DET Depth Chart — 2026

Total WAR +30.7

hWAR +18.4

pWAR +12.3

C+4.3

1B+0.4

2B+2.4

SS+1.9

3B+2.0

LF+3.0

CF+1.6

RF+2.8

DH+0.0

SP+8.2

BP+4.1

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Dillon Dingler	433	110	+8.7	+3.4
Jake Rogers	215	82	+4.3	+1.0
Total	648	101	+13.0	+4.5

1B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Spencer Torkelson	578	108	-6.5	+0.4
Replacement (call-up)	70	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	104	-6.5	+0.4

2B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Zach McKinstry	376	94	+0.2	+1.1
Gleyber Torres IL	272	119	-1.0	+1.4
Total	648	104	-0.8	+2.5

SS

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Kevin McGonigle	294	131	-0.7	+2.0
Trey Sweeney	164	65	-0.1	+0.0
Replacement (call-up)	190	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	98	-0.9	+2.0

3B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Colt Keith	508	107	+0.5	+2.1
Replacement (call-up)	140	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	100	+0.5	+2.1

Outfield

LF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Riley Greene	595	131	-0.8	+3.1
Replacement (call-up)	53	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	126	-0.8	+3.1

CF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Matt Vierling	345	99	-0.3	+1.1
Parker Meadows	140	93	+1.2	+0.5
Replacement (call-up)	163	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	92	+0.9	+1.7

RF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Kerry Carpenter IL	420	128	-4.0	+1.7
Jahmai Jones	228	117	-0.1	+1.3
Total	648	124	-4.1	+3.0

DH

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Replacement (call-up)	648	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	75	0.0	0.0

Starting Rotation

Player	IP	eGS	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Tarik Skubal IL	112	20	2.60	2.75	31.0%	+3.2
Framber Valdez	88	16	3.56	3.69	23.6%	+1.6
Jack Flaherty	136	25	4.07	3.93	27.4%	+2.1
Keider Montero	86	16	4.80	4.95	19.9%	+0.3
Justin Verlander IL	41	7	4.13	4.23	20.7%	+0.5
Casey Mize IL	65	12	4.11	4.09	21.3%	+0.9

Bullpen

Player	IP	eApp	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Kenley Jansen ★	39	39	3.67	4.03	25.3%	+0.4
Kyle Finnegan ★	48	48	3.81	3.92	23.2%	+0.5
Will Vest IL	30	30	3.20	3.37	24.8%	+0.5
Tyler Holton	68	68	3.60	4.25	21.5%	+0.7
Drew Anderson	18	18	4.33	4.33	23.2%	+0.0
Brant Hurter	49	49	3.30	3.84	22.8%	+0.6
Enmanuel De Jesus	69	69	4.61	4.61	21.2%	+0.4
Kenta Maeda	68	68	4.97	4.81	20.0%	+0.2
Connor Seabold	40	40	6.12	5.19	19.6%	+0.0
Rafael Montero	35	35	4.73	4.70	22.3%	+0.2
Braden Bristo	35	35	4.59	4.59	23.3%	+0.1
Troy Melton	25	25	3.72	4.35	23.6%	+0.3
Reese Olson	19	19	3.71	3.78	22.7%	+0.3
Beau Brieske	11	11	4.35	4.48	21.5%	+0.1
Jackson Jobe	11	11	4.54	4.75	20.4%	+0.0

Future Depth Chart — DET

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PEAK 2031 · 78W · 32.1 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $257M AGE 25.5 ↗ 27.5 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2026

