Giovanni Vargas

St. Louis Cardinals (A)

Age: 20

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'1" / 179

DOB: 3/3/2006

(20 years, 7 months, 17 days)

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Season	2026
Team	STL
Level	MiLB
G	16
GS	0
IP	24.1
K%	20.9%
BB%	13.9%
GB%	43.7%
ERA	4.44
FIP	5.39
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Season	2026
Team	STL
Level	MiLB
G	16
GS	0
IP	24.1
K%	20.9%
BB%	13.9%
GB%	43.7%
ERA	4.44
FIP	5.39
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Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2023	STL	DSL	17	1	2	1	14	1	18.0	12.00	5.50	0.00	.449	55.9%	29.8%	0.0%	5.50		3.31	4.12
2024	STL	DSL	18	1	2	1	13	0	16.0	9.56	9.56	0.00	.341	62.5%	51.2%	0.0%	6.75		5.04	5.53
2025	STL	CPX	19	2	1	1	13	0	19.0	5.21	2.37	0.47	.276	70.8%	38.5%	4.3%	3.32		4.20	4.50
2025	STL	A	19	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	9.00	18.00	9.00	.600	35.7%	33.3%	100.0%	45.00	28.55	23.55	11.60
2025	STL	MiLB	19	2	1	1	14	0	20.0	5.40	3.15	0.90	.302	63.8%	37.9%	8.3%	5.40	28.55	5.17	4.85
2026	Steamer	PROJ	20	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	5.36	6.81	1.40	.295	69.3%	40.3%		6.15		6.38	6.41	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	20	0	0	0	1	0	1.4	4.01	3.80	1.44	.290	62.0%			5.94		5.74		0.0
2026	STL	CPX	20	3	2	1	15	0	22.1	9.27	6.04	0.81	.400	65.5%	42.2%	10.0%	4.84		5.49	5.52
2026	STL	A	20	1	0	0	1	0	2.0	4.50	4.50	0.00	.286	100.0%	57.1%	0.0%	0.00	3.64	4.27	5.95
2026	STL	MiLB	20	4	2	1	16	0	24.1	8.88	5.92	0.74	.389	67.9%	43.7%	9.1%	4.44	3.64	5.39	5.55

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2023	STL	DSL	17	1	2	1	14	1	18.0	12.00	5.50	0.00	.449	55.9%	29.8%	0.0%	5.50		3.31	4.12
2024	STL	DSL	18	1	2	1	13	0	16.0	9.56	9.56	0.00	.341	62.5%	51.2%	0.0%	6.75		5.04	5.53
2025	STL	CPX	19	2	1	1	13	0	19.0	5.21	2.37	0.47	.276	70.8%	38.5%	4.3%	3.32		4.20	4.50
2025	STL	A	19	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	9.00	18.00	9.00	.600	35.7%	33.3%	100.0%	45.00	28.55	23.55	11.60
2025	STL	MiLB	19	2	1	1	14	0	20.0	5.40	3.15	0.90	.302	63.8%	37.9%	8.3%	5.40	28.55	5.17	4.85
2026	Steamer	PROJ	20	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	5.36	6.81	1.40	.295	69.3%	40.3%		6.15		6.38	6.41	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	20	0	0	0	1	0	1.4	4.01	3.80	1.44	.290	62.0%			5.94		5.74		0.0
2026	STL	CPX	20	3	2	1	15	0	22.1	9.27	6.04	0.81	.400	65.5%	42.2%	10.0%	4.84		5.49	5.52
2026	STL	A	20	1	0	0	1	0	2.0	4.50	4.50	0.00	.286	100.0%	57.1%	0.0%	0.00	3.64	4.27	5.95
2026	STL	MiLB	20	4	2	1	16	0	24.1	8.88	5.92	0.74	.389	67.9%	43.7%	9.1%	4.44	3.64	5.39	5.55

