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Astros HOU

202390–72 (0.556)Made Playoffs
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GM: Dana Brown

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, 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
$194M
Surplus $M
-25
Win %
0.556
TAB
+5.5
WAB
+5.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.6
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-3.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMartín Maldonado116
RYainer Diaz60
LCésar Salazar9

1B

RJosé Abreu134
LJon Singleton⇄19
RYainer Diaz8
RDavid Hensley5
RGrae Kessinger5
LBligh Madris2
RMauricio Dubón2

2B

RJose Altuve87
RMauricio Dubón79
RDavid Hensley9
RGrae Kessinger6
RRylan Bannon1

3B

RAlex Bregman160
RGrae Kessinger7
RDavid Hensley1
RMauricio Dubón1

SS

RJeremy Peña150
RMauricio Dubón9
RGrae Kessinger7

LF

RCorey Julks69
RChas McCormick59
LYordan Alvarez40
LMichael Brantley10
RMauricio Dubón9
RDavid Hensley2
RJake Meyers2
LBligh Madris1

CF

RJake Meyers105
RChas McCormick55
RMauricio Dubón29

RF

LKyle Tucker153
RChas McCormick24
RMauricio Dubón2
RCorey Julks1

DH

LYordan Alvarez73
RYainer Diaz38
RCorey Julks19
RDavid Hensley11
LJon Singleton⇄7
RJosé Abreu7
LMichael Brantley4
RChas McCormick4
LKyle Tucker4
LBligh Madris3
RAlex Bregman1
RJose Altuve1
RRylan Bannon1

