CLE Depth Chart — 2026

YTD75-74+ROS PROJ7-6=TOTAL82-80

Total WAR +19.8

hWAR +1.2

pWAR +18.6

C+0.1

1B+0.1

2B+0.1

SS+0.0

3B+0.3

LF-0.1

CF+0.2

RF+0.1

DH+0.3

SP+9.7

BP+8.9

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +1.2

Patrick Bailey B/Sage 27

WAR+0.1

wRC+71

vL·vR74·74

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.7

PT28 PA

Austin Hedges wRC+45 vL·vR60·46 BSR-0.0 FLD+0.5 PT20 WAR+0.0

Cooper Ingle wRC+104 vL·vR93·111 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT4 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+64FLD+1.2ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.3

1BSO FAR +0.8

Nathaniel Lowe B/Lage 31

WAR+0.1

wRC+106

vL·vR80·120

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.2

PT35 PA

Kyle Manzardo wRC+92 vL·vR84·105 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT17 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+101FLD+0.2ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.9

2BSO FAR +2.3

Travis Bazzana B/Lage 23

WAR+0.0

wRC+79

vL·vR73·92

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.0

PT41 PA

Angel Genao wRC+81 vL·vR84·84 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT11 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+79FLD-0.0ROS+0.1TOTAL+2.4

SSSO FAR +1.9

Brayan Rocchio B/Sage 25

WAR+0.0

wRC+74

vL·vR83·83

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.1

PT48 PA

Daniel Schneemann wRC+85 vL·vR63·97 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT4 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+75FLD-0.1ROS+0.0TOTAL+1.9

3BSO FAR +0.9

José Ramírez B/Sage 33

WAR+0.3

wRC+127

vL·vR131·131

BSR+0.4

FLD+0.2

PT44 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT8WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+119FLD+0.2ROS+0.3TOTAL+1.2

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.4

Angel Martínez B/Sage 24

WAR-0.1

wRC+69

vL·vR76·76

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.0

PT34 PA

Kahlil Watson wRC+76 vL·vR71·89 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.0 PT9 WAR-0.0

Blake Perkins wRC+77 vL·vR81·81 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT9 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+72FLD-0.1ROS-0.1TOTAL+0.3

CFSO FAR +2.0

Steven Kwan B/Lage 28

WAR+0.2

wRC+104

vL·vR84·117

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.2

PT51 PA

Petey Halpin wRC+59 vL·vR49·67 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT1 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+103FLD+0.2ROS+0.2TOTAL+2.2

RFSO FAR +0.0

Jo Adell B/Rage 27

WAR+0.1

wRC+104

vL·vR132·109

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.1

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+104FLD-0.1ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.1

DHSO FAR +2.6

Chase DeLauter B/Lage 24

WAR+0.2

wRC+127

vL·vR123·131

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.1

PT45 PA

Rhys HoskinsIL wRC+95 vL·vR107·100 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT7 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+123FLD+0.1ROS+0.3TOTAL+2.9

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +10.0Starting Rotation

Tanner BibeeSP1

WAR+2.7

ERA4.01

FIP4.21

K%19.8

WPA/GS+1.1%

PT185 IP

Avg Start49

Gavin WilliamsSP2

WAR+1.9

ERA3.17

FIP3.35

K%31.7

WPA/GS+5.9%

PT182 IP

Avg Start60

Joey CantilloSP3

WAR+1.1

ERA3.78

FIP4.00

K%25.1

WPA/GS+1.6%

PT154 IP

Avg Start45

Parker MessickSP4IP180GS33ERA3.04K%25.4WPA/GS+5.0%WAR+3.1Avg Start62

Slade CecconiSP5IP125GS23ERA4.55K%18.7WPA/GS-1.7%WAR+0.9Avg Start47

Section TotalIP67GS12ROS+9.7TOTAL+19.7

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +11.3Bullpen

Cade SmithCLHI-LEV

WAR+2.1

ERA2.10

FIP1.94

K%35.1

WPA/App+2.6%

PT72 IP

Hunter GaddisSUHI-LEVIP58ERA3.41K%23.3WPA/App+0.7%WAR+0.6

Erik SabrowskiSUIP44ERA3.23K%34.8WPA/App+0.9%WAR+0.3

Tim HerrinMRIP55ERA3.78K%23.9WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.2

