KC depth chart 2027

ROS PROJ69-93=TOTAL69-93

Total WAR +27.4

hWAR +20.1

pWAR +7.3

C+3.7

1B+1.3

2B+1.0

SS+6.9

3B+3.4

LF+1.0

CF+0.7

RF+2.0

DH+0.0

SP+6.2

BP+1.1

Depth chart data updated: October 24, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Carter Jensen B/Lage 24

WAR+3.6

wRC+115

vL·vR95·123

BSR+0.4

FLD+2.1

PT520 PA

Salvador Perez wRC+104 vL·vR99·106 BSR+0.0 FLD-1.6 PT128 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+107FLD+0.6ROS+3.7TOTAL+3.7

1BSO FAR +0.0

Vinnie Pasquantino B/Lage 29

WAR+1.6

wRC+118

vL·vR87·130

BSR+0.2

FLD+1.9

PT413 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT235WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+99FLD+1.9ROS+1.3TOTAL+1.3

2BSO FAR +0.0

Michael Massey B/Lage 29

WAR+1.0

wRC+90

vL·vR76·96

BSR+0.4

FLD+0.6

PT445 PA

Josh Rojas wRC+76 vL·vR47·88 BSR+0.4 FLD-0.8 PT203 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+86FLD-0.2ROS+1.0TOTAL+1.0

SSSO FAR +0.0

Bobby Witt Jr. B/Rage 27

WAR+7.2

wRC+139

vL·vR148·135

BSR+6.8

FLD+9.9

PT636 PA

Andrew Velazquez wRC+60 vL·vR60·60 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.0 PT12 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+133FLD+9.8ROS+6.9TOTAL+6.9

3BSO FAR +0.0

Maikel Garcia B/Rage 27

WAR+3.0

wRC+110

vL·vR127·104

BSR+1.4

FLD+7.3

PT456 PA

Nick Loftin wRC+91 vL·vR99·88 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.2 PT192 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+104FLD+7.5ROS+3.4TOTAL+3.4

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Isaac Collins B/Sage 30

WAR+0.8

wRC+96

vL·vR96·96

BSR+1.0

FLD+1.1

PT484 PA

John Rave wRC+100 vL·vR94·102 BSR+0.9 FLD+0.9 PT164 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+94FLD+2.0ROS+1.0TOTAL+1.0

CFSO FAR +0.0

Kyle Isbel B/Lage 30

WAR+0.4

wRC+73

vL·vR56·80

BSR+0.6

FLD+3.3

PT394 PA

Tyler Tolbert wRC+81 vL·vR89·78 BSR+3.6 FLD-0.1 PT254 WAR+0.6

Position TotalPA648wRC+73FLD+3.2ROS+0.7TOTAL+0.7

RFSO FAR +0.0

Jac Caglianone B/Lage 24

WAR+2.5

wRC+125

vL·vR116·128

BSR+0.6

FLD-2.1

PT553 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT95WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+112FLD-2.1ROS+2.0TOTAL+2.0

No projected starter — call-up at replacement level

Position Total PA648 wRC+75 FLD0.0 WAR+0.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Cole RagansSP1IL

WAR+1.0

ERA3.96

FIP4.20

K%32.0

WPA/GS+1.5%

PT74 IP

Avg Start51

Seth LugoSP2

WAR+0.0

ERA4.51

FIP4.78

K%18.2

WPA/GS-6.0%

PT156 IP

Avg Start38

Michael WachaSP3

WAR+1.7

ERA4.20

FIP4.54

K%18.9

WPA/GS-0.2%

PT162 IP

Avg Start58

Noah CameronSP4IP172GS31ERA4.13K%20.9WPA/GS-0.3%WAR+2.1Avg Start58

Stephen KolekSP5ILIP48GS9ERA4.27K%16.6WPA/GS-0.6%WAR+0.1Avg Start49

Luinder AvilaSP6ILIP53GS10ERA4.61K%23.0WPA/GS-5.4%WAR+0.0

Daniel Lynch IVSP7IP74GS13ERA4.48K%16.8WPA/GS-4.4%WAR+0.0

Randy DobnakSP8IP153GS28ERA4.51K%14.7WPA/GS-5.5%WAR+1.3Avg Start46

Section TotalIP891GS162ROS+6.2TOTAL+6.2

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Lucas ErcegCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.1

ERA4.18

FIP4.32

K%20.8

WPA/App-0.4%

PT42 IP

Nick MearsSUHI-LEVILIP19ERA4.32K%22.5WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.1

Beck WaySUIP42ERA4.66K%23.1WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Nate PearsonMRIP39ERA4.45K%23.0WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1

Anthony GoseMRIP31ERA4.65K%22.7WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Connor ThomasMRIP42ERA4.52K%16.5WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Craig KimbrelMRIP34ERA4.44K%22.9WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1

Nolan HoffmanMRIP41ERA4.19K%23.2WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.3

Jose CuasMRIP31ERA4.54K%21.8WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Carlos EstévezMRILIP38ERA3.75K%21.9WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.3

