Pittsburgh Pirates Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	H. DavisHenry Davis	J. BartJoey Bart	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. FloresRafael Flores E. Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season Endy Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season E. Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball Enmanuel Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball B. Cook Hand: Probable for start of season Billy Cook Hand: Probable for start of season N. YorkeNick Yorke J. TrioloJared Triolo E. Valdez Pirates' Esmerlyn Valdez: Added to 40-man Esmerlyn Valdez Pirates' Esmerlyn Valdez: Added to 40-man
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. Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball Enmanuel Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz
Shortstop	N. GonzalesNick Gonzales	J. TrioloJared Triolo	O. CruzOneil Cruz N. YorkeNick Yorke
Third Base	J. TrioloJared Triolo	N. YorkeNick Yorke	E. Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball Enmanuel Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball 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. Suwinski Pirates' Jack Suwinski: Avoids arbitration with Pirates Jack Suwinski Pirates' Jack Suwinski: Avoids arbitration with Pirates N. YorkeNick Yorke B. Cook Hand: Probable for start of season Billy Cook Hand: Probable for start of season B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds E. Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball Enmanuel Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball E. Valdez Pirates' Esmerlyn Valdez: Added to 40-man Esmerlyn Valdez Pirates' Esmerlyn Valdez: Added to 40-man
Center Field	O. CruzOneil Cruz	J. Mangum Pirates' Jake Mangum: Sent packing to Pittsburgh Jake Mangum Pirates' Jake Mangum: Sent packing to Pittsburgh	J. Suwinski Pirates' Jack Suwinski: Avoids arbitration with Pirates Jack Suwinski Pirates' Jack Suwinski: Avoids arbitration with Pirates 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. Suwinski Pirates' Jack Suwinski: Avoids arbitration with Pirates Jack Suwinski Pirates' Jack Suwinski: Avoids arbitration with Pirates N. YorkeNick Yorke B. Cook Hand: Probable for start of season Billy Cook Hand: Probable for start of season J. TrioloJared Triolo E. Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball Enmanuel Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball E. Valdez Pirates' Esmerlyn Valdez: Added to 40-man Esmerlyn Valdez Pirates' Esmerlyn Valdez: Added to 40-man
Designated Hitter	—	E. Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season Endy Rodriguez Elbow: Probable for start of season	J. Garcia Pirates' Jhostynxon Garcia: Dealt to Pittsburgh Jhostynxon Garcia Pirates' Jhostynxon Garcia: Dealt to Pittsburgh B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds O. CruzOneil Cruz J. BartJoey Bart E. Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball Enmanuel Valdez Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Back in action in winter ball S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz R. FloresRafael Flores

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
P. Skenes Pirates' Paul Skenes: Unanimously wins NL Cy Young Award Paul Skenes Pirates' Paul Skenes: Unanimously wins NL Cy Young Award	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. SantanaDennis Santana	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. Ramirez Pirates' Yohan Ramirez: Avoids arbitration Yohan Ramirez Pirates' Yohan Ramirez: Avoids arbitration K. NicolasKyle Nicolas J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence C. MlodzinskiCarmen Mlodzinski C. ShugartChase Shugart E. SiskEvan Sisk C. SandersCam Sanders R. HarbinRyan Harbin