Service time in years & days (through 2024 season).

Jim Crane Owner
2011 -

• Jim Crane, 2011 -
  • a group led by Houston businessman Jim Crane purchased the Astros from Drayton McLane for $680M in 2011
    
  • the deal included a 60 percent share in the Houston Regional Sports Network and a $70M rebate for agreeing to move the club to the AL
• Drayton McLane, 1993-2011
  • Texas businessman Drayton McLane bought the franchise from John McMullen for $117M in 1993
• John McMullen, 1979-1993
  • shipbuilding magnate and NY Yankees minority owner John McMullen purchased a 33 percent stake in the Astros for $19M and led a partnership group that bought control of the team
    
• Ford Motor Credit Company & GE Credit Company, 1975-79
  • GE Credit & Ford Motor Credit took the club into receivership in 1975 with GE exiting with proceeds from the 1978 sale of Astroworld
    
• Roy Hofheinz, 1962-1975
  • Houston Sports Association, led by Judge Roy Hofheinz and oilman Bob Smith, paid a franchise fee of $1.85M for the rights to Houston’s 1962 NL expansion club
  • Hofheinz purchased Smith’s share of the club for $7.5M in 1967
    
• Forbes magazine valued the Astros at $2.42 billion in March 2024.

• 2025-29 payroll and tax tracker
• Houston free agent signings, 1991-2024

ASTROS PAYROLLS
Year	Opening Day 26-man	Year End 40-man	CB Tax 40-man
2024	$235,723,766 ( 5)	$                    (   )	$258,781,533 ( 7)
2023	$179,883,900 (14)	$212,152,828 ( 9)	$226,272,705 (11)
2022	$174,529,000 (10)	$187,513,008 ( 9)	$210,686,230 ( 9)
2021	$187,648,656 ( 5)	$189,586,134 ( 5)	$206,641,209 ( 7)
2020	$ 76,971,626 ( 3)	$  81,422,510 ( 4)	$224,319,004 ( 2)
2019	$158,053,000 ( 9)	$169,831,987 ( 8)	$203,750,149 ( 5)
2018	$160,393,900 ( 9)	$163,824,115 ( 9)	$187,386,304 ( 7)
2017	$124,343,900 (17)	$134,076,102 (18)	$140,475,350 (19)
2016	$ 96,893,700 (21)	$103,697,860 (21)	$124,363,133 (18)
2015	$ 72,464,200 (29)	$ 82,395,216 (27)	$ 95,778,605 (29)
2014	$ 50,485,800 (29)	$ 54,689,189 (29)	$ 64,319,960 (30)
2013	$ 26,105,600 (30)	$ 29,270,160 (30)	$ 39,210,733 (30)
2012	$ 60,799,000 (27)	$ 63,941,672 (27)	$ 72,265,379 (30)
2011	$ 76,969,000 (19)	$ 81,139,621 (20)
2010	$ 92,605,500 (13)	$ 90,119,188 (15)
2009	$102,996,414 ( 9)	$108,059,086 ( 9)
2008	$ 88,930,414 (14)	$100,189,948 (12)
2007	$ 87,759,000 (12)	$ 97,213,020 (13)
2006	$ 92,551,503 ( 7)	$107,659,635 ( 4)
2005	$ 76,779,000 (12)	$ 76,186,763 (12)
2004	$ 75,397,000 (12)	$ 81,903,157 (10)
2003	$ 71,040,000 (14)	$ 79,946,964 (14)
2002	$ 63,448,417 (14)	$ 65,412,960 (14)
2001	$ 60,897,667 (17)	$ 66,443,169 (16)
2000	$ 52,400,000 (18)	$ 50,145,545 (20)

• Opening Day payrolls compiled by Baseball Prospectus include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on the active 25/26-man roster and injured list. Deferred payments and performance and award bonuses are not included.
• Year End 40-man roster payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned performance and award bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.
• Year End Competitive Balance Tax payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include average annual value of contracts, earned bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions, buyouts of unexercised options, and health and pension benefits. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.

