CLE depth chart 2027

PROJ87-75=TOTAL87-75

Total WAR +37.2

hWAR +20.1

pWAR +17.1

C+2.5

1B+1.2

2B+2.4

SS+1.6

3B+3.6

LF+2.4

CF+1.1

RF+2.4

DH+2.8

SP+10.7

BP+6.3

Depth chart data updated: October 28, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Patrick Bailey B/SPlatoon · vs Rage 28

WAR+1.5

wRC+75

vL·vR75·75

BSR+0.0

FLD+9.2

PT359 PA

Austin HedgesPlatoon · vs LFA wRC+67 vL·vR77·63 BSR+0.3 FLD+5.5 PT215 WAR+0.7

David FryReserve · vs L wRC+100 vL·vR108·97 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.4 PT35 WAR+0.1

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT39WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+75FLD+14.4PROJ+2.5TOTAL+2.5

1BSO FAR +0.0

Nathaniel Lowe B/LPlatoon · vs RFA+DHage 32

WAR+1.0

wRC+111

vL·vR82·122

BSR+0.2

FLD+1.9

PT328 PA

Rhys HoskinsReserve · vs LFA wRC+104 vL·vR110·102 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT63 WAR+0.1

Kyle ManzardoPlatoon · vs R+DH wRC+92 vL·vR77·98 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.6 PT257 WAR+0.1

NEXT UPRalphy Velazquez (AAA)PT189

Position TotalPA648wRC+103FLD+2.6PROJ+1.2TOTAL+1.2

2BSO FAR +0.0

Travis Bazzana B/LStarterage 24

WAR+2.0

wRC+102

vL·vR89·108

BSR+2.3

FLD-0.6

PT518 PA

Angel GenaoPart-time+3B/SS wRC+96 vL·vR96·96 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.4 PT130 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+99FLD-0.2PROJ+2.4TOTAL+2.4

SSSO FAR +0.0

Brayan Rocchio B/SStarterage 26

WAR+1.4

wRC+89

vL·vR89·89

BSR+1.4

FLD-0.1

PT476 PA

Daniel SchneemannReserve · vs R+3B wRC+89 vL·vR64·98 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.1 PT83 WAR+0.2

Angel GenaoPart-time+2B/3B wRC+96 vL·vR96·96 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.2 PT75 WAR+0.3

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT14WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+86FLD+0.2PROJ+1.6TOTAL+1.6

3BSO FAR +0.0

José Ramírez B/SStarter+DHage 34

WAR+2.8

wRC+115

vL·vR115·115

BSR+3.1

FLD+1.9

PT450 PA

Angel GenaoPart-time+2B/SS wRC+96 vL·vR96·96 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.4 PT144 WAR+0.6

Daniel SchneemannReserve · vs R+SS wRC+89 vL·vR64·98 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.1 PT54 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+110FLD+2.4PROJ+3.6TOTAL+3.6

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Steven Kwan B/LStarter+CFage 29

WAR+1.9

wRC+109

vL·vR85·119

BSR+0.8

FLD+1.9

PT378 PA

Angel MartínezPart-time+CF wRC+86 vL·vR86·86 BSR+0.5 FLD+0.1 PT191 WAR+0.1

Cooper IngleReserve · vs R+DH wRC+108 vL·vR95·113 BSR-0.1 FLD-0.2 PT79 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+103FLD+1.8PROJ+2.4TOTAL+2.4

CFSO FAR +0.0

Petey Halpin B/LPart-timeage 25

WAR-0.0

wRC+63

vL·vR49·68

BSR+1.4

FLD+1.2

PT224 PA

Steven KwanStarter+LF wRC+109 vL·vR85·119 BSR+0.4 FLD+1.0 PT206 WAR+1.0

Angel MartínezPart-time+LF wRC+86 vL·vR86·86 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.1 PT117 WAR+0.0

Blake PerkinsReserve · vs L wRC+81 vL·vR81·81 BSR+0.8 FLD-0.2 PT101 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+85FLD+2.1PROJ+1.1TOTAL+1.1

