PIT depth chart 2027

PROJ83-79=TOTAL83-79

Total WAR +36.9

hWAR +18.6

pWAR +18.4

C+2.2

1B+2.0

2B+3.0

SS+2.0

3B+1.5

LF+1.4

CF+2.6

RF+1.5

DH+2.4

SP+13.9

BP+4.4

Depth chart data updated: October 28, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Henry Davis B/RPart-timeage 27

WAR+0.9

wRC+83

vL·vR90·81

BSR+0.0

FLD+1.9

PT251 PA

Endy RodríguezILReserve · vs R wRC+95 vL·vR95·95 BSR+0.8 FLD-0.5 PT198 WAR+0.8

Rafael Flores Jr.Platoon · vs L+1B wRC+95 vL·vR103·91 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.5 PT188 WAR+0.7

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

Position TotalPA648wRC+86FLD+0.9PROJ+2.2TOTAL+2.2

1BSO FAR +0.0

Spencer Horwitz B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 29

WAR+1.4

wRC+111

vL·vR90·119

BSR+0.3

FLD+3.6

PT420 PA

Rafael Flores Jr.Platoon · vs L+C wRC+95 vL·vR103·91 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.2 PT67 WAR+0.3

Ryan O'HearnPart-time+DH/RF wRC+117 vL·vR111·119 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.0 PT161 WAR+0.6

Position TotalPA648wRC+108FLD+3.4PROJ+2.0TOTAL+2.0

2BSO FAR +0.0

Brandon Lowe B/LStarterFA+DHage 33

WAR+2.6

wRC+123

vL·vR82·139

BSR+0.0

FLD-4.0

PT504 PA

Nick GonzalesStarter+3B wRC+103 vL·vR110·100 BSR+0.9 FLD-0.0 PT144 WAR+0.6

Position TotalPA648wRC+115FLD-4.0PROJ+3.0TOTAL+3.0

SSSO FAR +0.0

Konnor Griffin B/RStarterage 21

WAR+2.1

wRC+100

vL·vR109·97

BSR+4.9

FLD-5.5

PT536 PA

Jared TrioloPart-time+3B wRC+88 vL·vR97·84 BSR+0.4 FLD-0.8 PT112 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+94FLD-6.3PROJ+2.0TOTAL+2.0

3BSO FAR +0.0

Nick Gonzales B/RStarter+2Bage 28

WAR+1.2

wRC+103

vL·vR110·100

BSR+1.7

FLD-0.1

PT282 PA

Jared TrioloPart-time+SS wRC+88 vL·vR97·84 BSR+0.5 FLD-0.9 PT122 WAR+0.3

Nick YorkeReserve · vs L wRC+87 vL·vR96·83 BSR+0.4 FLD+0.2 PT110 WAR+0.2

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT134WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+89FLD-0.7PROJ+1.5TOTAL+1.5

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Bryan Reynolds B/SStarter+RF/DHage 32

WAR+1.5

wRC+124

vL·vR124·124

BSR+0.5

FLD-1.5

PT347 PA

Jake MangumPart-time+CF wRC+89 vL·vR89·89 BSR+1.1 FLD+0.1 PT150 WAR+0.2

Tyler CallihanReserve · vs R wRC+61 vL·vR48·66 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.2 PT66 WAR-0.2

Jhostynxon GarciaReserve · vs L+CF wRC+82 vL·vR91·79 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT53 WAR+0.1

Esmerlyn ValdezStarter+RF wRC+105 vL·vR114·102 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT32 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+102FLD-1.6PROJ+1.4TOTAL+1.4

CFSO FAR +0.0

Oneil Cruz B/LPart-timeage 28

WAR+2.6

wRC+124

vL·vR103·132

BSR+3.3

FLD-2.8

PT421 PA

Jake MangumPart-time+LF wRC+89 vL·vR89·89 BSR+1.5 FLD+0.2 PT217 WAR+0.3

Jhostynxon GarciaReserve · vs L+LF wRC+82 vL·vR91·79 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT10 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+108FLD-2.6PROJ+2.6TOTAL+2.6

