GM: James Click
2021: won pennant · 95–67. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Correa | 26 | FA-elig | 148 | 6.3 | 11.7 | +8.7 |
| Jose Altuve | 31 | FA-elig | 146 | 5.3 | 29.0 | -11.9 |
| Kyle Tucker | 24 | pre-arb | 140 | 4.9 | 0.6 | +15.4 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 24 | pre-arb | 144 | 3.5 | 0.6 | +10.7 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 37 | arb | 143 | 3.2 | 6.5 | +3.9 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 27 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.1 | 6.5 | +3.7 |
| Luis Garcia | 24 | pre-arb | 30 | 3.0 | 0.6 | +9.2 |
| Ryan Pressly | 32 | FA-elig | 64 | 2.4 | 8.8 | -0.9 |
| Michael Brantley | 34 | FA-elig | 121 | 2.2 | 16.0 | -9.0 |
| Alex Bregman | 27 | arb | 91 | 2.1 | 13.0 | -6.0 |
| Chas McCormick | 26 | – | 108 | 2.1 | 0.6 | +6.2 |
| José Urquidy | 26 | pre-arb | 20 | 1.8 | 0.6 | +5.2 |
| Framber Valdez | 27 | pre-arb | 22 | 1.8 | 0.6 | +5.1 |
| Aledmys Díaz | 30 | arb | 84 | 1.5 | 3.0 | +1.8 |
| Jason Castro | 34 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.2 | 3.5 | +0.4 |
| Zack Greinke | 37 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.2 | 35.0 | -31.1 |
| Jake Meyers | 25 | – | 49 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +3.4 |
| Jake Odorizzi | 31 | FA-elig | 24 | 1.1 | 9.0 | -5.6 |
| Myles Straw↔ CLE | 26 | – | 98 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +3.1 |
| Brooks Raley | 33 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.8 | 2.0 | +0.5 |
| Jose Siri | 25 | – | 21 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.9 |
| Cristian Javier | 24 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| Ryne Stanek | 29 | arb | 72 | 0.4 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Martín Maldonado | 34 | FA-elig | 125 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| Yimi García↔ MIA | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Kendall Graveman↔ SEA | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Abraham Toro↔ SEA | 24 | – | 35 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Brandon Bielak | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Rafael Montero↔ SEA | 30 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Peter Solomon | 24 | – | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Phil Maton↔ CLE | 28 | arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Bryan Abreu | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Blake Taylor | 25 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Jacob Wilson↔ OAK | 30 | – | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Alex De Goti | 26 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Josh James | 28 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Seth Martinez | 26 | – | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Pedro Báez | 33 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.0 | 4.8 | -4.7 |
| Tyler Ivey | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Ralph Garza Jr.↔ MIN | 27 | – | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ronnie Dawson | 26 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Taylor Jones | 27 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Ryan Hartman | 27 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Joe Smith↔ SEA | 37 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -2.5 |
| Kent Emanuel | 29 | – | 10 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Marwin Gonzalez↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Enoli Paredes | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Garrett Stubbs | 28 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Nivaldo Rodriguez | 24 | – | 4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Austin Pruitt↔ MIA | 31 | – | 2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Andre Scrubb | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Robel García | 28 | pre-arb | 47 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -3.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Chas McCormick | 2.1 |
| Jason Castro | 1.2 |
| Jake Meyers | 1.1 |
| Jake Odorizzi | 1.1 |
| Jose Siri | 0.6 |
| Ryne Stanek | 0.4 |
| Player | 2020 fWAR |
|---|---|
| George Springer | 2.0 |
| Roberto Osuna | 0.2 |
| Cionel Pérez | 0.1 |
| Brad Peacock | 0.0 |
| Jack Mayfield | 0.0 |
| Cy Sneed | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 37 | 16.057 | $35.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Altuve | 31 | 9.072 | $29.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Brantley | 34 | 10.131 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jake Odorizzi | 31 | 7.042 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Pressly | 32 | 7.039 | $8.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pedro Báez | 33 | 6.059 | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Castro | 34 | 10.104 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Martín Maldonado | 34 | 8.156 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Smith | 37 | 12.091 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marwin Gonzalez | 32 | 8.133 | $462k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bregman | 27 | 4.070 | $13.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Carlos Correa | 26 | 5.119 | $11.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yuli Gurriel | 37 | 5.000 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 27 | 5.140 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aledmys Díaz | 30 | 4.100 | $3.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryne Stanek | 29 | 3.038 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Yimi García | 30 | 5.149 | $705k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kendall Graveman | 30 | 5.078 | $542k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Phil Maton | 28 | 3.047 | $405k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rafael Montero | 30 | 4.138 | $205k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Raley | 33 | 1.045 | $2.0MCLUB | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Framber Valdez | 27 | 1.163 | $637k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kyle Tucker | 24 | 1.079 | $624k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yordan Alvarez | 24 | 1.113 | $609k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| José Urquidy | 26 | 1.049 | $604k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Blake Taylor | 25 | 1.000 | $599k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cristian Javier | 24 | 1.000 | $580k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Luis Garcia | 24 | 1.000 | $580k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chas McCormick | 26 | 0.000 | $570k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kent Emanuel | 29 | 0.000 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Enoli Paredes | 25 | 1.000 | $497k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brandon Bielak | 25 | 1.000 | $467k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andre Scrubb | 26 | 1.000 | $459k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Josh James | 28 | 2.030 | $447k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bryan Abreu | 24 | 0.064 | $407k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Robel García | 28 | 0.061 | $393k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Taylor Jones | 27 | 0.042 | $304k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Myles Straw | 26 | 1.112 | $238k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Meyers | 25 | 0.000 | $196k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Ivey | 25 | – | $193k | ||||||
| Garrett Stubbs | 28 | 1.024 | $184k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Abraham Toro | 24 | 1.039 | $137k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Austin Pruitt | 31 | 2.125 | $132k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nivaldo Rodriguez | 24 | 0.056 | $92k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jose Siri | 25 | 0.000 | $92k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Peter Solomon | 24 | 0.000 | $67k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ralph Garza Jr. | 27 | 0.000 | $51k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacob Wilson | 30 | – | $32k | ||||||
| Alex De Goti | 26 | – | $18k | ||||||
| Seth Martinez | 26 | 0.000 | $18k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ronnie Dawson | 26 | 0.000 | $18k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Hartman | 27 | – | $3k |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Astros 2021; 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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