RFSO FAR +0.0

Jo Adell B/RPart-timeage 28

WAR+1.2

wRC+109

vL·vR126·103

BSR+0.7

FLD-0.6

PT389 PA

Chase DeLauterStarter+DH wRC+130 vL·vR124·132 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.5 PT259 WAR+1.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+114FLD-0.1PROJ+2.4TOTAL+2.4

DHSO FAR +0.0

Chase DeLauter B/LStarter+RFage 25

WAR+1.4

wRC+130

vL·vR124·132

BSR+0.3

FLD+0.4

PT245 PA

Kyle ManzardoPlatoon · vs R+1B wRC+92 vL·vR77·98 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.3 PT138 WAR+0.0

Nathaniel LowePlatoon · vs RFA+1B wRC+111 vL·vR82·122 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.7 PT121 WAR+0.4

José RamírezStarter+3B wRC+115 vL·vR115·115 BSR+0.7 FLD+0.5 PT107 WAR+0.7

Cooper IngleReserve · vs R+LF wRC+108 vL·vR95·113 BSR-0.0 FLD-0.1 PT37 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+116FLD+1.8PROJ+2.8TOTAL+2.8

Bench

BENCHby expected PA

Kahlil WatsonReserve1B wRC+89 vL·vR76·94 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.1 PT77 WAR+0.1

CJ KayfusReserve · vs R1B wRC+90 vL·vR75·95 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.3 PT42 WAR-0.0

George ValeraReserve · vs R1B wRC+99 vL·vR86·104 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT40 WAR+0.1

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Parker MessickSP1

WAR+3.2

ERA3.28

FIP3.49

K%24.9

WPA/GS+9.4%

PT157 IP

Outs/GS17.2

Avg Start59

Gavin WilliamsSP2

WAR+2.6

ERA3.95

FIP3.98

K%30.6

WPA/GS+0.1%

PT173 IP

Outs/GS16.7

Avg Start57

Joey CantilloSP3

WAR+1.5

ERA4.04

FIP4.32

K%24.6

WPA/GS+1.6%

PT143 IP

Outs/GS14.8

Avg Start45

Foster GriffinSP4IP171GS31Outs/GS16.6ERA4.04K%20.7WPA/GS-2.0%WAR+1.8Avg Start44

Tanner BibeeSP5IP176GS32Outs/GS17.0ERA4.34K%20.6WPA/GS+0.4%WAR+1.3Avg Start46

Slade CecconiDEPTHIP26GS5Outs/GS14.8ERA4.76K%19.3WPA/GS-6.4%WAR+0.2

Logan AllenDEPTHIP21GS4Outs/GS14.1ERA4.76K%19.0WPA/GS-6.4%WAR+0.1

Carlos HernándezSP8IP23GS4ERA4.65K%23.8WPA/GS-5.6%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP891GS162PROJ+10.7TOTAL+10.7

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Cade SmithCLHI-LEV

WAR+1.8

ERA2.33

FIP2.30

K%35.8

WPA/App+2.3%

PT69 IP

Outs/App3.1

Erik SabrowskiSUHI-LEVIP55Outs/App2.7ERA3.30K%35.6WPA/App+0.8%WAR+1.1

Hunter GaddisSUHI-LEVIP59Outs/App2.8ERA3.60K%24.6WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.5

Colin HoldermanHLIP56Outs/App3.0ERA4.11K%23.5WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.4

Tim HerrinHLIP55Outs/App2.7ERA4.08K%24.4WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.1

Shawn ArmstrongHLIP48Outs/App2.9ERA3.99K%23.2WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.3

Matt FestaMIDIP58Outs/App3.0ERA3.81K%23.3WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.6

Franco AlemanMIDIP34Outs/App3.2ERA3.88K%30.3WPA/App+0.0%WAR+0.3

Craig YohoMIDIP44Outs/App3.4ERA4.11K%27.2WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.2