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2023	STL	DSL	1	2	5.50	14	1		0	0	1	0	0	18.0	85	22	15	11	0	11	1	5	1	24
2024	STL	DSL	1	2	6.75	13	0		0	0	1	0	1	16.0	78	15	12	12	0	17	0	7	0	17
2025	STL	CPX	2	1	3.32	13	0		0	0	1	0	2	19.0	77	17	8	7	1	5	2	3	0	11
2025	STL	A	0	0	45.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	1.0	10	4	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1
2025	STL	MiLB	2	1	5.40	14	0		0	0	1	0	2	20.0	87	21	13	12	2	7	3	3	0	12
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	6.15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	5	1	1	1	0	1	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.94	1	0	0			0	0		1.4	6	2	1	1	0	1	0			1
2026	STL	CPX	3	2	4.84	15	0		0	0	1	1	1	22.1	106	28	17	12	2	15	1	2	0	23
2026	STL	A	1	0	0.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	2.0	9	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
2026	STL	MiLB	4	2	4.44	16	0		0	0	1	1	1	24.1	115	30	17	12	2	16	1	3	0	24

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2023	STL	DSL	1	2	5.50	14	1		0	0	1	0	0	18.0	85	22	15	11	0	11	1	5	1	24
2024	STL	DSL	1	2	6.75	13	0		0	0	1	0	1	16.0	78	15	12	12	0	17	0	7	0	17
2025	STL	CPX	2	1	3.32	13	0		0	0	1	0	2	19.0	77	17	8	7	1	5	2	3	0	11
2025	STL	A	0	0	45.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	1.0	10	4	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1
2025	STL	MiLB	2	1	5.40	14	0		0	0	1	0	2	20.0	87	21	13	12	2	7	3	3	0	12
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	6.15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	5	1	1	1	0	1	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.94	1	0	0			0	0		1.4	6	2	1	1	0	1	0			1
2026	STL	CPX	3	2	4.84	15	0		0	0	1	1	1	22.1	106	28	17	12	2	15	1	2	0	23
2026	STL	A	1	0	0.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	2.0	9	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
2026	STL	MiLB	4	2	4.44	16	0		0	0	1	1	1	24.1	115	30	17	12	2	16	1	3	0	24

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2023	STL	DSL	12.00	5.50	2.18	0.00	28.2%	12.9%	15.3%	.301	1.83	.449	55.9%	105	66	3.31
2024	STL	DSL	9.56	9.56	1.00	0.00	21.8%	21.8%	0.0%	.246	2.00	.341	62.5%	139	102	5.04
2025	STL	CPX	5.21	2.37	2.20	0.47	14.3%	6.5%	7.8%	.243	1.16	.276	70.8%	75	95	4.20
2025	STL	A	9.00	18.00	0.50	9.00	10.0%	20.0%	-10.0%	.571	6.00	.600	35.7%	999	563	23.55
2025	STL	MiLB	5.40	3.15	1.71	0.90	13.8%	8.0%	5.7%	.273	1.40	.302	63.8%	125	118	5.17
2026	Steamer	PROJ	5.36	6.81	0.79	1.40	12.4%	15.8%	-3.3%	.278	1.87	.295	69.3%			6.38
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	4.01	3.80	1.05	1.44	10.2%	9.7%	0.5%	.286	1.53	.290	62.0%			5.74
2026	STL	CPX	9.27	6.04	1.53	0.81	21.7%	14.2%	7.5%	.311	1.93	.400	65.5%	81	92	5.49
2026	STL	A	4.50	4.50	1.00	0.00	11.1%	11.1%	0.0%	.250	1.50	.286	100.0%	0	89	4.27
2026	STL	MiLB	8.88	5.92	1.50	0.74	20.9%	13.9%	7.0%	.306	1.89	.389	67.9%	74	92	5.39

