STL Depth Chart — 2026

YTD73-76+ROS PROJ6-7=TOTAL79-83

Total WAR +15.1

hWAR +1.1

pWAR +13.9

C+0.1

1B+0.1

2B+0.3

SS+0.1

3B-0.0

LF+0.0

CF+0.1

RF+0.0

DH+0.3

SP+6.4

BP+7.5

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.7

Pedro Pagés B/Rage 27

WAR+0.0

wRC+70

vL·vR83·74

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.2

PT18 PA

Jimmy Crooks wRC+72 vL·vR68·86 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.1 PT14 WAR+0.0

Leo Bernal wRC+73 vL·vR78·78 BSR-0.0 FLD+0.0 PT6 WAR+0.0

Yohel Pozo wRC+88 vL·vR103·91 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT4 WAR+0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT10WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+73FLD+0.1ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.8

1BSO FAR +2.3

Alec Burleson B/Lage 27

WAR+0.1

wRC+108

vL·vR94·124

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.1

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+108FLD+0.1ROS+0.1TOTAL+2.4

2BSO FAR +2.5

JJ Wetherholt ILB/Lage 23

WAR+0.3

wRC+118

vL·vR122·136

BSR+0.2

FLD+0.4

PT51 PA

José Fermín wRC+81 vL·vR94·92 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT1 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+117FLD+0.4ROS+0.3TOTAL+2.8

SSSO FAR +1.1

Masyn Winn B/Rage 24

WAR+0.2

wRC+84

vL·vR97·88

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.5

PT44 PA

Thomas Saggese wRC+72 vL·vR86·76 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT8 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+82FLD+0.5ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.2

3BSO FAR +0.0

Blaze Jordan ILB/Rage 23

WAR-0.0

wRC+83

vL·vR98·86

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.0

PT19 PA

Ramón Urías wRC+94 vL·vR114·98 BSR-0.0 FLD-0.0 PT8 WAR+0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT25WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+81FLD-0.1ROS-0.0TOTAL-0.0

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.7

Bryan Torres B/Lage 29

WAR+0.0

wRC+106

vL·vR95·114

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.0

PT15 PA

Joshua Báez wRC+61 vL·vR82·71 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT9 WAR-0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT28WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+82FLD+0.0ROS+0.0TOTAL+0.7

CFSO FAR +0.0

Nathan Church B/Lage 26

WAR+0.1

wRC+103

vL·vR98·116

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.1

PT36 PA

Victor Scott II wRC+61 vL·vR61·75 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.2 PT16 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+90FLD+0.3ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.1

RFSO FAR +3.3

Jordan Walker B/Rage 24

WAR+0.0

wRC+94

vL·vR113·96

BSR+0.2

FLD-0.3

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+94FLD-0.3ROS+0.0TOTAL+3.3

DHSO FAR +3.8

Iván Herrera B/Rage 26

WAR+0.3

wRC+116

vL·vR151·129

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.5

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+116FLD-0.5ROS+0.3TOTAL+4.1

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +7.8Starting Rotation

Matthew LiberatoreSP1

WAR+1.8

ERA4.16

FIP4.11

K%22.3

WPA/GS+0.2%

PT155 IP

Avg Start44

Michael McGreevySP2

WAR+1.0

ERA4.02

FIP4.12

K%16.7

WPA/GS+0.8%

PT160 IP

Avg Start44

Kyle LeahySP3

WAR+0.5

ERA3.53

FIP3.53

K%22.2

WPA/GS+2.2%

PT141 IP

Avg Start56

Andre PallanteSP4IP159GS29ERA3.98K%16.9WPA/GS+1.2%WAR+0.0Avg Start54

Hunter DobbinsSP5ILIP60GS11ERA4.04K%18.2WPA/GS-1.1%WAR+0.8

Quinn MathewsSP6IP37GS7ERA4.05K%23.3WPA/GS+0.2%WAR+1.9Avg Start50

Gordon GraceffoSP7IP88GS16ERA4.17K%18.6WPA/GS-2.2%WAR+0.4

Section TotalIP65GS12ROS+6.4TOTAL+14.2

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +7.7Bullpen

Riley O'BrienCLHI-LEV

WAR+1.4

ERA3.54

FIP3.38

K%24.5

WPA/App+0.5%

PT72 IP

George SorianoSUHI-LEVIP66ERA4.83K%22.8WPA/App-1.3%WAR+0.0

Ryne StanekSUIP63ERA4.20K%25.2WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.1

