DET Depth Chart — 2026

YTD69-79+ROS PROJ8-6=TOTAL77-85

Total WAR +17.7

hWAR +1.4

pWAR +16.2

C+0.4

1B+0.1

2B+0.2

SS+0.0

3B+0.3

LF+0.2

CF+0.1

RF+0.1

DH+0.1

SP+8.8

BP+7.4

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +4.1

Dillon Dingler B/Rage 27

WAR+0.3

wRC+102

vL·vR131·111

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.9

PT49 PA

Eduardo Valencia wRC+109 vL·vR128·116 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT3 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+102FLD+0.9ROS+0.4TOTAL+4.5

1BSO FAR +0.2

Spencer Torkelson B/Rage 26

WAR+0.1

wRC+98

vL·vR120·105

BSR-0.0

FLD+0.2

PT49 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT3WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+97FLD+0.2ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.3

2BSO FAR +2.4

Gleyber Torres B/Rage 29

WAR+0.1

wRC+111

vL·vR132·112

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.2

PT35 PA

Hao-Yu Lee wRC+87 vL·vR105·94 BSR-0.0 FLD-0.1 PT17 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+103FLD-0.3ROS+0.2TOTAL+2.6

SSSO FAR +0.2

Javier Báez B/Rage 33

WAR+0.0

wRC+70

vL·vR91·76

BSR-0.0

FLD-0.0

PT17 PA

John Peck wRC+59 vL·vR74·63 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.0 PT5 WAR+0.0

Trey SweeneyIL wRC+68 vL·vR70·77 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT2 WAR-0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT28WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+72FLD-0.1ROS+0.0TOTAL+0.2

3BSO FAR +3.8

Kevin McGonigle B/Lage 21

WAR+0.3

wRC+125

vL·vR118·137

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.2

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+125FLD-0.2ROS+0.3TOTAL+4.1

Outfield

LFSO FAR +3.2

Riley Greene B/Lage 25

WAR+0.2

wRC+121

vL·vR107·138

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.3

PT47 PA

Ben Malgeri wRC+69 vL·vR87·76 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT5 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+116FLD+0.3ROS+0.2TOTAL+3.4

CFSO FAR +0.3

Matt Vierling ILB/Rage 29

WAR+0.0

wRC+92

vL·vR111·96

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.1

PT25 PA

James Outman wRC+73 vL·vR67·91 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT16 WAR+0.0

Max Clark wRC+91 vL·vR85·104 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT11 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+86FLD-0.0ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.4

RFSO FAR +0.0

Zach McKinstry B/Lage 31

WAR+0.1

wRC+88

vL·vR95·97

BSR-0.1

FLD+0.2

PT35 PA

Kerry CarpenterIL wRC+114 vL·vR105·135 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT17 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+96FLD+0.1ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.1

DHSO FAR +1.4

Colt Keith B/Lage 24

WAR+0.1

wRC+100

vL·vR71·121

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.2

PT36 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT16WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+92FLD-0.2ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.5

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +6.0Starting Rotation

Framber ValdezSP1

WAR+3.7

ERA3.80

FIP3.78

K%18.5

WPA/GS+2.7%

PT178 IP

Avg Start50

Drew AndersonSP2

WAR+0.3

ERA3.80

FIP3.86

K%24.4

WPA/GS+0.7%

PT98 IP

Jack FlahertySP3IL

WAR+2.4

ERA3.91

FIP3.84

K%26.6

WPA/GS+1.7%

PT98 IP

Avg Start54

Troy MeltonSP4IP116GS21ERA4.03K%21.3WPA/GS+0.5%WAR+1.2Avg Start54

Keider MonteroSP5IP154GS28ERA4.32K%17.2WPA/GS-0.6%WAR+0.4Avg Start52

Jackson JobeSP6IP32GS6ERA4.15K%22.1WPA/GS+0.1%WAR+0.8Avg Start49

Section TotalIP55GS10ROS+8.8TOTAL+14.8

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +8.2Bullpen

Kenley JansenCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.4

ERA3.55

FIP3.72

K%26.7

WPA/App+0.5%

PT45 IP

Kyle FinneganSUHI-LEVIP64ERA4.22K%20.5WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.4

Will VestSUILIP31ERA3.09K%24.7WPA/App+1.1%WAR+0.8

Tyler HoltonMRIP76ERA3.55K%19.7WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.2

