	47	1	52.3	52	28	7	26	43
Joey Krehbiel	R	33	3	3	4.93	40	0	49.3	53	27	7	19	32
Chazz Martinez	L	26	2	3	4.79	45	0	62.0	62	33	8	29	51
Frank Mozzicato	L	23	3	7	5.57	24	20	85.7	89	53	12	55	61
Christian Chamberlain	L	26	2	4	5.02	41	0	43.0	38	24	5	29	42
Caden Monke	L	26	4	5	4.89	40	0	53.3	52	29	6	31	44
Ben Sears	R	26	2	3	5.14	38	0	56.0	60	32	8	20	36
Brandon Johnson	R	27	3	4	5.13	46	1	59.7	60	34	9	27	51
Nicholas Regalado	R	24	2	4	5.56	30	2	45.3	47	28	6	26	33
Beck Way	R	26	3	7	5.54	37	5	66.7	68	41	8	38	45
Ethan Bosacker	R	25	4	7	5.72	23	14	89.7	101	57	15	32	46
Natanael Garabitos	R	25	1	4	6.03	32	0	34.3	36	23	5	25	24
Marlin Willis	L	28	1	3	6.46	23	0	30.7	30	22	5	26	27

Pitchers – Advanced

Player	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BB%	K%	BABIP	ERA+	3ERA+	FIP	ERA-	WAR
Cole Ragans	118.0	11.3	3.1	0.9	8.4%	30.2%	.294	119	116	3.10	84	2.2
Kris Bubic	106.0	8.9	3.0	0.8	7.8%	23.5%	.299	117	116	3.48	85	1.9
Noah Cameron	141.3	7.8	2.8	1.2	7.4%	20.4%	.284	102	104	4.22	98	1.7
Michael Wacha	147.0	6.9	2.6	1.1	6.9%	18.1%	.282	102	96	4.19	98	1.7
Stephen Kolek	129.7	6.2	2.9	0.8	7.6%	16.1%	.289	98	98	4.20	102	1.3
Seth Lugo	134.3	7.4	3.0	1.3	7.9%	19.4%	.284	97	90	4.56	103	1.3
Hunter Harvey	47.3	9.5	2.3	0.8	6.2%	25.9%	.288	137	132	3.04	73	1.0
Michael Lorenzen	130.0	7.1	3.3	1.4	8.4%	18.4%	.277	91	87	4.78	110	0.9
Bailey Falter	118.3	6.3	3.0	1.2	7.9%	16.4%	.277	93	93	4.58	108	0.9
Ryan Bergert	103.0	7.5	3.8	1.1	9.6%	19.2%	.288	93	96	4.47	108	0.8
Luinder Avila	80.7	7.7	3.9	1.0	9.9%	19.5%	.289	93	98	4.43	108	0.6
Kyle Wright	77.7	7.3	3.4	1.0	8.7%	18.8%	.287	92	92	4.40	109	0.6
Daniel Lynch IV	97.3	6.9	3.1	1.2	7.8%	17.8%	.293	96	95	4.50	104	0.6
Angel Zerpa	66.7	7.6	3.0	0.9	7.8%	19.8%	.291	106	109	3.97	94	0.6
Jonathan Bowlan	80.7	8.3	3.2	1.1	8.4%	21.3%	.296	98	99	4.13	102	0.6
Lucas Erceg	55.0	8.5	3.6	0.7	9.3%	22.0%	.292	111	109	3.69	90	0.5
Ben Kudrna	100.3	6.9	4.0	1.1	10.1%	17.2%	.292	86	92	4.68	116	0.4
Carlos Estévez	57.0	7.7	3.2	0.9	8.3%	20.4%	.267	106	101	3.97	95	0.4
Hunter Owen	90.7	7.0	3.6	1.2	9.1%	17.9%	.289	86	90	4.74	116	0.3
John Schreiber	56.7	8.4	3.2	1.0	8.4%	22.2%	.285	105	102	3.89	95	0.3
Alex Lange	40.0	9.9	5.2	0.7	13.0%	24.9%	.284	109	105	3.89	92	0.3
Alec Marsh	94.0	8.0	3.7	1.2	9.5%	20.5%	.293	85	86	4.64	117	0.3
James McArthur	46.3	8.2	3.3	1.0	8.5%	21.0%	.299	97	97	4.05	103	0.3
Mason Black	108.0	7.3	3.9	1.3	9.9%	18.4%	.291	83	87	4.89	120	0.2
Steven Zobac	73.7	6.7	2.6	1.3	6.6%	17.4%	.295	85	90	4.63	117	0.2
