MIN Depth Chart — 2026

Total WAR +26.2

hWAR +14.0

pWAR +12.2

C+3.6

1B+0.4

2B+1.2

SS+0.8

3B+1.6

LF+1.0

CF+3.6

RF+1.4

DH+0.5

SP+6.6

BP+5.6

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Ryan Jeffers	415	104	+2.3	+2.4
Victor Caratini	233	96	+3.4	+1.4
Total	648	101	+5.7	+3.7

1B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Kody Clemens	371	96	-0.5	+0.2
Alex Kirilloff	241	110	-3.1	+0.2
Replacement (call-up)	36	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	100	-3.7	+0.4

2B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Luke Keaschall	367	97	-0.8	+1.2
Replacement (call-up)	281	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	87	-0.8	+1.2

SS

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Brooks Lee	475	82	+0.5	+1.0
Tristan Gray	173	70	-0.6	-0.1
Total	648	79	-0.0	+0.9

3B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Royce Lewis	351	106	+1.7	+1.6
Replacement (call-up)	297	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	92	+1.7	+1.6

Outfield

LF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Trevor Larnach	480	108	-5.6	+0.8
Austin Martin	168	99	-0.2	+0.3
Total	648	106	-5.8	+1.0

CF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Byron Buxton	451	129	+2.7	+3.4
James Outman	197	76	+0.8	+0.3
Total	648	113	+3.5	+3.7

RF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Matt Wallner	467	120	-4.6	+1.4
Replacement (call-up)	181	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	107	-4.6	+1.4

DH

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Josh Bell	466	117	-8.5	+0.5
Replacement (call-up)	182	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	105	-8.5	+0.5

Starting Rotation

Player	IP	eGS	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Joe Ryan	138	25	3.89	3.90	27.7%	+2.2
Bailey Ober	128	23	4.43	4.60	22.4%	+1.0
Taj Bradley IL	125	23	4.66	4.52	23.0%	+1.1
Simeon Woods Richardson	109	20	4.38	4.55	21.9%	+0.9
Mick Abel IL	65	12	5.22	4.54	23.0%	+0.5
Andrew Morris	81	15	4.03	4.03	20.5%	+1.2

Bullpen

Player	IP	eApp	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Cole Sands ★ IL	31	31	3.75	3.66	23.9%	+0.5
Taylor Rogers ★	42	42	3.83	4.28	24.7%	+0.4
Justin Topa	48	48	3.48	3.63	20.1%	+0.7
Eric Orze	57	57	3.75	4.23	25.0%	+0.5
Anthony Banda	50	50	3.76	4.18	23.2%	+0.5
Cody Laweryson IL	19	19	4.20	4.20	21.6%	+0.2
Garrett Acton IL	24	24	4.30	4.30	24.9%	+0.2
Kody Funderburk	51	51	4.32	3.93	22.7%	+0.6
Zak Kent	36	36	4.36	4.22	23.9%	+0.3
Erasmo Ramírez	33	33	5.00	4.38	21.6%	+0.2
Michael Tonkin	31	31	4.11	4.14	23.1%	+0.3
Josh Winder	29	29	4.25	4.32	22.5%	+0.2
Pablo López	26	26	3.69	3.70	25.1%	+0.7
Pierson Ohl	23	23	4.54	4.17	20.6%	+0.3
Josh Staumont	19	19	4.41	4.35	22.8%	+0.1
Jay Jackson	18	18	4.61	4.49	24.3%	+0.1
David Festa	13	13	4.57	4.21	25.8%	+0.1

Future Depth Chart — MIN

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PEAK 2032 · 75W · 29.5 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $183M AGE 27.6 → 26.8 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2026