Burch SmithMRILIP28ERA3.97K%21.6WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.1

Brant HurterMRIP32ERA3.41K%19.4WPA/App+0.7%WAR+0.6

Jacob WaguespackMRIP40ERA4.21K%21.9WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.2

Tyler KinleyMRIP55ERA4.09K%23.7WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.3

Drew SommersMRIP38ERA3.03K%27.6WPA/App+1.2%WAR+0.6

Yilber DíazMRIP7ERA5.08K%22.8WPA/App-1.7%WAR+0.0

Beau BrieskeMRIP20ERA4.11K%21.1WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.0

Enmanuel De JesusMRIP47ERA4.09K%20.8WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.0

Ty MaddenMRIP45ERA4.45K%20.1WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Brenan HanifeeMRIP25ERA3.70K%15.6WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.4

Andrew SearsMRIP23ERA4.28K%20.4WPA/App-0.6%WAR+1.1

Justin VerlanderMRILIP10ERA4.16K%20.4WPA/App-0.4%WAR+1.1Avg App28

Tanner RaineyMRIP7ERA4.25K%23.9WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.0

Ricky VanascoMRIP5ERA4.31K%23.9WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Austin GomberMRIP4ERA5.11K%14.5WPA/App-1.7%WAR+0.2

Reese OlsonMRILIP3ERA3.82K%23.2WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.8

Sawyer Gipson-LongMRIP2ERA4.39K%21.2WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.3

Jack LittleMRIP1ERA4.57K%17.1WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Bailey HornMRILIP1ERA5.13K%21.2WPA/App-1.7%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP51ROS+7.4TOTAL+15.6

Future Depth Chart — DET

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

PEAK 2030 · 86W · 39.0 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $284M AGE 24.4 ↗ 28.4 WINDOW contention window 2028–2031