Austin PetersonMOPIP23Outs/App4.7ERA4.31K%19.4WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.6

Daniel EspinoMOPIP26Outs/App3.4ERA3.78K%33.3WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.4

Peyton PalletteMRIP39ERA4.44K%24.8WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1

NEXT UPJustin CampbellSP · AAAIP37

NEXT UPYorman GómezSP · AAAIP21

NEXT UPSteven PérezRP · AAAIP18

Section TotalIP567PROJ+6.3TOTAL+6.3

Future Depth Chart — CLE

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

PEAK 2027 · 63W · 15.7 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $156M AGE 27.8 ↘ 26.4 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2027

#1CLE92#2DET92#3CWS85#4MIN84#5KC76

Projected: 63–99 Team WAR: 15.7 Avg Age: 27.8 Est. Payroll: $57M FA Budget Room: $181M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Patrick Bailey (28)	1.3	$2.3M
	Cooper Ingle (25)	0.2	$0.8M
1B	Nathaniel Lowe (32)	0.8	$6.7M
	Nolan Schubart (23)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (24)	1.9	$0.8M
	Alejandro Blasco (20)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Brayan Rocchio (26)	1.5	$3.0M
	Dean Curley (23)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	José Ramírez (34)	2.6	$22.0M
	Luke Hill (23)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Ryan Cesarini (24)	0.7	$0.0M
	Aaron Walton (23)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Steven Kwan (29)	2.1	$10.4M
	Daniel Schneemann (30)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Chase DeLauter (25)	2.8	$0.8M
	Jo Adell (28)	0.2	$7.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Rorik Maltrud (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Michael Kennedy (prospect)	0.1	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Off The Books for 2027

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Cooper Ingle (26)	1.1	$0.8M
	Patrick Bailey (29)	0.1	$2.8M
1B	Nolan Schubart (24)	0.2	$0.0M
	Anthony Martinez (24)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (25)	2.1	$0.8M
	Alejandro Blasco (21)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (24)	1.3	$0.8M
	Brayan Rocchio (27)	0.2	$5.2M
3B	José Ramírez (35)	0.9	$24.0M
	Luke Hill (24)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Aaron Walton (24)	0.4	$0.8M
	Juneiker Caceres (20)	0.0	$0.0M
CF	Robert Arias (21)	0.1	$0.0M
	Daniel Schneemann (31)	0.0	$0.6M
RF	Chase DeLauter (26)	2.4	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Rorik Maltrud (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Cooper Ingle (27)	1.3	$0.8M
	Reiner Herrera (23)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Nolan Schubart (25)	0.4	$0.8M
	Anthony Martinez (25)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (26)	2.0	$0.8M
	Alejandro Blasco (22)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (25)	1.4	$0.8M
	Brayan Rocchio (28)	0.1	$6.3M
3B	Luke Hill (25)	0.7	$0.0M
	Luis De La Cruz (22)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (21)	0.7	$0.0M
	Aaron Walton (25)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Robert Arias (22)	0.3	$0.0M
	Petey Halpin (27)	-0.0	$0.8M
RF	Chase DeLauter (27)	2.4	$5.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Rorik Maltrud (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Cooper Ingle (28)	1.3	$4.1M
	Reiner Herrera (24)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Nolan Schubart (26)	0.5	$0.8M
	Anthony Martinez (26)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (27)	1.8	$5.2M
	Alejandro Blasco (23)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (26)	1.5	$6.1M
	Dean Curley (26)	0.2	$0.8M
3B	Luke Hill (26)	0.8	$0.0M
	Luis De La Cruz (23)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (22)	1.0	$0.8M
	Aaron Walton (26)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Robert Arias (23)	0.5	$0.8M
	Daniel Schneemann (33)	0.0	$3.8M
RF	Chase DeLauter (28)	2.1	$8.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Rorik Maltrud (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Reiner Herrera (25)	1.5	$0.0M
	Cooper Ingle (29)	0.2	$6.5M
1B	Anthony Martinez (27)	0.5	$0.0M
	Nolan Schubart (27)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	Travis Bazzana (28)	1.6	$7.9M
	Alejandro Blasco (24)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (27)	1.4	$10.2M
	Dean Curley (27)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Luke Hill (27)	0.8	$0.9M
	Luis De La Cruz (24)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (23)	1.2	$0.9M
	Aaron Walton (27)	0.1	$3.2M
CF	Robert Arias (24)	0.7	$0.9M
	Petey Halpin (29)	-0.0	$0.4M
RF	Chase DeLauter (29)	1.8	$11.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Reiner Herrera (26)	1.5	$0.9M
	Cooper Ingle (30)	0.1	$8.8M
1B	Anthony Martinez (28)	0.4	$0.9M
	Nolan Schubart (28)	0.0	$1.4M
2B	Travis Bazzana (29)	1.3	$9.8M
	Alejandro Blasco (25)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Angel Genao (28)	1.3	$13.8M
	Welbyn Francisca (26)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Luke Hill (28)	0.7	$0.9M
	Luis De La Cruz (25)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (24)	1.4	$0.9M
	Aaron Walton (28)	0.1	$4.7M
CF	Robert Arias (25)	0.7	$0.9M
	Petey Halpin (30)	0.0	$0.6M
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Reiner Herrera (27)	1.5	$0.9M
	Cannon Peebles (29)	0.1	$0.9M
1B	Anthony Martinez (29)	0.2	$0.9M
	Nolan Schubart (29)	0.0	$1.3M
2B	Alejandro Blasco (26)	0.8	$0.9M
	Jonathan Martinez (26)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Gabriel Rodriguez (26)	1.1	$0.9M
	Welbyn Francisca (27)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Luis De La Cruz (26)	0.7	$0.9M
	Luke Hill (29)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (25)	1.5	$5.0M
	Aaron Walton (29)	0.1	$5.5M
CF	Robert Arias (26)	0.8	$3.6M
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Minor-league depth by level — CLE

