Michael Watson
St. Louis Cardinals (AA)P
Age: 24
Bats/Throws: L/L
6'2" / 190
DOB: 6/18/2002
(24 years, 2 months)
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Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | divider | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | divider | vFA | divider | ERA | xERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STL | A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13.1 | 16.20 | 3.38 | 0.00 | .409 | 92.9% | 45.5% | 0.0% | 0.68 | 1.65 | 1.08 | 1.82 | |||||
| 2025 | STL | A | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 | 12.27 | 4.91 | 0.00 | .400 | 36.4% | 60.0% | 0.0% | 8.59 | 5.41 | 2.87 | 3.58 | |||||
| 2025 | STL | A+ | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 34.1 | 9.70 | 5.77 | 1.05 | .198 | 76.7% | 40.5% | 11.8% | 3.41 | 5.04 | 4.49 | ||||||
| 2025 | STL | AA | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 24.1 | 10.73 | 3.70 | 0.00 | .226 | 84.0% | 40.8% | 0.0% | 1.11 | 2.67 | 3.55 | ||||||
| 2025 | STL | MiLB | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 66.0 | 10.36 | 4.91 | 0.55 | .228 | 73.3% | 42.6% | 7.1% | 3.14 | 5.41 | 3.92 | 4.05 | |||||
| 2026 | STL | ST | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.43 | 11.57 | 0.00 | .250 | 80.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 3.86 | 5.37 | 5.37 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.85 | 4.53 | 1.11 | .291 | 73.3% | 41.1% | 4.32 | 4.66 | 4.82 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 54.3 | 8.45 | 4.64 | 1.16 | .283 | 67.4% | 4.97 | 4.87 | -0.4 | ||||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.43 | 4.29 | 1.12 | .289 | 67.3% | 4.67 | 4.68 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | STL | AA | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 45.0 | 11.40 | 6.80 | 1.20 | .340 | 73.5% | 42.9% | 18.8% | 5.20 | 5.86 | 5.54 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.44 | 5.36 | 1.12 | .292 | 72.3% | 4.69 | 5.04 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.51 | 5.07 | 1.15 | .287 | 68.9% | 4.86 | 4.99 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | divider | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | divider | vFA | divider | ERA | xERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STL | A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13.1 | 16.20 | 3.38 | 0.00 | .409 | 92.9% | 45.5% | 0.0% | 0.68 | 1.65 | 1.08 | 1.82 | |||||
| 2025 | STL | A | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 | 12.27 | 4.91 | 0.00 | .400 | 36.4% | 60.0% | 0.0% | 8.59 | 5.41 | 2.87 | 3.58 | |||||
| 2025 | STL | A+ | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 34.1 | 9.70 | 5.77 | 1.05 | .198 | 76.7% | 40.5% | 11.8% | 3.41 | 5.04 | 4.49 | ||||||
| 2025 | STL | AA | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 24.1 | 10.73 | 3.70 | 0.00 | .226 | 84.0% | 40.8% | 0.0% | 1.11 | 2.67 | 3.55 | ||||||
| 2025 | STL | MiLB | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 66.0 | 10.36 | 4.91 | 0.55 | .228 | 73.3% | 42.6% | 7.1% | 3.14 | 5.41 | 3.92 | 4.05 | |||||
| 2026 | STL | ST | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.43 | 11.57 | 0.00 | .250 | 80.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 3.86 | 5.37 | 5.37 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.85 | 4.53 | 1.11 | .291 | 73.3% | 41.1% | 4.32 | 4.66 | 4.82 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 54.3 | 8.45 | 4.64 | 1.16 | .283 | 67.4% | 4.97 | 4.87 | -0.4 | ||||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.43 | 4.29 | 1.12 | .289 | 67.3% | 4.67 | 4.68 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | STL | AA | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 45.0 | 11.40 | 6.80 | 1.20 | .340 | 73.5% | 42.9% | 18.8% | 5.20 | 5.86 | 5.54 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.44 | 5.36 | 1.12 | .292 | 72.3% | 4.69 | 5.04 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.51 | 5.07 | 1.15 | .287 | 68.9% | 4.86 | 4.99 | 0.0 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training
