CWS Depth Chart — 2026

YTD76-72+ROS PROJ6-8=TOTAL82-80

Total WAR +11.5

hWAR +1.0

pWAR +10.5

C+0.1

1B+0.3

2B+0.1

SS+0.2

3B+0.1

LF+0.0

CF+0.1

RF+0.0

DH+0.1

SP+6.0

BP+4.5

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Edgar Quero B/Sage 23

WAR+0.0

wRC+84

vL·vR89·89

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.5

PT20 PA

Drew Romo wRC+72 vL·vR77·77 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT18 WAR+0.0

Jake Rogers wRC+83 vL·vR95·82 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.3 PT14 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA52wRC+80FLD-0.2ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.1

1BSO FAR +1.1

Munetaka Murakami B/Lage 26

WAR+0.3

wRC+140

vL·vR124·149

BSR-0.1

FLD+0.1

PT43 PA

Tim Elko wRC+98 vL·vR108·98 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT1 WAR+0.0

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

Position TotalPA52wRC+129FLD+0.1ROS+0.3TOTAL+1.4

2BSO FAR +2.1

Chase Meidroth B/Rage 25

WAR+0.1

wRC+93

vL·vR109·95

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.0

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+93FLD-0.0ROS+0.1TOTAL+2.2

SSSO FAR +2.8

Colson Montgomery B/Lage 24

WAR+0.2

wRC+100

vL·vR100·109

BSR-0.0

FLD+0.5

PT51 PA

Jacob Gonzalez wRC+71 vL·vR62·80 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT1 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+99FLD+0.4ROS+0.2TOTAL+3.0

3BSO FAR +3.9

Miguel Vargas B/Rage 26

WAR+0.1

wRC+100

vL·vR116·100

BSR+0.2

FLD-0.6

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+100FLD-0.6ROS+0.1TOTAL+4.0

Outfield

LFSO FAR +1.9

Sam Antonacci B/Lage 23

WAR+0.0

wRC+91

vL·vR100·118

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.1

PT45 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT7WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+89FLD-0.1ROS+0.0TOTAL+1.9

CFSO FAR +3.1

Tristan Peters B/Lage 26

WAR+0.1

wRC+85

vL·vR77·95

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.1

PT38 PA

Braden Montgomery wRC+80 vL·vR85·85 BSR-0.0 FLD+0.0 PT14 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+84FLD-0.0ROS+0.1TOTAL+3.2

RFSO FAR +0.0

Joey Wiemer B/Rage 27

WAR+0.0

wRC+83

vL·vR100·84

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.1

PT8 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT44WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+76FLD+0.1ROS+0.0TOTAL+0.0

DHSO FAR +0.2

Andrew Benintendi B/Lage 32

WAR+0.1

wRC+104

vL·vR105·106

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.4

PT38 PA

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

Position TotalPA52wRC+96FLD-0.4ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.3

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +8.8Starting Rotation

Sean BurkeSP1

WAR+0.6

ERA3.77

FIP4.05

K%25.3

WPA/GS+2.1%

PT166 IP

Avg Start54

Anthony KaySP2

WAR+0.3

ERA4.27

FIP4.18

K%19.3

WPA/GS-0.3%

PT148 IP

Avg Start47

Davis MartinSP3

WAR+0.9

ERA3.86

FIP4.02

K%19.7

WPA/GS+1.7%

PT144 IP

Avg Start42

Luis CastilloSP4IP142GS26ERA4.02K%20.3WPA/GS+1.4%WAR+2.6Avg Start41

Erick FeddeSP5IP145GS26ERA4.34K%15.9WPA/GS-1.0%WAR+0.7Avg Start49

Sean NewcombSP6IP90GS16ERA3.15K%22.7WPA/GS+6.1%WAR+0.9

Section TotalIP68GS12ROS+6.0TOTAL+14.8

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +9.9Bullpen

Grant TaylorCLHI-LEV

WAR+2.0

ERA2.79

FIP2.43

K%33.6

WPA/App+1.6%

PT79 IP

Jordan LeasureSUHI-LEVILIP23ERA4.20K%27.3WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.0

