CIN depth chart 2027

ROS PROJ75-87=TOTAL75-87

Total WAR +33.0

hWAR +20.5

pWAR +12.5

C+2.9

1B+2.6

2B+1.9

SS+6.2

3B+0.7

LF+2.2

CF+0.9

RF+0.9

DH+2.3

SP+10.2

BP+2.3

Depth chart data updated: October 24, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Tyler Stephenson B/Rage 30

WAR+2.1

wRC+108

vL·vR119·104

BSR+0.2

FLD-4.2

PT443 PA

P.J. Higgins wRC+79 vL·vR87·76 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.7 PT205 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+102FLD-3.5ROS+2.9TOTAL+2.9

1BSO FAR +0.0

Sal Stewart B/Rage 23

WAR+2.1

wRC+116

vL·vR130·111

BSR+1.0

FLD+0.2

PT648 PA

Position TotalPA648wRC+122FLD+0.2ROS+2.6TOTAL+2.6

2BSO FAR +0.0

Matt McLain B/Rage 27

WAR+1.5

wRC+87

vL·vR98·83

BSR+3.2

FLD+2.9

PT531 PA

Ivan Johnson wRC+84 vL·vR84·84 BSR+0.5 FLD+0.0 PT117 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+88FLD+3.0ROS+1.9TOTAL+1.9

SSSO FAR +0.0

Elly De La Cruz B/Sage 25

WAR+5.6

wRC+134

vL·vR134·134

BSR+4.6

FLD-1.0

PT645 PA

Orlando Arcia wRC+75 vL·vR81·73 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT3 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+141FLD-1.0ROS+6.2TOTAL+6.2

3BSO FAR +0.0

Ke'Bryan Hayes B/Rage 30

WAR+0.6

wRC+74

vL·vR76·72

BSR+0.4

FLD+5.6

PT324 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT324WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+75FLD+5.6ROS+0.7TOTAL+0.7

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

JJ Bleday B/Lage 29

WAR+1.8

wRC+105

vL·vR102·107

BSR+0.8

FLD-5.5

PT569 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT79WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+107FLD-5.5ROS+2.2TOTAL+2.2

CFSO FAR +0.0

TJ Friedl B/Lage 31

WAR+0.4

wRC+83

vL·vR71·88

BSR+0.4

FLD-2.2

PT458 PA

Dane Myers wRC+99 vL·vR112·94 BSR+0.9 FLD+0.4 PT190 WAR+0.7

Position TotalPA648wRC+86FLD-1.8ROS+0.9TOTAL+0.9

RFSO FAR +0.0

Noelvi Marte B/Rage 25

WAR+0.2

wRC+83

vL·vR85·82

BSR+2.2

FLD+0.9

PT350 PA

Will Benson wRC+88 vL·vR77·92 BSR+1.9 FLD+0.6 PT298 WAR+0.3

Position TotalPA648wRC+90FLD+1.6ROS+0.9TOTAL+0.9

DHSO FAR +0.0

Eugenio Suárez B/Rage 36

WAR+2.2

wRC+114

vL·vR114·114

BSR+0.2

FLD-0.2

PT442 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT206WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+102FLD-0.2ROS+2.3TOTAL+2.3

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Hunter GreeneSP1IL

WAR+1.4

ERA3.47

FIP3.45

K%30.4

WPA/GS+2.8%

PT61 IP

Avg Start46

Andrew AbbottSP2

WAR+1.2

ERA4.36

FIP4.76

K%18.9

WPA/GS-1.7%

PT162 IP

Avg Start42

Brady SingerSP3

WAR+1.0

ERA4.72

FIP4.85

K%18.7

WPA/GS-7.4%

PT158 IP

Avg Start35

Rhett LowderSP4IP121GS22ERA4.58K%17.9WPA/GS-7.3%WAR+1.1Avg Start43

Chase BurnsSP5IP151GS27ERA3.24K%32.5WPA/GS+6.6%WAR+4.2Avg Start52

Nick LodoloSP6IP138GS25ERA4.44K%20.6WPA/GS-5.7%WAR+1.3Avg Start46

Brandon WilliamsonSP7IP100GS18ERA5.24K%15.8WPA/GS-9.6%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP891GS162ROS+10.2TOTAL+10.2

