2026 SEASON · DEPTH CHARTCincinnati RedsCIN
Projected7587.464
NL Central5thof 5
Park HR116HITTER+
YTD69-79+ROS PROJ6-8=TOTAL75-87
Total WAR +22.1
hWAR +1.5
pWAR +20.6
C+0.2
1B+0.2
2B+0.2
SS+0.4
3B+0.1
LF+0.1
CF+0.1
RF+0.0
DH+0.2
SP+16.4
BP+4.2

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield
CSO FAR +1.7
Tyler Stephenson B/Rage 29
WAR+0.2
wRC+110
vL·vR120·105
BSR-0.0
FLD-0.3
PT37 PA
Jose Trevino wRC+77 vL·vR80·74 BSR-0.0 FLD+0.2 PT13 WAR+0.0
P.J. Higgins wRC+80 vL·vR90·78 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT2 WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+101FLD-0.1ROS+0.2TOTAL+1.9
1BSO FAR +1.2
Sal Stewart B/Rage 22
WAR+0.2
wRC+113
vL·vR126·106
BSR+0.1
FLD+0.1
PT52 PA
Position TotalPA52wRC+113FLD+0.1ROS+0.2TOTAL+1.4
2BSO FAR +0.0
Matt McLain B/Rage 26
WAR+0.2
wRC+96
vL·vR107·93
BSR+0.2
FLD+0.2
PT40 PA
Juan Brito wRC+86 vL·vR87·87 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT8 WAR+0.0
Ivan Johnson wRC+81 vL·vR83·83 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT3 WAR+0.0
Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT1WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+93FLD+0.2ROS+0.2TOTAL+0.2
SSSO FAR +4.9
Elly De La Cruz B/Sage 24
WAR+0.4
wRC+129
vL·vR126·126
BSR+0.2
FLD-0.1
PT51 PA
Edwin Arroyo wRC+74 vL·vR77·77 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT1 WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+128FLD-0.1ROS+0.4TOTAL+5.3
3BSO FAR +0.0
Ke'Bryan Hayes B/Rage 29
WAR+0.1
wRC+79
vL·vR83·79
BSR+0.0
FLD+0.4
PT21 PA
Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT31WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+77FLD+0.4ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.1
Outfield
LFSO FAR +1.6
JJ Bleday B/Lage 28
WAR+0.1
wRC+103
vL·vR97·101
BSR-0.1
FLD-0.5
PT43 PA
Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT9WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+98FLD-0.5ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.7
CFSO FAR +1.4
Dane Myers B/Rage 30
WAR+0.1
wRC+99
vL·vR114·96
BSR+0.2
FLD+0.0
PT26 PA
TJ Friedl wRC+90 vL·vR85·103 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT25 WAR+0.0
Blake DunnIL wRC+74 vL·vR92·79 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT1 WAR-0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+94FLD-0.1ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.5
RFSO FAR +0.0
Noelvi Marte B/Rage 24
WAR+0.0
wRC+90
vL·vR92·89
BSR+0.1
FLD+0.1
PT19 PA
Héctor Rodríguez wRC+74 vL·vR61·79 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT11 WAR-0.0
Will Benson wRC+95 vL·vR83·97 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT11 WAR+0.0
Dominic Fletcher wRC+71 vL·vR64·78 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT2 WAR-0.0
Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT9WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+84FLD+0.1ROS+0.0TOTAL+0.0
DH
DHSO FAR +0.9
Eugenio Suárez B/Rage 35
WAR+0.2
wRC+115
vL·vR116·117
BSR-0.0
FLD-0.0
PT40 PA
Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT12WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+106FLD-0.0ROS+0.2TOTAL+1.1
Rotation
ROTATIONSO FAR +5.7Starting Rotation
WAR+3.2
ERA3.20
FIP3.14
K%29.6
WPA/GS+5.9%
PT38 IP
Avg Start46
WAR+2.2
ERA4.11
FIP4.42
K%18.5
WPA/GS+0.5%
PT168 IP
Avg Start43
WAR+2.5
ERA4.29
FIP4.22
K%19.1
WPA/GS-0.1%
PT164 IP
Avg Start46
Rhett LowderSP4IP128GS23ERA4.03K%18.0WPA/GS+0.6%WAR+1.8Avg Start41
Chase BurnsSP5IP154GS28ERA3.36K%31.0WPA/GS+3.4%WAR+3.6Avg Start54
Nick LodoloSP6IP102GS19ERA4.19K%20.5WPA/GS+0.1%WAR+2.8Avg Start49
Brandon WilliamsonSP7IP40GS7ERA4.69K%16.9WPA/GS-1.8%WAR+0.3Avg Start44
Section TotalIP64GS12ROS+16.4TOTAL+22.1
Bullpen
BULLPENSO FAR +4.5Bullpen
WAR+0.5
ERA3.45
FIP3.53
K%26.9
WPA/App+0.6%
PT42 IP
Tony SantillanSUHI-LEVIP43ERA3.83K%24.0WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.7
Pierce JohnsonSUIP48ERA3.91K%23.1WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.3
Graham AshcraftMRIP36ERA3.60K%18.6WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.0
Brock BurkeMRIP74ERA3.83K%23.3WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.3
Tejay AntoneMRIP50ERA3.65K%25.2WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.6
Julian GarciaMRIP45ERA3.50K%26.8WPA/App+0.6%WAR+1.2
Luis MeyMRIP32ERA3.90K%24.8WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.0
Ron MarinaccioMRIP61ERA4.23K%20.2WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.0
Chase PettyMRIP38ERA4.69K%17.0WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0
Connor PhillipsMRIP32ERA4.45K%25.4WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0
Jose FrancoMRIP26ERA4.65K%20.3WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0
Zach MaxwellMRIP15ERA4.31K%26.2WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0
Zach McCambleyMRIP14ERA3.76K%24.8WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.4
Kyle NicolasMRIP8ERA4.04K%24.9WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.2
Kent EmanuelMRIP6ERA4.56K%11.4WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0
Brandon LeibrandtMRIP6ERA4.29K%18.0WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0
Carson SpiersMRIP2ERA4.99K%17.2WPA/App-1.5%WAR+0.0
Anthony MisiewiczMRIP0ERA4.52K%21.0WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0
Section TotalIP48ROS+4.2TOTAL+8.7