RFSO FAR +0.0

Esmerlyn Valdez B/RStarterage 23

WAR+0.9

wRC+105

vL·vR114·102

BSR+0.3

FLD-1.7

PT436 PA

Bryan ReynoldsStarter+LF/DH wRC+124 vL·vR124·124 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.7 PT160 WAR+0.7

Ryan O'HearnPart-time+1B/DH wRC+117 vL·vR111·119 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT52 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+107FLD-2.5PROJ+1.5TOTAL+1.5

DHSO FAR +0.0

Marcell Ozuna B/RPart-timeFAage 36

WAR+1.5

wRC+117

vL·vR125·115

BSR+0.3

FLD-0.0

PT373 PA

Ryan O'HearnPart-time+1B/RF wRC+117 vL·vR111·119 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.0 PT142 WAR+0.6

Bryan ReynoldsStarter+LF/RF wRC+124 vL·vR124·124 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.6 PT126 WAR+0.6

Brandon LoweStarterFA+2B wRC+123 vL·vR82·139 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT7 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+116FLD-0.7PROJ+2.4TOTAL+2.4

Bench

BENCHby expected PA

Billy CookReserveLF wRC+70 vL·vR78·67 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.0 PT23 WAR-0.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Paul SkenesSP1

WAR+4.4

ERA3.12

FIP3.21

K%29.8

WPA/GS+11.3%

PT172 IP

Outs/GS16.6

Avg Start52

Braxton AshcraftSP2

WAR+3.2

ERA3.64

FIP3.66

K%26.1

WPA/GS+6.2%

PT167 IP

Outs/GS16.9

Avg Start53

Jared JonesSP3

WAR+3.2

ERA3.69

FIP3.59

K%30.5

WPA/GS+6.0%

PT137 IP

Outs/GS15.1

Avg Start56

Bubba ChandlerSP4IP155GS28Outs/GS15.1ERA4.22K%24.5WPA/GS+0.3%WAR+1.8Avg Start50

Mitch KellerSP5ILIP141GS26Outs/GS16.2ERA4.54K%19.1WPA/GS-6.2%WAR+0.8Avg Start41

Carmen MlodzinskiSWINGIP100GS18Outs/GS12.0ERA4.01K%19.8WPA/GS-0.9%WAR+0.5

Section TotalIP872GS159PROJ+13.9TOTAL+13.9

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Mason MontgomeryCLHI-LEV

WAR+1.1

ERA3.44

FIP3.24

K%36.8

WPA/App+0.6%

PT63 IP

Outs/App2.9

Luke WeaverSUHI-LEVIP64Outs/App3.1ERA3.49K%28.1WPA/App+0.6%WAR+0.8

Yohan RamírezHLIP77Outs/App3.8ERA3.74K%27.7WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.9

Isaac MattsonHLIP51Outs/App3.2ERA4.19K%21.5WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.2

Kirby YatesHLIP48Outs/App2.8ERA3.61K%28.1WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.6

Wilber DotelMIDIP48Outs/App4.6ERA4.22K%23.0WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.1

Brandon EisertMIDIP46Outs/App3.2ERA4.11K%23.7WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.3

Evan SiskMIDIP47Outs/App3.2ERA3.79K%24.8WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.3

Lake BacharMIDIP76Outs/App4.5ERA4.19K%26.4WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.1

Hunter BarcoLONGIP51Outs/App6.3ERA4.50K%20.5WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Khristian CurtisLONGIP16Outs/App7.0ERA4.67K%21.6WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