Jordan HicksSUIP51ERA3.90K%24.7WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.2Avg App46

Bryan HudsonMRIP66ERA3.24K%22.1WPA/App+0.9%WAR+0.1

Huascar BrazobánMRILIP66ERA3.77K%22.5WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.2

Mike VasilMRILIP5ERA4.53K%18.7WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Trevor RichardsMRIP77ERA3.68K%24.3WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.0

Hagen SmithMRIP27ERA4.51K%29.0WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

José UrquidyMRIP43ERA4.21K%17.5WPA/App-0.4%WAR+1.1

Tyler DavisMRIP33ERA4.25K%22.7WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.0

Noah SchultzMRIP72ERA4.05K%21.6WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.9Avg App39

Tyler SchweitzerMRIP44ERA4.45K%15.4WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Chris MurphyMRIP33ERA4.13K%21.1WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.0

David SandlinMRIP1ERA4.20K%21.0WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP50ROS+4.5TOTAL+14.4

Future Depth Chart — CWS

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

PEAK 2027 · 77W · 30.1 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $201M AGE 25.8 ↗ 26.9 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2026

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

Projected: 68–94 Team WAR: 21.1 Avg Age: 25.8 Est. Payroll: $42M FA Budget Room: $196M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kaleb Freeman (23)	0.9	$0.0M
	Joey Bart (29)	0.1	$2.5M
1B	Munetaka Murakami (26)	1.2	$17.0M
	Player 804133 (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Chase Meidroth (25)	2.1	$0.8M
	Rikuu Nishida (25)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Colson Montgomery (24)	2.0	$0.8M
	Jacob Gonzalez (24)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Miguel Vargas (26)	3.9	$6.0M
	Caleb Bonemer (20)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Sam Antonacci (23)	2.1	$0.8M
	Randal Grichuk (34)	0.2	$2.5M
CF	Tristan Peters (26)	2.5	$0.8M
	Brenton Doyle (28)	-0.0	$3.1M
RF	Jake Cave (33)	-0.3	$1.6M
	Jaden Fauske (19)	-0.1	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Grant Umberger (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Juan Carela (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Phil Fox (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Shane Murphy (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Riley Gowens (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Christian Oppor (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (25)	2.3	$0.8M
	James Taussig (24)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Munetaka Murakami (27)	2.7	$17.0M
	Anthony DePino (24)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Chase Meidroth (26)	2.5	$0.8M
	Rikuu Nishida (26)	0.3	$0.8M
SS	Colson Montgomery (25)	3.5	$0.8M
	Jacob Gonzalez (25)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Miguel Vargas (27)	2.6	$13.3M
	Caleb Bonemer (21)	0.3	$0.8M
LF	Sam Antonacci (24)	2.9	$0.8M
	Braden Montgomery (24)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Tristan Peters (27)	2.6	$0.8M
	Brenton Doyle (29)	0.2	$2.9M
RF	Jaden Fauske (20)	0.5	$0.0M
	Joey Wiemer (28)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Grant Umberger (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Shane Murphy (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Max Banks (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Juan Carela (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Christian Oppor (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Riley Eikhoff (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (26)	2.4	$0.8M
	James Taussig (25)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Anthony DePino (25)	0.5	$0.0M
	Tim Elko (29)	0.0	$0.4M
2B	Chase Meidroth (27)	2.5	$0.8M
	Rikuu Nishida (27)	0.3	$0.8M
SS	Colson Montgomery (26)	3.5	$0.8M
	Jacob Gonzalez (26)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (22)	2.7	$0.8M
	Jeral Perez (23)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Sam Antonacci (25)	3.0	$0.8M
	Braden Montgomery (25)	0.3	$0.8M
CF	Tristan Peters (28)	2.4	$0.8M
	Brenton Doyle (30)	0.2	$4.3M
RF	Jaden Fauske (21)	1.1	$0.0M
	Joey Wiemer (29)	0.0	$0.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Christian Oppor (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Grant Umberger (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Shane Murphy (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
