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Astros HOU

2022106–56 (0.654)★ 2022 World Series Champions
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GM: James Click

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, 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
$179M
Surplus $M
+31
Win %
0.654
TAB
+20.3
WAB
+21.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
57.3
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2022 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMartín Maldonado113
RChristian Vázquez⇄35
LJason Castro30
RKorey Lee12
RYainer Diaz2

1B

RYuli Gurriel142
RTrey Mancini⇄14
LJ.J. Matijevic10
RAledmys Díaz6
BNiko Goodrum4
RTaylor Jones1

2B

RJose Altuve135
RAledmys Díaz22
RMauricio Dubón⇄13
BNiko Goodrum10
RDavid Hensley5

3B

RAlex Bregman154
RAledmys Díaz10
RDavid Hensley3
RJoe Perez1

SS

RJeremy Peña134
RAledmys Díaz18
RMauricio Dubón⇄16
RDavid Hensley2

LF

RChas McCormick64
LYordan Alvarez56
LMichael Brantley29
RAledmys Díaz28
RMauricio Dubón⇄7
RTrey Mancini⇄7
RJose Siri⇄2
LJ.J. Matijevic1
RDavid Hensley1

CF

RChas McCormick60
RJake Meyers51
RMauricio Dubón⇄45

RF

LKyle Tucker147
RChas McCormick17
RTrey Mancini⇄4
RJose Siri⇄3
RMauricio Dubón⇄2
RAledmys Díaz1

DH

LYordan Alvarez77
LMichael Brantley35
RTrey Mancini⇄26
LJ.J. Matijevic12
RAledmys Díaz7
RDavid Hensley6
RYuli Gurriel3
RYainer Diaz3
LKyle Tucker3
RJose Altuve2
RChristian Vázquez⇄1
RChas McCormick1
BNiko Goodrum1

Starters

RJustin Verlander6.1 WAR
LFramber Valdez4.4 WAR
RCristian Javier3.4 WAR
RLuis Garcia2.0 WAR
RJake Odorizzi⇄1.2 WAR
RJose Urquidy1.0 WAR
RLance McCullers Jr.0.8 WAR
RHunter Brown0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRyan Pressly33 sv
RHector Neris25 h
RRafael Montero23 h
RRyne Stanek17 h
LWill Smith⇄16 h
RPhil Maton14 h
RBryan Abreu8 h
RSeth Martinez3 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 2021)

PlayerfWAR
Justin Verlander6.1
Jeremy Peña3.3
Héctor Neris1.6
Hunter Brown0.6
Will Smith0.3
David Hensley0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2021)

Player2021 fWAR
Carlos Correa6.3
Zack Greinke1.2
Myles Straw1.0
Brooks Raley0.8
Yimi García0.3
Kendall Graveman0.3

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 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Justin Verlander 2022 +6.1 +121.2 25.0 +96.2 $4.1M 2.50× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Yordan Alvarez 2022 +6.4 +86.8 0.8 +86.1 $0.1M 1.71× Arb extension · 2023–2028 · $19.2M AAV
Framber Valdez 2022 +4.4 +76.9 3.0 +73.9 $0.7M 2.19× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $38.3M AAV
Kyle Tucker 2022 +4.9 +69.9 0.8 +69.1 $0.2M 1.79× Free Agent · 2026–2029 · $60.0M AAV
Cristian Javier 2022 +3.4 +52.6 0.7 +51.8 $0.2M 1.96× Arb extension · 2023–2027 · $12.8M AAV
Alex Bregman 2022 +5.4 +61.8 13.0 +48.8 $2.4M 1.43× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Jose Altuve 2022 +6.9 +75.6 29.0 +46.6 $4.2M 1.38× Extension · 2025–2029 · $25.0M AAV
Jeremy Peña 2022 +3.3 +31.2 0.7 +30.5 $0.2M 1.18× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $9.5M AAV
Luis Garcia 2022 +2.0 +24.2 1.3 +22.9 $0.6M 1.49× –
Chas McCormick 2022 +2.4 +22.9 0.7 +22.2 $0.3M 1.22× –
Héctor Neris 2022 +1.6 +25.5 8.0 +17.5 $4.9M 1.95× –
Rafael Montero 2022 +1.5 +16.0 2.7 +13.2 $1.8M 1.34× –
Ryne Stanek 2022 +0.9 +9.9 2.1 +7.8 $2.3M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.5M AAV
José Urquidy 2022 +1.0 +8.2 0.7 +7.5 $0.7M 1.02× –
Bryan Abreu 2022 +1.4 +7.4 0.7 +6.6 $0.5M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.8M AAV
Jake Odorizzi↔ 2022 +1.2 +9.6 4.4 +5.3 $3.7M 1.02× –
Ryan Pressly 2022 +1.4 +14.7 10.0 +4.7 $7.3M 1.34× –
Jose Siri↔ 2022 +0.6 +4.3 0.2 +4.1 $0.2M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Hunter Brown 2022 +0.6 +3.2 0.1 +3.1 $0.2M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.7M AAV
Jake Meyers 2022 +0.4 +2.4 0.6 +1.8 $1.6M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Seth Martinez 2022 +0.4 +2.2 0.4 +1.8 $1.0M 0.67× –
David Hensley 2022 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.6M 0.69× –
Aledmys Díaz 2022 +0.8 +5.5 4.5 +1.0 $5.4M 0.83× –
Parker Mushinski 2022 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.3 $2.6M 0.67× –
Enoli Paredes 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Joe Perez 2022 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.58× –
Taylor Jones 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.56× –
Ronel Blanco 2022 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Yainer Diaz 2022 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.69× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Brandon Bielak 2022 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Will Smith↔ 2022 +0.3 +3.7 4.8 -1.1 $13.9M 1.34× –
Blake Taylor 2022 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -1.2 – 0.67× –
J.J. Matijevic 2022 -0.2 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 – 0.69× –
Christian Vázquez↔ 2022 +0.2 +0.6 2.1 -1.4 $13.5M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Korey Lee 2022 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Martín Maldonado 2022 +0.8 +3.1 5.0 -1.9 $6.6M 0.52× –
Phil Maton 2022 -0.1 -0.5 1.6 -2.0 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Niko Goodrum 2022 -0.4 -1.6 2.1 -3.7 – 0.56× –
Trey Mancini↔ 2022 -0.3 -1.5 2.7 -4.1 – 0.69× –
Pedro Báez 2022 -0.0 -0.1 5.8 -5.8 – 0.67× –
Jason Castro 2022 -0.8 -3.3 3.5 -6.8 – 0.52× –
Lance McCullers Jr. 2022 +0.8 +6.5 15.9 -9.4 $19.8M 1.02× Extension · 2022–2026 · $17.0M AAV
Michael Brantley 2022 +1.1 +6.1 16.0 -9.9 $14.6M 0.69× –
Yuli Gurriel 2022 -0.7 -3.1 8.0 -11.1 – 0.56× –
Mauricio Dubón↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.0 $7.0M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.1M AAV
Total—+57.4+740.0179.5+560.6—