Steven CruzMRIP54ERA4.49K%25.9WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Spencer BivensMRIP66ERA4.33K%17.1WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Easton McGeeMRIP42ERA4.56K%19.4WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Carlos DuranMRIP40ERA4.47K%25.8WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1

Eric CerantolaMRIP8ERA4.39K%27.5WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP567ROS+1.1TOTAL+1.1

Future Depth Chart — KC

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

PEAK 2027 · 71W · 24.0 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $132M AGE 26.9 ↗ 31.1 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2027

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

Projected: 71–91 Team WAR: 24.0 Avg Age: 26.9 Est. Payroll: $63M FA Budget Room: $175M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (24)	3.6	$0.8M
	Salvador Perez (37)	0.2	$12.5M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (29)	1.5	$5.5M
	Brett Squires (27)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Michael Massey (29)	0.9	$1.8M
	Jonathan India (30)	0.1	$4.0M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (27)	7.2	$19.0M
	Jack Pineda (27)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (27)	2.9	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (26)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	John Rave (29)	0.8	$1.2M
	Isaac Collins (30)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Matthew Lugo (26)	0.6	$0.9M
	Tyler Tolbert (29)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (24)	2.5	$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)	3.3	$0.8M
	Hyungchan Um (24)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (30)	1.5	$4.4M
	Brett Squires (28)	-0.1	$0.0M
2B	Nick Loftin (29)	0.4	$0.8M
	Michael Massey (30)	0.0	$1.8M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (28)	6.7	$30.0M
	Jack Pineda (28)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Maikel Garcia (28)	3.5	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (27)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	John Rave (30)	0.4	$1.6M
	Isaac Collins (31)	-0.0	$0.8M
CF	Matthew Lugo (27)	1.0	$3.3M
	Tyler Tolbert (30)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (25)	2.5	$0.8M
	Sam Kulasingam (27)	-0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Braun (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Ryan Bergert (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (26)	3.3	$0.8M
	Hyungchan Um (25)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Vinnie Pasquantino (31)	1.0	$5.0M
	Derlin Figueroa (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (26)	0.4	$0.0M
	Nick Loftin (30)	0.0	$0.4M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (29)	6.2	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (22)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Maikel Garcia (29)	3.2	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (28)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	John Rave (31)	0.1	$1.6M
	Isaac Collins (32)	0.0	$1.5M
CF	Matthew Lugo (28)	0.8	$4.6M
	Zion Rose (24)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Jac Caglianone (26)	2.5	$0.8M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (33)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Braun (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Ryan Bergert (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Blake Wolters (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (27)	3.3	$7.1M
	Hyungchan Um (26)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Derlin Figueroa (26)	0.0	$0.0M
	Brett Squires (30)	-0.1	$0.8M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (27)	0.4	$0.0M
	Nick Loftin (31)	0.0	$0.7M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (30)	5.8	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (23)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Maikel Garcia (30)	2.7	$11.5M
	Jacob Berry (29)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	John Rave (32)	0.0	$4.3M
	Isaac Collins (33)	0.0	$2.6M
CF	Matthew Lugo (29)	0.5	$6.0M
	Asbel Gonzalez (24)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Jac Caglianone (27)	2.4	$6.1M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (34)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Lucas Braun (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Blake Wolters (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Ryan Bergert (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (28)	3.0	$11.6M
	Hyungchan Um (27)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Brett Squires (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Derlin Figueroa (27)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (28)	0.3	$0.9M
	Nick Loftin (32)	0.0	$1.1M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (31)	5.1	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (24)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Jacob Berry (30)	-0.2	$0.9M
LF	Isaac Collins (34)	0.0	$3.9M
	Carter Frederick (29)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (25)	0.9	$0.9M
	Zion Rose (26)	0.1	$0.9M
RF	Jac Caglianone (28)	2.1	$9.5M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (35)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Blake Wolters (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
RP	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Ryan Bergert (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Carter Jensen (29)	2.8	$16.0M
	Hyungchan Um (28)	0.1	$0.9M
1B	Brett Squires (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Derlin Figueroa (28)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Tyriq Kemp (29)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. (32)	4.4	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (25)	0.2	$4.0M
3B	Jacob Berry (31)	0.0	$3.0M
LF	Spencer Nivens (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Carter Frederick (30)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (26)	1.0	$3.2M
	Zion Rose (27)	0.1	$0.9M
RF	Jac Caglianone (29)	1.8	$12.1M
	Rudy Martin Jr. (36)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ben Kudrna (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Blake Wolters (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
RP	Henry Williams (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Hyungchan Um (29)	0.3	$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)	3.1	$30.0M
	Yandel Ricardo (26)	0.2	$6.7M
3B	Jacob Berry (32)	0.0	$5.0M
LF	Erick Torres (28)	0.0	$0.9M
	Angel Ramirez (28)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Asbel Gonzalez (27)	0.9	$5.0M
	Zion Rose (28)	0.1	$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)	0.5	$0.8M
	Lucas Braun (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Blake Wolters (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Yandel Ricardo	SS	A	20	6.5
Jose Cerice	IF	A+	22	4.3
Asbel Gonzalez	CF	A+	21	3.3
Lucas Braun	P	AAA	25	3.2
Ben Kudrna	P	AAA	24	3.1