CLE depth chart 2027

ROS PROJ84-78=TOTAL84-78

Total WAR +35.9

hWAR +15.9

pWAR +20.0

C+3.2

1B+0.7

2B+2.4

SS+1.3

3B+3.4

LF+0.0

CF+3.2

RF+1.5

DH+0.0

SP+13.5

BP+6.5

Depth chart data updated: October 24, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Patrick Bailey B/Sage 28

WAR+1.8

wRC+75

vL·vR75·75

BSR+0.2

FLD+10.5

PT406 PA

Cooper Ingle wRC+108 vL·vR95·113 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.7 PT242 WAR+1.3

Position TotalPA648wRC+89FLD+9.8ROS+3.2TOTAL+3.2

1BSO FAR +0.0

Kyle Manzardo B/Lage 27

WAR+0.2

wRC+92

vL·vR77·98

BSR+0.0

FLD+1.1

PT441 PA

Nathaniel Lowe wRC+111 vL·vR82·122 BSR+0.0 FLD+1.2 PT207 WAR+0.6

Position TotalPA648wRC+97FLD+2.3ROS+0.7TOTAL+0.7

2BSO FAR +0.0

Travis Bazzana B/Lage 24

WAR+2.2

wRC+102

vL·vR89·108

BSR+2.4

FLD-0.3

PT554 PA

Angel Genao wRC+96 vL·vR96·96 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.3 PT94 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+100FLD+0.0ROS+2.4TOTAL+2.4

SSSO FAR +0.0

Brayan Rocchio B/Sage 26

WAR+1.7

wRC+89

vL·vR89·89

BSR+1.4

FLD-0.1

PT592 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT56WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+83FLD-0.1ROS+1.3TOTAL+1.3

3BSO FAR +0.0

José Ramírez B/Sage 34

WAR+3.4

wRC+115

vL·vR115·115

BSR+3.6

FLD+2.3

PT542 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT106WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+109FLD+2.3ROS+3.4TOTAL+3.4

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Angel Martínez B/Sage 25

WAR+0.2

wRC+86

vL·vR86·86

BSR+1.0

FLD+0.2

PT486 PA

Blake Perkins wRC+81 vL·vR81·81 BSR+1.1 FLD-0.3 PT162 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+83FLD-0.1ROS+0.0TOTAL+0.0

CFSO FAR +0.0

Steven Kwan B/Lage 29

WAR+2.8

wRC+109

vL·vR85·119

BSR+1.2

FLD+2.8

PT558 PA

Daniel Schneemann wRC+89 vL·vR64·98 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.1 PT90 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+108FLD+2.9ROS+3.2TOTAL+3.2

RFSO FAR +0.0

Jo Adell B/Rage 28

WAR+1.8

wRC+109

vL·vR126·103

BSR+0.6

FLD-0.9

PT609 PA

Chase DeLauter wRC+130 vL·vR124·132 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.1 PT39 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+104FLD-0.8ROS+1.5TOTAL+1.5

No projected starter — call-up at replacement level

Position Total PA648 wRC+75 FLD0.0 WAR+0.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Parker MessickSP1

WAR+4.4

ERA3.28

FIP3.49

K%24.9

WPA/GS+9.4%

PT183 IP

Avg Start59

Gavin WilliamsSP2

WAR+3.1

ERA3.95

FIP3.98

K%30.6

WPA/GS+0.1%

PT179 IP

Avg Start57

Foster GriffinSP3

WAR+2.2

ERA4.04

FIP4.26

K%20.7

WPA/GS-2.0%

PT158 IP

Avg Start44

Tanner BibeeSP4IP183GS33ERA4.34K%20.6WPA/GS+0.4%WAR+1.8Avg Start46

Joey CantilloSP5IP156GS28ERA4.04K%24.6WPA/GS+1.6%WAR+2.0Avg Start45

Carlos HernándezSP6IP33GS6ERA4.65K%23.8WPA/GS-5.6%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP891GS162ROS+13.5TOTAL+13.5

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Cade SmithCLHI-LEV

WAR+1.9

ERA2.33

FIP2.30

K%35.8

WPA/App+2.3%

PT73 IP

Hunter GaddisSUHI-LEVIP62ERA3.60K%24.6WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.5

Erik SabrowskiSUIP29ERA3.30K%35.6WPA/App+0.8%WAR+0.6

Tim HerrinMRIP52ERA4.08K%24.4WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.1

Shawn ArmstrongMRIP38ERA3.99K%23.2WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.2

Daniel EspinoMRIP36ERA3.78K%33.3WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.6

Matt FestaMRIP52ERA3.81K%23.3WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.5

Slade CecconiMRIP119ERA4.76K%19.3WPA/App-1.2%WAR+0.9

Logan AllenMRIP78ERA4.76K%19.0WPA/App-1.2%WAR+0.5

Austin PetersonMRIP27ERA4.31K%19.4WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.7

Section TotalIP567ROS+6.5TOTAL+6.5

Future Depth Chart — CLE

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

PEAK 2027 · 66W · 18.8 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $175M AGE 27.8 ↘ 26.4 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2027

