Boston Red Sox 2026
Proj 86–76 DIVAL East · Proj 2nd of 5 102
Total WAR +36.1
hWAR +19.0
pWAR +17.1
C+3.0
1B+4.0
2B+1.0
SS+1.9
3B+1.2
LF+2.4
CF+1.2
RF+2.0
DH+2.4
SP+10.1
BP+7.0

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Carlos Narváez39593+7.9+2.4
Connor Wong25384-0.5+0.8
Total64889+7.4+3.2

1B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Willson Contreras461123+2.1+3.7
Romy Gonzalez IL72124-0.2+0.5
Triston Casas IL55117-0.8+0.1
Replacement (call-up)60750.00.0
Total648118+1.0+4.2

2B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Isiah Kiner-Falefa35769+0.3+0.3
Marcelo Mayer29189+0.8+0.7
Total64878+1.1+1.0

SS

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Trevor Story53791+0.8+1.9
Replacement (call-up)111750.00.0
Total64888+0.8+1.9

3B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Caleb Durbin46390+1.9+1.3
Replacement (call-up)185750.00.0
Total64886+1.9+1.3
Outfield

LF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Jarren Duran602118-2.1+2.5
Replacement (call-up)46750.00.0
Total648115-2.1+2.5

CF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Ceddanne Rafaela52379+6.0+1.2
Replacement (call-up)125750.00.0
Total64878+6.0+1.2

RF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Wilyer Abreu432118+3.9+2.1
Replacement (call-up)216750.00.0
Total648104+3.9+2.1
DH

DH

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Roman Anthony IL314135+1.5+2.1
Masataka Yoshida308108-4.2+0.5
Replacement (call-up)26750.00.0
Total648120-2.7+2.5

Starting Rotation

PlayerIPeGS ERAFIPK%WAR
Garrett Crochet IL92173.123.1831.5%+2.2
Ranger Suarez124233.563.5523.1%+2.5
Sonny Gray133243.653.6627.1%+2.4
Brayan Bello137254.234.3819.5%+1.4
Connelly Early105193.033.5026.9%+2.1

Bullpen

PlayerIPeApp ERAFIPK%WAR
Garrett Whitlock 47473.323.1827.9%+1.0
Justin Slaten 16163.683.8522.6%+0.2
Greg Weissert50503.664.0221.9%+0.5
Jovani Morán29294.423.8325.8%+0.3
Danny Coulombe IL16163.293.8225.2%+0.2
Johan Oviedo IL15154.484.6823.9%+0.1
Ryan Watson48484.174.1723.3%+0.4
Zack Kelly30304.344.4223.4%+0.2
Aroldis Chapman44442.862.9234.7%+1.0
James Paxton62624.694.8619.9%+0.2
Jack Anderson61614.464.4621.5%+0.5
Robert Stock49494.184.1822.9%+0.4
José De León48485.045.2922.2%+0.0
Lucas Giolito43434.434.5621.1%+0.4
Jake Faria41414.564.5622.2%+0.1
Naoyuki Uwasawa40404.854.8520.0%+0.1
Tyler Uberstine38384.614.6123.2%+0.3
Josh Winckowski37373.924.1919.8%+0.3
Corey Kluber33335.644.7121.7%+0.1
Matt Dermody27274.294.2923.1%+0.2
Justin Wilson25254.063.7825.6%+0.3
Tanner Houck23234.414.3919.7%+0.2
Tyler Samaniego20204.124.1223.1%+0.2
Joely Rodríguez13135.134.4222.3%+0.1
Ryan Sherriff12124.344.3423.3%+0.1

Future Depth Chart — BOS

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PEAK 2031 · 81W · 35.6 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $315M AGE 27.0 → 26.3 WINDOW no projected contention years
AL East · 2026
#1NYY119#2BAL115#3BOS112#4TB111#5TOR108
Projected: 70–92 Team WAR: 23.6 Avg Age: 27.0 Est. Payroll: $85M FA Budget Room: $153M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

PosPlayerWARSalary
CCarlos Narváez (27)2.8$0.8M
Willson Contreras (34)0.4$18.0M
1BTriston Casas (26)0.1$1.6M
2BMarcelo Mayer (23)1.0$0.8M
Romy Gonzalez (29)0.0$1.6M
SSTrevor Story (33)1.9$25.0M
Franklin Arias (20)0.1$0.0M
3BCaleb Durbin (26)2.6$0.8M
Andruw Monasterio (29)0.1$0.8M
LFJarren Duran (29)3.1$7.7M
Masataka Yoshida (33)0.1$18.0M
CFCeddanne Rafaela (25)1.8$2.2M
Braiden Ward (27)0.1$0.0M
RFWilyer Abreu (27)2.2$0.8M
Roman Anthony (22)0.3$2.6M
DHFA — replacement level0.0

Pitchers

RolePlayerWARSalary
SPJohn Holobetz (prospect)1.7$0.8M
Payton Tolle (prospect)1.5$0.8M
Gage Ziehl (prospect)1.2$0.8M
RPMatt Duffy (prospect)1.0$0.8M
Dalton Rogers (prospect)0.9$0.8M
Hayden Mullins (prospect)0.7$0.8M
Off The Books for 2026
No major contracts expired entering this year

Farm System

NamePosLevelAgeCareer WAR
Hector RamosSSROK1843.7
Dorian SotoSSROK1843.3
Franklin AriasSSAA2043.2
Efren TeranSSROK1942.0
Harold RivasOFROK1839.5