Houston Astros Payroll Table

An updated look at the Houston Astros 2024 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.

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Adjusted Payroll Total

$255,271,371

2024 Active Roster Payroll

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
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Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
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Player (29) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Altuve Jose Altuve 2B 12.072 0
Veteran
$31,500,000 $31,500,000 $26,000,000 $5,500,000 - -
Bregman Alex Bregman 3B 7.070 0 $30,500,000 $30,500,000 $28,500,000 $2,000,000 - -
Verlander Justin Verlander SP 18.002 0
Veteran
$43,333,333 $22,544,808 $43,333,333 - - -
Hader Josh Hader RP 6.115 0
Veteran
$19,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 - - -
Pressly Ryan Pressly RP 10.039 0
Veteran
$14,000,000 $14,000,000 $14,000,000 - - -
Valdez Framber Valdez SP 4.163 0
Arbitration 3
Super Two
$12,100,000 $12,100,000 $12,100,000 - - -
Tucker Kyle Tucker RF 4.079 1
Arbitration 2
$12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 - - -
Alvarez Yordan Alvarez DH 4.113 0
Arbitration 2
Bypassed
$10,833,333 $10,833,333 $10,000,000 $833,333 - -
Caratini Victor Caratini C 6.051 0
Veteran
$6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 - - -
Dubon Mauricio Dubon RF 3.162 0
Arbitration 2
Super Two
$3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 - - -
Kikuchi Yusei Kikuchi SP 5.000 0 $10,000,000 $3,387,097 $10,000,000 - - -
Abreu Bryan Abreu RP 3.022 1
Arbitration 1
$1,750,000 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 - - -
Singleton Jon Singleton 1B 1.069 0
Pre-Arbitration
$850,000 $850,000 $850,000 - - -
Ferguson Caleb Ferguson RP 5.093 0
Arbitration 3
$2,400,000 $800,000 $2,400,000 - - -
Pena Jeremy Pena SS 2.000 3
Pre-Arbitration
$783,500 $783,500 $783,500 - - -
Brown Hunter Brown SP 1.035 3
Pre-Arbitration
$774,500 $774,500 $774,500 - - -
Diaz Yainer Diaz C 1.035 3
Pre-Arbitration
$768,900 $768,900 $768,900 - - -
Meyers Jake Meyers CF 2.044 2
Pre-Arbitration
$767,300 $767,300 $767,300 - - -
Blanco Ronel Blanco SP 0.101 1
Pre-Arbitration
$749,800 $749,800 $749,800 - - -
Arrighetti Spencer Arrighetti SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $664,326 $740,000 - - -
Kessinger Grae Kessinger SS 0.119 2
Pre-Arbitration
$742,100 $343,140 $742,100 - - -
King Bryan King RP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $338,130 $740,000 - - -
Ort Kaleb Ort RP 1.040 0
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $266,526 $740,000 - - -
Salazar César Salazar C 0.080 1
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $230,724 $740,000 - - -
Neris Hector Neris RP 8.068 0
Veteran
$740,000 $143,208 $740,000 - - -
Dezenzo Zach Dezenzo SS 2
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $131,274 $740,000 - - -
Heyward Jason Heyward RF 14.000 0
Veteran
$740,000 $123,318 $740,000 - - -
Gusto Ryan Gusto SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $3,978 $740,000 - - -
Diaz Yainer Diaz C 1.035 3
Pre-Arbitration
- - - - - -

