MLB
Houston Astros Payroll Table
An updated look at the Houston Astros 2021 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$194,222,042
2021 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (29) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altuve Jose Altuve | 2B | 9.072 | 0 | Veteran | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Greinke Zack Greinke | SP | 16.057 | 0 | Veteran | $35,000,000 | $24,666,667 | $32,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Brantley Michael Brantley | LF | 10.131 | 0 | Veteran | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | - |
| Bregman Alex Bregman | 3B | 4.070 | 0 | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Correa Carlos Correa | SS | 5.119 | 0 | Arbitration 3 | $11,700,000 | $11,700,000 | $11,700,000 | - |
| Odorizzi Jake Odorizzi | SP | 7.042 | 0 | Veteran | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Pressly Ryan Pressly | RP | 7.039 | 0 | Veteran | $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 | - |
| Gurriel Yulieski Gurriel | 1B | 4.043 | 0 | Veteran | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - |
| McCullers Lance McCullers | SP | 5.140 | 0 | Arbitration 4 (S2) | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - |
| Maldonado Martin Maldonado | C | 8.156 | 0 | Veteran | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | - |
| Castro Jason Castro | C | 10.104 | 0 | Veteran | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Diaz Aledmys Diaz | SS | 4.100 | 0 | Arbitration 2 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - |
| Raley Brooks Raley | RP | 1.045 | 0 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | |
| Stanek Ryne Stanek | RP | 3.038 | 0 | Veteran | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | - |
| Garcia Yimi Garcia | RP | 5.149 | 0 | Arbitration 3 | $1,900,000 | $684,405 | $1,900,000 | - |
| Valdez Framber Valdez | SP | 1.163 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $637,300 | $637,300 | $637,300 | - |
| Tucker Kyle Tucker | RF | 1.079 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $624,300 | $624,300 | $624,300 | - |
| Alvarez Yordan Alvarez | DH | 1.113 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $609,000 | $609,000 | $609,000 | - |
| Urquidy José Urquidy | SP | 1.049 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $604,200 | $604,200 | $604,200 | - |
| Taylor Blake Taylor | RP | 1.000 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $599,100 | $599,100 | $599,100 | - |
| Javier Cristian Javier | SP | 1.000 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $620,400 | $580,290 | $620,400 | - |
| Garcia Luis Garcia | RP | 0.083 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $580,100 | $580,100 | $580,100 | - |
| McCormick Chas McCormick | OF | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $570,500 | $570,500 | - | |
| Graveman Kendall Graveman | RP | 5.078 | 0 | Veteran | $1,750,000 | $456,960 | $1,250,000 | - |
| Maton Phil Maton | RP | 3.047 | 0 | Arbitration 1 | $975,000 | $340,730 | $975,000 | - |
| Meyers Jake Meyers | OF | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $196,288 | $570,500 | - | |
| Siri Jose Siri | CF | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $92,010 | $570,500 | - | |
| Gonzalez Marwin Gonzalez | 3B | 8.133 | 0 | Veteran | $570,500 | $85,876 | $570,500 | - |
| Rosario Darwin Rosario | P | 0 | - | - | - | - |
2021 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (5) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlander Justin Verlander | SP | 15.002 | 0 | Veteran | $33,000,000 | $33,000,000 | $33,000,000 | - |
| Baez Pedro Baez | RP | 6.059 | 0 | Veteran | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,500,000 | $250,000 |
| Montero Rafael Montero | RP | 4.138 | 0 | Arbitration 2 | $2,250,000 | $1,427,404 | $2,250,000 | - |
| Emanuel Kent Emanuel | P | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $499,921 | $570,500 | - | |
| Ivey Tyler Ivey | P | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $193,221 | $570,500 | - |
2021 Dead Money Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (6) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Joe Smith | RP | $2,537,660 | $2,537,660 | |||||
| Pruitt Austin Pruitt | RP | $395,060 | $395,060 | |||||
| Singleton Jon Singleton | 1B | $250,000 | $250,000 | |||||
| Garza Ralph Garza | P | $101,211 | $101,211 | |||||
| Rodriguez Nivaldo Rodriguez | P | $92,010 | $92,010 | |||||
| Hartman Ryan Hartman | P | $3,067 | $3,067 |
2021 Retained Payroll
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | VIA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straw Myles Straw | CF | $384,090 | $384,090 | ||||||
| Toro Abraham Toro | 3B | $371,107 | $371,107 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $146,877,726 | 3rd | |||||
| Injured List | $39,870,546 | 4th | |||||
| Dead Money | $3,379,008 | 27th | |||||
| Retained | $755,197 | 21st | |||||
| Minor | $3,339,565 | 8th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $194,222,042 | 4th | |||||
2021 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (15) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Enoli Paredes
|
RP | 1.000 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $596,900 | $497,395 | $596,900 | - |
|
2 Brandon Bielak
|
RP | 1.000 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $599,000 | $466,900 | $599,000 | - |
|
3 Andre Scrubb
|
RP | 1.000 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $601,600 | $459,228 | $601,600 | - |
|
4 Josh James
|
RP | 2.030 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $602,000 | $446,706 | $602,000 | - |
|
5 Bryan Abreu
|
RP | 0.064 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $574,100 | $407,484 | $574,100 | - |
|
6 Robel Garcia
|
2B | 0.061 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $580,500 | $393,246 | $580,500 | - |
|
7 Taylor Jones
|
1B | 0.042 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $303,633 | $570,500 | - |
|
8 Garrett Stubbs
|
C | 1.024 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $184,020 | $570,500 | - |
|
9 Peter Solomon
|
P | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $67,474 | $570,500 | - | |
|
10 Jacob Wilson
|
2B | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $58,273 | $570,500 | - | |
|
11 Ronnie Dawson
|
OF | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $18,402 | $570,500 | - | |
|
12 Alex De Goti
|
SS | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $18,402 | $570,500 | - | |
|
13 Seth Martinez
|
RP | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $18,402 | $570,500 | - | |
|
14 Jairo Solis
|
P | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
15 Forrest Whitley
|
P | 0.006 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
