CHC Depth Chart — 2026

YTD54-42+ROS PROJ36-30=TOTAL90-72

Total WAR +29.7

hWAR +11.3

pWAR +18.4

C+1.4

1B+1.1

2B+1.3

SS+1.5

3B+1.3

LF+1.4

CF+1.5

RF+0.5

DH+1.4

SP+12.3

BP+6.0

Depth chart data updated: July 16, 2026

Infield

CTHIN

Carson Kelly B/R

age 32166 PA proj

WAR+0.9

wRC+101

FLD+0.8

Moisés Ballesteros PA93 wRC+107 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA259wRC+103FLD+0.7WAR+1.4

1BTHIN

Michael Busch B/L

age 28259 PA proj

WAR+1.1

wRC+121

FLD+1.8

Position TotalPA259wRC+121FLD+1.8WAR+1.1

2BTHIN

Nico Hoerner B/R

age 29259 PA proj

WAR+1.3

wRC+100

FLD+3.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+100FLD+3.1WAR+1.3

SSTHIN

Dansby Swanson B/R

age 32234 PA proj

WAR+1.5

wRC+111

FLD+1.4

·Replacement (call-up)PA25wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+108FLD+1.4WAR+1.5

3BTHIN

Alex Bregman B/R

age 32259 PA proj

WAR+1.3

wRC+110

FLD+1.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+110FLD+1.1WAR+1.3

Outfield

LFTHIN

Ian Happ B/S

age 31259 PA proj

WAR+1.4

wRC+125

FLD+1.3

Position TotalPA259wRC+125FLD+1.3WAR+1.4

CFAVERAGE

Pete Crow-Armstrong B/L

age 24250 PA proj

WAR+1.5

wRC+101

FLD+4.7

Kevin Alcántara PA9 wRC+84 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+100FLD+4.7WAR+1.5

RFTHIN

Matt Shaw ILB/R

age 24134 PA proj

WAR+0.5

wRC+102

FLD-0.2

·Replacement (call-up)PA125wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+89FLD-0.2WAR+0.5

DHTHIN

Seiya Suzuki B/R

age 31236 PA proj

WAR+1.4

wRC+136

FLD+0.2

·Replacement (call-up)PA23wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+131FLD+0.2WAR+1.4

Rotation

ROTATIONELITEStarting Rotation

Matthew BoydSP1

105 IP · 19 GS

WAR+2.6

ERA3.48

FIP3.59

K%22.5

WPA/GS+4.8%

Shota ImanagaSP2

165 IP · 30 GS

WAR+1.3

ERA3.97

FIP4.40

K%23.2

WPA/GS+1.2%

Edward CabreraSP3IL

116 IP · 21 GS

WAR+1.6

ERA4.40

FIP4.36

K%23.2

WPA/GS-1.1%

Jameson TaillonSP4ILIP116GS21ERA4.67K%19.8WPA/GS-3.0%WAR+1.0

Colin ReaSP5IP149GS27ERA4.34K%17.6WPA/GS-0.9%WAR+1.3

Ben BrownSP6ILIP101GS18ERA3.43K%25.6WPA/GS+3.5%WAR+1.4

Cade HortonSP7ILIP39GS7ERA3.67K%23.8WPA/GS+1.7%WAR+1.4

Justin SteeleSP8ILIP26GS5ERA3.60K%22.9WPA/GS+3.4%WAR+1.2

Javier AssadSP9IP74GS13ERA4.31K%16.4WPA/GS-0.6%WAR+0.5

Section TotalIP356GS65WAR+12.3

Bullpen

BULLPENELITEBullpen

Phil MatonCLHI-LEV

49 IP · 49 App

WAR+0.7

ERA3.33

FIP3.50

K%25.6

WPA/App+0.8%

Caleb ThielbarSUHI-LEVIP44App44ERA3.59K%26.3WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.4

Hunter HarveySUILIP17App17ERA3.67K%27.6WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.5

Jacob WebbMRIP64App64ERA3.52K%24.9WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.2

Hoby MilnerMRILIP57App57ERA3.51K%15.8WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.4

Porter HodgeMRILIP11App11ERA4.20K%29.1WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.1

Riley MartinMRILIP27App27ERA4.46K%28.0WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Trent ThorntonMRIP45App45ERA4.10K%18.0WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.2

Ryan RolisonMRIP55App55ERA4.51K%18.7WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Ethan RobertsMRILIP35App35ERA3.99K%21.3WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.3

Gavin HollowellMRIP18App18ERA4.24K%26.0WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.0

Daniel PalenciaMRILIP31App31ERA3.32K%29.8WPA/App+0.8%WAR+0.9

Chris FlexenMRIP35App35ERA4.96K%15.7WPA/App-1.5%WAR+0.4

Ty BlachMRIP28App28ERA5.15K%12.4WPA/App-1.8%WAR+0.0

Drew SmylyMRIP27App27ERA4.52K%21.2WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.6

Vince VelasquezMRIP22App22ERA4.54K%23.2WPA/App-0.9%WAR+1.3

Charlie BarnesMRIP1App1ERA4.75K%17.2WPA/App-1.2%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP227WAR+6.0

Future Depth Chart — CHC

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

PEAK 2026 · 86W · 38.8 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $268M AGE 28.2 → 27.9 WINDOW contention window 2026

NL Central · 2026

#1CHC120#2MIL120#3STL120#4PIT120#5CIN120

Projected: 86–76 Team WAR: 38.8 Avg Age: 28.2 Est. Payroll: $133M FA Budget Room: $105M (CBT $238M) CONTENDER

