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Astros HOU

2019107–55 (0.660)Lost World Series
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GM: Jeff Luhnow

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$174M
Surplus $M
+47
Win %
0.660
TAB
+29.6
WAB
+21.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
67.4
Dead money %
10%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-2.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRobinson Chirinos112
RMartín Maldonado⇄27
LGarrett Stubbs11

1B

RYuli Gurriel110
RTyler White⇄48
RAledmys Díaz26
LJosh Reddick4
LKyle Tucker4
RMax Stassi⇄3
BAbraham Toro1
RMartín Maldonado⇄1

2B

RJose Altuve121
LTony Kemp⇄60
RAledmys Díaz25
RJack Mayfield5
RMyles Straw4
RYuli Gurriel4

3B

RAlex Bregman99
RYuli Gurriel42
BAbraham Toro24
RAledmys Díaz19
RJack Mayfield1

SS

RCarlos Correa75
RAlex Bregman65
RMyles Straw26
RJack Mayfield21
RAledmys Díaz5
RJose Altuve1

LF

LMichael Brantley120
LJosh Reddick29
LKyle Tucker11
LYordan Alvarez10
RMyles Straw8
LGarrett Stubbs7
RAledmys Díaz4

CF

RJake Marisnick109
RGeorge Springer75
RMyles Straw11
LJosh Reddick9

RF

LJosh Reddick119
RGeorge Springer59
LKyle Tucker11
LMichael Brantley9
RMyles Straw2
LGarrett Stubbs1

DH

LYordan Alvarez74
LMichael Brantley25
RTyler White⇄19
RGeorge Springer13
RJake Marisnick6
RAlex Bregman6
LTony Kemp⇄6
LJosh Reddick4
RJose Altuve2
RAledmys Díaz2
RMyles Straw2
RMax Stassi⇄1
LKyle Tucker1
RYuli Gurriel1

Starters

RGerrit Cole7.4 WAR
RJustin Verlander6.4 WAR
LWade Miley2.0 WAR
RZack Greinke⇄1.7 WAR
RBrad Peacock1.1 WAR
RJose Urquidy0.8 WAR
RCollin McHugh0.6 WAR
RJosh James0.5 WAR
RRogelio Armenteros0.5 WAR
RChris Devenski0.3 WAR
LFramber Valdez0.1 WAR
RAaron Sanchez⇄-0.2 WAR
RHector Rondon-0.2 WAR
RCorbin Martin-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoberto Osuna38 sv
RRyan Pressly31 h
RWill Harris26 h
RHector Rondon19 h
RJoe Biagini⇄11 h
RChris Devenski7 h
RJosh James6 h
RJoe Smith4 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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Michael Brantley4.0
Yordan Alvarez3.8
Robinson Chirinos2.5
Wade Miley2.0
Zack Greinke1.7
Aledmys Díaz1.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
Dallas Keuchel3.2
Charlie Morton2.8
Marwin Gonzalez1.8
Tony Sipp0.8
Ken Giles0.7
Brian McCann0.3

