Chicago Cubs Depth Chart 2026

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	—	—
First Base	M. BuschMichael Busch	M. ShawMatt Shaw	P. RamirezPedro Ramirez
Second Base	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	P. RamirezPedro Ramirez	M. ShawMatt Shaw G. AriasGabriel Arias
Shortstop	D. Swanson Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Sitting second game Dansby Swanson Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Sitting second game	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	G. AriasGabriel Arias M. ShawMatt Shaw P. RamirezPedro Ramirez
Third Base	A. Bregman Cubs' Alex Bregman: Getting at-bats as DH Alex Bregman Cubs' Alex Bregman: Getting at-bats as DH	P. RamirezPedro Ramirez	M. ShawMatt Shaw G. AriasGabriel Arias
Left Field	P. RamirezPedro Ramirez	M. ShawMatt Shaw	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong
Center Field	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	M. ShawMatt Shaw	—
Right Field	M. ShawMatt Shaw	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	—
Designated Hitter	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	P. RamirezPedro Ramirez	M. ShawMatt Shaw P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong M. BuschMichael Busch D. Swanson Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Sitting second game Dansby Swanson Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Sitting second game A. Bregman Cubs' Alex Bregman: Getting at-bats as DH Alex Bregman Cubs' Alex Bregman: Getting at-bats as DH

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. Steele Cubs' Justin Steele: Left off wild-card roster Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Justin Steele Cubs' Justin Steele: Left off wild-card roster Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1	E. CabreraEdward Cabrera	B. Brown Neck: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Ben Brown Neck: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1	J. Assad Cubs' Javier Assad: Option declined, but staying put Javier Assad Cubs' Javier Assad: Option declined, but staying put	B. Garrett Cubs' Braxton Garrett: Earns win in bulk relief Braxton Garrett Cubs' Braxton Garrett: Earns win in bulk relief

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. ZeferjahnRyan Zeferjahn R. RolisonRyan Rolison	J. Webb Cubs' Jacob Webb: Re-signs with Cubs for one year Jacob Webb Cubs' Jacob Webb: Re-signs with Cubs for one year	D. PalenciaDaniel Palencia S. Miller Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Shelby Miller Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 R. Martin Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Riley Martin Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 P. Maton Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 Phil Maton Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1 P. Hodge Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 Porter Hodge Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1