CWS depth chart 2027

PROJ78-84=TOTAL78-84

Total WAR +27.5

hWAR +19.6

pWAR +7.9

C+2.2

1B+3.8

2B+1.8

SS+2.6

3B+3.1

LF+1.0

CF+2.2

RF+1.5

DH+1.4

SP+5.2

BP+2.7

Depth chart data updated: October 28, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Kyle Teel B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 25

WAR+1.2

wRC+98

vL·vR76·107

BSR+0.3

FLD-1.1

PT298 PA

Joey BartPlatoon · vs L wRC+105 vL·vR120·100 BSR+0.3 FLD-1.0 PT233 WAR+1.2

Edgar QueroReserve · vs L+DH wRC+83 vL·vR83·83 BSR+0.1 FLD-2.3 PT117 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+94FLD-4.4PROJ+2.2TOTAL+2.2

1BSO FAR +0.0

Munetaka Murakami B/LStarterage 27

WAR+3.4

wRC+136

vL·vR118·143

BSR+0.2

FLD+1.8

PT584 PA

Miguel VargasStarter+3B wRC+125 vL·vR136·120 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.6 PT64 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+136FLD+1.3PROJ+3.8TOTAL+3.8

2BSO FAR +0.0

Chase Meidroth B/RStarter+SSage 26

WAR+1.5

wRC+98

vL·vR108·94

BSR+0.6

FLD-0.4

PT491 PA

Brooks BaldwinILReserve · vs R wRC+95 vL·vR95·95 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.3 PT54 WAR+0.1

Sam AntonacciPlatoon · vs R+LF wRC+117 vL·vR104·122 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.0 PT56 WAR+0.2

Luisangel AcuñaReserve · vs L wRC+87 vL·vR94·85 BSR+0.4 FLD-0.3 PT42 WAR+0.1

Rikuu NishidaReserve · vs R+RF wRC+88 vL·vR75·93 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT5 WAR+0.0

NEXT UPWilliam Bergolla Jr. (AAA)PT176

Position TotalPA648wRC+97FLD-1.0PROJ+1.8TOTAL+1.8

SSSO FAR +0.0

Colson Montgomery B/LStarter+3Bage 25

WAR+2.0

wRC+97

vL·vR90·100

BSR+0.1

FLD+3.5

PT441 PA

Jacob GonzalezPlatoon · vs R+3B wRC+99 vL·vR86·104 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.0 PT134 WAR+0.6

Chase MeidrothStarter+2B wRC+98 vL·vR108·94 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT73 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+95FLD+3.5PROJ+2.6TOTAL+2.6

3BSO FAR +0.0

Miguel Vargas B/RStarter+1Bage 27

WAR+2.5

wRC+125

vL·vR136·120

BSR+1.5

FLD-4.1

PT448 PA

Colson MontgomeryStarter+SS wRC+97 vL·vR90·100 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.9 PT112 WAR+0.5

Tanner MurrayILPlatoon · vs L+LF wRC+77 vL·vR85·74 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.1 PT64 WAR-0.1

Jacob GonzalezPlatoon · vs R+SS wRC+99 vL·vR86·104 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.0 PT24 WAR+0.1

NEXT UPCaleb Bonemer (AA)PT133

Position TotalPA648wRC+114FLD-3.3PROJ+3.1TOTAL+3.1

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Sam Antonacci B/LPlatoon · vs R+2Bage 24

WAR+2.0

wRC+117

vL·vR104·122

BSR+1.8

FLD-0.4

PT468 PA

Tanner MurrayILPlatoon · vs L+3B wRC+77 vL·vR85·74 BSR+0.4 FLD-0.3 PT150 WAR-0.1

Randal GrichukReserve · vs LFA+DH wRC+117 vL·vR126·114 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT30 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+96FLD-0.7PROJ+1.0TOTAL+1.0

CFSO FAR +0.0

Tristan Peters B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 27

WAR+1.4

wRC+100

vL·vR87·105

BSR+2.0

FLD-0.0

PT374 PA

Brenton DoylePlatoon · vs L wRC+87 vL·vR104·80 BSR+1.7 FLD+2.2 PT249 WAR+0.8

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT25WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+94FLD+2.2PROJ+2.2TOTAL+2.2

