Astros — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2025, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$191M

Surplus $M

-37

Win %

0.537

TAB

+1.8

WAB

+2.5

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

38.5

Dead money %

20%

Depth Players

8.0

Dead WAR

-3.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2025 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYainer Diaz113

BVictor Caratini49

LCésar Salazar8

1B

RChristian Walker152

BVictor Caratini15

RMauricio Dubón4

RZach Dezenzo4

LJon Singleton1

2B

RJose Altuve66

RMauricio Dubón46

RBrendan Rodgers41

RBrice Matthews13

RRamón Urías⇄9

RShay Whitcomb9

LLuis Guillorme7

3B

RIsaac Paredes89

RRamón Urías⇄26

RMauricio Dubón24

RCarlos Correa⇄17

RShay Whitcomb8

LLuis Guillorme7

RBrice Matthews1

SS

RJeremy Peña124

RCarlos Correa⇄34

RMauricio Dubón33

RZack Short22

LF

RMauricio Dubón48

RJose Altuve47

BCooper Hummel⇄28

LTaylor Trammell27

RChas McCormick18

RZach Dezenzo15

LYordan Alvarez15

LJesús Sánchez⇄10

LJacob Melton9

LZach Cole7

RShay Whitcomb1

CF

RJake Meyers103

RChas McCormick30

LTaylor Trammell29

LJacob Melton21

RMauricio Dubón17

LZach Cole3

RKenedy Corona2

RF

RCam Smith132

LJesús Sánchez⇄37

RChas McCormick18

RZach Dezenzo11

LZach Cole7

LTaylor Trammell3

RMauricio Dubón3

LJacob Melton1

DH

RJose Altuve49

LYordan Alvarez32

BVictor Caratini30

RYainer Diaz25

RIsaac Paredes13

RZach Dezenzo5

BCooper Hummel⇄4

RBrendan Rodgers2

RChristian Walker2

LCésar Salazar2

RJeremy Peña2

RShay Whitcomb2

LJon Singleton2

RCam Smith1

LJesús Sánchez⇄1

RChas McCormick1

LTaylor Trammell1

RZack Short1

Starters

RHunter Brown4.5 WAR

LFramber Valdez4.0 WAR

LSteven Okert1.6 WAR

RRyan Gusto⇄1.1 WAR

RCristian Javier0.8 WAR

LBrandon Walter0.8 WAR

RRonel Blanco0.6 WAR

RJason Alexander⇄0.5 WAR

RJayden Murray0.3 WAR

RHayden Wesneski0.2 WAR

RA.J. Blubaugh0.1 WAR

RLuis Garcia0.1 WAR

LColton Gordon0.0 WAR

RSpencer Arrighetti-0.1 WAR

RLance McCullers Jr.-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJosh Hader28 sv

LBryan King27 h

RBryan Abreu25 h

LSteven Okert10 h

LBennett Sousa7 h

REnyel De Los Santos⇄6 h

RKaleb Ort3 h

RShawn Dubin⇄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 2024)

Player	fWAR
Isaac Paredes	2.4
Steven Okert	1.6
Carlos Correa	1.6
Christian Walker	1.1
Bennett Sousa	1.1
Ryan Gusto	1.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2024)

Player	2024 fWAR
Kyle Tucker	4.2
Alex Bregman	4.2
Yusei Kikuchi	1.4
Justin Verlander	0.7
Jason Heyward	0.3
Joey Loperfido	0.3

