HOU Depth Chart — 2026

YTD75-74+ROS PROJ7-6=TOTAL82-80

Total WAR +19.5

hWAR +1.6

pWAR +17.9

C+0.2

1B+0.1

2B+0.2

SS+0.2

3B+0.1

LF+0.0

CF+0.2

RF+0.1

DH+0.4

SP+10.0

BP+7.9

Depth chart data updated: September 13, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +1.3

Yainer Diaz B/Rage 27

WAR+0.1

wRC+106

vL·vR116·106

BSR-0.1

FLD-0.2

PT28 PA

Christian Vázquez wRC+68 vL·vR74·71 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.3 PT22 WAR+0.1

César Salazar wRC+64 vL·vR71·89 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.0 PT2 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+88FLD+0.2ROS+0.2TOTAL+1.5

1BSO FAR +0.0

Christian Walker B/Rage 35

WAR+0.1

wRC+99

vL·vR111·107

BSR+0.0

FLD+0.7

PT51 PA

CJ Alexander wRC+78 vL·vR67·85 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT1 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+99FLD+0.7ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.1

2BSO FAR +1.1

Jose Altuve B/Rage 36

WAR+0.2

wRC+112

vL·vR125·113

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.2

PT45 PA

Brice MatthewsIL wRC+84 vL·vR98·88 BSR-0.0 FLD+0.0 PT7 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+108FLD-0.2ROS+0.2TOTAL+1.3

SSSO FAR +2.3

Jeremy Peña B/Rage 28

WAR+0.2

wRC+105

vL·vR119·114

BSR+0.1

FLD-0.1

PT38 PA

Nick Allen wRC+56 vL·vR65·56 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT14 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+92FLD+0.0ROS+0.2TOTAL+2.5

3BSO FAR +3.1

Isaac Paredes B/Rage 27

WAR+0.1

wRC+101

vL·vR117·113

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.3

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+101FLD-0.3ROS+0.1TOTAL+3.2

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.2

Taylor Trammell B/Lage 28

WAR+0.0

wRC+81

vL·vR73·92

BSR-0.0

FLD-0.0

PT23 PA

Jorge Barrosa wRC+80 vL·vR83·83 BSR+0.1 FLD+0.1 PT15 WAR+0.0

Joey Loperfido wRC+78 vL·vR73·92 BSR+0.0 FLD+0.1 PT10 WAR-0.0

Zach Dezenzo wRC+75 vL·vR82·79 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT4 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+80FLD+0.1ROS+0.0TOTAL+0.2

CFSO FAR +0.3

Daulton Varsho B/Lage 30

WAR+0.2

wRC+93

vL·vR85·102

BSR+0.2

FLD+0.5

PT44 PA

Jake Meyers wRC+87 vL·vR97·90 BSR-0.0 FLD+0.1 PT8 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+92FLD+0.6ROS+0.2TOTAL+0.5

RFSO FAR +0.4

Cam Smith B/Rage 23

WAR+0.1

wRC+99

vL·vR117·100

BSR+0.1

FLD+0.5

PT45 PA

LaMonte Wade Jr. wRC+96 vL·vR90·105 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT7 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA52wRC+99FLD+0.5ROS+0.1TOTAL+0.5

DHSO FAR +5.2

Yordan Alvarez B/Lage 29

WAR+0.4

wRC+156

vL·vR173·160

BSR+0.0

FLD-0.3

PT52 PA

Position TotalPA52wRC+156FLD-0.3ROS+0.4TOTAL+5.6

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +4.1Starting Rotation

Hunter BrownSP1

WAR+4.0

ERA3.62

FIP3.64

K%26.5

WPA/GS+3.5%

PT107 IP

Avg Start55

Peter LambertSP2

WAR+0.6

ERA4.02

FIP3.91

K%21.6

WPA/GS+0.7%

PT151 IP

Avg Start50

Cristian JavierSP3

WAR+0.9

ERA4.01

FIP4.11

K%21.9

WPA/GS-0.9%

PT63 IP

Hayden WesneskiSP4IP50GS9ERA4.08K%22.0WPA/GS+0.5%WAR+0.0Avg Start56

Ethan PeckoSP5IP28GS5ERA3.92K%22.0WPA/GS-0.2%WAR+1.0

Mike BurrowsSP6ILIP102GS19ERA4.40K%20.5WPA/GS-4.1%WAR+1.1Avg Start43

Brandon WalterSP7ILIP10GS2ERA3.78K%20.8WPA/GS+0.9%WAR+2.4

AJ BlubaughSP8IP97GS18ERA3.85K%23.2WPA/GS+0.3%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP49GS9ROS+10.0TOTAL+14.1

