KC Depth Chart — 2026

Total WAR +29.8

hWAR +16.3

pWAR +13.4

C+3.0

1B+0.9

2B+0.9

SS+6.4

3B+3.3

LF+0.8

CF+0.7

RF-0.5

DH+0.8

SP+8.0

BP+5.4

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Salvador Perez	397	97	-0.8	+1.7
Carter Jensen	251	103	+1.2	+1.4
Total	648	99	+0.4	+3.1

1B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Vinnie Pasquantino	618	115	-8.0	+0.9
Replacement (call-up)	30	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	113	-8.0	+0.9

2B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Michael Massey	331	77	+1.2	+0.3
Jonathan India IL	248	99	-1.4	+0.6
Replacement (call-up)	69	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	85	-0.2	+1.0

SS

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Bobby Witt Jr.	623	140	+7.1	+6.7
Replacement (call-up)	25	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	137	+7.1	+6.7

3B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Maikel Garcia	607	110	+6.1	+3.5
Replacement (call-up)	41	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	108	+6.1	+3.5

Outfield

LF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Isaac Collins	415	101	+0.5	+0.9
Mark Canha	172	84	-1.7	-0.1
Robbie Grossman	61	100	-0.4	+0.1
Total	648	96	-1.6	+0.9

CF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Kyle Isbel	375	76	+4.3	+0.8
Replacement (call-up)	273	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	76	+4.3	+0.8

RF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Jac Caglianone	346	91	-6.7	-0.5
Hunter Renfroe	225	89	-2.2	-0.1
Replacement (call-up)	77	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	88	-8.9	-0.6

DH

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Lane Thomas	370	97	-3.6	+0.4
Starling Marte	196	105	-0.0	+0.5
Replacement (call-up)	82	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	97	-3.7	+0.9

Starting Rotation

Player	IP	eGS	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Cole Ragans IL	54	10	3.38	3.30	31.3%	+1.2
Seth Lugo	129	23	4.12	4.53	21.3%	+1.0
Michael Wacha	129	23	3.83	4.05	19.4%	+1.8
Kris Bubic	98	18	3.11	3.37	24.8%	+2.1
Noah Cameron	119	22	3.85	4.43	21.8%	+1.2
Jordan Lyles	115	21	5.46	4.91	19.0%	+0.4
Zack Greinke	81	15	4.69	4.45	20.1%	+0.7

Bullpen

Player	IP	eApp	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
John Schreiber ★	46	46	4.02	4.18	23.0%	+0.4
Matt Strahm ★	50	50	3.01	3.21	28.3%	+1.1
Nick Mears	47	47	4.24	3.98	24.0%	+0.5
Daniel Lynch IV	51	51	4.26	4.68	18.0%	+0.2
Alex Lange	26	26	4.21	4.45	24.7%	+0.1
Luinder Avila	63	63	3.10	4.31	22.8%	+0.6
Bailey Falter IL	49	49	4.90	5.05	16.8%	+0.1
Steven Cruz	36	36	4.26	4.41	21.9%	+0.3
Carlos Estévez IL	21	21	3.45	3.75	22.1%	+0.3
Lucas Erceg	50	50	3.59	3.60	22.9%	+1.0
Rich Hill	77	77	5.19	5.04	21.7%	+0.0
Taylor Hearn	48	48	7.18	4.37	23.7%	+0.3
Alec Marsh	26	26	4.62	4.38	23.4%	+0.3
Sam Long	24	24	4.78	4.79	20.6%	+0.1
Will Smith	24	24	4.80	4.43	20.7%	+0.1
Tyler Duffey	19	19	4.30	4.30	23.7%	+0.1
Eli Morgan	18	18	3.83	4.21	22.1%	+0.1
James McArthur	11	11	4.46	4.20	22.2%	+0.1

Future Depth Chart — KC

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PEAK 2030 · 76W · 30.5 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $184M AGE 29.1 → 28.1 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2026