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2023	STL	DSL	12.00	5.50	2.18	0.00	28.2%	12.9%	15.3%	.301	1.83	.449	55.9%	105	66	3.31
2024	STL	DSL	9.56	9.56	1.00	0.00	21.8%	21.8%	0.0%	.246	2.00	.341	62.5%	139	102	5.04
2025	STL	CPX	5.21	2.37	2.20	0.47	14.3%	6.5%	7.8%	.243	1.16	.276	70.8%	75	95	4.20
2025	STL	A	9.00	18.00	0.50	9.00	10.0%	20.0%	-10.0%	.571	6.00	.600	35.7%	999	563	23.55
2025	STL	MiLB	5.40	3.15	1.71	0.90	13.8%	8.0%	5.7%	.273	1.40	.302	63.8%	125	118	5.17
2026	Steamer	PROJ	5.36	6.81	0.79	1.40	12.4%	15.8%	-3.3%	.278	1.87	.295	69.3%			6.38
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	4.01	3.80	1.05	1.44	10.2%	9.7%	0.5%	.286	1.53	.290	62.0%			5.74
2026	STL	CPX	9.27	6.04	1.53	0.81	21.7%	14.2%	7.5%	.311	1.93	.400	65.5%	81	92	5.49
2026	STL	A	4.50	4.50	1.00	0.00	11.1%	11.1%	0.0%	.250	1.50	.286	100.0%	0	89	4.27
2026	STL	MiLB	8.88	5.92	1.50	0.74	20.9%	13.9%	7.0%	.306	1.89	.389	67.9%	74	92	5.39

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	xFIP-	xFIP
2023	STL	DSL	0.70	27.7%	29.8%	42.6%	25.0%	0.0%	32.7%	26.5%	40.8%	85	4.12
2024	STL	DSL	1.57	16.3%	51.2%	32.6%	35.7%	0.0%	34.1%	18.2%	47.7%	114	5.53
2025	STL	CPX	0.87	17.3%	38.5%	44.2%	26.1%	4.3%	30.8%	23.1%	46.2%	105	4.50
2025	STL	A	2.00	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	270	11.60
2025	STL	MiLB	0.92	20.7%	37.9%	41.4%	25.0%	8.3%	32.8%	25.9%	41.4%	113	4.85
2026	Steamer	PROJ		20.5%	40.3%	39.3%							6.41
2026	STL	CPX	1.35	26.6%	42.2%	31.3%	30.0%	10.0%	47.0%	21.2%	31.8%	96	5.52
2026	STL	A	2.00	14.3%	57.1%	28.6%	0.0%	0.0%	42.9%	57.1%	0.0%	121	5.95
2026	STL	MiLB	1.41	25.4%	43.7%	31.0%	27.3%	9.1%	46.6%	24.7%	28.8%	98	5.55

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	xFIP-	xFIP
2023	STL	DSL	0.70	27.7%	29.8%	42.6%	25.0%	0.0%	32.7%	26.5%	40.8%	85	4.12
2024	STL	DSL	1.57	16.3%	51.2%	32.6%	35.7%	0.0%	34.1%	18.2%	47.7%	114	5.53
2025	STL	CPX	0.87	17.3%	38.5%	44.2%	26.1%	4.3%	30.8%	23.1%	46.2%	105	4.50
2025	STL	A	2.00	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	270	11.60
2025	STL	MiLB	0.92	20.7%	37.9%	41.4%	25.0%	8.3%	32.8%	25.9%	41.4%	113	4.85
2026	Steamer	PROJ		20.5%	40.3%	39.3%							6.41
2026	STL	CPX	1.35	26.6%	42.2%	31.3%	30.0%	10.0%	47.0%	21.2%	31.8%	96	5.52
2026	STL	A	2.00	14.3%	57.1%	28.6%	0.0%	0.0%	42.9%	57.1%	0.0%	121	5.95
2026	STL	MiLB	1.41	25.4%	43.7%	31.0%	27.3%	9.1%	46.6%	24.7%	28.8%	98	5.55

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches	EV	LA	Barrels	Barrel%
2023	STL	DSL	14	20	13	5	53	121	174
2024	STL	DSL	22	14	7	5	74	95	169
2025	STL	CPX	20	23	9	6	90	123	213
2025	STL	A	2	1	3	0	19	17	36	92.8	8.5	1	16.7%
2025	STL	MiLB	22	24	12	6	109	140	249	92.8	8.5	1	16.7%
2026	Steamer	PROJ	1	1	1
2026	STL	CPX	27	20	17	6	151	236	387
2026	STL	A	4	2	1	0	17	19	36	86.0	1.0	0	0.0%
2026	STL	MiLB	31	22	18	6	168	255	423	86.0	1.0	0	0.0%

