HOU depth chart 2027

PROJ76-86=TOTAL76-86

Total WAR +31.7

hWAR +21.5

pWAR +10.2

C+2.4

1B+1.6

2B+1.9

SS+3.8

3B+2.4

LF+1.4

CF+1.5

RF+2.0

DH+4.6

SP+6.4

BP+3.9

Depth chart data updated: October 28, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Yainer Diaz B/RStarter+DHage 28

WAR+1.7

wRC+105

vL·vR113·102

BSR+0.2

FLD-2.8

PT375 PA

Christian VázquezReserveFA wRC+78 vL·vR80·77 BSR+0.2 FLD+1.9 PT143 WAR+0.5

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT130WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+95FLD-0.9PROJ+2.4TOTAL+2.4

1BSO FAR +0.0

Christian Walker B/RStarterage 36

WAR+1.8

wRC+107

vL·vR110·106

BSR+0.0

FLD+7.5

PT528 PA

LaMonte Wade Jr.Reserve · vs R wRC+92 vL·vR81·96 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT120 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+102FLD+7.5PROJ+1.6TOTAL+1.6

2BSO FAR +0.0

Jose Altuve B/RStarter+DHage 37

WAR+1.4

wRC+103

vL·vR111·100

BSR+0.4

FLD-1.5

PT410 PA

Brendan RodgersPart-time wRC+87 vL·vR101·82 BSR+0.3 FLD-0.6 PT238 WAR+0.4

Position TotalPA648wRC+99FLD-2.0PROJ+1.9TOTAL+1.9

SSSO FAR +0.0

Jeremy Peña B/RStarterage 29

WAR+3.3

wRC+113

vL·vR116·111

BSR+4.6

FLD-1.0

PT523 PA

Carlos CorreaILPart-time+3B wRC+114 vL·vR124·110 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.2 PT125 WAR+0.7

Position TotalPA648wRC+110FLD-1.2PROJ+3.8TOTAL+3.8

3BSO FAR +0.0

Isaac Paredes B/RStarterFAage 28

WAR+2.1

wRC+112

vL·vR115·111

BSR-0.2

FLD-3.3

PT516 PA

Carlos CorreaILPart-time+SS wRC+114 vL·vR124·110 BSR+0.2 FLD-0.2 PT117 WAR+0.7

Raynel DelgadoReserve wRC+74 vL·vR61·79 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.0 PT15 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+107FLD-3.5PROJ+2.4TOTAL+2.4

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Joey Loperfido B/LPlatoon · vs Rage 28

WAR+0.2

wRC+86

vL·vR73·92

BSR+0.8

FLD+1.0

PT167 PA

Zach DezenzoReserve · vs L wRC+84 vL·vR86·83 BSR+0.4 FLD-0.3 PT140 WAR-0.0

Taylor TrammellReserve · vs R wRC+88 vL·vR75·93 BSR+0.5 FLD-0.1 PT134 WAR+0.3

Yordan AlvarezStarter+DH wRC+159 vL·vR168·155 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.5 PT111 WAR+0.9

Zach ColeReserve+RF wRC+88 vL·vR75·93 BSR+0.4 FLD+0.3 PT94 WAR+0.1

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT2WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+97FLD+0.4PROJ+1.4TOTAL+1.4

CFSO FAR +0.0

Lucas Spence B/LPart-timeage 24

WAR+0.9

wRC+93

vL·vR80·98

BSR+2.0

FLD+1.0

PT389 PA

Daulton VarshoPart-time wRC+86 vL·vR74·91 BSR+0.6 FLD+2.7 PT259 WAR+0.7

Position TotalPA648wRC+88FLD+3.7PROJ+1.5TOTAL+1.5

RFSO FAR +0.0

Cam Smith B/RStarterage 24

WAR+1.9

wRC+101

vL·vR112·96

BSR+3.4

FLD+6.0

PT504 PA

Zach ColeReserve+LF wRC+88 vL·vR75·93 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.2 PT58 WAR+0.1