#1CLE104#2DET103#3CWS98#4MIN97#5KC86

Projected: 66–96 Team WAR: 18.8 Avg Age: 27.8 Est. Payroll: $49M FA Budget Room: $189M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Patrick Bailey (28)	1.7	$2.2M
	Cooper Ingle (25)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Nathaniel Lowe (32)	1.1	$5.7M
	Nolan Schubart (23)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (24)	2.2	$0.8M
	Alejandro Blasco (20)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Brayan Rocchio (26)	1.7	$0.8M
	Dean Curley (23)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	José Ramírez (34)	3.0	$22.0M
	Luke Hill (23)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Ryan Cesarini (24)	1.1	$0.0M
	Aaron Walton (23)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Steven Kwan (29)	2.4	$8.1M
	Daniel Schneemann (30)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Chase DeLauter (25)	3.2	$0.8M
	Jo Adell (28)	0.3	$6.0M
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)	2.4	$0.8M
	Bennett Thompson (25)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Nolan Schubart (24)	0.7	$0.0M
	Anthony Martinez (24)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Travis Bazzana (25)	2.3	$0.8M
	Alejandro Blasco (21)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (24)	2.3	$0.8M
	Dean Curley (24)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	José Ramírez (35)	1.3	$24.0M
	Luke Hill (24)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Aaron Walton (24)	1.3	$0.8M
	Ryan Cesarini (25)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Steven Kwan (30)	2.3	$12.8M
	Robert Arias (21)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Chase DeLauter (26)	2.8	$0.8M
	Jo Adell (29)	0.2	$7.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Rorik Maltrud (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Michael Kennedy (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Cooper Ingle (27)	2.4	$5.0M
	Reiner Herrera (23)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Anthony Martinez (25)	0.9	$0.0M
	Nolan Schubart (25)	0.1	$0.8M
2B	Travis Bazzana (26)	2.3	$5.9M
	Alejandro Blasco (22)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (25)	2.4	$6.4M
	Dean Curley (25)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Luke Hill (25)	1.4	$0.0M
	Luis De La Cruz (22)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Aaron Walton (25)	1.5	$0.8M
	Juneiker Caceres (21)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Robert Arias (22)	0.8	$0.0M
	Petey Halpin (27)	-0.0	$0.4M
RF	Chase DeLauter (27)	2.7	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Rorik Maltrud (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Michael Kennedy (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Cooper Ingle (28)	2.1	$7.9M
	Reiner Herrera (24)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Anthony Martinez (26)	0.9	$0.0M
	Nolan Schubart (26)	0.1	$0.8M
2B	Travis Bazzana (27)	2.2	$9.9M
	Alejandro Blasco (23)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (26)	2.5	$11.0M
	Dean Curley (26)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Luke Hill (26)	1.4	$0.0M
	Luis De La Cruz (23)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (22)	1.6	$0.8M
	Aaron Walton (26)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Robert Arias (23)	1.2	$0.8M
	Daniel Schneemann (33)	0.0	$3.3M
RF	Chase DeLauter (28)	2.4	$6.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Michael Kennedy (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Rorik Maltrud (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Reiner Herrera (25)	2.3	$0.0M
	Cooper Ingle (29)	0.3	$11.1M
1B	Anthony Martinez (27)	0.9	$0.0M
	Nolan Schubart (27)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	Travis Bazzana (28)	1.9	$13.4M
	Alejandro Blasco (24)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Angel Genao (27)	2.4	$16.2M
	Dean Curley (27)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Luke Hill (27)	1.4	$0.9M
	Luis De La Cruz (24)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (23)	1.9	$0.9M
	Aaron Walton (27)	0.2	$3.6M
CF	Robert Arias (24)	1.5	$0.9M
	Daniel Schneemann (34)	0.0	$5.0M
RF	Chase DeLauter (29)	2.1	$9.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Michael Kennedy (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Reiner Herrera (26)	2.3	$0.9M
	Cannon Peebles (28)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Anthony Martinez (28)	0.7	$0.9M
	Nolan Schubart (28)	0.1	$1.6M
2B	Alejandro Blasco (25)	1.6	$0.9M
	Jonathan Martinez (25)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Dauri Fernandez (25)	1.9	$0.9M
	Gabriel Rodriguez (25)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Luke Hill (28)	1.2	$0.9M
	Luis De La Cruz (25)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (24)	2.2	$0.9M
	Aaron Walton (28)	0.2	$5.4M
CF	Robert Arias (25)	1.6	$0.9M
RF	Chase DeLauter (30)	1.7	$11.5M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Michael Kennedy (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Reiner Herrera (27)	2.3	$0.9M
	Cannon Peebles (29)	0.2	$0.9M
1B	Anthony Martinez (29)	0.4	$0.9M
	Nolan Schubart (29)	0.0	$1.7M
2B	Alejandro Blasco (26)	1.6	$0.9M
	Jonathan Martinez (26)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Dauri Fernandez (26)	1.9	$4.8M
	Gabriel Rodriguez (26)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Luis De La Cruz (26)	1.2	$0.9M
	Luke Hill (29)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Juneiker Caceres (25)	2.2	$5.2M
	Aaron Walton (29)	0.1	$6.5M
CF	Robert Arias (26)	1.6	$4.0M
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Michael Kennedy (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Juneiker Caceres	OF	A	19	12.5
Gabriel Rodriguez	SS	A	20	9.3
Reiner Herrera	C	A	21	8.9
Dauri Fernandez	SS	A	20	8.7
Welbyn Francisca	SS	A+	21	8.0