Dana Brown General Manager
2023 -

• 2023 -
  • hired by Houston as GM 1/26/23, replacing James Click
• Atlanta, 2019-22
  • Vice President of Scouting
• Toronto, 2010-18
  • special assistant to the general manager
    
• Montreal/Washington, 2000-09
  • director of scouting
• Assistant GM Andrew Ball
• Assistant GM Charles Cook
• Assistant GM Gavin Dickey
• Senior Director of Amateur Scouting Deric Ladnier

• former General Manager James Click
  • 3 years (2020-22)
    • hired by Houston as GM 2/3/20, replacing Jeff Luhnow
    • Click declined Houston’s offer of a 1-year extension, will not return for 2023 season
• former President, Baseball Operation Jeff Luhnow
  • 5 years (2019-23)
    • promoted to President, Baseball Operations, signed extension with Houston 6/18/18
    • fired by Houston 1/13/20
  • 2012 -
    • hired by Houston as General Manager 12/8/11
    • signed extension with Houston after the 2013 season

Joe Espada Manager
2024 -

• 2024 -
  • hired by Houston as manager 11/13/23, replacing Dusty Baker
• Houston, 2018-23
  • bench coach
• NY Yankees, 2015-17
  • special assistant to the GM, infield coach and third-base coach
• Florida / Miami, 2010-13
  • third-base coach

• former manager Dusty Baker
  • 1 year (2023)
    • signed extension with Houston 11/8/22
    • retired 10/25/23
  • 1 year (2022)
    • signed extension with Houston 11/4/21
  • 1 year (2020), plus 2021 club option
    • hired by Houston as manager 1/29/20, replacing A.J. Hinch
    • Houston exercised 2021 option 7/28/20
• former manager A.J. Hinch
  • 4 years (2019-22)
    • signed extension with Houston 8/29/18
    • fired by Houston 1/13/20
  • 1 year (2018), plus 2019 club option
    • signed extension as manager with Houston after 2015 season
  • 3 years (2015-17), plus 2018 club option
    • hired by Houston as manager 9/29/14, replacing Tom Lawless
• former manager Bo Porter
  • hired by Houston as manager 9/27/12, signing a multi-year contract
  • replaced interim manager Tony Defrancesco
  • fired by Houston 9/1/14, with Tom Lawless serving as interim manager from 9/1/14 to 9/28/14
    
• former manager Brad Mills
  • hired by Houston 10/27/09, 2 years (2010-11), 2012 club option
  • Houston exercised 2012 option and added 2013 club option 10/8/10
  • fired by Houston 8/18/12, with Tony DeFrancesco serving as interim manager 8/19/12 – 9/27/12

 

Jose Altuve 2b
5 years/$125M (2025-29)

• 5 years/$125M (2025-29)
  • signed extension with Houston 2/6/24
  • $15M signing bonus
  • 25:$30M, 26:$30M, 27:$30M, 28:$10M, 29:$10M
• 7 years/$163.5M (2018-24)
  • signed extension with Houston 3/19/18
  • $21M signing bonus (paid $1M upon MLB approval of contract and $10M each 7/1/18 and 7/1/19)
  • 18:$6M, 19:$6.5M, 20:$26M, 21:$26M, 22:$26M, 23:$26M, 24:$26M
  • for 2021-24, salaries for remaining seasons increase by $3M with MVP award, $2M with second-place finish in MVP vote, $1M with third-place finish in MVP vote
    
  • full no-trade protection
  • perks: suite on road, premium stadium seats
  • Houston to be reimbursed for Altuve’s salary during the time missed while injured under MLB insurance policy for players participating in the 2023 World Baseball Classic (about two months’ salary)
    
• 4 years/$12.5M (2014-17), plus 2018-19 club options
  • signed extension with Houston 7/13/13
  • $750,000 signing bonus (paid within 60 days of approval)
  • 14:$1.25M, 15:$2.5M, 16:$3.5M, 17:$4.5M, 18:$6M club option, 19:$6.5M club option
  • award bonuses, including $25,000 for All-Star selection
  • Houston exercised 2018 option 11/3/17
• 1 year/$505,700 (2013)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/13
• 1 year/$483,000 (2012)
  • re-signed by Houston 2/12
• 1 year (2011)
  • contract selected by Houston 7/19/11
• signed by Houston 2008 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• agent: Boras Corp. (replaced Octagon 7/16)
• ML service: 13.072

