DET depth chart 2027

ROS PROJ82-80=TOTAL82-80

Total WAR +34.6

hWAR +20.3

pWAR +14.3

C+4.5

1B+0.6

2B+2.2

SS+0.6

3B+4.4

LF+3.4

CF+1.4

RF+1.5

DH+1.7

SP+12.1

BP+2.2

Depth chart data updated: October 24, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Dillon Dingler B/Rage 28

WAR+4.4

wRC+115

vL·vR129·109

BSR+0.4

FLD+9.6

PT520 PA

Eduardo Valencia wRC+123 vL·vR131·120 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.9 PT128 WAR+0.9

Position TotalPA648wRC+107FLD+8.7ROS+4.5TOTAL+4.5

1BSO FAR +0.0

Spencer Torkelson B/Rage 27

WAR+1.1

wRC+104

vL·vR115·100

BSR+0.0

FLD+1.6

PT612 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT36WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+96FLD+1.6ROS+0.6TOTAL+0.6

2BSO FAR +0.0

Gleyber Torres B/Rage 30

WAR+1.9

wRC+109

vL·vR123·104

BSR+0.2

FLD-2.9

PT496 PA

Hao-Yu Lee wRC+99 vL·vR108·96 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.5 PT152 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+105FLD-3.4ROS+2.2TOTAL+2.2

SSSO FAR +0.0

Trey Sweeney ILB/Lage 27

WAR+0.2

wRC+78

vL·vR72·80

BSR+0.8

FLD-2.5

PT319 PA

Javier Báez wRC+82 vL·vR93·78 BSR+0.4 FLD-0.4 PT287 WAR+0.5

John Peck wRC+84 vL·vR92·81 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.2 PT42 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+76FLD-2.7ROS+0.6TOTAL+0.6

3BSO FAR +0.0

Kevin McGonigle B/Lage 22

WAR+4.5

wRC+131

vL·vR117·137

BSR+1.4

FLD-1.9

PT648 PA

Position TotalPA648wRC+129FLD-1.9ROS+4.4TOTAL+4.4

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Riley Greene B/Lage 26

WAR+3.6

wRC+130

vL·vR108·139

BSR+0.4

FLD+3.2

PT589 PA

Ben Malgeri wRC+97 vL·vR105·94 BSR+0.4 FLD+0.0 PT59 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+123FLD+3.2ROS+3.4TOTAL+3.4

CFSO FAR +0.0

Max Clark B/Lage 22

WAR+1.5

wRC+101

vL·vR88·106

BSR+1.8

FLD+1.4

PT350 PA

James Outman wRC+80 vL·vR63·87 BSR+1.0 FLD+0.0 PT298 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+86FLD+1.4ROS+1.4TOTAL+1.4

RFSO FAR +0.0

Zach McKinstry B/Lage 32

WAR+1.2

wRC+91

vL·vR89·91

BSR+1.0

FLD+1.8

PT426 PA

Wenceel PérezIL wRC+96 vL·vR96·96 BSR+0.8 FLD+1.6 PT222 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+89FLD+3.5ROS+1.5TOTAL+1.5

DHSO FAR +0.0

Colt Keith B/Lage 25

WAR+1.9

wRC+112

vL·vR76·126

BSR+0.6

FLD-1.6

PT423 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT225WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+97FLD-1.6ROS+1.7TOTAL+1.7

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Framber ValdezSP1

WAR+2.6

ERA3.95

FIP4.07

K%20.6

WPA/GS+0.3%

PT162 IP

Avg Start54

Drew AndersonSP2

WAR+0.1

ERA4.18

FIP4.42

K%24.8

WPA/GS-2.2%

PT97 IP

Jack FlahertySP3

WAR+2.4

ERA3.97

FIP3.97

K%27.5

WPA/GS-0.4%

PT136 IP

Avg Start54

Troy MeltonSP4IP114GS21ERA4.07K%22.0WPA/GS+2.7%WAR+1.5Avg Start51

Keider MonteroSP5IP152GS28ERA4.41K%18.1WPA/GS-3.9%WAR+1.5

Jackson JobeSP6IP40GS7ERA4.11K%26.4WPA/GS-1.4%WAR+1.3Avg Start54

River RyanSP7IP56GS10ERA3.84K%24.0WPA/GS+0.4%WAR+2.7

Jacob WaguespackSP8IP134GS24ERA4.32K%22.6WPA/GS-3.3%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP891GS162ROS+12.1TOTAL+12.1

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Kenley JansenCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.1

ERA4.00

FIP4.35

K%26.5

WPA/App-0.2%

PT34 IP

Kyle FinneganSUHI-LEVIP52ERA4.57K%20.9WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Will VestSUILIP26ERA3.57K%25.1WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.4

Tyler HoltonMRIP71ERA3.94K%18.9WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.1

Burch SmithMRILIP97ERA4.35K%22.7WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.2

Tyler KinleyMRIP54ERA4.47K%23.2WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Drew SommersMRIP43ERA3.14K%30.9WPA/App+1.1%WAR+1.0

Ty MaddenMRIP132ERA4.39K%20.3WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.0

Beau BrieskeMRIP40ERA4.73K%22.0WPA/App-1.2%WAR+0.0

Andrew SearsMRIP19ERA4.47K%19.4WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.4

Section TotalIP567ROS+2.2TOTAL+2.2

Future Depth Chart — DET

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

PEAK 2029 · 72W · 25.3 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $216M AGE 25.4 ↗ 30.0 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2027

