DET depth chart 2027

PROJ83-79=TOTAL83-79

Total WAR +35.0

hWAR +22.1

pWAR +12.8

C+4.2

1B+0.8

2B+2.1

SS+2.7

3B+3.0

LF+2.7

CF+2.4

RF+1.5

DH+2.7

SP+9.8

BP+3.1

Depth chart data updated: October 28, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Dillon Dingler B/RStarter+DHage 28

WAR+3.7

wRC+115

vL·vR129·109

BSR+0.2

FLD+8.2

PT443 PA

Eduardo ValenciaPlatoon · vs L+DH wRC+123 vL·vR131·120 BSR+0.2 FLD-1.1 PT160 WAR+1.1

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT45WAR+0.0

NEXT UPJosue Briceño (AAA)PT142

Position TotalPA648wRC+106FLD+7.1PROJ+4.2TOTAL+4.2

1BSO FAR +0.0

Spencer Torkelson B/RStarterage 27

WAR+1.0

wRC+104

vL·vR115·100

BSR+0.0

FLD+1.4

PT554 PA

Colt KeithPlatoon · vs R+3B/DH wRC+112 vL·vR76·126 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.2 PT61 WAR+0.3

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT33WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+97FLD+1.2PROJ+0.8TOTAL+0.8

2BSO FAR +0.0

Gleyber Torres B/RStarterFA+DHage 30

WAR+1.8

wRC+109

vL·vR123·104

BSR+0.0

FLD-2.7

PT467 PA

Hao-Yu LeePlatoon · vs L+3B wRC+99 vL·vR108·96 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.6 PT181 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+104FLD-3.3PROJ+2.1TOTAL+2.1

SSSO FAR +0.0

John Peck B/RPart-timeage 25

WAR+1.0

wRC+84

vL·vR92·81

BSR+1.4

FLD+1.4

PT364 PA

Kevin McGonigleStarter+3B wRC+131 vL·vR117·137 BSR+0.6 FLD-0.9 PT284 WAR+2.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+101FLD+0.5PROJ+2.7TOTAL+2.7

3BSO FAR +0.0

Kevin McGonigle B/LStarter+SSage 22

WAR+2.1

wRC+131

vL·vR117·137

BSR+0.6

FLD-0.9

PT302 PA

Colt KeithPlatoon · vs R+DH/1B wRC+112 vL·vR76·126 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.6 PT146 WAR+0.6

Hao-Yu LeePlatoon · vs L+2B wRC+99 vL·vR108·96 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.4 PT128 WAR+0.4

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT72WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+112FLD-1.9PROJ+3.0TOTAL+3.0

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Riley Greene B/LStarter+DHage 26

WAR+3.0

wRC+130

vL·vR108·139

BSR+0.2

FLD+2.6

PT487 PA

Brett CallahanReserve · vs R wRC+83 vL·vR70·88 BSR+1.0 FLD+0.4 PT161 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+113FLD+3.1PROJ+2.7TOTAL+2.7

CFSO FAR +0.0

Max Clark B/LStarterage 22

WAR+2.4

wRC+101

vL·vR88·106

BSR+2.7

FLD+2.4

PT537 PA

Parker MeadowsILReserve wRC+93 vL·vR77·99 BSR+0.7 FLD+0.7 PT111 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+96FLD+3.1PROJ+2.4TOTAL+2.4

RFSO FAR +0.0

Wenceel Pérez ILB/SPart-timeage 27

WAR+0.6

wRC+96

vL·vR96·96

BSR+0.4

FLD+1.9

PT267 PA

Kerry CarpenterILPlatoon · vs R+DH wRC+124 vL·vR103·133 BSR+0.3 FLD-1.2 PT202 WAR+0.9

Ben MalgeriReserve · vs L wRC+97 vL·vR105·94 BSR+1.0 FLD+0.0 PT149 WAR+0.4

Zach McKinstryReserve wRC+91 vL·vR89·91 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT22 WAR+0.1

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

Position TotalPA648wRC+99FLD+0.8PROJ+1.5TOTAL+1.5

DHSO FAR +0.0

Colt Keith B/LPlatoon · vs R+3B/1Bage 25

WAR+0.6

wRC+112

vL·vR76·126

BSR+0.2

FLD-0.5

PT139 PA

Eduardo ValenciaPlatoon · vs L+C wRC+123 vL·vR131·120 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.7 PT98 WAR+0.7

