HOU depth chart 2027

ROS PROJ80-82=TOTAL80-82

Total WAR +34.9

hWAR +21.1

pWAR +13.8

C+2.6

1B+1.5

2B+1.8

SS+3.0

3B+2.1

LF+0.9

CF+2.0

RF+2.1

DH+5.1

SP+9.0

BP+4.8

Depth chart data updated: October 24, 2026

Infield

CSO FAR +0.0

Yainer Diaz B/Rage 28

WAR+2.1

wRC+105

vL·vR113·102

BSR+0.0

FLD-3.5

PT470 PA

César Salazar wRC+82 vL·vR69·88 BSR+0.3 FLD+0.3 PT178 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+98FLD-3.2ROS+2.6TOTAL+2.6

1BSO FAR +0.0

Christian Walker B/Rage 36

WAR+1.6

wRC+107

vL·vR110·106

BSR+0.0

FLD+6.8

PT476 PA

LaMonte Wade Jr. wRC+92 vL·vR81·96 BSR+0.0 FLD-0.0 PT172 WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+101FLD+6.8ROS+1.5TOTAL+1.5

2BSO FAR +0.0

Jose Altuve B/Rage 37

WAR+1.6

wRC+103

vL·vR111·100

BSR+0.6

FLD-1.7

PT466 PA

Nick Allen wRC+64 vL·vR71·62 BSR+0.3 FLD+1.0 PT182 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+94FLD-0.7ROS+1.8TOTAL+1.8

SSSO FAR +0.0

Jeremy Peña B/Rage 29

WAR+3.2

wRC+113

vL·vR116·111

BSR+4.4

FLD-1.0

PT509 PA

Raynel Delgado wRC+74 vL·vR61·79 BSR+0.6 FLD+0.0 PT139 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+101FLD-1.0ROS+3.0TOTAL+3.0

3BSO FAR +0.0

Isaac Paredes B/Rage 28

WAR+2.6

wRC+112

vL·vR115·111

BSR+0.0

FLD-4.1

PT648 PA

Position TotalPA648wRC+105FLD-4.1ROS+2.1TOTAL+2.1

Outfield

LFSO FAR +0.0

Joey Loperfido B/Lage 28

WAR+0.4

wRC+86

vL·vR73·92

BSR+1.8

FLD+2.1

PT350 PA

Taylor Trammell wRC+88 vL·vR75·93 BSR+0.7 FLD-0.2 PT298 WAR+0.6

Position TotalPA648wRC+85FLD+1.9ROS+0.9TOTAL+0.9

CFSO FAR +0.0

Daulton Varsho B/Lage 31

WAR+1.3

wRC+86

vL·vR74·91

BSR+1.2

FLD+4.6

PT446 PA

Jake MeyersIL wRC+85 vL·vR90·83 BSR+0.6 FLD+1.7 PT202 WAR+0.5

Position TotalPA648wRC+88FLD+6.3ROS+2.0TOTAL+2.0

RFSO FAR +0.0

Cam Smith B/Rage 24

WAR+2.1

wRC+101

vL·vR112·96

BSR+3.8

FLD+6.8

PT567 PA

Zach Cole wRC+88 vL·vR75·93 BSR+0.2 FLD+0.3 PT81 WAR+0.1

Position TotalPA648wRC+98FLD+7.0ROS+2.1TOTAL+2.1

DHSO FAR +0.0

Yordan Alvarez B/Lage 30

WAR+5.2

wRC+159

vL·vR168·155

BSR+0.2

FLD-3.0

PT612 PA

Replacement (call-up)wRC+75PT36WAR+0.0

Position TotalPA648wRC+152FLD-3.0ROS+5.1TOTAL+5.1

Rotation

ROTATIONSO FAR +0.0Starting Rotation

Hunter BrownSP1

WAR+3.3

ERA3.59

FIP3.80

K%27.9

WPA/GS+7.6%

PT165 IP

Avg Start57

Peter LambertSP2

WAR+2.2

ERA4.21

FIP4.19

K%22.4

WPA/GS+1.6%

PT151 IP

Avg Start46

Cristian JavierSP3

WAR+0.5

ERA4.57

FIP4.71

K%21.1

WPA/GS-5.1%

PT51 IP

Hayden WesneskiSP4IP50GS9ERA4.03K%20.9WPA/GS+0.2%WAR+0.3Avg Start55

Mike BurrowsSP5ILIP64GS12ERA4.83K%21.6WPA/GS-4.1%WAR+0.4Avg Start43

Brandon WalterSP6ILIP99GS18ERA3.59K%21.8WPA/GS+2.4%WAR+2.1

Ronel BlancoSP7IP90GS16ERA4.64K%22.2WPA/GS-5.6%WAR+0.2

Section TotalIP670GS122ROS+9.0TOTAL+9.0

Bullpen

BULLPENSO FAR +0.0Bullpen

Josh HaderCLHI-LEV

WAR+0.8

ERA2.97

FIP3.05

K%35.0

WPA/App+1.3%

PT38 IP

Bryan AbreuSUHI-LEVIP65ERA3.79K%32.4WPA/App+0.1%WAR+0.5

AJ BlubaughSUIP75ERA4.33K%23.8WPA/App-0.6%WAR+0.0

Bennett SousaMRIP29ERA3.87K%28.1WPA/App+0.0%WAR+0.4

Tatsuya ImaiMRIP64ERA4.53K%30.1WPA/App-0.9%WAR+0.6

Bryan KingMRIP58ERA3.98K%19.4WPA/App-0.1%WAR+0.2

Steven OkertMRIP56ERA3.44K%26.1WPA/App+0.6%WAR+0.6

Miguel UllolaMRIP68ERA4.49K%26.1WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.0

