MIL depth chart 2027

PROJ96-66=TOTAL96-66

Total WAR +46.2

hWAR +25.3

pWAR +20.9

C+3.7

1B+1.9

2B+3.6

SS+2.8

3B+1.2

LF+3.2

CF+3.9

RF+2.1

DH+2.9

SP+15.8

BP+5.1

Depth chart data updated: October 28, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

William Contreras B/RStarterFA+DHage 29

WAR+3.7

wRC+119

vL·vR123·117

BSR+0.2

FLD+0.9

PT509 PA

OPENwRC+75PT139WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+110FLD+0.9PROJ+3.7TOTAL+3.7

1BSO FAR +0.0

Andrew Vaughn B/RPart-time+3Bage 29

WAR+0.9

wRC+111

vL·vR126·105

BSR+0.2

FLD+0.7

PT340 PA

Jake BauersPlatoon · vs R+LF wRC+123 vL·vR110·129 BSR+0.5 FLD-0.6 PT274 WAR+1.1

Tyler BlackReserve · vs R+DH wRC+84 vL·vR70·89 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.2 PT34 WAR+0.0

NEXT UPLuke Adams (AAA)PT121

Position TotalPA648wRC+113FLD-0.1PROJ+1.9TOTAL+1.9

2BSO FAR +0.0

Brice Turang B/LStarterage 27

WAR+3.5

wRC+116

vL·vR100·122

BSR+3.7

FLD-0.2

PT612 PA

Braden ShewmakeReserve · vs R+3B wRC+53 vL·vR40·58 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT36 WAR-0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+114FLD-0.3PROJ+3.6TOTAL+3.6

SSSO FAR +0.0

Cooper Pratt B/RStarterage 22

WAR+2.0

wRC+95

vL·vR104·92

BSR+3.0

FLD+2.2

PT417 PA

Joey OrtizStarter+3B wRC+91 vL·vR106·85 BSR+1.1 FLD+1.4 PT215 WAR+0.9

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT16WAR+0.0

NEXT UPJesús Made (AA)PT126

Position TotalPA648wRC+92FLD+3.6PROJ+2.8TOTAL+2.8

3BSO FAR +0.0

David Hamilton B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 29

WAR+0.6

wRC+79

vL·vR71·82

BSR+2.5

FLD+1.4

PT223 PA

Jonathan OrnelasReserve · vs L wRC+74 vL·vR82·70 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT66 WAR+0.0

Joey OrtizStarter+SS wRC+91 vL·vR106·85 BSR+0.9 FLD+1.2 PT181 WAR+0.7

Braden ShewmakeReserve · vs R+2B wRC+53 vL·vR40·58 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.3 PT101 WAR-0.2

Andrew VaughnPart-time+1B wRC+111 vL·vR126·105 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT51 WAR+0.1

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT26WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+80FLD+2.3PROJ+1.2TOTAL+1.2

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Jackson Chourio B/RStarter+CFage 23

WAR+2.7

wRC+123

vL·vR133·119

BSR+2.9

FLD-0.6

PT406 PA

Brandon LockridgeReserve · vs L wRC+90 vL·vR95·88 BSR+1.2 FLD+0.6 PT118 WAR+0.2

Jake BauersPlatoon · vs R+1B wRC+123 vL·vR110·129 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT53 WAR+0.2

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT71WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+113FLD-0.2PROJ+3.2TOTAL+3.2

CFSO FAR +0.0

Garrett Mitchell B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 28

WAR+2.7

wRC+116

vL·vR101·122

BSR+3.2

FLD+3.1

PT400 PA

Brandon LockridgeReserve · vs L+LF wRC+90 vL·vR95·88 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.1 PT30 WAR+0.1

Jackson ChourioStarter+LF wRC+123 vL·vR133·119 BSR+0.9 FLD-0.2 PT128 WAR+0.8

Luis LaraPart-time+RF wRC+95 vL·vR95·95 BSR+0.5 FLD+0.8 PT90 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+112FLD+3.9PROJ+3.9TOTAL+3.9

RFSO FAR +0.0

Sal Frelick B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 27

WAR+1.3

wRC+95

vL·vR81·101

BSR+2.5

FLD+5.2

PT408 PA

Luis LaraPart-time+CF wRC+95 vL·vR95·95 BSR+1.4 FLD+2.3 PT240 WAR+1.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+93FLD+7.5PROJ+2.1TOTAL+2.1