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +9.1Bullpen

Josh HaderCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.7

ERA2.65

FIP2.85

K%36.4

WPA/App+1.8%

PT46 IP

Bryan AbreuSUHI-LEVIP64ERA3.32K%32.3WPA/App+0.8%WAR+1.2

Enyel De Los SantosSUIP72ERA3.92K%22.8WPA/App-0.0%WAR+0.1

Bennett SousaMRIP28ERA3.32K%28.3WPA/App+0.8%WAR+1.1

Tatsuya ImaiMRIP78ERA4.22K%28.6WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.7

Ronel BlancoMRIP35ERA4.21K%22.0WPA/App-0.5%WAR+0.7Avg App46

Bryan KingMRIP60ERA3.55K%20.1WPA/App+0.5%WAR+0.8

Steven OkertMRILIP72ERA3.24K%26.6WPA/App+0.9%WAR+0.5

Miguel UllolaMRIP14ERA4.43K%24.1WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Kai-Wei TengMRIP79ERA3.97K%22.7WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.3

Jason AlexanderMRIP31ERA4.31K%17.2WPA/App-0.6%WAR+1.3

Ryan WeissMRIP27ERA4.69K%20.6WPA/App-1.1%WAR+0.0

Cody BoltonMRIP22ERA4.36K%21.6WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.0

Alimber SantaMRIP20ERA4.59K%21.0WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Colton GordonMRIP16ERA4.47K%16.0WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.3

Christian RoaMRIP12ERA4.54K%22.0WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Roddery MuñozMRIP5ERA5.70K%22.2WPA/App-2.5%WAR+0.0

Logan VanWeyMRIP5ERA4.43K%23.4WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Anthony MaldonadoMRIP1ERA4.36K%23.1WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.0

Luis GarciaMRIP0ERA3.99K%24.3WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.2

Section TotalIP56ROS+7.9TOTAL+17.0

Future Depth Chart — HOU

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PEAK 2027 · 77W · 30.0 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $253M AGE 27.6 ↘ 26.3 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL West · 2026

#1TEX102#2OAK101#3SEA100#4HOU93#5LAA91

Projected: 67–95 Team WAR: 19.7 Avg Age: 27.6 Est. Payroll: $127M FA Budget Room: $111M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (23)	1.9	$0.0M
	Yainer Diaz (27)	0.2	$4.5M
1B	Player 813314 (25)	0.4	$0.0M
	Player 823775 (25)	0.1	$0.0M
2B	Jose Altuve (36)	1.1	$33.0M
	Yamal Encarnacion (22)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Jeremy Peña (28)	2.2	$9.5M
	Carlos Correa (31)	0.2	$33.3M
3B	Isaac Paredes (27)	3.1	$9.3M
	Franchely Silverio (19)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (29)	5.3	$19.5M
	Drew Brutcher (24)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Daulton Varsho (30)	0.3	$10.8M
	Taylor Trammell (28)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Cam Smith (23)	0.4	$0.8M
	Zach Cole (25)	-0.3	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Javier Perez (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
RP	Brett Gillis (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	James Hicks (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Trey Dombroski (prospect)	0.5	$0.8M