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Emilio PagánCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.4

ERA3.77

FIP3.87

K%27.7

WPA/App+0.2%

PT36 IP

Tony SantillanSUHI-LEVIP43ERA4.45K%24.2WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Pierce JohnsonSUIP38ERA4.22K%23.0WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.1

Graham AshcraftMRIP86ERA4.18K%10.0WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.0

Brock BurkeMRIP64ERA3.88K%23.5WPA/App+0.0%WAR+0.4

Zach McCambleyMRIP67ERA4.35K%23.8WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.2

Tejay AntoneMRIP42ERA3.73K%25.9WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.6

Julian GarciaMRIP46ERA3.97K%25.5WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.3

Luis MeyMRIP57ERA4.28K%28.5WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.3

Carson SpiersMRIP27ERA4.82K%18.6WPA/App-1.3%WAR+0.0

Connor PhillipsMRIP56ERA4.87K%26.0WPA/App-1.4%WAR+0.0

Chase PettyMRIP4ERA4.94K%18.4WPA/App-1.5%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP567ROS+2.3TOTAL+2.3

Future Depth Chart — CIN

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

PEAK 2027 · 66W · 18.8 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $187M AGE 28.0 ↗ 29.5 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2027

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

Projected: 66–96 Team WAR: 18.8 Avg Age: 28.0 Est. Payroll: $53M FA Budget Room: $185M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Tyler Stephenson (30)	2.0	$8.9M
	Alfredo Duno (21)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (23)	3.3	$0.8M
	Michael Toglia (28)	0.0	$0.7M
2B	Matt McLain (27)	1.5	$2.2M
	Francisco Urbaez (29)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (25)	5.6	$8.1M
	Edwin Arroyo (23)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Eugenio Suárez (36)	1.8	$11.9M
	Ke'Bryan Hayes (30)	0.1	$8.8M
LF	Spencer Steer (29)	0.8	$1.6M
	Héctor Rodríguez (23)	0.0	$0.8M
CF	JJ Bleday (29)	1.6	$3.2M
	Dane Myers (31)	0.1	$1.4M
RF	Noelvi Marte (25)	0.3	$0.8M
	Blake Dunn (28)	0.0	$0.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	Alejandro Rivera (prospect)	0.1	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2027

