CIN Depth Chart — 2026

Total WAR +29.6

hWAR +18.4

pWAR +11.2

C+3.4

1B+1.5

2B+2.0

SS+5.2

3B+1.2

LF+0.7

CF+1.7

RF+1.1

DH+1.5

SP+7.4

BP+3.8

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Tyler Stephenson	406	110	+3.5	+2.7
Jose Trevino	190	78	+3.8	+0.8
Replacement (call-up)	52	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	98	+7.4	+3.6

1B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Nathaniel Lowe	466	114	-4.7	+0.8
Sal Stewart	182	126	-0.3	+0.8
Total	648	117	-5.0	+1.6

2B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Matt McLain	537	97	+3.7	+2.1
Replacement (call-up)	111	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	93	+3.7	+2.1

SS

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Elly De La Cruz	633	125	+5.2	+5.5
Replacement (call-up)	15	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	124	+5.2	+5.5

3B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Ke'Bryan Hayes	487	81	+4.9	+1.1
Noelvi Marte	161	89	-1.9	+0.2
Total	648	83	+3.0	+1.3

Outfield

LF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Spencer Steer	532	105	-2.5	+0.7
Replacement (call-up)	116	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	100	-2.5	+0.7

CF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
TJ Friedl	552	92	-1.7	+1.3
Dane Myers	96	99	+0.9	+0.5
Total	648	93	-0.8	+1.8

RF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Will Benson	320	96	-2.1	+0.3
Dane Myers	191	99	+1.2	+0.9
Replacement (call-up)	137	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	92	-0.9	+1.2

DH

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Eugenio Suárez IL	294	113	+1.0	+1.5
Replacement (call-up)	354	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	92	+1.0	+1.5

Starting Rotation

Player	IP	eGS	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Hunter Greene IL	29	5	3.49	3.53	29.2%	+0.9
Andrew Abbott	138	25	3.89	4.19	21.9%	+1.7
Brady Singer	143	26	4.21	4.08	22.3%	+2.0
Rhett Lowder IL	112	20	2.97	4.17	20.9%	+1.4
Chase Burns	86	16	3.88	3.41	30.3%	+1.7
Brandon Williamson IL	23	4	4.55	4.65	21.2%	+0.1

Bullpen

Player	IP	eApp	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Tony Santillan ★	51	51	3.40	3.93	26.1%	+0.8
Pierce Johnson ★	45	45	3.89	4.08	26.0%	+0.6
Graham Ashcraft	67	67	4.30	4.02	20.3%	+0.8
Brock Burke	47	47	4.26	4.22	21.6%	+0.4
Sam Moll	34	34	3.95	4.14	24.2%	+0.3
Connor Phillips	65	65	4.88	4.86	23.7%	+0.2
Jose Franco	35	35	4.91	4.91	21.9%	+0.1
Emilio Pagán IL	29	29	3.65	3.89	27.7%	+0.3
Randy Wynne	48	48	5.63	5.63	15.6%	+0.0
Carson Spiers	40	40	5.11	4.72	20.0%	+0.1
Silvino Bracho	33	33	4.57	4.57	23.1%	+0.1
Ian Gibaut	19	19	4.11	4.41	19.4%	+0.1
Alec Mills	15	15	4.49	4.49	22.5%	+0.0
Kyle Nicolas	14	14	4.21	4.17	23.2%	+0.1
Wade Miley	14	14	4.25	4.75	17.4%	+0.0
Reiver Sanmartin	10	10	5.41	4.30	19.6%	+0.1

Future Depth Chart — CIN

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PEAK 2029 · 76W · 30.2 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $229M AGE 27.1 → 26.4 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2026

