BAL Depth Chart — 2026

Total WAR +32.9

hWAR +18.0

pWAR +14.9

C+3.7

1B+1.4

2B+1.6

SS+5.2

3B-0.6

LF+2.2

CF+1.6

RF+2.2

DH+0.7

SP+8.7

BP+6.2

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Adley Rutschman	423	116	+8.5	+3.7
Jacob Stallings	122	74	+0.2	+0.2
Replacement (call-up)	103	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	102	+8.7	+3.9

1B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Pete Alonso	583	126	-9.1	+1.4
Ryan Mountcastle IL	65	101	-0.5	+0.0
Total	648	123	-9.5	+1.5

2B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Blaze Alexander	349	83	+0.8	+0.7
Jeremiah Jackson	299	101	+0.1	+1.0
Total	648	91	+0.9	+1.7

SS

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Gunnar Henderson	605	138	+1.5	+5.5
Replacement (call-up)	43	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	134	+1.5	+5.5

3B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Coby Mayo	352	84	-3.5	-0.6
Replacement (call-up)	296	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	80	-3.5	-0.6

Outfield

LF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Taylor Ward	554	124	-1.4	+2.4
Heston Kjerstad IL	94	81	-1.3	-0.2
Total	648	118	-2.7	+2.3

CF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Leody Taveras	469	87	+2.0	+1.3
Colton Cowser	179	101	+0.6	+0.4
Total	648	91	+2.6	+1.7

RF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Dylan Beavers IL	331	108	-2.3	+0.8
Tyler O'Neill	299	130	-1.1	+1.5
Replacement (call-up)	18	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	117	-3.4	+2.3

DH

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Samuel Basallo	260	79	+0.9	+0.7
Replacement (call-up)	388	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	77	+0.9	+0.7

Starting Rotation

Player	IP	eGS	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Trevor Rogers	62	11	3.76	3.85	21.4%	+0.6
Kyle Bradish	94	17	3.16	3.41	28.9%	+2.0
Shane Baz	140	25	4.36	4.39	24.0%	+1.4
Chris Bassitt	120	22	3.99	4.05	22.5%	+1.7
Brandon Young	70	13	5.20	4.51	21.3%	+0.6
Cade Povich IL	50	9	4.66	4.30	23.2%	+0.6
Dean Kremer IL	63	11	4.23	4.29	21.0%	+0.7
Zach Eflin IL	26	5	4.24	4.41	19.7%	+0.3
Albert Suárez	92	17	4.08	4.34	20.5%	+1.2

Bullpen

Player	IP	eApp	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Rico Garcia ★	51	51	4.71	4.54	25.7%	+0.4
Anthony Nunez ★	51	51	3.98	3.98	26.2%	+0.7
Grant Wolfram IL	51	51	4.56	3.99	23.2%	+0.5
Yennier Cano	47	47	3.80	4.07	22.9%	+0.4
Dietrich Enns	75	75	3.88	3.75	23.9%	+1.8
Tyler Wells	18	18	4.17	4.42	22.7%	+0.1
Yaramil Hiraldo IL	14	14	4.35	4.19	26.4%	+0.1
Colin Selby IL	8	8	5.26	4.10	25.4%	+0.1
Félix Bautista IL	7	7	3.04	3.80	31.8%	+0.1
Ryan Helsley IL	27	27	3.48	3.76	26.4%	+0.4
Kyle Gibson	71	71	4.79	4.62	20.9%	+0.5
Carson Ragsdale	68	68	5.47	5.47	20.5%	+0.0
Cody Poteet	46	46	3.48	4.32	22.3%	+0.3
Elvin Rodríguez	46	46	6.94	5.47	20.3%	+0.0
Grayson Rodriguez	44	44	4.02	3.96	25.6%	+0.7
José Castillo	24	24	4.05	4.12	23.0%	+0.2
Nick Raquet	20	20	4.41	4.41	21.3%	+0.1
Cameron Foster	16	16	4.27	4.27	23.2%	+0.1

Future Depth Chart — BAL

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PEAK 2032 · 78W · 33.0 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $303M AGE 28.1 → 27.2 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL East · 2026