NEXT UPConnor WietgrefeSP · AAAIP54

NEXT UPBrandon NeeckRP · AAAIP27

NEXT UPDerek DiamondRP · AAAIP20

Section TotalIP586PROJ+4.4TOTAL+4.4

Future Depth Chart — PIT

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

PEAK 2027 · 62W · 14.8 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $139M AGE 28.5 → 27.9 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2027

#1MIL104#2CHC93#3STL84#4PIT84#5CIN75

Projected: 62–100 Team WAR: 14.8 Avg Age: 28.5 Est. Payroll: $63M FA Budget Room: $175M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Easton Carmichael (23)	0.8	$0.0M
	Henry Davis (27)	0.1	$1.3M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (29)	1.0	$1.5M
	Jared Jones (23)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Brandon Lowe (33)	1.6	$12.4M
	Ronny Simon (27)	0.0	$0.8M
SS	Konnor Griffin (21)	1.5	$3.0M
	Jared Triolo (29)	0.1	$1.2M
3B	Nick Gonzales (28)	2.4	$4.8M
	Murf Gray (23)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Bryan Reynolds (32)	2.4	$13.3M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (22)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Oneil Cruz (28)	2.6	$8.7M
	Robert Hassell III (25)	0.0	$0.3M
RF	Ryan O'Hearn (34)	1.3	$14.5M
	Esmerlyn Valdez (23)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Thomas Harrington (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Off The Books for 2027

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rafael Flores Jr. (27)	0.8	$0.8M
	Easton Carmichael (24)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (30)	0.5	$1.5M
	Jared Jones (24)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Ronny Simon (28)	0.3	$0.8M
	Enmanuel Valdez (29)	-0.0	$0.6M
SS	Konnor Griffin (22)	2.3	$5.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (22)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Nick Gonzales (29)	1.5	$6.6M
	Murf Gray (24)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Bryan Reynolds (33)	1.0	$13.3M
	Edward Florentino (21)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Oneil Cruz (29)	1.9	$11.8M
	Jhostynxon Garcia (25)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Esmerlyn Valdez (24)	0.7	$0.8M
	Billy Cook (29)	-0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Thomas Harrington (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (23)	1.1	$0.8M
	Easton Carmichael (25)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (31)	0.3	$1.5M
	Jared Jones (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Ronny Simon (29)	0.1	$0.8M
	Keiner Delgado (25)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Konnor Griffin (23)	3.2	$10.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (23)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (25)	2.0	$0.8M
	Nick Gonzales (30)	0.1	$7.9M
LF	Edward Florentino (22)	0.9	$0.8M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (24)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Jhostynxon Garcia (26)	0.3	$0.8M
	Robert Hassell III (27)	0.0	$1.4M
RF	Esmerlyn Valdez (25)	0.9	$0.8M
	Billy Cook (30)	0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Thomas Harrington (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (24)	1.3	$0.8M
	Easton Carmichael (26)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Jared Jones (26)	0.0	$0.0M
	Callan Moss (26)	0.0	$0.8M
2B	Fredderick Ovalle (23)	0.2	$0.0M
	Keiner Delgado (26)	0.0	$0.8M
SS	Konnor Griffin (24)	3.7	$15.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (24)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (26)	2.3	$0.8M
	Nick Yorke (28)	0.0	$1.1M
LF	Edward Florentino (23)	1.2	$0.8M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (25)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Jhostynxon Garcia (27)	0.3	$2.0M
	Josh Tate (26)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Esmerlyn Valdez (26)	0.9	$3.3M
	Billy Cook (31)	0.0	$0.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Thomas Harrington (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (25)	1.4	$4.6M
	Easton Carmichael (27)	0.2	$0.9M
1B	Jared Jones (27)	0.0	$0.9M
	Callan Moss (27)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Fredderick Ovalle (24)	0.3	$0.0M
	Keiner Delgado (27)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Konnor Griffin (25)	4.0	$20.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (25)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Murf Gray (27)	2.3	$7.2M
	Nick Yorke (29)	0.0	$1.1M
LF	Edward Florentino (24)	1.4	$0.9M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (26)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Jhostynxon Garcia (28)	0.2	$2.6M
	Josh Tate (27)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Esmerlyn Valdez (27)	0.9	$5.3M
	Billy Cook (32)	0.0	$0.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Thomas Harrington (prospect)	0.2	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (26)	1.4	$7.7M
	Edgleen Perez (26)	0.2	$0.9M
1B	Callan Moss (28)	0.0	$0.9M
	Jared Jones (28)	-0.0	$0.9M
2B	Fredderick Ovalle (25)	0.4	$0.9M
	Keiner Delgado (28)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Konnor Griffin (26)	4.0	$25.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (26)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Murf Gray (28)	2.2	$11.1M
	Jhonny Severino (27)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Edward Florentino (25)	1.4	$5.0M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (27)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Jhostynxon Garcia (29)	0.2	$2.9M
	Josh Tate (28)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Esmerlyn Valdez (28)	0.6	$6.3M
	Ivan Brethowr (29)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

