Kansas City Royals Depth Chart 2025 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Inks two-year extension Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Inks two-year extension	C. JensenCarter Jensen	—
First Base	V. PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Inks two-year extension Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Inks two-year extension	J. CaglianoneJac Caglianone N. LoftinNick Loftin
Second Base	J. India Royals' Jonathan India: Settles with Royals at $8 million Jonathan India Royals' Jonathan India: Settles with Royals at $8 million	M. MasseyMichael Massey	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia N. LoftinNick Loftin T. TolbertTyler Tolbert
Shortstop	B. WittBobby Witt	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia	T. TolbertTyler Tolbert
Third Base	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia	N. LoftinNick Loftin	J. India Royals' Jonathan India: Settles with Royals at $8 million Jonathan India Royals' Jonathan India: Settles with Royals at $8 million T. TolbertTyler Tolbert
Left Field	M. MasseyMichael Massey	J. RaveJohn Rave	J. CaglianoneJac Caglianone K. Misner Royals' Kameron Misner: Dealt to Royals for cash Kameron Misner Royals' Kameron Misner: Dealt to Royals for cash J. India Royals' Jonathan India: Settles with Royals at $8 million Jonathan India Royals' Jonathan India: Settles with Royals at $8 million D. BlancoDairon Blanco N. LoftinNick Loftin T. TolbertTyler Tolbert D. WatersDrew Waters
Center Field	K. Isbel Hamstring: Probable for start of season Kyle Isbel Hamstring: Probable for start of season	J. RaveJohn Rave	D. WatersDrew Waters K. Misner Royals' Kameron Misner: Dealt to Royals for cash Kameron Misner Royals' Kameron Misner: Dealt to Royals for cash T. TolbertTyler Tolbert D. BlancoDairon Blanco M. GarciaMaikel Garcia
Right Field	J. CaglianoneJac Caglianone	J. RaveJohn Rave	D. BlancoDairon Blanco D. WatersDrew Waters K. Misner Royals' Kameron Misner: Dealt to Royals for cash Kameron Misner Royals' Kameron Misner: Dealt to Royals for cash T. TolbertTyler Tolbert M. MasseyMichael Massey
Designated Hitter	C. JensenCarter Jensen	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Inks two-year extension Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Inks two-year extension	J. CaglianoneJac Caglianone J. India Royals' Jonathan India: Settles with Royals at $8 million Jonathan India Royals' Jonathan India: Settles with Royals at $8 million M. MasseyMichael Massey V. PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino M. GarciaMaikel Garcia B. WittBobby Witt D. BlancoDairon Blanco

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
C. RagansCole Ragans	M. WachaMichael Wacha	S. Lugo Back: Probable for start of season Seth Lugo Back: Probable for start of season	K. Bubic Shoulder: Probable for start of season Kris Bubic Shoulder: Probable for start of season	N. CameronNoah Cameron

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
C. EstevezCarlos Estevez	L. Erceg Shoulder: Probable for start of season Lucas Erceg Shoulder: Probable for start of season	J. SchreiberJohn Schreiber S. CruzSteven Cruz D. LynchDaniel Lynch A. Lange Royals' Alex Lange: Signing with KC Alex Lange Royals' Alex Lange: Signing with KC A. ZerpaAngel Zerpa J. BowlanJonathan Bowlan J. McArthur Royals' James McArthur: Avoids arbitration Elbow: Probable for start of season James McArthur Royals' James McArthur: Avoids arbitration Elbow: Probable for start of season L. AvilaLuinder Avila