Kerry CarpenterILPlatoon · vs R+RF wRC+124 vL·vR103·133 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.8 PT122 WAR+0.5

Riley GreeneStarter+LF wRC+130 vL·vR108·139 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.4 PT81 WAR+0.5

Dillon DinglerStarter+C wRC+115 vL·vR129·109 BSR+0.0 FLD+1.2 PT67 WAR+0.6

Gleyber TorresStarterFA+2B wRC+109 vL·vR123·104 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.4 PT64 WAR+0.2

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT77WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+108FLD-0.6PROJ+2.7TOTAL+2.7

Bench

BENCHby expected PA

Matt VierlingILReserve · vs L1B wRC+99 vL·vR110·94 BSR+0.5 FLD-0.2 PT85 WAR+0.3

Trey SweeneyILReserve · vs R1B wRC+78 vL·vR72·80 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.6 PT80 WAR+0.1

James OutmanReserve1B wRC+80 vL·vR63·87 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.0 PT60 WAR+0.1

Javier BáezReserve1B wRC+82 vL·vR93·78 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT59 WAR+0.1

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Framber ValdezSP1

WAR+2.2

ERA3.95

FIP4.07

K%20.6

WPA/GS+0.3%

PT178 IP

Outs/GS17.3

Avg Start54

Justin VerlanderSP3

WAR+1.8

ERA4.31

FIP4.32

K%20.4

WPA/GS-3.2%

PT148 IP

Outs/GS15.7

Troy MeltonSP4

WAR+1.6

ERA4.07

FIP4.34

K%22.0

WPA/GS+2.7%

PT152 IP

Outs/GS16.8

Avg Start51

Keider MonteroSP5IP146GS27Outs/GS16.1ERA4.41K%18.1WPA/GS-3.9%WAR+1.1

Jackson JobeDEPTHIP41GS7Outs/GS14.2ERA4.09K%26.6WPA/GS-1.4%WAR+0.8Avg Start54

Reese OlsonDEPTHILIP37GS7Outs/GS14.4ERA3.86K%23.2WPA/GS+0.2%WAR+0.7

Jack FlahertySPFAIP136GS25Outs/GS15.0ERA3.97K%27.5WPA/GS-0.4%WAR+1.6Avg Start54

SP2OPEN

Section TotalIP839GS153PROJ+9.8TOTAL+9.8

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Kenley JansenCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.2

ERA4.00

FIP4.35

K%26.5

WPA/App-0.2%

PT54 IP

Outs/App2.9

Will VestSUHI-LEVILIP48Outs/App3.1ERA3.57K%25.1WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.7

Kyle FinneganSUHI-LEVIP62Outs/App3.0ERA4.57K%20.9WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Tyler KinleyHLIP57Outs/App2.8ERA4.47K%23.2WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Tyler HoltonHLIP69Outs/App3.4ERA3.94K%18.9WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.1

Drew SommersHLIP48Outs/App2.9ERA3.14K%30.9WPA/App+1.1%WAR+0.9

Drew AndersonMIDIP59Outs/App4.2ERA4.18K%24.8WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.1

Brant HurterMIDIP51Outs/App4.0ERA3.72K%19.1WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.3

Jacob WaguespackMIDIP51Outs/App3.9ERA4.32K%22.6WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Brenan HanifeeMIDIP39Outs/App3.2ERA4.36K%15.0WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.0

Ty MaddenLONGIP56Outs/App6.6ERA4.39K%20.3WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.0

River RyanMOPIP18Outs/App3.5ERA3.84K%24.0WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.9

Beau BrieskeMOPIP8Outs/App3.8ERA4.73K%22.0WPA/App-1.2%WAR+0.0

NEXT UPTyler MattisonRP · AAAIP23

NEXT UPJackson WolfSP · AAAIP35

NEXT UPWandisson CharlesRP · AAIP30

Section TotalIP619PROJ+3.1TOTAL+3.1

Future Depth Chart — DET

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

PEAK 2027 · 68W · 20.8 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $185M AGE 25.4 ↗ 30.0 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2027