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

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (27)	1.4	$11.4M
	Edgleen Perez (27)	0.2	$0.9M
1B	Callan Moss (29)	0.0	$3.0M
	Jared Jones (29)	-0.0	$0.9M
2B	Fredderick Ovalle (26)	0.4	$0.9M
	Keiner Delgado (29)	-0.0	$0.8M
SS	Konnor Griffin (27)	3.8	$29.5M
	Wyatt Sanford (27)	0.2	$0.9M
3B	Murf Gray (29)	1.9	$14.4M
	Kendrick Herrera (26)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Edward Florentino (26)	1.4	$8.4M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (28)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	Josh Tate (29)	-0.1	$0.9M
RF	Ivan Brethowr (30)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

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

Minor-league depth by level — PIT

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

AAA · 8 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Robert Hassell III	CF	25	2028	+0.2	0.6
Jack Brannigan	SS	26	2028	+0.2	0.4
Enmanuel Valdez	2B	28	2029	+0.1	0.1
Joshua Palacios	RF	32	—	+0.0	-0.3
Grae Kessinger	3B	29	—	-0.2	-0.3
Christian Bethancourt	C	35	—	-0.4	-0.3
PITCHERS
Thomas Harrington	P	26	2028	+0.5	1.1

AA · 11 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Keiner Delgado	2B	23	2029	+0.1	1.8
Samuel Escudero	C	23	2028	+0.1	1.1
Matt King	SS	24	2028	+0.1	1.0
Lonnie White Jr.	OF	24	2029	+0.0	0.0
Ryan McCarty	SS	28	—	-0.1	-0.1
Javier Rivas	SS	24	2028	-0.2	-0.2

A+ · 12 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Murf Gray	3B	23	2028	+1.4	13.2
Tony Blanco Jr.	OF	22	2029	+0.9	6.8
Easton Carmichael	C	23	2028	+0.8	5.4
Axiel Plaz	C	21	2028	+0.7	10.5
Wyatt Sanford	SS	21	2028	+0.6	8.5
Edward Florentino	OF	20	2028	+0.5	11.0

A · 11 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Eddie King Jr.	OF	24	2028	+0.5	2.4
Edgleen Perez	C	21	2028	+0.3	6.7
Fredderick Ovalle	2B	20	2028	+0.0	2.7
Chris Rembert	SS	22	2028	+0.0	1.0
Jack Scanlon	C	26	2029	+0.0	0.0
Tre Phelps	3B	23	2028	+0.0	0.0

ROK · 16 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Oscar Borges	C	18	2028	+0.2	7.1
Johan De Los Santos	SS	19	2028	+0.1	6.5
Gustavo Melendez	SS	19	2028	+0.0	2.9
Luis Almeida	SS	19	2028	+0.0	2.5
Javier Acevedo	C	20	2028	+0.0	2.4
Jayden Kim	SS	20	2028	+0.0	1.9