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 2025; everyone else is shown as a 2025 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Hunter Brown	2025	+4.5	+79.4	0.9	+78.6	$0.2M	2.19×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.7M AAV
Yordan Alvarez	2023–2025	+10.0	+107.2	34.5	+72.7	$3.4M	1.33×	Arb extension · 2023–2028 · $19.2M AAV
Jeremy Peña	2025	+5.7	+69.1	4.1	+65.0	$0.7M	1.51×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $9.5M AAV
Framber Valdez	2025	+4.0	+69.6	18.0	+51.6	$4.5M	2.19×	Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $38.3M AAV
Bryan Abreu	2025	+2.2	+34.7	3.5	+31.2	$1.6M	1.95×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.8M AAV
Jake Meyers	2025	+2.3	+22.1	2.3	+19.8	$1.0M	1.22×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Mauricio Dubón	2025	+2.2	+21.5	5.0	+16.5	$2.3M	1.22×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.1M AAV
Steven Okert	2025	+1.6	+12.3	1.2	+11.1	$0.8M	0.98×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.3M AAV
Bennett Sousa	2025	+1.1	+11.6	0.8	+10.8	$0.7M	1.34×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Isaac Paredes	2025	+2.4	+16.6	6.6	+9.9	$2.7M	0.85×	Arbitration · 2026–2027 · $9.3M AAV
Yainer Diaz	2025	+1.6	+9.7	0.8	+8.9	$0.5M	0.76×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Carlos Correa↔	2025	+1.6	+11.1	3.0	+8.2	$1.9M	0.89×	Free Agent · 2023–2032 · $33.3M AAV
Ryan Gusto↔	2025	+1.1	+8.7	0.5	+8.2	$0.4M	1.02×	–
Bryan King	2025	+0.7	+7.3	0.8	+6.6	$1.1M	1.34×	Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brandon Walter	2025	+0.8	+6.6	0.5	+6.1	$0.6M	1.02×	Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Cam Smith	2025	+1.0	+6.9	0.8	+6.1	$0.7M	0.83×	Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Cristian Javier	2023–2025	+3.1	+25.3	21.2	+4.1	$6.8M	1.02×	Arb extension · 2023–2027 · $12.8M AAV
Ronel Blanco	2025	+0.6	+4.7	0.8	+3.9	$1.4M	1.02×	Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jason Alexander↔	2025	+0.5	+3.7	0.3	+3.5	$0.6M	1.02×	–
Zach Cole	2025	+0.5	+3.1	0.1	+3.0	$0.1M	0.83×	–
Jayden Murray	2025	+0.3	+1.4	0.1	+1.3	$0.4M	0.67×	–
Hayden Wesneski	2025	+0.2	+1.4	0.8	+0.6	$4.5M	1.02×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
AJ Blubaugh	2025	+0.1	+0.7	0.2	+0.5	$1.2M	0.67×	Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brice Matthews	2025	+0.1	+0.5	0.1	+0.4	$1.0M	0.56×	Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ramón Urías↔	2025	+0.2	+1.0	0.8	+0.2	$3.8M	0.58×	Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Kenedy Corona	2025	+0.0	+0.1	0.0	+0.1	$2.3M	0.83×	–
Zack Short	2025	+0.0	+0.2	0.1	+0.1	$3.1M	0.61×	Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Rafael Montero↔	2025	+0.1	+0.3	0.4	-0.1	$7.6M	0.67×	–
Jordan Weems	2025	-0.0	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	–	0.67×	–
Colton Gordon	2025	+0.0	+0.2	0.5	-0.3	$22.0M	1.02×	–
César Salazar	2025	+0.0	+0.1	0.4	-0.3	$18.4M	0.52×	Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Zach Dezenzo	2025	+0.1	+0.5	0.8	-0.3	$10.9M	0.83×	Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Craig Kimbrel↔	2025	-0.0	-0.0	0.4	-0.4	–	0.67×	Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
J.P. France	2025	+0.1	+0.3	0.7	-0.4	$11.4M	0.67×	–
Luis Guillorme	2025	-0.0	-0.2	0.2	-0.4	–	0.56×	–
Luis Contreras	2025	-0.1	-0.3	0.2	-0.5	–	0.67×	–
Héctor Neris↔	2025	-0.1	-0.6	0.2	-0.7	–	0.67×	–
John Rooney	2025	-0.1	-0.5	0.2	-0.7	–	0.67×	–
Logan VanWey	2025	-0.1	-0.4	0.2	-0.7	–	0.67×	Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Enyel De Los Santos↔	2025	-0.1	-0.5	0.5	-0.9	–	0.67×	–
Forrest Whitley↔	2025	-0.1	-0.7	0.2	-0.9	–	0.67×	–
Jon Singleton	2025	-0.2	-0.9	0.3	-1.1	–	0.69×	–
Luis Garcia	2025	+0.1	+0.6	1.9	-1.2	$24.1M	1.02×	–
Nick Hernandez	2025	-0.2	-0.9	0.3	-1.2	–	0.67×	–
Jesús Sánchez↔	2025	-0.0	-0.3	1.1	-1.4	–	0.83×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.8M AAV
Cooper Hummel↔	2025	-0.2	-1.4	0.3	-1.6	–	0.83×	–
Shay Whitcomb	2025	-0.3	-1.5	0.2	-1.6	–	0.56×	–
Spencer Arrighetti	2025	-0.1	-0.8	0.8	-1.6	–	1.02×	–
Tayler Scott↔	2025	-0.3	-1.6	0.2	-1.7	–	0.67×	–
Taylor Trammell	2025	-0.2	-1.1	0.8	-1.8	–	0.83×	Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Shawn Dubin↔	2025	-0.3	-1.4	0.5	-1.9	–	0.67×	–
Jacob Melton	2025	-0.3	-2.0	0.5	-2.4	–	0.83×	–
Kaleb Ort	2025	-0.3	-1.8	0.8	-2.5	–	0.67×	–
Victor Caratini	2025	+0.9	+3.5	6.0	-2.5	$7.1M	0.52×	Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.0M AAV
Brendan Rodgers	2025	-0.3	-1.4	2.0	-3.4	–	0.56×	–
Chas McCormick	2025	-0.2	-1.0	2.9	-4.0	–	0.83×	–
Christian Walker	2025	+1.1	+5.0	20.0	-15.0	$17.9M	0.56×	Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Josh Hader	2024–2025	+2.0	+21.8	38.1	-16.3	$18.7M	1.34×	Free Agent · 2024–2028 · $19.0M AAV
Jose Altuve	2025	+2.1	+14.0	33.0	-19.0	$15.4M	0.82×	Extension · 2025–2029 · $25.0M AAV
Lance McCullers Jr.	2022–2025	+0.6	+4.8	33.6	-28.8	$56.5M	1.02×	Extension · 2022–2026 · $17.0M AAV
Total	—	+52.0	+568.2	256.1	+313.2	—

