Pittsburgh Pirates 2026
Proj 84–78 DIVNL Central · Proj 2nd of 5 99
Total WAR +34.9
hWAR +18.1
pWAR +16.8
C+2.3
1B+1.1
2B+2.1
SS+2.3
3B+1.5
LF+1.7
CF+2.9
RF+1.6
DH+2.7
SP+11.2
BP+5.5

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Henry Davis35861+7.2+0.9
Joey Bart IL29099+2.2+1.6
Total64878+9.4+2.4

1B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Spencer Horwitz472117-2.5+1.2
Replacement (call-up)176750.00.0
Total648106-2.5+1.2

2B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Brandon Lowe450120-3.5+2.2
Replacement (call-up)198750.00.0
Total648106-3.5+2.2

SS

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Jared Triolo36290+3.6+1.2
Konnor Griffin25988+2.1+1.2
Replacement (call-up)27750.00.0
Total64889+5.8+2.4

3B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Nick Gonzales46789+2.3+1.2
Nick Yorke18189-0.9+0.3
Total64889+1.4+1.6
Outfield

LF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Bryan Reynolds567119-7.0+1.7
Jake Mangum IL8195-0.6+0.1
Total648116-7.6+1.8

CF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Oneil Cruz513115+1.1+3.1
Replacement (call-up)135750.00.0
Total648107+1.1+3.1

RF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Ryan O'Hearn442123-0.1+1.7
Replacement (call-up)206750.00.0
Total648108-0.1+1.7
DH

DH

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Marcell Ozuna469142-3.2+2.8
Replacement (call-up)179750.00.0
Total648123-3.2+2.8

Starting Rotation

PlayerIPeGS ERAFIPK%WAR
Paul Skenes151272.442.7630.0%+4.3
Mitch Keller151274.194.1721.2%+2.1
Braxton Ashcraft95173.333.7323.2%+1.7
Bubba Chandler104194.014.0024.4%+2.2
Carmen Mlodzinski79143.613.8521.7%+1.1
Jared Jones IL2754.164.1725.1%+0.4

Bullpen

PlayerIPeApp ERAFIPK%WAR
Gregory Soto 50503.923.6025.2%+0.7
Isaac Mattson 55553.444.0924.0%+0.6
Mason Montgomery50505.004.5425.8%+0.3
Justin Lawrence40404.344.2022.6%+0.4
Yohan Ramírez35354.473.9025.0%+0.5
Evan Sisk43433.813.9825.3%+0.5
Dennis Santana57573.563.7323.0%+0.9
Andre Jackson72724.694.4923.2%+0.7
Domingo Germán44444.964.8222.0%+0.1
Daulton Jefferies40406.734.6720.2%+0.1
Dauri Moreta39393.793.9028.1%+0.4
Hunter Barco33334.244.2423.4%+0.3
Ben Heller28285.344.1425.6%+0.2
Chase De Jong25258.144.5722.3%+0.0
José Urquidy12124.884.6121.1%+0.1

Future Depth Chart — PIT

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PEAK 2032 · 81W · 35.4 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $250M AGE 29.2 ↘ 26.4 WINDOW no projected contention years
NL Central · 2026
#1MIL119#2CHC109#3STL106#4PIT104#5CIN95
Projected: 66–96 Team WAR: 19.6 Avg Age: 29.2 Est. Payroll: $77M FA Budget Room: $161M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

PosPlayerWARSalary
CJoey Bart (29)2.2$2.5M
Henry Davis (26)0.2$0.8M
1BRyan O'Hearn (33)1.5$14.5M
Spencer Horwitz (28)0.2$0.8M
2BBrandon Lowe (32)2.1$11.5M
Nick Gonzales (27)0.2$0.8M
SSKonnor Griffin (20)1.5$2.5M
Anthony Prato (28)0.1$0.0M
3BJared Triolo (28)1.6$0.8M
Nick Yorke (24)0.1$0.8M
LFMarcell Ozuna (35)2.3$16.0M
Bryan Reynolds (31)0.3$14.2M
CFOneil Cruz (27)3.2$3.3M
Jhostynxon Garcia (23)0.0$0.0M
RFEdward Olivares (30)0.4$3.2M
DJ Stewart (32)0.0$1.0M
DHFA — replacement level0.0

Pitchers

RolePlayerWARSalary
SPConnor Wietgrefe (prospect)0.9$0.8M
Khristian Curtis (prospect)0.7$0.8M
Michael Walsh (prospect)0.6$0.8M
RPAntwone Kelly (prospect)0.5$0.8M
Hung-Leng Chang (prospect)0.5$0.8M
Jake Shirk (prospect)0.5$0.8M
Off The Books for 2026
No major contracts expired entering this year

Farm System

NamePosLevelAgeCareer WAR
Johan De Los SantosSSROK1848.1
Jose RieraSSROK1842.4
Edward FlorentinoOFA1942.0
Hyun Seung LeeSSROK1840.5
Luis GarciaSSROK1840.2