Houston Astros 2024 Financial Summary

A current summary of Houston Astros 2024 player cap & cash figures.

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Adjusted Payroll Total

$255,267,350

Tax Space

$-23,679,685

Cash Total

$284,421,929 / 4th

2024 Active Roster

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  Player (28) Pos Age Payroll Salary Adjusted Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Total Free Agent Year
1
Altuve Jose Altuve 2B 34 $31,500,000 $23,357,143 9.86% $41,000,000
2
Bregman Alex Bregman 3B 30 $30,500,000 $20,000,000 8.44% $28,500,000 2025
3
Verlander Justin Verlander SP 41 $22,544,808 $15,000,000 6.33% $22,544,808 2025
4
Hader Josh Hader RP 30 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 8.02% $19,000,000 2029
5
Pressly Ryan Pressly RP 35 $14,000,000 $15,000,000 6.33% $14,000,000 2026
6
Valdez Framber Valdez SP 30 $12,100,000 $12,100,000 5.11% $12,100,000 2026
7
Tucker Kyle Tucker RF 27 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 5.06% $12,000,000 2026
8
Alvarez Yordan Alvarez DH 27 $10,833,333 $19,166,667 8.09% $10,000,000 2029
9
Caratini Victor Caratini C 30 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 2.53% $6,000,000 2026
10
Dubon Mauricio Dubon RF 29 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 1.48% $3,500,000 2027
11
Kikuchi Yusei Kikuchi SP 33 $3,387,097 $3,387,097 1.43% $3,387,097 2025
12
Abreu Bryan Abreu RP 27 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 0.74% $1,750,000 2027
13
Singleton Jon Singleton 1B 32 $850,000 $850,000 0.36% $850,000
14
Ferguson Caleb Ferguson RP 27 $800,000 $800,000 0.34% $800,000 2025
15
Pena Jeremy Pena SS 26 $783,500 $783,500 0.33% $783,500 2028
16
Brown Hunter Brown SP 25 $774,500 $774,500 0.33% $774,500
17
Diaz Yainer Diaz C 25 $768,900 $768,900 0.32% $768,900
18
Meyers Jake Meyers CF 28 $767,300 $767,300 0.32% $767,300 2028
19
Blanco Ronel Blanco SP 30 $749,800 $749,800 0.32% $749,800
20
Arrighetti Spencer Arrighetti SP 24 $664,326 $664,326 0.28% $664,326
21
Dubin Shawn Dubin RP 28 $562,167 $562,167 0.24% $562,167
22
Kessinger Grae Kessinger SS 26 $343,140 $343,140 0.14% $343,140
23
King Bryan King RP 27 $338,130 $338,130 0.14% $338,130
24
Ort Kaleb Ort RP 32 $266,526 $266,526 0.11% $266,526
25
Salazar César Salazar C 28 $230,724 $230,724 0.10% $230,724
26
Whitcomb Shay Whitcomb SS 25 $175,032 $175,032 0.07% $175,032
27
Neris Hector Neris RP 35 $143,208 $143,208 0.06% $143,208 2025
28
Heyward Jason Heyward RF 34 $123,318 $123,318 0.05% $123,318 2025

2024 Injured List

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

  Player (12) Pos Age Payroll Salary Adjusted Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Total Free Agent Year
1
McCullers Lance McCullers SP 30 $17,700,000 $17,000,000 - $17,000,000 2027
2
Graveman Kendall Graveman RP 33 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - $8,000,000 2025
3
Javier Cristian Javier SP 27 $7,400,000 $12,800,000 - $7,000,000 2028
4
Urquidy José Urquidy SP 29 $3,750,000 $3,750,000 - $3,750,000 2026
5
McCormick Chas McCormick CF 29 $2,850,000 $2,850,000 1.20% $2,850,000 2027
6
Garcia Luis Garcia SP 27 $1,875,000 $1,875,000 - $1,875,000 2027
7
Murfee Penn Murfee RP 30 $760,000 $760,000 - $760,000
8
Scott Tayler Scott RP 32 $750,000 $750,000 0.32% $750,000
9
Ortega Oliver Ortega RP 27 $748,500 $748,500 - $748,500
10
Sousa Bennett Sousa RP 29 $742,300 $742,300 - $742,300
11
France J.P. France SP 29 $288,890 $288,890 - $288,890
12
Gamel Ben Gamel LF 32 $245,176 $245,176 0.10% $245,176 2025