| Season | Team | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | QS | CG | ShO | SV | HLD | BS | IP | TBF | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | WP | BK | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STL | A | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2025 | STL | A | 0 | 1 | 8.59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2025 | STL | A+ | 2 | 1 | 3.41 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34.1 | 148 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 37 | |
| 2025 | STL | AA | 2 | 1 | 1.11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24.1 | 95 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | |
| 2025 | STL | MiLB | 4 | 3 | 3.14 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 66.0 | 273 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 76 | |
| 2026 | STL | ST | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 2 | 4 | 4.97 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.3 | 245 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 51 | ||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2026 | STL | AA | 4 | 3 | 5.20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45.0 | 211 | 41 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 57 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 0 | 4.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 0 | 0 | 4.86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Season | Team | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | QS | CG | ShO | SV | HLD | BS | IP | TBF | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | WP | BK | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STL | A | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2025 | STL | A | 0 | 1 | 8.59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2025 | STL | A+ | 2 | 1 | 3.41 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34.1 | 148 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 37 | |
| 2025 | STL | AA | 2 | 1 | 1.11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24.1 | 95 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | |
| 2025 | STL | MiLB | 4 | 3 | 3.14 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 66.0 | 273 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 76 | |
| 2026 | STL | ST | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 2 | 4 | 4.97 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.3 | 245 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 51 | ||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2026 | STL | AA | 4 | 3 | 5.20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45.0 | 211 | 41 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 57 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 0 | 4.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 0 | 0 | 4.86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | divider | K% | BB% | K-BB% | divider | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | divider | ERA- | FIP- | divider | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STL | A | 16.20 | 3.38 | 4.80 | 0.00 | 47.1% | 9.8% | 37.3% | .196 | 1.05 | .409 | 92.9% | 17 | 27 | 1.08 | ||||
| 2025 | STL | A | 12.27 | 4.91 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 33.3% | 13.3% | 20.0% | .240 | 1.36 | .400 | 36.4% | 206 | 69 | 2.87 | ||||
| 2025 | STL | A+ | 9.70 | 5.77 | 1.68 | 1.05 | 25.0% | 14.9% | 10.1% | .164 | 1.22 | .198 | 76.7% | 83 | 123 | 5.04 | ||||
| 2025 | STL | AA | 10.73 | 3.70 | 2.90 | 0.00 | 30.5% | 10.5% | 20.0% | .146 | 0.90 | .226 | 84.0% | 26 | 61 | 2.67 | ||||
| 2025 | STL | MiLB | 10.36 | 4.91 | 2.11 | 0.55 | 27.8% | 13.2% | 14.7% | .166 | 1.12 | .228 | 73.3% | 75 | 94 | 3.92 | ||||
| 2026 | STL | ST | 15.43 | 11.57 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 33.3% | 25.0% | 8.3% | .125 | 1.71 | .250 | 80.0% | 80 | 108 | 5.37 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 7.85 | 4.53 | 1.73 | 1.11 | 19.7% | 11.4% | 8.3% | .248 | 1.46 | .291 | 73.3% | 4.66 | ||||||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 8.45 | 4.64 | 1.82 | 1.16 | 20.8% | 11.4% | 9.4% | .238 | 1.44 | .283 | 67.4% | 4.87 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 7.43 | 4.29 | 1.73 | 1.12 | 19.9% | 11.5% | 8.4% | .248 | 1.38 | .289 | 67.3% | 4.68 | ||||||
