KC Depth Chart — 2026

YTD38-59+ROS PROJ28-37=TOTAL66-96

Total WAR +18.1

hWAR +6.0

pWAR +12.1

C+0.7

1B-0.2

2B+0.3

SS+2.8

3B+1.3

LF+0.6

CF+0.2

RF+0.2

DH+0.1

SP+7.8

BP+4.3

Depth chart data updated: July 16, 2026

Infield

CTHIN

Salvador Perez B/R

age 36232 PA proj

WAR+0.5

wRC+94

FLD-4.1

Carter Jensen PA27 wRC+106 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+95FLD-4.1WAR+0.7

1BWEAK

Jac Caglianone B/L

age 23231 PA proj

WAR-0.2

wRC+86

FLD-2.8

Vinnie Pasquantino PA28 wRC+112 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+89FLD-2.7WAR-0.2

2BTHIN

Michael Massey B/L

age 28165 PA proj

WAR+0.1

wRC+74

FLD+0.1

Jonathan IndiaIL PA84 wRC+97 WAR+0.2

Josh Rojas PA10 wRC+70 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+81FLD-0.7WAR+0.3

SSAVERAGE

Bobby Witt Jr. B/R

age 26259 PA proj

WAR+2.8

wRC+139

FLD+3.4

Position TotalPA259wRC+139FLD+3.4WAR+2.8

3BTHIN

Maikel Garcia ILB/R

age 26215 PA proj

WAR+1.3

wRC+108

FLD+3.3

Nick Loftin PA44 wRC+82 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+104FLD+3.5WAR+1.3

Outfield

LFTHIN

Isaac Collins B/S

age 29209 PA proj

WAR+0.5

wRC+97

FLD+2.0

John Rave PA48 wRC+86 WAR+0.1

Robbie Grossman PA2 wRC+99 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+95FLD+2.4WAR+0.6

CFTHIN

Kyle Isbel ILB/L

age 29135 PA proj

WAR+0.2

wRC+73

FLD+1.4

Kameron Misner PA58 wRC+67 WAR+0.0

Drew Waters PA56 wRC+71 WAR-0.0

·Replacement (call-up)PA10wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+71FLD+1.3WAR+0.2

RFTHIN

Lane Thomas B/R

age 30167 PA proj

WAR+0.2

wRC+93

FLD-0.2

Hunter Renfroe PA45 wRC+85 WAR+0.0

·Replacement (call-up)PA47wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+88FLD-0.2WAR+0.2

DHTHIN

Starling Marte B/R

age 3784 PA proj

WAR+0.1

wRC+102

FLD-0.4

·Replacement (call-up)PA175wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+84FLD-0.4WAR+0.1

Rotation

ROTATIONELITEStarting Rotation

Cole RagansSP1IL

63 IP · 11 GS

WAR+1.8

ERA3.78

FIP3.73

K%31.2

WPA/GS+2.1%

Seth LugoSP2

168 IP · 31 GS

WAR+0.0

ERA3.97

FIP4.28

K%19.5

WPA/GS+1.4%

Michael WachaSP3

178 IP · 32 GS

WAR+2.3

ERA3.64

FIP3.79

K%19.4

WPA/GS+4.0%

Kris BubicSP4ILIP78GS14ERA3.15K%24.5WPA/GS+6.1%WAR+1.6

Noah CameronSP5IP151GS27ERA3.69K%21.4WPA/GS+2.2%WAR+1.6

Stephen KolekSP6IP91GS17ERA3.99K%16.2WPA/GS+0.8%WAR+0.3

Luinder AvilaSP7IP83GS15ERA4.09K%21.9WPA/GS-1.5%WAR+0.2

Section TotalIP324GS59WAR+7.8

Bullpen

BULLPENSTRONGBullpen

Matt StrahmCLHI-LEV

54 IP · 54 App

WAR+0.9

ERA3.63

FIP3.71

K%24.1

WPA/App+0.4%

Daniel Lynch IVSUHI-LEVIP61App61ERA3.67K%19.2WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.0

John SchreiberSUIP58App58ERA3.92K%20.5WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.2

Nick MearsMRILIP33App33ERA3.92K%22.9WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.3

Alex LangeMRIP48App48ERA3.94K%25.6WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.0

Steven CruzMRIP46App46ERA4.20K%25.8WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.1

Beck WayMRIP39App39ERA4.65K%19.9WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Eli MorganMRIP34App34ERA3.64K%22.2WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.1

Carlos EstévezMRILIP15App15ERA3.68K%22.7WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.4

Lucas ErcegMRIP60App60ERA3.71K%21.3WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.8

Jordan LylesMRIP62App62ERA5.10K%18.3WPA/App-1.7%WAR+0.5

Bailey FalterMRIP59App59ERA4.50K%16.0WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.3

Mitch SpenceMRIP46App46ERA4.48K%17.6WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Zack GreinkeMRIP32App32ERA4.59K%18.4WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.7

Section TotalIP259WAR+4.3

Future Depth Chart — KC

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

PEAK 2028 · 81W · 33.9 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $135M AGE 26.1 ↗ 29.6 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2026

