CWS depth chart 2027

ROS PROJ80-82=TOTAL80-82

Total WAR +30.3

hWAR +18.9

pWAR +11.4

C+1.6

1B+3.3

2B+1.9

SS+2.7

3B+3.4

LF+1.5

CF+2.3

RF+1.4

DH+1.0

SP+6.3

BP+5.1

Depth chart data updated: October 24, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Kyle Teel B/Lage 25

WAR+1.5

wRC+98

vL·vR76·107

BSR+0.6

FLD-1.3

PT350 PA

Edgar Quero wRC+83 vL·vR83·83 BSR+0.0 FLD-5.7 PT298 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+90FLD-7.1ROS+1.6TOTAL+1.6

1BSO FAR +0.0

Munetaka Murakami B/Lage 27

WAR+3.2

wRC+136

vL·vR118·143

BSR+0.2

FLD+1.8

PT552 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT96WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+128FLD+1.8ROS+3.3TOTAL+3.3

2BSO FAR +0.0

Chase Meidroth B/Rage 26

WAR+1.9

wRC+98

vL·vR108·94

BSR+0.8

FLD-0.5

PT643 PA

Luisangel Acuña wRC+87 vL·vR94·85 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT5 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+98FLD-0.5ROS+1.9TOTAL+1.9

SSSO FAR +0.0

Colson Montgomery B/Lage 25

WAR+2.9

wRC+97

vL·vR90·100

BSR+0.2

FLD+5.1

PT638 PA

Jacob Gonzalez wRC+99 vL·vR86·104 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT10 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+94FLD+5.1ROS+2.7TOTAL+2.7

3BSO FAR +0.0

Miguel Vargas B/Rage 27

WAR+3.4

wRC+125

vL·vR136·120

BSR+1.8

FLD-5.4

PT599 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT49WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+121FLD-5.4ROS+3.4TOTAL+3.4

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Sam Antonacci B/Lage 24

WAR+2.5

wRC+117

vL·vR104·122

BSR+2.6

FLD-0.4

PT578 PA

Brooks BaldwinIL wRC+95 vL·vR95·95 BSR+0.4 FLD-0.4 PT70 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+101FLD-0.8ROS+1.5TOTAL+1.5

CFSO FAR +0.0

Tristan Peters B/Lage 27

WAR+2.0

wRC+100

vL·vR87·105

BSR+2.6

FLD-0.0

PT523 PA

Brenton Doyle wRC+87 vL·vR104·80 BSR+0.9 FLD+1.1 PT125 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+96FLD+1.1ROS+2.3TOTAL+2.3

RFSO FAR +0.0

Braden Montgomery B/Sage 24

WAR+0.9

wRC+98

vL·vR98·98

BSR+0.6

FLD+0.9

PT380 PA

Joey Wiemer wRC+87 vL·vR98·82 BSR+1.4 FLD+2.9 PT268 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+93FLD+3.8ROS+1.4TOTAL+1.4

DHSO FAR +0.0

Andrew Benintendi B/Lage 33

WAR+0.8

wRC+107

vL·vR106·107

BSR+0.2

FLD-3.9

PT444 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT204WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+99FLD-3.9ROS+1.0TOTAL+1.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Sean BurkeSP1

WAR+2.3

ERA4.12

FIP4.29

K%24.7

WPA/GS-1.8%

PT169 IP

Anthony KaySP2

WAR+0.1

ERA4.53

FIP4.50

K%19.0

WPA/GS-6.4%

PT145 IP

Avg Start45

Davis MartinSP3

WAR+1.7

ERA4.29

FIP4.32

K%19.2

WPA/GS-4.9%

PT131 IP

Avg Start46

Erick FeddeSP4IP141GS26ERA4.74K%16.0WPA/GS-6.3%WAR+0.5

David SandlinSP5IP135GS25ERA4.20K%23.5WPA/GS-2.4%WAR+1.7

Lucas SimsSP6IP170GS31ERA5.24K%22.8WPA/GS-9.6%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP891GS162ROS+6.3TOTAL+6.3

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Grant TaylorCLHI-LEV

WAR+1.3

ERA2.99

FIP2.97

K%33.3

WPA/App+1.3%

PT68 IP

Jordan HicksSUHI-LEVIP64ERA4.35K%24.8WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.3

Sean NewcombSUIP80ERA3.57K%22.6WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.9

Hagen SmithMRIP90ERA3.93K%32.1WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.4

Bryan HudsonMRIP50ERA3.77K%19.6WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.4

Noah SchultzMRIP149ERA4.48K%23.0WPA/App-0.8%WAR+1.7

Tyler DavisMRIP37ERA4.31K%22.9WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Tanner McDougalMRIP29ERA5.03K%21.7WPA/App-1.6%WAR+0.1

Section TotalIP567ROS+5.1TOTAL+5.1

Future Depth Chart — CWS

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

PEAK 2027 · 68W · 20.5 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $188M AGE 26.9 ↗ 28.2 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2027

