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2017101–61 (0.623)★ 2017 World Series Champions
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GM: Jeff Luhnow

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$142M
Surplus $M
+46
Win %
0.623
TAB
+20.5
WAB
+17.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
55.8
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-2.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian McCann95
REvan Gattis49
LJuan Centeno22
RMax Stassi11

1B

RYuli Gurriel131
BMarwin Gonzalez31
RTyler White19
LColin Moran4
RJ.D. Davis2
LAJ Reed1
REvan Gattis1
LJosh Reddick1
RMax Stassi1

2B

RJose Altuve149
BMarwin Gonzalez22
RAlex Bregman4
RTyler White4
RYuli Gurriel1

3B

RAlex Bregman132
RJ.D. Davis22
BMarwin Gonzalez19
RYuli Gurriel7
LColin Moran3

SS

RCarlos Correa108
BMarwin Gonzalez38
RAlex Bregman30
LColin Moran1

LF

LJosh Reddick48
BMarwin Gonzalez47
LDerek Fisher38
BCarlos Beltrán13
LTony Kemp10
RCameron Maybin⇄9
RJake Marisnick6
RTyler White2

CF

RJake Marisnick93
RGeorge Springer84
LJosh Reddick11
RCameron Maybin⇄10
LTony Kemp4
LDerek Fisher3

RF

LJosh Reddick102
RGeorge Springer78
LDerek Fisher12
RJake Marisnick3
RCameron Maybin⇄2
BMarwin Gonzalez2
BCarlos Beltrán1

DH

BCarlos Beltrán107
REvan Gattis29
RGeorge Springer7
RJose Altuve3
RYuli Gurriel3
LDerek Fisher2
RAlex Bregman2
LBrian McCann2
RMax Stassi2
RCarlos Correa1
LAJ Reed1
RCameron Maybin⇄1
LJosh Reddick1
RJake Marisnick1
LNorichika Aoki⇄1
LTony Kemp1

Starters

RBrad Peacock3.4 WAR
RCharlie Morton3.1 WAR
RLance McCullers Jr.2.8 WAR
LDallas Keuchel2.2 WAR
RCollin McHugh1.1 WAR
RJustin Verlander⇄1.0 WAR
RJoe Musgrove0.9 WAR
RFrancis Martes0.2 WAR
RDavid Paulino0.1 WAR
RDayan Diaz0.0 WAR
RMike Fiers-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKen Giles34 sv
RChris Devenski25 h
RWill Harris20 h
RLuke Gregerson18 h
RJames Hoyt7 h
LTony Sipp4 h
RMichael Feliz2 h
RFrancis Martes2 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Josh Reddick3.8
Charlie Morton3.1
Brian McCann2.5
Justin Verlander1.0
Norichika Aoki0.5
Francis Martes0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Jason Castro2.9
Luis Valbuena1.9
Colby Rasmus1.0
Doug Fister0.7
Pat Neshek0.5
Scott Feldman0.2

