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Astros HOU

202029–31 (0.483)Made Playoffs
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GM: Jeff Luhnow

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2020, 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
$217M
Surplus $M
-122
Win %
0.483
TAB
-6.5
WAB
-11.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
13.0
Dead money %
49%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-3.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2020 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMartín Maldonado47
RDustin Garneau17
LGarrett Stubbs8

1B

RYuli Gurriel55
BAbraham Toro4
RTaylor Jones3
RAledmys Díaz2

2B

RJose Altuve48
RAledmys Díaz10
RJack Mayfield5
BAbraham Toro1

3B

RAlex Bregman42
BAbraham Toro14
RJack Mayfield8
RAledmys Díaz3

SS

RCarlos Correa57
RJack Mayfield8
RMyles Straw1

LF

LKyle Tucker41
LMichael Brantley19
LGarrett Stubbs3
RAledmys Díaz1

CF

RGeorge Springer42
RMyles Straw27

RF

LJosh Reddick50
RGeorge Springer9
LKyle Tucker7

DH

LMichael Brantley26
BAbraham Toro11
LKyle Tucker10
LJosh Reddick5
RTaylor Jones4
RGeorge Springer3
RAledmys Díaz2
LYordan Alvarez2
RMyles Straw2
RYuli Gurriel2
RJack Mayfield1

Starters

RZack Greinke2.2 WAR
LFramber Valdez2.0 WAR
RLance McCullers Jr.1.1 WAR
RCristian Javier0.5 WAR
RJose Urquidy0.3 WAR
RLuis Garcia0.1 WAR
RJustin Verlander-0.0 WAR
RChase De Jong-0.0 WAR
RJosh James-0.3 WAR
RBrandon Bielak-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRyan Pressly12 sv
LBrooks Raley⇄6 h
LBlake Taylor5 h
REnoli Paredes4 h
RJosh James4 h
RCy Sneed3 h
RAndre Scrubb2 h
RHumberto Castellanos0 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 2019)

PlayerfWAR
Lance McCullers Jr.1.1
Cristian Javier0.5
Enoli Paredes0.3
Brooks Raley0.2
Andre Scrubb0.1
Luis Garcia0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2019)

Player2019 fWAR
Gerrit Cole7.4
Robinson Chirinos2.5
Wade Miley2.0
Will Harris1.1
Jake Marisnick1.0
Tony Kemp0.6

