GM: Gerry Hunsicker
2004: made playoffs · 92–70. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt | 26 | arb | 36 | 6.5 | 3.2 | +7.9 |
| Lance Berkman | 28 | arb | 160 | 6.2 | 6.5 | +4.1 |
| Roger Clemens | 41 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.8 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Jeff Kent | 36 | FA-elig | 145 | 4.2 | 10.0 | -2.8 |
| Carlos Beltrán↔ KCR | 27 | FA-elig | 90 | 4.0 | 5.1 | +1.8 |
| Brad Lidge | 27 | pre-arb | 80 | 3.7 | 0.4 | +6.0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 36 | FA-elig | 156 | 3.6 | 16.0 | -9.8 |
| Adam Everett | 27 | arb | 104 | 2.5 | 0.4 | +3.9 |
| Andy Pettitte | 32 | FA-elig | 15 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -2.0 |
| Mike Lamb | 28 | arb | 112 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Wade Miller | 27 | arb | 16 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| Craig Biggio | 38 | FA-elig | 156 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Dan Miceli | 33 | FA-elig | 74 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| Brandon Backe | 26 | – | 34 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Pete Munro | 29 | – | 22 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Jason Lane | 27 | pre-arb | 107 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Octavio Dotel↔ OAK | 30 | arb | 32 | 0.7 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Richard Hidalgo↔ NYM | 29 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -4.1 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 28 | arb | 131 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 36 | FA-elig | 138 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Eric Bruntlett | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Darren Oliver↔ MIA | 33 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Chad Qualls | 25 | – | 25 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Dan Wheeler↔ NYM | 26 | arb | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tim Redding | 26 | arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Russ Springer | 35 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeremy Griffiths | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Tremie | 34 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Willy Taveras | 22 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jared Fernandez | 32 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| David Weathers↔ MIA | 34 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.8 |
| Jason Alfaro | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 35 | FA-elig | 102 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Chad Harville↔ OAK | 27 | arb | 56 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Chris Burke | 24 | – | 17 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ricky Stone↔ SDP | 29 | arb | 16 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Kirk Bullinger | 34 | – | 27 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brandon Duckworth | 28 | arb | 19 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Brad Ausmus | 35 | FA-elig | 129 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| Carlos Hernández | 24 | – | 9 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Mike Gallo | 27 | – | 69 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Raul Chavez | 31 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 5.8 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4.0 |
| Andy Pettitte | 2.0 |
| Mike Lamb | 1.8 |
| Brandon Backe | 0.9 |
| Darren Oliver | 0.3 |
| Player | 2003 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Billy Wagner | 2.3 |
| Ron Villone | 1.3 |
| Jeriome Robertson | 1.0 |
| Kirk Saarloos | 0.6 |
| Geoff Blum | 0.5 |
| Rodrigo Rosario | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bagwell | 36 | 13.000 | $16.0M | $18.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Kent | 36 | 12.000 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andy Pettitte | 32 | 9.000 | $5.5M | $8.5M | $16.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Carlos Beltrán | 27 | 6.000 | $5.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Richard Hidalgo | 29 | 7.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roger Clemens | 41 | 20.000 | $5.0M | $18.0M | $12.2M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Craig Biggio | 38 | 16.000 | $3.0M | $3.0M | $4.0M | $5.2M | FREE AGENT | ||
| David Weathers | 34 | 13.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Vizcaino | 36 | 15.000 | $1.2M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brad Ausmus | 35 | 11.000 | $1.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | $4.0M | $2.0M | ||
| Orlando Palmeiro | 35 | 9.000 | $750k | $800k | $950k | $950k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dan Miceli | 33 | 11.000 | $600k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Raul Chavez | 31 | 8.000 | $315k | $360k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Darren Oliver | 33 | 11.000 | $268k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Russ Springer | 35 | 12.000 | — | $550k | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kirk Bullinger | 34 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Berkman | 28 | 5.000 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wade Miller | 27 | 5.000 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roy Oswalt | 26 | 3.000 | $3.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Octavio Dotel | 30 | 5.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Redding | 26 | 3.000 | $395k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brandon Duckworth | 28 | 3.000 | $390k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Morgan Ensberg | 28 | 4.000 | $380k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Adam Everett | 27 | 3.000 | $370k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Lamb | 28 | 4.000 | $352k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jared Fernandez | 32 | 3.000 | $325k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chad Harville | 27 | 5.000 | $291k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ricky Stone | 29 | 3.000 | $147k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dan Wheeler | 26 | 5.000 | $95k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pete Munro | 29 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Hernández | 24 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Lidge | 27 | 2.000 | $360k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Eric Bruntlett | 26 | 1.000 | $308k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jason Lane | 27 | 2.000 | $308k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Tremie | 34 | – | — | ||||||
| Brandon Backe | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeremy Griffiths | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Chris Burke | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Gallo | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chad Qualls | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Willy Taveras | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jason Alfaro | 26 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Astros 2004; 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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