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Astros. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jose Altuve 2017 +7.7 +84.8 4.5 +80.3 $0.6M 1.38× Extension · 2025–2029 · $25.0M AAV
Marwin Gonzalez 2017 +4.4 +62.9 3.7 +59.2 $0.8M 1.79× –
George Springer 2017 +4.4 +63.0 3.9 +59.1 $0.9M 1.79× Free Agent · 2021–2026 · $25.0M AAV
Brad Peacock 2017 +3.4 +52.6 0.5 +52.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
Carlos Correa 2017 +4.9 +51.6 0.5 +51.0 $0.1M 1.32× Free Agent · 2023–2032 · $33.3M AAV
Alex Bregman 2017 +4.7 +46.9 0.5 +46.4 $0.1M 1.25× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Lance McCullers Jr. 2017 +2.8 +43.9 0.5 +43.3 $0.2M 1.96× Extension · 2022–2026 · $17.0M AAV
Josh Reddick 2017 +3.8 +54.5 13.0 +41.5 $3.4M 1.79× –
Charlie Morton 2017 +3.1 +48.0 7.0 +41.0 $2.3M 1.96× –
Ken Giles 2017 +1.8 +28.0 0.6 +27.4 $0.3M 1.95× –
Jake Marisnick 2017 +1.9 +18.9 1.1 +17.8 $0.6M 1.22× –
Dallas Keuchel 2017 +2.2 +26.6 9.2 +17.5 $4.1M 1.49× –
Chris Devenski 2017 +1.3 +13.7 0.6 +13.1 $0.4M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Collin McHugh 2017 +1.1 +8.6 3.9 +4.7 $3.6M 1.02× –
Justin Verlander↔ 2017 +1.0 +8.4 4.2 +4.2 $4.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Joe Musgrove 2017 +0.9 +4.6 0.5 +4.1 $0.6M 0.67× Extension · 2023–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Brian McCann 2017 +2.5 +20.0 17.0 +3.0 $6.8M 1.00× –
James Hoyt 2017 +0.5 +2.7 0.4 +2.3 $0.8M 0.67× –
Will Harris 2017 +0.8 +4.3 2.2 +2.1 $2.7M 0.67× –
Michael Feliz 2017 +0.4 +2.0 0.5 +1.4 $1.5M 0.67× –
Francis Martes 2017 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.4M 0.67× –
Colin Moran 2017 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.0M 0.56× –
J.D. Davis 2017 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.8 $0.8M 0.58× –
Max Stassi 2017 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.52× –
David Paulino 2017 +0.1 +1.1 0.5 +0.5 $4.0M 1.02× –
Tyler White 2017 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.4 $1.0M 0.56× –
Ashur Tolliver 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
Dayan Díaz 2017 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.8M 0.67× –
Evan Gattis 2017 +1.2 +5.1 5.2 -0.1 $4.2M 0.52× –
Reymin Guduan 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $7.5M 0.67× –
Teoscar Hernández↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2025–2028 · $22.0M AAV
AJ Reed 2017 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Norichika Aoki↔ 2017 +0.5 +2.8 3.5 -0.7 $7.0M 0.69× –
Jandel Gustave 2017 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Juan Centeno 2017 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Jordan Jankowski 2017 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Yuli Gurriel 2017 +2.0 +12.9 14.4 -1.5 $7.3M 0.81× –
Tony Kemp 2017 -0.3 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Tyler Clippard↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.7 1.5 -2.1 – 1.34× –
Cameron Maybin↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.5 1.7 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Mike Fiers 2017 -0.0 -0.3 3.5 -3.8 – 1.02× –
Luke Gregerson 2017 -0.1 -0.5 6.2 -6.8 – 0.67× –
Francisco Liriano↔ 2017 +0.0 +0.2 7.2 -7.0 $212.5M 0.67× –
Tony Sipp 2017 -0.2 -1.2 6.0 -7.2 – 0.67× –
Carlos Beltrán 2017 -1.2 -6.8 16.0 -22.8 – 0.69× –
Derek Fisher 2017 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 -0.0 $8.3M 0.83× –
Total—+55.6+657.9142.2+515.1—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2017 · HOU / DET
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$196.8M
Justin Verlander, Juan Ramirez
DET · Al Avila −$196.8M
Daz Cameron, Franklin Perez, Jake Rogers
HOU came out ahead by $196.8M
2017 · HOU / ATL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Preston Tucker
Even trade
2017 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$87.2M
Ramón Laureano
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$87.2M
Brandon Bailey
OAK came out ahead by $87.2M
2017 · CHW / HOU
CHW · Kenny Williams +$6.4M
cash / PTBNL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$6.4M
Tyler Clippard
CHW came out ahead by $6.4M
2017 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$104.0M
Nori Aoki, Teoscar Hernández
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$104.0M
Francisco Liriano
TOR came out ahead by $104.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$142.5M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Brian McCann3311.117$17.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Beltrán4018.014$16.0MFREE AGENT
Josh Reddick306.050$13.0MFREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano3310.104$7.2MFREE AGENT
Charlie Morton338.009$7.0MFREE AGENT
Luke Gregerson338.000$6.2MFREE AGENT
Tony Sipp337.100$6.0MFREE AGENT
Justin Verlander3411.002$4.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Fiers326.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Cameron Maybin307.073$1.7MFREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard327.148$1.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Dallas Keuchel294.089$9.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Gattis304.000$5.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Altuve275.072$4.5MFREE AGENT
Collin McHugh303.084$3.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marwin Gonzalez284.133$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Norichika Aoki355.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Will Harris323.102$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Yuli Gurriel331.000$14.4MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Springer272.166$3.9MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Marisnick262.145$1.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Devenski261.000$554kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Giles262.113$550kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance McCullers Jr.231.140$548kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Feliz241.038$546kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Musgrove240.063$543kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Peacock292.165$542kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Bregman230.070$539kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jandel Gustave240.036$537kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Paulino230.144$536kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Correa221.119$535kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Hoyt300.061$421kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francis Martes210.000$339kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Moran240.031$222kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Fisher230.000$216kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reymin Guduan250.000$196kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.D. Davis240.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Centeno271.083$170kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Stassi261.000$143kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler White260.130$134kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Kemp250.097$102kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dayan Díaz280.054$79kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Jankowski28–$32k
AJ Reed240.110$18kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ashur Tolliver290.014$15kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Teoscar Hernández240.052$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2017 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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