MIN Depth Chart — 2026

YTD70-78+ROS PROJ7-7=TOTAL77-85

Total WAR +17.8

hWAR +1.1

pWAR +16.8

C+0.2

1B+0.1

2B+0.1

SS+0.1

3B-0.0

LF+0.1

CF+0.3

RF+0.1

DH+0.1

SP+10.5

BP+6.3

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +3.4

Victor Caratini B/Sage 32

WAR+0.1

wRC+92

vL·vR105·105

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.0

PT31 PA

Ryan Jeffers wRC+106 vL·vR129·109 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.3 PT21 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA52wRC+98FLD-0.3ROS+0.2TOTAL+3.6

1BSO FAR +1.0

Royce Lewis B/Rage 27

WAR+0.1

wRC+99

vL·vR105·98

BSR+0.2

FLD-0.1

PT40 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT12WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+93FLD-0.1ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.1

2BSO FAR +2.4

Luke Keaschall B/Rage 23

WAR+0.1

wRC+94

vL·vR109·107

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.2

PT49 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT3WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+93FLD-0.2ROS+0.1TOTAL+2.5

SSSO FAR +2.1

Brooks Lee B/Sage 25

WAR+0.1

wRC+86

vL·vR89·89

BSR-0.0

FLD-0.5

PT50 PA

Kaelen Culpepper wRC+87 vL·vR105·94 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT2 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+86FLD-0.5ROS+0.1TOTAL+2.2

3BSO FAR +0.1

Ryan Kreidler B/Rage 28

WAR-0.0

wRC+64

vL·vR80·68

BSR-0.0

FLD-0.0

PT21 PA

Tristan Gray wRC+75 vL·vR79·80 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT17 WAR+0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT14WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+71FLD-0.1ROS-0.0TOTAL+0.1

Outfield

LFSO FAR +1.5

Trevor Larnach B/Lage 29

WAR+0.1

wRC+104

vL·vR88·116

BSR-0.0

FLD-0.1

PT38 PA

Austin Martin wRC+96 vL·vR116·99 BSR-0.0 FLD+0.1 PT14 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+102FLD-0.0ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.6

CFSO FAR +2.7

Byron Buxton ILB/Rage 32

WAR+0.3

wRC+127

vL·vR143·132

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.1

PT36 PA

Walker Jenkins wRC+105 vL·vR99·117 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT5 WAR+0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT11WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+114FLD+0.1ROS+0.3TOTAL+3.0

RFSO FAR +1.0

Kody Clemens B/Lage 30

WAR+0.1

wRC+99

vL·vR80·114

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.5

PT46 PA

Matt Wallner wRC+111 vL·vR111·128 BSR-0.0 FLD-0.0 PT6 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+100FLD+0.5ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.1

DHSO FAR +0.6

Josh Bell B/Sage 33

WAR+0.1

wRC+109

vL·vR113·113

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.2

PT50 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT2WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+108FLD-0.2ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.7

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +7.7Starting Rotation

Joe RyanSP1

WAR+3.1

ERA3.38

FIP3.46

K%26.9

WPA/GS+5.1%

PT143 IP

Avg Start49

Taj BradleySP2

WAR+1.5

ERA4.06

FIP3.99

K%26.5

WPA/GS+0.8%

PT176 IP

Avg Start56

Zebby MatthewsSP3

WAR+1.3

ERA4.57

FIP4.16

K%21.1

WPA/GS-1.6%

PT125 IP

Avg Start47

Dean KremerSP4IP85GS15ERA3.87K%22.7WPA/GS+2.0%WAR+2.0Avg Start45

Bailey OberSP5IP130GS24ERA4.27K%18.3WPA/GS-0.4%WAR+1.4Avg Start50

Connor PrielippSP6IP117GS21ERA3.60K%24.4WPA/GS+1.8%WAR+1.2Avg Start46

Section TotalIP63GS11ROS+10.5TOTAL+18.2

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +9.2Bullpen

Yoendrys GómezCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.0

ERA4.43

FIP4.55

K%21.5

WPA/App-0.8%

PT73 IP

Andrew MorrisSUHI-LEVIP73ERA3.51K%20.2WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.5