#1MIN120#2CLE120#3CWS120#4DET120#5KC120

Projected: 77–85 Team WAR: 30.2 Avg Age: 26.1 Est. Payroll: $54M FA Budget Room: $184M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (23)	3.1	$0.8M
	Ramon Ramirez (21)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (28)	0.7	$5.5M
	Player 825412 (25)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Nick Loftin (27)	1.7	$0.8M
	Jonathan India (29)	0.2	$8.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (26)	7.1	$13.0M
	Jack Pineda (26)	0.5	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (26)	3.0	$11.5M
	Brett Squires (26)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	John Rave (28)	1.6	$0.8M
	Luke Pelzer (23)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Kameron Misner (28)	1.2	$0.4M
	Kyle Isbel (29)	0.1	$2.7M
RF	Jac Caglianone (23)	1.8	$0.8M
	Lane Thomas (30)	0.2	$5.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Henry Williams (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Hunter Patteson (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Hunter Owen (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)	3.2	$0.8M
	Ramon Ramirez (22)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (29)	0.9	$5.5M
	Player 825412 (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Nick Loftin (28)	1.6	$0.8M
	Michael Massey (29)	0.1	$1.7M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (27)	7.7	$19.0M
	Jack Pineda (27)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (27)	3.7	$11.5M
	Brett Squires (27)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	John Rave (29)	1.7	$0.8M
	Isaac Collins (30)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Kameron Misner (29)	1.0	$2.1M
	Drew Waters (28)	0.1	$5.1M
RF	Jac Caglianone (24)	1.2	$0.8M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (31)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
RP	Henry Williams (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Hunter Owen (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Freddy Contreras (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (25)	3.4	$0.8M
	Ramon Ramirez (23)	0.4	$0.8M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (30)	0.7	$4.0M
	Player 825412 (27)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Nick Loftin (29)	1.4	$3.0M
	Michael Massey (30)	0.0	$1.7M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (28)	7.5	$30.0M
	Jack Pineda (28)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (28)	3.5	$11.5M
	Brett Squires (28)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	John Rave (30)	1.5	$3.2M
	Isaac Collins (31)	0.1	$2.1M
CF	Kameron Misner (30)	0.7	$2.5M
	Tyler Tolbert (30)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (25)	1.6	$0.8M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (32)	-0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	3.3	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
RP	Henry Williams (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Freddy Contreras (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Hunter Owen (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (26)	3.5	$6.9M
	Ramon Ramirez (24)	0.4	$0.8M
1B	Player 825412 (28)	0.4	$0.0M
	Dillan Shrum (31)	0.0	$0.8M
2B	Nick Loftin (30)	1.1	$4.0M
	Peyton Wilson (29)	0.0	$0.8M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (29)	7.3	$30.0M
	Josh Hammond (22)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Maikel Garcia (29)	3.2	$11.5M
	Brett Squires (29)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	John Rave (31)	1.1	$4.0M
	Nolan Sailors (26)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Kameron Misner (31)	0.4	$2.5M
	Tyler Tolbert (31)	0.1	$0.9M
RF	Jac Caglianone (26)	1.6	$3.5M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (33)	-0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	4.2	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Freddy Contreras (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
RP	Felix Arronde (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (27)	3.5	$11.9M
	Ramon Ramirez (25)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Player 825412 (29)	0.5	$0.0M
	Dillan Shrum (32)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Nick Loftin (31)	0.8	$4.5M
	Pedro Roque (24)	0.0	$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
	Brett Squires (30)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Asbel Gonzalez (24)	1.0	$0.9M
	Luis Ramon King (22)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Tyler Tolbert (32)	0.0	$0.9M
	Erick Peña (27)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Jac Caglianone (27)	1.6	$6.1M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (34)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Freddy Contreras (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
RP	Felix Arronde (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Shane Van Dam (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (28)	3.3	$17.1M
	Ramon Ramirez (26)	0.4	$6.0M
1B	Player 825412 (30)	0.5	$0.0M
	Dillan Shrum (33)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Pedro Roque (25)	0.3	$0.0M
	Deivis Nadal (29)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (31)	6.4	$30.0M
	Josh Hammond (24)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Brett Squires (31)	0.5	$1.0M
	Sam Kulasingam (30)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Luis Ramon King (23)	1.2	$0.0M
	Asbel Gonzalez (25)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Tyler Tolbert (33)	0.0	$0.9M
	Erick Peña (28)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Jac Caglianone (28)	1.4	$8.0M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (35)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Freddy Contreras (prospect)	3.5	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
RP	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Shane Van Dam (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Ramon Ramirez (27)	3.0	$10.1M
	Blake Mitchell (27)	0.3	$11.4M
1B	Player 825412 (31)	0.6	$0.9M
	Dillan Shrum (34)	0.0	$3.0M
2B	Pedro Roque (26)	0.4	$0.9M
	Deivis Nadal (30)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (32)	5.7	$30.0M
	Josh Hammond (25)	0.4	$5.8M
3B	Brett Squires (32)	0.2	$0.7M
	Sam Kulasingam (31)	0.0	$0.4M
LF	Luis Ramon King (24)	1.3	$0.9M
	Asbel Gonzalez (26)	0.2	$2.4M
CF	Erick Peña (29)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Rudy Martin Jr. (36)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Freddy Contreras (prospect)	3.8	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
RP	David Shields (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Shane Van Dam (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Kendry Chourio	P	A+	18	19.3
Josh Hammond	SS	A	19	15.7
Ramon Ramirez	C	A+	21	15.4
Freddy Contreras	P	ROK	17	12.8
Blake Mitchell	C	A+	21	10.8