DHSO FAR +0.0

Christian Yelich B/LPart-timeage 35

WAR+2.0

wRC+123

vL·vR100·132

BSR+1.1

FLD-0.6

PT424 PA

Tyler BlackReserve · vs R wRC+84 vL·vR70·89 BSR+0.4 FLD-0.5 PT102 WAR+0.1

William ContrerasStarterFA+C wRC+119 vL·vR123·117 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.2 PT91 WAR+0.7

Gary SánchezReserve · vs LFA wRC+118 vL·vR128·114 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.4 PT31 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+115FLD-1.4PROJ+2.9TOTAL+2.9

Bench

BENCHby expected PA

Bo NaylorReserve · vs RC wRC+83 vL·vR65·90 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT60 WAR+0.2

Luis MatosReserve · vs LDH wRC+87 vL·vR94·85 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT36 WAR+0.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Jacob MisiorowskiSP1

WAR+5.3

ERA2.68

FIP2.58

K%37.3

WPA/GS+15.6%

PT155 IP

Outs/GS16.7

Avg Start62

Logan HendersonSP2

WAR+3.4

ERA3.23

FIP3.58

K%27.8

WPA/GS+9.2%

PT147 IP

Outs/GS16.2

Avg Start64

Kyle HarrisonSP3

WAR+1.7

ERA4.18

FIP4.14

K%25.5

WPA/GS-1.1%

PT132 IP

Outs/GS14.6

Avg Start42

Dustin MaySP4IP149GS27Outs/GS14.8ERA4.37K%23.0WPA/GS-4.6%WAR+1.8Avg Start48

Robert GasserSP5IP141GS26Outs/GS15.5ERA3.87K%22.0WPA/GS+1.4%WAR+2.0Avg Start55

Shane DrohanSWINGIP46GS8Outs/GS13.3ERA4.09K%24.3WPA/GS-1.6%WAR+0.6

Brandon SproatDEPTHIP25GS5Outs/GS13.5ERA4.61K%24.1WPA/GS-4.1%WAR+0.2Avg Start51

Colton GordonDEPTHIP22GS4Outs/GS13.7ERA4.97K%14.8WPA/GS-7.8%WAR+0.1

Coleman CrowDEPTHIP19GS3Outs/GS13.0ERA4.23K%19.1WPA/GS-2.6%WAR+0.6

Section TotalIP838GS152PROJ+15.8TOTAL+15.8

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Trevor MegillCLHI-LEV

WAR+1.6

ERA2.77

FIP2.58

K%31.0

WPA/App+1.6%

PT62 IP

Outs/App3.0

Abner UribeSUHI-LEVIP61Outs/App3.0ERA3.08K%30.2WPA/App+1.2%WAR+1.1

Antonio SenzatelaHLIP76Outs/App4.0ERA4.92K%16.4WPA/App-1.4%WAR+0.5

Angel ZerpaHLILIP39Outs/App3.0ERA4.59K%18.4WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Aaron AshbyHLIP80Outs/App3.7ERA3.40K%29.6WPA/App+0.7%WAR+0.9

Jared KoenigMIDIP36Outs/App2.9ERA3.62K%22.6WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.3

Chad PatrickMIDIP72Outs/App4.3ERA4.06K%22.4WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.2

DL HallMIDIP62Outs/App4.0ERA4.32K%22.4WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Grant AndersonMIDIP56Outs/App3.3ERA4.23K%23.3WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.1

Garrett StallingsLONGIP49Outs/App6.1ERA4.02K%18.1WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.3

Bryse WilsonLONGIP28Outs/App6.2ERA4.62K%18.1WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.1

NEXT UPTyson HardinSP · AAAIP55

NEXT UPBlake HolubRP · AAAIP33

NEXT UPCameron WagonerRP · AAAIP24

Section TotalIP620PROJ+5.1TOTAL+5.1

Future Depth Chart — MIL

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

PEAK 2027 · 70W · 23.0 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $225M AGE 27.1 → 27.8 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2027

