CHC Depth Chart — 2026

YTD83-66+ROS PROJ7-6=TOTAL90-72

Total WAR +20.7

hWAR +2.2

pWAR +18.6

C+0.2

1B+0.2

2B+0.3

SS+0.3

3B+0.3

LF+0.3

CF+0.4

RF+0.3

DH+0.1

SP+14.6

BP+4.0

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +3.0

Carson Kelly B/Rage 32

WAR+0.2

wRC+99

vL·vR116·100

BSR-0.0

FLD+0.1

PT34 PA

Miguel Amaya wRC+73 vL·vR89·80 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT18 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+90FLD+0.1ROS+0.2TOTAL+3.2

1BSO FAR +1.2

Michael Busch B/Lage 28

WAR+0.2

wRC+115

vL·vR99·134

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.4

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+115FLD+0.4ROS+0.2TOTAL+1.4

2BSO FAR +1.5

Nico Hoerner B/Rage 29

WAR+0.3

wRC+103

vL·vR129·101

BSR+0.2

FLD+0.6

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+103FLD+0.6ROS+0.3TOTAL+1.8

SSSO FAR +2.1

Dansby Swanson ILB/Rage 32

WAR+0.2

wRC+108

vL·vR126·106

BSR+0.3

FLD+0.2

PT40 PA

Gabriel Arias wRC+79 vL·vR92·83 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.0 PT12 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+101FLD+0.2ROS+0.3TOTAL+2.4

3BSO FAR +3.9

Alex Bregman B/Rage 32

WAR+0.3

wRC+113

vL·vR130·118

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.2

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+113FLD+0.2ROS+0.3TOTAL+4.2

Outfield

LFSO FAR +1.3

Ian Happ B/Sage 31

WAR+0.3

wRC+119

vL·vR124·124

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.3

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+119FLD+0.3ROS+0.3TOTAL+1.6

CFSO FAR +7.2

Pete Crow-Armstrong B/Lage 24

WAR+0.4

wRC+107

vL·vR89·125

BSR+0.4

FLD+1.1

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+107FLD+1.1ROS+0.4TOTAL+7.6

RFSO FAR +3.3

Seiya Suzuki B/Rage 31

WAR+0.3

wRC+132

vL·vR146·132

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.1

PT51 PA

Kevin Alcántara wRC+82 vL·vR93·81 BSR-0.0 FLD+0.0 PT1 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+131FLD+0.1ROS+0.3TOTAL+3.6

DHSO FAR +0.9

Michael Conforto B/Lage 33

WAR+0.1

wRC+103

vL·vR112·111

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.0

PT25 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT27WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+88FLD-0.0ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +6.5Starting Rotation

Kevin GausmanSP1

WAR+3.3

ERA3.50

FIP3.49

K%24.2

WPA/GS+5.0%

PT180 IP

Avg Start48

Clay HolmesSP2

WAR+0.8

ERA3.57

FIP3.73

K%19.3

WPA/GS+3.1%

PT104 IP

Avg Start55

Matthew BoydSP3

WAR+2.5

ERA3.78

FIP3.92

K%20.0

WPA/GS+2.8%

PT121 IP

Avg Start54

Shota ImanagaSP4IP174GS32ERA3.96K%23.1WPA/GS+1.3%WAR+1.1Avg Start55

David PetersonSP5IP144GS26ERA3.85K%19.8WPA/GS+2.3%WAR+2.8Avg Start52

Ben BrownSP6ILIP75GS14ERA3.82K%25.6WPA/GS+1.7%WAR+1.4Avg Start61

Cade HortonSP7ILIP16GS3ERA3.67K%23.7WPA/GS+1.7%WAR+2.0Avg Start56

Colin ReaSP8IP78GS14ERA4.35K%17.8WPA/GS-1.0%WAR+0.7Avg Start50

Section TotalIP72GS13ROS+14.6TOTAL+21.1

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +2.5Bullpen

Jacob WebbCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.2

ERA3.51

FIP3.74

K%24.5

WPA/App+0.5%

PT68 IP

Ryan ZeferjahnSUHI-LEVIP69ERA3.78K%30.6WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.1

Caleb ThielbarSUIP49ERA3.35K%26.8WPA/App+0.8%WAR+0.4

Ryan RolisonMRIP63ERA4.54K%18.1WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Trent ThorntonMRILIP51ERA4.01K%18.7WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.2

Aaron CivaleMRIP114ERA4.08K%19.5WPA/App-0.3%WAR+1.2Avg App42

Javier AssadMRIP96ERA4.08K%16.6WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.7Avg App50

Phil MatonMRILIP32ERA3.26K%25.2WPA/App+0.9%WAR+0.6

Hunter HarveyMRILIP5ERA3.67K%27.6WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.4

Porter HodgeMRILIP1ERA4.21K%28.8WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.0

Riley MartinMRILIP14ERA4.39K%26.5WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.1

Gavin HollowellMRILIP1ERA4.33K%24.2WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP46ROS+4.0TOTAL+6.5

Future Depth Chart — CHC

Click a year tab for the projected lineup, rotation, and team WAR

PEAK 2027 · 80W · 32.7 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $269M AGE 28.1 ↘ 27.0 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2026

#1MIL120#2CHC118#3STL112#4PIT111#5CIN100

Projected: 79–83 Team WAR: 31.7 Avg Age: 28.1 Est. Payroll: $132M FA Budget Room: $106M (CBT $238M) FRINGE

