STL Depth Chart — 2026

Total WAR +22.4

hWAR +12.2

pWAR +10.2

C+1.7

1B+1.1

2B+0.8

SS+2.2

3B+1.1

LF+1.7

CF+0.0

RF-0.4

DH+3.9

SP+5.6

BP+4.6

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Pedro Pagés	353	64	+7.1	+0.9
Yohel Pozo	194	88	+2.3	+0.9
Replacement (call-up)	101	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	73	+9.4	+1.8

1B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Alec Burleson	507	111	-3.9	+0.8
Ramón Urías IL	141	97	-0.4	+0.4
Total	648	108	-4.3	+1.2

2B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Thomas Saggese	337	65	-3.0	-0.6
JJ Wetherholt	296	111	-0.4	+1.4
Replacement (call-up)	15	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	86	-3.4	+0.9

SS

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Masyn Winn	544	86	+6.2	+2.1
Brandon Crawford	94	79	+1.1	+0.3
Replacement (call-up)	10	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	85	+7.3	+2.3

3B

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Nolan Gorman	446	89	-2.2	+0.7
Matt Carpenter	100	108	+0.2	+0.5
Replacement (call-up)	102	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	90	-2.0	+1.1

Outfield

LF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
José Fermín	287	80	+2.1	+0.6
Nathan Church	247	91	+2.2	+0.9
Lars Nootbaar IL	114	109	-1.0	+0.3
Total	648	89	+3.3	+1.8

CF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Victor Scott II	493	55	+5.7	+0.0
Replacement (call-up)	155	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	60	+5.7	+0.0

RF

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Jordan Walker	483	86	-7.0	-0.4
Replacement (call-up)	165	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	83	-7.0	-0.4

DH

Player	PA	wRC+	FLD	WAR
Iván Herrera	462	130	+2.2	+4.0
Replacement (call-up)	186	75	0.0	0.0
Total	648	114	+2.2	+4.0

Starting Rotation

Player	IP	eGS	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
Matthew Liberatore	128	23	4.42	4.37	19.9%	+1.4
Michael McGreevy	75	14	4.16	4.27	18.4%	+0.6
Dustin May	108	20	4.53	4.62	21.3%	+0.8
Kyle Leahy	69	13	3.74	3.96	21.5%	+0.8
Andre Pallante	130	24	4.70	4.71	16.7%	+0.8
Gordon Graceffo	83	15	5.15	4.39	19.8%	+0.8
Lance Lynn	81	15	4.78	4.63	22.4%	+0.7

Bullpen

Player	IP	eApp	ERA	FIP	K%	WAR
JoJo Romero ★	53	53	3.49	3.87	22.4%	+0.7
Ryne Stanek ★	43	43	4.59	4.46	24.1%	+0.3
George Soriano	31	31	5.39	4.97	22.9%	+0.0
Justin Bruihl	47	47	4.54	3.97	23.8%	+0.6
Riley O'Brien	45	45	3.11	3.80	24.6%	+0.7
Matt Pushard IL	23	23	3.99	3.99	24.1%	+0.2
Matt Svanson	64	64	2.97	3.66	24.7%	+1.1
Jared Shuster	36	36	4.95	4.69	17.1%	+0.1
Adam Wainwright	55	55	5.85	4.81	18.7%	+0.0
James Naile	50	50	6.15	4.37	22.3%	+0.4
Anthony Veneziano	46	46	4.64	4.90	19.6%	+0.0
Drew VerHagen	40	40	4.21	4.35	23.1%	+0.3
Zack Thompson	29	29	5.11	4.78	23.8%	+0.0
Chris Roycroft	24	24	4.95	4.49	19.9%	+0.1
Giovanny Gallegos	23	23	4.89	4.80	22.3%	+0.1
Ryan Fernandez	14	14	4.46	4.17	25.2%	+0.1
Ryan Tepera	6	6	5.64	4.34	23.2%	+0.1

Future Depth Chart — STL

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PEAK 2031 · 82W · 37.0 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $152M AGE 25.0 → 25.8 WINDOW no projected contention years