#1MIL104#2CHC93#3STL84#4PIT84#5CIN75

Projected: 70–92 Team WAR: 23.0 Avg Age: 27.1 Est. Payroll: $92M FA Budget Room: $146M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	William Contreras (29)	3.1	$13.8M
	Marco Dinges (23)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Jake Bauers (31)	1.5	$12.2M
	Andrew Vaughn (29)	0.1	$3.6M
2B	Brice Turang (27)	3.2	$6.4M
	Daniel Dickinson (23)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Cooper Pratt (22)	1.3	$2.0M
	Joey Ortiz (29)	0.2	$2.2M
3B	Andrew Fischer (23)	1.4	$0.0M
	David Hamilton (29)	0.1	$1.2M
LF	Christian Yelich (35)	1.4	$23.9M
	Josh Adamczewski (22)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Jackson Chourio (23)	3.7	$9.0M
	Garrett Mitchell (28)	0.4	$10.1M
RF	Sal Frelick (27)	1.3	$2.6M
	Luis Matos (25)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Bishop Letson (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Wande Torres (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	Jaron DeBerry (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2027

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Marco Dinges (24)	0.5	$0.0M
	Jeferson Quero (25)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Blake Burke (25)	0.0	$0.0M
	Carsten Sabathia III (24)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Brice Turang (28)	2.9	$11.1M
	Dylan O'Rae (24)	0.0	$0.8M
SS	Cooper Pratt (23)	2.2	$4.0M
	Brady Ebel (21)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Andrew Fischer (24)	1.3	$0.8M
	David Hamilton (30)	0.0	$1.4M
LF	Josiah Ragsdale (24)	0.7	$0.0M
	Josh Adamczewski (23)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Jackson Chourio (24)	3.6	$11.0M
	Garrett Mitchell (29)	0.3	$14.3M
RF	Sal Frelick (28)	1.0	$5.2M
	Handelfry Encarnacion (21)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Bishop Letson (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Wande Torres (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
RP	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Marco Dinges (25)	0.9	$0.8M
	Jeferson Quero (26)	0.1	$0.8M
1B	Blake Burke (26)	0.1	$0.0M
	Carsten Sabathia III (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Brice Turang (29)	2.5	$14.7M
	Dylan O'Rae (25)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Cooper Pratt (24)	2.6	$5.5M
	Brady Ebel (22)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Andrew Fischer (25)	2.0	$0.8M
	Mike Boeve (27)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Josiah Ragsdale (25)	1.1	$0.0M
	Josh Adamczewski (24)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Jackson Chourio (25)	3.7	$13.0M
	Luis Lara (24)	0.3	$4.5M
RF	Sal Frelick (29)	0.7	$6.3M
	Handelfry Encarnacion (22)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Bishop Letson (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Wande Torres (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Marco Dinges (26)	1.1	$0.8M
	Jeferson Quero (27)	0.1	$0.8M
1B	Blake Burke (27)	0.0	$0.8M
	Carsten Sabathia III (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Dylan O'Rae (26)	0.8	$0.8M
	Daniel Dickinson (26)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Cooper Pratt (25)	3.0	$7.0M
	Brady Ebel (23)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Andrew Fischer (26)	2.2	$0.8M
	Filippo Di Turi (24)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	Josiah Ragsdale (26)	1.2	$0.8M
	Josh Adamczewski (25)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Jackson Chourio (26)	3.7	$15.0M
	Luis Lara (25)	0.3	$5.5M
RF	Handelfry Encarnacion (23)	0.4	$0.8M
	Damon Keith (30)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Bishop Letson (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Wande Torres (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Marco Dinges (27)	1.2	$0.9M
	Jeferson Quero (28)	0.1	$0.9M
1B	Eric Bitonti (25)	0.1	$1.0M
	Carsten Sabathia III (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Dylan O'Rae (27)	0.7	$3.2M
	Daniel Dickinson (27)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Cooper Pratt (26)	3.0	$9.0M
	Brady Ebel (24)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Andrew Fischer (27)	2.2	$6.6M
	Filippo Di Turi (25)	0.0	$1.2M
LF	Josiah Ragsdale (27)	1.2	$0.9M
	Josh Adamczewski (26)	0.2	$3.6M
CF	Jackson Chourio (27)	3.6	$16.0M
	Luis Lara (26)	0.3	$7.0M
RF	Handelfry Encarnacion (24)	0.6	$0.9M
	Damon Keith (31)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Bishop Letson (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Wande Torres (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Marco Dinges (28)	1.1	$3.4M
	Jeferson Quero (29)	0.1	$1.8M
1B	Eric Bitonti (26)	0.2	$2.4M
	Carsten Sabathia III (28)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Dylan O'Rae (28)	0.7	$4.7M
	Daniel Dickinson (28)	0.1	$3.0M
SS	Cooper Pratt (27)	2.9	$10.0M
	Brady Ebel (25)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Andrew Fischer (28)	2.0	$10.1M
	Filippo Di Turi (26)	0.0	$2.4M
LF	Josiah Ragsdale (28)	1.1	$0.9M
	Josh Adamczewski (27)	0.1	$5.7M
CF	Luis Lara (27)	2.1	$7.5M
	Braylon Payne (25)	0.2	$5.6M
RF	Handelfry Encarnacion (25)	0.6	$3.0M
	Damon Keith (32)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Bishop Letson (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Wande Torres (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Marco Dinges (29)	0.9	$4.7M
	Jeferson Quero (30)	0.0	$2.4M
1B	Eric Bitonti (27)	0.1	$3.0M
	Carsten Sabathia III (29)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Dylan O'Rae (29)	0.5	$5.5M
	Daniel Dickinson (29)	0.1	$4.0M
SS	Cooper Pratt (28)	2.6	$12.2M
	Brady Ebel (26)	0.4	$7.2M
3B	Andrew Fischer (29)	1.7	$13.4M
	Filippo Di Turi (27)	0.0	$3.5M
LF	Josh Adamczewski (28)	0.8	$6.9M
	Josiah Ragsdale (29)	0.1	$2.8M
CF	Braylon Payne (26)	1.3	$9.4M
	Sawyer Strosnider (28)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Handelfry Encarnacion (26)	0.6	$5.0M
	Damon Keith (33)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Bishop Letson (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Ethan Dorchies (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Manuel Rodriguez (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Tyson Hardin (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Wande Torres (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Jayden Dubanewicz (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Minor-league depth by level — MIL