RFSO FAR +0.0

Braden Montgomery B/SStarterage 24

WAR+1.3

wRC+98

vL·vR98·98

BSR+0.4

FLD+1.2

PT533 PA

Rikuu NishidaReserve · vs R wRC+88 vL·vR75·93 BSR+0.4 FLD+0.0 PT115 WAR+0.3

Position TotalPA648wRC+96FLD+1.2PROJ+1.5TOTAL+1.5

DHSO FAR +0.0

Andrew Benintendi B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 33

WAR+0.5

wRC+107

vL·vR106·107

BSR+0.0

FLD-2.8

PT318 PA

Randal GrichukReserve · vs LFA+LF wRC+117 vL·vR126·114 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT79 WAR+0.3

Edgar QueroReserve · vs L+C wRC+83 vL·vR83·83 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.9 PT46 WAR+0.0

Kyle TeelPlatoon · vs R+C wRC+98 vL·vR76·107 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT30 WAR+0.1

Munetaka MurakamiStarter+1B wRC+136 vL·vR118·143 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT30 WAR+0.2

Colson MontgomeryStarter+SS/3B wRC+97 vL·vR90·100 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.2 PT23 WAR+0.1

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT122WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+103FLD-3.7PROJ+1.4TOTAL+1.4

Bench

BENCHby expected PA

Drew RomoReserve · vs RDH wRC+85 vL·vR85·85 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT45 WAR+0.1

Jake RogersReserveDH wRC+83 vL·vR92·79 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.6 PT41 WAR+0.2

Joey WiemerReserve · vs LDH wRC+87 vL·vR98·82 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.4 PT37 WAR+0.1

Junior PerezReserveDH wRC+68 vL·vR77·65 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.1 PT36 WAR+0.0

Reese McGuireReserveC wRC+87 vL·vR74·92 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT28 WAR+0.1

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Sean BurkeSP1

WAR+1.5

ERA4.12

FIP4.29

K%24.7

WPA/GS-1.8%

PT145 IP

Outs/GS15.5

Davis MartinSP2

WAR+1.4

ERA4.29

FIP4.32

K%19.2

WPA/GS-4.9%

PT144 IP

Outs/GS15.5

Avg Start46

Luis CastilloSP3

WAR+1.1

ERA4.46

FIP4.55

K%21.0

WPA/GS-4.3%

PT150 IP

Outs/GS15.9

Anthony KaySP4IP154GS28Outs/GS14.9ERA4.53K%19.0WPA/GS-6.4%WAR+0.1Avg Start45

Shane SmithDEPTHIP24GS4Outs/GS13.3ERA4.16K%23.6WPA/GS+0.3%WAR+0.3Avg Start36

Noah SchultzDEPTHIP24GS4Outs/GS12.7ERA4.48K%23.0WPA/GS-4.4%WAR+0.1

Jonathan CannonDEPTHIP23GS4Outs/GS14.2ERA5.10K%18.2WPA/GS-8.7%WAR+0.1

David SandlinDEPTHIP23GS4Outs/GS14.4ERA4.20K%23.5WPA/GS-2.4%WAR+0.1

Erick FeddeSPFAIP139GS25Outs/GS15.3ERA4.74K%16.0WPA/GS-6.3%WAR+0.4

Lucas SimsSP10IP66GS12ERA5.24K%22.8WPA/GS-9.6%WAR+0.0

SP5OPEN

Section TotalIP891GS162PROJ+5.2TOTAL+5.2

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Grant TaylorCLHI-LEV

WAR+1.5

ERA2.99

FIP2.97

K%33.3

WPA/App+1.3%

PT80 IP

Outs/App3.9

Bryan HudsonSUHI-LEVIP66Outs/App3.0ERA3.77K%19.6WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.4

Huascar BrazobánHLIP67Outs/App3.4ERA4.00K%22.8WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.2

Jordan LeasureHLILIP42Outs/App3.0ERA4.63K%27.9WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Hagen SmithHLIP57Outs/App4.1ERA3.93K%32.1WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.3

Chris MurphyMIDIP44Outs/App3.4ERA4.50K%22.3WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Jordan HicksMIDIP47Outs/App2.8ERA4.35K%24.8WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.1