Trades

Every graded 2022 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2022 · HOU / SFG May 14, 2022
HOU · James Click +$25.6M
Mauricio Dubón
SFG · Farhan Zaidi −$25.6M
Michael Papierski
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · SFG / HOU Aug 31, 2022
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.0M
Lewis Brinson
HOU · James Click +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · BAL / HOU Aug 1, 2022
BAL · Mike Elias +$4.0M
cash / PTBNL
HOU · James Click −$4.0M
Trey Mancini
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · HOU / TBR Aug 1, 2022
HOU · James Click +$0.8M
Jayden Murray
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · HOU / MIA Mar 27, 2022
HOU · James Click +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIA · Kim Ng +$0.0M
Norel González
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · BOS / HOU Aug 1, 2022
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$88.8M
Wilyer Abreu, Enmanuel Valdez
HOU · James Click −$88.8M
Christian Vázquez
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · HOU / ATL Aug 2, 2022
HOU · James Click +$6.4M
Will Smith
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$6.4M
Jake Odorizzi
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · HOU / BAL Aug 1, 2022
HOU · James Click +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Mike Elias −$2.4M
Chayce McDermott
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · TBR / HOU Aug 1, 2022
TBR · Erik Neander +$52.8M
José Siri
HOU · James Click −$52.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2022 payroll
$179.4M
2023 guaranteed
$15.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Jose Altuve3210.072$29.0MFREE AGENT
Justin Verlander3916.002$25.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Brantley3511.131$16.0MFREE AGENT
Lance McCullers Jr.286.140$15.9M$15.9M$17.7M$17.7M$17.7MFREE AGENT
Ryan Pressly338.039$10.0MFREE AGENT
Héctor Neris336.068$8.0MFREE AGENT
Yuli Gurriel386.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Pedro Báez348.000$5.8MFREE AGENT
Martín Maldonado359.156$5.0MFREE AGENT
Will Smith3210.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Jake Odorizzi328.042$4.4MFREE AGENT
Jason Castro3511.104$3.5MFREE AGENT
Christian Vázquez317.031$2.1MCLUBFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Alex Bregman285.070$13.0MFREE AGENT
Aledmys Díaz315.100$4.5MFREE AGENT
Rafael Montero315.138$2.7MFREE AGENT
Trey Mancini305.015$2.7MFREE AGENT
Niko Goodrum305.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Ryne Stanek304.038$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Maton294.047$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Framber Valdez282.163$3.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Garcia252.000$1.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yordan Alvarez252.113$765kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Tucker252.079$764kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristian Javier252.000$749kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Urquidy272.049$749kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Abreu251.022$720kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Peña240.000$700kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chas McCormick271.000$696kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Taylor262.000$643kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Meyers260.065$590kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mauricio Dubón271.162$452kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Martinez270.014$427kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Jones280.162$307kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.J. Matijevic26–$300k
Parker Mushinski260.000$269kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hensley260.000$177kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Siri260.031$161kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Hunter Brown230.000$131kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Korey Lee230.000$119kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Bielak261.143$119kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yainer Diaz230.000$112kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronel Blanco280.000$96kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enoli Paredes261.096$27kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Perez22–$23k

Graphs

How each 2022 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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