Starters

LFramber Valdez4.4 WAR
RCristian Javier2.0 WAR
RHunter Brown1.8 WAR
RJustin Verlander⇄1.5 WAR
RJ.P. France1.3 WAR
RLuis Garcia0.7 WAR
RJose Urquidy0.2 WAR
RBrandon Bielak0.2 WAR
RShawn Dubin0.1 WAR
RRonel Blanco-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRyan Pressly31 sv
RHector Neris31 h
RBryan Abreu24 h
RKendall Graveman⇄13 h
RPhil Maton10 h
RRafael Montero10 h
RRyne Stanek3 h
RSeth Martinez2 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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
J.P. France1.3
Corey Julks0.4
Bennett Sousa0.2
Grae Kessinger0.2
Shawn Dubin0.1
Matt Gage0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Jake Odorizzi1.2
Aledmys Díaz0.8
Jose Siri0.6
Will Smith0.3
Christian Vázquez0.2
Joe Perez-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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Framber Valdez 2023 +4.4 +77.6 6.8 +70.8 $1.5M 2.19× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $38.3M AAV
Kyle Tucker 2023 +4.9 +70.4 5.0 +65.4 $1.0M 1.79× Free Agent · 2026–2029 · $60.0M AAV
Yordan Alvarez 2023 +4.3 +51.3 7.8 +43.5 $1.8M 1.49× Arb extension · 2023–2028 · $19.2M AAV
Chas McCormick 2023 +3.3 +41.8 0.8 +41.0 $0.2M 1.60× –
Jeremy Peña 2023 +2.7 +25.6 0.8 +24.8 $0.3M 1.18× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $9.5M AAV
Bryan Abreu 2023 +1.5 +23.7 0.7 +22.9 $0.5M 1.95× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.8M AAV
Hunter Brown 2023 +1.8 +22.0 0.7 +21.3 $0.4M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.7M AAV
Cristian Javier 2023 +2.0 +23.8 3.4 +20.4 $1.7M 1.49× Arb extension · 2023–2027 · $12.8M AAV
Yainer Diaz 2023 +2.4 +14.8 0.7 +14.0 $0.3M 0.76× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Alex Bregman 2023 +4.4 +43.9 30.5 +13.4 $6.9M 1.25× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Mauricio Dubón 2023 +1.8 +11.7 1.4 +10.3 $0.8M 0.82× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.1M AAV
J.P. France 2023 +1.3 +10.8 0.6 +10.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Jose Altuve 2023 +4.1 +39.2 29.0 +10.2 $7.1M 1.20× Extension · 2025–2029 · $25.0M AAV
Jake Meyers 2023 +1.1 +7.2 0.7 +6.4 $0.7M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Luis Garcia 2023 +0.7 +5.7 0.8 +4.9 $1.1M 1.02× –
Corey Julks 2023 +0.4 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $1.3M 0.83× –
Brandon Bielak 2023 +0.2 +1.2 0.3 +0.9 $2.0M 1.02× –
Bennett Sousa↔ 2023 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.0M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Phil Maton 2023 +0.6 +3.3 2.5 +0.7 $4.2M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Shawn Dubin 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Grae Kessinger 2023 +0.2 +0.7 0.5 +0.3 $3.0M 0.58× –
Matt Gage 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.6 $33.1M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jon Singleton↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Rylan Bannon 2023 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
César Salazar 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.52× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Joel Kuhnel↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
José Urquidy 2023 +0.2 +1.7 3.0 -1.3 $14.5M 1.02× –
Bligh Madris 2023 -0.3 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.69× –
Parker Mushinski 2023 -0.3 -1.9 0.4 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Ryan Pressly 2023 +1.1 +11.7 14.0 -2.3 $12.7M 1.34× –
Ronel Blanco 2023 -0.4 -1.9 0.7 -2.6 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ryne Stanek 2023 +0.1 +0.4 3.6 -3.2 $43.5M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.5M AAV
Héctor Neris 2023 +0.9 +4.7 8.0 -3.3 $9.1M 0.67× –
Kendall Graveman↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.7 2.7 -3.4 – 1.34× –
David Hensley 2023 -0.8 -4.5 0.7 -5.2 – 0.69× –
Justin Verlander↔ 2023 +1.5 +11.9 17.7 -5.7 $12.0M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Martín Maldonado 2023 -1.0 -4.0 4.0 -8.0 – 0.52× –
Rafael Montero 2023 +0.1 +1.4 11.5 -10.1 $85.0M 1.34× –
Michael Brantley 2023 +0.1 +0.9 12.0 -11.1 $84.7M 0.83× –
José Abreu 2023 -0.5 -2.2 19.5 -21.7 – 0.56× –
Seth Martinez 2023 +0.1 +0.7 0.7 -0.0 $5.6M 0.67× –
Total—+42.7+492.9194.3+298.7—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2023 · HOU / BAL Jun 23, 2023
HOU · Dana Brown +$0.0M
Spenser Watkins
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · HOU / CHW Jul 28, 2023
HOU · Dana Brown +$4.0M
Kendall Graveman
CHW · Kenny Williams −$4.0M
Korey Lee
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CIN / HOU Jun 17, 2023
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
HOU · Dana Brown −$0.8M
Joel Kuhnel
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PHI / HOU May 5, 2023
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
HOU · Dana Brown +$0.0M
Nick Allgeyer
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · HOU / KCR Dec 6, 2023
HOU · Dana Brown +$0.0M
Dylan Coleman
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$0.0M
Carlos Mateo
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · DET / HOU Jan 3, 2023
DET · Scott Harris +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
HOU · Dana Brown −$1.6M
Bligh Madris
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / HOU Aug 1, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$51.2M
Ryan Clifford, Drew Gilbert
HOU · Dana Brown −$51.2M
Justin Verlander
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$194.3M
2024 guaranteed
$18.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Alex Bregman296.070$30.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Altuve3311.072$29.0MFREE AGENT
José Abreu369.000$19.5MFREE AGENT
Justin Verlander4017.002$17.7MFREE AGENT
Ryan Pressly349.039$14.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Brantley3612.131$12.0MFREE AGENT
Rafael Montero326.138$11.5MFREE AGENT
Héctor Neris347.068$8.0MFREE AGENT
Yordan Alvarez263.113$7.8M$10.8M$15.8M$26.8M$26.8M$26.8MFREE AGENT
Martín Maldonado3610.156$4.0MFREE AGENT
Cristian Javier263.000$3.4M$7.4M$10.4M$21.4M$21.4MFREE AGENT
Kendall Graveman327.078$2.7MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Framber Valdez293.163$6.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Tucker263.079$5.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryne Stanek315.038$3.6MFREE AGENT
José Urquidy283.049$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Maton305.047$2.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Garcia263.000$763kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Mauricio Dubón282.162$1.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Gage300.032$770kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Peña251.000$755kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chas McCormick282.000$752kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Abreu262.022$745kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Meyers271.044$732kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Martinez280.152$730kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Brown240.035$725kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hensley270.047$723kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronel Blanco290.025$721kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yainer Diaz240.035$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. France280.000$573kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Kuhnel281.041$568kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Corey Julks270.000$546kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grae Kessinger250.000$457kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Parker Mushinski270.071$388kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
César Salazar270.000$314kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Bielak272.032$298kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bennett Sousa280.068$188kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Singleton310.167$145kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bligh Madris270.070$128kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rylan Bannon270.028$77kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Dubin270.000$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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