Josh Hader lhp
5 years/$95M (2024-28)

• 5 years/$95M (2024-28)
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 1/19/24
  • 24-28: $19M annually
  • award bonus: $1M for Reliever of the Year
  • full no-trade protection
• 1 year/$14.1M (2023)
  • re-signed by San Diego 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
  • San Diego made $20.325M Qualifying Offer 11/6/23
• 1 year/$11M (2022)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by San Diego in trade from Milwaukee 8/1/22 with $3,928,571 remaining on contract
    
• 1 year/$6.675M (2021)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$4.1M (2020)
  • lost arbitration with Milwaukee 2/14/20 ($6.4M-$4.1M)
• 1 year/$687,600 (2019)
  • renewed by Milwaukee 3/8/19
    
• 1 year/$556,500 (2018)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 11/18/16
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/17
• acquired by Milwaukee in trade from Houston 7/30/15
• acquired by Houston in trade from Baltimore 7/31/13
  
• drafted by Baltimore 2012 (19-582) (Old Mill HS, Millersville, Md.)
• $40,000 signing bonus
• agent: CAA
• ML service: 7.115

Lance McCullers Jr. rhp
5 years/$85M (2022-26)

• 5 years/$85M (2022-26)
  • signed extension with Houston 3/24/21
  • $3.5M signing bonus, paid within 30 days of MLB approval
  • 22:$15.25M, 23:$15.25M, 24:$17M, 25:$17M, 26:$17M
  • limited no-trade protection
• 1 year/$6.5M (2021)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$4.1M (2020)
  • re-signed by Houston 12/13/19 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$4.1M (2019)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$2.45M (2018)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$548,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/17
• 1 year/$516,700 (2016)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Houston 5/18/15
• drafted by Houston 2012 (1s-41) (Jesuit HS, Tampa)
• $2.5M signing bonus ($1.2587M slot)
• agent: Boras Corp.
  
• ML service: 9.140

Ryan Pressly rhp
2 years/$30M (2023-24), plus 2025 option

• 2 years/$30M (2023-24), plus 2025 mutual option
  • signed extension with Houston 4/5/22
  • 23:$14M, 24:$14M, 25:$14M mutual option ($2M buyout)
  • 2025 option guaranteed with 50 appearances in both 2024 and 2025 or 110 appearances in 2024-25 combined (MET)
  • full no-trade protection
• 3 years/$20.4M (2019-21), plus 2022 club option
  • signed extension with Houston 3/20/19
  • 19:$2.9M, 20:$8.75M, 21:$8.75M, 22:$7M club option
  • 2022 club option increases to:
    • $8M with 30-34 games in 2021, or
      
    • $9M with 35-39 games in 2021, or
      
    • $10M with 40 or more games in 2021
  • 2022 option guaranteed at $10M with 60 games each in 2020-21
  • replaced 1 year/$2.9M deal signed 1/11/19, avoiding arbitration
• 1 year/$1.6M (2018)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Houston in trade from Minnesota 7/27/18 with $559,140 remaining on contract
• 1 year/$1.175M (2017)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$520,000 (2016)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/2/16
• 1 year/$512,500 (2015)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/3/15
• 1 year/$511,500 (2014)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 2/28/14
• 1 year/$490,000 (2013)
  • selected by Minnesota from Boston in Rule 5 Draft 12/6/12
  • signed by Minnesota 2/21/13
• drafted by Boston 2007 (11-354) (Marcus HS, Flower Mound, Texas)
• agent: Ballengee
  
• ML service: 11.039

Framber Valdez lhp
1 year/$12.1M (2024)

• 1 year/$12.1M (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$6.8M (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$3M (2022)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$637,300 (2021)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/21
• 1 year/$582,200 (2020)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/20
• 1 year/$566,600 (2019)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Houston 8/21/18
• signed by Houston 3/18/15 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $10,000 signing bonus
• agent: Octagon
• ML service: 5.163

Kyle Tucker of
1 year/$12M (2024)

• 1 year/$12M (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$5M (2023)
  • lost arbitration with Houston 2/9/23 ($7.5M-$5M)
• 1 year/$764,200 (2022)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
    
