GM: Dana Brown
2023: made playoffs · 90–72. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Tucker | 26 | arb | 157 | 4.9 | 5.0 | +14.5 |
| Framber Valdez | 29 | arb | 31 | 4.4 | 6.8 | +10.8 |
| Alex Bregman | 29 | FA-elig | 161 | 4.4 | 30.5 | -13.1 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 26 | arb | 114 | 4.3 | 7.8 | +9.2 |
| Jose Altuve | 33 | FA-elig | 90 | 4.1 | 29.0 | -12.9 |
| Chas McCormick | 28 | pre-arb | 115 | 3.3 | 0.8 | +12.2 |
| Jeremy Peña | 25 | pre-arb | 150 | 2.7 | 0.8 | +10.0 |
| Yainer Diaz | 24 | pre-arb | 104 | 2.4 | 0.7 | +8.9 |
| Cristian Javier | 26 | arb | 31 | 2.0 | 3.4 | +4.6 |
| Hunter Brown | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +6.6 |
| Mauricio Dubón | 28 | arb | 132 | 1.8 | 1.4 | +5.7 |
| Bryan Abreu | 26 | arb | 72 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +5.3 |
| Justin Verlander↔ NYM | 40 | FA-elig | 11 | 1.5 | 17.7 | -11.8 |
| J.P. France | 28 | – | 24 | 1.3 | 0.6 | +4.7 |
| Ryan Pressly | 34 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.1 | 14.0 | -9.6 |
| Jake Meyers | 27 | pre-arb | 112 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +3.5 |
| Héctor Neris | 34 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.9 | 8.0 | -4.5 |
| Luis Garcia | 26 | arb | 6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +2.0 |
| Phil Maton | 30 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Corey Julks | 27 | – | 93 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| José Urquidy | 28 | arb | 16 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -2.2 |
| Bennett Sousa↔ MIL | 28 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Grae Kessinger | 25 | – | 26 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Brandon Bielak | 27 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Michael Brantley | 36 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.1 | 12.0 | -11.4 |
| Rafael Montero | 32 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.1 | 11.5 | -11.0 |
| Seth Martinez | 28 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Shawn Dubin | 27 | – | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ryne Stanek | 31 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.1 | 3.6 | -3.3 |
| Matt Gage | 30 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Kendall Graveman↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.1 | 2.7 | -3.0 |
| Joel Kuhnel↔ CIN | 28 | arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Jon Singleton↔ MIL | 31 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Rylan Bannon | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| César Salazar | 27 | – | 13 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Bligh Madris | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Parker Mushinski | 27 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| Ronel Blanco | 29 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -2.1 |
| José Abreu | 36 | FA-elig | 141 | -0.5 | 19.5 | -21.5 |
| David Hensley | 27 | pre-arb | 30 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -3.9 |
| Martín Maldonado | 36 | FA-elig | 117 | -1.0 | 4.0 | -7.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| J.P. France | 1.3 |
| Corey Julks | 0.4 |
| Bennett Sousa | 0.2 |
| Grae Kessinger | 0.2 |
| Shawn Dubin | 0.1 |
| Matt Gage | 0.0 |
| Player | 2022 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jake Odorizzi | 1.2 |
| Aledmys Díaz | 0.8 |
| Jose Siri | 0.6 |
| Will Smith | 0.3 |
| Christian Vázquez | 0.2 |
| Joe Perez | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bregman | 29 | 6.070 | $30.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Altuve | 33 | 11.072 | $29.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Abreu | 36 | 9.000 | $19.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Verlander | 40 | 17.002 | $17.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Pressly | 34 | 9.039 | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Brantley | 36 | 12.131 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rafael Montero | 32 | 6.138 | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Héctor Neris | 34 | 7.068 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yordan Alvarez | 26 | 3.113 | $7.8M | $10.8M | $15.8M | $26.8M | $26.8M | $26.8M | FREE AGENT |
| Martín Maldonado | 36 | 10.156 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cristian Javier | 26 | 3.000 | $3.4M | $7.4M | $10.4M | $21.4M | $21.4M | FREE AGENT | |
| Kendall Graveman | 32 | 7.078 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 29 | 3.163 | $6.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kyle Tucker | 26 | 3.079 | $5.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ryne Stanek | 31 | 5.038 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Urquidy | 28 | 3.049 | $3.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Phil Maton | 30 | 5.047 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Garcia | 26 | 3.000 | $763k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Dubón | 28 | 2.162 | $1.4M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Gage | 30 | 0.032 | $770k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeremy Peña | 25 | 1.000 | $755k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chas McCormick | 28 | 2.000 | $752k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bryan Abreu | 26 | 2.022 | $745k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jake Meyers | 27 | 1.044 | $732k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Seth Martinez | 28 | 0.152 | $730k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hunter Brown | 24 | 0.035 | $725k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Hensley | 27 | 0.047 | $723k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ronel Blanco | 29 | 0.025 | $721k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Yainer Diaz | 24 | 0.035 | $720k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| J.P. France | 28 | 0.000 | $573k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joel Kuhnel | 28 | 1.041 | $568k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Corey Julks | 27 | 0.000 | $546k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Grae Kessinger | 25 | 0.000 | $457k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Parker Mushinski | 27 | 0.071 | $388k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| César Salazar | 27 | 0.000 | $314k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Bielak | 27 | 2.032 | $298k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bennett Sousa | 28 | 0.068 | $188k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jon Singleton | 31 | 0.167 | $145k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bligh Madris | 27 | 0.070 | $128k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rylan Bannon | 27 | 0.028 | $77k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shawn Dubin | 27 | 0.000 | $58k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Astros 2023; 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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