Top projected players at each affiliate level, ranked by 2027 projected WAR. Click a header to sort.

AAA · 9 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Jeferson Quero	C	24	2028	+0.5	2.8
Andrick Nava	C	25	2028	+0.3	1.1
Ji Hwan Bae	CF	28	2029	+0.3	0.4
Akil Baddoo	LF	28	2027	+0.2	0.2
Freddy Zamora	SS	28	—	+0.0	0.0
Ethan Murray	SS	27	2028	-0.1	-0.1
PITCHERS
Tyson Hardin	P	25	2028	+2.8	6.8
Brett Wichrowski	P	24	2028	+0.2	1.1

AA · 13 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Andrew Fischer	3B	23	2028	+1.4	11.4
Josh Adamczewski	LF	22	2028	+0.9	5.5
Dylan O'Rae	2B	23	2028	+0.6	4.4
Mike Boeve	3B	25	2028	+0.2	0.6
Blake Burke	1B	24	2028	+0.1	0.5
Damon Keith	RF	27	—	-0.2	-0.2
PITCHERS
Bishop Letson	P	22	2028	+0.7	6.6
Wande Torres	P	22	2028	+0.5	3.5
Jaron DeBerry	P	24	2029	+0.3	1.5
Manuel Rodriguez	P	21	2028	+0.2	3.0

A+ · 16 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Josiah Ragsdale	OF	23	2028	+0.8	6.9
Marco Dinges	C	23	2028	+0.8	5.5
Daniel Dickinson	2B	23	2029	+0.7	5.0
Luis Peña	SS	20	2028	+0.3	11.8
Braylon Payne	CF	20	2028	+0.2	11.3
David García	C	27	2029	+0.1	0.1
PITCHERS
Ethan Dorchies	P	20	2028	+0.3	5.3
Jayden Dubanewicz	P	21	2028	+0.3	3.2
Bryce Meccage	P	21	2028	+0.0	1.6

A · 10 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Brady Ebel	SS	20	2028	+0.8	17.8
Trey Ebel	SS	18	2028	+0.1	9.2
Handelfry Encarnacion	RF	20	2028	+0.1	5.0
Eric Martinez	C	23	2028	+0.0	0.3
Yannic Walther	C	23	2028	-0.1	0.0
Kyle Jones	OF	22	—	-0.1	-0.1
PITCHERS
Tyler Renz	P	20	2028	+0.0	1.1

ROK · 2 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Jesus Mancera	OF	18	2028	+0.0	2.9
Pedro Tovar	OF	21	2028	+0.0	-0.1