• 1 year/$624,300 (2021)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/21
• 1 year/$568,700 (2020)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Houston 7/7/18
• drafted by Houston 2015 (1-5) (Plant HS, Tampa)
• $4M signing bonus ($4,188,700 slot)
• agent: Excel
• ML service: 5.079

Yordan Alvarez lf-dh
6 years/$115M (2023-28)

• 6 years/$115M (2023-28)
  • signed extension with Houston 6/3/22
  • $5M signing bonus
  • 23:$7M, 24:$10M, 25:$15M, 26:$26M, 27:$26M, 28:$26M
    
• 1 year/$764,600 (2022)
  • renewed by Houston 3/22
    
• 1 year/$609,000 (2021)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/21
• 1 year/$607,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Houston 6/9/19
• acquired by Houston in trade from LA Dodgers 8/1/16
  
• signed by LA Dodgers 6/16 as a free agent from Cuba
• $2M signing bonus
• agent: MVP Sports
  
• ML service: 5.113

Cristian Javier rhp
5 years/$64M (2023-27)

• 5 years/$64M (2023-27)
  • signed extension with Houston 2/10/23 (avoided arbitration, $3.5M-$3M)
  • $2M signing bonus
  • 23:$3M, 24:$7M, 25:$10M, 26:$21M, 27:$21M
  • 2026 and 2027 salaries may rise based on Cy Young voting in 2023-27, with increases of $2M for each first-place finish, $1M for each second-place finish and $500,000 for finishing third-fifth
    
  • limited no-trade protection: Javier may block deals to 10 clubs annually in 2026 and 2027
• 1 year/$749,100 (2022)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
    
• 1 year/$620,400 (2021)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/21
• 1 year/$568,500 (2020)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/20/19
  • re-signed by Houston 3/20
• signed by Houston 3/18/15 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $10,000 signing bonus
• agent: MVP Sports
• ML service: 5.000

Victor Caratini c
2 years/$12M (2024-25)

• 2 years/$12M (2024-25)
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 12/5/23
  • 24:$6M, 25:$6M
  • annual performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 375, 400 plate appearances. $100,000 each for 425, 450, 475, 500 PAs
  • award bonuses
• 1 year/$2.8M (2023)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 1/12/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$2M (2022)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Milwaukee in trade from San Diego 4/6/22 (Padres pay Brewers an undisclosed amount of cash as part of the deal)
• 1 year/$1.3M (2021)
  • re-signed by San Diego 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$592,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/20
  • acquired by San Diego in trade from Chicago Cubs 12/29/20
    
• 1 year/$569,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 11/18/16
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/9/17
• acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Atlanta 7/31/14
  
• drafted by Atlanta 2013 (2-65) (Miami-Dade JC)
  
• $800,000 signing bonus ($858,800 slot)
• agent: ACES
  
• ML service: 7.051

Mauricio Dubón 2b
1 year/$3.5M (2024)

• 1 year/$3.5M (2024)
  • won arbitration with Houston 2/6/24 ($3.5M-$3M)
• 1 year/$1.4M (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$715,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/22
  • acquired by Houston in trade from San Francisco 5/14/22
• 1 year/$583,000 (2021)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/21
    
• 1 year/$566,625 (2020)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/19
  • acquired by San Francisco in trade from Milwaukee 7/31/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/18
• acquired by Milwaukee in trade from Boston 12/6/16
  
• drafted by Boston 2013 (26-773) (Capital Christian HS, Sacramento)
• agent: ALIGND
• ML service: 4.162

Chas McCormick rf
1 year/$2.85M (2024)

• 1 year/$2.85M (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$752,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year/$703,800 (2022)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/21
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Houston 9/29/20
• drafted by Houston 2017 (21-631) (Millersville University, Pa.)
• $1,000 signing bonus
• agent: Ballengee
  
• ML service: 4.000

Luis Garcia rhp
1 year/$1.875M (2024)

• 1 year/$1.875M (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$763,200 (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year/$1,251,500 (2022)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
    
• 1 year/$580,100 (2021)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/21
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Houston 8/29/20
• signed by Houston 7/2/17 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• $20,000 signing bonus
• agent: Boras Corp.
  
