CHC depth chart 2027

ROS PROJ85-77=TOTAL85-77

Total WAR +41.4

hWAR +27.9

pWAR +13.5

C+2.4

1B+2.5

2B+3.2

SS+3.4

3B+3.7

LF+3.1

CF+4.8

RF+3.5

DH+1.3

SP+10.7

BP+2.8

Depth chart data updated: October 24, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Carson Kelly B/Rage 33

WAR+1.8

wRC+100

vL·vR111·95

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.2

PT386 PA

Miguel Amaya wRC+87 vL·vR93·84 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.1 PT262 WAR+0.8

Position TotalPA648wRC+90FLD+0.3ROS+2.4TOTAL+2.4

1BSO FAR +0.0

Michael Busch B/Lage 29

WAR+2.7

wRC+120

vL·vR95·130

BSR+0.4

FLD+5.1

PT604 PA

Matt Shaw wRC+100 vL·vR115·95 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.2 PT44 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+115FLD+5.3ROS+2.5TOTAL+2.5

2BSO FAR +0.0

Nico Hoerner B/Rage 30

WAR+3.2

wRC+103

vL·vR123·96

BSR+2.8

FLD+6.9

PT598 PA

Pedro Ramírez wRC+95 vL·vR95·95 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.1 PT50 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+101FLD+6.8ROS+3.2TOTAL+3.2

SSSO FAR +0.0

Dansby Swanson B/Rage 33

WAR+2.9

wRC+110

vL·vR125·105

BSR+1.6

FLD+1.9

PT476 PA

Gabriel Arias wRC+82 vL·vR89·79 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.6 PT172 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+105FLD+2.6ROS+3.4TOTAL+3.4

3BSO FAR +0.0

Alex Bregman B/Rage 33

WAR+3.9

wRC+121

vL·vR129·118

BSR+0.4

FLD+2.7

PT622 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT26WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+116FLD+2.7ROS+3.7TOTAL+3.7

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Ian Happ B/Sage 32

WAR+3.0

wRC+120

vL·vR120·120

BSR+0.6

FLD+3.9

PT596 PA

Tyrone Taylor wRC+92 vL·vR98·89 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.2 PT52 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+118FLD+4.1ROS+3.1TOTAL+3.1

CFSO FAR +0.0

Pete Crow-Armstrong B/Lage 25

WAR+5.0

wRC+132

vL·vR106·141

BSR+4.2

FLD+10.5

PT494 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT154WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+115FLD+10.5ROS+4.8TOTAL+4.8

RFSO FAR +0.0

Seiya Suzuki B/Rage 32

WAR+3.4

wRC+131

vL·vR141·127

BSR+0.6

FLD+0.7

PT590 PA

Kevin Alcántara wRC+86 vL·vR94·83 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.3 PT58 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+128FLD+1.0ROS+3.5TOTAL+3.5

DHSO FAR +0.0

Michael Conforto B/Lage 34

WAR+1.5

wRC+118

vL·vR119·118

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.3

PT374 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT274WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+98FLD-0.3ROS+1.3TOTAL+1.3

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Kevin GausmanSP1

WAR+2.7

ERA4.00

FIP4.00

K%24.2

WPA/GS+0.1%

PT156 IP

Avg Start51

Clay HolmesSP2

WAR+0.5

ERA4.01

FIP4.20

K%19.1

WPA/GS+1.2%

PT132 IP

Avg Start49

Matthew BoydSP3

WAR+1.8

ERA4.07

FIP4.34

K%19.7

WPA/GS+0.0%

PT138 IP

Avg Start50

Shota ImanagaSP4IP149GS27ERA4.29K%22.8WPA/GS+2.0%WAR+1.1Avg Start53

David PetersonSP5IP141GS26ERA4.17K%20.2WPA/GS-2.2%WAR+2.1

Ben BrownSP6ILIP53GS10ERA3.79K%26.3WPA/GS+0.8%WAR+1.2

Cade HortonSP7ILIP79GS14ERA3.71K%23.7WPA/GS+1.4%WAR+1.3

Drew PomeranzSP8IP43GS8ERA4.45K%19.0WPA/GS-4.2%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP891GS162ROS+10.7TOTAL+10.7

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Jacob WebbCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.2

ERA4.01

FIP4.28

K%24.4

WPA/App-0.2%

PT59 IP

Ryan ZeferjahnSUHI-LEVIP59ERA3.97K%31.2WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.4

Caleb ThielbarSUIP41ERA4.10K%26.1WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.2

Ryan RolisonMRIP54ERA5.04K%17.2WPA/App-1.6%WAR+0.0

Trent ThorntonMRIP39ERA4.46K%18.7WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Colin ReaMRIP127ERA4.61K%17.9WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.8

Aaron CivaleMRIP133ERA4.60K%18.7WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.9

Javier AssadMRIP54ERA4.62K%16.3WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.3

Section TotalIP567ROS+2.8TOTAL+2.8

Future Depth Chart — CHC

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

PEAK 2027 · 77W · 30.4 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $216M AGE 30.9 ↘ 28.4 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2027

