MIN depth chart 2027

PROJ79-83=TOTAL79-83

Total WAR +32.1

hWAR +19.4

pWAR +12.7

C+2.6

1B+1.3

2B+2.2

SS+1.7

3B+1.3

LF+2.1

CF+4.5

RF+1.6

DH+2.2

SP+8.8

BP+3.8

Depth chart data updated: October 28, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Ryan Jeffers B/RPart-timeFA+DHage 30

WAR+1.8

wRC+114

vL·vR128·108

BSR+0.0

FLD-4.3

PT352 PA

Victor CaratiniPart-time wRC+96 vL·vR96·96 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.1 PT240 WAR+1.0

Alex JacksonReserve wRC+79 vL·vR88·75 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.5 PT56 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+99FLD-3.9PROJ+2.6TOTAL+2.6

1BSO FAR +0.0

Royce Lewis B/RStarter+3Bage 28

WAR+0.6

wRC+98

vL·vR103·96

BSR+0.4

FLD-0.8

PT219 PA

Kody ClemensPlatoon · vs R+2B wRC+110 vL·vR87·120 BSR+0.2 FLD+1.4 PT159 WAR+0.5

Josh BellStarterFA+DH wRC+111 vL·vR111·111 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.2 PT60 WAR+0.1

OPENwRC+75PT210WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+95FLD+0.4PROJ+1.3TOTAL+1.3

2BSO FAR +0.0

Luke Keaschall B/RStarter+RFage 24

WAR+1.7

wRC+116

vL·vR117·115

BSR+1.7

FLD-0.8

PT304 PA

Kody ClemensPlatoon · vs R+1B wRC+110 vL·vR87·120 BSR+0.3 FLD+1.9 PT221 WAR+0.7

Brooks LeeStarter+3B/SS wRC+88 vL·vR88·88 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.3 PT33 WAR+0.1

Royce LewisStarter+3B/1B wRC+98 vL·vR103·96 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT32 WAR+0.1

Ben RossReserve wRC+79 vL·vR87·75 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT29 WAR+0.1

Tristan GrayReserve · vs R+3B wRC+76 vL·vR75·76 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT24 WAR+0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT5WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+103FLD+0.8PROJ+2.2TOTAL+2.2

SSSO FAR +0.0

Kaelen Culpepper B/RPart-timeage 24

WAR+1.5

wRC+93

vL·vR101·90

BSR+1.6

FLD+1.3

PT401 PA

Brooks LeeStarter+3B wRC+88 vL·vR88·88 BSR+0.2 FLD-2.1 PT199 WAR+0.3

Ryan KreidlerReserve · vs L wRC+83 vL·vR92·80 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.1 PT48 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+88FLD-0.8PROJ+1.7TOTAL+1.7

3BSO FAR +0.0

Brooks Lee B/SStarter+SSage 26

WAR+0.5

wRC+88

vL·vR88·88

BSR+0.3

FLD-3.4

PT326 PA

Royce LewisStarter+1B wRC+98 vL·vR103·96 BSR+0.4 FLD-0.8 PT219 WAR+0.6

Tristan GrayReserve · vs R wRC+76 vL·vR75·76 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT62 WAR+0.0

Ryan KreidlerReserve · vs L+SS wRC+83 vL·vR92·80 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.0 PT23 WAR+0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT18WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+91FLD-4.3PROJ+1.3TOTAL+1.3

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Trevor Larnach B/LPlatoon · vs R+DHage 30

WAR+1.0

wRC+116

vL·vR96·124

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.8

PT294 PA

Emmanuel RodriguezPart-time wRC+105 vL·vR92·110 BSR+0.7 FLD+1.2 PT254 WAR+1.2

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT100WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+104FLD+0.4PROJ+2.1TOTAL+2.1

CFSO FAR +0.0

Byron Buxton B/RStarter+DHage 33

WAR+3.5

wRC+135

vL·vR143·132

BSR+3.8

FLD+1.7

PT388 PA

Walker JenkinsPlatoon · vs R wRC+115 vL·vR102·120 BSR+1.0 FLD+0.2 PT260 WAR+1.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+125FLD+1.9PROJ+4.5TOTAL+4.5

