Pittsburgh Pirates Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	H. DavisHenry Davis	J. Bart Pirates' Joey Bart: Reaches deal with Pirates Joey Bart Pirates' Joey Bart: Reaches deal with Pirates	E. Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season Endy Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season R. FloresRafael Flores
First Base	S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz	R. O'Hearn Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Gets $29 million from Pirates Ryan O'Hearn Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Gets $29 million from Pirates	B. Lowe Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Goes to Pirates in three-team deal Brandon Lowe Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Goes to Pirates in three-team deal R. FloresRafael Flores E. Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season Endy Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez B. Cook Hand: Probable for start of season Billy Cook Hand: Probable for start of season N. YorkeNick Yorke J. TrioloJared Triolo E. ValdezEsmerlyn Valdez
Second Base	B. Lowe Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Goes to Pirates in three-team deal Brandon Lowe Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Goes to Pirates in three-team deal	N. YorkeNick Yorke	N. GonzalesNick Gonzales J. TrioloJared Triolo E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz
Shortstop	N. GonzalesNick Gonzales	J. TrioloJared Triolo	O. Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Settles with Bucs at $3.3 million Oneil Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Settles with Bucs at $3.3 million N. YorkeNick Yorke
Third Base	J. TrioloJared Triolo	N. YorkeNick Yorke	E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez N. GonzalesNick Gonzales
Left Field	J. Mangum Pirates' Jake Mangum: Sent packing to Pittsburgh Jake Mangum Pirates' Jake Mangum: Sent packing to Pittsburgh	J. Garcia Pirates' Jhostynxon Garcia: Dealt to Pittsburgh Jhostynxon Garcia Pirates' Jhostynxon Garcia: Dealt to Pittsburgh	J. SuwinskiJack Suwinski N. YorkeNick Yorke B. Cook Hand: Probable for start of season Billy Cook Hand: Probable for start of season B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds R. O'Hearn Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Gets $29 million from Pirates Ryan O'Hearn Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Gets $29 million from Pirates E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez E. ValdezEsmerlyn Valdez
Center Field	O. Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Settles with Bucs at $3.3 million Oneil Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Settles with Bucs at $3.3 million	J. Mangum Pirates' Jake Mangum: Sent packing to Pittsburgh Jake Mangum Pirates' Jake Mangum: Sent packing to Pittsburgh	J. SuwinskiJack Suwinski N. YorkeNick Yorke B. Cook Hand: Probable for start of season Billy Cook Hand: Probable for start of season B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds
Right Field	B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds	J. Mangum Pirates' Jake Mangum: Sent packing to Pittsburgh Jake Mangum Pirates' Jake Mangum: Sent packing to Pittsburgh	J. SuwinskiJack Suwinski N. YorkeNick Yorke B. Cook Hand: Probable for start of season Billy Cook Hand: Probable for start of season R. O'Hearn Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Gets $29 million from Pirates Ryan O'Hearn Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Gets $29 million from Pirates J. TrioloJared Triolo E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez E. ValdezEsmerlyn Valdez
Designated Hitter	R. O'Hearn Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Gets $29 million from Pirates Ryan O'Hearn Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn: Gets $29 million from Pirates	E. Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season Endy Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season	B. Lowe Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Goes to Pirates in three-team deal Brandon Lowe Pirates' Brandon Lowe: Goes to Pirates in three-team deal J. Garcia Pirates' Jhostynxon Garcia: Dealt to Pittsburgh Jhostynxon Garcia Pirates' Jhostynxon Garcia: Dealt to Pittsburgh B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds O. Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Settles with Bucs at $3.3 million Oneil Cruz Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Settles with Bucs at $3.3 million J. Bart Pirates' Joey Bart: Reaches deal with Pirates Joey Bart Pirates' Joey Bart: Reaches deal with Pirates E. ValdezEnmanuel Valdez S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz R. FloresRafael Flores

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
P. SkenesPaul Skenes	J. Jones Elbow: Questionable for start of season Jared Jones Elbow: Questionable for start of season	M. KellerMitch Keller	B. ChandlerBubba Chandler	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
D. Santana Pirates' Dennis Santana: Reaches deal with Pirates Dennis Santana Pirates' Dennis Santana: Reaches deal with Pirates	G. Soto Pirates' Gregory Soto: Latches on with Pirates Gregory Soto Pirates' Gregory Soto: Latches on with Pirates	I. MattsonIsaac Mattson M. Montgomery Pirates' Mason Montgomery: Lands with Pirates in trade Mason Montgomery Pirates' Mason Montgomery: Lands with Pirates in trade Y. RamirezYohan Ramirez K. NicolasKyle Nicolas J. Lawrence Pirates' Justin Lawrence: Settles with Pittsburgh Justin Lawrence Pirates' Justin Lawrence: Settles with Pittsburgh C. MlodzinskiCarmen Mlodzinski E. SiskEvan Sisk C. SandersCam Sanders R. HarbinRyan Harbin