PIT Depth Chart — 2026

YTD50-47+ROS PROJ34-31=TOTAL84-78

Total WAR +31.5

hWAR +7.9

pWAR +23.6

C+0.4

1B+0.6

2B+1.0

SS+1.0

3B+0.5

LF+1.0

CF+1.1

RF+1.0

DH+1.1

SP+18.0

BP+5.6

Depth chart data updated: July 16, 2026

Infield

CTHIN

Henry Davis B/R

age 26132 PA proj

WAR+0.2

wRC+63

FLD+0.8

Endy RodríguezIL PA79 wRC+78 WAR+0.2

Rafael Flores Jr. PA48 wRC+75 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+70FLD+0.4WAR+0.4

1BTHIN

Spencer Horwitz ILB/L

age 28188 PA proj

WAR+0.6

wRC+111

FLD+1.5

·Replacement (call-up)PA71wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+101FLD+1.5WAR+0.6

2BTHIN

Brandon Lowe B/L

age 32238 PA proj

WAR+1.0

wRC+118

FLD-2.6

Enmanuel Valdez PA21 wRC+86 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+115FLD-2.9WAR+1.0

SSTHIN

Jared Triolo B/R

age 28157 PA proj

WAR+0.5

wRC+87

FLD+1.4

Konnor GriffinIL PA102 wRC+95 WAR+0.6

Position TotalPA259wRC+90FLD+2.2WAR+1.0

3BTHIN

Nick Gonzales B/R

age 27246 PA proj

WAR+0.5

wRC+86

FLD+0.4

Tyler Callihan PA13 wRC+77 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+86FLD+0.4WAR+0.5

Outfield

LFTHIN

Bryan Reynolds B/S

age 31259 PA proj

WAR+1.0

wRC+119

FLD-0.9

Position TotalPA259wRC+119FLD-0.9WAR+1.0

CFTHIN

Oneil Cruz ILB/L

age 27186 PA proj

WAR+1.0

wRC+113

FLD-0.2

Jhostynxon Garcia PA66 wRC+75 WAR+0.1

Billy Cook PA7 wRC+68 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+102FLD+0.0WAR+1.1

RFTHIN

Ryan O'Hearn B/L

age 33224 PA proj

WAR+1.0

wRC+116

FLD+3.1

Joshua Palacios PA35 wRC+94 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+113FLD+3.0WAR+1.0

DHTHIN

Marcell Ozuna B/R

age 35190 PA proj

WAR+1.1

wRC+137

FLD-0.1

·Replacement (call-up)PA69wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+120FLD-0.1WAR+1.1

Rotation

ROTATIONELITEStarting Rotation

Paul SkenesSP1

182 IP · 33 GS

WAR+6.8

ERA2.50

FIP2.49

K%30.1

WPA/GS+9.7%

Mitch KellerSP2

173 IP · 31 GS

WAR+2.6

ERA4.11

FIP4.08

K%18.6

WPA/GS+0.6%

Braxton AshcraftSP3

172 IP · 31 GS

WAR+3.3

ERA3.15

FIP3.13

K%26.8

WPA/GS+4.1%

Bubba ChandlerSP4IP137GS25ERA4.07K%22.9WPA/GS+0.4%WAR+2.2

Jared JonesSP5IP84GS15ERA3.63K%27.6WPA/GS+2.0%WAR+2.3

Carmen MlodzinskiSP6IP112GS20ERA3.52K%19.7WPA/GS+2.9%WAR+0.7

Justin LawrenceSP7IP31GS6ERA4.62K%23.8WPA/GS-5.4%WAR+0.1

Section TotalIP356GS65WAR+18.0

Bullpen

BULLPENELITEBullpen

Gregory SotoCLHI-LEV

62 IP · 62 App

WAR+0.7

ERA3.64

FIP3.29

K%27.0

WPA/App+0.4%

Dennis SantanaSUHI-LEVIP66App66ERA3.76K%22.2WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.6

