PIT depth chart 2027

ROS PROJ83-79=TOTAL83-79

Total WAR +36.1

hWAR +16.6

pWAR +19.5

C+2.1

1B+1.2

2B+2.1

SS+1.9

3B+2.3

LF+2.4

CF+3.0

RF+1.5

DH+0.0

SP+15.3

BP+4.2

Depth chart data updated: October 24, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Henry Davis B/Rage 27

WAR+1.0

wRC+83

vL·vR90·81

BSR+0.4

FLD+2.2

PT288 PA

Rafael Flores Jr. wRC+95 vL·vR103·91 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.7 PT250 WAR+1.0

Endy RodríguezIL wRC+95 vL·vR95·95 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.3 PT110 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+85FLD+1.3ROS+2.1TOTAL+2.1

1BSO FAR +0.0

Spencer Horwitz B/Lage 29

WAR+1.4

wRC+111

vL·vR90·119

BSR+0.0

FLD+3.5

PT416 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT232WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+96FLD+3.5ROS+1.2TOTAL+1.2

2BSO FAR +0.0

Brandon Lowe B/Lage 33

WAR+2.3

wRC+123

vL·vR82·139

BSR+0.2

FLD-3.4

PT432 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT216WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+105FLD-3.4ROS+2.1TOTAL+2.1

SSSO FAR +0.0

Konnor Griffin B/Rage 21

WAR+1.8

wRC+100

vL·vR109·97

BSR+4.2

FLD-4.7

PT459 PA

Jared Triolo wRC+88 vL·vR97·84 BSR+0.9 FLD-1.3 PT189 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+93FLD-6.1ROS+1.9TOTAL+1.9

3BSO FAR +0.0

Nick Gonzales B/Rage 28

WAR+2.6

wRC+103

vL·vR110·100

BSR+3.6

FLD-0.1

PT608 PA

Nick Yorke wRC+87 vL·vR96·83 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.1 PT40 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+97FLD-0.1ROS+2.3TOTAL+2.3

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Bryan Reynolds B/Sage 32

WAR+2.7

wRC+124

vL·vR124·124

BSR+0.8

FLD-2.7

PT623 PA

Jake Mangum wRC+89 vL·vR89·89 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.0 PT25 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+119FLD-2.7ROS+2.4TOTAL+2.4

CFSO FAR +0.0

Oneil Cruz B/Lage 28

WAR+3.1

wRC+124

vL·vR103·132

BSR+4.0

FLD-3.2

PT494 PA

Jhostynxon Garcia wRC+82 vL·vR91·79 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.4 PT154 WAR+0.2

Position TotalPA648wRC+110FLD-2.8ROS+3.0TOTAL+3.0

RFSO FAR +0.0

Ryan O'Hearn B/Lage 34

WAR+1.7

wRC+117

vL·vR111·119

BSR+0.2

FLD-0.1

PT445 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT203WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+101FLD-0.1ROS+1.5TOTAL+1.5

No projected starter — call-up at replacement level

Position Total PA648 wRC+75 FLD0.0 WAR+0.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Paul SkenesSP1

WAR+5.0

ERA3.12

FIP3.21

K%29.8

WPA/GS+11.3%

PT175 IP

Avg Start52

Braxton AshcraftSP2

WAR+3.5

ERA3.64

FIP3.66

K%26.1

WPA/GS+6.2%

PT162 IP

Avg Start53

Bubba ChandlerSP3

WAR+2.3

ERA4.22

FIP4.16

K%24.5

WPA/GS+0.3%

PT151 IP

Avg Start50

Carmen MlodzinskiSP4IP108GS20ERA4.01K%19.8WPA/GS-0.9%WAR+0.7

Jared JonesSP5IP104GS19ERA3.69K%30.5WPA/GS+6.0%WAR+2.4Avg Start56

Mitch KellerSP6ILIP100GS18ERA4.54K%19.1WPA/GS-6.2%WAR+1.0Avg Start41

Wilber DotelSP7IP81GS15ERA4.22K%23.0WPA/GS-2.5%WAR+0.4

Section TotalIP881GS160ROS+15.3TOTAL+15.3

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Mason MontgomeryCLHI-LEV

WAR+1.1

ERA3.44

FIP3.24

K%36.8

WPA/App+0.6%

PT61 IP

Gregory SotoSUHI-LEVIP58ERA3.74K%27.8WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.7

Yohan RamírezSUIP60ERA3.74K%27.7WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.7

Luke WeaverMRIP58ERA3.49K%28.1WPA/App+0.6%WAR+0.7

Lake BacharMRIP74ERA4.19K%26.4WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.1

Kirby YatesMRIP30ERA3.61K%28.1WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.4

Isaac MattsonMRIP32ERA4.19K%21.5WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.1

Noah MurdockMRIP27ERA4.21K%24.3WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.1

Hunter BarcoMRIP66ERA4.50K%20.5WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Brandon EisertMRIP44ERA4.11K%23.7WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.3

Antwone KellyMRIP67ERA4.65K%18.2WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP577ROS+4.2TOTAL+4.2

Future Depth Chart — PIT

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

PEAK 2027 · 65W · 18.2 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $188M AGE 28.5 → 27.9 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2027