NL Central · 2026

#1MIL119#2CHC109#3STL106#4PIT104#5CIN95

Projected: 68–94 Team WAR: 21.8 Avg Age: 25.0 Est. Payroll: $23M FA Budget Room: $215M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (26)	5.0	$0.8M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (19)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Alec Burleson (27)	1.2	$3.3M
	Bligh Madris (30)	-0.0	$0.4M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (23)	1.8	$0.8M
	José Fermín (27)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Masyn Winn (24)	2.7	$0.8M
	Jon Jon Gazdar (24)	0.1	$0.0M
3B	Noah Mendlinger (25)	0.8	$0.0M
	Ramón Urías (32)	0.1	$2.0M
LF	Ian Petrutz (23)	0.5	$0.0M
	Lars Nootbaar (28)	0.1	$5.3M
CF	Victor Scott II (25)	0.9	$0.8M
	Nathan Church (26)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Nelson Velázquez (27)	0.7	$2.4M
	Joshua Báez (23)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Pete Hansen (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Quinn Mathews (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Braden Davis (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (27)	4.7	$8.7M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (20)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Alec Burleson (28)	1.2	$4.4M
	Blaze Jordan (24)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (24)	3.5	$0.8M
	José Fermín (28)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Masyn Winn (25)	3.4	$7.0M
	Jon Jon Gazdar (25)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (22)	1.1	$0.0M
	Ramon Mendoza (26)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Lars Nootbaar (29)	1.2	$6.1M
	Bryan Torres (30)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Nathan Church (27)	1.9	$0.8M
	Victor Scott II (26)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Joshua Báez (24)	0.7	$0.8M
	Jordan Walker (25)	0.1	$1.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
RP	Tink Hence (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Pete Hansen (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Braden Davis (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (28)	4.5	$14.4M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (21)	0.6	$0.0M
1B	Alec Burleson (29)	0.9	$5.0M
	Blaze Jordan (25)	0.1	$0.8M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (25)	3.6	$0.8M
	José Fermín (29)	0.2	$2.5M
SS	Masyn Winn (26)	3.5	$12.5M
	Jesús Báez (23)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (23)	1.7	$0.0M
	Ramon Mendoza (27)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Ian Petrutz (25)	1.2	$0.0M
	Yaxson Lucena (21)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Nathan Church (28)	1.8	$0.8M
	Lucas Takahashi (20)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Joshua Báez (25)	1.2	$0.8M
	Jordan Walker (26)	0.1	$2.5M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
RP	Braden Davis (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Blake Aita (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (22)	4.5	$0.8M
	Iván Herrera (29)	0.6	$21.0M
1B	Blaze Jordan (26)	0.9	$0.8M
	Christian Sáez (22)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (26)	3.7	$8.1M
	José Fermín (30)	0.1	$3.7M
SS	Masyn Winn (27)	3.5	$19.0M
	Yairo Padilla (22)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (24)	2.1	$0.0M
	Cade McGee (26)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Yaxson Lucena (22)	1.8	$0.0M
	Kenly Hunter (21)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Nathan Church (29)	1.7	$3.7M
	Lucas Takahashi (21)	0.2	$0.0M
RF	Joshua Báez (26)	1.5	$0.8M
	Jordan Walker (27)	0.1	$3.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
RP	Braden Davis (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Blake Aita (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (23)	4.9	$0.9M
	Héctor Cabrera (22)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Blaze Jordan (27)	0.9	$0.9M
	Christian Sáez (23)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (27)	3.6	$13.6M
	Brayden Smith (26)	0.2	$0.0M
SS	Yairo Padilla (23)	2.9	$0.0M
	Miguel Hernández (22)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (25)	2.3	$0.0M
	Cade McGee (27)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Yaxson Lucena (23)	2.3	$0.0M
	Kenly Hunter (22)	0.3	$0.0M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (22)	2.2	$0.0M
	Nathan Church (30)	0.2	$5.7M
RF	Joshua Báez (27)	1.5	$3.0M
	Miguel Ugueto (27)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	3.3	$0.8M
	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Braden Davis (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
RP	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Nelfy Ynfante (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (24)	5.1	$0.9M
	Héctor Cabrera (23)	0.4	$0.0M
1B	Christian Sáez (24)	1.2	$0.0M
	Blaze Jordan (28)	0.1	$1.6M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (28)	3.4	$19.5M
	Brayden Smith (27)	0.2	$0.9M
SS	Miguel Hernández (23)	3.5	$0.0M
	Yairo Padilla (24)	0.5	$0.9M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (26)	2.4	$0.9M
	Cade McGee (28)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Kenly Hunter (23)	2.8	$0.0M
	Yaxson Lucena (24)	0.4	$0.0M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (23)	2.8	$0.0M
	Nathan Church (31)	0.2	$6.9M
RF	Joshua Báez (28)	1.3	$4.4M
	Miguel Ugueto (28)	-0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	3.5	$0.8M
	Braden Davis (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
RP	Nelfy Ynfante (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (25)	5.3	$10.6M
	Héctor Cabrera (24)	0.5	$0.9M
1B	Christian Sáez (25)	1.4	$0.9M
	Blaze Jordan (29)	0.1	$2.0M
2B	Brayden Smith (28)	1.2	$0.9M
	César Prieto (33)	0.0	$0.4M
SS	Miguel Hernández (24)	3.9	$0.9M
	Yeferson Portolatin (24)	0.6	$0.9M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (27)	2.5	$0.9M
	Johnfrank Salazar (28)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Kenly Hunter (24)	3.2	$0.9M
	Yaxson Lucena (25)	0.4	$0.9M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (24)	3.2	$0.9M
	Jose Cordoba (29)	0.1	$0.9M
RF	Joshua Báez (29)	1.1	$5.5M
	Miguel Ugueto (29)	-0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	3.5	$0.8M
	Braden Davis (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
RP	Nelfy Ynfante (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Hancel Rincon (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Rainiel Rodriguez	C	A+	19	62.8
Miguel Hernández	SS	ROK	18	42.6
Juan Rujano	SS	ROK	18	41.7
Yeferson Portolatin	SS	ROK	18	40.9
Yairo Padilla	SS	ROK	19	38.5