STL Depth Chart — 2026

YTD50-45+ROS PROJ31-36=TOTAL81-81

Total WAR +16.6

hWAR +6.2

pWAR +10.4

C+1.7

1B+0.8

2B+1.7

SS+0.8

3B+0.0

LF+0.6

CF+0.3

RF+0.1

DH+0.1

SP+5.6

BP+4.8

Depth chart data updated: July 16, 2026

Infield

CAVERAGE

Iván Herrera B/R

age 26252 PA proj

WAR+1.7

wRC+122

FLD-1.7

Pedro Pagés PA7 wRC+70 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+121FLD-1.6WAR+1.7

1BTHIN

Alec Burleson B/L

age 27239 PA proj

WAR+0.7

wRC+112

FLD+0.8

Matt Carpenter PA20 wRC+115 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA259wRC+112FLD+0.8WAR+0.8

2BAVERAGE

JJ Wetherholt B/L

age 23259 PA proj

WAR+1.7

wRC+126

FLD+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+126FLD+0.0WAR+1.7

SSTHIN

Masyn Winn B/R

age 24240 PA proj

WAR+0.8

wRC+84

FLD+2.4

·Replacement (call-up)PA19wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+83FLD+2.4WAR+0.8

3BTHIN

Blaze Jordan B/R

age 2378 PA proj

WAR-0.0

wRC+89

FLD-0.2

Ramón UríasIL PA40 wRC+95 WAR+0.1

·Replacement (call-up)PA141wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+82FLD-0.4WAR+0.0

Outfield

LFTHIN

Lars Nootbaar B/L

age 28141 PA proj

WAR+0.4

wRC+107

FLD-0.0

Bryan Torres PA52 wRC+114 WAR+0.2

·Replacement (call-up)PA66wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+100FLD-0.0WAR+0.6

CFTHIN

Nathan Church B/L

age 26157 PA proj

WAR+0.3

wRC+103

FLD+0.0

Victor Scott II PA102 wRC+57 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+85FLD+1.1WAR+0.3

RFTHIN

Jordan Walker B/R

age 24248 PA proj

WAR+0.1

wRC+91

FLD-1.4

·Replacement (call-up)PA11wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+90FLD-1.4WAR+0.1

DHTHIN

Nelson Velázquez B/R

age 2744 PA proj

WAR+0.1

wRC+96

FLD-0.1

·Replacement (call-up)PA215wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+79FLD-0.1WAR+0.1

Rotation

ROTATIONELITEStarting Rotation

Matthew LiberatoreSP1

153 IP · 28 GS

WAR+1.9

ERA4.33

FIP4.26

K%20.8

WPA/GS-0.7%

Michael McGreevySP2

130 IP · 24 GS

WAR+0.8

ERA4.00

FIP4.12

K%16.6

WPA/GS+0.8%

Dustin MaySP3

141 IP · 26 GS

WAR+1.1

ERA3.63

FIP3.68

K%22.4

WPA/GS+3.0%

Kyle LeahySP4IP119GS22ERA3.74K%20.0WPA/GS+1.3%WAR+0.5

Andre PallanteSP5IP164GS30ERA3.98K%16.9WPA/GS+1.2%WAR+0.0

Gordon GraceffoSP6IP113GS21ERA4.36K%16.4WPA/GS-3.5%WAR+0.3

Riley O'BrienSP7IP71GS13ERA3.40K%25.3WPA/GS+3.9%WAR+1.0

Section TotalIP356GS65WAR+5.6

Bullpen

BULLPENSTRONGBullpen

JoJo RomeroCLHI-LEV

66 IP · 66 App

WAR+0.4

ERA3.41

FIP3.54

K%22.9

WPA/App+0.7%

George SorianoSUHI-LEVIP53App53ERA4.63K%22.2WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Ryne StanekSUIP56App56ERA4.25K%25.3WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.1

Justin BruihlMRIP64App64ERA3.72K%18.7WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.4

Max RajcicMRILIP32App32ERA4.78K%17.0WPA/App-1.3%WAR+0.0

Matt SvansonMRIP65App65ERA3.34K%23.6WPA/App+0.8%WAR+0.8

Luis GastelumMRIP30App30ERA3.35K%28.0WPA/App+0.8%WAR+0.9

Drew VerHagenMRIP65App65ERA4.31K%23.3WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.3

Richard FittsMRIP45App45ERA4.80K%19.7WPA/App-1.3%WAR+0.5

Hunter DobbinsMRIP44App44ERA4.05K%18.2WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.6

Lance LynnMRIP43App43ERA4.73K%21.6WPA/App-1.2%WAR+0.8

Chris RoycroftMRIP6App6ERA4.44K%18.0WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP227WAR+4.8

Future Depth Chart — STL

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

PEAK 2029 · 86W · 38.5 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $149M AGE 24.5 ↗ 27.1 WINDOW contention window 2029

NL Central · 2026

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

Projected: 79–83 Team WAR: 31.7 Avg Age: 24.5 Est. Payroll: $21M FA Budget Room: $217M (CBT $238M) FRINGE

