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Astros HOU

202195–67 (0.586)Lost World Series
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GM: James Click

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2021, 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
$168M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.586
TAB
+12.7
WAB
+9.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
50.4
Dead money %
11%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-2.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2021 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMartín Maldonado123
LJason Castro52
LGarrett Stubbs14

1B

RYuli Gurriel142
RTaylor Jones14
RAledmys Díaz12
BMarwin Gonzalez⇄3
BAbraham Toro⇄2
RMartín Maldonado1
BRobel García1

2B

RJose Altuve144
RAledmys Díaz13
BRobel García9
BMarwin Gonzalez⇄8
RAlex De Goti2
RJacob Wilson⇄2

3B

RAlex Bregman90
RAledmys Díaz30
BRobel García15
RJacob Wilson⇄4
BMarwin Gonzalez⇄2
RYuli Gurriel1

SS

RCarlos Correa148
BRobel García13
RAledmys Díaz9

LF

LMichael Brantley84
RChas McCormick51
LYordan Alvarez41
RAledmys Díaz15
RTaylor Jones10
RJake Meyers4
RJose Siri4
LGarrett Stubbs2

CF

RJake Meyers39
RChas McCormick33
RJose Siri5
LKyle Tucker4

RF

LKyle Tucker133
RChas McCormick22
RJose Siri9
LMichael Brantley8
RJake Meyers3
RAledmys Díaz1

DH

LYordan Alvarez98
LMichael Brantley30
RTaylor Jones10
RAledmys Díaz5
LKyle Tucker4
RChas McCormick3
LRonnie Dawson2
RJake Meyers2
LJason Castro2
RJose Altuve1
BMarwin Gonzalez⇄1
BRobel García1
RYuli Gurriel1

Starters

RLance McCullers Jr.3.1 WAR
RLuis Garcia3.0 WAR
LFramber Valdez1.8 WAR
RJose Urquidy1.8 WAR
RZack Greinke1.2 WAR
RJake Odorizzi1.1 WAR
RCristian Javier0.6 WAR
RBrandon Bielak0.2 WAR
RTyler Ivey-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRyan Pressly26 sv
RRyne Stanek21 h
LBrooks Raley10 h
RBryan Abreu7 h
LBlake Taylor5 h
RPhil Maton⇄5 h
RBrandon Bielak2 h
RJoe Smith⇄0 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 2020)

PlayerfWAR
Chas McCormick2.1
Jason Castro1.2
Jake Meyers1.1
Jake Odorizzi1.1
Jose Siri0.6
Ryne Stanek0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2020)

Player2020 fWAR
George Springer2.0
Roberto Osuna0.2
Cionel Pérez0.1
Brad Peacock0.0
Jack Mayfield0.0
Cy Sneed-0.0

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 2021; everyone else is shown as a 2021 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kyle Tucker 2021 +4.9 +70.7 0.6 +70.0 $0.1M 1.79× Free Agent · 2026–2029 · $60.0M AAV
Carlos Correa 2021 +6.3 +75.8 11.7 +64.1 $1.9M 1.51× Free Agent · 2023–2032 · $33.3M AAV
Luis Garcia 2021 +3.0 +47.1 0.6 +46.5 $0.2M 1.96× –
Lance McCullers Jr. 2021 +3.1 +49.1 6.5 +42.6 $2.1M 1.96× Extension · 2022–2026 · $17.0M AAV
Yordan Alvarez 2021 +3.5 +37.1 0.6 +36.5 $0.2M 1.33× Arb extension · 2023–2028 · $19.2M AAV
Jose Altuve 2021 +5.3 +58.1 29.0 +29.1 $5.5M 1.38× Extension · 2025–2029 · $25.0M AAV
Ryan Pressly 2021 +2.4 +37.6 8.8 +28.9 $3.6M 1.95× –
José Urquidy 2021 +1.8 +21.4 0.6 +20.8 $0.3M 1.49× –
Yuli Gurriel 2021 +3.2 +27.3 6.5 +20.8 $2.0M 1.07× –
Framber Valdez 2021 +1.8 +21.1 0.6 +20.4 $0.4M 1.49× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $38.3M AAV
Chas McCormick 2021 +2.1 +20.3 0.6 +19.7 $0.3M 1.22× –
Jake Meyers 2021 +1.1 +7.3 0.2 +7.1 $0.2M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Myles Straw↔ 2021 +1.0 +6.8 0.2 +6.6 $0.2M 0.83× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2024 · $5.0M AAV
Brooks Raley 2021 +0.8 +8.2 2.0 +6.2 $2.6M 1.34× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $1.9M AAV
Michael Brantley 2021 +2.2 +21.0 16.0 +5.0 $7.4M 1.22× –
Jose Siri 2021 +0.6 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.1M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Aledmys Díaz 2021 +1.5 +6.8 3.0 +3.8 $2.1M 0.58× –
Cristian Javier 2021 +0.6 +3.3 0.6 +2.7 $1.0M 0.67× Arb extension · 2023–2027 · $12.8M AAV
Kendall Graveman↔ 2021 +0.3 +2.8 0.5 +2.2 $2.1M 1.34× –
Yimi García↔ 2021 +0.3 +2.9 0.7 +2.2 $2.6M 1.34× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $7.5M AAV
Alex Bregman 2021 +2.1 +14.6 13.0 +1.6 $6.1M 0.85× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Jason Castro 2021 +1.2 +4.9 3.5 +1.4 $2.9M 0.52× –
Rafael Montero↔ 2021 +0.1 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $1.6M 1.34× –
Ryne Stanek 2021 +0.4 +2.2 1.1 +1.1 $2.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.5M AAV
Abraham Toro↔ 2021 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.6M 0.56× –
Brandon Bielak 2021 +0.2 +1.2 0.5 +0.8 $2.0M 0.67× –
Peter Solomon 2021 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
Bryan Abreu 2021 +0.1 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $5.7M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.8M AAV
Alex De Goti 2021 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Jacob Wilson↔ 2021 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.7M 0.58× –
Blake Taylor 2021 +0.1 +0.7 0.6 +0.1 $8.6M 1.34× –
Phil Maton↔ 2021 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.5M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Seth Martinez 2021 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.3M 0.67× –
Tyler Ivey 2021 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 1.02× –
Josh James 2021 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.3 $13.6M 0.67× –
Ralph Garza Jr.↔ 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Ronnie Dawson 2021 -0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.69× –
Ryan Hartman 2021 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Jake Odorizzi 2021 +1.1 +8.5 9.0 -0.5 $8.6M 1.02× –
Taylor Jones 2021 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Garrett Stubbs 2021 -0.2 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Marwin Gonzalez↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Nivaldo Rodriguez 2021 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Austin Pruitt↔ 2021 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Enoli Paredes 2021 -0.2 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Kent Emanuel 2021 -0.1 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Martín Maldonado 2021 +0.3 +1.3 3.5 -2.2 $11.3M 0.52× –
Andre Scrubb 2021 -0.3 -1.8 0.5 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Joe Smith↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.6 2.2 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Pedro Báez 2021 +0.0 +0.0 4.8 -4.7 $839.6M 0.67× –
Robel García 2021 -1.0 -4.9 0.4 -5.3 – 0.58× –
Zack Greinke 2021 +1.2 +9.7 35.0 -25.3 $29.5M 1.02× –
Total—+50.4+563.8167.6+396.3—

