HOU Depth Chart — 2026

YTD47-51+ROS PROJ32-32=TOTAL79-83

Total WAR +25.6

hWAR +8.0

pWAR +17.6

C+1.0

1B+0.8

2B+1.1

SS+0.9

3B+0.8

LF+0.2

CF+0.3

RF+0.6

DH+2.3

SP+10.7

BP+6.9

Depth chart data updated: July 16, 2026

Infield

CTHIN

Yainer Diaz B/R

age 27152 PA proj

WAR+0.8

wRC+106

FLD-0.6

Christian Vázquez PA107 wRC+66 WAR+0.3

Position TotalPA259wRC+89FLD+1.1WAR+1.0

1BTHIN

Christian Walker B/R

age 35259 PA proj

WAR+0.8

wRC+103

FLD+3.7

Position TotalPA259wRC+103FLD+3.7WAR+0.8

2BTHIN

Jose Altuve B/R

age 36226 PA proj

WAR+1.1

wRC+117

FLD-1.0

Cavan Biggio PA33 wRC+71 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+111FLD-1.1WAR+1.1

SSTHIN

Jeremy Peña B/R

age 28178 PA proj

WAR+1.0

wRC+106

FLD-0.1

Nick Allen PA81 wRC+51 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+89FLD+0.7WAR+0.9

3BTHIN

Isaac Paredes B/R

age 27254 PA proj

WAR+0.8

wRC+101

FLD-1.1

Shay Whitcomb PA5 wRC+95 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+101FLD-1.1WAR+0.8

Outfield

LFTHIN

Taylor Trammell B/L

age 2883 PA proj

WAR+0.2

wRC+85

FLD+0.1

Joey Loperfido PA71 wRC+81 WAR-0.0

Trenton Brooks PA40 wRC+102 WAR+0.1

·Replacement (call-up)PA65wRC+75WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+84FLD+0.3WAR+0.2

CFTHIN

Brice Matthews B/R

age 24146 PA proj

WAR+0.0

wRC+85

FLD-0.0

Jake Meyers PA105 wRC+86 WAR+0.3

Daniel Johnson PA8 wRC+95 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+86FLD+1.0WAR+0.3

RFTHIN

Cam Smith B/R

age 23238 PA proj

WAR+0.6

wRC+98

FLD+1.3

Zach Dezenzo PA21 wRC+79 WAR-0.0

Position TotalPA259wRC+96FLD+1.3WAR+0.6

DHAVERAGE

Yordan Alvarez B/L

age 29259 PA proj

WAR+2.3

wRC+165

FLD-1.5

Position TotalPA259wRC+165FLD-1.5WAR+2.3

Rotation

ROTATIONELITEStarting Rotation

Hunter BrownSP1

108 IP · 20 GS

WAR+4.3

ERA3.59

FIP3.58

K%26.6

WPA/GS+3.6%

Tatsuya ImaiSP2

70 IP · 13 GS

WAR+0.8

ERA4.40

FIP4.33

K%27.6

WPA/GS-0.4%

Spencer ArrighettiSP3

117 IP · 21 GS

WAR+0.8

ERA4.19

FIP4.24

K%24.2

WPA/GS+0.0%

Peter LambertSP4IP113GS21ERA4.15K%21.2WPA/GS+0.2%WAR+0.6

Brandon WalterSP5ILIP40GS7ERA3.70K%21.2WPA/GS+1.5%WAR+2.1

Ronel BlancoSP6ILIP25GS5ERA4.22K%24.6WPA/GS-0.1%WAR+0.6

Hayden WesneskiSP7ILIP14GS3ERA4.41K%22.7WPA/GS-3.9%WAR+0.0

Mike BurrowsSP8ILIP130GS24ERA4.62K%20.3WPA/GS-1.6%WAR+1.1

Kai-Wei TengSP9ILIP91GS17ERA4.24K%23.3WPA/GS-2.7%WAR+0.0

Lance McCullers Jr.SP10IP98GS18ERA4.55K%23.5WPA/GS-1.9%WAR+0.4

AJ BlubaughSP11IP87GS16ERA3.93K%23.2WPA/GS-0.3%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP356GS65WAR+10.7

