MLB
Houston Astros 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of Houston Astros 2025 player cap & cash figures.
Current Payroll Allocations
$166,433,333
Projected Total Allocations
$223,678,333
Tax Space
$57,866,667
Cash Total
$174,500,000 / 7th
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (40) | Pos | Age | Status | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Altuve Jose Altuve | 2B | 35 |
Veteran
|
$32,500,000 | $25,000,000 | 10.37% | $30,000,000 | 2030 |
2 |
Walker Christian Walker | 1B | 34 |
Veteran
|
$20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 8.30% | $20,000,000 | 2028 |
3 |
Hader Josh Hader | RP | 31 |
Veteran
|
$19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | 7.88% | $19,000,000 | 2029 |
4 |
Valdez Framber Valdez | SP | 31 |
Arbitration 4
Super Two |
$18,800,000 | $18,800,000 | 7.80% | $18,800,000 | 2026 |
5 |
McCullers Lance McCullers | SP | 31 |
Veteran
|
$17,700,000 | $17,000,000 | 7.05% | $17,000,000 | 2027 |
6 |
Alvarez Yordan Alvarez | DH | 28 |
Arbitration 3
Bypassed |
$15,833,333 | $19,166,667 | 7.95% | $15,000,000 | 2029 |
7 |
Pressly Ryan Pressly | RP | 36 |
Veteran
|
$14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 5.81% | $14,000,000 | 2026 |
8 |
Javier Cristian Javier | SP | 28 |
Arbitration 3
|
$10,400,000 | $12,800,000 | 5.31% | $10,000,000 | 2028 |
9 |
Dubon Mauricio Dubon | RF | 30 |
Arbitration 3
Super Two |
$6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 2.70% | $6,500,000 | 2027 |
10 |
Paredes Isaac Paredes | 3B | 26 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$6,280,000 | $6,280,000 | 2.61% | $6,280,000 | 2028 |
11 |
Caratini Victor Caratini | C | 31 |
Veteran
|
$6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 2.49% | $6,000,000 | 2026 |
12 |
Pena Jeremy Pena | SS | 27 |
Arbitration 1
|
$4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 1.99% | $4,800,000 | 2028 |
13 |
McCormick Chas McCormick | CF | 30 |
Arbitration 2
|
$4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | 1.99% | $4,800,000 | 2027 |
14 |
Abreu Bryan Abreu | RP | 28 |
Arbitration 2
|
$3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.24% | $3,000,000 | 2027 |
15 |
Garcia Luis Garcia | SP | 28 |
Arbitration 2
|
$2,375,000 | $2,375,000 | 0.99% | $2,375,000 | 2027 |
16 |
Meyers Jake Meyers | CF | 29 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 0.83% | $2,000,000 | 2028 |
17 |
Singleton Jon Singleton | 1B | 33 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
18 |
Hernandez Nick Hernandez | RP | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
19 |
Trammell Taylor Trammell | OF | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
20 |
Whitley Forrest Whitley | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
21 |
Salazar César Salazar | C | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
22 |
Sousa Bennett Sousa | RP | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
23 |
Dubin Shawn Dubin | RP | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
24 |
France J.P. France | SP | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
25 |
Scott Tayler Scott | RP | 33 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
26 |
Corona Kenedy Corona | OF | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
27 |
Brown Hunter Brown | SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
28 |
Wesneski Hayden Wesneski | SP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
29 |
Gusto Ryan Gusto | SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
30 |
King Bryan King | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
31 |
Whitcomb Shay Whitcomb | SS | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
32 |
León Pedro León | OF | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
33 |
Arrighetti Spencer Arrighetti | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
34 |
Gordon Colton Gordon | SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
35 |
Ort Kaleb Ort | RP | 33 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
36 |
Hummel Cooper Hummel | LF | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
37 |
Blanco Ronel Blanco | SP | 31 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
38 |
Diaz Yainer Diaz | C | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
39 |
Dezenzo Zach Dezenzo | SS | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
40 |
Contreras Luis Contreras | RP | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 |
2025 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Status | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Abreu Jose Abreu | 1B | 38 | $19,500,000 | $19,500,000 | 8.09% |
2025 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Status | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Greinke Zack Greinke | SP | 41 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | - | $12,500,000 |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $135,433,333 | 11th | |||||
| Retained | $19,500,000 | 2nd | |||||
| Minor | $11,500,000 | 1st | |||||
| Total Payroll Allocations | $166,433,333 | 7th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $166,433,333 | 7th | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $223,678,333 | - | |||||
| Projected Arbitration | $48,555,000 | - | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $8,690,000 | - | |||||
2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
|
Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
|
||
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $132,966,667 | 12th |
| Injured Contracts | $0 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $19,500,000 | - |
| Player Benefits | $17,500,000 | - |
| Minor Buried League Contracts | $11,500,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Actual Tax Payroll | $183,133,333 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $57,866,667 | 23rd |
| Projected Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $48,555,000 | - |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $8,690,000 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $240,378,333 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $621,667 | - |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Status | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Rafael Montero
|
RP | 34 |
Veteran
|
$11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | - | $11,500,000 | 2026 |