Joey LoperfidoPlatoon · vs R+LF wRC+86 vL·vR73·92 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.2 PT38 WAR+0.0

LaMonte Wade Jr.Reserve · vs R+1B wRC+92 vL·vR81·96 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT36 WAR+0.0

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT12WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+97FLD+6.4PROJ+2.0TOTAL+2.0

DHSO FAR +0.0

Yordan Alvarez B/LStarter+LFage 30

WAR+4.0

wRC+159

vL·vR168·155

BSR+0.2

FLD-2.3

PT469 PA

Yainer DiazStarter+C wRC+105 vL·vR113·102 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.5 PT63 WAR+0.3

Jose AltuveStarter+2B wRC+103 vL·vR111·100 BSR+0.1 FLD-0.2 PT63 WAR+0.2

Isaac ParedesStarterFA+3B wRC+112 vL·vR115·111 BSR-0.0 FLD-0.3 PT42 WAR+0.2

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT11WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+142FLD-3.3PROJ+4.6TOTAL+4.6

Bench

BENCHby expected PA

Brice MatthewsReserve · vs LCF wRC+84 vL·vR91·81 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.1 PT78 WAR+0.0

Jake MeyersILReserveCF wRC+85 vL·vR90·83 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.6 PT71 WAR+0.2

Nick AllenReserve3B wRC+64 vL·vR71·62 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.4 PT71 WAR+0.0

Jorge BarrosaReserveCF wRC+74 vL·vR74·74 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.2 PT59 WAR-0.0

Daniel JohnsonReserveCF wRC+84 vL·vR70·89 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.0 PT23 WAR+0.0

César SalazarReserveDH wRC+82 vL·vR69·88 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT18 WAR+0.0

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Hunter BrownSP1

WAR+1.8

ERA3.59

FIP3.80

K%27.9

WPA/GS+7.6%

PT151 IP

Outs/GS16.6

Avg Start57

Peter LambertSP2

WAR+1.8

ERA4.21

FIP4.19

K%22.4

WPA/GS+1.6%

PT161 IP

Outs/GS16.0

Avg Start46

Hayden WesneskiSP3

WAR+0.6

ERA4.03

FIP4.16

K%20.9

WPA/GS+0.2%

PT148 IP

Outs/GS16.3

Avg Start55

Cristian JavierSP4IP126GS23Outs/GS13.9ERA4.57K%21.1WPA/GS-5.1%WAR+1.0

Mike BurrowsSP5ILIP134GS24Outs/GS15.7ERA4.83K%21.6WPA/GS-4.1%WAR+0.6Avg Start43

Tatsuya ImaiDEPTHIP30GS5Outs/GS12.0ERA4.53K%30.1WPA/GS-4.8%WAR+0.2

Ronel BlancoDEPTHIP32GS6Outs/GS14.5ERA4.64K%22.2WPA/GS-5.6%WAR+0.0

Kai-Wei TengSWINGIP40GS7Outs/GS12.0ERA4.50K%23.4WPA/GS-4.6%WAR+0.1

Ethan PeckoDEPTHIP25GS5Outs/GS12.7ERA4.37K%19.5WPA/GS-3.6%WAR+0.1

Section TotalIP848GS154PROJ+6.4TOTAL+6.4

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Josh HaderCLHI-LEV

WAR+1.2

ERA2.97

FIP3.05

K%35.0

WPA/App+1.3%

PT57 IP

Outs/App3.1

Bryan KingSUHI-LEVIP62Outs/App3.0ERA3.98K%19.4WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.2

Bennett SousaHLIP46Outs/App3.0ERA3.87K%28.1WPA/App+0.0%WAR+0.5

Logan VanWeyMIDIP36Outs/App3.5ERA4.08K%25.2WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.2

AJ BlubaughLONGIP80Outs/App4.8ERA4.33K%23.8WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Alimber SantaLONGIP41Outs/App5.1ERA4.60K%19.7WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Miguel UllolaLONGIP42Outs/App5.3ERA4.49K%26.1WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Josh HendricksonMOPIP8Outs/App3.6ERA4.49K%19.2WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1