2024 Retained

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

  Player (19) Pos Age Payroll Salary Adjusted Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT
1
Abreu Jose Abreu 1B 37 $19,500,000 $19,500,000 8.23%
2
Neris Hector Neris RP 35 $1,000,000 - -
3
Loperfido Joey Loperfido OF 25 $274,482 $274,482 0.12%
4
Bloss Jake Bloss SP 23 $151,164 $151,164 0.06%
5
Bielak Brandon Bielak RP 28 $101,532 $101,532 0.04%
6
Diaz Aledmys Diaz SS 33 $99,450 $99,450 0.04%
7
Gamel Ben Gamel RF 32 $50,000 $50,000 0.02%
8
Speas Alex Speas P 26 $50,000 $50,000 0.02%
9
Amaya Jacob Amaya SS 25 $50,000 $50,000 0.02%
10
Junk Janson Junk SP 28 $50,000 $50,000 0.02%
11
Ort Kaleb Ort RP 32 $50,000 $50,000 0.02%
12
Hummel Cooper Hummel LF 29 $50,000 $50,000 0.02%
13
Speas Alex Speas P 26 $49,070 $-930 0.00%
14
Amaya Jacob Amaya SS 25 $39,780 $-10,220 0.00%
15
Díaz Miguel Díaz RP 29 $33,333 $33,333 0.01%
16
Coleman Dylan Coleman RP 27 $31,824 $31,824 0.01%
17
Julks Corey Julks CF 28 $30,474 $30,474 0.01%
18
Hensley David Hensley SS 28 $29,752 $29,752 0.01%
19
Kuhnel Joel Kuhnel RP 29 $24,456 $24,456 0.01%

2024 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 Payroll Salary Adjusted Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Total Free Agent Year
1
Greinke Zack Greinke SP 40 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 - $12,500,000

2024 Payroll Totals

Payroll Summary
Active Roster $175,455,809 5th
Injured List $45,109,866 7th
Retained $21,665,317 16th
Minor $13,036,358 1st
Total Payroll Allocations $296,254,083 4th
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $255,267,350 3rd

2024 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 $237,000,000
Est. Guaranteed Contracts $158,601,478 9th
Est. Injured Contracts $49,809,866 -
Est. Retained Contracts $20,565,317 -
Est. Player Benefits $17,000,000 -
Est. Minor Buried League Contracts $13,036,358 -
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666 -
Est. Actual Tax Payroll $260,679,685 -
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $-23,679,685 25th
Est. Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 20%.
$4,000,000 -
Est. Payroll + Tax Bill $264,679,685 -
     
Est. Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $-23,679,685 -

2024 Minor

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

Player (13)   Pos Age Payroll Salary Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % Cash Total Free Agent
1
Rafael Montero
  RP 33 $11,500,000 $11,500,000 - $11,500,000 2026
2
Seth Martinez
  RP 29 $551,072 $551,072 0.23% $551,072
3
Trey Cabbage
  3B 27 $346,086 $346,086 0.15% $346,086
4
Parker Mushinski
  RP 28 $124,558 $124,558 - $124,558
5
Zach Dezenzo
  SS 24 $123,318 $123,318 0.05% $123,318
6
Nick Hernandez
  RP 29 $87,516 $87,516 0.04% $87,516
7
Pedro León
  OF 26 $87,516 $87,516 0.04% $87,516
8
Cooper Hummel
  LF 29 $75,582 $75,582 0.03% $75,582
9
Luis Contreras
  RP 28 $75,582 $75,582 0.03% $75,582
10
Blair Henley
  SP 27 $30,238 $30,238 - $30,238
11
Forrest Whitley
  RP 26 $23,868 $23,868 0.01% $23,868
12
Wander Suero
  RP 32 $11,022 $11,022 - $11,022
13
Kenedy Corona
  OF 24 - - - -

TRANSACTIONS

Sep 24, 2024
Shawn Dubin, RP

Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)

Sep 24, 2024
Seth Martinez, RP

Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)

Sep 21, 2024
Seth Martinez, RP

Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)

Sep 17, 2024
César Salazar, C

Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)

Sep 12, 2024
Grae Kessinger, SS

Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)

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