Mason MontgomerySUIP56App56ERA3.72K%32.9WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.2

Yohan RamírezMRIP64App64ERA3.70K%25.4WPA/App+0.3%WAR+0.4

Evan SiskMRILIP50App50ERA3.26K%27.2WPA/App+0.9%WAR+0.5

Isaac MattsonMRIP50App50ERA3.79K%21.6WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.2

Wilber DotelMRILIP51App51ERA4.55K%20.4WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Antwone KellyMRIP34App34ERA4.30K%21.6WPA/App-0.6%WAR+1.7

José UrquidyMRIP53App53ERA4.28K%18.5WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.7

Andre JacksonMRIP33App33ERA4.67K%22.6WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Hunter BarcoMRIP28App28ERA4.00K%23.3WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.2

Mike ClevingerMRIP20App20ERA4.42K%19.6WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.4

Section TotalIP227WAR+5.6

Future Depth Chart — PIT

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

PEAK 2030 · 78W · 31.4 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $247M AGE 26.9 → 27.1 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2026

#1CHC120#2MIL120#3STL120#4PIT120#5CIN120

Projected: 77–85 Team WAR: 30.1 Avg Age: 26.9 Est. Payroll: $50M FA Budget Room: $188M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (20)	2.1	$0.0M
	Easton Carmichael (22)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Ryan O'Hearn (33)	3.4	$14.5M
	Spencer Horwitz (28)	0.5	$0.8M
2B	Brandon Lowe (32)	4.0	$0.5M
	Nick Gonzales (27)	0.5	$0.8M
SS	Konnor Griffin (20)	3.0	$2.5M
	Wyatt Sanford (20)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (22)	3.5	$0.0M
	Jared Triolo (28)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Bryan Reynolds (31)	4.9	$13.3M
	Esmerlyn Valdez (22)	0.4	$0.8M
CF	Oneil Cruz (27)	3.3	$3.3M
	Jhostynxon Garcia (23)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Edward Olivares (30)	0.6	$4.8M
	Joshua Palacios (31)	0.1	$2.5M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Khristian Curtis (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Connor Wietgrefe (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Seth Hernandez (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
RP	Hung-Leng Chang (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Jack Anker (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Cameron Keshock (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Easton Carmichael (23)	1.9	$0.0M
	Axiel Plaz (21)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (29)	3.2	$0.8M
	Ryan O'Hearn (34)	0.2	$14.5M
2B	Ronny Simon (27)	1.8	$0.8M
	Nick Gonzales (28)	0.3	$3.5M
SS	Konnor Griffin (21)	5.5	$3.0M
	Duce Gourson (24)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (23)	2.8	$0.0M
	Jared Triolo (29)	0.2	$2.7M
LF	Bryan Reynolds (32)	3.2	$13.3M
	Esmerlyn Valdez (23)	0.3	$0.8M
CF	Oneil Cruz (28)	3.2	$11.1M
	Jhostynxon Garcia (24)	0.2	$0.8M
RF	Billy Cook (28)	0.2	$0.8M
	Ivan Brethowr (24)	-0.1	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Seth Hernandez (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
	Khristian Curtis (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Connor Wietgrefe (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Anthony Solometo (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Hung-Leng Chang (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Jack Anker (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (22)	2.4	$0.8M
	Easton Carmichael (24)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (30)	2.9	$6.5M
	Jared Jones (24)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Ronny Simon (28)	1.6	$3.4M
	Dylan Palmer (24)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Konnor Griffin (22)	6.1	$5.0M
	Duce Gourson (25)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (24)	3.1	$0.8M
	Jared Triolo (30)	0.2	$3.9M
LF	Esmerlyn Valdez (24)	2.4	$0.8M
	Bryan Reynolds (33)	0.3	$13.3M
CF	Oneil Cruz (29)	3.0	$15.8M
	Jhostynxon Garcia (25)	0.3	$0.8M
RF	Billy Cook (29)	0.1	$0.8M
	Ivan Brethowr (25)	-0.1	$0.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Seth Hernandez (prospect)	3.9	$0.8M
	Khristian Curtis (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Connor Wietgrefe (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Anthony Solometo (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Hung-Leng Chang (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Cameron Keshock (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (23)	2.9	$0.8M
	Easton Carmichael (25)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (31)	2.5	$9.6M