Brandon WalterMOPILIP21Outs/App3.5ERA3.59K%21.8WPA/App+0.4%WAR+0.5

Bryan AbreuSUHI-LEVFAIP63Outs/App3.0ERA3.79K%32.4WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.4

Steven OkertHLFAIP62Outs/App3.0ERA3.44K%26.1WPA/App+0.6%WAR+0.7

Enyel De Los SantosHLFAIP65Outs/App3.2ERA4.42K%23.2WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.2

Ryan WeissMRIP29ERA5.41K%20.5WPA/App-2.1%WAR+0.0

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Section TotalIP610PROJ+3.9TOTAL+3.9

Future Depth Chart — HOU

Click a year tab for the projected lineup, rotation, and team WAR

PEAK 2027 · 63W · 15.9 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $190M AGE 30.4 ↘ 28.5 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL West · 2027

#1SEA88#2TEX85#3LAA83#4HOU79#5OAK70

Projected: 63–99 Team WAR: 15.9 Avg Age: 30.4 Est. Payroll: $149M FA Budget Room: $89M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Yainer Diaz (28)	1.7	$5.1M
	Jason Schiavone (24)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Christian Walker (36)	1.0	$20.0M
	LaMonte Wade Jr. (33)	0.1	$1.4M
2B	Jose Altuve (37)	0.3	$33.0M
	Brendan Rodgers (30)	0.0	$1.6M
SS	Jeremy Peña (29)	2.6	$12.9M
	Carlos Correa (32)	0.1	$33.3M
3B	Isaac Paredes (28)	2.4	$11.9M
	Trevor Austin (25)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (30)	4.5	$19.5M
	Brice Matthews (25)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Daulton Varsho (31)	0.9	$7.2M
	Jake Meyers (31)	0.0	$1.0M
RF	Cam Smith (24)	1.9	$0.8M
	Zach Cole (26)	0.1	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RP	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Off The Books for 2027