#1MIL118#2CHC106#3STL95#4PIT95#5CIN84

Projected: 65–97 Team WAR: 18.2 Avg Age: 28.5 Est. Payroll: $58M FA Budget Room: $180M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Easton Carmichael (23)	1.2	$0.0M
	Axiel Plaz (21)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (29)	1.3	$0.8M
	Jared Jones (23)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Brandon Lowe (33)	2.0	$15.4M
	Ronny Simon (27)	0.1	$0.7M
SS	Konnor Griffin (21)	1.8	$3.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (21)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Nick Gonzales (28)	2.7	$0.8M
	Murf Gray (23)	0.3	$0.0M
LF	Bryan Reynolds (32)	2.7	$13.3M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (22)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Oneil Cruz (28)	3.1	$6.2M
	Jhostynxon Garcia (24)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Ryan O'Hearn (34)	1.7	$14.5M
	Esmerlyn Valdez (23)	0.2	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Thomas Harrington (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M
	Braydon Risley (prospect)	0.1	$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	Easton Carmichael (24)	1.7	$0.0M
	Axiel Plaz (22)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (30)	0.8	$0.8M
	Jared Jones (24)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Ronny Simon (28)	0.6	$2.3M
	Keiner Delgado (24)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Konnor Griffin (22)	2.6	$5.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (22)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (24)	3.5	$0.8M
	Nick Gonzales (29)	0.2	$4.5M
LF	Tony Blanco Jr. (23)	1.5	$0.0M
	Edward Florentino (21)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Oneil Cruz (29)	2.4	$9.7M
	Jhostynxon Garcia (25)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Esmerlyn Valdez (24)	0.9	$0.8M
	Billy Cook (29)	-0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Thomas Harrington (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Braydon Risley (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (23)	2.1	$0.8M
	Easton Carmichael (25)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (31)	0.4	$1.1M
	Jared Jones (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Ronny Simon (29)	0.3	$2.9M
	Keiner Delgado (25)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Konnor Griffin (23)	3.4	$10.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (23)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (25)	3.6	$0.8M
	Nick Gonzales (30)	0.2	$6.1M
LF	Tony Blanco Jr. (24)	1.8	$0.0M
	Edward Florentino (22)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Oneil Cruz (30)	2.0	$12.6M
	Jhostynxon Garcia (26)	0.1	$2.3M
RF	Esmerlyn Valdez (25)	1.1	$3.4M
	Billy Cook (30)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Thomas Harrington (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Braydon Risley (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (24)	2.4	$0.8M
	Easton Carmichael (26)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Jared Jones (26)	0.0	$0.0M
	Spencer Horwitz (32)	-0.0	$1.1M
2B	Fredderick Ovalle (23)	0.5	$0.0M
	Keiner Delgado (26)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Konnor Griffin (24)	4.0	$15.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (24)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Murf Gray (26)	3.6	$0.8M
	Nick Gonzales (31)	0.1	$6.1M
LF	Tony Blanco Jr. (25)	2.0	$0.0M
	Edward Florentino (23)	0.3	$0.8M
CF	Jhostynxon Garcia (27)	0.7	$4.0M
	Josh Tate (26)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Esmerlyn Valdez (26)	1.1	$5.9M
	Billy Cook (31)	0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (25)	2.4	$5.4M
	Edgleen Perez (25)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Spencer Horwitz (33)	0.0	$7.6M
	Jared Jones (27)	-0.0	$0.9M
2B	Fredderick Ovalle (24)	0.6	$0.0M
	Keiner Delgado (27)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Konnor Griffin (25)	4.3	$20.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (25)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Murf Gray (27)	3.5	$7.8M
	Nick Yorke (29)	0.0	$1.5M
LF	Edward Florentino (24)	2.2	$0.9M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (26)	0.3	$0.9M
CF	Jhostynxon Garcia (28)	0.6	$5.6M
	Josh Tate (27)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Esmerlyn Valdez (27)	1.0	$8.4M
	Billy Cook (32)	0.0	$0.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Braydon Risley (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
	Thomas Harrington (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (26)	2.4	$9.1M
	Edgleen Perez (26)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Callan Moss (28)	0.0	$0.9M
	Jared Jones (28)	-0.0	$0.9M
2B	Fredderick Ovalle (25)	0.8	$0.9M
	Keiner Delgado (28)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Konnor Griffin (26)	4.4	$25.0M
	Wyatt Sanford (26)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Murf Gray (28)	3.2	$12.1M
	Jhonny Severino (27)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Edward Florentino (25)	2.2	$5.2M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (27)	0.3	$0.9M
CF	Josh Tate (28)	0.2	$0.9M
RF	Billy Cook (33)	0.0	$0.6M
	Ivan Brethowr (29)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Braydon Risley (prospect)	0.4	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Axiel Plaz (27)	2.4	$12.9M
	Edgleen Perez (27)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Callan Moss (29)	0.0	$3.0M
	Jared Jones (29)	-0.1	$0.9M
2B	Fredderick Ovalle (26)	0.8	$0.9M
	Keiner Delgado (29)	-0.0	$0.8M
SS	Konnor Griffin (27)	4.3	$29.5M
	Wyatt Sanford (27)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Murf Gray (29)	2.8	$15.9M
	Kendrick Herrera (26)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Edward Florentino (26)	2.2	$9.1M
	Tony Blanco Jr. (28)	0.3	$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	Braydon Risley (prospect)	0.3	$0.8M
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Murf Gray	3B	A+	23	15.0
Axiel Plaz	C	A+	21	12.7
Edward Florentino	OF	A+	20	12.2
Wyatt Sanford	SS	A+	21	10.2
Tony Blanco Jr.	OF	A+	22	8.7