Hunter Patteson	94.7	6.1	2.9	1.3	7.5%	15.5%	.292	83	87	4.81	120	0.2
Tyson Guerrero	81.0	7.4	3.9	1.3	9.9%	18.9%	.289	83	85	4.99	120	0.2
Steven Cruz	52.3	8.3	4.0	0.9	10.2%	21.2%	.281	101	104	4.06	99	0.2
Chandler Champlain	113.3	6.0	3.2	1.2	8.0%	15.3%	.296	83	87	4.76	120	0.2
Spencer Turnbull	64.3	6.4	3.8	1.1	9.4%	16.1%	.297	83	80	4.89	121	0.1
Jonathan Heasley	76.3	6.1	3.2	1.3	8.1%	15.5%	.288	84	85	4.85	119	0.1
Dallas Keuchel	55.0	5.6	3.8	1.1	9.1%	13.5%	.314	82	75	4.89	122	0.1
John Gant	66.7	6.1	3.9	1.4	9.6%	14.9%	.296	81	77	5.16	123	0.0
Henry Williams	96.3	6.3	3.6	1.3	9.1%	15.6%	.289	80	85	5.09	125	0.0
Ryan Ramsey	92.7	6.9	4.1	1.3	10.1%	17.1%	.291	81	85	5.11	123	0.0
Shane Panzini	86.0	7.0	4.4	1.4	10.8%	17.3%	.294	81	86	5.18	123	0.0
Taylor Clarke	54.3	7.0	2.7	1.3	6.8%	17.9%	.291	90	86	4.53	111	0.0
Stephen Nogosek	47.3	7.6	4.4	1.1	11.0%	19.1%	.290	88	87	4.77	114	0.0
Eric Cerantola	54.3	9.1	4.6	1.2	11.5%	22.6%	.288	90	95	4.64	111	0.0
Oscar Rayo	73.7	5.7	3.1	1.2	7.8%	14.7%	.288	85	90	4.87	118	-0.1
Ryan Brady	47.0	6.5	3.1	1.1	7.7%	16.4%	.299	87	91	4.59	115	-0.1
Cruz Noriega	49.7	6.3	3.6	1.3	9.0%	15.8%	.295	82	84	4.92	122	-0.1
Anthony Simonelli	47.0	7.9	4.2	1.3	10.5%	19.5%	.292	87	89	4.95	115	-0.1
A.J. Causey	64.3	7.3	3.4	1.1	8.6%	18.7%	.284	93	99	4.47	107	-0.1
Justin Dunn	50.7	6.9	4.8	1.4	11.7%	17.0%	.283	76	76	5.69	132	-0.2
Nate Ackenhausen	39.7	7.7	4.8	1.1	11.9%	19.2%	.287	83	89	4.83	120	-0.2
Rich Hill	80.0	7.4	4.1	1.6	10.1%	18.6%	.294	77	73	5.29	130	-0.2
Nick Robertson	47.7	8.1	4.5	1.1	11.2%	20.1%	.297	88	92	4.63	114	-0.2
Sam Long	52.3	7.4	4.5	1.2	11.1%	18.3%	.290	87	85	4.86	115	-0.3
Joey Krehbiel	49.3	5.8	3.5	1.3	8.7%	14.7%	.291	85	82	4.93	118	-0.3
Chazz Martinez	62.0	7.4	4.2	1.2	10.4%	18.3%	.293	87	91	4.89	115	-0.3
Frank Mozzicato	85.7	6.4	5.8	1.3	13.6%	15.1%	.289	75	81	5.59	134	-0.4
Christian Chamberlain	43.0	8.8	6.1	1.0	14.6%	21.2%	.282	83	86	5.16	121	-0.4
Caden Monke	53.3	7.4	5.2	1.0	12.7%	18.0%	.291	85	88	4.94	117	-0.4
Ben Sears	56.0	5.8	3.2	1.3	8.2%	14.7%	.289	81	85	5.02	123	-0.5
Brandon Johnson	59.7	7.7	4.1	1.4	10.2%	19.2%	.291	81	84	4.92	123	-0.5
Nicholas Regalado	45.3	6.6	5.2	1.2	12.3%	15.6%	.293	75	79	5.48	133	-0.6
Beck Way	66.7	6.1	5.1	1.1	12.3%	14.6%	.286	75	78	5.53	133	-0.6
Ethan Bosacker	89.7	4.6	3.2	1.5	8.1%	11.6%	.286	73	77	5.55	137	-0.6
Natanael Garabitos	34.3	6.3	6.6	1.3	14.9%	14.3%	.290	69	74	6.19	145	-0.7
Marlin Willis	30.7	7.9	7.6	1.5	17.0%	17.6%	.284	65	67	6.55	155	-0.8

