CIN Depth Chart — 2026

YTD43-52+ROS PROJ33-34=TOTAL76-86

Total WAR +26.6

hWAR +7.2

pWAR +19.4

C+1.0

1B+0.9

2B+0.8

SS+1.8

3B+0.3

LF+0.6

CF+0.1

RF+0.6

DH+1.0

SP+15.7

BP+3.7

Depth chart data updated: July 16, 2026

Infield

CTHIN

Tyler Stephenson B/R

age 29174 PA proj

WAR+0.8

wRC+108

FLD-1.2

P.J. Higgins PA68 wRC+78 WAR+0.1

Jose Trevino PA17 wRC+73 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+98FLD-1.1WAR+1.0

1BTHIN

Sal Stewart B/R

age 22259 PA proj

WAR+0.9

wRC+114

FLD+1.2

Position TotalPA259wRC+114FLD+1.2WAR+0.9

2BTHIN

Matt McLain ILB/R

age 26210 PA proj

WAR+0.8

wRC+95

FLD+0.9

Edwin Arroyo PA49 wRC+67 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+90FLD+1.1WAR+0.8

SSAVERAGE

Elly De La Cruz B/S

age 24248 PA proj

WAR+1.8

wRC+126

FLD-0.4

·Replacement (call-up)PA11wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+124FLD-0.4WAR+1.8

3BTHIN

Ke'Bryan Hayes B/R

age 29130 PA proj

WAR+0.3

wRC+74

FLD+2.2

·Replacement (call-up)PA129wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+74FLD+2.2WAR+0.3

Outfield

LFTHIN

JJ Bleday B/L

age 28196 PA proj

WAR+0.5

wRC+104

FLD-2.2

TJ Friedl PA63 wRC+89 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+100FLD-2.6WAR+0.6

CFTHIN

Noelvi Marte B/R

age 24131 PA proj

WAR+0.1

wRC+89

FLD-1.9

Blake DunnIL PA118 wRC+71 WAR-0.1

Dane MyersIL PA10 wRC+98 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+81FLD-1.4WAR+0.1

RFTHIN

Spencer Steer B/R

age 28238 PA proj

WAR+0.6

wRC+103

FLD+2.3

Will Benson PA21 wRC+96 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+102FLD+2.3WAR+0.6

DHTHIN

Eugenio Suárez B/R

age 35206 PA proj

WAR+1.0

wRC+115

FLD+0.0

·Replacement (call-up)PA53wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+107FLD+0.0WAR+1.0

Rotation

ROTATIONELITEStarting Rotation

Hunter GreeneSP1

64 IP · 12 GS

WAR+3.4

ERA3.49

FIP3.44

K%31.0

WPA/GS+4.1%

Andrew AbbottSP2

170 IP · 31 GS

WAR+2.1

ERA4.11

FIP4.43

K%19.3

WPA/GS+0.5%

Brady SingerSP3

157 IP · 29 GS

WAR+2.4

ERA4.53

FIP4.47

K%19.8

WPA/GS-1.9%

Rhett LowderSP4IP115GS21ERA4.03K%19.0WPA/GS-1.1%WAR+1.9

Chase BurnsSP5IP132GS24ERA3.45K%31.1WPA/GS+2.6%WAR+3.2

Nick LodoloSP6ILIP118GS21ERA4.11K%20.7WPA/GS+0.5%WAR+2.5

Brandon WilliamsonSP7ILIP37GS7ERA4.71K%17.1WPA/GS-1.8%WAR+0.2

Section TotalIP318GS58WAR+15.7

Bullpen

BULLPENSTRONGBullpen

Tony SantillanCLHI-LEVIL

52 IP · 52 App

WAR+0.6

ERA4.02

FIP4.13

K%25.2

WPA/App-0.2%

Pierce JohnsonSUHI-LEVIP48App48ERA3.97K%24.9WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.3

Graham AshcraftSUILIP48App48ERA3.56K%19.0WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.0

Caleb FergusonMRIP42App42ERA3.33K%21.8WPA/App+0.8%WAR+0.6

Brock BurkeMRIP66App66ERA3.99K%21.1WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.3

Sam MollMRIP52App52ERA3.52K%24.6WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.2

Tejay AntoneMRIP31App31ERA3.60K%24.8WPA/App+0.4%WAR+1.0

Julian GarciaMRIP14App14ERA3.59K%25.8WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.0

Chase PettyMRIP56App56ERA4.93K%18.0WPA/App-1.5%WAR+0.0

Emilio PagánMRIP37App37ERA3.59K%27.0WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.4

Davis DanielMRIP70App70ERA4.88K%15.7WPA/App-1.4%WAR+0.3

Connor PhillipsMRIP44App44ERA4.45K%25.7WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Jose FrancoMRIP36App36ERA4.69K%21.3WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Lyon RichardsonMRIP28App28ERA5.08K%19.4WPA/App-1.7%WAR+0.0

Carson SpiersMRIP22App22ERA5.02K%17.4WPA/App-1.6%WAR+0.0

Luis MeyMRIP19App19ERA4.14K%23.6WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP266WAR+3.7

Future Depth Chart — CIN

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

PEAK 2028 · 77W · 29.9 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $239M AGE 25.9 ↗ 27.4 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2026