Bullpen

BULLPENELITEBullpen

Bryan AbreuCLHI-LEV

60 IP · 60 App

WAR+1.3

ERA3.51

FIP3.49

K%32.3

WPA/App+0.5%

Bryan KingSUHI-LEVIP64App64ERA3.35K%20.8WPA/App+0.8%WAR+0.8

Steven OkertSUIP67App67ERA3.28K%27.0WPA/App+0.9%WAR+0.6

Enyel De Los SantosMRIP69App69ERA3.81K%23.0WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.2

Nate PearsonMRIP36App36ERA4.16K%23.1WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.2

Bennett SousaMRILIP13App13ERA3.19K%31.5WPA/App+1.0%WAR+0.8

Logan VanWeyMRIP12App12ERA4.37K%24.7WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.0

Cristian JavierMRIP54App54ERA4.21K%20.6WPA/App-0.5%WAR+1.0

Josh HaderMRIP37App37ERA2.61K%38.2WPA/App+1.8%WAR+0.8

Jason AlexanderMRIP64App64ERA4.31K%17.1WPA/App-0.6%WAR+1.0

Jayden MurrayMRIP41App41ERA4.15K%21.3WPA/App-0.4%WAR+0.0

Colton GordonMRIP38App38ERA4.45K%16.5WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.2

Alimber SantaMRIP12App12ERA4.51K%22.1WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.0

Section TotalIP227WAR+6.9

Future Depth Chart — HOU

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

PEAK 2026 · 78W · 31.2 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $249M AGE 28.6 → 28.8 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL West · 2026

#1SEA120#2OAK120#3TEX120#4HOU118#5LAA114

Projected: 78–84 Team WAR: 31.2 Avg Age: 28.6 Est. Payroll: $146M FA Budget Room: $92M (CBT $238M) FRINGE

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (23)	3.0	$0.0M
	Yainer Diaz (27)	0.3	$4.5M
1B	Christian Walker (35)	2.3	$20.0M
	LaMonte Wade Jr. (32)	0.1	$9.2M
2B	Jose Altuve (36)	2.7	$33.0M
	Cavan Biggio (31)	0.2	$1.0M
SS	Jeremy Peña (28)	3.9	$9.5M
	Carlos Correa (31)	0.4	$33.3M
3B	Isaac Paredes (27)	3.1	$9.3M
	Austin Deming (26)	-0.0	$0.0M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (29)	8.1	$19.5M
	Drew Brutcher (24)	0.2	$0.0M
CF	Taylor Trammell (28)	0.8	$0.9M
	Jordan Brewer (28)	0.0	$0.0M
RF	Cam Smith (23)	1.0	$0.8M
	Trey Cabbage (29)	0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pitchers

