Tampa Bay Rays Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	N. FortesNick Fortes	H. FeducciaHunter Feduccia	—
First Base	J. ArandaJonathan Aranda	R. PalaciosRichard Palacios	Y. DiazYandy Diaz R. ViladeRyan Vilade H. FeducciaHunter Feduccia
Second Base	R. PalaciosRichard Palacios	T. Walls Groin: Probable for start of season Taylor Walls Groin: Probable for start of season	R. ViladeRyan Vilade J. ArandaJonathan Aranda J. CamineroJunior Caminero
Shortstop	C. WilliamsCarson Williams	T. Walls Groin: Probable for start of season Taylor Walls Groin: Probable for start of season	J. CamineroJunior Caminero
Third Base	J. CamineroJunior Caminero	R. PalaciosRichard Palacios	C. WilliamsCarson Williams R. ViladeRyan Vilade T. Walls Groin: Probable for start of season Taylor Walls Groin: Probable for start of season J. ArandaJonathan Aranda Y. DiazYandy Diaz
Left Field	C. SimpsonChandler Simpson	J. Melton Rays' Jacob Melton: Shipped to Tampa Bay Jacob Melton Rays' Jacob Melton: Shipped to Tampa Bay	J. FraleyJake Fraley R. PalaciosRichard Palacios J. DeLuca Hamstring: Probable for start of season Jonny DeLuca Hamstring: Probable for start of season J. LoweJoshua Lowe R. ViladeRyan Vilade
Center Field	C. Mullins Rays' Cedric Mullins: Inks one-year pact with Rays Cedric Mullins Rays' Cedric Mullins: Inks one-year pact with Rays	C. SimpsonChandler Simpson	J. Melton Rays' Jacob Melton: Shipped to Tampa Bay Jacob Melton Rays' Jacob Melton: Shipped to Tampa Bay J. DeLuca Hamstring: Probable for start of season Jonny DeLuca Hamstring: Probable for start of season R. PalaciosRichard Palacios R. ViladeRyan Vilade J. LoweJoshua Lowe J. FraleyJake Fraley
Right Field	J. LoweJoshua Lowe	J. FraleyJake Fraley	J. Melton Rays' Jacob Melton: Shipped to Tampa Bay Jacob Melton Rays' Jacob Melton: Shipped to Tampa Bay J. DeLuca Hamstring: Probable for start of season Jonny DeLuca Hamstring: Probable for start of season R. PalaciosRichard Palacios C. SimpsonChandler Simpson R. ViladeRyan Vilade
Designated Hitter	Y. DiazYandy Diaz	R. PalaciosRichard Palacios	J. ArandaJonathan Aranda J. CamineroJunior Caminero J. FraleyJake Fraley J. LoweJoshua Lowe C. SimpsonChandler Simpson R. ViladeRyan Vilade C. Mullins Rays' Cedric Mullins: Inks one-year pact with Rays Cedric Mullins Rays' Cedric Mullins: Inks one-year pact with Rays

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	R. PepiotRyan Pepiot	S. McClanahan Rays' Shane McClanahan: Avoids arbitration with Rays Triceps: Probable for start of season Shane McClanahan Rays' Shane McClanahan: Avoids arbitration with Rays Triceps: Probable for start of season	S. Matz Rays' Steven Matz: Will get another chance to start Steven Matz Rays' Steven Matz: Will get another chance to start	I. SeymourIan Seymour

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
G. JaxGriffin Jax G. CleavingerGarrett Cleavinger E. UcetaEdwin Uceta	B. BakerBryan Baker	H. Bigge Lat: Probable for start of season Hunter Bigge Lat: Probable for start of season C. SulserCole Sulser S. WilsonSteven Wilson M. Englert Shoulder: Probable for start of season Mason Englert Shoulder: Probable for start of season K. KellyKevin Kelly J. RockJoe Rock O. Bido Rays' Osvaldo Bido: Claimed by Tampa Bay Osvaldo Bido Rays' Osvaldo Bido: Claimed by Tampa Bay M. Rodriguez Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2026 Manuel Rodriguez Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2026