• ML service: 4.083

Bryan Abreu rhp
1 year/$1.75M (2024)

• 1 year/$1.75M (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$745,200 (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year/$719,600 (2022)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
    
• 1 year/$574,100 (2021)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/21
• 1 year/$567,200 (2020)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/20/18
  • re-signed by Houston 3/19
• signed by Houston 11/11/13 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $40,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 4.022

Jon Singleton 1b
1 year/$850,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$850,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 10/31/22 (minor-league contract)
  • DFA by Milwaukee 1/23/23, released 1/26/23
  • re-signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 2/10/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 6/3/23
  • DFA by Milwaukee 6/17/23, sent outright to Triple-A 6/21/23 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 6/24/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Houston 8/8/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent (minor-league contract)
• 5 years/$10M (2014-18), plus 2019-21 club options
  • signed extension with Houston 6/5/14, replacing 1-year/$500,000 deal ($40,750 in minors) signed 3/6/14
  • 14:$1.5M, 15:$2M, 16:$2M, 17:$2M, 18:$2M, 19:$2.5M club option ($500,000 buyout), 20:$5M club option ($250,000 buyout), 21:$13M club option ($250,000 buyout)
  • may earn additional $5M in performance, award bonuses
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Houston 11/22/16
  • released by Houston 5/21/18
• 1 year (2013)
  • contract selected by Houston 10/2/13
• acquired by Houston in trade from Philadelphia 7/29/11 (H. Pence deal)
• drafted by Philadelphia 2009 (8-257) (Millikan HS, Long Beach, Calif.)
• $200,000 signing bonus
• agent: Apex
  
• ML service: 2.069

Tayler Scott rhp
1 year/$790,000 (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 12/20/23 (minor-league contract)
  • salary of $790,000 in majors
• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 1/8/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by LA Dodgers 5/22/23
  • acquired by Boston in trade 6/22/23 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 6/17/23
  • claimed by Oakland off waivers 7/19/23 after being DFA by Boston 7/16/23
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Oakland 11/6/23 (elected free agency)
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by San Diego as a free agent 2/17/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by San Diego 7/3/22
  • claimed by Philadelphia off waivers from San Diego 9/14/22
  • DFA by Philadelphia 12/16/22, sent outright to Triple-A 12/23/22 (elected free agency)
• 2021
  • re-signed by Hiroshima of Japan
    
• 2020
  • signed by Hiroshima of Japan
• 1 year (2019)
  • signed by Seattle as a free agent 12/5/18 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Seattle 6/7/19
  • claimed by Baltimore off waivers from Seattle 6/25/19
• 2018
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/19
• 2017
  • acquired by Texas in trade from Milwaukee 7/31/17
• 2016
  • released by Chicago Cubs 3/29/16
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 7/4/16 (minor-league contract)
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2011 (5-159) (Notre Dame Prep, Scottsdale, Ari.)
• $279,950 signing bonus ($157,500 slot)
• agent: PSI Sports
• ML service: 2.015

Jeremy Peña ss
1 year/$783,500 (2024)

• 1 year/$783,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year/$754,900 (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
• drafted by Houston 2018 (3-102) (Maine)
  
• $535,000 signing bonus ($549,700 slot)
• agent: Beverly Hills Sports
• ML service: 3.000

Hunter Brown rhp
1 year/$774,500 (2024)

• 1 year/$774,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year/$725,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Houston 9/1/22
• drafted by Houston 2019 (5-166) (Wayne State)
  
• $325,000 signing bonus ($306,800 slot)
• agent: Ballengee
• ML service: 2.035

Yainer Diaz c
1 year/$768,900 (2024)

• 1 year/$768,900 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year/$720,300 (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Houston 9/1/22
• acquired by Houston in trade from Cleveland 7/30/21
  
• signed by Cleveland 12/7/16 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
  
• $25,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 2.035

J.P. France rhp
1 year/$767,600 (2024)

• 1 year/$767,600 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• drafted by Houston 2018 (14-432) (Mississippi State)
  
• $1,000 signing bonus
• agent: Klutch Sports
• ML service: 1.047

Jake Meyers lf
1 year/$767,300 (2024)