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (26)	5.7	$0.8M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (19)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Alec Burleson (27)	2.3	$3.3M
	Blaze Jordan (23)	0.1	$0.8M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (23)	4.4	$2.0M
	César Prieto (27)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Masyn Winn (24)	2.0	$0.8M
	Tre Richardson III (24)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Noah Mendlinger (25)	1.7	$0.0M
	Michael Dattalo (22)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Bryan Torres (29)	2.2	$0.8M
	Lars Nootbaar (28)	0.3	$5.3M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (18)	0.1	$0.0M
	Miguel Vargas (22)	-0.0	$0.0M
RF	Jordan Walker (24)	3.9	$0.8M
	Joshua Báez (23)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Pete Hansen (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Quinn Mathews (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (27)	5.2	$9.6M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (20)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Alec Burleson (28)	1.5	$5.5M
	Blaze Jordan (24)	0.1	$0.8M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (24)	5.1	$5.0M
	José Fermín (28)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Masyn Winn (25)	2.8	$5.8M
	Jesús Báez (22)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Noah Mendlinger (26)	1.4	$0.0M
	Deniel Ortiz (22)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Bryan Torres (30)	2.5	$0.8M
	Lars Nootbaar (29)	0.2	$8.2M
CF	Victor Scott II (26)	0.3	$0.8M
	Lucas Takahashi (19)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Jordan Walker (25)	2.2	$4.5M
	Joshua Báez (24)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Liam Doyle (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Pete Hansen (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
RP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Tekoah Roby (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (28)	5.0	$16.0M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (21)	0.5	$0.8M
1B	Alec Burleson (29)	1.3	$7.2M
	Blaze Jordan (25)	0.1	$0.8M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (25)	5.2	$10.0M
	José Fermín (29)	0.2	$2.8M
SS	Masyn Winn (26)	2.9	$10.3M
	Jesús Báez (23)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (23)	1.9	$0.0M
	Noah Mendlinger (27)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Bryan Torres (31)	2.1	$0.8M
	Ian Petrutz (25)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (20)	0.4	$0.0M
	Victor Scott II (27)	0.0	$0.6M
RF	Jordan Walker (26)	2.2	$7.8M
	Joshua Báez (25)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Liam Doyle (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
RP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Tekoah Roby (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (29)	4.9	$23.9M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (22)	0.6	$0.8M
1B	Blaze Jordan (26)	0.8	$1.8M
	William Sullivan (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (26)	5.2	$14.0M
	José Fermín (30)	0.2	$4.0M
SS	Masyn Winn (27)	2.9	$15.7M
	Jesús Báez (24)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (24)	2.3	$0.8M
	Noah Mendlinger (28)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Bryan Torres (32)	1.6	$3.5M
	Ian Petrutz (26)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (21)	0.8	$0.0M
	Colton Ledbetter (27)	0.0	$0.4M
RF	Jordan Walker (27)	2.1	$11.4M
	Joshua Báez (26)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	3.4	$0.8M
	Liam Doyle (prospect)	3.3	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
RP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Ethan Young (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (23)	4.2	$0.9M
	Leo Bernal (26)	0.3	$4.2M
1B	Blaze Jordan (27)	0.8	$3.2M
	William Sullivan (29)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (27)	5.1	$17.0M
	Brayden Smith (26)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Jesús Báez (25)	2.6	$5.2M
	Ryan Weingartner (26)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (25)	2.5	$0.9M
	Michael Dattalo (26)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Ian Petrutz (27)	1.4	$0.9M
	Matthew Miura (26)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (22)	1.1	$0.0M
	Colton Ledbetter (28)	0.0	$0.4M
RF	Joshua Báez (27)	0.9	$1.8M
	Miguel Ugueto (27)	-0.1	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	3.8	$0.8M
	Liam Doyle (prospect)	3.3	$0.8M
	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
RP	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Ethan Young (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (24)	4.4	$8.8M
	Leo Bernal (27)	0.3	$7.1M
1B	Blaze Jordan (28)	0.6	$3.6M
	William Sullivan (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (28)	4.8	$19.0M
	Brayden Smith (27)	0.2	$0.9M
SS	Jesús Báez (26)	2.7	$9.1M
	Yeferson Portolatin (23)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (26)	2.6	$0.9M
	Michael Dattalo (27)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Ian Petrutz (28)	1.3	$0.9M
	Ryan Mitchell (24)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (23)	1.3	$0.0M
	Miguel Vargas (27)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Joshua Báez (28)	0.7	$2.4M
	Miguel Ugueto (28)	-0.1	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	4.0	$0.8M
	Liam Doyle (prospect)	3.2	$0.8M
	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
RP	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Ethan Young (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Brandon Clarke (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (25)	4.5	$15.1M
	Leo Bernal (28)	0.3	$9.9M
1B	William Sullivan (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Jack Gurevitch (28)	0.0	$3.0M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (29)	4.5	$21.0M
	Brayden Smith (28)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Jesús Báez (27)	2.7	$13.4M
	Yeferson Portolatin (24)	0.4	$0.9M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (27)	2.6	$5.2M
	Michael Dattalo (28)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Ryan Mitchell (25)	1.2	$2.4M
	Ian Petrutz (29)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (24)	1.5	$0.9M
	Miguel Vargas (28)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Joshua Báez (29)	0.5	$2.5M
	Miguel Ugueto (29)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	4.2	$0.8M
	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Liam Doyle (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
RP	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Ethan Young (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Brandon Clarke (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Rainiel Rodriguez	C	AA	19	28.8
Yhoiker Fajardo	P	A+	19	15.0
Liam Doyle	P	AA	22	13.6
Jesús Báez	SS	A+	21	11.7
Leonel Sequera	P	A+	20	11.0