GM: Jeff Luhnow
2015: made playoffs · 86–76. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Keuchel | 27 | arb | 33 | 5.7 | 0.5 | +17.5 |
| Jose Altuve | 25 | arb | 154 | 4.4 | 2.5 | +11.5 |
| George Springer | 25 | pre-arb | 102 | 3.9 | 0.5 | +11.7 |
| Collin McHugh | 28 | arb | 32 | 3.5 | 0.5 | +10.6 |
| Carlos Correa | 20 | – | 99 | 3.4 | 0.3 | +10.5 |
| Colby Rasmus | 28 | FA-elig | 137 | 2.9 | 8.0 | +1.1 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 21 | – | 22 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +7.6 |
| Jason Castro | 28 | arb | 104 | 2.5 | 4.0 | +3.8 |
| Jake Marisnick | 24 | pre-arb | 133 | 1.8 | 0.5 | +5.1 |
| Luis Valbuena | 29 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.5 | 4.2 | +0.7 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 26 | arb | 120 | 1.5 | 1.1 | +3.6 |
| Josh Fields | 29 | pre-arb | 54 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +3.2 |
| Luke Gregerson | 31 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.1 | 6.0 | -2.4 |
| Jed Lowrie | 31 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.1 | 8.0 | -4.5 |
| Tony Sipp | 31 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.9 | 2.4 | +0.5 |
| Vince Velasquez | 23 | – | 19 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Hank Conger | 27 | arb | 73 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +1.7 |
| Scott Feldman | 32 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.8 | 10.0 | -7.4 |
| Carlos Gómez↔ MIL | 29 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.7 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Preston Tucker | 24 | – | 98 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Mike Fiers↔ MIL | 30 | arb | 10 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Chad Qualls | 36 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -1.7 |
| Will Harris | 30 | arb | 68 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Brett Oberholtzer | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Chris Carter | 28 | arb | 129 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -3.2 |
| Evan Gattis | 28 | pre-arb | 153 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Joe Thatcher | 33 | FA-elig | 43 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 34 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.3 | 2.6 | -1.8 |
| Max Stassi | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Jonathan Villar | 24 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Pat Neshek | 34 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.2 | 5.5 | -5.0 |
| Asher Wojciechowski | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Matt Duffy | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Oliver Pérez↔ ARI | 33 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Domingo Santana↔ MIL | 22 | – | 14 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Brad Peacock | 27 | arb | 1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Dan Straily | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| L.J. Hoes | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Jon Singleton | 23 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
| Kevin Chapman | 27 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Scott Kazmir↔ OAK | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.1 | 5.5 | -5.7 |
| Jake Buchanan | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Michael Feliz | 22 | – | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Alex Presley | 29 | arb | 8 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| Samuel Deduno | 31 | arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Robbie Grossman | 25 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Carlos Correa | 3.4 |
| Colby Rasmus | 2.9 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 2.5 |
| Luis Valbuena | 1.5 |
| Luke Gregerson | 1.1 |
| Jed Lowrie | 1.1 |
| Player | 2014 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dexter Fowler | 2.1 |
| Carlos Corporán | 1.2 |
| Jarred Cosart | 0.9 |
| Enrique Hernández | 0.7 |
| Gregorio Petit | 0.5 |
| Nick Tropeano | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Feldman | 32 | 8.091 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Colby Rasmus | 28 | 6.000 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jed Lowrie | 31 | 6.111 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luke Gregerson | 31 | 6.000 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pat Neshek | 34 | 6.159 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Kazmir | 31 | 8.119 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chad Qualls | 36 | 10.058 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Gómez | 29 | 7.141 | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roberto Hernandez | 34 | 9.000 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Thatcher | 33 | 6.068 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Oliver Pérez | 33 | 10.144 | $786k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Valbuena | 29 | 4.148 | $4.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chris Carter | 28 | 3.159 | $4.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jason Castro | 28 | 4.104 | $4.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jose Altuve | 25 | 3.072 | $2.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tony Sipp | 31 | 5.100 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hank Conger | 27 | 3.051 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Fiers | 30 | 4.000 | $165k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Singleton | 23 | 0.119 | $2.0M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 26 | 2.133 | $1.1M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Alex Presley | 29 | 2.162 | $1.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Evan Gattis | 28 | 2.000 | $526k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Samuel Deduno | 31 | 2.096 | $525k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dallas Keuchel | 27 | 2.089 | $524k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Josh Fields | 29 | 2.000 | $517k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Collin McHugh | 28 | 1.084 | $516k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brad Peacock | 27 | 1.124 | $516k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brett Oberholtzer | 25 | 2.000 | $516k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Robbie Grossman | 25 | 1.056 | $515k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Will Harris | 30 | 1.159 | $514k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| George Springer | 25 | 0.166 | $513k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Marisnick | 24 | 0.145 | $511k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Preston Tucker | 24 | 0.000 | $385k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Carlos Correa | 20 | 0.000 | $330k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 21 | 0.000 | $330k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Villar | 24 | 1.018 | $266k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Vince Velasquez | 23 | 0.000 | $230k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Duffy | 26 | 0.000 | $141k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Max Stassi | 24 | 0.068 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Feliz | 22 | 0.000 | $97k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Asher Wojciechowski | 26 | 0.087 | $78k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Buchanan | 25 | 0.080 | $69k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dan Straily | 26 | 1.100 | $67k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| L.J. Hoes | 25 | 1.050 | $44k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Domingo Santana | 22 | 0.015 | $37k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Chapman | 27 | 0.116 | $33k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Astros 2015; 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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