Future Depth Chart — CIN

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PEAK 2029 · 80W · 33.0 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $228M AGE 25.4 ↗ 26.8 WINDOW no projected contention years
NL Central · 2026
#1MIL120#2CHC118#3STL112#4PIT111#5CIN100
Projected: 65–97 Team WAR: 18.2 Avg Age: 25.4 Est. Payroll: $38M FA Budget Room: $200M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

PosPlayerWARSalary
CTyler Stephenson (29)1.8$6.8M
Jacob Friend (23)0.3$0.0M
1BCarter Graham (24)1.6$0.0M
Sal Stewart (22)0.2$0.8M
2BIchiro Cano (21)1.3$0.0M
Matt McLain (26)-0.0$2.3M
SSElly De La Cruz (24)4.7$0.8M
Carlos Jorge (22)0.2$0.8M
3BJalen Hairston (22)1.1$0.0M
Eugenio Suárez (35)0.1$15.0M
LFSpencer Steer (28)0.4$4.0M
Jay Allen II (23)0.0$0.0M
CFJJ Bleday (28)1.9$1.4M
Dane Myers (30)0.2$0.8M
RFBlake Dunn (27)0.1$0.4M
Dominic Fletcher (28)-0.0$0.2M
DHFA — replacement level0.0

Pitchers

RolePlayerWARSalary
SPIker Redona (prospect)1.4$0.8M
Jared Lyons (prospect)0.7$0.8M
Julian Aguiar (prospect)0.6$0.8M
RPDeivi Villafana (prospect)0.6$0.8M
Stharlin Torres (prospect)0.5$0.8M
Player 823776 (prospect)0.5$0.8M
Off The Books for 2026
No major contracts expired entering this year

Farm System

NamePosLevelAgeCareer WAR
Alfredo DunoCA+2023.4
Iker RedonaPA1817.0
Jirvin MorilloCROK1915.6
Liberts AponteSSROK1814.8
Angel SalioSSROK1812.8