Season	Team	Level	GB	FB	LD	IFFB	Balls	Strikes	Pitches	EV	LA	Barrels	Barrel%
2023	STL	DSL	14	20	13	5	53	121	174
2024	STL	DSL	22	14	7	5	74	95	169
2025	STL	CPX	20	23	9	6	90	123	213
2025	STL	A	2	1	3	0	19	17	36	92.8	8.5	1	16.7%
2025	STL	MiLB	22	24	12	6	109	140	249	92.8	8.5	1	16.7%
2026	Steamer	PROJ	1	1	1
2026	STL	CPX	27	20	17	6	151	236	387
2026	STL	A	4	2	1	0	17	19	36	86.0	1.0	0	0.0%
2026	STL	MiLB	31	22	18	6	168	255	423	86.0	1.0	0	0.0%

MLB F-Strike%, SwStr%, CStr%, CSW% are from the Sports Info Solution data source.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.

Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAverages

Season	Team	Level	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%	Pace
2023	STL	DSL			65.5%			43.0%		23.5%	37.4%	4.0%	41.4%
2024	STL	DSL			53.3%			48.9%		17.9%	27.2%	3.0%	30.2%
2025	STL	CPX			45.1%			81.3%		24.7%	8.5%	12.7%	21.1%
2025	STL	A	20.0%	81.8%	38.9%	100.0%	88.9%	92.9%	30.6%	20.0%	2.8%	8.3%	11.1%	19.8
2025	STL	MiLB	20.0%	81.8%	44.2%	100.0%	88.9%	82.7%	30.6%	24.1%	7.6%	12.0%	19.7%	19.8
2026	STL	CPX			48.1%			69.9%		38.7%	14.5%	12.9%	27.4%
2026	STL	A	25.0%	56.3%	38.9%	60.0%	88.9%	78.6%	44.4%	22.2%	8.3%	13.9%	22.2%	22.3
2026	STL	MiLB	25.0%	56.3%	47.3%	60.0%	88.9%	70.5%	44.4%	37.4%	13.9%	13.0%	27.0%	22.3

Season	Team	Level	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	F-Strike%	SwStr%	CStr%	CSW%	Pace
2023	STL	DSL			65.5%			43.0%		23.5%	37.4%	4.0%	41.4%
2024	STL	DSL			53.3%			48.9%		17.9%	27.2%	3.0%	30.2%
2025	STL	CPX			45.1%			81.3%		24.7%	8.5%	12.7%	21.1%
2025	STL	A	20.0%	81.8%	38.9%	100.0%	88.9%	92.9%	30.6%	20.0%	2.8%	8.3%	11.1%	19.8
2025	STL	MiLB	20.0%	81.8%	44.2%	100.0%	88.9%	82.7%	30.6%	24.1%	7.6%	12.0%	19.7%	19.8
2026	STL	CPX			48.1%			69.9%		38.7%	14.5%	12.9%	27.4%
2026	STL	A	25.0%	56.3%	38.9%	60.0%	88.9%	78.6%	44.4%	22.2%	8.3%	13.9%	22.2%	22.3
2026	STL	MiLB	25.0%	56.3%	47.3%	60.0%	88.9%	70.5%	44.4%	37.4%	13.9%	13.0%	27.0%	22.3

Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	A	E
2023	STL	DSL	P	14	1	18.0	1	0
2024	STL	DSL	P	13	0	16.0	0	1
2025	STL	CPX	P	13	0	19.0	1	0
2025	STL	A	P	1	0	1.0	0	0
2026	STL	CPX	P	15	0	22.1	2	0
2026	STL	A	P	1	0	2.0	0	0

Season	Team	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	A	E
2023	STL	DSL	P	14	1	18.0	1	0
2024	STL	DSL	P	13	0	16.0	0	1
2025	STL	CPX	P	13	0	19.0	1	0
2025	STL	A	P	1	0	1.0	0	0
2026	STL	CPX	P	15	0	22.1	2	0
2026	STL	A	P	1	0	2.0	0	0

Giovanni Vargas

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BAL	CHW	ATH
BOS	CLE	HOU
NYY	DET	LAA
TBR	KCR	SEA
TOR	MIN	TEX

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
NYM	MIL	LAD
PHI	PIT	SDP
WSN	STL	SFG