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

Projected: 74–88 Team WAR: 26.8 Avg Age: 25.9 Est. Payroll: $32M FA Budget Room: $206M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jacob Friend (23)	2.4	$0.0M
	Alfredo Duno (20)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (22)	2.7	$0.8M
	Nathaniel Lowe (31)	0.4	$1.8M
2B	Matt McLain (26)	1.6	$2.3M
	Ivan Johnson (27)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (24)	6.0	$0.8M
	Edwin Arroyo (22)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Eugenio Suárez (35)	2.1	$15.0M
	Noelvi Marte (24)	0.3	$0.8M
LF	Héctor Rodríguez (22)	1.3	$0.8M
	Kien Vu (22)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	JJ Bleday (28)	4.2	$1.4M
	Dane Myers (30)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Blake Dunn (27)	0.7	$0.6M
	Will Benson (28)	0.1	$1.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Iker Redona (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Deivi Villafana (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	Ty Floyd (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Sheng-En Lin (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (21)	2.2	$0.8M
	Jacob Friend (24)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (23)	3.1	$0.8M
	Spencer Steer (29)	0.4	$8.7M
2B	Matt McLain (27)	3.5	$7.2M
	Francisco Urbaez (29)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (25)	6.0	$12.4M
	Edwin Arroyo (23)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Noelvi Marte (25)	1.9	$0.8M
	Ke'Bryan Hayes (30)	0.2	$8.8M
LF	Héctor Rodríguez (23)	0.7	$0.8M
	Kien Vu (23)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	JJ Bleday (29)	2.7	$9.3M
	TJ Friedl (31)	0.2	$4.5M
RF	Will Benson (29)	1.1	$3.8M
	Blake Dunn (28)	0.1	$1.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Iker Redona (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Mason Morris (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Deivi Villafana (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Ty Floyd (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (22)	2.8	$0.8M
	Jacob Friend (25)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (24)	3.3	$0.8M
	Spencer Steer (30)	0.3	$11.6M
2B	Matt McLain (28)	3.3	$11.8M
	Ichiro Cano (23)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (26)	6.1	$21.7M
	Edwin Arroyo (24)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Noelvi Marte (26)	1.9	$4.0M
	Ke'Bryan Hayes (31)	0.2	$8.8M
LF	Héctor Rodríguez (24)	0.9	$0.8M
	Kien Vu (24)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	JJ Bleday (30)	2.4	$12.6M
	Dane Myers (32)	0.1	$2.9M
RF	Will Benson (30)	0.9	$4.7M
	Blake Dunn (29)	0.1	$1.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Iker Redona (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Mason Morris (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Deivi Villafana (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Ty Floyd (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (23)	3.2	$0.8M
	Jirvin Morillo (22)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (25)	3.4	$7.8M
	Player 837635 (28)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Matt McLain (29)	3.1	$16.8M
	Ichiro Cano (24)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (27)	6.1	$33.1M
	Edwin Arroyo (25)	0.4	$6.6M
3B	Noelvi Marte (27)	1.9	$7.0M
	Carlos Sanchez (24)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Héctor Rodríguez (25)	1.1	$2.2M
	Pablo Nunez (22)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Dane Myers (33)	0.4	$2.9M
	Jesus Torres (26)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Blake Dunn (30)	0.2	$1.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Iker Redona (prospect)	3.6	$0.8M
	Mason Morris (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Deivi Villafana (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (24)	3.5	$7.0M
	Jirvin Morillo (23)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Sal Stewart (26)	3.5	$13.9M
	Player 837635 (29)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Ichiro Cano (25)	1.4	$0.0M
	Peyton Stovall (27)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Edwin Arroyo (26)	3.1	$11.7M
	Liberts Aponte (22)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Noelvi Marte (28)	1.7	$9.5M
	Carlos Sanchez (25)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Pablo Nunez (23)	1.3	$0.0M
	Héctor Rodríguez (26)	0.2	$4.0M
CF	Shane Sasaki (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Jesus Torres (27)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Iker Redona (prospect)	4.3	$0.8M
	Mason Morris (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Deivi Villafana (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (25)	3.6	$12.1M
	Jirvin Morillo (24)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Sal Stewart (27)	3.4	$20.5M
	Player 837635 (30)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Ichiro Cano (26)	1.4	$0.9M
	Peyton Stovall (28)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Edwin Arroyo (27)	3.1	$17.8M
	Liberts Aponte (23)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Carlos Sanchez (26)	1.2	$0.9M
	Cam Collier (26)	0.2	$3.7M
LF	Pablo Nunez (24)	1.5	$0.9M
	Héctor Rodríguez (27)	0.2	$6.0M
CF	Shane Sasaki (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Marcus Smith (30)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Iker Redona (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Mason Morris (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Dony Aguilera (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Deivi Villafana (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (26)	3.7	$18.4M
	Jirvin Morillo (25)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Player 837635 (31)	0.8	$0.9M
	Yael Romero (26)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Ichiro Cano (27)	1.4	$0.9M
	Peyton Stovall (29)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Liberts Aponte (24)	2.7	$0.9M
	Angel Salio (24)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Carlos Sanchez (27)	1.2	$0.9M
	Cam Collier (27)	0.2	$5.5M
LF	Pablo Nunez (25)	1.6	$0.9M
	Isaac Garcia (24)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Shane Sasaki (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Marcus Smith (31)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Iker Redona (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Mason Morris (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Dony Aguilera (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
RP	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Moises Castillo (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Deivi Villafana (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Alfredo Duno	C	A+	20	20.2
Iker Redona	P	ROK	18	16.2
Liberts Aponte	SS	ROK	18	13.3
Jirvin Morillo	C	ROK	19	12.0
Angel Salio	SS	ROK	18	10.3