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (25)	3.1	$0.0M
	Carson Kelly (32)	0.3	$5.8M
1B	Michael Busch (28)	1.2	$0.9M
	Player 834925 (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (22)	1.9	$0.8M
	Nico Hoerner (29)	0.2	$11.7M
SS	Dansby Swanson (32)	1.6	$25.3M
	Jose Escobar (21)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Alex Bregman (32)	3.9	$35.0M
	BJ Murray (26)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Ian Happ (31)	1.3	$20.3M
	Breyner Figuereo (18)	0.0	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (24)	7.3	$10.0M
	Kane Kepley (22)	0.3	$0.0M
RF	Seiya Suzuki (31)	3.4	$17.0M
	Josiah Hartshorn (19)	0.2	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Connor Noland (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Connor Schultz (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
RP	Brody McCullough (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Nick Dean (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (26)	2.7	$0.0M
	Miguel Amaya (28)	0.1	$1.9M
1B	Michael Busch (29)	2.7	$5.8M
	Player 837824 (26)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (23)	2.2	$0.8M
	James Triantos (24)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Dansby Swanson (33)	3.2	$25.3M
	Gabriel Arias (27)	0.2	$7.2M
3B	Alex Bregman (33)	3.5	$35.0M
	BJ Murray (27)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Andy Garriola (27)	-0.2	$0.0M
	Derik Alcantara (22)	-0.0	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (25)	5.3	$14.0M
	Kane Kepley (23)	0.5	$0.0M
RF	Seiya Suzuki (32)	3.9	$19.9M
	Matt Shaw (25)	0.3	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Connor Noland (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
RP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Brody McCullough (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (27)	2.7	$0.8M
	Logan Poteet (24)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Michael Busch (30)	2.5	$9.4M
	Player 805910 (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (24)	2.6	$0.8M
	James Triantos (25)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Dansby Swanson (34)	2.3	$25.3M
	Jose Escobar (23)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Alex Bregman (34)	2.4	$35.0M
	BJ Murray (28)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Jan Luis Reyes (22)	0.0	$0.0M
	Derik Alcantara (23)	0.0	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (26)	5.3	$18.0M
	Kane Kepley (24)	0.5	$0.0M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (21)	2.3	$0.0M
	Matt Shaw (26)	0.3	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Connor Noland (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Noah Edders (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (28)	2.6	$0.8M
	Logan Poteet (25)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Michael Busch (31)	2.2	$12.5M
	Player 805910 (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (25)	2.7	$5.9M
	James Triantos (26)	0.2	$3.2M
SS	Jose Escobar (24)	2.1	$0.0M
	Luis Santos (21)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Alex Bregman (35)	1.5	$35.0M
	BJ Murray (29)	0.2	$2.6M
LF	Jordan Nwogu (30)	0.0	$0.8M
	Andy Garriola (29)	0.0	$0.8M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (27)	5.3	$22.0M
	Kane Kepley (25)	0.5	$0.8M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (22)	2.6	$0.8M
	Matt Shaw (27)	0.3	$4.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Nick Dean (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (29)	2.5	$0.9M
	Victor Garcia (22)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Player 805910 (29)	0.0	$0.0M
	Player 811294 (29)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (26)	2.8	$10.6M
	James Triantos (27)	0.2	$5.4M
SS	Jose Escobar (25)	2.3	$0.9M
	Luis Santos (22)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	BJ Murray (30)	1.1	$3.7M
	Alex Bregman (36)	0.1	$35.0M
LF	Jeury Ramirez (22)	0.1	$0.0M
	Jordan Nwogu (31)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (28)	5.2	$25.0M
	Kane Kepley (26)	0.5	$0.9M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (23)	2.8	$0.9M
	Matt Shaw (28)	0.3	$7.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
RP	David Bracho (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Victor Garcia (23)	2.4	$0.0M
	Owen Ayers (30)	0.3	$4.4M
1B	Player 837824 (30)	0.1	$0.0M
	Player 805910 (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (27)	2.8	$16.1M
	James Triantos (28)	0.2	$7.4M
SS	Jose Escobar (26)	2.4	$0.9M
	Luis Santos (23)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	BJ Murray (31)	0.8	$4.0M
	Matt Halbach (28)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Jeury Ramirez (23)	0.1	$0.0M
	Jordan Nwogu (32)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (29)	5.0	$26.0M
	Kane Kepley (27)	0.5	$0.9M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (24)	2.9	$0.9M
	Matt Shaw (29)	0.3	$9.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	David Bracho (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Noah Edders (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Victor Garcia (24)	2.4	$0.9M
	Owen Ayers (31)	0.3	$6.4M
1B	Player 837824 (31)	0.1	$0.9M
	Player 805910 (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Ronnyel Espinoza (26)	0.9	$0.9M
	Darlyn De Leon (27)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Jose Escobar (27)	2.4	$0.9M
	Luis Santos (24)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Matt Halbach (29)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Jeury Ramirez (24)	0.2	$0.9M
	Jordan Nwogu (33)	0.0	$3.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (30)	4.7	$0.8M
	Kane Kepley (28)	0.5	$6.6M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (25)	3.0	$6.0M
	Alex Ramírez (29)	-0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	David Bracho (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Player 809934 (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Noah Edders (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Josiah Hartshorn	RF	A+	19	16.7
Kane Kepley	CF	A+	22	14.9
Victor Garcia	C	ROK	18	10.4
Luis Santos	SS	ROK	18	10.3
Jose Escobar	SS	A+	21	8.9