KC depth chart 2027

PROJ69-93=TOTAL69-93

Total WAR +28.2

hWAR +21.9

pWAR +6.3

C+3.2

1B+2.1

2B+1.5

SS+6.6

3B+3.3

LF+0.5

CF+0.9

RF+1.9

DH+2.0

SP+4.0

BP+2.3

Depth chart data updated: October 28, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Carter Jensen B/LStarter+DHage 24

WAR+2.9

wRC+115

vL·vR95·123

BSR+0.4

FLD+1.7

PT410 PA

Salvador PerezStarter+DH/1B wRC+104 vL·vR99·106 BSR-0.1 FLD-2.3 PT187 WAR+0.7

Luke MaileReserve wRC+71 vL·vR80·67 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.3 PT51 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+102FLD-0.9PROJ+3.2TOTAL+3.2

1BSO FAR +0.0

Vinnie Pasquantino B/LStarter+DHage 29

WAR+1.9

wRC+118

vL·vR87·130

BSR+0.0

FLD+2.3

PT499 PA

Jac CaglianoneStarter+RF/DH wRC+125 vL·vR116·128 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.4 PT99 WAR+0.4

Salvador PerezStarter+DH/C wRC+104 vL·vR99·106 BSR-0.0 FLD-0.6 PT50 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+112FLD+1.3PROJ+2.1TOTAL+2.1

2BSO FAR +0.0

Michael Massey B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 29

WAR+0.9

wRC+90

vL·vR76·96

BSR+0.2

FLD+0.5

PT386 PA

Jonathan IndiaILPart-time+DH wRC+112 vL·vR118·109 BSR+0.4 FLD-2.5 PT255 WAR+1.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT7WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+95FLD-2.0PROJ+1.5TOTAL+1.5

SSSO FAR +0.0

Bobby Witt Jr. B/RStarterage 27

WAR+6.9

wRC+139

vL·vR148·135

BSR+6.8

FLD+9.4

PT610 PA

Andrew VelazquezReserve wRC+60 vL·vR60·60 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.1 PT38 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+130FLD+9.3PROJ+6.6TOTAL+6.6

3BSO FAR +0.0

Maikel Garcia B/RStarterage 27

WAR+2.8

wRC+110

vL·vR127·104

BSR+1.4

FLD+7.0

PT438 PA

Nick LoftinPlatoon · vs L+RF wRC+91 vL·vR99·88 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.2 PT199 WAR+0.5

Josh RojasReserve · vs R wRC+76 vL·vR47·88 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT11 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+103FLD+7.2PROJ+3.3TOTAL+3.3

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Isaac Collins B/SStarterage 30

WAR+0.7

wRC+96

vL·vR96·96

BSR+1.1

FLD+1.0

PT424 PA

OPENwRC+75PT224WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+86FLD+1.0PROJ+0.5TOTAL+0.5

CFSO FAR +0.0

Kyle Isbel B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 30

WAR+0.4

wRC+73

vL·vR56·80

BSR+0.8

FLD+3.2

PT390 PA

Matthew LugoReserve · vs L+RF wRC+97 vL·vR105·94 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.5 PT52 WAR+0.1

Tyler TolbertReserve wRC+81 vL·vR89·78 BSR+1.0 FLD-0.0 PT74 WAR+0.2

John RavePlatoon · vs R+RF wRC+100 vL·vR94·102 BSR+0.4 FLD+0.3 PT66 WAR+0.2

Maikel GarciaStarter+3B wRC+110 vL·vR127·104 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.4 PT24 WAR+0.2

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT42WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+78FLD+3.4PROJ+0.9TOTAL+0.9

RFSO FAR +0.0

Jac Caglianone B/LStarter+1B/DHage 24

WAR+1.6

wRC+125

vL·vR116·128

BSR+0.3

FLD-1.4

PT362 PA

John RavePlatoon · vs R+CF wRC+100 vL·vR94·102 BSR+0.9 FLD+0.8 PT154 WAR+0.5

Matthew LugoReserve · vs L+CF wRC+97 vL·vR105·94 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.5 PT45 WAR+0.1

Nick LoftinPlatoon · vs L+3B wRC+91 vL·vR99·88 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.0 PT40 WAR+0.1

Tyler TolbertReserve+CF wRC+81 vL·vR89·78 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.0 PT23 WAR+0.1

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT24WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+106FLD-1.0PROJ+1.9TOTAL+1.9

DHSO FAR +0.0

Salvador Perez B/RStarter+C/1Bage 37

WAR+0.9

wRC+104

vL·vR99·106

BSR-0.1

FLD-2.9

PT235 PA

Carter JensenStarter+C wRC+115 vL·vR95·123 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.5 PT123 WAR+0.9

Jonathan IndiaILPart-time+2B wRC+112 vL·vR118·109 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.6 PT66 WAR+0.3

Vinnie PasquantinoStarter+1B wRC+118 vL·vR87·130 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.3 PT58 WAR+0.2

Jac CaglianoneStarter+RF/1B wRC+125 vL·vR116·128 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.2 PT48 WAR+0.2