	Jared Jones (25)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Dylan Palmer (25)	1.8	$0.0M
	Ronny Simon (29)	0.2	$4.8M
SS	Konnor Griffin (23)	6.7	$10.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (23)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (25)	3.2	$0.8M
	Jared Triolo (31)	0.1	$4.3M
LF	Esmerlyn Valdez (25)	2.5	$5.5M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (24)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Jhostynxon Garcia (26)	2.1	$4.6M
	Jauri Custodio (27)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Billy Cook (30)	-0.0	$0.2M
	Ivan Brethowr (26)	-0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Seth Hernandez (prospect)	4.3	$0.8M
	Khristian Curtis (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Connor Wietgrefe (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Anthony Solometo (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Carlos Castillo (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jack Anker (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (24)	3.1	$0.9M
	Easton Carmichael (26)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (32)	2.0	$11.7M
	Jared Jones (26)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	Dylan Palmer (26)	1.9	$0.0M
	Fredderick Ovalle (23)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Konnor Griffin (24)	7.2	$15.0M
	Johan De Los Santos (22)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (26)	3.2	$0.9M
	Brent Iredale (27)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Esmerlyn Valdez (26)	2.5	$9.5M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (25)	0.3	$0.9M
CF	Jhostynxon Garcia (27)	2.1	$7.9M
	Jauri Custodio (28)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Billy Cook (31)	0.0	$0.4M
	Ivan Brethowr (27)	-0.1	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Seth Hernandez (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Khristian Curtis (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Carlos Castillo (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Connor Wietgrefe (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jack Anker (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Cameron Keshock (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (25)	3.2	$6.4M
	Edgleen Perez (25)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Jared Jones (27)	0.7	$0.9M
	Player 837800 (30)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Dylan Palmer (27)	1.9	$0.9M
	Fredderick Ovalle (24)	0.3	$0.9M
SS	Konnor Griffin (25)	7.6	$20.0M
	Johan De Los Santos (23)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (27)	3.2	$6.4M
	Brent Iredale (28)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Esmerlyn Valdez (27)	2.5	$14.4M
	Edward Florentino (24)	0.3	$0.9M
CF	Jhostynxon Garcia (28)	1.9	$10.9M
	Jauri Custodio (29)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Billy Cook (32)	0.0	$0.6M
	Ivan Brethowr (28)	-0.1	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Seth Hernandez (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Carlos Castillo (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Khristian Curtis (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
RP	Cameron Keshock (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Anthony Solometo (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Jeter Martinez (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (26)	3.2	$10.8M
	Edgleen Perez (26)	0.4	$0.9M
1B	Jared Jones (28)	0.6	$0.9M
	Player 837800 (31)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	Fredderick Ovalle (25)	1.9	$0.9M
	Dylan Palmer (28)	0.3	$0.9M
SS	Konnor Griffin (26)	7.9	$25.0M
	Johan De Los Santos (24)	0.5	$0.9M
3B	Murf Gray (28)	3.1	$10.4M
	Kendrick Herrera (25)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Edward Florentino (25)	2.2	$4.4M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (27)	0.3	$0.9M
CF	Jauri Custodio (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Hudson Head (31)	0.0	$3.0M
RF	Ivan Brethowr (29)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Seth Hernandez (prospect)	4.5	$0.8M
	Carlos Castillo (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Jeter Martinez (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	Clevari Tejada (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Khristian Curtis (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Jack Anker (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Seth Hernandez	P	A+	20	20.7
Axiel Plaz	C	A+	20	15.4
Johan De Los Santos	SS	ROK	18	14.1
Murf Gray	3B	A+	22	13.3
Wyatt Sanford	SS	A+	20	12.4