San Diego Padres Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	F. Fermin Head: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Freddy Fermin Head: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17	L. Campusano Padres' Luis Campusano: Scratched Sunday Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Luis Campusano Padres' Luis Campusano: Scratched Sunday Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17	R. DuranRodolfo Duran
First Base	T. France Padres' Ty France: Drawing third straight start Ty France Padres' Ty France: Drawing third straight start	G. SheetsGavin Sheets	J. Cronenworth Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Notches pair of steals Jake Cronenworth Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Notches pair of steals L. RengifoLuis Rengifo M. Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday Miguel Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday
Second Base	J. Cronenworth Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Notches pair of steals Jake Cronenworth Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Notches pair of steals	S. Song Padres' Sung-Mun Song: Swipes bag in win Sung-Mun Song Padres' Sung-Mun Song: Swipes bag in win	L. RengifoLuis Rengifo F. Tatis Jr.Fernando Tatis Jr. X. BogaertsXander Bogaerts T. France Padres' Ty France: Drawing third straight start Ty France Padres' Ty France: Drawing third straight start S. Taylor Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18 Samad Taylor Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18
Shortstop	X. BogaertsXander Bogaerts	S. Song Padres' Sung-Mun Song: Swipes bag in win Sung-Mun Song Padres' Sung-Mun Song: Swipes bag in win	J. Cronenworth Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Notches pair of steals Jake Cronenworth Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Notches pair of steals
Third Base	S. Song Padres' Sung-Mun Song: Swipes bag in win Sung-Mun Song Padres' Sung-Mun Song: Swipes bag in win	M. Machado Padres' Manny Machado: Tallies three hits in win Manny Machado Padres' Manny Machado: Tallies three hits in win	L. RengifoLuis Rengifo M. Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday Miguel Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday T. France Padres' Ty France: Drawing third straight start Ty France Padres' Ty France: Drawing third straight start
Left Field	G. SheetsGavin Sheets	S. Taylor Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18 Samad Taylor Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18	J. BowenJase Bowen M. Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday Miguel Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday L. RengifoLuis Rengifo R. Laureano Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Ramon Laureano Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Center Field	J. MerrillJackson Merrill	J. BowenJase Bowen	F. Tatis Jr.Fernando Tatis Jr. S. Taylor Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18 Samad Taylor Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18 L. RengifoLuis Rengifo R. Laureano Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Ramon Laureano Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Right Field	F. Tatis Jr.Fernando Tatis Jr.	J. BowenJase Bowen	G. SheetsGavin Sheets M. Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday Miguel Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday S. Taylor Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18 Samad Taylor Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18 L. RengifoLuis Rengifo R. Laureano Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Ramon Laureano Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Designated Hitter	M. Machado Padres' Manny Machado: Tallies three hits in win Manny Machado Padres' Manny Machado: Tallies three hits in win	M. Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday Miguel Andujar Padres' Miguel Andujar: Staying on bench Sunday	J. Cronenworth Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Notches pair of steals Jake Cronenworth Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Notches pair of steals G. SheetsGavin Sheets L. Campusano Padres' Luis Campusano: Scratched Sunday Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Luis Campusano Padres' Luis Campusano: Scratched Sunday Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 F. Tatis Jr.Fernando Tatis Jr. T. France Padres' Ty France: Drawing third straight start Ty France Padres' Ty France: Drawing third straight start X. BogaertsXander Bogaerts S. Song Padres' Sung-Mun Song: Swipes bag in win Sung-Mun Song Padres' Sung-Mun Song: Swipes bag in win F. Fermin Head: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 Freddy Fermin Head: Expected to be out until at least Jul 17 J. BowenJase Bowen R. Laureano Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Ramon Laureano Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. KingMichael King	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	R. Vasquez Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18 Randy Vasquez Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Jul 18	L. Giolito Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24 Lucas Giolito Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24	G. CanningGriffin Canning

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
M. Miller Padres' Mason Miller: Nails down 25th save Mason Miller Padres' Mason Miller: Nails down 25th save	J. Adam Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Aug 10 Jason Adam Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Aug 10	J. Estrada Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24 Jeremiah Estrada Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jul 24 A. Morejon Padres' Adrian Morejon: Notches seventh victory Adrian Morejon Padres' Adrian Morejon: Notches seventh victory W. PeraltaWandy Peralta Y. MatsuiYuki Matsui B. RodriguezBradgley Rodriguez K. HartKyle Hart R. MarinaccioRon Marinaccio D. Morgan Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21 David Morgan Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jul 21 M. WaldronMatt Waldron B. Hoeing Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Bryan Hoeing Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1