Jeff HoffmanSUIP66ERA3.01K%33.5WPA/App+1.3%WAR+0.5

A.J. MinterMRIP43ERA3.44K%25.6WPA/App+0.6%WAR+0.5

Taylor RogersMRIP56ERA3.79K%21.6WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.1

Tommy NanceMRIP58ERA3.27K%24.8WPA/App+0.9%WAR+0.8

Anthony BandaMRILIP38ERA3.69K%22.8WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.2

Cole SandsMRILIP17ERA3.43K%22.8WPA/App+0.7%WAR+0.7

Travis AdamsMRIP55ERA4.30K%22.6WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Kody FunderburkMRIP52ERA3.92K%21.1WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.3

Mike ParedesMRILIP39ERA4.01K%17.0WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.8

Eric OrzeMRIP46ERA3.81K%22.1WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.2

Kendry RojasMRIP36ERA4.08K%21.5WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.1

Mick AbelMRILIP27ERA4.09K%23.8WPA/App-0.3%WAR+1.5

Luis GarcíaMRIP3ERA3.93K%18.4WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.1

Section TotalIP55ROS+6.3TOTAL+15.5

Future Depth Chart — MIN

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

PEAK 2030 · 83W · 35.9 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $222M AGE 25.6 ↗ 27.9 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL Central · 2026