#1MIL118#2CHC106#3STL95#4PIT95#5CIN84

Projected: 77–85 Team WAR: 30.4 Avg Age: 30.9 Est. Payroll: $151M FA Budget Room: $87M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carson Kelly (33)	1.6	$10.7M
	Owen Ayers (26)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Michael Busch (29)	2.5	$3.8M
	Owen Miller (30)	0.1	$6.7M
2B	Nico Hoerner (30)	3.0	$14.6M
	Pedro Ramírez (23)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Dansby Swanson (33)	2.6	$25.3M
	Gabriel Arias (27)	0.1	$4.0M
3B	Alex Bregman (33)	3.5	$35.0M
	BJ Murray (27)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Ian Happ (32)	2.7	$20.1M
	Breyner Figuereo (19)	0.0	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (25)	5.0	$14.0M
	Kane Kepley (23)	0.2	$0.0M
RF	Seiya Suzuki (32)	3.1	$10.4M
	Greg Jones (29)	0.2	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Grant Kipp (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Dawson Netz (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2027

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (27)	2.5	$0.8M
	Logan Poteet (24)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Michael Busch (30)	1.9	$4.3M
	Edgar Alvarez (27)	-0.1	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (24)	1.6	$0.8M
	James Triantos (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Dansby Swanson (34)	1.4	$25.3M
	Jose Escobar (23)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Alex Bregman (34)	2.0	$35.0M
	BJ Murray (28)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Derik Alcantara (23)	-0.0	$0.0M
	Ethan Conrad (24)	-0.0	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (26)	6.1	$18.0M
	Kane Kepley (24)	0.5	$0.0M
RF	Seiya Suzuki (33)	1.8	$11.8M
	Josiah Hartshorn (21)	0.3	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Grant Kipp (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Dawson Netz (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (28)	2.3	$0.8M
	Logan Poteet (25)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Michael Busch (31)	1.4	$6.0M
	Edgar Alvarez (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (25)	1.8	$4.9M
	James Triantos (26)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Jose Escobar (24)	0.9	$0.0M
	Dansby Swanson (35)	0.1	$25.3M
3B	Alex Bregman (35)	1.0	$35.0M
	BJ Murray (29)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Derik Alcantara (24)	0.1	$0.0M
	Jordan Nwogu (30)	0.0	$0.0M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (27)	6.0	$22.0M
	Kane Kepley (25)	0.5	$0.8M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (22)	2.0	$0.8M
	Matt Shaw (27)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Brandon Birdsell (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Owen Ayers (29)	2.1	$0.8M
	Daniel Bastardo (21)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Michael Busch (32)	0.8	$6.0M
	Edgar Alvarez (29)	0.0	$0.8M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (26)	1.7	$8.4M
	James Triantos (27)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Jose Escobar (25)	1.1	$0.0M
	Fernando Cruz (23)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	BJ Murray (30)	0.6	$0.8M
	Alex Bregman (36)	0.0	$35.0M
LF	Derik Alcantara (25)	0.3	$0.0M
	Jordan Nwogu (31)	0.0	$0.8M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (28)	5.8	$25.0M
	Kane Kepley (26)	0.5	$0.8M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (23)	2.2	$0.8M
	Matt Shaw (28)	0.1	$2.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Dawson Netz (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Daniel Bastardo (22)	2.5	$0.0M
	Owen Ayers (30)	0.3	$4.2M
1B	Edgar Alvarez (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Pedro Ramírez (27)	1.6	$11.7M
	James Triantos (28)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Jose Escobar (26)	1.2	$0.9M
	Fernando Cruz (24)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	BJ Murray (31)	0.1	$0.9M
	Michael Hallquist (29)	-0.0	$0.9M
LF	Derik Alcantara (26)	0.3	$0.0M
	Jordan Nwogu (32)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (29)	5.5	$26.0M
	Kane Kepley (27)	0.5	$0.9M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (24)	2.3	$0.9M
	Matt Shaw (29)	0.1	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Will Sanders (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
RP	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Dominick Reid (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Daniel Bastardo (23)	2.7	$0.0M
	Logan Poteet (28)	0.2	$0.9M
1B	Edgar Alvarez (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	James Triantos (29)	0.4	$1.4M
	Dom Krupinski (28)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Jose Escobar (27)	1.2	$0.9M
	Juan Cabada (24)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Matt Halbach (29)	0.0	$0.9M
	BJ Murray (32)	-0.0	$3.0M
LF	Derik Alcantara (27)	0.3	$0.9M
	Jordan Nwogu (33)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Pete Crow-Armstrong (30)	5.0	$0.8M
	Kane Kepley (28)	0.5	$7.4M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (25)	2.4	$5.6M
	Matt Shaw (30)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Will Sanders (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Daniel Bastardo (24)	2.8	$0.9M
	Logan Poteet (29)	0.2	$0.9M
1B	Edgar Alvarez (32)	0.0	$3.0M
2B	James Triantos (30)	0.1	$1.7M
	Karson Simas (32)	0.0	$3.0M
SS	Juan Cabada (25)	1.2	$0.9M
	Jose Escobar (28)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	BJ Murray (33)	0.0	$5.0M
	Matt Halbach (30)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Derik Alcantara (28)	0.1	$0.9M
	Jordan Nwogu (34)	0.0	$3.0M
CF	Kane Kepley (29)	2.9	$11.4M
	Justin Dean (36)	0.0	$5.0M
RF	Josiah Hartshorn (26)	2.4	$9.4M
	Kade Snell (31)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nazier Mulé (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Jostin Florentino (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Brooks Caple (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Will Sanders (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Jaxon Wiggins (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Kane Kepley	CF	A+	23	15.5
Daniel Bastardo	C	ROK	18	12.8
Josiah Hartshorn	RF	A+	20	12.7
Logan Poteet	C	A	23	6.6
Juan Cabada	SS	A	19	5.6