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (22)	2.4	$0.8M
	Jirvin Morillo (21)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (24)	1.8	$0.8M
	Mulivai Levu (23)	-0.1	$0.0M
2B	Matt McLain (28)	0.9	$2.9M
	Ivan Johnson (29)	0.0	$0.8M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (26)	5.1	$11.9M
	Edwin Arroyo (24)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Ke'Bryan Hayes (31)	-0.1	$8.8M
	Hansel Jimenez (21)	-0.0	$0.0M
LF	Spencer Steer (30)	0.6	$3.5M
	Anthony Stephan (25)	-0.0	$0.0M
CF	JJ Bleday (30)	1.0	$5.5M
	Dane Myers (32)	0.1	$1.4M
RF	Noelvi Marte (26)	-0.0	$0.8M
	Blake Dunn (29)	-0.0	$1.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	Alejandro Rivera (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (23)	2.9	$0.8M
	Jirvin Morillo (22)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Sal Stewart (25)	1.9	$0.8M
	Ruben Ibarra (30)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Matt McLain (29)	0.6	$3.9M
	Ivan Johnson (30)	-0.0	$0.4M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (27)	5.1	$20.3M
	Edwin Arroyo (25)	0.4	$6.6M
3B	Ke'Bryan Hayes (32)	0.0	$8.8M
	Julio Carreras (29)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Spencer Steer (31)	0.1	$3.5M
	Héctor Rodríguez (25)	-0.0	$1.1M
CF	JJ Bleday (31)	0.6	$5.8M
	Dane Myers (33)	-0.0	$1.4M
RF	Will Benson (31)	0.0	$0.6M
	Austin Hendrick (28)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Alejandro Rivera (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
RP	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (24)	3.2	$0.8M
	Jirvin Morillo (23)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Sal Stewart (26)	1.9	$5.0M
	Ruben Ibarra (31)	0.0	$0.8M
2B	Matt McLain (30)	0.3	$4.3M
	Ivan Johnson (31)	0.0	$1.5M
SS	Elly De La Cruz (28)	4.8	$29.8M
	Edwin Arroyo (26)	0.4	$11.7M
3B	Julio Carreras (30)	0.0	$0.8M
	Hansel Jimenez (23)	-0.0	$0.8M
LF	Adolfo Sanchez (23)	0.2	$0.8M
	Héctor Rodríguez (26)	0.0	$2.2M
CF	Dane Myers (34)	0.0	$5.4M
	Kyle Henley (25)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Austin Hendrick (29)	0.0	$0.8M
	Esmith Pineda (25)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Alejandro Rivera (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
RP	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (25)	3.3	$7.2M
	Jirvin Morillo (24)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Sal Stewart (27)	1.8	$8.3M
	Ruben Ibarra (32)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Ivan Johnson (32)	0.0	$2.2M
	Francisco Urbaez (33)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Edwin Arroyo (27)	2.5	$17.3M
	Carlos Jorge (27)	0.3	$14.0M
3B	Hansel Jimenez (24)	0.2	$0.9M
	Julio Carreras (31)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Adolfo Sanchez (24)	0.4	$0.9M
	Jay Allen II (28)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Kyle Henley (26)	0.0	$0.9M
	Yerlin Confidan (28)	-0.1	$3.0M
RF	Austin Hendrick (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Esmith Pineda (26)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Alejandro Rivera (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
RP	Jared Lyons (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (26)	3.4	$12.4M
	Jirvin Morillo (25)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Sal Stewart (28)	1.5	$10.9M
	Ruben Ibarra (33)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Francisco Urbaez (34)	0.0	$3.0M
	Peyton Stovall (29)	-0.1	$0.9M
SS	Steele Hall (25)	1.8	$0.9M
	Justin Lebron (27)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Hansel Jimenez (25)	0.3	$0.9M
	Julio Carreras (32)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Adolfo Sanchez (25)	0.4	$0.9M
	Jay Allen II (29)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Yerlin Confidan (29)	0.0	$5.0M
	Kyle Henley (27)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Austin Hendrick (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Esmith Pineda (27)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Alejandro Rivera (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Nestor Lorant (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Alfredo Duno (27)	3.3	$17.9M
	Jirvin Morillo (26)	0.3	$4.8M
1B	Ruben Ibarra (34)	0.0	$3.0M
	Mulivai Levu (28)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Francisco Urbaez (35)	0.0	$5.0M
	Peyton Stovall (30)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Steele Hall (26)	1.8	$0.9M
	Justin Lebron (28)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Hansel Jimenez (26)	0.4	$3.0M
	Julio Carreras (33)	0.0	$3.0M
LF	Adolfo Sanchez (26)	0.4	$1.6M
	Jay Allen II (30)	0.0	$3.0M
CF	Yerlin Confidan (30)	0.0	$7.4M
	Kyle Henley (28)	0.0	$3.0M
RF	Austin Hendrick (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Esmith Pineda (28)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Alejandro Rivera (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Kyle McCoy (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Alfredo Duno	C	A+	21	20.5
Steele Hall	SS	ROK	20	10.6
Jirvin Morillo	C	ROK	20	10.2
Justin Lebron	SS	A+	22	4.8
Leo Balcazar	SS	AA	23	3.8