Pitchers – Top Near-Age Comps

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
Cole Ragans	.241	.301	.384	.204	.276	.333	3.2	1.1	2.85	4.29
Kris Bubic	.250	.309	.370	.234	.297	.365	2.7	1.1	2.98	4.19
Noah Cameron	.218	.282	.387	.257	.316	.421	2.6	0.7	3.62	4.67
Michael Wacha	.235	.295	.377	.265	.315	.434	2.5	0.8	3.66	4.68
Stephen Kolek	.254	.325	.390	.255	.318	.387	2.1	0.6	3.76	4.74
Seth Lugo	.255	.328	.448	.251	.304	.414	2.1	0.3	3.75	5.02
Hunter Harvey	.226	.293	.369	.226	.270	.333	1.5	0.4	2.34	4.38
Michael Lorenzen	.246	.324	.431	.257	.315	.439	1.6	-0.1	4.09	5.26
Bailey Falter	.264	.309	.419	.250	.315	.419	1.6	0.1	4.04	5.11
Ryan Bergert	.254	.333	.418	.245	.316	.396	1.5	0.1	3.92	4.99
Luinder Avila	.246	.338	.381	.244	.325	.406	1.1	0.0	3.93	5.01
Kyle Wright	.260	.339	.473	.236	.309	.331	1.2	0.1	3.95	5.16
Daniel Lynch IV	.247	.315	.381	.263	.324	.436	1.2	-0.1	3.88	5.11
Angel Zerpa	.239	.299	.352	.251	.317	.404	1.1	0.1	3.34	4.56
Jonathan Bowlan	.248	.318	.418	.246	.311	.394	1.0	-0.1	3.75	5.11
Lucas Erceg	.235	.333	.367	.232	.304	.330	1.1	-0.2	3.09	4.65
Ben Kudrna	.250	.330	.383	.256	.337	.425	0.9	-0.2	4.45	5.40
Carlos Estévez	.238	.316	.376	.227	.289	.373	1.0	-0.3	3.18	5.00
Hunter Owen	.230	.304	.320	.264	.342	.457	0.9	-0.3	4.36	5.46
John Schreiber	.258	.330	.423	.220	.290	.339	0.9	-0.4	3.17	5.17
Alex Lange	.209	.329	.328	.222	.333	.333	0.7	-0.2	3.07	4.85
Alec Marsh	.273	.351	.460	.225	.309	.374	0.9	-0.4	4.30	5.52
James McArthur	.250	.330	.393	.242	.309	.384	0.6	-0.2	3.68	5.09
Mason Black	.233	.333	.402	.273	.342	.441	1.0	-0.5	4.48	5.62
Steven Zobac	.281	.342	.489	.250	.301	.406	0.8	-0.3	4.24	5.57
Hunter Patteson	.235	.281	.361	.280	.342	.477	0.7	-0.4	4.56	5.63
Tyson Guerrero	.253	.333	.391	.255	.341	.450	0.8	-0.5	4.38	5.63
Steven Cruz	.216	.303	.330	.245	.333	.391	0.5	-0.3	3.64	4.88
Chandler Champlain	.266	.336	.442	.270	.330	.430	1.1	-0.5	4.42	5.55
Spencer Turnbull	.266	.349	.430	.262	.340	.408	0.5	-0.3	4.47	5.76
Jonathan Heasley	.262	.331	.440	.267	.328	.447	0.5	-0.4	4.50	5.59
Dallas Keuchel	.255	.309	.353	.291	.358	.469	0.4	-0.3	4.48	5.88
John Gant	.270	.353	.467	.268	.333	.436	0.4	-0.5	4.63	5.84
Henry Williams	.252	.339	.380	.270	.339	.477	0.5	-0.6	4.80	5.76
Ryan Ramsey	.252	.347	.430	.262	.347	.431	0.5	-0.7	4.67	5.79
Shane Panzini	.267	.366	.453	.259	.332	.435	0.5	-0.6	4.67	5.72
Taylor Clarke	.263	.327	.434	.261	.306	.435	0.4	-0.5	3.94	5.52
Stephen Nogosek	.250	.351	.429	.248	.330	.386	0.4	-0.5	4.13	5.75
