KC Depth Chart — 2026

YTD66-83+ROS PROJ6-7=TOTAL72-90

Total WAR +15.2

hWAR +1.0

pWAR +14.2

C+0.1

1B+0.1

2B+0.0

SS+0.5

3B+0.1

LF+0.1

CF+0.0

RF+0.0

DH+0.0

SP+7.3

BP+6.9

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +5.0

Salvador Perez B/Rage 36

WAR+0.1

wRC+90

vL·vR102·108

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.8

PT50 PA

Carter Jensen wRC+109 vL·vR97·125 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT2 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+91FLD-0.8ROS+0.1TOTAL+5.1

1BSO FAR +0.3

Vinnie Pasquantino B/Lage 28

WAR+0.1

wRC+108

vL·vR88·130

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.1

PT38 PA

Abraham Toro wRC+86 vL·vR98·98 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT2 WAR-0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT12WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+100FLD+0.1ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.4

2BSO FAR +1.7

Michael Massey B/Lage 28

WAR+0.0

wRC+78

vL·vR71·91

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.0

PT35 PA

Josh Rojas wRC+70 vL·vR46·87 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT10 WAR-0.0

Jonathan IndiaIL wRC+97 vL·vR119·110 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT7 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+79FLD-0.1ROS+0.0TOTAL+1.7

SSSO FAR +4.6

Bobby Witt Jr. B/Rage 26

WAR+0.5

wRC+132

vL·vR151·138

BSR+0.4

FLD+0.8

PT51 PA

Andrew Velazquez wRC+52 vL·vR57·57 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT1 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+130FLD+0.8ROS+0.5TOTAL+5.1

3BSO FAR +1.9

Nick Loftin B/Rage 27

WAR+0.0

wRC+80

vL·vR98·87

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.1

PT34 PA

Maikel GarciaIL wRC+109 vL·vR129·107 BSR-0.0 FLD+0.3 PT18 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA52wRC+90FLD+0.4ROS+0.1TOTAL+2.0

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Isaac Collins B/Sage 29

WAR+0.1

wRC+94

vL·vR103·103

BSR-0.0

FLD+0.2

PT42 PA

Matthew Lugo wRC+77 vL·vR96·85 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT1 WAR-0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT9WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+90FLD+0.2ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.1

CFSO FAR +0.4

Kyle Isbel B/Lage 29

WAR+0.0

wRC+74

vL·vR63·87

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.2

PT26 PA

Tyler Tolbert wRC+49 vL·vR69·59 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.0 PT11 WAR-0.0

Drew Waters wRC+70 vL·vR77·77 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT2 WAR-0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT13WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+69FLD+0.2ROS+0.0TOTAL+0.4

RFSO FAR +3.0

Jac Caglianone B/Lage 23

WAR-0.0

wRC+90

vL·vR92·105

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.3

PT45 PA

John Rave wRC+87 vL·vR88·96 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.1 PT7 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+90FLD-0.3ROS+0.0TOTAL+3.0

No projected starter — call-up at replacement level

Position Total PA52 wRC+75 FLD0.0 WAR+0.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +7.4Starting Rotation

Cole RagansSP1IL

WAR+2.4

ERA3.43

FIP3.39

K%31.2

WPA/GS+3.9%

PT43 IP

Avg Start51

Seth LugoSP2

WAR+0.0

ERA4.03

FIP4.34

K%18.4

WPA/GS+1.1%

PT177 IP

Avg Start43

Michael WachaSP3

WAR+2.3

ERA3.64

FIP3.79

K%19.7

WPA/GS+4.0%

PT194 IP

Avg Start61

Noah CameronSP4IP172GS31ERA3.63K%21.5WPA/GS+2.8%WAR+1.6Avg Start60

Stephen KolekSP5ILIP62GS11ERA3.81K%16.3WPA/GS-0.6%WAR+0.5Avg Start49

Luinder AvilaSP6ILIP75GS14ERA4.12K%21.1WPA/GS-1.8%WAR+0.2

Daniel Lynch IVSP7IP76GS14ERA4.02K%16.8WPA/GS-1.0%WAR+0.0

Randy DobnakSP8IP75GS14ERA4.63K%14.7WPA/GS-5.5%WAR+0.3

Tony GonsolinSP9ILIP1GS0ERA4.90K%22.2WPA/GS-7.4%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP71GS13ROS+7.3TOTAL+14.7

