GM: Gerry Hunsicker
2001: made playoffs · 93–69. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Berkman | 25 | pre-arb | 156 | 6.8 | 0.3 | +10.7 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 33 | FA-elig | 161 | 5.2 | 6.5 | +2.0 |
| Roy Oswalt | 23 | – | 28 | 4.3 | – | – |
| Moises Alou | 34 | FA-elig | 136 | 3.6 | 5.2 | +0.5 |
| Octavio Dotel | 27 | pre-arb | 61 | 3.2 | 0.3 | +4.9 |
| Craig Biggio | 35 | FA-elig | 155 | 2.8 | 7.8 | -3.2 |
| Wade Miller | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.8 | 0.2 | +4.3 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 26 | arb | 146 | 2.7 | 3.5 | +0.9 |
| Vinny Castilla↔ TBR | 33 | FA-elig | 122 | 2.3 | 6.1 | -2.4 |
| Shane Reynolds | 33 | FA-elig | 28 | 2.2 | 7.2 | -3.6 |
| Billy Wagner | 29 | FA-elig | 64 | 2.0 | 5.0 | -1.8 |
| Julio Lugo | 25 | pre-arb | 140 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Brad Ausmus | 32 | FA-elig | 128 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -2.8 |
| Pedro Astacio↔ COL | 32 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Carlos Hernández | 21 | – | 3 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Nelson Cruz | 28 | arb | 66 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Tony Eusebio | 34 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| Ron Villone↔ COL | 31 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -1.3 |
| Tim Redding | 23 | – | 13 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Servais | 34 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mendy López↔ PIT | 27 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Orlando Merced | 34 | FA-elig | 94 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Scott Linebrink | 24 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Jay Powell↔ COL | 29 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Ricky Stone | 26 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Mann | 26 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bill Spiers | 35 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.0 | 1.7 | -1.7 |
| Keith Ginter | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Adam Everett | 24 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Slusarski↔ ATL | 34 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Brian Powell | 27 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tony McKnight↔ PIT | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Wilfredo Rodriguez | 22 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Williams↔ PIT | 32 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Daryle Ward | 26 | arb | 95 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Charlie Hayes | 36 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 33 | FA-elig | 107 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
| Glen Barker | 30 | pre-arb | 70 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Jose Lima↔ DET | 28 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -3.2 |
| Wayne Franklin | 27 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Chris Truby | 27 | pre-arb | 48 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Kent Bottenfield | 32 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.6 | 2.0 | -2.9 |
| Dave Mlicki↔ DET | 33 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.6 | 3.0 | -3.9 |
| Mike Jackson | 36 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Scott Elarton↔ COL | 25 | arb | 20 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt | 4.3 |
| Vinny Castilla | 2.3 |
| Brad Ausmus | 0.9 |
| Pedro Astacio | 0.8 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0.5 |
| Nelson Cruz | 0.4 |
| Player | 2000 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Chris Holt | 3.1 |
| Mitch Meluskey | 2.3 |
| Ken Caminiti | 1.8 |
| Roger Cedeno | 0.6 |
| Marc Valdes | 0.5 |
| Jose Cabrera | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 35 | 13.000 | $7.8M | $8.8M | $9.8M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $4.0M | $5.2M |
| Shane Reynolds | 33 | 9.000 | $7.2M | $7.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Bagwell | 33 | 10.000 | $6.5M | $11.0M | $13.0M | $16.0M | $18.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Vinny Castilla | 33 | 10.000 | $6.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Moises Alou | 34 | 11.000 | $5.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Billy Wagner | 29 | 6.000 | $5.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brad Ausmus | 32 | 8.000 | $4.2M | $5.0M | $5.5M | $1.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | $4.0M |
| Dave Mlicki | 33 | 9.000 | $3.0M | $6.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jose Lima | 28 | 7.000 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kent Bottenfield | 32 | 9.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Spiers | 35 | 12.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Villone | 31 | 6.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Vizcaino | 33 | 12.000 | $1.5M | $1.7M | $2.0M | $1.2M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |
| Tony Eusebio | 34 | 10.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pedro Astacio | 32 | 9.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jay Powell | 29 | 6.000 | $757k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Jackson | 36 | 15.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Charlie Hayes | 36 | 13.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Williams | 32 | 9.000 | $462k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Orlando Merced | 34 | 11.000 | $300k | $1.1M | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Joe Slusarski | 34 | 10.000 | $240k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Servais | 34 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hidalgo | 26 | 4.000 | $3.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Elarton | 25 | 3.000 | $333k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Daryle Ward | 26 | 3.000 | $288k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Nelson Cruz | 28 | 4.000 | $285k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mendy López | 27 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brian Powell | 27 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Berkman | 25 | 2.000 | $305k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Octavio Dotel | 27 | 2.000 | $305k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Glen Barker | 30 | 2.000 | $270k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Julio Lugo | 25 | 1.000 | $245k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Wade Miller | 24 | 2.000 | $241k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Truby | 27 | 1.000 | $238k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Wayne Franklin | 27 | 1.000 | $210k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Scott Linebrink | 24 | 1.000 | $210k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tony McKnight | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Ricky Stone | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wilfredo Rodriguez | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Adam Everett | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jim Mann | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Keith Ginter | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Hernández | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Roy Oswalt | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Redding | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Astros 2001; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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