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

Projected: 68–94 Team WAR: 20.8 Avg Age: 25.4 Est. Payroll: $46M FA Budget Room: $192M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (28)	3.7	$0.8M
	Eduardo Valencia (27)	0.2	$0.8M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (27)	1.1	$3.9M
	Garrett Pennington (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Gleyber Torres (30)	1.5	$11.6M
	Hao-Yu Lee (24)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Peyton Graham (26)	0.4	$0.0M
	Jordan Yost (20)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (22)	4.4	$2.8M
	Colt Keith (25)	0.2	$4.8M
LF	Riley Greene (26)	3.2	$10.8M
	Ben Malgeri (27)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Max Clark (22)	0.8	$0.8M
	Matt Vierling (30)	0.1	$2.0M
RF	Zyhir Hope (22)	0.6	$0.0M
	Kerry Carpenter (29)	0.1	$1.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jake Miller (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Colin Fields (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Jojo Ingrassia (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2027

Framber Valdez age 33 −$23M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (29)	3.1	$6.3M
	Eduardo Valencia (28)	0.1	$0.8M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (28)	0.5	$4.3M
	Garrett Pennington (27)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Hao-Yu Lee (25)	1.2	$0.8M
	Max Anderson (26)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Jordan Yost (21)	0.3	$0.0M
	John Peck (26)	0.0	$0.8M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (23)	4.4	$8.8M
	Colt Keith (26)	0.2	$4.8M
LF	Riley Greene (27)	3.2	$17.9M
	Ben Malgeri (28)	0.0	$0.8M
CF	Max Clark (23)	2.2	$0.8M
	Parker Meadows (28)	0.1	$1.4M
RF	Kerry Carpenter (30)	0.5	$3.1M
	Zyhir Hope (23)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Brady Smith (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Jake Miller (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M
RP	Joseph Montalvo (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M
	Colin Fields (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (30)	2.9	$9.9M
	Eduardo Valencia (29)	0.1	$0.8M
1B	Andrew Jenkins (28)	0.0	$0.0M
	Garrett Pennington (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Hao-Yu Lee (26)	1.2	$0.8M
	Max Anderson (27)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Jordan Yost (22)	0.7	$0.0M
	John Peck (27)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (24)	4.7	$17.8M
	Colt Keith (27)	0.2	$4.8M
LF	Ben Malgeri (29)	0.1	$0.8M
	Brett Callahan (27)	0.0	$0.8M
CF	Max Clark (24)	2.5	$0.8M
	Parker Meadows (29)	0.0	$2.1M
RF	Zyhir Hope (24)	0.9	$0.8M
	Wenceel Pérez (29)	0.0	$1.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Brady Smith (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jake Miller (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
RP	Joseph Montalvo (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (31)	2.5	$13.2M
	Josue Briceño (25)	0.2	$0.8M
1B	Andrew Jenkins (29)	0.0	$0.8M
	Garrett Pennington (29)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Hao-Yu Lee (27)	1.1	$3.7M
	Max Anderson (28)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Jordan Yost (23)	1.0	$0.0M
	Cristian Santana (26)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (25)	4.9	$22.8M
	Izaac Pacheco (27)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	Nick Dumesnil (26)	0.1	$0.0M
	Corey Julks (34)	0.0	$0.4M
CF	Max Clark (25)	2.7	$8.3M
	Trei Cruz (32)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Zyhir Hope (25)	1.1	$0.8M
	Roberto Campos (27)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Brady Smith (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	Jojo Ingrassia (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Joseph Montalvo (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (26)	1.2	$3.8M
	Eduardo Valencia (31)	0.1	$3.1M
1B	Andrew Jenkins (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Garrett Pennington (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Hao-Yu Lee (28)	0.9	$5.3M
	Max Anderson (29)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Jordan Yost (24)	1.3	$0.0M
	Cristian Santana (27)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (26)	4.9	$23.8M
	Izaac Pacheco (28)	0.0	$0.4M
LF	Nick Dumesnil (27)	0.2	$0.0M
	Corey Julks (35)	0.0	$0.6M
CF	Max Clark (26)	2.7	$14.4M
	Trei Cruz (33)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Zyhir Hope (26)	1.2	$4.0M
	Roberto Campos (28)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Brady Smith (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	Jojo Ingrassia (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (27)	1.1	$6.4M
	Steven Madero (25)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Andrew Jenkins (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Garrett Pennington (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Hao-Yu Lee (29)	0.6	$6.3M
	Max Anderson (30)	0.1	$2.2M
SS	Jordan Yost (25)	1.4	$0.9M
	Cristian Santana (28)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (27)	4.7	$24.8M
	Jace Jung (31)	0.0	$1.1M
LF	Nick Dumesnil (28)	0.1	$0.9M
	Andrew Sojka (31)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Max Clark (27)	2.5	$21.3M
	Trei Cruz (34)	0.0	$3.0M
RF	Zyhir Hope (27)	1.1	$6.7M
	Roberto Campos (29)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Brady Smith (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
RP	Jojo Ingrassia (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M
	Joseph Montalvo (prospect)	0.1	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (28)	1.0	$8.4M
	Steven Madero (26)	0.1	$0.9M
1B	Andrew Jenkins (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Garrett Pennington (32)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Max Anderson (31)	0.3	$2.4M
	Max Burt (36)	0.0	$5.0M
SS	Jordan Yost (26)	1.4	$0.9M
	Cristian Santana (29)	0.0	$0.9M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (28)	4.4	$24.8M
	Izaac Pacheco (30)	-0.0	$0.6M
LF	Andrew Sojka (32)	0.0	$0.9M
	Chris Meyers (34)	0.0	$3.0M
CF	Trei Cruz (35)	0.0	$5.0M
	Jackson Strong (29)	0.0	$7.4M
RF	Zyhir Hope (28)	1.0	$8.9M
	Roberto Campos (30)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Minor-league depth by level — DET