• 1 year/$767,300 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year/$732,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year/$710,500 (2022)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Houston 7/31/21
• drafted by Houston 2017 (13-391) (Nebraska)
• $125,000 signing bonus
• agent: Wasserman
• ML service: 3.044

Ronel Blanco rhp
1 year/$749,800 (2024)

• 1 year/$749,800 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year/$721,200 (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • contract selected by Houston 4/7/22
• signed by Houston 4/27/16 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $5,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 1.101

Taylor Trammell of
1 year/$747,900 (2024)

• 1 year/$747,900 (2024)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/24
  • claimed by LA Dodgers off waivers 4/2/24 after being DFA by Seattle 3/28/24
  • claimed by NY Yankees off waivers 4/18/24 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 4/16/24
  • DFA by NY Yankees 5/4/24, sent outright to Triple-A 5/7/24
  • acquired by Houston in trade from NY Yankees 11/4/24
• 1 year/$726,700 (2023)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/22
    
• 1 year/$570,500 (2021)
  • contract selected by Seattle 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/21
    
• acquired by Seattle in trade from San Diego 8/30/20
• acquired by San Diego in trade from Cincinnati 7/30/19
• drafted by Cincinnati 2016 (1s-35) (Mount Paran Christian HS, Kennesaw, Ga.)
• $3.2M signing bonus ($1,837,200 slot)
• agent: Wasserman
• ML service: 1.103 (through 2023)

Bennett Sousa lhp
1 year/$742,300 (2024)

• 1 year/$742,300 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • claimed by Cincinnati off waivers 2/22/23 after being DFA by Chicago White Sox 2/20/23
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
  • acquired by Milwaukee in trade 4/9/23 after being DFA by Cincinnati 4/5/23
  • claimed by Detroit off waivers from Milwaukee 8/29/23
  • claimed by Houston off waivers 9/3/23 after being DFA by Detroit 9/1/23
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/22
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Chicago White Sox 11/19/21
• drafted by Chicago White Sox 2018 (10-288) (Virginia)
• $10,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 1.156

Grae Kessinger ss
1 year/$742,100 (2024)

• 1 year/$742,100 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Houston 6/5/23
• drafted by Houston 2019 (2-68) (Mississippi)
  
• $750,000 signing bonus ($953,100 slot)
• ML service: 1.054

Shawn Dubin rhp
1 year/$741,600 (2024)

• 1 year/$741,600 (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
• drafted by Houston 2018 (13-402) (Georgetown, Ky.)
  
• $1,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.156

Spencer Arrighetti rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Houston 4/10/24
• drafted by Houston 2021 (6-178) (Louisiana-Lafayette)
• $147,500 signing bonus ($277,100 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.168

Luis Contreras rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 11/26/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Houston 6/16/24
• signed by Milwaukee 5/15/15 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• agent: Godoy Sports
• ML service: 0.019

Kenedy Corona of
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/14/23
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• acquired by Houston in trade from NY Mets 12/5/19
• signed by NY Mets 4/6/19 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
  
• ML service: 0.000

Zach Dezenzo ss
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Houston 8/6/24
• drafted by Houston 2022 (12-373) (Ohio State)
• $125,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.055

Colton Gordon lhp
2025

• 2025
  • contract selected by Houston 11/19/24
• drafted by Houston 2021 (8-238) (Central Florida)
• $127,500 signing bonus ($174,000 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

Ryan Gusto rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Houston 9/29/24
• drafted by Houston 2019 (11-346) (Florida Southwestern State JC)
• $421,699 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.001

Nick Hernandez rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by San Diego as a free agent 1/26/24 (minor-league contract)
  • acquired by Houston in trade from San Diego 6/4/24
  • contract selected by Houston 6/5/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by San Diego 9/11/23
• drafted by Houston 2016 (8-247) (University of Houston)
• $125,000 signing bonus ($176,600 slot)
• ML service: 0.061

Bryan King lhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Houston 6/22/24
• drafted by Houston 2019 (30-912) (McNeese State)
• $1,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.087

Pedro Leon of-ss
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Houston 7/30/24
• signed by Houston 1/15/21 as a free agent from Cuba
  
