Pittsburgh Pirates Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	H. DavisHenry Davis	J. BartJoey Bart	—
First Base	S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn	B. LoweBrandon Lowe B. Cook Pirates' Billy Cook: Secures roster spot Billy Cook Pirates' Billy Cook: Secures roster spot N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role J. Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role Jared Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role
Second Base	B. LoweBrandon Lowe	N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role	N. Gonzales Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Set to see most starts at 3B Nick Gonzales Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Set to see most starts at 3B J. Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role Jared Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz
Shortstop	J. Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role Jared Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role	N. Gonzales Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Set to see most starts at 3B Nick Gonzales Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Set to see most starts at 3B	O. CruzOneil Cruz N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role
Third Base	N. Gonzales Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Set to see most starts at 3B Nick Gonzales Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Set to see most starts at 3B	N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role	J. Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role Jared Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role
Left Field	B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds	J. MangumJake Mangum	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role B. Cook Pirates' Billy Cook: Secures roster spot Billy Cook Pirates' Billy Cook: Secures roster spot
Center Field	O. CruzOneil Cruz	J. MangumJake Mangum	N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role B. Cook Pirates' Billy Cook: Secures roster spot Billy Cook Pirates' Billy Cook: Secures roster spot B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds
Right Field	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn	J. MangumJake Mangum	N. Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role Nick Yorke Pirates' Nick Yorke: Set for utility role B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds B. Cook Pirates' Billy Cook: Secures roster spot Billy Cook Pirates' Billy Cook: Secures roster spot J. Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role Jared Triolo Pirates' Jared Triolo: In line for everyday shortstop role
Designated Hitter	M. OzunaMarcell Ozuna	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn	B. LoweBrandon Lowe B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds O. CruzOneil Cruz J. BartJoey Bart S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
P. SkenesPaul Skenes	M. KellerMitch Keller	B. ChandlerBubba Chandler	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft	C. Mlodzinski Pirates' Carmen Mlodzinski: Clinches rotation spot Carmen Mlodzinski Pirates' Carmen Mlodzinski: Clinches rotation spot

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
D. Santana Pirates' Dennis Santana: Will not be full-time closer Dennis Santana Pirates' Dennis Santana: Will not be full-time closer G. Soto Pirates' Gregory Soto: Could see save chances Gregory Soto Pirates' Gregory Soto: Could see save chances	I. MattsonIsaac Mattson	M. MontgomeryMason Montgomery J. LawrenceJustin Lawrence Y. RamirezYohan Ramirez H. Barco Pirates' Hunter Barco: Makes Opening Day roster Hunter Barco Pirates' Hunter Barco: Makes Opening Day roster J. Urquidy Pirates' Jose Urquidy: Makes roster Jose Urquidy Pirates' Jose Urquidy: Makes roster