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +4.6Bullpen

Alex LangeCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.1

ERA4.10

FIP4.22

K%24.7

WPA/App-0.3%

PT59 IP

Nick MearsSUHI-LEVILIP23ERA3.91K%22.8WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.4

Connor SeaboldSUILIP30ERA4.98K%17.0WPA/App-1.5%WAR+0.0

Beck WayMRILIP27ERA4.81K%18.6WPA/App-1.3%WAR+0.0

Nate PearsonMRIP44ERA4.15K%23.1WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.2

Anthony GoseMRIP7ERA4.62K%21.6WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Easton McGeeMRIP14ERA3.70K%20.4WPA/App+0.3%WAR+1.1

Connor ThomasMRIP22ERA4.11K%16.5WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.3

Craig KimbrelMRIP48ERA3.98K%25.2WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.2

Nolan HoffmanMRIP13ERA3.91K%23.3WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.2

Jose CuasMRIP20ERA4.37K%22.0WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.0

Carlos EstévezMRILIP2ERA3.67K%22.7WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.2

Steven CruzMRIP58ERA3.89K%24.2WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.1

Kris BubicMRILIP58ERA3.16K%24.4WPA/App+1.0%WAR+2.2Avg App54

Lucas ErcegMRIP48ERA3.83K%20.2WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.7

Mason BlackMRIP38ERA4.99K%15.0WPA/App-1.5%WAR+0.0

Eli MorganMRIP23ERA3.66K%20.9WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.2

Aaron BummerMRIP21ERA3.74K%21.7WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.8

Mitch SpenceMRIP19ERA4.45K%17.5WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0Avg App24

Ryan BergertMRIP2ERA4.50K%19.9WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.2

Section TotalIP47ROS+6.9TOTAL+11.5

Future Depth Chart — KC

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

PEAK 2029 · 87W · 39.9 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $143M AGE 25.2 ↗ 29.1 WINDOW contention window 2028–2030