Trades

Every graded 2025 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 18 total.

2025 · MIN / HOU Jul 31, 2025

Player	Age	Svc	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
Jose Altuve	35	13.072	$33.0M	$33.0M	$33.0M	$13.0M	$13.0M	FREE AGENT
Christian Walker	34	6.124	$20.0M	$20.0M	$20.0M	FREE AGENT
Josh Hader	31	7.115	$19.1M	$19.0M	$19.0M	$19.0M	FREE AGENT
Lance McCullers Jr.	31	9.140	$17.7M	$17.7M	FREE AGENT
Yordan Alvarez	28	5.113	$15.8M	$26.8M	$26.8M	$26.8M	FREE AGENT
Cristian Javier	28	5.000	$10.4M	$21.4M	$21.4M	FREE AGENT
Victor Caratini	31	7.051	$6.0M	FREE AGENT
Carlos Correa	30	9.119	$3.0M	$21.5M	$20.5M	$20.0M	$25.0MVEST	$20.0MVEST	$15.0MVEST
Enyel De Los Santos	29	7.000	$474k	FREE AGENT
Rafael Montero	34	8.095	$433k	FREE AGENT
Craig Kimbrel	37	13.161	$379k	FREE AGENT
Héctor Neris	36	11.000	$155k	FREE AGENT

Player	Age	Svc	2025	2026	2027	2028
Framber Valdez	31	5.163	$18.0M	FREE AGENT
Isaac Paredes	26	3.160	$6.6M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mauricio Dubón	30	4.162	$5.0M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jeremy Peña	27	3.000	$4.1M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Bryan Abreu	28	4.022	$3.5M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Chas McCormick	30	4.000	$2.9M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jake Meyers	29	3.044	$2.3M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brendan Rodgers	28	5.075	$2.0M	FREE AGENT
Luis Garcia	28	5.000	$1.9M	FREE AGENT
Steven Okert	33	4.089	$1.2M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jesús Sánchez	27	3.118	$1.1M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ramón Urías	31	4.025	$829k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Luis Guillorme	30	5.159	$213k	FREE AGENT
Jordan Weems	32	3.025	$101k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Player	Age	Svc	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
Hunter Brown	26	2.035	$870k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Yainer Diaz	26	2.035	$806k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ronel Blanco	31	1.101	$803k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Hayden Wesneski	27	1.170	$780k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kaleb Ort	33	1.108	$770k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Taylor Trammell	27	1.144	$765k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Zach Dezenzo	25	0.055	$763k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Bryan King	28	0.087	$762k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Cam Smith	22	0.000	$760k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Bennett Sousa	30	1.156	$754k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Spencer Arrighetti	25	0.168	$752k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
J.P. France	30	1.047	$695k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Shawn Dubin	29	0.156	$482k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brandon Walter	28	0.054	$466k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ryan Gusto	26	0.001	$461k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Colton Gordon	26	0.000	$458k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jacob Melton	24	0.000	$454k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
César Salazar	29	0.139	$449k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jason Alexander	32	1.000	$274k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jon Singleton	33	2.069	$260k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Nick Hernandez	30	0.061	$260k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Cooper Hummel	30	1.003	$254k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Logan VanWey	26	0.000	$229k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tayler Scott	33	2.015	$188k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Luis Contreras	29	0.019	$179k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Shay Whitcomb	26	0.045	$163k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Forrest Whitley	27	0.006	$159k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
John Rooney	28	–	$155k
AJ Blubaugh	24	0.000	$155k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Zack Short	30	2.036	$139k	ARB 1	FREE AGENT
Brice Matthews	23	0.000	$114k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jayden Murray	28	0.000	$106k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Zach Cole	24	–	$69k
Kenedy Corona	25	–	$49k

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

Astros HOU

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

2025 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2024)

Key subtractions (gone from 2024)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (12)

Arbitration-eligible (14)

Pre-arbitration (34)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense