Cleveland Guardians Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	B. NaylorBo Naylor	A. HedgesAustin Hedges	D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season
First Base	C. KayfusC.J. Kayfus	K. Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Adds offseason muscle Kyle Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Adds offseason muscle	D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season G. AriasGabriel Arias
Second Base	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	A. MartinezAngel Martinez G. AriasGabriel Arias
Shortstop	G. AriasGabriel Arias	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann A. MartinezAngel Martinez
Third Base	J. RamirezJose Ramirez	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	G. AriasGabriel Arias A. MartinezAngel Martinez D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio
Left Field	S. KwanSteven Kwan	P. HalpinPetey Halpin	C. KayfusC.J. Kayfus C. DeLauterChase DeLauter J. RodriguezJohnathan Rodriguez G. ValeraGeorge Valera D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season N. Jones Guardians' Nolan Jones: Agrees to deal Oblique: Probable for start of season Nolan Jones Guardians' Nolan Jones: Agrees to deal Oblique: Probable for start of season A. MartinezAngel Martinez G. AriasGabriel Arias
Center Field	C. DeLauterChase DeLauter	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann	A. MartinezAngel Martinez N. Jones Guardians' Nolan Jones: Agrees to deal Oblique: Probable for start of season Nolan Jones Guardians' Nolan Jones: Agrees to deal Oblique: Probable for start of season P. HalpinPetey Halpin G. AriasGabriel Arias
Right Field	G. ValeraGeorge Valera	C. KayfusC.J. Kayfus	N. Jones Guardians' Nolan Jones: Agrees to deal Oblique: Probable for start of season Nolan Jones Guardians' Nolan Jones: Agrees to deal Oblique: Probable for start of season C. DeLauterChase DeLauter J. RodriguezJohnathan Rodriguez D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann P. HalpinPetey Halpin D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season A. MartinezAngel Martinez G. AriasGabriel Arias
Designated Hitter	K. Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Adds offseason muscle Kyle Manzardo Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Adds offseason muscle	D. Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season David Fry Guardians' David Fry: Lands contract from Cleveland Face: Probable for start of season	G. ValeraGeorge Valera J. RamirezJose Ramirez J. RodriguezJohnathan Rodriguez C. KayfusC.J. Kayfus B. NaylorBo Naylor S. KwanSteven Kwan

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
G. WilliamsGavin Williams	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	L. AllenLogan Taylor Allen	S. CecconiSlade Cecconi	J. CantilloJoey Cantillo

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
C. SmithCade Smith E. Clase Personal: Probable for start of season Emmanuel Clase Personal: Probable for start of season	H. GaddisHunter Gaddis	S. Armstrong Guardians' Shawn Armstrong: Gets one-year deal from Cleveland Shawn Armstrong Guardians' Shawn Armstrong: Gets one-year deal from Cleveland E. SabrowskiErik Sabrowski M. Festa Guardians' Matt Festa: Avoids arbitration Matt Festa Guardians' Matt Festa: Avoids arbitration T. HerrinTim Herrin C. Holderman Guardians' Colin Holderman: Nets one-year deal with Cleveland Colin Holderman Guardians' Colin Holderman: Nets one-year deal with Cleveland A. Walters Lat: Probable for start of season Andrew Walters Lat: Probable for start of season C. Brogdon Guardians' Connor Brogdon: Grabs MLB deal from Guardians Connor Brogdon Guardians' Connor Brogdon: Grabs MLB deal from Guardians P. Pallette Guardians' Peyton Pallette: Pilfered by Cleveland Peyton Pallette Guardians' Peyton Pallette: Pilfered by Cleveland