Josh RojasReserve · vs R wRC+76 vL·vR47·88 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT33 WAR+0.0

Nick LoftinPlatoon · vs L+3B/RF wRC+91 vL·vR99·88 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT24 WAR+0.1

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT61WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+98FLD-3.1PROJ+2.0TOTAL+2.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Noah CameronSP1

WAR+1.6

ERA4.13

FIP4.40

K%20.9

WPA/GS-0.3%

PT168 IP

Outs/GS16.9

Avg Start58

Michael WachaSP2

WAR+1.5

ERA4.20

FIP4.54

K%18.9

WPA/GS-0.2%

PT184 IP

Outs/GS17.8

Avg Start58

Stephen KolekSP3IL

WAR+0.3

ERA4.27

FIP4.30

K%16.6

WPA/GS-0.6%

PT142 IP

Outs/GS16.6

Avg Start49

Randy DobnakSP4IP139GS25Outs/GS15.3ERA4.51K%14.7WPA/GS-5.5%WAR+0.5Avg Start46

Seth LugoSP5IP170GS31Outs/GS16.5ERA4.51K%18.2WPA/GS-6.0%WAR+0.0Avg Start38

Mitch SpenceDEPTHIP32GS6Outs/GS13.9ERA5.05K%17.0WPA/GS-8.4%WAR+0.0

Luinder AvilaSWINGILIP34GS6Outs/GS12.1ERA4.61K%23.0WPA/GS-5.4%WAR+0.0

Cole RagansOUTILIP20GS4ERA3.96K%32.0WPA/GS+1.5%WAR+0.1Avg Start51

Section TotalIP891GS162PROJ+4.0TOTAL+4.0

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Lucas ErcegCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.1

ERA4.18

FIP4.32

K%20.8

WPA/App-0.4%

PT57 IP

Outs/App2.9

Carlos EstévezSUHI-LEVILIP47Outs/App3.0ERA3.75K%21.9WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.4

Nick MearsSUHI-LEVILIP42Outs/App2.9ERA4.32K%22.5WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.2

Connor ThomasHLIP55Outs/App3.9ERA4.52K%16.5WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Daniel Lynch IVHLIP56Outs/App3.2ERA4.48K%16.8WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Anthony GoseMIDIP31Outs/App3.1ERA4.65K%22.7WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Nate PearsonMIDIP49Outs/App3.3ERA4.45K%23.0WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1

Craig KimbrelMIDIP46Outs/App3.0ERA4.44K%22.9WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1

Spencer BivensMOPIP37Outs/App4.2ERA4.33K%17.1WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Nolan HoffmanMOPIP22Outs/App3.2ERA4.19K%23.2WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.2

Jose CuasMOPIP29Outs/App3.1ERA4.54K%21.8WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Tony GonsolinMOPIP16Outs/App3.9ERA4.63K%21.0WPA/App-1.0%WAR+1.1

Carlos DuranMOPIP19Outs/App3.2ERA4.47K%25.8WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Beck WayMOPIP31Outs/App3.6ERA4.66K%23.1WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Steven CruzMRIP28ERA4.49K%25.9WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

NEXT UPHenry WilliamsSP · AAAIP43

NEXT UPLucas BraunSP · AAAIP56

NEXT UPRyan RamseySP · AAAIP24

Section TotalIP567PROJ+2.3TOTAL+2.3

Future Depth Chart — KC

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

PEAK 2027 · 68W · 20.9 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $91M AGE 27.0 ↗ 31.1 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2027

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

Projected: 68–94 Team WAR: 20.9 Avg Age: 27.0 Est. Payroll: $63M FA Budget Room: $175M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (24)	3.1	$0.8M
	Salvador Perez (37)	0.2	$12.5M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (29)	1.1	$5.5M
	Brett Squires (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Michael Massey (29)	0.7	$2.4M
	Jonathan India (30)	0.1	$4.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (27)	6.7	$19.0M
	Jack Pineda (27)	0.0	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (27)	2.4	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (26)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Isaac Collins (30)	0.6	$0.8M
	John Rave (29)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Matthew Lugo (26)	0.4	$0.8M
	Tyler Tolbert (29)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (24)	2.2	$0.8M
	Sam Kulasingam (26)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Bergert (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2027

