MIL Depth Chart — 2026

Total WAR +29.4

hWAR +17.2

pWAR +12.2

C+5.1

1B+0.2

2B+2.7

SS+1.7

3B+1.1

LF+2.8

CF+1.7

RF+1.0

DH+0.9

SP+6.4

BP+5.8

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
William Contreras	485	125	+9.5	+4.7
Gary Sánchez	163	98	-0.3	+0.7
Total	648	118	+9.2	+5.4

1B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Andrew Vaughn	436	103	-5.6	+0.1
Jake Bauers	212	103	-1.9	+0.1
Total	648	103	-7.6	+0.2

2B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Brice Turang	595	105	+1.7	+2.8
Replacement (call-up)	53	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	103	+1.7	+2.8

SS

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Joey Ortiz	440	88	+5.1	+1.8
Replacement (call-up)	208	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	84	+5.1	+1.8

3B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Luis Rengifo	474	90	+0.4	+1.1
Replacement (call-up)	174	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	86	+0.4	+1.1

Outfield

LF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Jackson Chourio	488	117	+0.6	+2.8
Brandon Lockridge IL	160	80	-0.2	+0.1
Total	648	108	+0.4	+2.9

CF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Garrett Mitchell	226	112	+2.6	+1.4
Brandon Lockridge IL	17	80	-0.4	+0.3
Replacement (call-up)	405	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	88	+2.3	+1.8

RF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Sal Frelick	530	94	+3.7	+1.1
Luis Matos	118	87	-1.6	-0.1
Total	648	93	+2.1	+1.0

DH

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
David Hamilton	332	80	+2.5	+0.9
Replacement (call-up)	316	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	78	+2.5	+0.9

Starting Rotation

Player	IP	eGS	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Jacob Misiorowski	103	19	4.14	3.98	28.1%	+1.5
Chad Patrick	108	20	3.92	4.17	23.9%	+1.4
Brandon Sproat	106	19	4.48	4.28	20.7%	+1.2
Kyle Harrison	70	13	4.37	4.36	23.3%	+0.6
Brandon Woodruff IL	38	7	3.28	3.63	27.4%	+0.5
Quinn Priester IL	56	10	4.38	4.28	20.2%	+0.6
Logan Henderson	70	13	3.14	4.04	25.9%	+0.9

Bullpen

Player	IP	eApp	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Abner Uribe ★	47	47	3.00	3.41	28.0%	+0.8
Jared Koenig ★ IL	24	24	3.29	3.70	24.3%	+0.3
Angel Zerpa IL	32	32	4.25	4.26	21.3%	+0.3
Trevor Megill	32	32	3.15	3.32	28.5%	+0.6
Aaron Ashby	54	54	3.24	3.83	25.0%	+0.7
Grant Anderson	49	49	4.44	4.24	24.4%	+0.4
DL Hall	33	33	4.34	4.47	20.8%	+0.2
Jake Woodford	30	30	5.49	4.61	18.1%	+0.0
Shane Drohan	31	31	4.26	4.26	25.4%	+0.2
Connor Thomas	67	67	4.31	4.31	19.8%	+0.9
Mitch White	54	54	5.52	4.41	21.5%	+0.4
James Meeker	42	42	4.53	4.53	21.3%	+0.2
J.B. Bukauskas	26	26	4.25	4.25	23.4%	+0.2
J.C. Mejía	26	26	4.80	4.30	23.4%	+0.2
Alex Claudio	24	24	4.33	4.33	22.0%	+0.1
Matt Bush	18	18	4.29	4.29	23.7%	+0.1
Easton McGee	15	15	4.60	3.99	22.0%	+0.2
Craig Yoho	13	13	3.58	3.58	26.6%	+0.2
Shelby Miller	8	8	3.57	3.86	25.5%	+0.1

Future Depth Chart — MIL

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PEAK 2032 · 92W · 46.7 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $222M AGE 27.0 → 26.0 WINDOW contention window 2030–2032