Matt FestaMRIP67ERA3.32K%24.2WPA/App+0.8%WAR+0.7

Craig YohoMRIP40ERA3.15K%27.8WPA/App+1.1%WAR+0.7

Colin HoldermanMRILIP55ERA3.96K%22.6WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.0

Franco AlemanMRIP27ERA3.43K%29.6WPA/App+0.7%WAR+0.4

Shawn ArmstrongMRILIP38ERA3.41K%23.6WPA/App+0.7%WAR+0.6

Logan AllenMRIP28ERA4.27K%18.7WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.7Avg App31

Peyton PalletteMRIP26ERA4.14K%24.1WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.1

Connor BrogdonMRIP19ERA4.29K%23.6WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Kolby AllardMRIP12ERA3.82K%15.6WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.0

Codi HeuerMRIP11ERA3.51K%23.9WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.5

Austin PetersonMRIP6ERA4.16K%17.6WPA/App-0.4%WAR+1.6

Ben LivelyMRIP3ERA4.63K%16.7WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.2

Carlos HernándezMRIP3ERA4.59K%23.4WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.1

Andrew WaltersMRIP2ERA3.89K%34.1WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.1

Section TotalIP47ROS+8.9TOTAL+20.2

Future Depth Chart — CLE

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

PEAK 2031 · 85W · 37.5 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $165M AGE 25.9 → 25.4 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2026