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (25)	2.8	$0.8M
	Hyungchan Um (24)	0.0	$0.0M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (30)	1.4	$5.4M
	Brett Squires (28)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Nick Loftin (29)	0.2	$1.2M
	Michael Massey (30)	0.0	$2.4M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (28)	6.3	$30.0M
	Jack Pineda (28)	0.0	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (28)	3.3	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (27)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	John Rave (30)	0.1	$0.8M
	Luke Pelzer (25)	-0.0	$0.0M
CF	Matthew Lugo (27)	0.5	$0.8M
	Tyler Tolbert (30)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (25)	2.2	$0.8M
	Sam Kulasingam (27)	-0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Braun (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Ryan Bergert (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (26)	2.8	$5.9M
	Hyungchan Um (25)	0.0	$0.0M
1B	Derlin Figueroa (25)	0.0	$0.0M
	Brett Squires (29)	-0.0	$0.8M
2B	Nick Loftin (30)	0.1	$1.2M
	Tyriq Kemp (26)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (29)	5.9	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (22)	0.0	$0.8M
3B	Maikel Garcia (29)	2.9	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (28)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	John Rave (31)	-0.0	$0.8M
	Isaac Collins (32)	0.0	$2.1M
CF	Matthew Lugo (28)	0.4	$0.8M
	Zion Rose (24)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Jac Caglianone (26)	2.1	$5.3M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (33)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
RP	Ryan Bergert (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (27)	2.8	$10.2M
	Hyungchan Um (26)	0.0	$0.0M
1B	Brett Squires (30)	0.0	$0.8M
	Derlin Figueroa (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (27)	0.2	$0.0M
	Nick Loftin (31)	0.0	$1.2M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (30)	5.4	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (23)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Maikel Garcia (30)	2.5	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (29)	-0.0	$0.8M
LF	John Rave (32)	0.0	$1.1M
	Isaac Collins (33)	0.0	$3.3M
CF	Matthew Lugo (29)	0.3	$2.0M
	Asbel Gonzalez (24)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (27)	2.0	$8.8M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (34)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
RP	Ryan Bergert (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (28)	2.6	$14.6M
	Hyungchan Um (27)	0.0	$0.0M
1B	Brett Squires (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Derlin Figueroa (27)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (28)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (31)	4.7	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (24)	0.1	$0.9M
3B	Jacob Berry (30)	-0.1	$0.9M
LF	John Rave (33)	0.0	$1.9M
	Angel Ramirez (26)	0.0	$0.0M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (25)	0.4	$0.9M
	Zion Rose (26)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Jac Caglianone (28)	1.8	$12.3M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (35)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	Ryan Bergert (prospect)	0.1	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Hyungchan Um (28)	0.2	$0.9M
	Stone Russell (28)	0.0	$0.9M
1B	Brett Squires (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Derlin Figueroa (28)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (29)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (32)	4.0	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (25)	0.1	$3.8M
3B	Jacob Berry (31)	0.0	$3.0M
LF	John Rave (34)	0.0	$2.9M
	Angel Ramirez (27)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (26)	0.5	$3.0M
	Zion Rose (27)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Rudy Martin Jr. (36)	0.0	$0.9M
	Roni Cabrera (27)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.1	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Hyungchan Um (29)	0.1	$0.9M
	Stone Russell (29)	-0.0	$0.9M
1B	Brett Squires (33)	0.0	$5.0M
	Derlin Figueroa (29)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (30)	-0.1	$0.9M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (33)	2.7	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (26)	0.1	$6.4M
3B	Jacob Berry (32)	0.0	$5.0M
LF	Angel Ramirez (28)	0.0	$0.9M
	Spencer Nivens (31)	0.0	$3.0M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (27)	0.5	$4.4M
	Zion Rose (28)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Rudy Martin Jr. (37)	0.0	$3.0M
	Roni Cabrera (28)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Minor-league depth by level — KC

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

AAA · 9 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Brett Squires	1B	27	2028	+0.3	-0.2
Jacob Berry	3B	26	2028	+0.2	0.5
Alejo Lopez	2B	31	—	+0.2	0.1
Dustin Dickerson	SS	26	2028	+0.1	0.1
Drew Waters	CF	28	—	-0.2	-0.1
PITCHERS
Ryan Bergert	P	27	2027	+1.1	1.3
Lucas Braun	P	25	2028	+0.8	2.6
Ben Kudrna	P	24	2028	+0.8	2.3
Henry Williams	P	25	2028	+0.5	1.2

AA · 6 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Jack Pineda	SS	27	2029	+0.3	0.4
Colton Becker	SS	26	2029	+0.2	0.5
Sam Kulasingam	RF	26	—	+0.2	-0.1
Rudy Martin Jr.	RF	31	—	+0.1	-0.1
Spencer Nivens	OF	25	2028	+0.0	0.0
Justin Johnson	SS	27	—	+0.0	-0.1

A+ · 11 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Tyriq Kemp	2B	24	2028	+0.4	1.1
Jose Cerice	IF	22	2028	+0.2	3.6
Ben North	SS	24	2028	+0.1	0.7
Zion Rose	CF	22	2028	+0.0	1.5
Austin Charles	SS	23	2029	-0.1	0.6
Luke Pelzer	LF	24	2029	-0.1	-0.5

A · 6 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Hyungchan Um	C	23	2028	+0.2	1.8
Camden Johnson	SS	22	2029	+0.0	1.0
Yandel Ricardo	SS	20	2028	-0.1	6.1
Stone Russell	C	23	2028	-0.1	0.6
Angel Ramirez	OF	22	2028	-0.2	-0.2
Roni Cabrera	RF	22	2028	-0.7	-0.7

ROK · 2 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Yohandy Cruz	SS	20	2028	+0.0	1.4
Juan Batista	IF	18	2028	-0.1	-0.1