AL Central · 2026

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

Projected: 73–89 Team WAR: 26.1 Avg Age: 25.2 Est. Payroll: $53M FA Budget Room: $185M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (23)	3.7	$0.8M
	Salvador Perez (36)	0.2	$12.5M
1B	Player 825412 (25)	0.9	$0.0M
	Vinnie Pasquantino (28)	0.0	$5.5M
2B	Michael Massey (28)	1.7	$1.6M
	Nick Loftin (27)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (26)	4.8	$13.0M
	Jack Pineda (26)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (26)	1.2	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (25)	-0.0	$0.0M
LF	Luke Pelzer (23)	1.2	$0.0M
	John Rave (28)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Tyler Tolbert (28)	0.6	$0.8M
	Carson Roccaforte (24)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Jac Caglianone (23)	2.7	$0.8M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (30)	0.1	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Lucas Braun (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Hunter Patteson (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (24)	4.0	$0.8M
	Ramon Ramirez (22)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (29)	1.2	$5.5M
	Player 825412 (26)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Nick Loftin (28)	1.3	$0.8M
	Michael Massey (29)	0.1	$2.1M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (27)	7.8	$19.0M
	Jack Pineda (27)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (27)	3.7	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (26)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	John Rave (29)	1.8	$0.8M
	Luke Pelzer (24)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Kyle Isbel (30)	0.9	$4.6M
	Carson Roccaforte (25)	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	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
RP	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Darwin Rodriguez (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (25)	4.1	$0.8M
	Ramon Ramirez (23)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (30)	1.0	$5.5M
	Player 825412 (27)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Nick Loftin (29)	1.1	$2.3M
	Tyriq Kemp (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (28)	7.6	$30.0M
	Jack Pineda (28)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (28)	3.5	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (27)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	John Rave (30)	1.5	$3.2M
	Luke Pelzer (25)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (22)	1.2	$0.0M
	Carson Roccaforte (26)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (25)	2.5	$0.8M
	Sam Kulasingam (27)	0.1	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	4.0	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
RP	Shane Van Dam (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (26)	4.2	$8.3M
	Ramon Ramirez (24)	0.4	$0.8M
1B	Player 825412 (28)	0.7	$0.0M
	JC Vanek (24)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Nick Loftin (30)	0.9	$3.3M
	Tyriq Kemp (26)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (29)	7.3	$30.0M
	Josh Hammond (22)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Maikel Garcia (29)	3.2	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (28)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Luke Pelzer (26)	1.2	$0.0M
	John Rave (31)	0.2	$4.0M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (23)	1.6	$0.8M
	Carson Roccaforte (27)	0.2	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (26)	2.5	$5.5M
	Sam Kulasingam (28)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	3.1	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
RP	Shane Van Dam (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Darwin Rodriguez (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (27)	4.2	$14.3M
	Ramon Ramirez (25)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Player 825412 (29)	0.8	$0.0M
	JC Vanek (25)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (27)	0.9	$0.9M
	Pedro Roque (24)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (30)	6.9	$30.0M
	Josh Hammond (23)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Maikel Garcia (30)	2.9	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (29)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Luke Pelzer (27)	1.2	$0.9M
	Luis Ramon King (22)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (24)	1.9	$0.9M
	Carson Roccaforte (28)	0.1	$2.0M
RF	Jac Caglianone (27)	2.5	$9.5M
	Nolan Sailors (27)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	3.4	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
RP	Shane Van Dam (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Darwin Rodriguez (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (28)	4.0	$20.7M
	Ramon Ramirez (26)	0.4	$5.4M
1B	Player 825412 (30)	0.8	$0.0M
	JC Vanek (26)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (28)	0.8	$0.9M
	Pedro Roque (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (31)	6.4	$30.0M
	Josh Hammond (24)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Jacob Berry (30)	0.2	$0.4M
LF	Luke Pelzer (28)	1.1	$0.9M
	Luis Ramon King (23)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (25)	2.0	$0.9M
	Carson Roccaforte (29)	0.1	$2.7M
RF	Jac Caglianone (28)	2.3	$13.2M
	Nolan Sailors (28)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	3.7	$0.8M
	Shane Van Dam (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
RP	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Emmanuel Reyes (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Ramon Ramirez (27)	2.7	$9.1M
	Blake Mitchell (27)	0.4	$12.9M
1B	Player 825412 (31)	0.9	$0.9M
	JC Vanek (27)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	Pedro Roque (26)	0.6	$0.9M
	Tyriq Kemp (29)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (32)	5.8	$30.0M
	Josh Hammond (25)	0.5	$6.4M
3B	Jacob Berry (31)	0.0	$5.0M
LF	Luis Ramon King (24)	1.2	$0.9M
	Luke Pelzer (29)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (26)	2.0	$4.0M
	Carson Roccaforte (30)	0.1	$3.5M
RF	Rudy Martin Jr. (36)	0.0	$3.0M
	Roni Cabrera (27)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	3.9	$0.8M
	Shane Van Dam (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
RP	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Hiro Wyatt (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Kendry Chourio	P	A+	18	20.2
Josh Hammond	SS	A	19	16.9
David Shields	P	A+	19	14.2
Ramon Ramirez	C	A+	21	13.2
Blake Mitchell	C	A+	21	12.4