RP	Max Banks (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Juan Carela (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Caedmon Parker (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (27)	2.4	$4.7M
	James Taussig (26)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Anthony DePino (26)	0.6	$0.8M
	Tim Elko (30)	0.0	$0.8M
2B	Chase Meidroth (28)	2.3	$5.0M
	Rikuu Nishida (28)	0.3	$3.9M
SS	Colson Montgomery (27)	3.4	$7.4M
	Billy Carlson (23)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (23)	3.0	$0.8M
	Jeral Perez (24)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Sam Antonacci (26)	3.0	$6.6M
	Braden Montgomery (26)	0.4	$5.5M
CF	Tristan Peters (29)	2.2	$4.8M
	Samuel Zavala (25)	0.2	$0.8M
RF	Jaden Fauske (22)	1.5	$0.0M
	Joey Wiemer (30)	0.0	$0.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Christian Oppor (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
	Grant Umberger (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Shane Murphy (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
RP	Max Banks (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Juan Carela (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Caedmon Parker (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (28)	2.2	$7.5M
	Stiven Flores (24)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Anthony DePino (27)	0.6	$0.9M
	Tim Elko (31)	0.0	$1.2M
2B	Chase Meidroth (29)	2.1	$7.9M
	William Bergolla Jr. (25)	0.3	$4.0M
SS	Colson Montgomery (28)	3.2	$12.1M
	Billy Carlson (24)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (24)	3.3	$6.6M
	Jeral Perez (25)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Sam Antonacci (27)	2.9	$11.0M
	Braden Montgomery (27)	0.4	$9.5M
CF	Tristan Peters (30)	1.9	$7.2M
	Samuel Zavala (26)	0.2	$0.9M
RF	Jaden Fauske (23)	1.8	$0.9M
	George Wolkow (24)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Christian Oppor (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Grant Umberger (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Max Banks (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
RP	Shane Murphy (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Riley Eikhoff (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Juan Carela (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Stiven Flores (25)	2.2	$0.9M
	Kyle Teel (29)	0.3	$10.3M
1B	Anthony DePino (28)	0.5	$0.9M
	Player 812185 (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	William Bergolla Jr. (26)	2.2	$7.4M
	Chase Meidroth (30)	0.3	$10.3M
SS	Colson Montgomery (29)	3.0	$17.2M
	Billy Carlson (25)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (25)	3.4	$11.4M
	Jeral Perez (26)	0.1	$2.0M
LF	Sam Antonacci (28)	2.7	$15.5M
	Braden Montgomery (28)	0.3	$13.2M
CF	Tristan Peters (31)	1.6	$9.2M
	Samuel Zavala (27)	0.2	$3.2M
RF	Jaden Fauske (24)	2.0	$0.9M
	George Wolkow (25)	0.1	$1.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Christian Oppor (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Grant Umberger (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Max Banks (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Riley Eikhoff (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Truman Pauley (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Caedmon Parker (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Stiven Flores (26)	2.2	$0.9M
	James Taussig (29)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Anthony DePino (29)	0.3	$0.6M
	Player 812185 (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	William Bergolla Jr. (27)	2.2	$10.9M
	Javier Mogollon (26)	0.2	$4.7M
SS	Billy Carlson (26)	3.1	$0.9M
	Efren Teran (25)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (26)	3.5	$17.4M
	Jeral Perez (27)	0.1	$3.4M
LF	Ely Brown (28)	1.3	$0.9M
	Orlando Patino (24)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	Samuel Zavala (28)	1.4	$4.7M
	Dru Baker (32)	0.0	$5.0M
RF	Jaden Fauske (25)	2.1	$0.9M
	George Wolkow (26)	0.1	$2.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Christian Oppor (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Max Banks (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Grant Umberger (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
RP	Player 842589 (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Truman Pauley (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Riley Eikhoff (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Caleb Bonemer	3B	AA	20	20.4
Billy Carlson	SS	A	20	15.8
Jaden Fauske	RF	A	19	9.4
Efren Teran	SS	A	19	9.0
Stiven Flores	C	A	20	8.8