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

Projected: 71–91 Team WAR: 23.8 Avg Age: 25.4 Est. Payroll: $42M FA Budget Room: $196M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (28)	4.3	$0.8M
	Eduardo Valencia (27)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (27)	1.2	$2.5M
	Garrett Pennington (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Gleyber Torres (30)	1.7	$13.1M
	Max Anderson (25)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Peyton Graham (26)	0.7	$0.0M
	Jordan Yost (20)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (22)	4.7	$2.8M
	Colt Keith (25)	0.3	$4.8M
LF	Riley Greene (26)	3.6	$7.2M
	Ben Malgeri (27)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Max Clark (22)	1.1	$0.8M
	Matt Vierling (30)	0.1	$2.4M
RF	Zyhir Hope (22)	1.0	$0.0M
	Kerry Carpenter (29)	0.1	$1.6M
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)	3.7	$0.8M
	Eduardo Valencia (28)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (28)	0.5	$3.3M
	Garrett Pennington (27)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Max Anderson (26)	1.6	$0.0M
	Hao-Yu Lee (25)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	John Peck (26)	1.0	$0.8M
	Jordan Yost (21)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (23)	4.6	$8.8M
	Colt Keith (26)	0.3	$4.8M
LF	Riley Greene (27)	3.4	$13.2M
	Ben Malgeri (28)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Max Clark (23)	2.8	$0.8M
	Parker Meadows (28)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Zyhir Hope (23)	1.1	$0.8M
	Kerry Carpenter (30)	0.1	$3.5M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Jake Miller (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Colin Fields (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Jojo Ingrassia (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (30)	3.4	$7.1M
	Eduardo Valencia (29)	0.3	$4.0M
1B	Spencer Torkelson (29)	0.2	$3.3M
	Andrew Jenkins (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Max Anderson (27)	1.6	$0.8M
	Hao-Yu Lee (26)	0.2	$4.2M
SS	Jordan Yost (22)	1.4	$0.0M
	John Peck (27)	0.1	$3.0M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (24)	5.0	$17.8M
	Colt Keith (27)	0.3	$4.8M
LF	Riley Greene (28)	3.1	$17.9M
	Ben Malgeri (29)	0.1	$1.5M
CF	Max Clark (24)	3.1	$8.1M
	Parker Meadows (29)	0.1	$2.1M
RF	Zyhir Hope (24)	1.4	$0.8M
	Kerry Carpenter (31)	0.1	$3.7M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Jake Miller (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Jojo Ingrassia (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (31)	3.0	$10.6M
	Josue Briceño (25)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Andrew Jenkins (29)	0.0	$0.8M
	Brady Ballinger (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Hao-Yu Lee (27)	1.4	$7.0M
	Max Anderson (28)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Jordan Yost (23)	1.7	$0.0M
	John Peck (28)	0.1	$4.4M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (25)	5.1	$22.8M
	Colt Keith (28)	0.2	$8.7M
LF	Nick Dumesnil (26)	0.4	$0.0M
	Ben Malgeri (30)	0.0	$1.5M
CF	Max Clark (25)	3.3	$14.3M
	Parker Meadows (30)	0.1	$2.9M
RF	Zyhir Hope (25)	1.7	$0.8M
	Roberto Campos (27)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Jojo Ingrassia (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Joseph Montalvo (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Dillon Dingler (32)	2.4	$13.6M
	Josue Briceño (26)	0.3	$4.6M
1B	Andrew Jenkins (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Garrett Pennington (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Max Anderson (29)	1.2	$0.9M
	Hao-Yu Lee (28)	0.2	$8.9M
SS	Jordan Yost (24)	2.0	$0.0M
	Cristian Santana (27)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (26)	5.1	$23.8M
	Izaac Pacheco (28)	0.0	$0.6M
LF	Nick Dumesnil (27)	0.4	$0.0M
	Andrew Sojka (30)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Max Clark (26)	3.3	$22.3M
	Parker Meadows (31)	0.0	$2.9M
RF	Zyhir Hope (26)	1.8	$4.4M
	Roberto Campos (28)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Jojo Ingrassia (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Garrett Burhenn (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (27)	2.0	$7.7M
	Steven Madero (25)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Andrew Jenkins (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Garrett Pennington (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Max Anderson (30)	0.9	$2.4M
	Max Burt (35)	0.0	$3.0M
SS	Jordan Yost (25)	2.2	$0.9M
	Cristian Santana (28)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (27)	5.0	$24.8M
	Izaac Pacheco (29)	-0.0	$0.4M
LF	Nick Dumesnil (28)	0.3	$0.9M
	Andrew Sojka (31)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Trei Cruz (34)	0.0	$3.0M
	Jackson Strong (28)	0.0	$5.0M
RF	Zyhir Hope (27)	1.7	$7.4M
	Roberto Campos (29)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Brady Smith (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Jojo Ingrassia (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Hayden Minton (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Joseph Montalvo (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Josue Briceño (28)	1.8	$10.4M
	Steven Madero (26)	0.2	$0.9M
1B	Andrew Jenkins (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Garrett Pennington (32)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Max Anderson (31)	0.5	$3.0M
	Max Burt (36)	0.0	$5.0M
SS	Jordan Yost (26)	2.2	$0.9M
	Cristian Santana (29)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Kevin McGonigle (28)	4.7	$24.8M
	Izaac Pacheco (30)	-0.1	$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)	1.5	$9.4M
	Roberto Campos (30)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Elissalt (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Brady Smith (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Jaden Hamm (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Jordan Yost	SS	A	20	11.2
Josue Briceño	C	AA	22	9.3
Zyhir Hope	RF	AA	22	8.0
Max Anderson	2B	AAA	25	4.8
Michael Oliveto	C	A	20	3.9