2026 SEASON · DEPTH CHARTTampa Bay RaysTB
Projected9765.597
AL East1stof 5
Park HR106HITTER+
YTD89-59+ROS PROJ8-6=TOTAL97-65
Total WAR +17.5
hWAR +1.5
pWAR +16.0
C+0.2
1B+0.2
2B+0.1
SS+0.0
3B+0.3
LF+0.1
CF+0.1
RF+0.1
DH+0.3
SP+11.1
BP+4.9

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield
CSO FAR +4.5
Liam Hicks B/Lage 27
WAR+0.2
wRC+103
vL·vR89·116
BSR+0.0
FLD-0.2
PT45 PA
Nick Fortes wRC+61 vL·vR69·66 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT7 WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+97FLD-0.2ROS+0.2TOTAL+4.7
1BSO FAR +1.5
Jonathan Aranda B/Lage 28
WAR+0.2
wRC+124
vL·vR109·134
BSR-0.0
FLD+0.4
PT52 PA
Position TotalPA52wRC+124FLD+0.4ROS+0.2TOTAL+1.7
2BSO FAR +0.8
Richie Palacios B/Lage 29
WAR+0.1
wRC+100
vL·vR88·106
BSR+0.0
FLD-0.2
PT31 PA
Nick Madrigal wRC+88 vL·vR104·91 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT6 WAR+0.0
Carson Williams wRC+75 vL·vR84·70 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT4 WAR+0.0
Gavin LuxIL wRC+102 vL·vR61·113 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT2 WAR+0.0
Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT9WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+92FLD-0.2ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.9
SSSO FAR +0.0
Taylor Walls ILB/Sage 30
WAR-0.0
wRC+60
vL·vR58·58
BSR+0.3
FLD-0.2
PT35 PA
Jorge Mateo wRC+80 vL·vR88·73 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.0 PT17 WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+67FLD-0.3ROS+0.0TOTAL+0.0
3BSO FAR +4.5
Junior Caminero B/Rage 23
WAR+0.3
wRC+134
vL·vR134·129
BSR-0.0
FLD-0.3
PT52 PA
Position TotalPA52wRC+134FLD-0.3ROS+0.3TOTAL+4.8
Outfield
LFSO FAR +0.2
Chandler Simpson B/Lage 25
WAR+0.1
wRC+98
vL·vR83·99
BSR+0.3
FLD+0.3
PT50 PA
Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT2WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+97FLD+0.3ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.3
CFSO FAR +0.0
Cedric Mullins B/Lage 31
WAR+0.1
wRC+94
vL·vR95·93
BSR+0.0
FLD-0.1
PT42 PA
Jack Suwinski wRC+84 vL·vR78·88 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT2 WAR+0.0
Jacob Melton wRC+82 vL·vR67·85 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT1 WAR+0.0
Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT7WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+91FLD-0.1ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.1
RFSO FAR +0.9
Jonny DeLuca B/Rage 28
WAR+0.0
wRC+83
vL·vR92·80
BSR+0.1
FLD+0.3
PT28 PA
Victor Mesa Jr. wRC+92 vL·vR77·96 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT19 WAR+0.0
Jake FraleyIL wRC+95 vL·vR81·100 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT5 WAR+0.0
Position TotalPA52wRC+87FLD+0.3ROS+0.1TOTAL+1.0
DH
DHSO FAR +2.4
Yandy Díaz B/Rage 34
WAR+0.3
wRC+134
vL·vR143·131
BSR+0.0
FLD-0.1
PT52 PA
Position TotalPA52wRC+134FLD-0.1ROS+0.3TOTAL+2.7
Rotation
ROTATIONSO FAR +11.6Starting Rotation
WAR+2.5
ERA2.86
FIP3.05
K%25.1
WPA/GS+7.9%
PT171 IP
Avg Start64
WAR+0.6
ERA3.66
FIP3.87
K%15.5
WPA/GS+3.7%
PT177 IP
Avg Start55
WAR+1.6
ERA3.72
FIP3.83
K%22.8
WPA/GS+2.6%
PT126 IP
Avg Start54
Freddy PeraltaSP4IP167GS30ERA3.81K%22.9WPA/GS+2.4%WAR+3.1Avg Start49
Ian SeymourSP5IP136GS25ERA3.16K%27.9WPA/GS+6.0%WAR+1.9
Griffin JaxSP6IP104GS19ERA3.33K%27.9WPA/GS+4.5%WAR+1.4
Section TotalIP71GS13ROS+11.1TOTAL+22.7
Bullpen
BULLPENSO FAR +8.5Bullpen
Bryan BakerCLHI-LEV
WAR+0.4
ERA3.62
FIP3.65
K%28.0
WPA/App+0.4%
PT62 IP
Kevin KellySUHI-LEVIP72ERA3.49K%20.4WPA/App+0.6%WAR+0.1
Tyler WellsSUIP74ERA3.60K%24.3WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.0
Garrett CleavingerMRILIP46ERA3.40K%31.3WPA/App+0.7%WAR+0.7
Cam BooserMRIP38ERA3.85K%26.8WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.0
Casey LeguminaMRIP68ERA4.03K%20.0WPA/App-0.2%WAR+0.0
Steven MatzMRIP79ERA3.99K%17.8WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.9
Manuel RodríguezMRILIP4ERA3.54K%23.5WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.4
Cole SulserMRIP52ERA3.42K%23.0WPA/App+0.7%WAR+0.4
Ty JohnsonMRIP5ERA3.34K%29.1WPA/App+0.8%WAR+1.6
Jesse ScholtensMRIP50ERA4.13K%18.3WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.3
Mason EnglertMRIP20ERA3.91K%21.7WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.2
Section TotalIP47ROS+4.9TOTAL+13.4

Future Depth Chart — TB

Click a year tab for the projected lineup, rotation, and team WAR
PEAK 2029 · 87W · 39.6 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $174M AGE 24.8 ↗ 26.6 WINDOW contention window 2028–2030
AL East · 2026
#1BOS120#2TB120#3NYY120#4BAL97#5TOR97
Projected: 78–84 Team WAR: 30.8 Avg Age: 24.8 Est. Payroll: $22M FA Budget Room: $216M (CBT $238M) RETOOL

Position Players

PosPlayerWARSalary
CLiam Hicks (27)3.8$0.8M
Caden Bodine (22)0.6$0.0M
1BYandy Díaz (34)2.5$12.0M
Jonathan Aranda (28)0.2$0.8M
2BÉmilien Pitre (23)2.5$0.0M
Richie Palacios (29)0.1$0.9M
SSCooper Flemming (19)1.3$0.0M
Eliomar Garces (18)0.2$0.0M
3BJunior Caminero (23)4.5$0.8M
Tony Santa Maria (24)0.3$0.0M
LFChandler Simpson (25)0.2$0.8M
James Quinn-Irons (23)0.0$0.0M
CFTheo Gillen (20)3.3$0.0M
Austin Overn (23)0.3$0.0M
RFRyan Vilade (27)1.0$0.9M
Victor Mesa Jr. (24)0.1$0.8M
DHFA — replacement level0.0

Pitchers

RolePlayerWARSalary
SPSantiago Suarez (prospect)2.5$0.8M
Logan Workman (prospect)2.2$0.8M
TJ Nichols (prospect)2.2$0.8M
RPBrody Hopkins (prospect)1.2$0.8M
Anderson Brito (prospect)1.0$0.8M
Marcus Johnson (prospect)0.9$0.8M
Off The Books for 2026
No major contracts expired entering this year

Farm System

NamePosLevelAgeCareer WAR
Theo GillenCFA+2025.9
Cooper FlemmingSSA1917.1
Santiago SuarezPAA2115.3
Nathan FlewellingCA+1915.1
Caden BodineCAA2215.0