• $4M signing bonus
• ML service: 0.021

Kaleb Ort rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • claimed by Philadelphia off waivers 2/13/24 after being DFA by Miami 2/7/24
  • claimed by Baltimore off waivers 2/19/24 after being DFA by Philadelphia 2/19/24
  • re-signed by Baltimore 3/24
  • claimed by Houston off waivers 5/28/24 after being DFA by Baltimore 5/27/24
• 1 year/$722,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Boston 3/23
  • claimed by Seattle off waivers from Boston 10/13/23
  • claimed by Miami off waivers from Seattle 12/1/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Boston 3/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Boston 7/9/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • selected by Boston from NY Yankees in Rule 5 draft 12/10/20 (minor-league phase)
  • contract selected by Boston 9/10/21
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • released by Arizona 3/21/17
  • signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 5/16/17 (minor-league contract)
• signed by Arizona 9/23/16 as an amateur free agent (Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Mich.)
• agent: Nello Gamberdino
  
• ML service: 1.108

César Salazar c-1b
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
  • contract selected by Houston 3/28/23
• drafted by Houston 2018 (7-222) (Arizona)
• $160,000 signing bonus ($187,000 slot)
• agent: KHG Sports
• ML service: 0.139

Shay Whitcomb ss
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Houston 8/16/24
• drafted by Houston 2020 (5-160) (UC-San Diego)
  
• $56,000 signing bonus ($324,100 slot)
• ML service: 0.045

Forrest Whitley rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Houston 3/21
• suspended 50 games 2/21/18 (violation of drug prevention policy)
  
• drafted by Houston 2016 (1-17) (Alamo Heights HS, San Antonio)
• $3.148M signing bonus ($2,504,200 slot)
• ML service: 0.006

 

Minor Leagues

Justin Dirden rf
2024

• signed by Houston 6/19/20 as an amateur free agent (Southeast Missouri State)
• ML service:

Blair Henley rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Houston 4/8/24
  • DFA by Houston 6/21/24, sent outright to Triple-A 6/28/24
    
• drafted by Houston 2019 (7-226) (Texas)
  
• $150,000 signing bonus ($188,900 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.000 (through 2023)
  

Cooper Hummel lf
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • claimed by San Francisco off waivers 1/16/24 after being DFA by NY Mets 1/12/24
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/24
  • claimed by Houston off waivers 4/4/24 after being DFA by San Francisco 3/28/24
  • DFA by Houston 4/10/24, sent outright to Triple-A 4/14/24
    
• 1 year/$723,800 (2023)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/23
  • claimed by NY Mets off waivers from Seattle 12/1/23
    
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • contract selected by Arizona 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/22
  • acquired by Seattle in trade from Arizona 11/17/22
• acquired by Arizona in trade from Milwaukee 7/28/21
• drafted by Milwaukee 2016 (18-531) (Portland)
• $98,500 signing bonus
• agent: Gaeta Sports
  
• ML service: 1.003
  

Walker Janek c
2024

• drafted by Houston 2024 (1-28) (Sam Houston State)
• $3,132,500 signing bonus (slot amount)
  
• ML service:

Brailyn Marquez lhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 12/5/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/6/22 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/22
  • non-tendered by Chicago Cubs 11/18/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 9/27/20
• signed by Chicago Cubs 8/23/15 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $600,000 signing bonus
• agent: Nova Sports
  
• ML service: 0.003 (through 2022)

Brice Matthews ss
2024

• drafted by Houston 2023 (1-28) (Nebraska)
• $2,478,200 signing bonus ($2,880,700 slot)
  
• ML service:

Jacob Melton of
2024

• drafted by Houston 2022 (2-64) (Linn Belton CC, Albany, Ore.)
• $1 signing bonus ($1,104,100 slot)
  
• ML service:

Rafael Montero rhp
3 years/$34.5M (2023-25)

• 3 years/$34.5M (2023-25)
  • re-signed by Houston as a free agent 11/12/22
  • 23-25:$11.5M annually
  • annual performance bonuses: $250,000 for 30 games finished. $100,000 each for 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 games
  • award bonuses: $100,000 for Reliever of Year ($65,000 for second or third place in Reliever of Year race). $50,000 for All Star.
  • DFA by Houston 7/31/24, sent outright to Triple-A 8/3/24
    