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

Projected: 68–94 Team WAR: 20.5 Avg Age: 26.9 Est. Payroll: $46M FA Budget Room: $192M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (25)	1.5	$0.8M
	Joey Bart (30)	0.1	$3.0M
1B	Munetaka Murakami (27)	4.2	$17.0M
	Anthony DePino (24)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Chase Meidroth (26)	2.5	$0.8M
	Colby Shelton (24)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Colson Montgomery (25)	2.9	$0.8M
	Jacob Gonzalez (25)	0.2	$0.8M
3B	Miguel Vargas (27)	3.4	$16.9M
	Caleb Bonemer (21)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Sam Antonacci (24)	3.4	$0.8M
	Braden Montgomery (24)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Tristan Peters (27)	1.2	$0.8M
	Brenton Doyle (29)	0.2	$1.7M
RF	Jake Cave (34)	0.2	$1.5M
	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)	1.5	$0.8M
	Drew Romo (26)	0.1	$3.4M
1B	Anthony DePino (25)	-0.1	$0.0M
	Ryan Galanie (28)	-0.1	$0.0M
2B	Chase Meidroth (27)	1.4	$0.8M
	Rikuu Nishida (27)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Colson Montgomery (26)	2.4	$0.8M
	Jacob Gonzalez (26)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (22)	2.9	$0.8M
	Jeral Perez (23)	-0.0	$0.8M
LF	Sam Antonacci (25)	2.3	$0.8M
	Braden Montgomery (25)	0.3	$0.8M
CF	Tristan Peters (28)	1.5	$0.8M
	Brenton Doyle (30)	0.1	$2.1M
RF	Jaden Fauske (21)	0.2	$0.0M
	Joey Wiemer (29)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (27)	1.5	$0.8M
	Drew Romo (27)	0.1	$5.2M
1B	Grayson Fitzwater (25)	0.0	$0.0M
	Anthony DePino (26)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Chase Meidroth (28)	1.2	$0.8M
	Colby Shelton (26)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Colson Montgomery (27)	2.3	$0.8M
	Jacob Gonzalez (27)	0.3	$4.9M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (23)	3.3	$0.8M
	Jeral Perez (24)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	Sam Antonacci (26)	2.3	$5.9M
	Braden Montgomery (26)	0.3	$5.3M
CF	Tristan Peters (29)	1.2	$0.8M
	Samuel Zavala (25)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Jaden Fauske (22)	0.7	$0.0M
	Joey Wiemer (30)	-0.0	$0.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (28)	1.3	$3.1M
	Ben Hartl (27)	0.0	$0.0M
1B	Grayson Fitzwater (26)	0.0	$0.0M
	Anthony DePino (27)	-0.0	$0.8M
2B	Chase Meidroth (29)	0.9	$2.8M
	Colby Shelton (27)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Colson Montgomery (28)	2.1	$5.5M
	Jacob Gonzalez (28)	0.2	$7.3M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (24)	3.5	$0.8M
	Jeral Perez (25)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	Sam Antonacci (27)	2.1	$9.5M
	Braden Montgomery (27)	0.3	$8.8M
CF	Tristan Peters (30)	0.8	$3.1M
	Samuel Zavala (26)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Jaden Fauske (23)	1.1	$0.8M
	Joey Wiemer (31)	0.0	$0.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (29)	1.1	$4.4M
	Ben Hartl (28)	0.0	$0.9M
1B	Ryan Galanie (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Grayson Fitzwater (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Javier Mogollon (25)	0.7	$2.2M
	Chase Meidroth (30)	0.1	$3.4M
SS	Billy Carlson (25)	1.9	$0.9M
	Colson Montgomery (29)	0.3	$8.3M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (25)	3.5	$8.0M
	Jeral Perez (26)	0.0	$1.4M
LF	Sam Antonacci (28)	1.9	$12.8M
	Braden Montgomery (28)	0.2	$11.7M
CF	Samuel Zavala (27)	0.8	$2.4M
	Tristan Peters (31)	0.0	$3.1M
RF	Jaden Fauske (24)	1.4	$0.9M
	Joey Wiemer (32)	0.0	$1.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Kyle Teel (30)	0.8	$5.2M
	Josiel Veras (24)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Ryan Galanie (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Grayson Fitzwater (28)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Javier Mogollon (26)	0.7	$4.0M
	Colby Shelton (29)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Billy Carlson (26)	2.1	$0.9M
	Roch Cholowsky (27)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (26)	3.5	$13.1M
	Jeral Perez (27)	0.0	$2.4M
LF	Ely Brown (28)	0.3	$0.9M
	Braden Holcomb (27)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Samuel Zavala (28)	0.6	$3.4M
	Tristan Peters (32)	0.0	$6.9M
RF	Jaden Fauske (25)	1.5	$0.9M
	George Wolkow (26)	-0.0	$1.3M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josiel Veras (25)	0.5	$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)	0.7	$5.5M
	Riley Unroe (37)	0.0	$5.0M
SS	Billy Carlson (27)	2.1	$4.8M
	Roch Cholowsky (28)	0.2	$3.6M
3B	Caleb Bonemer (27)	3.4	$18.9M
	Alec Makarewicz (32)	0.0	$3.0M
LF	Jacob Burke (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Caden Connor (32)	0.0	$5.0M
CF	Samuel Zavala (29)	0.3	$3.5M
	Dylan Campbell (31)	0.0	$7.4M
RF	Jaden Fauske (26)	1.6	$4.0M
	George Wolkow (27)	-0.0	$1.5M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Caleb Bonemer	3B	AA	21	18.4
Billy Carlson	SS	A	21	11.3
Roch Cholowsky	SS	A+	22	7.3
Jaden Fauske	RF	A	20	6.9
Efren Teran	SS	A	20	6.4