Top projected players at each affiliate level, ranked by 2027 projected WAR. Click a header to sort.

AAA · 1 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Rorik Maltrud	P	27	2028	+1.0	0.9

AA · 8 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Ryan Cesarini	OF	24	2029	+0.7	2.6
Jaison Chourio	OF	22	2028	+0.1	3.4
Juan Benjamin	SS	24	2028	-0.1	0.2
Jake Fox	OF	24	2028	-0.1	0.0
Cameron Barstad	C	26	—	-0.2	-0.2
Alex Mooney	SS	25	2028	-0.2	-0.2
PITCHERS
Michael Kennedy	P	22	2028	+0.1	1.5

A+ · 14 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Bennett Thompson	C	24	2028	+1.0	3.9
Luke Hill	3B	23	2028	+0.8	4.1
Dean Curley	SS	23	2028	+0.6	6.2
Nolan Schubart	1B	23	2028	+0.6	2.2
Aaron Walton	OF	23	2028	+0.5	4.9
Welbyn Francisca	SS	21	2028	+0.4	6.7

A · 22 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Cannon Peebles	C	23	2028	+0.9	5.3
Reiner Herrera	C	21	2028	+0.8	7.1
Tyler Howard	C	23	2028	+0.7	4.1
Anthony Martinez	1B	23	2028	+0.5	2.3
Juneiker Caceres	OF	19	2028	+0.4	11.6
Gabriel Rodriguez	SS	20	2029	+0.3	7.8

ROK · 6 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Ricardo Romero	SS	19	2028	+0.1	4.7
Angel Abreu	SS	18	2028	+0.0	6.3
Rodny Rosario	SS	19	2028	+0.0	2.0
Luis Rodriguez	SS	22	2028	+0.0	0.0
Pedro Dalmagro	C	21	2028	-0.2	0.2
Randy Martinez	2B	20	2028	-0.2	-0.2