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

AAA · 11 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Max Anderson	2B	25	2028	+0.8	4.0
Carlos Pérez	C	36	2027	+0.7	0.3
Cal Stevenson	CF	30	—	+0.3	0.3
Jace Jung	3B	26	2027	+0.2	0.4
Trei Cruz	CF	29	—	+0.1	0.0
Andrew Navigato	SS	29	—	+0.1	0.0
PITCHERS
Hayden Minton	P	26	2028	+0.5	1.0

AA · 21 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Josue Briceño	C	22	2028	+0.7	7.3
Zyhir Hope	RF	22	2028	+0.6	7.8
Thayron Liranzo	C	24	2028	+0.4	1.9
Peyton Graham	SS	26	2029	+0.4	0.6
Izaac Pacheco	3B	24	2029	+0.2	0.5
Justice Bigbie	OF	28	2029	+0.2	0.1
PITCHERS
Jake Miller	P	26	2028	+1.0	1.2
Colin Fields	P	27	2029	+0.9	0.7
Garrett Burhenn	P	27	2029	+0.8	1.0
Lucas Elissalt	P	23	2029	+0.6	3.1
Jaden Hamm	P	24	2029	+0.4	1.7

A+ · 14 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Luke Shliger	C	25	2028	+0.5	1.6
Cristian Santana	SS	23	2028	+0.3	2.3
Ricardo Hurtado	C	24	2028	+0.2	0.8
Woody Hadeen	SS	25	2028	+0.1	0.5
Garrett Pennington	1B	26	—	+0.1	0.0
Andrew Sojka	OF	26	—	-0.1	-0.1
PITCHERS
Brady Smith	P	22	2028	+0.5	3.1
Jojo Ingrassia	P	25	2028	+0.5	1.5

A · 11 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Jordan Yost	SS	20	2028	+0.4	9.6
Nick Dumesnil	OF	23	2028	+0.2	1.1
Jack Goodman	SS	23	2028	+0.1	1.0
Michael Oliveto	C	20	2029	+0.0	3.2
Maddox Molony	SS	22	—	+0.0	0.0
Brady Ballinger	1B	22	2028	-0.1	-0.1

ROK · 5 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Steven Madero	C	20	2028	+0.0	3.2
Enderson Delgado	C	22	2028	+0.0	0.7
Jack Penney	SS	24	2028	+0.0	0.2
Martin Tamara	C	23	2028	-0.1	0.0
Leandy Mella	SS	20	2028	-0.1	-0.1