| 2026 | STL | AA | 11.40 | 6.80 | 1.68 | 1.20 | 27.0% | 16.1% | 10.9% | .247 | 1.67 | .340 | 73.5% | 101 | 113 | 5.86 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 7.44 | 5.36 | 1.39 | 1.12 | 18.2% | 13.1% | 5.1% | .253 | 1.57 | .292 | 72.3% | 5.04 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 7.51 | 5.07 | 1.48 | 1.15 | 19.0% | 12.8% | 6.2% | .248 | 1.50 | .287 | 68.9% | 4.99 |
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | divider | K% | BB% | K-BB% | divider | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | divider | ERA- | FIP- | divider | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STL | A | 16.20 | 3.38 | 4.80 | 0.00 | 47.1% | 9.8% | 37.3% | .196 | 1.05 | .409 | 92.9% | 17 | 27 | 1.08 | ||||
| 2025 | STL | A | 12.27 | 4.91 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 33.3% | 13.3% | 20.0% | .240 | 1.36 | .400 | 36.4% | 206 | 69 | 2.87 | ||||
| 2025 | STL | A+ | 9.70 | 5.77 | 1.68 | 1.05 | 25.0% | 14.9% | 10.1% | .164 | 1.22 | .198 | 76.7% | 83 | 123 | 5.04 | ||||
| 2025 | STL | AA | 10.73 | 3.70 | 2.90 | 0.00 | 30.5% | 10.5% | 20.0% | .146 | 0.90 | .226 | 84.0% | 26 | 61 | 2.67 | ||||
| 2025 | STL | MiLB | 10.36 | 4.91 | 2.11 | 0.55 | 27.8% | 13.2% | 14.7% | .166 | 1.12 | .228 | 73.3% | 75 | 94 | 3.92 | ||||
| 2026 | STL | ST | 15.43 | 11.57 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 33.3% | 25.0% | 8.3% | .125 | 1.71 | .250 | 80.0% | 80 | 108 | 5.37 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 7.85 | 4.53 | 1.73 | 1.11 | 19.7% | 11.4% | 8.3% | .248 | 1.46 | .291 | 73.3% | 4.66 | ||||||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 8.45 | 4.64 | 1.82 | 1.16 | 20.8% | 11.4% | 9.4% | .238 | 1.44 | .283 | 67.4% | 4.87 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 7.43 | 4.29 | 1.73 | 1.12 | 19.9% | 11.5% | 8.4% | .248 | 1.38 | .289 | 67.3% | 4.68 | ||||||
| 2026 | STL | AA | 11.40 | 6.80 | 1.68 | 1.20 | 27.0% | 16.1% | 10.9% | .247 | 1.67 | .340 | 73.5% | 101 | 113 | 5.86 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 7.44 | 5.36 | 1.39 | 1.12 | 18.2% | 13.1% | 5.1% | .253 | 1.57 | .292 | 72.3% | 5.04 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | ROS | 7.51 | 5.07 | 1.48 | 1.15 | 19.0% | 12.8% | 6.2% | .248 | 1.50 | .287 | 68.9% | 4.99 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesSpring Training
| Season | Team | Level | Age | divider | W | L | G | GS | IP | divider | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | divider | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | divider | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | divider | ERA | FIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 24 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 54.3 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 28 | 51 | 8.45 | 4.64 | 1.82 | 1.16 | .238 | 1.44 | .283 | 67.4% | 4.97 | 4.87 | -0.4 | |||||
| 2027 | ZiPS | PROJ | 25 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 54.0 | 48 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 26 | 50 | 8.33 | 4.33 | 1.92 | 1.00 | .234 | 1.37 | .282 | 67.1% | 4.67 | 4.56 | -0.2 | |||||
| 2028 | ZiPS | PROJ | 26 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 55.0 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 26 | 51 | 8.35 | 4.25 | 1.96 | 0.98 | .232 | 1.35 | .280 | 68.6% | 4.42 | 4.50 | -0.1 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | divider | W | L | G | GS | IP | divider | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | divider | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | divider | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | divider | ERA | FIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 24 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 54.3 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 28 | 51 | 8.45 | 4.64 | 1.82 | 1.16 | .238 | 1.44 | .283 | 67.4% | 4.97 | 4.87 | -0.4 | |||||
| 2027 | ZiPS | PROJ | 25 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 54.0 | 48 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 26 | 50 | 8.33 | 4.33 | 1.92 | 1.00 | .234 | 1.37 | .282 | 67.1% | 4.67 | 4.56 | -0.2 | |||||
| 2028 | ZiPS | PROJ | 26 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 55.0 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 26 | 51 | 8.35 | 4.25 | 1.96 | 0.98 | .232 | 1.35 | .280 | 68.6% | 4.42 | 4.50 | -0.1 |