#1MIN108#2DET107#3CLE105#4KC102#5CWS97

Projected: 69–93 Team WAR: 22.9 Avg Age: 25.5 Est. Payroll: $34M FA Budget Room: $204M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (27)	4.0	$0.8M
	Josue Briceño (21)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (26)	0.8	$4.1M
	Garrett Pennington (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Colt Keith (24)	2.3	$4.3M
	Jahmai Jones (28)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Woody Hadeen (24)	0.7	$0.0M
	Andrew Navigato (28)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (21)	1.8	$0.8M
	Zach McKinstry (31)	0.2	$4.2M
LF	Riley Greene (25)	3.3	$5.0M
	Akil Baddoo (27)	0.0	$1.2M
CF	Matt Vierling (29)	1.3	$3.2M
	Max Clark (21)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Kerry Carpenter (28)	2.0	$3.3M
	Wenceel Pérez (26)	0.1	$1.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Carlos Peña (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Andrew Sears (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Colin Fields (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Inohan Paniagua (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (28)	4.0	$0.8M
	Josue Briceño (22)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (27)	0.4	$1.7M
	Garrett Pennington (26)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Colt Keith (25)	2.8	$4.3M
	Jahmai Jones (29)	0.3	$0.8M
SS	Cristian Santana (23)	1.2	$0.0M
	Woody Hadeen (25)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (22)	4.1	$2.8M
	Gage Workman (27)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Riley Greene (26)	3.8	$13.2M
	Brett Callahan (25)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Max Clark (22)	2.9	$0.8M
	Parker Meadows (27)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Kerry Carpenter (29)	1.7	$5.9M
	Wenceel Pérez (27)	0.1	$1.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Andrew Sears (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Carlos Peña (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Inohan Paniagua (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (29)	3.7	$7.1M
	Josue Briceño (23)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Garrett Pennington (27)	0.5	$0.0M
	Spencer Torkelson (28)	0.0	$1.7M
2B	Colt Keith (26)	2.8	$5.3M
	Jahmai Jones (30)	0.3	$4.2M
SS	Cristian Santana (24)	1.6	$0.0M
	Bryce Rainer (23)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (23)	4.6	$8.8M
	Gage Workman (28)	0.2	$2.5M
LF	Riley Greene (27)	3.8	$20.0M
	Jesus Pinto (21)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Max Clark (23)	3.6	$0.8M
	Parker Meadows (28)	0.3	$3.6M
RF	Kerry Carpenter (30)	1.4	$7.4M
	Wenceel Pérez (28)	0.0	$1.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Andrew Sears (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Carlos Peña (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (24)	3.8	$0.8M
	Dillon Dingler (30)	0.5	$11.2M
1B	Garrett Pennington (28)	0.4	$0.0M
	Beau Ankeney (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Colt Keith (27)	2.8	$5.3M
	Jahmai Jones (31)	0.3	$6.6M
SS	Bryce Rainer (24)	2.3	$0.0M
	Guillermo Batista (22)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (24)	5.1	$17.8M
	Kendrick Hernandez (22)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Jesus Pinto (22)	1.7	$0.0M
	Angel Roso (21)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Max Clark (24)	4.1	$0.8M
	Parker Meadows (29)	0.2	$5.5M
RF	Wenceel Pérez (29)	0.2	$1.2M
	Roberto Campos (26)	-0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Andrew Sears (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Hayden Minton (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Carlos Peña (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (25)	4.0	$0.9M
	Enrique Jimenez (24)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Garrett Pennington (29)	0.2	$0.9M
	Beau Ankeney (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Colt Keith (28)	2.7	$10.0M
	Hao-Yu Lee (27)	0.3	$6.8M
SS	Bryce Rainer (25)	2.7	$0.9M
	Guillermo Batista (23)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (25)	5.4	$22.8M
	Kendrick Hernandez (23)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Jesus Pinto (23)	2.2	$0.0M
	Angel Roso (22)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Max Clark (25)	4.4	$8.8M
	Parker Meadows (30)	0.2	$7.3M
RF	Roberto Campos (27)	-0.1	$0.9M
	Brady Allen (30)	-0.1	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Andrew Sears (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Abelardo Medrano (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Rayner Castillo (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (26)	4.1	$0.9M
	Enrique Jimenez (25)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Garrett Pennington (30)	0.1	$0.9M
	Beau Ankeney (28)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Colt Keith (29)	2.4	$13.0M
	Hao-Yu Lee (28)	0.3	$9.8M
SS	Angel De Los Santos (23)	3.1	$0.9M
	Guillermo Batista (24)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (26)	5.5	$23.8M
	Kendrick Hernandez (24)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Jesus Pinto (24)	2.5	$0.9M
	Angel Roso (23)	0.4	$0.0M
CF	Max Clark (26)	4.6	$15.5M
	Trei Cruz (33)	-0.1	$0.2M
RF	Roberto Campos (28)	-0.2	$0.9M
	Brady Allen (31)	-0.2	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Andrew Sears (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Abelardo Medrano (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Kelvis Salcedo (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Rayner Castillo (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (27)	4.1	$8.2M
	Enrique Jimenez (26)	0.5	$0.9M
1B	Garrett Pennington (31)	-0.1	$0.9M
	Beau Ankeney (29)	-0.0	$0.9M
2B	Colt Keith (30)	2.1	$15.0M
	Max Anderson (30)	0.1	$2.4M
SS	Angel De Los Santos (24)	3.5	$0.9M
	Jhonger Ochoa (24)	0.5	$0.9M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (27)	5.5	$24.8M
	Kendrick Hernandez (25)	0.4	$0.9M
LF	Jesus Pinto (25)	2.8	$0.9M
	Angel Roso (24)	0.4	$0.9M
CF	Max Clark (27)	4.6	$22.8M
	Trei Cruz (34)	-0.1	$0.4M
RF	Roberto Campos (29)	-0.4	$0.9M
	Brady Allen (32)	-0.2	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Abelardo Medrano (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Andrew Sears (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
RP	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Kelvis Salcedo (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Rayner Castillo (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Max Clark	CF	AAA	21	48.4
Josue Briceño	C	A+	21	45.4
Angel De Los Santos	SS	ROK	18	38.5
Jhonger Ochoa	SS	ROK	18	36.0
Enrique Jimenez	C	ROK	20	35.7