RFSO FAR +0.0

Matt Wallner B/LPart-timeage 29

WAR+0.8

wRC+109

vL·vR96·114

BSR+0.3

FLD-0.7

PT299 PA

Luke KeaschallStarter+2B wRC+116 vL·vR117·115 BSR+1.0 FLD-0.4 PT179 WAR+1.0

Alan RodenReserve · vs R wRC+96 vL·vR87·99 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.9 PT128 WAR+0.3

Austin MartinReserve · vs L wRC+98 vL·vR110·93 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.3 PT42 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+99FLD+0.0PROJ+1.6TOTAL+1.6

DHSO FAR +0.0

Josh Bell B/SStarterFA+1Bage 34

WAR+0.9

wRC+111

vL·vR111·111

BSR+0.0

FLD-1.2

PT418 PA

Trevor LarnachPlatoon · vs R+LF wRC+116 vL·vR96·124 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.3 PT104 WAR+0.4

Byron BuxtonStarter+CF wRC+135 vL·vR143·132 BSR+0.7 FLD+0.3 PT71 WAR+0.6

Ryan JeffersPart-timeFA+C wRC+114 vL·vR128·108 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.7 PT55 WAR+0.3

Position TotalPA648wRC+115FLD-1.8PROJ+2.2TOTAL+2.2

Bench

BENCHby expected PA

Kyler FedkoReserveDH wRC+94 vL·vR102·91 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT30 WAR+0.1

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Joe RyanSP1

WAR+2.9

ERA3.67

FIP3.82

K%26.4

WPA/GS+5.3%

PT159 IP

Outs/GS16.3

Avg Start47

Taj BradleySP2

WAR+2.0

ERA4.26

FIP4.22

K%26.2

WPA/GS+0.0%

PT171 IP

Outs/GS16.7

Avg Start56

Dean KremerSP3

WAR+0.8

ERA4.38

FIP4.52

K%22.0

WPA/GS-0.4%

PT148 IP

Outs/GS16.3

Avg Start56

Zebby MatthewsSP4IP148GS27Outs/GS16.3ERA4.70K%22.7WPA/GS-4.8%WAR+1.2Avg Start52

Bailey OberSP5IP150GS27Outs/GS16.2ERA4.61K%17.8WPA/GS-2.0%WAR+0.6Avg Start45

Connor PrielippDEPTHIP28GS5Outs/GS14.8ERA4.00K%25.4WPA/GS+1.3%WAR+0.4Avg Start50

Mike ParedesDEPTHILIP20GS4Outs/GS13.2ERA4.76K%15.6WPA/GS-6.4%WAR+0.1

Mick AbelDEPTHILIP18GS3Outs/GS13.9ERA4.41K%24.3WPA/GS-3.9%WAR+0.3

David FestaDEPTHILIP18GS3Outs/GS13.7ERA4.22K%25.7WPA/GS-2.5%WAR+0.3

Pablo LópezDEPTHILIP11GS2Outs/GS15.1ERA3.68K%24.6WPA/GS+1.7%WAR+0.2

Section TotalIP872GS159PROJ+8.8TOTAL+8.8

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Yoendrys GómezCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.0

ERA4.74

FIP4.80

K%22.4

WPA/App-1.2%

PT69 IP

Outs/App3.2

Jeff HoffmanSUHI-LEVIP63Outs/App2.9ERA3.37K%33.5WPA/App+0.7%WAR+1.0

Andrew MorrisSUHI-LEVIP72Outs/App3.4ERA3.84K%22.4WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.6

A.J. MinterHLIP51Outs/App2.9ERA3.94K%22.7WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.3

Kody FunderburkHLIP55Outs/App2.9ERA4.28K%20.6WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.1

Eric OrzeHLIP55Outs/App3.5ERA4.15K%21.8WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.3

Anthony BandaMIDILIP35Outs/App2.8ERA4.01K%23.6WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.1

