Tampa Bay Rays 2026
Proj 75–87 DIVAL East · Proj 5th of 5 103
Total WAR +25.4
hWAR +11.7
pWAR +13.7
C+0.6
1B+1.6
2B+1.3
SS-0.0
3B+3.5
LF+1.0
CF+1.3
RF+0.4
DH+2.0
SP+9.2
BP+4.5

Depth chart data updated: May 13, 2026

Infield

C

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Nick Fortes30552+6.1+0.4
Hunter Feduccia21864+0.6+0.2
Replacement (call-up)125750.00.0
Total64860+6.7+0.6

1B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Jonathan Aranda424129-2.6+1.6
Ryan Vilade21787-1.0+0.0
Replacement (call-up)7750.00.0
Total648114-3.6+1.6

2B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Ben Williamson35379+0.7+0.5
Richie Palacios26199-0.3+0.9
Replacement (call-up)34750.00.0
Total64887+0.5+1.4

SS

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Taylor Walls30958+0.5-0.0
Replacement (call-up)339750.00.0
Total64867+0.5-0.0

3B

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Junior Caminero597126-0.6+3.7
Replacement (call-up)51750.00.0
Total648122-0.6+3.7
Outfield

LF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Chandler Simpson52399-4.0+1.1
Christopher Morel12595-2.0-0.0
Total64898-6.0+1.1

CF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Cedric Mullins44093+1.0+1.4
Replacement (call-up)208750.00.0
Total64887+1.0+1.4

RF

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Jake Fraley30894-1.4+0.4
Replacement (call-up)340750.00.0
Total64884-1.4+0.4
DH

DH

PlayerPA wRC+FLDWAR
Yandy Díaz534138-8.1+2.1
Replacement (call-up)114750.00.0
Total648127-8.1+2.1

Starting Rotation

PlayerIPeGS ERAFIPK%WAR
Drew Rasmussen114213.433.8922.7%+1.8
Joe Boyle IL3364.564.2026.7%+0.3
Steven Matz IL4483.984.0719.8%+0.3
Nick Martinez116213.974.1318.8%+1.6
Shane McClanahan98183.854.2224.3%+1.2
Griffin Jax53103.112.9332.0%+1.2
Jesse Scholtens68124.684.2821.8%+0.7
Ian Seymour106193.633.6225.1%+2.0
Yoendrys Gómez85154.794.6723.3%+0.6

Bullpen

PlayerIPeApp ERAFIPK%WAR
Bryan Baker 44444.134.1827.8%+0.4
Garrett Cleavinger 44443.533.8329.4%+0.6
Cole Sulser46463.223.8323.4%+0.6
Kevin Kelly40404.034.3221.8%+0.3
Hunter Bigge21213.684.4625.5%+0.1
Brian Van Belle77774.134.1319.5%+1.0
Hector Perez47474.444.4423.8%+0.3
Forrest Whitley42427.984.2924.5%+0.3
Ryan Pepiot35354.074.4124.9%+0.4
Mason Englert35354.343.9723.6%+0.4
José Lopez19194.394.3923.0%+0.1
Zack Burdi11114.364.3623.4%+0.1
Manuel Rodríguez883.123.7922.8%+0.1

Future Depth Chart — TB

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PEAK 2030 · 82W · 36.7 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $205M AGE 29.1 ↘ 25.7 WINDOW no projected contention years
AL East · 2026
#1NYY119#2BAL115#3BOS112#4TB111#5TOR108
Projected: 67–95 Team WAR: 21.5 Avg Age: 29.1 Est. Payroll: $54M FA Budget Room: $184M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

PosPlayerWARSalary
CLogan Driscoll (28)1.0$1.3M
Nick Fortes (29)0.1$2.5M
1BYandy Díaz (34)2.1$17.0M
Jonathan Aranda (28)0.3$0.8M
2BJamie Westbrook (31)0.7$1.0M
Richie Palacios (29)0.1$0.9M
SSYu Chang (30)0.5$4.0M
Alberth Palma (20)0.1$0.0M
3BJunior Caminero (23)4.2$0.8M
Ben Williamson (25)0.1$0.8M
LFChandler Simpson (25)1.4$0.8M
Cooper Hummel (31)0.0$1.0M
CFCedric Mullins (31)1.5$6.5M
Andrew Stevenson (32)0.1$7.7M
RFJake Fraley (31)0.4$3.0M
Ryan Vilade (27)0.0$0.9M
DHFA — replacement level0.0

Pitchers

RolePlayerWARSalary
SPTy Johnson (prospect)2.1$0.8M
TJ Nichols (prospect)1.5$0.8M
Logan Workman (prospect)1.4$0.8M
RPBrody Hopkins (prospect)1.4$0.8M
K.C. Hunt (prospect)1.2$0.8M
Garrett Edwards (prospect)1.2$0.8M
Off The Books for 2026
No major contracts expired entering this year

Farm System

NamePosLevelAgeCareer WAR
Emmanuel Cedeno2BROK1845.1
Eliomar GarcesSSROK1842.4
Warel SolanoSSROK1840.8
Nathan FlewellingCA+1940.0
Ivan TorresCROK1837.7