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Yainer Diaz (29)	1.4	$7.8M
	Jason Schiavone (25)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Cameron Sisneros (27)	-0.0	$0.0M
	Ben Tryon (23)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (24)	0.1	$0.0M
	Jadyn Fielder (23)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Carlos Correa (33)	1.3	$33.3M
	Caden Powell (24)	-0.0	$0.8M
3B	Trevor Austin (26)	0.1	$0.0M
	Zach Daudet (25)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (31)	4.2	$19.5M
	Lucas Spence (25)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Taylor Trammell (30)	-0.0	$0.7M
	Daniel Johnson (33)	-0.0	$0.8M
RF	Cam Smith (25)	1.6	$4.3M
	Zach Cole (27)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (26)	1.2	$0.0M
	Rashawn Galloway (25)	0.0	$0.0M
1B	CJ Alexander (33)	0.0	$0.4M
	Jack Moss (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (25)	0.2	$0.0M
	Jadyn Fielder (24)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Kam Durnin (24)	0.1	$0.0M
	Nick Allen (30)	0.0	$0.6M
3B	Zach Daudet (26)	0.2	$0.0M
	Trevor Austin (27)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Lucas Spence (26)	0.6	$0.8M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (25)	0.0	$0.0M
CF	Taylor Trammell (31)	0.0	$0.7M
	Daniel Johnson (34)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Cam Smith (26)	1.6	$7.5M
	Zach Cole (28)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (27)	1.2	$0.8M
	Jesus Teran (21)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	CJ Alexander (34)	0.0	$0.7M
	Jack Moss (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (26)	0.2	$0.8M
	Jadyn Fielder (25)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Caden Powell (26)	0.1	$0.8M
	Aaron Piasecki (26)	0.0	$0.0M
3B	Zach Daudet (27)	0.3	$0.0M
	Trevor Austin (28)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	Lucas Spence (27)	0.6	$2.8M
	Kevin Alvarez (22)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Daniel Johnson (35)	0.0	$0.4M
RF	Cam Smith (27)	1.5	$10.8M
	Zach Cole (29)	-0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (28)	1.2	$0.9M
	Jesus Teran (22)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Jack Moss (29)	0.0	$0.9M
	Cameron Sisneros (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (27)	0.3	$0.9M
	Jadyn Fielder (26)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Kam Durnin (26)	0.2	$0.0M
	Caden Powell (27)	0.0	$1.0M
3B	Zach Daudet (28)	0.2	$0.9M
	Trevor Austin (29)	-0.0	$0.9M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (23)	0.7	$0.9M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (27)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	Daniel Johnson (36)	0.0	$0.7M
RF	Zach Cole (30)	-0.2	$0.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (29)	1.0	$0.9M
	Jesus Teran (23)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	Jack Moss (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Cameron Sisneros (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (28)	0.2	$0.9M
	Jadyn Fielder (27)	0.0	$0.9M
SS	Kam Durnin (27)	0.2	$0.9M
	Aaron Piasecki (28)	0.0	$0.9M
3B	Zach Daudet (29)	0.1	$0.9M
	Brandon Nigh (28)	-0.0	$0.9M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (24)	0.8	$0.9M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (28)	0.0	$0.9M
CF	Daniel Johnson (37)	0.0	$1.0M
RF	Zach Cole (31)	0.0	$2.3M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (30)	0.8	$2.8M
	Jesus Teran (24)	0.1	$0.9M
1B	Jack Moss (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Cameron Sisneros (32)	0.0	$3.0M
2B	Jadyn Fielder (28)	0.1	$0.9M
	Yamal Encarnacion (29)	0.0	$0.8M
SS	Kam Durnin (28)	0.1	$0.9M
	Marcus Brown (31)	0.0	$3.0M
3B	Brandon Nigh (29)	0.0	$0.9M
	Trevor Austin (31)	0.0	$3.0M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (25)	0.9	$3.8M
	Anthony Huezo (27)	0.0	$2.7M
CF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Minor-league depth by level — HOU

Top projected players at each affiliate level, ranked by 2027 projected WAR. Click a header to sort.

AAA · 5 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Collin Price	C	27	2028	+0.2	0.2
Pascanel Ferreras	SS	25	2028	+0.1	0.4
Trenton Brooks	LF	32	—	+0.1	-0.1
CJ Alexander	1B	31	—	-0.2	-0.4
Cavan Biggio	2B	32	—	-0.3	0.2

AA · 9 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Jason Schiavone	C	24	2028	+1.0	6.0
Trevor Austin	3B	25	2028	+0.4	0.6
Yamal Encarnacion	2B	23	2028	+0.1	1.8
Max Holy	SS	25	2029	+0.0	0.4
Alberto Hernandez	SS	23	2028	-0.1	0.2
Cameron Sisneros	1B	26	—	-0.1	-0.1

A+ · 10 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Zach Daudet	3B	24	2028	+0.4	1.5
Justin Thomas Jr.	OF	23	2028	+0.3	2.5
Drew Brutcher	OF	25	2028	+0.2	0.4
Caden Powell	SS	23	2029	-0.1	0.9
Ethan Frey	OF	23	2028	-0.1	0.3
Kyle Walker	2B	24	2028	-0.1	-0.1

A · 17 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Rashawn Galloway	C	23	2028	+0.1	2.0
Jadyn Fielder	2B	22	2028	+0.1	1.6
Logan Hughes	OF	22	2028	+0.1	1.1
Kevin Alvarez	OF	19	2028	+0.0	7.8
Kam Durnin	SS	22	2029	+0.0	1.3
Aaron Piasecki	SS	23	2028	+0.0	0.7

ROK · 2 projected players

Player	Pos	Age	ETA	2027 WAR	cWAR
Jesus Teran	C	18	2028	+0.1	5.5
Andy Gonzalez	C	18	2028	+0.0	3.0