#1CLE111#2DET108#3MIN108#4KC107#5CWS96

Projected: 67–95 Team WAR: 19.9 Avg Age: 25.6 Est. Payroll: $51M FA Budget Room: $187M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Ryan Jeffers (29)	3.1	$6.7M
	Khadim Diaw (22)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Kody Clemens (30)	1.0	$0.8M
	Josh Bell (33)	0.1	$19.5M
2B	Luke Keaschall (23)	2.4	$0.8M
	Quinn McDaniel (23)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (22)	2.2	$0.0M
	Brooks Lee (25)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Ryan Sprock (21)	1.5	$0.0M
	Royce Lewis (27)	0.2	$2.9M
LF	Caden Kendle (24)	1.7	$0.0M
	Luis Fragoza (19)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Byron Buxton (32)	2.6	$14.3M
	Byron Chourio (21)	0.2	$0.0M
RF	Kala'i Rosario (24)	-0.5	$0.0M
	Matt Wallner (28)	-0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Charlee Soto (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Cesar Lares (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Ricky Castro (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Ty Langenberg (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Khadim Diaw (23)	2.7	$0.0M
	Ricardo Olivar (25)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Kody Clemens (31)	0.6	$3.5M
	Player 806245 (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Luke Keaschall (24)	3.2	$0.8M
	Quinn McDaniel (24)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (23)	2.9	$0.0M
	Kaelen Culpepper (24)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Royce Lewis (28)	2.1	$7.3M
	Ryan Sprock (22)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (22)	2.0	$0.8M
	Trevor Larnach (30)	0.2	$7.2M
CF	Byron Buxton (33)	3.4	$14.3M
	Emmanuel Rodriguez (24)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Matt Wallner (29)	1.5	$3.1M
	Kala'i Rosario (25)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Riley Quick (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Merit Jones (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Charlee Soto (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Reed Moring (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Khadim Diaw (24)	2.9	$0.0M
	Ricardo Olivar (26)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Player 806245 (27)	0.3	$0.0M
	Player 837757 (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Luke Keaschall (25)	3.3	$0.8M
	Quinn McDaniel (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (24)	3.3	$0.8M
	Kaelen Culpepper (25)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Ryan Sprock (23)	2.4	$0.0M
	Royce Lewis (29)	0.3	$9.5M
LF	Walker Jenkins (23)	2.5	$0.8M
	Luis Fragoza (21)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Byron Buxton (34)	2.5	$14.3M
	Emmanuel Rodriguez (25)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Matt Wallner (30)	1.3	$4.6M
	Kala'i Rosario (26)	0.0	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Riley Quick (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Charlee Soto (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
RP	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Merit Jones (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Reed Moring (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Khadim Diaw (25)	3.0	$0.0M
	Eduardo Tait (22)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Player 837757 (28)	0.5	$0.0M
	Player 806245 (28)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Luke Keaschall (26)	3.3	$7.2M
	Quinn McDaniel (26)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Marek Houston (25)	3.6	$0.8M
	Kaelen Culpepper (26)	0.4	$6.1M
3B	Ryan Sprock (24)	2.6	$0.0M
	Jay Thomason (27)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Walker Jenkins (24)	2.9	$6.3M
	Luis Fragoza (22)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (26)	2.6	$5.2M
	Byron Chourio (24)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Matt Wallner (31)	0.9	$4.9M
	Kala'i Rosario (27)	0.1	$0.8M
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
	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
RP	Riley Quick (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Merit Jones (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Reed Moring (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Khadim Diaw (26)	3.1	$0.9M
	Eduardo Tait (23)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Player 837757 (29)	0.5	$0.0M
	Player 806245 (29)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Luke Keaschall (27)	3.3	$12.5M
	Quinn McDaniel (27)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Marek Houston (26)	3.7	$0.9M
	Kaelen Culpepper (27)	0.4	$10.6M
3B	Ryan Sprock (25)	2.6	$0.0M
	Jay Thomason (28)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Walker Jenkins (25)	3.3	$12.5M
	Luis Fragoza (23)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (27)	2.6	$8.7M
	Byron Chourio (25)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (26)	0.5	$1.0M
	Kala'i Rosario (28)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	3.5	$0.8M
	Charlee Soto (prospect)	3.3	$0.8M
	Riley Quick (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
RP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
	Merit Jones (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Reed Moring (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Khadim Diaw (27)	3.1	$0.9M
	Eduardo Tait (24)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Player 837757 (30)	0.6	$0.0M
	Player 806245 (30)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	Luke Keaschall (28)	3.0	$17.2M
	Quinn McDaniel (28)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Marek Houston (27)	3.7	$7.4M
	Kaelen Culpepper (28)	0.4	$14.9M
3B	Ryan Sprock (26)	2.6	$0.9M
	Jay Thomason (29)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Walker Jenkins (26)	3.4	$19.5M
	Luis Fragoza (24)	0.3	$0.9M
CF	Emmanuel Rodriguez (28)	2.5	$12.4M
	Byron Chourio (26)	0.1	$0.9M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (27)	0.5	$1.7M
	Kala'i Rosario (29)	-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
	Riley Quick (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
RP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Reed Moring (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Merit Jones (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Khadim Diaw (28)	2.9	$0.9M
	Eduardo Tait (25)	0.4	$5.2M
1B	Player 837757 (31)	0.6	$0.9M
	Player 806245 (31)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	Quinn McDaniel (29)	0.3	$0.9M
	Jose Salas (29)	0.0	$3.0M
SS	Marek Houston (28)	3.5	$11.8M
	Darwin Almanzar (24)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Ryan Sprock (27)	2.6	$0.9M
	Jay Thomason (30)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Luis Fragoza (25)	2.0	$0.9M
	Teilon Serrano (24)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Byron Chourio (27)	0.8	$0.9M
RF	Gabriel Gonzalez (28)	0.3	$1.5M
	Garrett Spain (31)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Santiago Castellanos (prospect)	4.1	$0.8M
	Charlee Soto (prospect)	3.5	$0.8M
	Riley Quick (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
RP	Ryan Gallagher (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Kolten Smith (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Player 827521 (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Marek Houston	SS	AA	22	16.6
Eduardo Tait	C	A+	19	14.1
Santiago Castellanos	P	ROK	18	14.0
Charlee Soto	P	A	20	13.1
Khadim Diaw	C	A+	22	12.9