Houston Astros 2025 Financial Summary

A current summary of Houston Astros 2025 player cap & cash figures.

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Current Payroll Allocations

$202,683,333

Projected Total Allocations

$212,163,333

Tax Space

$21,616,667

Cash Total

$215,915,000 / 7th

2025 Active Roster

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
  Player (39) 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
$18,000,000 $18,000,000 7.47% $18,000,000 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
Javier Cristian Javier SP 28
Arbitration 3
$10,400,000 $12,800,000 5.31% $10,000,000 2028
8
Paredes Isaac Paredes 3B 26
Arbitration 2
Super Two
$6,625,000 $6,625,000 2.75% $6,625,000 2028
9
Caratini Victor Caratini C 31
Veteran
$6,000,000 $6,000,000 2.49% $6,000,000 2026
10
Dubon Mauricio Dubon RF 30
Arbitration 3
Super Two
$5,000,000 $5,000,000 2.07% $5,000,000 2027
11
Pena Jeremy Pena SS 27
Arbitration 1
$4,100,000 $4,100,000 1.70% $4,100,000 2028
12
Abreu Bryan Abreu RP 28
Arbitration 2
$3,450,000 $3,450,000 1.43% $3,450,000 2027
13
McCormick Chas McCormick CF 30
Arbitration 2
$3,400,000 $3,400,000 1.41% $3,400,000 2027
14
Meyers Jake Meyers CF 29
Arbitration 1
$2,300,000 $2,300,000 0.95% $2,300,000 2028
15
Garcia Luis Garcia SP 28
Arbitration 2
$1,875,000 $1,875,000 0.78% $1,875,000 2027
16
Singleton Jon Singleton 1B 33
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
17
Hernandez Nick Hernandez RP 30
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
18
Trammell Taylor Trammell OF 27
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
19
Whitley Forrest Whitley RP 27
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
20
Salazar César Salazar C 29
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
21
Sousa Bennett Sousa RP 30
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
22
Dubin Shawn Dubin RP 29
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
23
France J.P. France SP 30
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
24
Scott Tayler Scott RP 33
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
25
Corona Kenedy Corona OF 25
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
26
Brown Hunter Brown SP 26
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
27
Wesneski Hayden Wesneski SP 27
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
28
Gusto Ryan Gusto SP 26
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
29
King Bryan King RP 28
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
30
Whitcomb Shay Whitcomb SS 26
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
31
León Pedro León OF 27
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
32
Arrighetti Spencer Arrighetti SP 25
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
33
Gordon Colton Gordon SP 26
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
34
Ort Kaleb Ort RP 33
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
35
Hummel Cooper Hummel LF 30
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
36
Blanco Ronel Blanco SP 31
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
37
Diaz Yainer Diaz C 26
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
38
Dezenzo Zach Dezenzo SS 25
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000
39
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 (2) 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%
2
Pressly Ryan Pressly RP 36 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 2.28%

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 $166,183,333 12th
Retained $25,000,000 2nd
Minor $11,500,000 1st
Total Payroll Allocations $202,683,333 7th
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $202,683,333 7th
Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) $212,163,333 -
Projected Pre-Arbitration $9,480,000 -

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 $163,716,667 13th
Injured Contracts $0 -
Retained Contracts $25,000,000 -
Player Benefits $17,500,000 -
Minor Buried League Contracts $11,500,000 -
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666 -
Actual Tax Payroll $219,383,333 -
Competitive Balance Tax Space $21,616,667 23rd
     
Projected Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll $9,480,000 -
Projected Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $228,863,333 -
Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $12,136,667 -

2025 Minor

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

Player (2)   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
2
Miguel Castro
  RP 30
Veteran
$1,500,000 $1,500,000 - $1,500,000 2026

TRANSACTIONS

Jan 28, 2025
Cristopher Presinal, P

Released by Houston (HOU)

Jan 28, 2025
Frailin Yan, OF

Released by Houston (HOU)

Jan 28, 2025
Josue Valencia, P

Released by Houston (HOU)

Jan 26, 2025
Juan Bello, P

Traded to Houston (HOU) from Chicago (CHC) for Ryan Pressly

Jan 16, 2025
Jeremy Arocho, SS

Released by Houston (HOU)

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