Chicago Cubs Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	C. KellyCarson Kelly	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	M. BallesterosMoises Ballesteros
First Base	M. BuschMichael Busch	M. ShawMatt Shaw	T. Austin Cubs' Tyler Austin: Placed on 60-day IL Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 23 Tyler Austin Cubs' Tyler Austin: Placed on 60-day IL Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 23
Second Base	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	M. ShawMatt Shaw	S. KingeryScott Kingery
Shortstop	D. SwansonDansby Swanson	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	M. ShawMatt Shaw S. KingeryScott Kingery
Third Base	A. BregmanAlex Bregman	M. ShawMatt Shaw	S. KingeryScott Kingery
Left Field	I. HappIan Happ	M. Conforto Cubs' Michael Conforto: Makes Opening Day roster Michael Conforto Cubs' Michael Conforto: Makes Opening Day roster	D. Carlson Cubs' Dylan Carlson: Contract selected Dylan Carlson Cubs' Dylan Carlson: Contract selected C. McCormickChas McCormick S. Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Beginning season on injured list Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10 Seiya Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Beginning season on injured list Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10 P. Crow-Armstrong Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong: Inks extension with Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong: Inks extension with Cubs S. KingeryScott Kingery
Center Field	P. Crow-Armstrong Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong: Inks extension with Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong: Inks extension with Cubs	D. Carlson Cubs' Dylan Carlson: Contract selected Dylan Carlson Cubs' Dylan Carlson: Contract selected	C. McCormickChas McCormick M. ShawMatt Shaw S. Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Beginning season on injured list Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10 Seiya Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Beginning season on injured list Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10 I. HappIan Happ
Right Field	S. Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Beginning season on injured list Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10 Seiya Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Beginning season on injured list Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10	M. Conforto Cubs' Michael Conforto: Makes Opening Day roster Michael Conforto Cubs' Michael Conforto: Makes Opening Day roster	M. ShawMatt Shaw D. Carlson Cubs' Dylan Carlson: Contract selected Dylan Carlson Cubs' Dylan Carlson: Contract selected C. McCormickChas McCormick P. Crow-Armstrong Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong: Inks extension with Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong: Inks extension with Cubs
Designated Hitter	M. BallesterosMoises Ballesteros	M. Conforto Cubs' Michael Conforto: Makes Opening Day roster Michael Conforto Cubs' Michael Conforto: Makes Opening Day roster	S. Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Beginning season on injured list Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10 Seiya Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Beginning season on injured list Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10 M. ShawMatt Shaw A. BregmanAlex Bregman I. HappIan Happ M. BuschMichael Busch M. AmayaMiguel Amaya C. KellyCarson Kelly P. Crow-Armstrong Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong: Inks extension with Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong: Inks extension with Cubs T. Austin Cubs' Tyler Austin: Placed on 60-day IL Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 23 Tyler Austin Cubs' Tyler Austin: Placed on 60-day IL Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 23

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. BoydMatthew Boyd	S. ImanagaShota Imanaga	C. HortonCade Horton	E. CabreraEdward Cabrera	J. TaillonJameson Taillon

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
D. PalenciaDaniel Palencia	P. MatonPhil Maton	H. HarveyHunter Harvey C. ThielbarCaleb Thielbar H. MilnerHoby Milner J. WebbJacob Webb B. Brown Cubs' Ben Brown: Makes Opening Day roster Ben Brown Cubs' Ben Brown: Makes Opening Day roster P. Hodge Cubs' Porter Hodge: Hopes to play catch by April 1 Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 Porter Hodge Cubs' Porter Hodge: Hopes to play catch by April 1 Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 J. Wicks Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Apr 15 Jordan Wicks Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Apr 15 S. Miller Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Shelby Miller Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1