Mike VasilLONGILIP59Outs/App5.9ERA4.51K%19.0WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Tyler SchweitzerLONGIP52Outs/App6.0ERA4.75K%15.5WPA/App-1.2%WAR+0.0

Tanner McDougalMOPIP12Outs/App3.3ERA5.03K%21.7WPA/App-1.6%WAR+0.1

Ky BushMOPILIP11Outs/App3.5ERA4.80K%18.8WPA/App-1.3%WAR+0.1

Tyler DavisMOPIP30Outs/App3.2ERA4.31K%22.9WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

NEXT UPJaden WoodsRP · AAAIP29

NEXT UPConnor McCulloughSP · AAIP52

NEXT UPShane MurphySP · AAAIP33

Section TotalIP567PROJ+2.7TOTAL+2.7

Future Depth Chart — CWS

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

PEAK 2027 · 65W · 17.7 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $136M AGE 26.9 → 27.8 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2027

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

Projected: 65–97 Team WAR: 17.7 Avg Age: 26.9 Est. Payroll: $35M FA Budget Room: $203M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (25)	1.0	$0.8M
	Joey Bart (30)	0.1	$3.6M
1B	Munetaka Murakami (27)	3.7	$17.0M
	Anthony DePino (24)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Chase Meidroth (26)	2.4	$0.8M
	Colby Shelton (24)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Colson Montgomery (25)	2.7	$0.8M
	Jacob Gonzalez (25)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Miguel Vargas (27)	3.0	$6.0M
	Caleb Bonemer (21)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Sam Antonacci (24)	3.0	$0.8M
	Braden Montgomery (24)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Tristan Peters (27)	1.0	$0.8M
	Brenton Doyle (29)	0.1	$1.6M
RF	Jake Cave (34)	0.1	$1.0M
	Joey Wiemer (28)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