#1MIN108#2DET107#3CLE105#4KC102#5CWS97

Projected: 72–90 Team WAR: 26.0 Avg Age: 29.1 Est. Payroll: $62M FA Budget Room: $176M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Salvador Perez (36)	1.8	$12.5M
	Carter Jensen (23)	0.2	$0.8M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (28)	1.3	$5.5M
	Chris Brito (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Jonathan India (29)	1.0	$8.0M
	Michael Massey (28)	0.1	$1.6M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (26)	7.7	$11.5M
	Diego Castillo (28)	0.1	$3.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (26)	3.9	$4.3M
	Sam Kulasingam (25)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Isaac Collins (29)	1.4	$0.8M
	Starling Marte (37)	0.1	$1.0M
CF	Kyle Isbel (29)	0.8	$2.7M
	Kameron Misner (28)	0.0	$0.2M
RF	Lane Thomas (30)	1.6	$5.2M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (30)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Drew Beam (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Tyson Guerrero (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Hunter Owen (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (24)	3.3	$0.8M
	Ramon Ramirez (22)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Chris Brito (27)	0.0	$0.0M
	Vinnie Pasquantino (29)	-0.0	$5.5M
2B	Nick Loftin (28)	1.4	$0.8M
	Peyton Wilson (27)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (27)	7.6	$14.0M
	Colton Becker (26)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (27)	3.8	$7.3M
	Sam Kulasingam (26)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	John Rave (29)	1.1	$0.8M
	Javi Vaz (26)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Kameron Misner (29)	1.0	$2.1M
	Kyle Isbel (30)	0.1	$4.6M
RF	Jac Caglianone (24)	0.6	$0.8M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (31)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Hunter Owen (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (25)	3.5	$0.8M
	Ramon Ramirez (23)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Chris Brito (28)	-0.1	$0.0M
	JC Vanek (23)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Nick Loftin (29)	1.2	$2.5M
	Pedro Roque (22)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (28)	7.4	$19.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (21)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (28)	3.6	$10.3M
	Sam Kulasingam (27)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Asbel Gonzalez (22)	1.3	$0.0M
	John Rave (30)	0.1	$1.9M
CF	Kameron Misner (30)	0.8	$2.9M
	Tyler Tolbert (30)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (25)	1.1	$0.8M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (32)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Henry Williams (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Hunter Owen (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (26)	3.6	$7.1M
	Ramon Ramirez (24)	0.4	$0.8M
1B	Manuel German (24)	0.0	$0.0M
	JC Vanek (24)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Roque (23)	1.3	$0.0M
	Nick Loftin (30)	0.1	$3.7M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (29)	7.1	$24.0M
	Ramcell Medina (21)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (29)	3.4	$13.3M
	Sam Kulasingam (28)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Asbel Gonzalez (23)	1.8	$0.0M
	Sandy Luciano (22)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Kameron Misner (31)	0.6	$3.3M
	Tyler Tolbert (31)	0.0	$0.2M
RF	Jac Caglianone (26)	1.5	$3.3M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (33)	-0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	David Shields (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Hunter Owen (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (27)	3.7	$12.6M
	Ramon Ramirez (25)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	JC Vanek (25)	0.2	$0.0M
	Manuel German (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Pedro Roque (24)	1.7	$0.0M
	Nick Loftin (31)	0.1	$3.9M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (30)	6.7	$24.0M
	Ramcell Medina (22)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (30)	3.0	$19.3M
	Alexander Orasma (25)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Asbel Gonzalez (24)	2.1	$0.9M
	Joshua Fermin (22)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Tyler Tolbert (32)	-0.2	$0.4M
	Erick Peña (27)	-0.3	$0.0M
RF	Jac Caglianone (27)	1.5	$5.7M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (34)	-0.1	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	David Shields (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
RP	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Hiro Wyatt (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Emmanuel Reyes (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (28)	3.5	$18.1M
	Jesus Morales (23)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Manuel German (26)	0.2	$0.0M
	JC Vanek (26)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Pedro Roque (25)	2.0	$0.0M
	Peyton Wilson (31)	0.0	$0.4M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (31)	6.2	$24.0M
	Ramcell Medina (23)	0.5	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (31)	2.6	$21.0M
	Alexander Orasma (26)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Asbel Gonzalez (25)	2.3	$0.9M
	Luis Ramon King (23)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Tyler Tolbert (33)	-0.4	$0.6M
	Erick Peña (28)	-0.4	$0.9M
RF	Jac Caglianone (28)	1.3	$7.5M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (35)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	David Shields (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
RP	Hiro Wyatt (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Emmanuel Reyes (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jesus Morales (24)	3.5	$0.9M
	Moises Marchán (24)	0.5	$0.9M
1B	Manuel German (27)	0.2	$0.9M
	JC Vanek (27)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Pedro Roque (26)	2.2	$0.9M
	Peyton Wilson (32)	0.0	$5.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (32)	5.6	$24.0M
	Ramcell Medina (24)	0.6	$0.9M
3B	Alexander Orasma (27)	1.4	$0.9M
	Sam Kulasingam (31)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Luis Ramon King (24)	2.7	$0.9M
	Joshua Fermin (24)	0.4	$0.9M
CF	Erick Peña (29)	-2.6	$0.9M
RF	Rudy Martin Jr. (36)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	David Shields (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Drew Beam (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Felix Arronde (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
RP	Hiro Wyatt (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Kendry Chourio (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Ramcell Medina	SS	ROK	18	42.6
Roy Rivero	SS	ROK	18	40.6
Jesus Morales	C	ROK	18	38.1
Alan Angulo	SS	ROK	18	37.5
Moises Marchán	C	ROK	18	35.7