CHC Depth Chart — 2026

Total WAR +35.1

hWAR +23.7

pWAR +11.3

C+2.9

1B+1.5

2B+3.3

SS+3.4

3B+3.4

LF+2.6

CF+2.8

RF+2.6

DH+1.2

SP+6.1

BP+5.2

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Carson Kelly	327	100	+6.6	+2.2
Miguel Amaya	265	69	+3.4	+0.7
Yan Gomes	56	78	-0.1	+0.1
Total	648	85	+9.9	+3.0

1B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Michael Busch	545	124	-4.6	+1.6
Replacement (call-up)	103	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	116	-4.6	+1.6

2B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Nico Hoerner	602	104	+6.0	+3.3
Matt Shaw	46	104	+0.0	+0.2
Total	648	104	+6.1	+3.5

SS

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Dansby Swanson	536	111	+6.2	+3.6
Replacement (call-up)	112	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	105	+6.2	+3.6

3B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Alex Bregman	533	116	+3.8	+3.2
Justin Turner	115	105	-0.2	+0.4
Total	648	114	+3.6	+3.6

Outfield

LF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Ian Happ	567	129	-2.6	+2.7
Michael Conforto	81	101	-1.0	+0.1
Total	648	126	-3.7	+2.8

CF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Pete Crow-Armstrong	586	99	+6.7	+2.9
Replacement (call-up)	62	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	97	+6.7	+2.9

RF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Seiya Suzuki	486	139	-4.0	+2.7
Replacement (call-up)	162	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	123	-4.0	+2.7

DH

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Moisés Ballesteros	243	104	-0.2	+1.2
Replacement (call-up)	405	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	86	-0.2	+1.2

Starting Rotation

Player	IP	eGS	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Matthew Boyd IL	63	11	3.86	3.97	22.3%	+1.0
Shota Imanaga	127	23	4.15	4.74	22.4%	+0.8
Edward Cabrera	106	19	4.19	4.20	25.6%	+1.3
Jameson Taillon	111	20	4.41	4.72	19.5%	+0.6
Colin Rea	118	21	4.38	4.47	19.6%	+1.0
Cade Horton IL	34	6	3.49	4.04	21.9%	+0.5
Justin Steele IL	22	4	3.59	3.86	24.0%	+0.3
Ben Brown	81	15	4.57	4.17	25.9%	+0.9

Bullpen

Player	IP	eApp	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Phil Maton ★	46	46	3.33	3.45	27.9%	+0.8
Caleb Thielbar ★ IL	22	22	3.86	3.89	24.9%	+0.3
Hunter Harvey IL	22	22	3.78	3.89	24.8%	+0.3
Jacob Webb	49	49	3.86	4.28	22.9%	+0.3
Hoby Milner	52	52	3.60	3.66	21.7%	+0.8
Porter Hodge IL	10	10	4.32	4.57	26.8%	+0.0
Jordan Wicks IL	10	10	4.63	4.23	21.8%	+0.1
Riley Martin IL	27	27	4.29	4.29	26.2%	+0.2
Ryan Rolison	45	45	5.87	5.11	18.0%	+0.0
Ethan Roberts	29	29	3.88	3.99	24.5%	+0.3
Javier Assad	74	74	4.09	4.51	19.2%	+0.6
Daniel Palencia	34	34	3.82	3.76	27.3%	+0.4
Chris Flexen	66	66	5.08	4.89	17.1%	+0.1
Drew Smyly	50	50	4.64	4.64	22.5%	+0.2
Trey Wingenter	27	27	4.78	4.09	26.3%	+0.2
Ryan Pressly	26	26	4.12	4.37	20.7%	+0.1
Charlie Barnes	18	18	4.42	4.42	22.3%	+0.1
Adbert Alzolay	17	17	3.91	4.44	22.9%	+0.2
Luke Little	16	16	3.86	4.13	25.4%	+0.2
Nate Pearson	14	14	4.71	4.34	23.2%	+0.1
Julian Merryweather	13	13	4.42	4.47	23.4%	+0.1
Brad Boxberger	10	10	4.61	4.38	23.1%	+0.1

Future Depth Chart — CHC

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PEAK 2026 · 78W · 32.2 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $260M AGE 29.9 ↘ 26.8 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2026