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Ethan Pecko (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
RP	Brett Gillis (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	Javier Perez (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	James Hicks (prospect)	0.6	$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)	1.0	$20.0M
	Wes Clarke (27)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Jose Altuve (37)	1.2	$33.0M
	Yamal Encarnacion (23)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Jeremy Peña (29)	4.4	$11.8M
	Carlos Correa (32)	0.4	$33.3M
3B	Isaac Paredes (28)	2.4	$12.3M
	Shay Whitcomb (28)	0.1	$1.2M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (30)	7.3	$19.5M
	Kevin Alvarez (19)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Jake Meyers (31)	1.3	$6.6M
	Taylor Trammell (29)	0.1	$1.2M
RF	Cam Smith (24)	1.7	$0.8M
	Zach Cole (26)	-0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Ethan Pecko (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Javier Perez (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Brett Gillis (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M
	James Hicks (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Yainer Diaz (29)	2.5	$11.8M
	Luis De Leon (21)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Wes Clarke (28)	0.1	$0.0M
	Player 836276 (27)	-0.0	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (24)	0.9	$0.0M
	Kyle Walker (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Xavier Neyens (21)	3.1	$0.0M
	Carlos Correa (33)	0.3	$33.3M
3B	Shay Whitcomb (29)	0.5	$1.8M
	Franchely Silverio (21)	-0.0	$0.0M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (31)	7.0	$19.5M
	Kevin Alvarez (20)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Taylor Trammell (30)	0.5	$1.8M
	Jordan Brewer (30)	-0.0	$0.0M
RF	Cam Smith (25)	1.8	$3.8M
	Zach Cole (27)	0.0	$0.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	1.4	$0.8M
	Ethan Pecko (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
RP	Javier Perez (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Ryan Forcucci (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	James Hicks (prospect)	0.7	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Luis De Leon (22)	2.4	$0.0M
	Jason Schiavone (26)	0.3	$0.8M
1B	Luis Castro (33)	0.0	$0.8M
	CJ Alexander (33)	0.0	$0.4M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (25)	1.1	$0.8M
	Kyle Walker (26)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Xavier Neyens (22)	3.5	$0.0M
	Trevor Austin (27)	0.2	$0.8M
3B	Franchely Silverio (22)	0.2	$0.0M
	Shay Whitcomb (30)	0.0	$2.7M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (21)	1.4	$0.0M
	Lucas Spence (26)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Taylor Trammell (31)	0.0	$1.8M
	Logan Cerny (29)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Cam Smith (26)	1.8	$6.6M
	Kellen Strahm (32)	0.0	$0.8M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	1.3	$0.8M
	Ethan Pecko (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
RP	Javier Perez (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Jagger Beck (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Ryan Forcucci (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Luis De Leon (23)	2.9	$0.0M
	Ire Garcia (22)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Luis Castro (34)	0.0	$0.9M
	CJ Alexander (34)	0.0	$0.7M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (26)	1.2	$0.9M
	Sandro Pereira (24)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Xavier Neyens (23)	3.8	$0.9M
	Pablo Martinez (22)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Franchely Silverio (23)	0.3	$0.0M
	Xavier Casserilla (27)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (22)	1.8	$0.9M
	Lucas Spence (27)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	Logan Cerny (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Jordan Brewer (32)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Cam Smith (27)	1.8	$10.0M
	Kellen Strahm (33)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	1.2	$0.8M
	Ethan Pecko (prospect)	1.1	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
RP	Javier Perez (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Jagger Beck (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Adrian Ardines (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Luis De Leon (24)	3.0	$0.0M
	Ire Garcia (23)	0.3	$0.0M
1B	Luis Castro (35)	0.0	$3.0M
	Wes Clarke (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (27)	1.2	$0.9M
	Sandro Pereira (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Xavier Neyens (24)	4.0	$0.9M
	Pablo Martinez (23)	0.3	$0.0M
3B	Franchely Silverio (24)	0.4	$0.0M
	Xavier Casserilla (28)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (23)	2.0	$0.9M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (27)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	Logan Cerny (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Jordan Brewer (33)	0.0	$0.9M
RF	Kellen Strahm (34)	0.0	$3.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Ethan Pecko (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Javier Perez (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Adrian Ardines (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Jagger Beck (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Luis De Leon (25)	3.0	$0.9M
	Ire Garcia (24)	0.3	$0.9M
1B	Luis Castro (36)	0.0	$5.0M
	Wes Clarke (32)	0.0	$3.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (28)	1.0	$2.0M
	Sandro Pereira (26)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Xavier Neyens (25)	4.2	$0.9M
	Pablo Martinez (24)	0.3	$0.9M
3B	Franchely Silverio (25)	0.5	$0.9M
	Xavier Casserilla (29)	0.0	$0.9M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (24)	2.2	$0.9M
	Esteban Romero (25)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	Logan Cerny (32)	0.0	$3.0M
	Jordan Brewer (34)	0.0	$3.0M
RF	Kellen Strahm (35)	0.0	$5.0M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Role	Player	WAR	Salary
SP	Jagger Beck (prospect)	1.0	$0.8M
	Ethan Pecko (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
	Adrian Ardines (prospect)	0.9	$0.8M
RP	Javier Perez (prospect)	0.8	$0.8M
	Bryce Mayer (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M
	Alonzo Tredwell (prospect)	0.6	$0.8M

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Xavier Neyens	SS	A	19	21.3
Luis De Leon	C	ROK	19	13.1
Kevin Alvarez	OF	A	18	10.4
Ire Garcia	C	ROK	18	9.8
Pablo Martinez	SS	ROK	18	9.4