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

Projected: 67–95 Team WAR: 20.9 Avg Age: 27.1 Est. Payroll: $49M FA Budget Room: $189M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Tyler Stephenson (29)	3.0	$6.8M
	Alfredo Duno (20)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (22)	1.5	$0.8M
	Spencer Steer (28)	0.1	$4.0M
2B	Matt McLain (26)	2.5	$2.3M
	Francisco Urbaez (28)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (24)	6.1	$0.8M
	Quincy McAfee (28)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Eugenio Suárez (35)	1.3	$15.0M
	Ke'Bryan Hayes (29)	0.2	$8.8M
LF	Anthony Stephan (23)	0.1	$0.0M
	Pablo Nunez (19)	0.0	$0.0M
CF	TJ Friedl (30)	1.8	$3.8M
	Dane Myers (30)	0.2	$0.8M
RF	Will Benson (28)	0.1	$1.7M
	Rece Hinds (25)	0.0	$0.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	JeanPierre Ortiz (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Brandon Komar (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Nick Sando (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
RP	Joel Valdez (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Kevin Abel (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (21)	3.1	$0.0M
	Ryan McCrystal (24)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (23)	2.7	$0.8M
	Spencer Steer (29)	0.1	$2.5M
2B	Matt McLain (27)	2.4	$4.9M
	Francisco Urbaez (29)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (25)	6.9	$12.4M
	Edwin Arroyo (23)	0.2	$0.8M
3B	Noelvi Marte (25)	1.1	$0.8M
	Carlos Sanchez (22)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Pablo Nunez (20)	0.6	$0.0M
	Drew Davies (21)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	JJ Bleday (29)	2.5	$8.7M
	Dane Myers (31)	0.2	$2.7M
RF	Rece Hinds (26)	0.9	$1.9M
	Blake Dunn (28)	0.0	$0.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	JeanPierre Ortiz (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Chase Petty (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Jose Montero (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Nick Sando (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (22)	3.7	$0.0M
	Jirvin Morillo (21)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (24)	2.9	$0.8M
	Yael Romero (22)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Matt McLain (28)	2.2	$7.8M
	Peyton Stovall (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (26)	7.0	$23.3M
	Edwin Arroyo (24)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Noelvi Marte (26)	1.2	$2.5M
	Cam Collier (23)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Pablo Nunez (21)	1.3	$0.0M
	Drew Davies (22)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	JJ Bleday (30)	2.2	$11.6M
	Dane Myers (32)	0.1	$3.6M
RF	Rece Hinds (27)	0.9	$3.2M
	Blake Dunn (29)	0.0	$0.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	JeanPierre Ortiz (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Chase Petty (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Jose Montero (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Sheng-En Lin (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (23)	4.2	$0.8M
	Jirvin Morillo (22)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (25)	3.0	$6.9M
	Yael Romero (23)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Matt McLain (29)	2.0	$10.8M
	Ichiro Cano (24)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (27)	6.9	$35.0M
	Edwin Arroyo (25)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Cam Collier (24)	1.6	$0.8M
	Hansel Jimenez (22)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Pablo Nunez (22)	1.9	$0.0M
	Jaset Martinez (22)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Dane Myers (33)	0.7	$3.8M
	Jesus Torres (26)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Rece Hinds (28)	0.8	$4.3M
	Blake Dunn (30)	0.0	$0.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	JeanPierre Ortiz (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Chase Petty (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Sheng-En Lin (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Jose Montero (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (24)	4.5	$0.9M
	Jirvin Morillo (23)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (26)	3.1	$12.3M
	Yael Romero (24)	0.2	$0.0M
2B	Nayerich Waterfort (24)	1.6	$0.0M
	Riangelo Richardson (23)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Edwin Arroyo (26)	2.6	$5.2M
	Rafhlmil Torres (24)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Hansel Jimenez (23)	2.1	$0.0M
	Cam Collier (25)	0.3	$0.9M
LF	Pablo Nunez (23)	2.4	$0.0M
	Jaset Martinez (23)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Jesus Torres (27)	0.5	$0.0M
	Luis Leones (27)	-0.0	$0.0M
RF	Rece Hinds (29) (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	JeanPierre Ortiz (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Sheng-En Lin (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Chase Petty (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Jose Montero (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (25)	4.8	$0.9M
	Jirvin Morillo (24)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (27)	3.0	$18.1M
	Yael Romero (25)	0.2	$0.0M
2B	Riangelo Richardson (24)	1.9	$0.0M
	Nayerich Waterfort (25)	0.3	$0.0M
SS	Jealmy Frias (23)	3.1	$0.0M
	Diorland Zambrano (24)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Hansel Jimenez (24)	2.5	$0.0M
	Cam Collier (26)	0.3	$0.9M
LF	Pablo Nunez (24)	2.9	$0.9M
	Jaset Martinez (24)	0.4	$0.0M
CF	Jesus Torres (28)	0.4	$0.0M
	Levi Jordan (35)	0.0	$3.0M
RF	Rece Hinds (30) (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	JeanPierre Ortiz (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Sheng-En Lin (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Chase Petty (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Jose Montero (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Julian Aguiar (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (26)	4.9	$9.8M
	Jirvin Morillo (25)	0.5	$0.9M
1B	Yael Romero (26)	1.7	$0.9M
	Jack Moss (30)	-0.1	$0.9M
2B	Riangelo Richardson (25)	2.2	$0.9M
	Nayerich Waterfort (26)	0.3	$0.9M
SS	Jealmy Frias (24)	3.5	$0.9M
	Omar Guadamuz (24)	0.5	$0.9M
3B	Hansel Jimenez (25)	2.8	$0.9M
	Cam Collier (27)	0.3	$4.4M
LF	Pablo Nunez (25)	3.1	$0.9M
	Jaset Martinez (25)	0.4	$0.9M
CF	Jesus Torres (29)	0.3	$0.9M
	Levi Jordan (36)	0.0	$5.0M
RF	Rece Hinds (31) (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Sheng-En Lin (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	JeanPierre Ortiz (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Chase Petty (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Jose Montero (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Dony Aguilera (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Alfredo Duno	C	A+	20	56.3
Jirvin Morillo	C	ROK	19	37.2
Jealmy Frias	SS	ROK	18	37.2
Omar Guadamuz	SS	ROK	18	36.8
Abel Pena	C	ROK	18	35.6