Off The Books for 2026

No major contracts expired entering this year

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Yainer Diaz (28)	2.6	$8.1M
	Jason Schiavone (24)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Christian Walker (36)	0.8	$20.0M
	Player 813314 (26)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Jose Altuve (37)	0.9	$33.0M
	Yamal Encarnacion (23)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Jeremy Peña (29)	4.1	$11.8M
	Carlos Correa (32)	0.4	$33.3M
3B	Isaac Paredes (28)	2.7	$13.8M
	Trevor Austin (25)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (30)	6.6	$19.5M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (23)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Jake Meyers (31)	0.9	$4.7M
	Taylor Trammell (29)	0.1	$0.8M
RF	Cam Smith (24)	2.0	$0.8M
	Zach Cole (26)	-0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Javier Perez (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	James Hicks (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
RP	Dylan Howard (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Cole Hertzler (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Yainer Diaz (29)	2.4	$11.4M
	Luis De Leon (21)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Player 813314 (27)	0.4	$0.0M
	Player 842660 (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (24)	1.1	$0.0M
	Jadyn Fielder (23)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Xavier Neyens (21)	2.7	$0.0M
	Carlos Correa (33)	0.3	$33.3M
3B	Zach Daudet (25)	1.0	$0.0M
	Trevor Austin (26)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (31)	6.4	$19.5M
	Kevin Alvarez (20)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Taylor Trammell (30)	0.3	$1.1M
RF	Cam Smith (25)	2.0	$4.2M
	Zach Cole (27)	-0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Javier Perez (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.7	$0.8M
	Dylan Howard (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
RP	James Hicks (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Cole Hertzler (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Luis De Leon (22)	2.3	$0.0M
	Jason Schiavone (26)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Player 813314 (28)	0.5	$0.0M
	Player 842660 (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (25)	1.3	$0.8M
	Jadyn Fielder (24)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Xavier Neyens (22)	3.3	$0.0M
	Waner Luciano (24)	0.2	$0.0M
3B	Zach Daudet (26)	1.2	$0.0M
	Trevor Austin (27)	0.1	$0.8M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (21)	1.7	$0.0M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (25)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Taylor Trammell (31)	0.0	$1.1M
RF	Cam Smith (26)	2.1	$7.7M
	Zach Cole (28)	-0.0	$0.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Javier Perez (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
	Jagger Beck (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
RP	Dylan Howard (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Juan Fraide (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Cole Hertzler (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Luis De Leon (23)	2.7	$0.0M
	Ire Garcia (22)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Player 813314 (29)	0.6	$0.0M
	Player 842660 (29)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (26)	1.4	$0.9M
	Jadyn Fielder (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Xavier Neyens (23)	3.8	$0.9M
	Pablo Martinez (22)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Zach Daudet (27)	1.2	$0.9M
	Franchely Silverio (23)	0.2	$0.0M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (22)	2.1	$0.9M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (26)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RF	Cam Smith (27)	2.0	$11.2M
	Zach Cole (29)	-0.0	$0.6M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Javier Perez (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Jagger Beck (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Juan Fraide (prospect)	1.5	$0.8M
RP	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Dylan Howard (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Cole Hertzler (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Luis De Leon (24)	2.8	$0.0M
	Ire Garcia (23)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Player 813314 (30)	0.6	$0.9M
	Player 842660 (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (27)	1.4	$0.9M
	Jadyn Fielder (26)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Xavier Neyens (24)	4.0	$0.9M
	Pablo Martinez (23)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Franchely Silverio (24)	1.2	$0.0M
	Zach Daudet (28)	0.2	$0.9M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (23)	2.4	$0.9M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (27)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Javier Perez (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Jagger Beck (prospect)	2.0	$0.8M
	Juan Fraide (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
RP	Kellan Oakes (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Dylan Howard (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Luis De Leon (25)	2.8	$0.9M
	Ire Garcia (24)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Player 813314 (31)	0.7	$0.9M
	Player 842660 (31)	0.1	$0.9M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (28)	1.2	$2.4M
	Jadyn Fielder (27)	0.2	$0.9M
SS	Xavier Neyens (25)	4.2	$0.9M
	Pablo Martinez (24)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Franchely Silverio (25)	1.3	$0.9M
	Zach Daudet (29)	0.1	$0.9M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (24)	2.6	$0.9M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (28)	0.2	$0.9M
CF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jagger Beck (prospect)	2.1	$0.8M
	Javier Perez (prospect)	1.8	$0.8M
	Juan Fraide (prospect)	1.6	$0.8M
RP	Cole Hertzler (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Kellan Oakes (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Adrian Ardines (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Xavier Neyens	SS	A	19	23.2
Kevin Alvarez	OF	A	18	13.7
Luis De Leon	C	ROK	19	13.6
Ire Garcia	C	ROK	18	10.2
Pablo Martinez	SS	ROK	18	8.8