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

Off The Books for 2027

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (26)	1.1	$0.8M
	Drew Romo (26)	0.1	$0.8M
1B	Anthony DePino (25)	-0.0	$0.0M
	Ryan Galanie (28)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Chase Meidroth (27)	1.3	$0.8M
	Rikuu Nishida (27)	0.0	$0.8M
SS	Colson Montgomery (26)	2.3	$0.8M
	Jacob Gonzalez (26)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Miguel Vargas (28)	2.8	$10.0M
	Caleb Bonemer (22)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Sam Antonacci (25)	2.1	$0.8M
	Braden Montgomery (25)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Tristan Peters (28)	1.3	$0.8M
	Brenton Doyle (30)	0.1	$2.1M
RF	Joey Wiemer (29)	-0.0	$0.8M
	Jaden Fauske (21)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (27)	1.1	$2.7M
	Drew Romo (27)	0.1	$0.8M
1B	Ryan Galanie (29)	0.0	$0.8M
	Anthony DePino (26)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Chase Meidroth (28)	1.0	$3.2M
	Colby Shelton (26)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Colson Montgomery (27)	2.2	$5.5M
	Jacob Gonzalez (27)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Miguel Vargas (29)	2.5	$13.7M
	Caleb Bonemer (23)	0.3	$0.8M
LF	Sam Antonacci (26)	2.0	$0.8M
	Braden Montgomery (26)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Tristan Peters (29)	1.0	$3.2M
	Luisangel Acuña (27)	0.0	$1.5M
RF	Jaden Fauske (22)	0.3	$0.0M
	Joey Wiemer (30)	-0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (28)	0.9	$4.0M
	Drew Romo (28)	0.1	$1.2M
1B	Ryan Galanie (30)	0.0	$0.8M
	Anthony DePino (27)	-0.0	$0.8M
2B	Chase Meidroth (29)	0.8	$4.4M
	Colby Shelton (27)	0.0	$0.8M
SS	Colson Montgomery (28)	1.9	$8.4M
	Billy Carlson (24)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (24)	2.6	$0.8M
	Jeral Perez (25)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	Sam Antonacci (27)	1.9	$5.2M
	Braden Montgomery (27)	0.2	$4.8M
CF	Tristan Peters (30)	0.7	$4.4M
	Samuel Zavala (26)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Jaden Fauske (23)	0.5	$0.8M
	Joey Wiemer (31)	0.0	$0.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (29)	0.7	$5.0M
	Drew Romo (29)	0.0	$1.4M
1B	Ryan Galanie (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Grayson Fitzwater (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Chase Meidroth (30)	0.4	$4.5M
	Javier Mogollon (25)	0.0	$2.0M
SS	Colson Montgomery (29)	1.6	$11.2M
	Billy Carlson (25)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (25)	2.6	$7.2M
	Jeral Perez (26)	0.0	$1.2M
LF	Sam Antonacci (28)	1.7	$7.9M
	Braden Montgomery (28)	0.2	$7.2M
CF	Samuel Zavala (27)	0.3	$2.2M
	Tristan Peters (31)	0.0	$5.6M
RF	Jaden Fauske (24)	0.7	$0.9M
	Joey Wiemer (32)	0.0	$0.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josiel Veras (24)	0.2	$0.0M
	Drew Romo (30)	0.0	$1.6M
1B	Ryan Galanie (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Grayson Fitzwater (28)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Javier Mogollon (26)	0.4	$3.4M
	Colby Shelton (29)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Billy Carlson (26)	1.3	$0.9M
	Efren Teran (25)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (26)	2.6	$12.1M
	Jeral Perez (27)	0.0	$2.0M
LF	Sam Antonacci (29)	1.3	$9.8M
	Braden Montgomery (29)	0.1	$8.6M
CF	Samuel Zavala (28)	0.2	$3.4M
	Junior Perez (31)	0.0	$0.6M
RF	Jaden Fauske (25)	0.8	$0.9M
	George Wolkow (26)	-0.0	$1.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josiel Veras (25)	0.2	$0.9M
	Grant Magill (32)	0.0	$3.0M
1B	Ryan Galanie (33)	0.0	$5.0M
	Grayson Fitzwater (29)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Javier Mogollon (27)	0.3	$5.0M
	Riley Unroe (37)	0.0	$5.0M
SS	Billy Carlson (27)	1.3	$4.2M
	Efren Teran (26)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (27)	2.5	$17.4M
	Alec Makarewicz (32)	0.0	$3.0M
LF	Braden Holcomb (28)	0.0	$0.9M
	Jacob Burke (32)	0.0	$3.0M
CF	Samuel Zavala (29)	0.1	$3.0M
	Dylan Campbell (31)	0.0	$7.4M
RF	Jaden Fauske (26)	0.8	$3.8M
	George Wolkow (27)	-0.0	$1.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Minor-league depth by level — CWS

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

AAA · 8 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Andy Weber	SS	30	—	+0.2	0.1
Korey Lee	C	29	—	+0.2	0.1
Ryan Galanie	1B	27	2028	+0.2	-0.1
Riley Unroe	2B	31	—	+0.1	0.0
Mario Camilletti	2B	28	—	+0.1	0.0
Jake Cave	RF	34	—	+0.1	-0.5

AA · 11 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Caleb Bonemer	3B	21	2028	+1.2	17.8
Colby Shelton	2B	24	2028	+0.5	1.4
Anthony DePino	1B	24	2028	+0.5	-0.2
Samuel Zavala	CF	23	2029	+0.2	2.7
Jorge Corona	C	26	2029	+0.1	0.2
Calvin Harris	C	25	2028	+0.1	0.2

A+ · 9 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Kyle Lodise	SS	23	2028	+0.6	5.1
Roch Cholowsky	SS	22	2028	+0.1	6.3
Ryan Burrowes	SS	22	2028	+0.1	3.5
Ely Brown	OF	23	2028	+0.1	1.6
Jackson Appel	C	25	2028	+0.1	0.4
Ben Hartl	C	24	2028	+0.0	0.6

A · 10 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Billy Carlson	SS	21	2028	+0.4	9.0
Efren Teran	SS	20	2028	+0.2	5.5
Jaden Fauske	RF	20	2028	+0.1	6.3
Jake Berkland	SS	21	2028	+0.1	3.2
Matthew Boughton	SS	21	2028	+0.0	3.0
Braden Holcomb	OF	22	2029	+0.0	0.0

ROK · 3 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Josiel Veras	C	19	2028	+0.0	1.4
Jordan Rich	OF	20	2028	-0.1	-0.1
Nestor Perez	SS	20	2028	-0.1	-0.1