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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Gerrit Cole 2019 +7.4 +148.0 13.5 +134.5 $1.8M 2.50× Free Agent · 2020–2028 · $36.0M AAV
Justin Verlander 2019 +6.4 +128.2 28.0 +100.2 $4.4M 2.50× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Alex Bregman 2019 +8.3 +95.1 0.6 +94.5 $0.1M 1.43× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $35.0M AAV
George Springer 2019 +6.1 +99.9 12.0 +87.9 $2.0M 2.05× Free Agent · 2021–2026 · $25.0M AAV
Yordan Alvarez 2019 +3.8 +45.2 0.3 +44.9 $0.1M 1.49× Arb extension · 2023–2028 · $19.2M AAV
Michael Brantley 2019 +4.0 +57.2 16.0 +41.2 $4.0M 1.79× –
Jose Altuve 2019 +5.0 +47.9 9.5 +38.4 $1.9M 1.20× Extension · 2025–2029 · $25.0M AAV
Carlos Correa 2019 +3.8 +40.5 5.0 +35.5 $1.3M 1.32× Free Agent · 2023–2032 · $33.3M AAV
Yuli Gurriel 2019 +4.0 +38.5 10.4 +28.1 $2.6M 1.20× –
Ryan Pressly 2019 +1.6 +24.5 2.9 +21.6 $1.9M 1.95× –
Wade Miley 2019 +2.0 +23.9 4.5 +19.4 $2.2M 1.49× –
Roberto Osuna 2019 +1.6 +25.6 6.5 +19.1 $4.0M 1.95× –
Robinson Chirinos 2019 +2.5 +20.2 5.8 +14.4 $2.3M 1.00× –
Zack Greinke↔ 2019 +1.7 +20.3 9.6 +10.7 $5.6M 1.49× –
Will Harris 2019 +1.1 +12.2 4.2 +8.0 $3.7M 1.34× –
José Urquidy 2019 +0.8 +6.9 0.2 +6.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Brad Peacock 2019 +1.1 +9.1 3.1 +6.0 $2.8M 1.02× –
Myles Straw 2019 +1.0 +4.9 0.2 +4.7 $0.2M 0.61× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2024 · $5.0M AAV
Jake Marisnick 2019 +1.0 +6.7 2.2 +4.5 $2.2M 0.83× –
Aledmys Díaz 2019 +1.4 +6.4 2.0 +4.4 $1.4M 0.56× –
Kyle Tucker 2019 +0.6 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.1M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2029 · $60.0M AAV
Tony Kemp↔ 2019 +0.6 +3.4 0.4 +3.1 $0.6M 0.69× –
Rogelio Armenteros 2019 +0.5 +2.4 0.1 +2.4 $0.1M 0.67× –
Josh James 2019 +0.5 +2.8 0.6 +2.3 $1.1M 0.67× –
Abraham Toro 2019 +0.4 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.58× –
Martín Maldonado↔ 2019 +0.5 +2.0 0.6 +1.4 $1.3M 0.52× –
Bryan Abreu 2019 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.3M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.8M AAV
Derek Fisher↔ 2019 +0.1 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Cy Sneed 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $12.7M 0.67× –
Chris Devenski 2019 +0.3 +1.3 1.5 -0.2 $6.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Garrett Stubbs 2019 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Max Stassi↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Jack Mayfield 2019 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.61× –
Cionel Pérez 2019 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Brady Rodgers 2019 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Reymin Guduan 2019 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Aaron Sanchez↔ 2019 -0.2 -1.4 0.6 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Collin McHugh 2019 +0.6 +3.0 5.8 -2.8 $10.2M 0.67× –
Joe Biagini↔ 2019 -0.5 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Tyler White↔ 2019 -0.5 -2.8 0.5 -3.3 – 0.69× –
Corbin Martin 2019 -0.5 -4.0 0.1 -4.0 – 1.02× –
Héctor Rondón 2019 -0.2 -1.1 4.5 -5.6 – 0.67× –
Joe Smith 2019 +0.5 +2.4 8.0 -5.6 $17.7M 0.67× –
Josh Reddick 2019 +0.7 +4.4 13.0 -8.6 $19.8M 0.83× –
Framber Valdez 2019 +0.1 +0.6 0.6 +0.0 $5.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $38.3M AAV
Total—+67.2+874.5174.6+700.3—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2019 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$5.6M
Derek Fisher
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$5.6M
Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini, Cal Stevenson
TOR came out ahead by $5.6M
2019 · HOU / ARI
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$16.0M
Zack Greinke
ARI · Mike Hazen −$16.0M
Corbin Martin, J. B. Bukauskas, Seth Beer, Josh Rojas
HOU came out ahead by $16.0M
2019 · NYM / HOU
NYM · Brodie Van Wagenen +$18.4M
J. D. Davis, Cody Bohanek
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$18.4M
Luis Santana, Ross Adolph, Scott Manea
NYM came out ahead by $18.4M
2019 · CHC / HOU
CHC · Theo Epstein +$5.6M
Tony Kemp
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$5.6M
Martín Maldonado
CHC came out ahead by $5.6M
2019 · NYM / HOU
NYM · Brodie Van Wagenen +$2.4M
Jake Marisnick
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$2.4M
Kenedy Corona, Blake Taylor
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2019 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.8M
Andre Scrubb
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Tyler White
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · ANA / HOU
ANA · Billy Eppler +$11.2M
Max Stassi
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$11.2M
Raider Uceta, Rainier Rivas
ANA came out ahead by $11.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$174.3M
2020 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Justin Verlander3613.002$28.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Brantley328.131$16.0MFREE AGENT
Josh Reddick328.050$13.0MFREE AGENT
Zack Greinke3514.057$9.6MFREE AGENT
Jose Altuve297.072$9.5MFREE AGENT
Joe Smith3511.091$8.0MFREE AGENT
Robinson Chirinos356.102$5.8MFREE AGENT
Héctor Rondón316.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Wade Miley327.025$4.5MFREE AGENT
Martín Maldonado326.156$643kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Gerrit Cole285.111$13.5MFREE AGENT
George Springer294.166$12.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Yuli Gurriel353.000$10.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Osuna243.097$6.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Collin McHugh325.084$5.8MFREE AGENT
Carlos Correa243.119$5.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Harris345.102$4.2MFREE AGENT
Brad Peacock314.165$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Pressly305.039$2.9MFREE AGENT
Jake Marisnick284.132$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Devenski283.000$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Sanchez264.069$578kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Biagini293.000$186kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Aledmys Díaz282.100$2.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Bregman252.070$640kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Framber Valdez250.041$567kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh James260.030$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler White281.101$499kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Stassi282.049$359kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Kemp271.098$350kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yordan Alvarez220.000$337kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Myles Straw240.016$221kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cy Sneed260.000$203kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Stubbs260.000$179kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Urquidy240.000$152kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Mayfield280.000$122kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cionel Pérez230.067$119kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham Toro220.000$113kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Tucker220.051$84kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Abreu220.000$78kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corbin Martin230.000$69kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reymin Guduan271.068$63kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rogelio Armenteros250.000$57kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Fisher250.151$54kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Rodgers281.063$51kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2019 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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