#1NYY119#2BAL115#3BOS112#4TB111#5TOR108

Projected: 71–91 Team WAR: 25.3 Avg Age: 28.1 Est. Payroll: $73M FA Budget Room: $165M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Adley Rutschman (28)	4.2	$7.2M
	Ethan Anderson (22)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Pete Alonso (31)	1.8	$27.0M
	Ryan Mountcastle (29)	0.0	$6.8M
2B	Jeremiah Jackson (26)	1.2	$0.8M
	Jackson Holliday (22)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Gunnar Henderson (25)	6.1	$8.5M
	Brandon Butterworth (23)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Jordan Westburg (27)	0.9	$0.8M
	Blaze Alexander (27)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Taylor Ward (32)	2.3	$12.2M
	Colton Cowser (26)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Leody Taveras (27)	0.7	$2.1M
	Shayne Fontana (29)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Terrin Vavra (29)	0.0	$0.4M
	Johnathan Rodríguez (26)	-0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Blake Money (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Trey Gibson (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Nestor German (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Braxton Bragg (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Patrick Reilly (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Edgar Portes (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Adley Rutschman (29)	4.2	$19.3M
	Samuel Basallo (22)	0.3	$1.6M
1B	Pete Alonso (32)	0.8	$27.0M
	Victor Figueroa (23)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Jackson Holliday (23)	1.9	$0.8M
	Jeremiah Jackson (27)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Gunnar Henderson (26)	5.5	$19.0M
	Brandon Butterworth (24)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Jordan Westburg (28)	3.1	$6.4M
	Blaze Alexander (28)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Tyler O'Neill (32)	1.2	$16.5M
	Nate George (21)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Leody Taveras (28)	2.1	$7.3M
	Shayne Fontana (30)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Johnathan Rodríguez (27)	0.1	$0.2M
	Terrin Vavra (30)	-0.1	$0.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Blake Money (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Trey Gibson (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Nestor German (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
RP	Edgar Portes (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Patrick Reilly (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Evan Yates (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Samuel Basallo (23)	2.4	$1.6M
	Ethan Anderson (24)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Victor Figueroa (24)	0.8	$0.0M
	Pete Alonso (33)	0.0	$31.0M
2B	Jackson Holliday (24)	2.5	$5.3M
	Jeremiah Jackson (28)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Gunnar Henderson (27)	5.5	$28.9M
	Brandon Butterworth (25)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Jordan Westburg (29)	2.9	$10.3M
	Joshua Liranzo (21)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Nate George (22)	1.8	$0.0M
	Dylan Beavers (26)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Leody Taveras (29)	1.9	$10.0M
	Shayne Fontana (31)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Johnathan Rodríguez (28)	0.0	$0.4M
	Jhonkensy Noel (27)	-0.2	$0.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Blake Money (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Trey Gibson (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Boston Bateman (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
RP	Nestor German (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Edgar Portes (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Evan Yates (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Samuel Basallo (24)	2.9	$4.6M
	Adriander Mejía (22)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Victor Figueroa (25)	1.0	$0.0M
	Pete Alonso (34)	-0.0	$31.0M
2B	Jackson Holliday (25)	2.9	$10.6M
	Aron Estrada (24)	0.3	$0.8M
SS	Félix Amparo (23)	2.5	$0.0M
	Cleudis Valenzuela (22)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Jordan Westburg (30)	2.6	$14.1M
	Joshua Liranzo (22)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Nate George (23)	2.3	$0.8M
	Starlin Mieses (21)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Shayne Fontana (32)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Johnathan Rodríguez (29)	-0.1	$0.6M
	Jhonkensy Noel (28)	-0.2	$0.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Boston Bateman (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Blake Money (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Trey Gibson (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
RP	Edgar Portes (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Nestor German (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Evan Yates (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Miguel Rodríguez (24)	3.4	$0.0M
	Adriander Mejía (23)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Victor Figueroa (26)	1.1	$0.9M
	Maxwell Costes (31)	-0.1	$0.9M
2B	Jackson Holliday (26)	3.0	$16.7M
	Aron Estrada (25)	0.3	$0.9M
SS	Félix Amparo (24)	3.0	$0.0M
	Cleudis Valenzuela (23)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Joshua Liranzo (23)	2.7	$0.0M
	Alfredo Velásquez (25)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Nate George (24)	2.6	$0.9M
	Starlin Mieses (22)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Shayne Fontana (33)	-0.3	$0.9M
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Boston Bateman (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
	Blake Money (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Trey Gibson (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
RP	Edgar Portes (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Nestor German (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Evan Yates (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Miguel Rodríguez (25)	3.8	$0.9M
	Adriander Mejía (24)	0.6	$0.0M
1B	Victor Figueroa (27)	1.1	$0.9M
	Maxwell Costes (32)	-0.1	$0.9M
2B	Aron Estrada (26)	2.2	$0.9M
	Junior Aybar (25)	0.3	$0.9M
SS	Félix Amparo (25)	3.3	$0.9M
	Cleudis Valenzuela (24)	0.5	$0.0M
3B	Joshua Liranzo (24)	3.0	$0.9M
	Alfredo Velásquez (26)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Nate George (25)	2.8	$0.9M
	Starlin Mieses (23)	0.4	$0.0M
CF	Shayne Fontana (34)	-0.4	$0.2M
RF	Jackson Holliday (27) (prospect) 2B→RF	3.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Boston Bateman (prospect)	3.3	$0.8M
	Edgar Portes (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Blake Money (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
RP	Trey Gibson (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Nestor German (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Evan Yates (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Miguel Rodríguez (26)	4.0	$0.9M
	Adriander Mejía (25)	0.6	$0.9M
1B	Victor Figueroa (28)	1.0	$0.9M
	Maxwell Costes (33)	-0.1	$0.9M
2B	Aron Estrada (27)	2.2	$4.4M
	Junior Aybar (26)	0.3	$0.9M
SS	Cleudis Valenzuela (25)	3.7	$0.9M
	Félix Amparo (26)	0.5	$0.9M
3B	Joshua Liranzo (25)	3.2	$0.9M
	Alfredo Velásquez (27)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Starlin Mieses (24)	3.0	$0.9M
	Nate George (26)	0.4	$5.8M
CF	Shayne Fontana (35)	0.0	$5.0M
RF	Jackson Holliday (28) (prospect) 2B→RF	2.8	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Boston Bateman (prospect)	3.3	$0.8M
	Edgar Portes (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Blake Money (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
RP	Trey Gibson (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Nestor German (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Evan Yates (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Adriander Mejía	C	ROK	19	42.5
Miguel Rodríguez	C	A	20	40.3
José Peña	SS	ROK	17	39.0
Cleudis Valenzuela	SS	ROK	19	38.1
Ronald Terrero	SS	ROK	18	37.0