#1MIL119#2CHC109#3STL106#4PIT104#5CIN95

Projected: 78–84 Team WAR: 32.2 Avg Age: 29.9 Est. Payroll: $128M FA Budget Room: $110M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carson Kelly (32)	2.4	$5.0M
	Moisés Ballesteros (22)	0.2	$0.8M
1B	Michael Busch (28)	2.3	$0.9M
	Jonathon Long (24)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Nico Hoerner (29)	4.0	$12.0M
	James Triantos (23)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Dansby Swanson (32)	3.8	$25.3M
	Jefferson Rojas (21)	0.0	$0.0M
3B	Alex Bregman (32)	3.5	$35.0M
	Matt Shaw (24)	0.4	$0.8M
LF	Ian Happ (31)	3.0	$20.3M
	Forrest Wall (30)	0.1	$1.4M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (24)	3.9	$0.9M
	Greg Allen (33)	0.1	$4.6M
RF	Seiya Suzuki (31)	3.2	$17.0M
	Kevin Alcántara (24)	-0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Connor Noland (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Kohl Franklin (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Brody McCullough (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Connor Schultz (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Moisés Ballesteros (23)	3.2	$0.8M
	Carson Kelly (33)	0.3	$7.5M
1B	Michael Busch (29)	1.1	$3.5M
	Jonathon Long (25)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Nico Hoerner (30)	4.4	$23.0M
	James Triantos (24)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Dansby Swanson (33)	3.2	$25.3M
	Ty Southisene (22)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Matt Shaw (25)	3.2	$0.8M
	Alex Bregman (33)	0.4	$35.0M
LF	Forrest Wall (31)	0.8	$2.8M
	Kane Kepley (23)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (25)	4.0	$0.8M
	Ismael Mena (24)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Seiya Suzuki (32)	3.3	$16.9M
	Kevin Alcántara (25)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Connor Noland (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Kohl Franklin (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Brody McCullough (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Moisés Ballesteros (24)	3.4	$0.8M
	Daniel Campos (22)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Jonathon Long (26)	1.1	$0.8M
	Michael Busch (30)	0.1	$3.5M
2B	Nico Hoerner (31)	4.0	$23.0M
	Carter Trice (25)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Dansby Swanson (34)	2.5	$25.3M
	Ty Southisene (23)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Matt Shaw (26)	3.3	$0.8M
	Alex Bregman (34)	0.3	$35.0M
LF	Kane Kepley (24)	1.2	$0.0M
	Derik Alcantara (23)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (26)	4.1	$8.7M
	Ismael Mena (25)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Kevin Alcántara (26)	0.7	$0.8M
	Anderson Suriel (25)	-0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Yenrri Rojas (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Kohl Franklin (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Drew Gray (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Moisés Ballesteros (25)	3.5	$6.9M
	Daniel Campos (23)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Jonathon Long (27)	1.1	$0.8M
	Michael Busch (31)	0.1	$3.5M
2B	Nico Hoerner (32)	3.5	$20.0M
	Enyel Rosario (22)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Ty Southisene (24)	2.1	$0.0M
	Ezequiel Pena (22)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Matt Shaw (27)	3.3	$7.2M
	Cole Mathis (26)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Cesar Lugo (22)	1.5	$0.0M
	Kane Kepley (25)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (27)	4.0	$14.7M
	Ismael Mena (26)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Kevin Alcántara (27)	0.7	$0.8M
	Anderson Suriel (26)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Yenrri Rojas (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Drew Gray (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Erian Rodriguez (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Moisés Ballesteros (26)	3.5	$11.9M
	Daniel Campos (24)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Jonathon Long (28)	1.0	$0.9M
	Cameron Sisneros (29)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Nico Hoerner (33)	2.9	$20.0M
	Enyel Rosario (23)	0.3	$0.0M
SS	Juan Tomas (22)	2.7	$0.0M
	Luis Santos (22)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Matt Shaw (28)	3.1	$11.7M
	Cole Mathis (27)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Breyner Figuereo (22)	2.0	$0.0M
	Luis Sanchez (22)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (28)	3.9	$21.8M
	Ismael Mena (27)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Kevin Alcántara (28)	0.6	$1.2M
	Anderson Suriel (27)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Yenrri Rojas (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Drew Gray (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Erian Rodriguez (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Moisés Ballesteros (27)	3.5	$18.1M
	Daniel Campos (25)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Jonathon Long (29)	0.8	$1.6M
	Cameron Sisneros (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Enyel Rosario (24)	2.5	$0.0M
	Nico Hoerner (34)	0.3	$20.0M
SS	Luis Santos (23)	3.3	$0.0M
	Juan Tomas (23)	0.5	$0.0M
3B	Matt Shaw (29)	2.8	$16.1M
	Grenyerbert Velasquez (25)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Breyner Figuereo (23)	2.5	$0.0M
	Luis Sanchez (23)	0.4	$0.0M
CF	Ismael Mena (28)	0.6	$0.0M
	Jefferson Encarnacion (29)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Kevin Alcántara (29)	0.5	$1.7M
	Anderson Suriel (28)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Yenrri Rojas (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
RP	Drew Gray (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Julio Valdez (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Daniel Campos (26)	3.5	$0.9M
	Victor Garcia (24)	0.5	$0.9M
1B	Jonathon Long (30)	0.6	$2.0M
	Cameron Sisneros (31)	-0.0	$0.9M
2B	Enyel Rosario (25)	2.8	$0.9M
	Ronnyel Espinoza (26)	0.3	$0.9M
SS	Luis Santos (24)	3.7	$0.9M
	Juan Tomas (24)	0.5	$0.9M
3B	Grenyerbert Velasquez (26)	2.0	$0.9M
	Cole Mathis (29)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Breyner Figuereo (24)	2.8	$0.9M
	Luis Sanchez (24)	0.4	$0.9M
CF	Ismael Mena (29)	0.5	$0.9M
	Justin Dean (35)	0.0	$5.0M
RF	Kevin Alcántara (30)	0.3	$1.5M
	Anderson Suriel (29)	-0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Yenrri Rojas (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Drew Gray (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Julio Valdez (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Luis Santos	SS	ROK	18	39.7
Juan Tomas	SS	ROK	18	39.5
Victor Garcia	C	ROK	18	34.9
Daniel Campos	C	ROK	20	34.5
Ezequiel Pena	SS	ROK	19	34.0