#1CLE111#2DET108#3MIN108#4KC107#5CWS96

Projected: 69–93 Team WAR: 21.9 Avg Age: 25.9 Est. Payroll: $45M FA Budget Room: $193M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Bennett Thompson (23)	2.2	$0.0M
	Cooper Ingle (24)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Nathaniel Lowe (31)	0.8	$1.8M
	Ralphy Velazquez (21)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (23)	2.2	$0.8M
	Alejandro Blasco (19)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (22)	2.2	$0.8M
	Brayan Rocchio (25)	0.2	$0.8M
3B	José Ramírez (33)	1.0	$22.0M
	Luke Hill (22)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Jake Fox (23)	1.1	$0.0M
	Juneiker Caceres (18)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Steven Kwan (28)	2.0	$7.7M
	Robert Arias (19)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Chase DeLauter (24)	2.6	$0.8M
	Jo Adell (27)	-0.0	$5.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Khal Stephen (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Braylon Doughty (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Trenton Denholm (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Dylan DeLucia (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Yorman Gómez (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Ryan Webb (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Cooper Ingle (25)	2.8	$0.8M
	Patrick Bailey (28)	0.3	$3.9M
1B	Ralphy Velazquez (22)	0.8	$0.8M
	Anthony Martinez (23)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (24)	2.5	$0.8M
	Alejandro Blasco (20)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (23)	2.6	$0.8M
	Brayan Rocchio (26)	0.3	$3.9M
3B	José Ramírez (34)	3.2	$22.0M
	Luke Hill (23)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Aaron Walton (23)	1.4	$0.0M
	Juneiker Caceres (19)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Steven Kwan (29)	2.8	$14.3M
	Robert Arias (20)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Chase DeLauter (25)	2.3	$0.8M
	Jo Adell (28)	0.1	$7.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Braylon Doughty (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Khal Stephen (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Rafe Schlesinger (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
RP	Yorman Gómez (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Caden Favors (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Trenton Denholm (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Cooper Ingle (26)	2.9	$0.8M
	Bennett Thompson (25)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Ralphy Velazquez (23)	1.2	$0.8M
	Anthony Martinez (24)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (25)	2.9	$0.8M
	Alejandro Blasco (21)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (24)	3.0	$0.8M
	Dean Curley (24)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	José Ramírez (35)	2.1	$24.0M
	Luke Hill (24)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (20)	1.8	$0.0M
	Aaron Walton (24)	0.3	$0.8M
CF	Robert Arias (21)	1.5	$0.0M
	Petey Halpin (26)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Chase DeLauter (26)	2.6	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Braylon Doughty (prospect)	3.8	$0.8M
	Khal Stephen (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
	Rafe Schlesinger (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
RP	Caden Favors (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Joey Oakie (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Yorman Gómez (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Cooper Ingle (27)	2.8	$5.5M
	Reiner Herrera (23)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Ralphy Velazquez (24)	1.5	$0.8M
	Anthony Martinez (25)	0.2	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (26)	3.0	$6.6M
	Alejandro Blasco (22)	0.3	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (25)	3.1	$6.8M
	Dean Curley (25)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Luke Hill (25)	1.7	$0.0M
	Luis De La Cruz (22)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (21)	2.2	$0.0M
	Aaron Walton (25)	0.3	$0.8M
CF	Robert Arias (22)	1.9	$0.0M
	Petey Halpin (27)	0.1	$1.3M
RF	Chase DeLauter (27)	2.7	$5.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Braylon Doughty (prospect)	4.2	$0.8M
	Khal Stephen (prospect)	3.1	$0.8M
	Rafe Schlesinger (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
RP	Joey Oakie (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Erigaldi Perez (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Yorman Gómez (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Reiner Herrera (24)	2.9	$0.0M
	Cooper Ingle (28)	0.4	$9.2M
1B	Ralphy Velazquez (25)	1.7	$3.4M
	Anthony Martinez (26)	0.2	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (27)	3.0	$11.3M
	Alejandro Blasco (23)	0.3	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (26)	3.1	$11.7M
	Dean Curley (26)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Luke Hill (26)	1.8	$0.9M
	Luis De La Cruz (23)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (22)	2.6	$0.9M
	Aaron Walton (26)	0.3	$0.9M
CF	Robert Arias (23)	2.2	$0.9M
	Petey Halpin (28)	0.1	$1.9M
RF	Chase DeLauter (28)	2.6	$9.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Braylon Doughty (prospect)	4.4	$0.8M
	Khal Stephen (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Joey Oakie (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
RP	Rafe Schlesinger (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Erigaldi Perez (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Will McCausland (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Reiner Herrera (25)	3.0	$0.9M
	Cooper Ingle (29)	0.4	$13.5M
1B	Ralphy Velazquez (26)	1.8	$6.0M
	Anthony Martinez (27)	0.2	$0.9M
2B	Travis Bazzana (28)	2.8	$16.1M
	Alejandro Blasco (24)	0.4	$0.9M
SS	Angel Genao (27)	3.0	$17.2M
	Welbyn Francisca (25)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Luke Hill (27)	1.8	$0.9M
	Luis De La Cruz (24)	0.3	$0.9M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (23)	3.0	$0.9M
	Aaron Walton (27)	0.3	$3.8M
CF	Robert Arias (24)	2.5	$0.9M
	Petey Halpin (29)	0.0	$1.9M
RF	Chase DeLauter (29)	2.4	$13.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Braylon Doughty (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Khal Stephen (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
	Joey Oakie (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
RP	Rafe Schlesinger (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Erigaldi Perez (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Will McCausland (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Reiner Herrera (26)	3.0	$0.9M
	Bennett Thompson (29)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Ralphy Velazquez (27)	1.8	$8.9M
	Anthony Martinez (28)	0.2	$0.9M
2B	Alejandro Blasco (25)	2.6	$0.9M
	Jonathan Martinez (25)	0.3	$0.9M
SS	Welbyn Francisca (26)	2.8	$0.9M
	Angel Abreu (23)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Luis De La Cruz (25)	1.9	$0.9M
	Luke Hill (28)	0.3	$0.9M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (24)	3.2	$0.9M
	Aaron Walton (28)	0.3	$5.7M
CF	Robert Arias (25)	2.6	$0.9M
	Esteban González (29)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Braylon Doughty (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Joey Oakie (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Khal Stephen (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
RP	Erigaldi Perez (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Rafe Schlesinger (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Will McCausland (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Braylon Doughty	P	AA	20	18.9
Juneiker Caceres	OF	A	18	15.9
Reiner Herrera	C	A	20	12.6
Welbyn Francisca	SS	A+	20	12.1
Robert Arias	CF	A	19	12.1