#1MIN108#2DET107#3CLE105#4KC102#5CWS97

Projected: 69–93 Team WAR: 22.9 Avg Age: 27.6 Est. Payroll: $50M FA Budget Room: $188M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Ryan Jeffers (29)	3.1	$6.7M
	Victor Caratini (32)	0.3	$7.0M
1B	Kody Clemens (30)	1.5	$0.8M
	Alex Kirilloff (28)	0.1	$5.2M
2B	Luke Keaschall (23)	1.5	$0.8M
	Payton Eeles (26)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Kaelen Culpepper (23)	1.2	$0.0M
	Dameury Pena (20)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Royce Lewis (27)	1.8	$2.9M
	Rylan Bannon (30)	0.1	$1.3M
LF	Trevor Larnach (29)	1.1	$4.5M
	Austin Martin (27)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Byron Buxton (32)	3.7	$14.3M
	James Outman (29)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Matt Wallner (28)	2.3	$0.8M
	Gabriel Gonzalez (22)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Kyle Jones (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Mike Paredes (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Trent Baker (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Ty Langenberg (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Sam Armstrong (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Eduardo Tait (20)	1.8	$0.0M
	Ricardo Olivar (25)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Kody Clemens (31)	-0.2	$2.3M
	Josh Bell (34)	-0.0	$19.5M
2B	Luke Keaschall (24)	1.7	$0.8M
	Payton Eeles (27)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Dameury Pena (21)	2.2	$0.0M
	Kaelen Culpepper (24)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Royce Lewis (28)	1.8	$6.2M
	Jay Thomason (25)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (22)	1.5	$0.8M
	Austin Martin (28)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Byron Buxton (33)	2.9	$14.3M
	Emmanuel Rodriguez (24)	0.2	$0.8M
RF	Matt Wallner (29)	1.5	$3.3M
	Gabriel Gonzalez (23)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	John Klein (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Kyle Jones (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Cesar Lares (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Ty Langenberg (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Mike Paredes (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Eduardo Tait (21)	2.4	$0.0M
	Victor Leal (21)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Yunior Severino (28)	-0.4	$0.8M
	Rixon Wingrove (28)	-0.1	$0.0M
2B	Luke Keaschall (25)	1.9	$0.8M
	Payton Eeles (28)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Dameury Pena (22)	2.8	$0.0M
	Kaelen Culpepper (25)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Royce Lewis (29)	1.6	$8.4M
	Jay Thomason (26)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (23)	2.1	$0.8M
	Austin Martin (29)	0.2	$2.8M
CF	Byron Buxton (34)	2.2	$14.3M
	Emmanuel Rodriguez (25)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Matt Wallner (30)	1.3	$4.6M
	Gabriel Gonzalez (24)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	John Klein (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Cesar Lares (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Jose Olivares (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Kyle Jones (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Marco Raya (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Eduardo Tait (22)	3.0	$0.8M
	Victor Leal (22)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Yunior Severino (29)	-0.5	$0.8M
	Rixon Wingrove (29)	-0.1	$0.0M
2B	Luke Keaschall (26)	2.0	$4.4M
	Nestor Urbina (22)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Dameury Pena (23)	3.3	$0.0M
	Kaelen Culpepper (26)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Jay Thomason (27)	1.3	$0.0M
	Ryan Sprock (24)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (24)	2.5	$0.8M
	Teilon Serrano (21)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (26)	2.4	$0.8M
	Carlos Aguiar (27)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (25)	1.1	$0.8M
	Matt Wallner (31)	0.1	$5.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	John Klein (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Cesar Lares (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Jose Olivares (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Marco Raya (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Ty Langenberg (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Eduardo Tait (23)	3.5	$0.9M
	Victor Leal (23)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Yunior Severino (30)	-0.7	$0.9M
	Rixon Wingrove (30)	-0.1	$0.0M
2B	Luke Keaschall (27)	2.0	$7.6M
	Nestor Urbina (23)	0.3	$0.0M
SS	Dameury Pena (24)	3.6	$0.0M
	Haritzon Castillo (22)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Ruben Velazquez (23)	1.7	$0.0M
	Ryan Sprock (25)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (25)	2.7	$5.4M
	Teilon Serrano (22)	0.4	$0.0M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (27)	2.4	$4.8M
	Byron Chourio (25)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (26)	1.3	$2.6M
	Gregory Duran (27)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	John Klein (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Cesar Lares (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
RP	Jose Olivares (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Hendry Chivilli (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Marco Raya (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Victor Leal (24)	3.9	$0.0M
	Eduardo Tait (24)	0.6	$0.9M
1B	Yunior Severino (31)	-0.9	$0.2M
	Rixon Wingrove (31)	-0.1	$0.9M
2B	Nestor Urbina (24)	2.4	$0.0M
	Luis Rodriguez (24)	0.3	$0.0M
SS	Dameury Pena (25)	3.9	$0.9M
	Haritzon Castillo (23)	0.5	$0.9M
3B	Ruben Velazquez (24)	2.1	$0.0M
	Ryan Sprock (26)	0.3	$0.9M
LF	Teilon Serrano (23)	3.2	$0.9M
	Walker Jenkins (26)	0.4	$9.4M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (28)	2.2	$7.4M
	Byron Chourio (26)	0.1	$0.9M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (27)	1.3	$4.4M
	Gregory Duran (28)	-0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	John Klein (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Hendry Chivilli (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	Cesar Lares (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Jose Olivares (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Marco Raya (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Victor Leal (25)	4.1	$0.9M
	Eduardo Tait (25)	0.6	$7.8M
1B	Yunior Severino (32)	-1.1	$0.4M
	Rixon Wingrove (32)	-0.2	$0.9M
2B	Nestor Urbina (25)	2.7	$0.9M
	Luis Rodriguez (25)	0.4	$0.9M
SS	Dameury Pena (26)	4.0	$0.9M
	Haritzon Castillo (24)	0.6	$0.9M
3B	Ruben Velazquez (25)	2.4	$0.9M
	Ryan Sprock (27)	0.3	$0.9M
LF	Teilon Serrano (24)	3.6	$0.9M
	Yovanny Duran (24)	0.5	$0.9M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (29)	2.0	$9.9M
	Byron Chourio (27)	0.1	$0.9M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (28)	1.2	$6.0M
	Gregory Duran (29)	-0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Hendry Chivilli (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	John Klein (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
RP	Cesar Lares (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Jose Olivares (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Marco Raya (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Eduardo Tait	C	A+	19	43.9
Haritzon Castillo	SS	ROK	18	43.3
Darwin Almanzar	SS	ROK	18	43.2
Victor Leal	C	ROK	19	43.0
Dameury Pena	SS	A	20	42.8