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 2020; everyone else is shown as a 2020 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Framber Valdez 2020 +2.0 +23.9 0.2 +23.7 $0.1M 1.49× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $38.3M AAV
Kyle Tucker 2020 +1.8 +17.7 0.2 +17.5 $0.1M 1.22× Free Agent · 2026–2029 · $60.0M AAV
Lance McCullers Jr. 2020 +1.1 +9.2 4.1 +5.1 $3.6M 1.02× Extension · 2022–2026 · $17.0M AAV
Cristian Javier 2020 +0.5 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.4M 1.02× Arb extension · 2023–2027 · $12.8M AAV
José Urquidy 2020 +0.3 +2.7 0.2 +2.4 $0.7M 1.02× –
Enoli Paredes 2020 +0.3 +1.9 0.2 +1.7 $0.6M 0.67× –
Brooks Raley↔ 2020 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $1.9M AAV
Luis Garcia 2020 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Andre Scrubb 2020 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.7M 0.67× –
Cionel Pérez 2020 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $3.0M 0.67× –
Yordan Alvarez 2020 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $3.2M 0.69× Arb extension · 2023–2028 · $19.2M AAV
Jack Mayfield 2020 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $10.0M 0.58× –
Blake Taylor 2020 +0.1 +0.3 0.6 -0.3 $11.2M 0.67× –
Brandon Bailey 2020 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Cy Sneed 2020 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Chase De Jong 2020 -0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Humberto Castellanos 2020 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Carlos Sanabria 2020 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Bryan Abreu 2020 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.8M AAV
Garrett Stubbs 2020 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Taylor Jones 2020 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.69× –
Joe Biagini 2020 -0.1 -0.5 1.0 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Ryan Pressly 2020 +0.7 +7.2 8.8 -1.5 $13.0M 1.34× –
Dustin Garneau 2020 -0.3 -1.0 0.7 -1.7 – 0.52× –
George Springer 2020 +2.0 +19.1 21.0 -1.9 $10.7M 1.22× Free Agent · 2021–2026 · $25.0M AAV
Josh James 2020 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Myles Straw 2020 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.83× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2024 · $5.0M AAV
Nivaldo Rodriguez 2020 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Chris Devenski 2020 -0.0 -0.2 2.0 -2.2 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Abraham Toro 2020 -0.4 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.58× –
Aledmys Díaz 2020 +0.1 +0.3 2.6 -2.3 $34.4M 0.56× –
Carlos Correa 2020 +1.2 +5.6 8.0 -2.4 $6.9M 0.61× Free Agent · 2023–2032 · $33.3M AAV
Brad Peacock 2020 +0.0 +0.2 3.9 -3.7 $90.5M 0.67× –
Brandon Bielak 2020 -0.5 -4.1 0.2 -4.2 – 1.02× –
Alex Bregman 2020 +1.3 +5.8 13.0 -7.2 $10.4M 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Yuli Gurriel 2020 -0.1 -0.4 8.4 -8.8 – 0.56× –
Roberto Osuna 2020 +0.2 +0.9 10.0 -9.1 $57.2M 0.67× –
Zack Greinke 2020 +2.2 +25.6 35.0 -9.4 $16.2M 1.49× –
Michael Brantley 2020 +1.1 +6.4 16.0 -9.6 $14.0M 0.69× –
Josh Reddick 2020 -0.1 -0.9 13.0 -13.9 – 0.83× –
Jose Altuve 2020 -0.1 -0.4 29.0 -29.4 – 0.56× Extension · 2025–2029 · $25.0M AAV
Justin Verlander 2020 -0.0 -0.1 33.0 -33.1 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Martín Maldonado 2020 +0.9 +3.5 3.5 +0.0 $4.1M 0.52× –
Total—+13.3+118.9217.1-98.5—

Trades

Every graded 2020 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2020 · HOU / BAL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Héctor Velázquez
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Miguel Padilla
Even trade
2020 · HOU / CIN
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.0M
Brooks Raley
CIN · Dick Williams −$4.0M
Fredy Medina
HOU came out ahead by $4.0M
2020 · TBR / HOU
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Peyton Battenfield, Cal Stevenson
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$0.8M
Austin Pruitt
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2020 payroll
$217.2M
2021 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Zack Greinke3615.057$35.0MFREE AGENT
Justin Verlander3714.002$33.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Altuve308.072$29.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Brantley339.131$16.0MFREE AGENT
Josh Reddick339.050$13.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Pressly316.039$8.8MFREE AGENT
Martín Maldonado337.156$3.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
George Springer305.166$21.0MFREE AGENT
Alex Bregman263.070$13.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Osuna254.097$10.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Yuli Gurriel364.000$8.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Correa254.119$8.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance McCullers Jr.264.140$4.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Peacock325.165$3.9MFREE AGENT
Aledmys Díaz293.100$2.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Devenski294.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Biagini304.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase De Jong263.000$25kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Dustin Garneau321.058$650kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Taylor240.000$564kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cionel Pérez240.107$234kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yordan Alvarez230.113$225kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh James271.030$219kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Framber Valdez260.163$216kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Urquidy250.049$213kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham Toro230.039$212kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Myles Straw250.112$212kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Tucker230.079$211kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristian Javier230.000$211kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cy Sneed270.067$210kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enoli Paredes240.000$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Bielak240.000$193kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andre Scrubb250.000$193kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Mayfield290.044$181kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Stubbs270.060$150kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brooks Raley320.045$124kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Humberto Castellanos220.000$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Garcia230.000$93kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Bailey250.000$75kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nivaldo Rodriguez230.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Jones260.000$53kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Abreu230.025$47kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Sanabria23–$34k

Graphs

How each 2020 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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