Cole SandsMIDILIP35Outs/App3.1ERA4.00K%22.5WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.3

Jack AndersonLONGIP44Outs/App5.5ERA4.53K%18.3WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Kendry RojasLONGIP48Outs/App6.0ERA4.13K%24.1WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.1

Garrett ActonLONGIP42Outs/App5.2ERA3.90K%28.2WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.8

Tommy NanceMOPIP17Outs/App3.2ERA3.81K%25.4WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.2

NEXT UPRyan GallagherSP · AAAIP32

NEXT UPAlejandro HidalgoRP · AAAIP18

NEXT UPRicky CastroRP · AAAIP21

Section TotalIP586PROJ+3.8TOTAL+3.8

Future Depth Chart — MIN

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

PEAK 2027 · 61W · 14.1 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $184M AGE 28.9 → 29.1 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2027

#1CLE92#2DET92#3CWS85#4MIN84#5KC76

Projected: 61–101 Team WAR: 14.1 Avg Age: 28.9 Est. Payroll: $70M FA Budget Room: $168M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Ryan Jeffers (30)	1.6	$11.5M
	Victor Caratini (33)	0.1	$7.0M
1B	Kody Clemens (31)	2.0	$4.2M
	Josh Bell (34)	0.1	$19.5M
2B	Luke Keaschall (24)	3.1	$0.8M
	Colby Turner (22)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Brooks Lee (26)	1.1	$0.8M
	Marek Houston (23)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Royce Lewis (28)	1.2	$4.0M
	Jay Thomason (25)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Trevor Larnach (30)	1.1	$5.5M
	Walker Jenkins (22)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Byron Buxton (33)	2.7	$14.3M
	Emmanuel Rodriguez (24)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Matt Wallner (29)	0.6	$0.8M
	Kala'i Rosario (25)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Off The Books for 2027

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Vahn Lackey (23)	0.3	$0.0M
	Ricardo Olivar (26)	0.0	$0.0M
1B	Kody Clemens (32)	0.6	$4.2M
	Aaron Sabato (29)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Luke Keaschall (25)	2.9	$0.8M
	Colby Turner (23)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Kaelen Culpepper (25)	1.0	$0.8M
	Marek Houston (24)	0.1	$0.8M
3B	Royce Lewis (29)	0.8	$5.6M
	Jay Thomason (26)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (23)	1.2	$0.8M
	Austin Martin (29)	0.0	$1.0M
CF	Byron Buxton (34)	1.3	$14.3M
	Emmanuel Rodriguez (25)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Matt Wallner (30)	0.3	$1.6M
	Kala'i Rosario (26)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Vahn Lackey (24)	0.7	$0.0M
	Irvin Nunez (23)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Aaron Sabato (30)	0.0	$0.8M
	Kody Clemens (33)	-0.0	$4.2M
2B	Luke Keaschall (26)	2.9	$7.2M
	Colby Turner (24)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (25)	1.4	$0.8M
	Kaelen Culpepper (26)	0.2	$0.8M
3B	Jay Thomason (27)	0.3	$0.0M
	Ryan Sprock (24)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (24)	1.5	$0.8M
	Luis Fragoza (22)	0.0	$0.0M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (26)	1.1	$0.8M
	Ryan Kreidler (31)	0.0	$0.6M
RF	Matt Wallner (31)	0.1	$1.6M
	Kala'i Rosario (27)	-0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Vahn Lackey (25)	0.9	$0.0M
	Irvin Nunez (24)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Aaron Sabato (31)	0.0	$0.8M
2B	Luke Keaschall (27)	2.8	$12.1M
	Colby Turner (25)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (26)	1.6	$0.8M
	Kaelen Culpepper (27)	0.2	$4.6M
3B	Jay Thomason (28)	0.3	$0.0M
	Ryan Sprock (25)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (25)	1.7	$5.9M
	Luis Fragoza (23)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (27)	1.1	$4.2M
	Ryan Kreidler (32)	0.0	$1.1M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (26)	0.0	$0.8M
	Matt Wallner (32)	-0.0	$1.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Vahn Lackey (26)	1.2	$0.9M
	Irvin Nunez (25)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Aaron Sabato (32)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Luke Keaschall (28)	2.5	$16.7M
	Colby Turner (26)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (27)	1.6	$5.2M
	Kaelen Culpepper (28)	0.1	$7.2M
3B	Jay Thomason (29)	0.2	$0.9M
	Ryan Sprock (26)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (26)	1.9	$11.0M
	Luis Fragoza (24)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (28)	1.0	$6.4M
	Ryan Kreidler (33)	0.0	$1.6M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (27)	0.0	$0.9M
	Kala'i Rosario (29)	-0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Vahn Lackey (27)	1.2	$0.9M
	Irvin Nunez (26)	0.1	$0.9M
1B	Aaron Sabato (33)	0.0	$3.0M
2B	Colby Turner (27)	0.2	$0.9M
	Jose Salas (29)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Marek Houston (28)	1.5	$8.1M
	Kaelen Culpepper (29)	0.1	$9.2M
3B	Ryan Sprock (27)	0.2	$0.9M
	Jay Thomason (30)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Walker Jenkins (27)	1.8	$16.1M
	Luis Fragoza (25)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (29)	0.8	$8.0M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (28)	-0.1	$0.4M
	Kala'i Rosario (30)	-0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Vahn Lackey (28)	1.1	$0.9M
	Irvin Nunez (27)	0.1	$0.9M
1B	Aaron Sabato (34)	0.0	$5.0M
2B	Colby Turner (28)	0.1	$0.9M
	Jose Salas (30)	0.0	$3.0M
SS	Marek Houston (29)	1.2	$10.4M
	Isaiah Lane (28)	0.0	$0.9M
3B	Ryan Sprock (28)	0.1	$0.9M
	Murphy Stehly (34)	0.0	$3.0M
LF	Luis Fragoza (26)	0.7	$0.9M
	Jhomnardo Reyes (25)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RF	Kala'i Rosario (31)	0.0	$3.0M
	Jayson Bass (27)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Minor-league depth by level — MIN

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

AAA · 7 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Hendry Mendez	LF	23	2028	+0.3	1.4
Noah Cardenas	C	27	2028	+0.2	0.2
Tanner Schobel	SS	26	2028	+0.1	0.2
Gabriel Gonzalez	RF	23	2028	+0.0	0.5
Cody Morissette	SS	27	2028	+0.0	0.0
Aaron Sabato	1B	28	2028	-0.1	-0.1

AA · 10 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Marek Houston	SS	23	2028	+0.8	9.7
Ricardo Olivar	C	25	2029	+0.4	1.7
Caden Kendle	OF	25	2028	+0.3	0.6
Andrew Cossetti	C	27	—	+0.3	0.2
Jake Rucker	3B	27	—	+0.3	0.2
Poncho Ruiz	C	25	2028	+0.1	0.3

A+ · 7 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Jay Thomason	3B	25	2028	+0.5	1.6
Graham Brown	OF	26	—	+0.2	0.2
Jacob McCombs	OF	23	2028	+0.1	0.8
Luis Hernandez	C	25	2028	+0.1	0.3
Quinn McDaniel	2B	24	2028	-0.1	-0.1
Brandon Winokur	OF	22	2028	-0.3	1.3

A · 16 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Vahn Lackey	C	22	2028	+0.4	7.7
Luis Fragoza	OF	20	2029	+0.3	5.3
Irvin Nunez	C	21	2028	+0.3	3.8
Carson Tinney	C	22	2028	+0.2	4.0
Isaiah Lane	SS	22	2028	+0.1	2.4
Ryan Sprock	3B	22	2029	+0.1	2.0

ROK · 4 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Victor Leal	C	20	2028	+0.1	4.0
Yilber Herrera	SS	22	2028	+0.1	1.8
Nolwer Barboza	C	18	2028	+0.0	5.2
Jhomnardo Reyes	OF	19	2028	-0.3	5.1