Trades

Every graded 2021 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2021 · HOU / CLE
HOU · James Click +$23.2M
Yainer Diaz, Phil Maton
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$23.2M
Myles Straw
HOU came out ahead by $23.2M
2021 · HOU / SEA
HOU · James Click +$6.4M
Kendall Graveman, Rafael Montero
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$6.4M
Abraham Toro, Joe Smith
HOU came out ahead by $6.4M
2021 · HOU / PHI
HOU · James Click +$1.6M
Logan Cerny
PHI · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Garrett Stubbs
HOU came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · HOU / CIN
HOU · James Click +$1.6M
Luke Berryhill
CIN · Dick Williams −$1.6M
Cionel Pérez
HOU came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · MIA / HOU
MIA · Kim Ng +$1.6M
Bryan De La Cruz, Austin Pruitt
HOU · James Click −$1.6M
Yimi García
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2021 payroll
$167.5M
2022 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Zack Greinke3716.057$35.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Altuve319.072$29.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Brantley3410.131$16.0MFREE AGENT
Jake Odorizzi317.042$9.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Pressly327.039$8.8MFREE AGENT
Pedro Báez336.059$4.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Castro3410.104$3.5MFREE AGENT
Martín Maldonado348.156$3.5MFREE AGENT
Joe Smith3712.091$2.2MFREE AGENT
Marwin Gonzalez328.133$462kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Alex Bregman274.070$13.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Correa265.119$11.7MFREE AGENT
Yuli Gurriel375.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Lance McCullers Jr.275.140$6.5MFREE AGENT
Aledmys Díaz304.100$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryne Stanek293.038$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yimi García305.149$705kFREE AGENT
Kendall Graveman305.078$542kFREE AGENT
Phil Maton283.047$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Montero304.138$205kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Brooks Raley331.045$2.0MCLUBPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Framber Valdez271.163$637kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Tucker241.079$624kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yordan Alvarez241.113$609kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Urquidy261.049$604kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Taylor251.000$599kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristian Javier241.000$580kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Garcia241.000$580kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chas McCormick260.000$570kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kent Emanuel290.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enoli Paredes251.000$497kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Bielak251.000$467kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andre Scrubb261.000$459kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh James282.030$447kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Abreu240.064$407kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robel García280.061$393kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Jones270.042$304kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Myles Straw261.112$238kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Meyers250.000$196kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Ivey25–$193k
Garrett Stubbs281.024$184kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham Toro241.039$137kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Pruitt312.125$132kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nivaldo Rodriguez240.056$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Siri250.000$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Solomon240.000$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ralph Garza Jr.270.000$51kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Wilson30–$32k
Alex De Goti26–$18k
Seth Martinez260.000$18kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronnie Dawson260.000$18kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Hartman27–$3k

Graphs

How each 2021 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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