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (25)	4.7	$0.0M
	Carson Kelly (32)	0.4	$5.8M
1B	Michael Busch (28)	3.0	$0.9M
	Player 834925 (25)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Nico Hoerner (29)	2.2	$11.7M
	Pedro Ramírez (22)	0.3	$0.8M
SS	Dansby Swanson (32)	3.2	$25.3M
	Jose Escobar (21)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	BJ Murray (26)	3.4	$0.8M
	Alex Bregman (32)	0.4	$35.0M
LF	Ian Happ (31)	2.8	$20.3M
	Kane Kepley (22)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (24)	7.6	$10.0M
	Chas McCormick (31)	0.1	$0.6M
RF	Seiya Suzuki (31)	3.5	$17.0M
	Kevin Alcántara (24)	0.1	$0.8M
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
	Brody McCullough (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
RP	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Kohl Franklin (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (26)	3.5	$0.0M
	Moisés Ballesteros (23)	0.4	$0.8M
1B	Michael Busch (29)	3.1	$6.7M
	Jonathon Long (25)	0.1	$0.8M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (23)	2.0	$0.8M
	James Triantos (24)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Dansby Swanson (33)	3.3	$25.3M
	Jefferson Rojas (22)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Alex Bregman (33)	2.6	$35.0M
	Matt Shaw (25)	0.4	$0.8M
LF	Kane Kepley (23)	2.0	$0.0M
	Josiah Hartshorn (20)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (25)	4.3	$14.0M
	Ismael Mena (24)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Seiya Suzuki (32)	3.5	$17.9M
	Kevin Alcántara (25)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Connor Noland (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Brody McCullough (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Kohl Franklin (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (27)	3.5	$0.8M
	Moisés Ballesteros (24)	0.4	$0.8M
1B	Michael Busch (30)	2.9	$10.9M
	Jonathon Long (26)	0.1	$0.8M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (24)	2.3	$0.8M
	James Triantos (25)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Dansby Swanson (34)	2.4	$25.3M
	Jefferson Rojas (23)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Matt Shaw (26)	2.6	$0.8M
	BJ Murray (28)	0.4	$0.8M
LF	Kane Kepley (24)	2.3	$0.0M
	Josiah Hartshorn (21)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (26)	4.4	$18.0M
	Ismael Mena (25)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Kevin Alcántara (26)	0.9	$0.8M
	Anderson Suriel (25)	-0.1	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Connor Noland (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
RP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Brody McCullough (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (28)	3.4	$0.8M
	Moisés Ballesteros (25)	0.4	$5.9M
1B	Michael Busch (31)	2.5	$14.2M
	Jonathon Long (27)	0.1	$1.8M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (25)	2.5	$5.5M
	James Triantos (26)	0.2	$3.2M
SS	Jefferson Rojas (24)	2.3	$0.8M
	Jose Escobar (24)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Matt Shaw (27)	2.6	$5.7M
	BJ Murray (29)	0.3	$4.4M
LF	Kane Kepley (25)	2.4	$0.8M
	Josiah Hartshorn (22)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (27)	4.3	$22.0M
	Ismael Mena (26)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Kevin Alcántara (27)	0.9	$2.0M
	Anderson Suriel (26)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Connor Noland (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Dominick Reid (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (29)	3.2	$0.9M
	Moisés Ballesteros (26)	0.5	$10.6M
1B	Jonathon Long (28)	0.7	$2.4M
	Player 834925 (29)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (26)	2.6	$9.8M
	James Triantos (27)	0.2	$5.4M
SS	Jefferson Rojas (25)	2.5	$0.9M
	Jose Escobar (25)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Matt Shaw (28)	2.4	$9.1M
	BJ Murray (30)	0.3	$6.7M
LF	Kane Kepley (26)	2.5	$0.9M
	Josiah Hartshorn (23)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (28)	4.1	$25.0M
	Ismael Mena (27)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Kevin Alcántara (28)	0.8	$3.0M
	Anderson Suriel (27)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Will Sanders (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Dominick Reid (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Drew Gray (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Moisés Ballesteros (27)	3.1	$16.0M
	Owen Ayers (30)	0.4	$6.0M
1B	Player 834925 (30)	0.6	$0.0M
	Jonathon Long (29)	0.1	$2.5M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (27)	2.6	$14.9M
	James Triantos (28)	0.2	$6.9M
SS	Jefferson Rojas (26)	2.6	$5.2M
	Jose Escobar (26)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Matt Shaw (29)	2.1	$12.1M
	BJ Murray (31)	0.3	$8.4M
LF	Josiah Hartshorn (24)	2.4	$0.9M
	Kane Kepley (27)	0.4	$0.9M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (29)	3.9	$26.0M
	Ismael Mena (28)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Kevin Alcántara (29)	0.6	$3.4M
	Anderson Suriel (28)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Will Sanders (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Dominick Reid (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Drew Gray (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Victor Garcia (24)	2.7	$0.9M
	Owen Ayers (31)	0.4	$8.7M
1B	Player 834925 (31)	0.7	$0.9M
	Cameron Sisneros (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Carter Trice (29)	1.0	$2.0M
	Ronnyel Espinoza (26)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Jefferson Rojas (27)	2.6	$8.7M
	Jose Escobar (27)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Cole Mathis (29)	0.9	$3.0M
	Grenyerbert Velasquez (26)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Josiah Hartshorn (25)	2.4	$0.9M
	Kane Kepley (28)	0.3	$4.6M
CF	Ismael Mena (29)	0.4	$0.9M
	Jefferson Encarnacion (30)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Anderson Suriel (29)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Dominick Reid (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Drew Gray (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Jefferson Rojas	SS	AA	21	12.0
Josiah Hartshorn	OF	A+	19	11.8
Victor Garcia	C	ROK	18	11.4
Owen Ayers	C	AA	25	10.5
Ty Southisene	SS	A+	21	9.9