AL Central · 2026

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

Projected: 71–91 Team WAR: 24.2 Avg Age: 24.4 Est. Payroll: $45M FA Budget Room: $193M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (27)	3.8	$0.8M
	Edian Espinal (21)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (26)	0.2	$4.1M
	Garrett Pennington (25)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Gleyber Torres (29)	1.8	$22.0M
	Max Anderson (24)	0.3	$0.8M
SS	Peyton Graham (25)	2.7	$0.0M
	Woody Hadeen (24)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (21)	3.9	$0.8M
	Colt Keith (24)	0.2	$4.8M
LF	Riley Greene (25)	3.0	$5.0M
	Justice Bigbie (27)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Max Clark (21)	1.4	$0.8M
	Cal Stevenson (29)	0.1	$1.3M
RF	Zyhir Hope (21)	0.7	$0.0M
	Roberto Campos (23)	-0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	River Ryan (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Jake Miller (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Colin Fields (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Kelvis Salcedo (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Carlos Peña (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (28)	4.4	$0.8M
	Edian Espinal (22)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (27)	1.2	$4.4M
	Garrett Pennington (26)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Hao-Yu Lee (24)	2.1	$0.8M
	Max Anderson (25)	0.3	$0.8M
SS	Peyton Graham (26)	2.0	$0.0M
	Bryce Rainer (22)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (22)	5.4	$2.8M
	Colt Keith (25)	0.3	$4.8M
LF	Riley Greene (26)	4.4	$15.2M
	Justice Bigbie (28)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Max Clark (22)	2.7	$0.8M
	Parker Meadows (27)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Wenceel Pérez (27)	1.9	$3.9M
	Kerry Carpenter (29)	0.3	$6.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kelvis Salcedo (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	River Ryan (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Jake Miller (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Ben Jacobs (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (29)	4.2	$8.0M
	Josue Briceño (23)	0.4	$0.8M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (28)	1.1	$6.1M
	Garrett Pennington (27)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Max Anderson (26)	2.3	$0.8M
	Hao-Yu Lee (25)	0.3	$0.8M
SS	Bryce Rainer (23)	2.4	$0.8M
	Peyton Graham (27)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (23)	5.9	$8.8M
	Colt Keith (26)	0.3	$4.8M
LF	Riley Greene (27)	4.3	$22.6M
	Justice Bigbie (29)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Max Clark (23)	3.4	$0.8M
	Parker Meadows (28)	0.3	$3.8M
RF	Zyhir Hope (23)	1.8	$0.8M
	Wenceel Pérez (28)	0.3	$6.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kelvis Salcedo (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Carlos Rodriguez (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
RP	Ben Jacobs (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Grayson Grinsell (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (30)	4.0	$13.2M
	Edian Espinal (24)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Garrett Pennington (28)	0.5	$0.0M
	Beau Ankeney (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Max Anderson (27)	2.3	$4.6M
	Hao-Yu Lee (26)	0.3	$4.8M
SS	Bryce Rainer (24)	2.7	$0.8M
	Woody Hadeen (27)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (24)	6.2	$17.8M
	Colt Keith (27)	0.3	$4.8M
LF	Jesus Pinto (22)	1.2	$0.0M
	Brett Callahan (27)	0.2	$2.4M
CF	Max Clark (24)	3.7	$8.1M
	Parker Meadows (29)	0.2	$5.9M
RF	Zyhir Hope (24)	2.2	$0.8M
	Wenceel Pérez (29)	0.2	$8.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kelvis Salcedo (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Carlos Rodriguez (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
RP	Grayson Grinsell (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Ben Jacobs (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (31)	3.6	$18.1M
	Josue Briceño (25)	0.5	$6.2M
1B	Garrett Pennington (29)	0.4	$0.9M
	Beau Ankeney (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Hao-Yu Lee (27)	2.2	$8.3M
	Max Anderson (28)	0.3	$7.1M
SS	Bryce Rainer (25)	2.9	$5.8M
	Ronald Ramirez (23)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (25)	6.2	$22.8M
	Carson Rucker (25)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Jesus Pinto (23)	1.5	$0.0M
	Brett Callahan (28)	0.1	$3.8M
CF	Max Clark (25)	3.9	$14.7M
	Parker Meadows (30)	0.2	$7.8M
RF	Zyhir Hope (25)	2.4	$4.8M
	Roberto Campos (27)	-0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kelvis Salcedo (prospect)	3.3	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Carlos Rodriguez (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
RP	Grayson Grinsell (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Ben Jacobs (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Paul Wilson (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (26)	3.2	$10.8M
	Edian Espinal (26)	0.5	$0.9M
1B	Garrett Pennington (30)	0.2	$0.9M
	Beau Ankeney (28)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Hao-Yu Lee (28)	2.0	$11.5M
	Max Anderson (29)	0.3	$9.9M
SS	Bryce Rainer (26)	2.9	$9.7M
	Ronald Ramirez (24)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (26)	6.2	$23.8M
	Carson Rucker (26)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Jesus Pinto (24)	1.7	$0.9M
	Josueth Quinonez (24)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Max Clark (26)	4.0	$23.0M
	Trei Cruz (33)	0.0	$7.4M
RF	Zyhir Hope (26)	2.5	$8.4M
	Roberto Campos (28)	-0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kelvis Salcedo (prospect)	3.5	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	3.1	$0.8M
	Carlos Rodriguez (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
RP	Grayson Grinsell (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Paul Wilson (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Ben Jacobs (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (27)	3.2	$15.9M
	Edian Espinal (27)	0.5	$0.9M
1B	Player 803723 (31)	0.2	$0.9M
	Andrew Jenkins (31)	0.0	$3.0M
2B	Max Burt (35)	0.0	$5.0M
	Viandel Pena (31)	0.0	$3.0M
SS	Bryce Rainer (27)	2.9	$14.4M
	Angel De Los Santos (24)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (27)	6.0	$24.8M
	Carson Rucker (27)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Jesus Pinto (25)	1.8	$0.9M
	Cris Rodriguez (24)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Jackson Strong (28)	0.0	$5.0M
RF	Zyhir Hope (27)	2.5	$12.4M
	Roberto Campos (29)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kelvis Salcedo (prospect)	3.6	$0.8M
	Carlos Rodriguez (prospect)	3.1	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
RP	Grayson Grinsell (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Paul Wilson (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Ben Jacobs (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Josue Briceño	C	AA	21	16.7
Bryce Rainer	SS	A+	21	15.1
Edian Espinal	C	A	21	13.3
Kelvis Salcedo	P	A	20	12.5
Zyhir Hope	RF	AA	21	12.2