• 1 year/$2.725M (2022)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$2.25M (2021)
  • re-signed by Seattle 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Houston in trade 7/27/21 with $834,677 remaining on contract after being DFA by Seattle 7/23/21
• 1 year/$785,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Texas 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Seattle in trade from Texas 12/15/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Texas as a free agent 1/4/19 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Texas 7/22/19
• 1 year/$558,025 (2018)
  • re-signed by NY Mets 2/27/18
    
  • sent outright to Triple-A by NY Mets 11/2/18 (elected free agency)
• 1 year/$541,400 (2017)
  • re-signed by NY Mets 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by NY Mets 3/4/16
• 1 year/$511,000 (2015)
  • re-signed by NY Mets 3/5/15
• 1 year (2014)
  • contract selected by NY Mets 5/14/14
• signed by NY Mets 2011 as a free agent from the Dominican Republic
• agent: GSE
• ML service: 7.138 (through 2023)

Omar Narváez c
2 years/$15M (2023-24)

• 2 years/$15M (2023-24)
  • signed by NY Mets as a free agent 12/15/22
  • 23:$8M, 24:$7M player option
  • award bonuses: $100,000 for WS MVP. $50,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, LCS MVP. $50,000 for MVP ($25,000 for second in voting, $10,000 for third)
  • Narváez exercised 2024 player option 11/2/23
  • DFA by NY Mets 5/31/24, released 6/5/24
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 6/26/24 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$5M (2022)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$2.5M (2021)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration)
    
• 1 year/$2.725M (2020)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$581,200 (2019)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/19
  • acquired by Milwaukee in trade from Seattle 12/5/19
    
• 1 year/$560,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/18
  • acquired by Seattle in trade from Chicago White Sox 11/30/18
• 1 year/$540,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Chicago White Sox 7/6/16
• selected by Chicago White Sox from Tampa Bay in Rule 5 draft (minor-league phase) 12/12/13
  
• signed by Tampa Bay 7/4/08 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• agent: Steve Comte
• ML service: 7.089 (through 2023)
  

Steven Okert lhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 11/12/24 (minor-league contract)
  • salary of $1.2M in majors
  • performance bonuses
  • may opt out if not on Major League roster by specific dates
    
• 1 year/$1,062,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Miami 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from Miami 2/11/24
  • DFA by Minnesota 8/24/26, sent outright to Triple-A 8/26/24
  • elected free agency 10/1/24
• 1 year/$739,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/23
• 1 year/$709,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Miami as a free agent 2/28/21 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Miami 6/29/21
• 2020
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/19
  • DFA by San Francisco 3/23/19, sent outright to Triple-A 3/28/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/18
    
• 1 year/$536,500 (2017)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by San Francisco 11/20/15
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/16
• drafted by San Francisco 2012 (4-148) (Oklahoma)
• $270,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 3.109 (through 2023)

Alex Santos rhp
2024

• drafted by Houston 2020 (2-72) (Mount St. Michael Academy, Bronx, N.Y.)
  
• $1.25M signing bonus ($870,700 slot)
• ML service:

Drew Strotman rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 1/29/24 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by San Francisco as a free agent 11/28/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/22
  • claimed by Texas off waivers 9/19/22 after being DFA by Minnesota 9/17/22
  • claimed by San Francisco off waivers from Texas 11/10/22
  • non-tendered by San Francisco 11/18/22
• 1 year/$570,500 (2021)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/21
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from Tampa Bay 7/22/21
• drafted by Tampa Bay 2017 (4-109) (St. Mary’s)
• $367,500 signing bonus ($492,200 slot)
• ML service: 0.017 (through 2023)

Miguel Ullola rhp
2024

• signed by Houston 1/15/21 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• ML service:

Brandon Walter lhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Boston 3/24
  • DFA by Boston 7/30/24, released 8/2/24
  • signed by Houston as a free agent 8/16/24 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Boston 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Boston 3/23
    
• drafted by Boston 2019 (26-797) (Delaware)
• $35,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.054 (through 2023)
  

Tyler Whitaker of
2024

• drafted by Houston 2019 (3-87) (Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas)
  
• $1.5M signing bonus ($689,300 slot)
• ML service: