MIN Depth Chart — 2026

YTD48-49+ROS PROJ33-32=TOTAL81-81

Total WAR +22.1

hWAR +5.7

pWAR +16.4

C+1.0

1B+0.7

2B+0.6

SS+0.3

3B-0.0

LF+0.5

CF+1.7

RF+0.3

DH+0.5

SP+10.5

BP+5.9

Depth chart data updated: July 16, 2026

Infield

CTHIN

Victor Caratini B/S

age 32174 PA proj

WAR+0.7

wRC+93

FLD-0.2

Ryan Jeffers PA85 wRC+105 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA259wRC+97FLD-1.0WAR+1.0

1BTHIN

Royce Lewis B/R

age 27170 PA proj

WAR+0.7

wRC+101

FLD+0.4

Alex Kirilloff PA50 wRC+105 WAR+0.1

·Replacement (call-up)PA39wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+98FLD+0.2WAR+0.7

2BTHIN

Luke Keaschall B/R

age 23234 PA proj

WAR+0.5

wRC+92

FLD-1.0

Kody Clemens PA25 wRC+97 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+92FLD-0.7WAR+0.6

SSTHIN

Brooks Lee B/S

age 25246 PA proj

WAR+0.3

wRC+83

FLD-1.7

Ryan Kreidler PA13 wRC+64 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+82FLD-1.7WAR+0.3

3BWEAK

Tristan Gray B/L

age 30128 PA proj

WAR-0.0

wRC+73

FLD-0.6

·Replacement (call-up)PA131wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+74FLD-0.6WAR-0.0

Outfield

LFTHIN

Trevor Larnach B/L

age 29196 PA proj

WAR+0.4

wRC+106

FLD-0.7

Austin Martin PA63 wRC+96 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+104FLD-0.4WAR+0.5

CFAVERAGE

Byron Buxton ILB/R

age 32217 PA proj

WAR+1.7

wRC+133

FLD+0.6

·Replacement (call-up)PA42wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+124FLD+0.6WAR+1.7

RFTHIN

Matt Wallner B/L

age 28103 PA proj

WAR+0.4

wRC+117

FLD-0.2

Alan Roden PA46 wRC+64 WAR-0.0

·Replacement (call-up)PA110wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+90FLD+0.3WAR+0.3

DHTHIN

Josh Bell B/S

age 33248 PA proj

WAR+0.5

wRC+111

FLD-0.9

·Replacement (call-up)PA11wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+109FLD-0.9WAR+0.5

Rotation

ROTATIONELITEStarting Rotation

Joe RyanSP1

174 IP · 32 GS

WAR+3.1

ERA2.96

FIP3.04

K%28.1

WPA/GS+8.0%

Taj BradleySP2

158 IP · 29 GS

WAR+1.5

ERA4.01

FIP3.94

K%26.2

WPA/GS+1.0%

Bailey OberSP3

132 IP · 24 GS

WAR+1.4

ERA4.29

FIP4.55

K%18.7

WPA/GS-0.5%

Connor PrielippSP4ILIP82GS15ERA3.63K%25.0WPA/GS+1.2%WAR+1.1

Zebby MatthewsSP5IP93GS17ERA4.70K%22.0WPA/GS-1.9%WAR+1.3

Mick AbelSP6ILIP44GS8ERA3.93K%24.3WPA/GS-0.3%WAR+1.0

Simeon Woods RichardsonSP7IP153GS28ERA4.82K%14.6WPA/GS-6.8%WAR+1.1

Section TotalIP334GS61WAR+10.5

Bullpen

BULLPENELITEBullpen

Andrew MorrisCLHI-LEV

75 IP · 75 App

WAR+0.5

ERA3.17

FIP3.17

K%22.4

WPA/App+1.0%

Taylor RogersSUHI-LEVIP52App52ERA3.62K%22.3WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.2

Anthony BandaSUILIP49App49ERA3.65K%22.9WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.1