NL Central · 2026

#1MIL119#2CHC109#3STL106#4PIT104#5CIN95

Projected: 72–90 Team WAR: 26.5 Avg Age: 27.0 Est. Payroll: $65M FA Budget Room: $173M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	William Contreras (28)	5.1	$9.4M
	Gary Sánchez (33)	0.2	$1.5M
1B	Jake Bauers (30)	0.2	$2.7M
	Andrew Vaughn (28)	0.0	$7.7M
2B	Brice Turang (26)	3.2	$4.2M
	David Hamilton (28)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Joey Ortiz (28)	2.1	$0.8M
	Jett Williams (22)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Luke Adams (22)	1.2	$0.0M
	Tyler Black (26)	0.1	$0.1M
LF	Christian Yelich (34)	1.3	$24.0M
	Brandon Lockridge (29)	0.0	$0.8M
CF	Jackson Chourio (22)	3.8	$7.2M
	Garrett Mitchell (27)	0.2	$0.9M
RF	Sal Frelick (26)	1.7	$0.8M
	Greg Jones (28)	0.1	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Melvin Hernandez (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Christian Mejias (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
RP	Cameron Wagoner (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Daniel Corniel (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Jaron DeBerry (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	William Contreras (29)	4.9	$22.5M
	Jeferson Quero (24)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Blake Burke (24)	0.4	$0.0M
	Andrew Vaughn (29)	-0.0	$0.7M
2B	Brice Turang (27)	4.2	$8.7M
	David Hamilton (29)	0.1	$2.1M
SS	Jesús Made (20)	3.0	$0.0M
	Luis Peña (20)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Luke Adams (23)	1.7	$0.0M
	Tyler Black (27)	0.2	$2.5M
LF	Christian Yelich (35)	2.0	$23.9M
	Handelfry Encarnacion (20)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Jackson Chourio (23)	4.6	$8.2M
	Garrett Mitchell (28)	0.3	$7.3M
RF	Sal Frelick (27)	1.4	$2.9M
	Greg Jones (29)	0.1	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Melvin Hernandez (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Daniel Corniel (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Jaron DeBerry (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Cameron Wagoner (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Brett Wichrowski (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Marco Dinges (24)	2.4	$0.0M
	Jeferson Quero (25)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Blake Burke (25)	0.7	$0.0M
2B	Brice Turang (28)	4.0	$14.3M
	David Hamilton (30)	0.1	$2.9M
SS	Jesús Made (21)	3.8	$0.8M
	Luis Peña (21)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Luke Adams (24)	2.0	$0.8M
	Tyler Black (28)	0.2	$3.9M
LF	Handelfry Encarnacion (21)	1.4	$0.0M
	Christian Yelich (36)	0.2	$23.9M
CF	Jackson Chourio (24)	4.9	$9.2M
	Luis Lara (23)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Sal Frelick (28)	1.2	$4.3M
	Greg Jones (30)	0.2	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Melvin Hernandez (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Daniel Corniel (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
RP	Josh Knoth (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Wande Torres (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Marco Dinges (25)	2.8	$0.0M
	Yoneiker Lugo (22)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Blake Burke (26)	0.8	$0.8M
2B	Brice Turang (29)	3.7	$20.1M
	Jadyn Fielder (24)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Jesús Made (22)	4.5	$0.8M
	Luis Peña (22)	0.5	$0.8M
3B	Luke Adams (25)	2.3	$0.8M
	Sharlisson De La Rosa (21)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Handelfry Encarnacion (22)	2.0	$0.0M
	Brailyn Antunez (21)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Jackson Chourio (25)	5.2	$15.2M
	Luis Lara (24)	0.4	$0.8M
RF	Pedro Ibarguen (23)	1.2	$0.0M
	Sal Frelick (29)	0.1	$5.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Melvin Hernandez (prospect)	3.4	$0.8M
	Josh Knoth (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
RP	Daniel Corniel (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Wande Torres (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Yoneiker Lugo (23)	3.4	$0.0M
	Marco Dinges (26)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Blake Burke (27)	0.8	$0.9M
2B	Jadyn Fielder (25)	1.2	$0.0M
	Jose Acosta (30)	-0.0	$0.0M
SS	Jesús Made (23)	5.2	$0.9M
	Luis Peña (23)	0.6	$0.9M
3B	Luke Adams (26)	2.4	$0.9M
	Sharlisson De La Rosa (22)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Handelfry Encarnacion (23)	2.5	$0.0M
	Brailyn Antunez (22)	0.4	$0.0M
CF	Jackson Chourio (26)	5.3	$16.2M
	Luis Lara (25)	0.5	$0.9M
RF	Pedro Ibarguen (24)	1.5	$0.0M
	Greg Jones (32)	0.1	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Melvin Hernandez (prospect)	3.7	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Josh Knoth (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
RP	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Wande Torres (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Yoneiker Lugo (24)	3.8	$0.0M
	Marco Dinges (27)	0.5	$0.9M
1B	Blake Burke (28)	0.7	$0.9M
2B	Jadyn Fielder (26)	1.3	$0.9M
	Patrick Dorrian (35)	0.0	$3.0M
SS	Jesús Made (24)	5.8	$11.6M
	Luis Peña (24)	0.7	$0.9M
3B	Sharlisson De La Rosa (23)	2.8	$0.0M
	Luke Adams (27)	0.4	$4.8M
LF	Brailyn Antunez (23)	3.0	$0.0M
	Handelfry Encarnacion (24)	0.4	$0.9M
CF	Jackson Chourio (27)	5.3	$17.2M
	Luis Lara (26)	0.5	$6.8M
RF	Pedro Ibarguen (25)	1.7	$0.9M
	Greg Jones (33)	0.0	$0.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Melvin Hernandez (prospect)	3.9	$0.8M
	Josh Knoth (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
RP	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Wande Torres (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Yoneiker Lugo (25)	4.0	$0.9M
	Johanderson Tarazona (24)	0.5	$0.9M
1B	Blake Burke (29)	0.5	$1.0M
2B	Jadyn Fielder (27)	1.4	$0.9M
	Patrick Dorrian (36)	0.0	$5.0M
SS	Jesús Made (25)	6.3	$21.2M
	Luis Peña (25)	0.7	$9.4M
3B	Sharlisson De La Rosa (24)	3.1	$0.9M
	Luke Adams (28)	0.3	$7.7M
LF	Brailyn Antunez (24)	3.3	$0.9M
	Jefer Lista (24)	0.5	$0.9M
CF	Jackson Chourio (28)	5.1	$25.0M
	Luis Lara (27)	0.5	$11.4M
RF	Pedro Ibarguen (26)	1.9	$0.9M
	Greg Jones (34)	0.0	$5.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Melvin Hernandez (prospect)	3.9	$0.8M
	Josh Knoth (prospect)	3.2	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	3.1	$0.8M
RP	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	3.1	$0.8M
	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
	Wande Torres (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Jesús Made	SS	AA	19	70.9
Luis Peña	SS	A+	19	51.4
Juan Martinez	SS	ROK	19	43.2
Yoneiker Lugo	C	ROK	19	42.5
Leonard Rijo	SS	ROK	18	40.2