2024 Injured List Payroll

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

Player (12) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
McCullers Lance McCullers SP 8.140 0
Veteran
$17,700,000 $17,700,000 $17,000,000 $700,000 - -
Graveman Kendall Graveman RP 8.078 0
Veteran
$8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - -
Javier Cristian Javier SP 4.000 0
Arbitration 2
$7,400,000 $7,400,000 $7,000,000 $400,000 - -
Urquidy José Urquidy SP 4.049 2
Arbitration 2
$3,750,000 $3,750,000 $3,750,000 - - -
McCormick Chas McCormick CF 3.000 3
Arbitration 1
$2,850,000 $2,850,000 $2,850,000 - - -
Garcia Luis Garcia SP 3.083 3
Arbitration 1
$1,875,000 $1,875,000 $1,875,000 - - -
Murfee Penn Murfee RP 1.169 3
Pre-Arbitration
$760,000 $760,000 $760,000 - - -
Scott Tayler Scott RP 1.015 0
Pre-Arbitration
$750,000 $750,000 $750,000 - - -
Ortega Oliver Ortega RP 1.019 1
Pre-Arbitration
$748,500 $748,500 $748,500 - - -
Sousa Bennett Sousa RP 0.156 1
Pre-Arbitration
$742,300 $742,300 $742,300 - - -
France J.P. France SP 0.149 1
Pre-Arbitration
$767,600 $288,890 $767,600 - - -
Gamel Ben Gamel LF 6.056 0
Veteran
$1,200,000 $245,176 $1,200,000 - - -

2024 Retained Payroll

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (19) Pos Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted
Abreu Jose Abreu 1B $19,500,000 $19,500,000
Neris Hector Neris RP $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Loperfido Joey Loperfido OF $274,482 $274,482
Bloss Jake Bloss SP $151,164 $151,164
Bielak Brandon Bielak RP $101,532 $101,532
Diaz Aledmys Diaz SS $99,450 $99,450
Amaya Jacob Amaya SS $50,000 $50,000
Gamel Ben Gamel RF $50,000 $50,000
Hummel Cooper Hummel LF $50,000 $50,000
Junk Janson Junk SP $50,000 $50,000
Ort Kaleb Ort RP $50,000 $50,000
Speas Alex Speas P $50,000 $50,000
Speas Alex Speas P $49,070 $49,070
Amaya Jacob Amaya SS $39,780 $39,780
Díaz Miguel Díaz RP $33,333 $33,333
Coleman Dylan Coleman RP $31,824 $31,824
Julks Corey Julks CF $30,474 $30,474
Hensley David Hensley SS $29,752 $29,752
Kuhnel Joel Kuhnel RP $24,456 $24,456

2024 Deferred Payroll

Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.

Player (1) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Greinke Zack Greinke SP 19.057 0 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 - - -

2024 Payroll Totals

Payroll Summary
Active Roster $174,853,862 5th
Injured List $45,109,866 7th
Retained $21,665,317 16th
Minor $13,642,326 1st
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $255,271,371 3rd

2024 Minor

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (14) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
1
Rafael Montero
RP 7.138 0
Veteran
$11,500,000 $11,500,000 $11,500,000 - - -
2
Shawn Dubin
RP 0.015 0
Pre-Arbitration
$741,600 $562,167 $741,600 - - -
3
Seth Martinez
RP 1.108 0
Pre-Arbitration
$753,600 $551,072 $753,600 - - -
4
Trey Cabbage
3B 0.056 2
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $346,129 $740,000 - - -
5
Shay Whitcomb
SS 3
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $167,076 $740,000 - - -
6
Parker Mushinski
RP 1.016 1
Pre-Arbitration
$747,400 $124,558 $747,400 - - -
7
Nick Hernandez
RP 0.021 2
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $87,516 $740,000 - - -
8
Pedro León
OF 2
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $87,516 $740,000 - - -
9
Luis Contreras
RP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $75,582 $740,000 - - -
10
Cooper Hummel
LF 0.156 0
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $75,582 $740,000 - - -
11
Blair Henley
SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $30,238 $740,000 - - -
12
Forrest Whitley
RP 0
Pre-Arbitration
$740,000 $23,868 $740,000 - - -
13
Wander Suero
RP 3.144 1
Veteran
$850,000 $11,022 $850,000 - - -
14
Kenedy Corona
OF 3
Pre-Arbitration
- - - - - -

TRANSACTIONS

Dec 23, 2024
Grae Kessinger, SS

Designated for Assignment by Houston (HOU)

Dec 20, 2024
Christian Walker, 1B

Signed a 3 year $60 million contract with Houston (HOU)

Dec 16, 2024
Luis Rodriguez, P

Released by Houston (HOU)

Dec 15, 2024
Jorman Santana, P

Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)

Dec 15, 2024
Juan Martinez, P

Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)

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