Cole SandsMRILIP36App36ERA3.40K%23.3WPA/App+0.7%WAR+0.7

Garrett ActonMRILIP17App17ERA4.10K%27.3WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.2

Travis AdamsMRIP56App56ERA4.45K%22.8WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Kody FunderburkMRIP44App44ERA4.12K%19.7WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.3

Marco RayaMRILIP31App31ERA4.67K%20.6WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.3

Woo-Suk GoMRIP10App10ERA4.83K%21.1WPA/App-1.3%WAR+0.0

Kendry RojasMRIP34App34ERA4.21K%21.5WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.0

Mike ParedesMRIP54App54ERA4.19K%17.2WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.8

Eric OrzeMRIP56App56ERA3.62K%22.5WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.1

Pablo LópezMRILIP31App31ERA3.59K%25.5WPA/App+0.4%WAR+1.8

Zak KentMRIP26App26ERA4.25K%21.3WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.0

Cody LawerysonMRIP23App23ERA3.88K%21.6WPA/App+0.0%WAR+0.2

John KleinMRIP23App23ERA4.10K%21.5WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.7

Eduardo SalazarMRIP3App3ERA5.30K%16.9WPA/App-2.0%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP249WAR+5.9

Future Depth Chart — MIN

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

PEAK 2031 · 82W · 34.7 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $226M AGE 27.5 → 27.6 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2026

#1MIN120#2CLE120#3CWS120#4DET120#5KC120

Projected: 76–86 Team WAR: 29.4 Avg Age: 27.5 Est. Payroll: $62M FA Budget Room: $176M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Ryan Jeffers (29)	4.4	$6.7M
	Victor Caratini (32)	0.3	$7.0M
1B	Kody Clemens (30)	1.4	$0.8M
	Josh Bell (33)	0.2	$19.5M
2B	Luke Keaschall (23)	2.0	$0.8M
	Quinn McDaniel (23)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (22)	3.1	$0.0M
	Ben Ross (25)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Royce Lewis (27)	2.4	$2.9M
	Ryan Sprock (21)	0.4	$0.0M
LF	Trevor Larnach (29)	2.8	$4.5M
	Hendry Mendez (22)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Byron Buxton (32)	5.6	$14.3M
	Ryan Kreidler (28)	0.1	$0.4M
RF	Matt Wallner (28)	0.7	$0.8M
	Gregory Duran (23)	-0.1	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Trent Baker (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Charlee Soto (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Riley Quick (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Cesar Lares (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Khadim Diaw (23)	2.1	$0.0M
	Ricardo Olivar (25)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Player 837751 (26)	0.3	$0.0M
	Kody Clemens (31)	0.0	$3.3M
2B	Luke Keaschall (24)	2.6	$0.8M
	Quinn McDaniel (24)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (23)	2.8	$0.0M
	Kaelen Culpepper (24)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Ryan Sprock (22)	2.4	$0.0M
	Royce Lewis (28)	0.3	$7.3M
LF	Walker Jenkins (22)	1.9	$0.8M
	Trevor Larnach (30)	0.2	$7.7M
CF	Byron Buxton (33)	3.8	$14.3M
	Emmanuel Rodriguez (24)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Matt Wallner (29)	2.4	$4.9M
	Gabriel Gonzalez (23)	-0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Riley Quick (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Charlee Soto (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Dasan Hill (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Trent Baker (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Khadim Diaw (24)	2.3	$0.0M
	Ricardo Olivar (26)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Player 837751 (27)	0.5	$0.0M
	Kody Clemens (32)	-0.0	$3.3M
2B	Luke Keaschall (25)	2.8	$0.8M
	Quinn McDaniel (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (24)	3.2	$0.8M
	Kaelen Culpepper (25)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Ryan Sprock (23)	2.6	$0.0M
	Royce Lewis (29)	0.3	$10.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (23)	2.5	$0.8M
	Hendry Mendez (24)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Byron Buxton (34)	2.8	$14.3M
	Emmanuel Rodriguez (25)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Matt Wallner (30)	2.1	$7.5M
	Gabriel Gonzalez (24)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Charlee Soto (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Dasan Hill (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
RP	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Riley Quick (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Cesar Lares (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Khadim Diaw (25)	2.5	$0.0M
	Eduardo Tait (22)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Player 837751 (28)	0.6	$0.0M
	Yunior Severino (29)	0.0	$0.8M
2B	Luke Keaschall (26)	2.7	$5.9M
	Quinn McDaniel (26)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Marek Houston (25)	3.4	$0.8M
	Kaelen Culpepper (26)	0.4	$6.0M
3B	Ryan Sprock (24)	2.7	$0.0M
	Jay Thomason (27)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (24)	2.9	$5.8M
	Hendry Mendez (25)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (26)	2.4	$4.8M
	Carlos Aguiar (27)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Matt Wallner (31)	1.8	$9.8M
	Gregory Duran (26)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Charlee Soto (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Dasan Hill (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
RP	Riley Quick (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Cesar Lares (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Eduardo Tait (23)	2.5	$0.9M
	Khadim Diaw (26)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Player 837751 (29)	0.7	$0.0M
	Yunior Severino (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Luke Keaschall (27)	2.7	$10.2M
	Quinn McDaniel (27)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Marek Houston (26)	3.5	$0.9M
	Kaelen Culpepper (27)	0.4	$10.1M
3B	Ryan Sprock (25)	2.7	$0.0M
	Jay Thomason (28)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Walker Jenkins (25)	3.2	$10.8M
	Hendry Mendez (26)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (27)	2.5	$8.4M
	Carlos Aguiar (28)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Agustin Ruiz (30)	0.0	$0.0M
	Gregory Duran (27)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	3.5	$0.8M
	Charlee Soto (prospect)	3.2	$0.8M
	Dasan Hill (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
RP	Riley Quick (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Cesar Lares (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Eduardo Tait (24)	2.6	$0.9M
	Khadim Diaw (27)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Player 837751 (30)	0.8	$0.0M
	Yunior Severino (31)	0.0	$3.0M
2B	Luke Keaschall (28)	2.5	$14.4M
	Quinn McDaniel (28)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Marek Houston (27)	3.4	$6.8M
	Kaelen Culpepper (28)	0.4	$13.9M
3B	Ryan Sprock (26)	2.8	$0.9M
	Jay Thomason (29)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Walker Jenkins (26)	3.3	$16.4M
	Hendry Mendez (27)	0.2	$3.2M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (28)	2.4	$11.9M
	Carlos Aguiar (29)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Agustin Ruiz (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Gregory Duran (28)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	3.9	$0.8M
	Charlee Soto (prospect)	3.4	$0.8M
	Dasan Hill (prospect)	3.2	$0.8M
RP	Riley Quick (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Cesar Lares (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Eduardo Tait (25)	2.8	$5.6M
	Khadim Diaw (28)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Player 837751 (31)	0.8	$0.9M
	Yunior Severino (32)	0.0	$5.0M
2B	Kaelen Culpepper (29) (prospect) SS→2B	2.6	$0.8M
	Nestor Urbina (25)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Marek Houston (28)	3.2	$10.8M
	Dameury Pena (26)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Ryan Sprock (27)	2.7	$0.9M
	Jay Thomason (30)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Teilon Serrano (24)	1.7	$0.9M
	Hendry Mendez (28)	0.2	$5.0M
CF	Carlos Aguiar (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Byron Chourio (27)	-0.0	$0.9M
RF	Walker Jenkins (27) (prospect) LF→RF	3.3	$0.8M
	Agustin Ruiz (32)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	4.2	$0.8M
	Charlee Soto (prospect)	3.4	$0.8M
	Dasan Hill (prospect)	3.3	$0.8M
RP	Riley Quick (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Ramiro Villanueva (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Walker Jenkins	OF	AAA	21	17.5
Marek Houston	SS	A+	22	15.6
Eduardo Tait	C	A+	19	14.8
Santiago Castellanos	P	ROK	18	14.1
Charlee Soto	P	A	20	13.0