Eric Cerantola	.211	.314	.344	.252	.353	.429	0.5	-0.4	3.93	5.33
Oscar Rayo	.261	.327	.409	.267	.333	.447	0.3	-0.7	4.38	5.58
Ryan Brady	.259	.326	.400	.267	.328	.438	0.2	-0.6	4.25	5.65
Cruz Noriega	.256	.340	.411	.275	.333	.459	0.2	-0.6	4.54	5.98
Anthony Simonelli	.256	.356	.410	.252	.331	.449	0.2	-0.6	4.18	5.55
A.J. Causey	.284	.354	.474	.215	.291	.341	0.4	-0.6	3.90	5.15
Justin Dunn	.266	.391	.468	.250	.336	.423	0.2	-0.6	4.88	6.17
Nate Ackenhausen	.213	.327	.298	.259	.347	.454	0.1	-0.5	4.38	5.70
Rich Hill	.253	.352	.400	.266	.339	.480	0.4	-0.9	4.72	6.24
Nick Robertson	.253	.340	.410	.245	.336	.406	0.2	-0.7	4.07	5.55
Sam Long	.242	.329	.379	.259	.346	.439	0.1	-0.8	4.24	5.80
Joey Krehbiel	.262	.330	.393	.274	.336	.478	0.0	-0.7	4.32	5.67
Chazz Martinez	.257	.349	.351	.251	.342	.439	0.2	-0.8	4.13	5.51
Frank Mozzicato	.274	.386	.411	.255	.356	.441	0.2	-1.0	5.06	6.20
Christian Chamberlain	.218	.358	.309	.241	.371	.426	0.0	-0.7	4.26	5.76
Caden Monke	.230	.351	.361	.255	.353	.409	0.0	-0.8	4.30	5.63
Ben Sears	.250	.315	.400	.278	.348	.460	-0.2	-0.9	4.58	5.78
Brandon Johnson	.255	.342	.422	.254	.331	.433	-0.1	-1.0	4.59	5.90
Nicholas Regalado	.288	.400	.475	.238	.339	.386	-0.3	-0.9	5.02	6.13
Beck Way	.287	.399	.443	.236	.349	.399	-0.2	-1.2	4.98	6.38
Ethan Bosacker	.273	.344	.429	.282	.341	.505	-0.1	-1.2	5.23	6.29
Natanael Garabitos	.276	.408	.448	.256	.379	.449	-0.4	-1.0	5.45	7.00
Marlin Willis	.250	.400	.361	.250	.402	.476	-0.4	-1.1	5.56	7.69

Players are listed with their most recent teams wherever possible. This includes players who are unsigned or have retired, players who will miss 2026 due to injury, and players who were released in 2025. So yes, if you see Joe Schmoe, who quit baseball back in August to form a Ambient Math-Rock Trip-Hop Yacht Metal band that only performs in abandoned malls, he’s still listed here intentionally. ZiPS is assuming a league with an ERA of 4.16.

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. It is important to remember that ZiPS is agnostic about playing time, and has no information about, for example, how quickly a team will call up a prospect or what veteran has fallen into disfavor.

As always, incorrect projections are either caused by misinformation, a non-pragmatic reality, or by the skillful sabotage of our friend and former editor. You can, however, still get mad at me on Twitter or on Bluesky. This last is, however, not an actual requirement.

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Kansas City, Kansas, baseball field renamed to honor fallen deputy Elijah Ming

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Kansas City, Kansas, baseball field renamed to honor fallen deputy Elijah Ming

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Elijah Ming’s son is only two — too young to hold many memories of his dad.

Kansas City, Kansas, baseball field renamed to honor fallen deputy Elijah Ming

But he will remember him. Elijah lives on in Deuce — the little one who also carries his father’s name.

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“He definitely carries a lot of traits that Elijah had,” said Elijah’s wife, Tiara Ming.

One of those traits now stands tall on a KCK baseball field. On Thursday, fallen Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming was honored once again as Heathwood Park was renamed Elijah Ming Memorial Field.

“It’ll be here for generations and decades to come,” said KCK Mayor Tyrone Garner.

“That’s a sign to our young people in this community that these are the folks we should be looking up to,” said Wyandotte County Sheriff Daniel Soptic.

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Family, friends, Wyandotte County deputies, and local officials attended the event.

Ming was shot and killed in July as he responded to help a woman who felt threatened while moving out of a home in Kansas City, Kansas.

“He was the guy,” said America Patton, Elijah’s mentor. “He had the whole package.”

Elijah’s brothers say there’s no better place for the dedication — they have countless memories there.

“To see bro’s name right here… it makes sense,” said Isaiah Ming. “It all started here.”

“That was the best years of my life,” said Herman Ming.

But this year was a hard one.

They lost their mom to cancer and their brother to gun violence just days apart.

Moving on is not easy.

“That’s when my whole life changed,” said Isaiah. “Just trying to learn how to get through these rainy days.”

As they cope, they hold on to the dreams that are now becoming reality — even if not in the way they imagined.

“We really dreamed about us having something named after us. We never thought it’d come to this,” said Herman. “He’s definitely gonna live on.”

They hope Elijah’s memory continues to guide future generations — especially his little man.

“It’s a special moment for him because I don’t think he realizes how much weight his name is going to carry in the community,” Tiara said.

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Kansas City Chiefs Announce Jeff Shafer as 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker

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Kansas City Chiefs Announce Jeff Shafer as 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Today, the Kansas City Chiefs announced Jeff Shafer as their 2025 Inspire Change Changemaker – an annual recognition celebrating leaders who are driving significant, measurable change in their communities across the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative’s four pillars: education, economic advancement, police-community relations, and criminal justice reform.

Shafer is the executive director of City Year Kansas City and leads a dedicated team in providing public school students with the academic and social-emotional tools needed to thrive. Beginning in 2010, Shafer began his over-a-decade long work in giving back to local students as an AmeriCorps member in Chicago’s South Side. After five years with AmeriCorps, Shafer transitioned back to Kansas City to assist with the launch of City Year KC. Since 2015, Shafer and City Year KC have remained important pieces in revitalizing the Kansas City Public Schools district, most notably revitalizing accreditation in 2022. The Kansas City native routinely participates in service events throughout the year, including City Year KC’s Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service where he leads volunteers in beautifying public school spaces with murals and messages of hope.

In addition, Shafer has served on the boards of Brothers Liberating Our Communities, which is responsible for recruiting and retaining Black male educators, and Charlotte Street, a nonprofit providing resources to local artists and curators.

Shafer will be recognized at the Chiefs Inspire Change game during their Week 15 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers for his exceptional work in pursuit of education. He will also receive a $10,000 donation from the NFL Foundation, paid directly to a non-profit organization of his choice.

“We are incredibly proud to honor Jeff Shafer as the recipient of the club’s 2025 Changemaker Award,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said. “His commitment to providing necessary resources to our local public school system through City Year KC embodies what it means to be a pioneer for educational advancement. The Kansas City Chiefs are grateful for the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative, which spotlights important endeavors in our local community, and we are grateful to have Jeff represent the Chiefs this season.”

“The Changemakers selected this year have demonstrated what’s possible when leaders commit to creating real change in their communities,” said Anna Isaacson, NFL Senior Vice President of Social Responsibility. “Their work is a powerful example for others and proof that sustained dedication can drive meaningful progress. The NFL family is proud to recognize their impact.” For more information, visit the link here.

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