Justin BruihlMRIP76ERA3.82K%18.1WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.4

Max RajcicMRILIP15ERA4.65K%16.6WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Luis GastelumMRIP37ERA3.11K%27.1WPA/App+1.1%WAR+1.0

Peter StrzeleckiMRILIP15ERA3.98K%19.4WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.0

Cade WinquestMRIP12ERA4.17K%19.7WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.0

Cooper HjerpeMRIP5ERA4.22K%27.1WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.4

Brycen MautzMRIP16ERA4.24K%20.6WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.8

Matt SvansonMRIP48ERA3.23K%23.3WPA/App+0.9%WAR+0.7

Ryan FernandezMRIP26ERA3.89K%25.4WPA/App+0.0%WAR+0.2

Jared ShusterMRIP13ERA4.54K%15.5WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Richard FittsMRIP12ERA4.80K%19.4WPA/App-1.3%WAR+0.8

Bruce ZimmermannMRIP10ERA4.07K%15.9WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.7

Matt PushardMRIP9ERA3.73K%22.5WPA/App+0.2%WAR+0.3

Hancel RinconMRIP4ERA4.33K%19.6WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.6

Section TotalIP41ROS+7.5TOTAL+15.2

Future Depth Chart — STL

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

PEAK 2031 · 86W · 38.7 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $126M AGE 24.5 ↗ 26.3 WINDOW contention window 2029–2031

NL Central · 2026

#1MIL120#2CHC118#3STL112#4PIT111#5CIN100

Projected: 73–89 Team WAR: 26.3 Avg Age: 24.5 Est. Payroll: $14M FA Budget Room: $224M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (26)	3.9	$0.8M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (19)	0.5	$0.0M
1B	Alec Burleson (27)	2.3	$3.3M
	Player 837943 (25)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (23)	2.6	$2.0M
	César Prieto (27)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Tre Richardson III (24)	1.8	$0.0M
	Jesús Báez (21)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Noah Mendlinger (25)	1.0	$0.0M
	Deniel Ortiz (21)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Bryan Torres (29)	1.5	$0.8M
	Won-Bin Cho (22)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (18)	0.3	$0.0M
	Chase Davis (24)	-0.1	$0.0M
RF	Jordan Walker (24)	3.3	$0.8M
	Everson Pereira (25)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Pete Hansen (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Tekoah Roby (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (27)	4.4	$8.2M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (20)	0.6	$0.0M
1B	Alec Burleson (28)	1.4	$5.1M
	Blaze Jordan (24)	0.0	$0.8M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (24)	4.6	$5.0M
	César Prieto (28)	0.2	$0.8M
SS	Masyn Winn (25)	2.8	$5.8M
	Jesús Báez (22)	0.3	$0.8M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (22)	1.5	$0.0M
	Noah Mendlinger (26)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Bryan Torres (30)	2.0	$0.8M
	Nathan Church (27)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Victor Scott II (26)	0.7	$0.8M
	Lucas Takahashi (19)	0.1	$0.0M
RF	Jordan Walker (25)	2.1	$4.3M
	Joshua Báez (24)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Pete Hansen (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
RP	Liam Doyle (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M
	Tekoah Roby (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Ixan Henderson (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Iván Herrera (28)	4.3	$13.8M
	Rainiel Rodriguez (21)	0.6	$0.8M
1B	Alec Burleson (29)	1.2	$6.6M
	Blaze Jordan (25)	0.1	$0.8M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (25)	4.7	$10.0M
	César Prieto (29)	0.1	$0.8M
SS	Masyn Winn (26)	2.8	$10.0M
	Jesús Báez (23)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (23)	1.9	$0.0M
	Noah Mendlinger (27)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Bryan Torres (31)	1.7	$0.8M
	Nathan Church (28)	0.2	$0.8M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (20)	1.0	$0.0M
	Victor Scott II (27)	0.1	$1.5M
RF	Jordan Walker (26)	2.1	$7.5M
	Joshua Báez (25)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	3.1	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.7	$0.8M
	Liam Doyle (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
RP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Daniel Eagen (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Tekoah Roby (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (22)	4.6	$0.8M
	Iván Herrera (29)	0.6	$19.5M
1B	Blaze Jordan (26)	0.7	$1.6M
	Player 842711 (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (26)	4.6	$14.0M
	César Prieto (30)	0.1	$1.7M
SS	Masyn Winn (27)	2.8	$15.2M
	Jesús Báez (24)	0.4	$0.8M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (24)	2.4	$0.8M
	Noah Mendlinger (28)	0.2	$0.8M
LF	Alexander Frias (21)	1.7	$0.0M
	Bryan Torres (32)	0.2	$2.6M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (21)	1.5	$0.0M
	Colton Ledbetter (27)	0.1	$1.2M
RF	Jordan Walker (27)	2.1	$11.4M
	Joshua Báez (26)	0.2	$2.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	3.4	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
	Liam Doyle (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
RP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	2.6	$0.8M
	Daniel Eagen (prospect)	2.4	$0.8M
	Tekoah Roby (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (23)	4.7	$0.9M
	Leo Bernal (26)	0.3	$7.8M
1B	Blaze Jordan (27)	0.7	$2.8M
	Player 842711 (29)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (27)	4.5	$17.0M
	Brayden Smith (26)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Jesús Báez (25)	2.9	$5.8M
	Miguel Hernández (22)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (25)	2.7	$0.9M
	Noah Mendlinger (29)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Alexander Frias (22)	2.0	$0.0M
	Ryan Mitchell (23)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (22)	1.9	$0.0M
	Colton Ledbetter (28)	0.1	$2.0M
RF	Joshua Báez (27)	1.1	$4.2M
	Everson Pereira (29)	0.0	$1.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	3.8	$0.8M
	Liam Doyle (prospect)	2.9	$0.8M
	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
RP	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
	Daniel Eagen (prospect)	2.3	$0.8M
	Ethan Young (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (24)	4.9	$9.8M
	Leo Bernal (27)	0.3	$11.9M
1B	Blaze Jordan (28)	0.6	$3.6M
	Player 842711 (30)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (28)	4.3	$19.0M
	Brayden Smith (27)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Jesús Báez (26)	3.0	$10.1M
	Miguel Hernández (23)	0.4	$0.0M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (26)	2.8	$0.9M
	Michael Dattalo (27)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Alexander Frias (23)	2.2	$0.9M
	Ryan Mitchell (24)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (23)	2.2	$0.0M
	Colton Ledbetter (29)	0.1	$2.0M
RF	Joshua Báez (28)	0.9	$5.2M
	Everson Pereira (30)	0.0	$1.1M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Yhoiker Fajardo (prospect)	4.1	$0.8M
	Leonel Sequera (prospect)	3.0	$0.8M
	Liam Doyle (prospect)	2.8	$0.8M
RP	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.5	$0.8M
	Daniel Eagen (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Ethan Young (prospect)	1.9	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Rainiel Rodriguez (25)	5.0	$16.8M
	Sammy Hernandez (28)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Player 842711 (31)	0.4	$0.9M
	Player 803124 (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	JJ Wetherholt (29)	4.1	$21.0M
	Brayden Smith (28)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Miguel Hernández (24)	3.2	$0.9M
	Jesús Báez (27)	0.4	$14.9M
3B	Deniel Ortiz (27)	2.8	$5.6M
	Michael Dattalo (28)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Alexander Frias (24)	2.4	$0.9M
	Ryan Mitchell (25)	0.3	$3.4M
CF	Lucas Takahashi (24)	2.4	$0.9M
	Chase Davis (30)	0.0	$5.0M
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
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)	2.5	$0.8M
RP	Tink Hence (prospect)	2.2	$0.8M
	Ethan Young (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Daniel Eagen (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Rainiel Rodriguez	C	AA	19	33.1
Yhoiker Fajardo	P	AA	19	15.4
Miguel Hernández	SS	ROK	18	14.1
Jesús Báez	SS	AA	21	13.4
Sebastian Dos Santos	SS	A	18	13.4