Logan VanWeyMRIP31ERA4.08K%25.2WPA/App-0.3%WAR+0.2

Josh HendricksonMRIP78ERA4.49K%19.2WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.8

Ryan WeissMRIP70ERA5.41K%20.5WPA/App-2.1%WAR+0.0

Ethan PeckoMRIP69ERA4.37K%19.5WPA/App-0.7%WAR+0.6

Alimber SantaMRIP65ERA4.60K%19.7WPA/App-1.0%WAR+0.0

Enyel De Los SantosMRIP24ERA4.42K%23.2WPA/App-0.8%WAR+0.1

Section TotalIP788ROS+4.8TOTAL+4.8

Future Depth Chart — HOU

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

PEAK 2027 · 66W · 18.5 WAR OFF-BOOKS 7YR $226M AGE 29.5 ↘ 27.5 WINDOW no projected contention years

AL West · 2027

#1SEA99#2TEX94#3LAA91#4HOU88#5OAK80

Projected: 66–96 Team WAR: 18.5 Avg Age: 29.5 Est. Payroll: $146M FA Budget Room: $92M (CBT $238M) REBUILD

Position Players

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Yainer Diaz (28)	2.1	$3.8M
	Jason Schiavone (24)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Christian Walker (36)	1.2	$20.0M
	LaMonte Wade Jr. (33)	0.1	$4.2M
2B	Brendan Rodgers (30)	0.4	$3.2M
	Jose Altuve (37)	0.0	$33.0M
SS	Jeremy Peña (29)	3.0	$10.1M
	Carlos Correa (32)	0.2	$33.3M
3B	Isaac Paredes (28)	2.6	$8.7M
	Zach Daudet (24)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (30)	5.0	$19.5M
	Brice Matthews (25)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Daulton Varsho (31)	1.1	$5.5M
	Jake Meyers (31)	0.1	$2.0M
RF	Cam Smith (24)	2.2	$0.8M
	Zach Cole (26)	0.1	$0.9M
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	Jason Schiavone (25)	2.2	$0.0M
	Yainer Diaz (29)	0.3	$6.2M
1B	Cameron Sisneros (27)	-0.3	$0.0M
	Ben Tryon (23)	-0.1	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (24)	0.3	$0.0M
	Jadyn Fielder (23)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Jeremy Peña (30)	2.3	$14.3M
	Carlos Correa (33)	0.2	$33.3M
3B	Isaac Paredes (29)	1.9	$11.2M
	Zach Daudet (25)	0.1	$0.0M
LF	Yordan Alvarez (31)	4.5	$19.5M
	Lucas Spence (25)	0.1	$0.8M
CF	Taylor Trammell (30)	0.1	$0.8M
	Jake Meyers (32)	0.0	$2.0M
RF	Cam Smith (25)	1.8	$0.8M
	Zach Cole (27)	0.0	$0.9M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (26)	2.2	$0.0M
	Yainer Diaz (30)	0.2	$8.1M
1B	CJ Alexander (33)	0.0	$0.4M
	Cameron Sisneros (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (25)	0.5	$0.0M
	Jadyn Fielder (24)	0.0	$0.0M
SS	Kam Durnin (24)	0.2	$0.0M
	Aaron Piasecki (25)	0.0	$0.0M
3B	Zach Daudet (26)	0.6	$0.0M
	Trevor Austin (27)	0.0	$0.0M
LF	Lucas Spence (26)	1.0	$3.2M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (25)	0.1	$0.0M
CF	Taylor Trammell (31)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Cam Smith (26)	1.8	$5.1M
	Zach Cole (28)	0.0	$1.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (27)	2.1	$0.8M
	Rashawn Galloway (26)	0.1	$0.0M
1B	CJ Alexander (34)	0.0	$0.7M
	Jack Moss (28)	0.0	$0.0M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (26)	0.6	$0.8M
	Jadyn Fielder (25)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Kam Durnin (25)	0.3	$0.0M
	Caden Powell (26)	0.0	$0.8M
3B	Zach Daudet (27)	0.6	$0.0M
	Trevor Austin (28)	0.0	$0.8M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (22)	1.0	$0.8M
	Lucas Spence (27)	0.1	$5.1M
CF	Taylor Trammell (32)	0.0	$0.8M
RF	Cam Smith (27)	1.7	$8.1M
	Zach Cole (29)	-0.0	$1.4M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (28)	1.9	$0.9M
	Jesus Teran (22)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Jack Moss (29)	0.0	$0.9M
	Cameron Sisneros (30)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Yamal Encarnacion (27)	0.5	$0.9M
	Jadyn Fielder (26)	0.1	$0.0M
SS	Kam Durnin (26)	0.4	$0.0M
	Aaron Piasecki (27)	0.0	$0.0M
3B	Zach Daudet (28)	0.4	$0.9M
	Trevor Austin (29)	-0.0	$0.9M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (23)	1.3	$0.9M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (27)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RF	Cam Smith (28)	1.5	$11.2M
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jason Schiavone (29)	1.7	$0.9M
	Jesus Teran (23)	0.2	$0.0M
1B	Jack Moss (30)	0.0	$0.9M
	Cameron Sisneros (31)	0.0	$0.9M
2B	Jadyn Fielder (27)	0.5	$0.9M
	Yamal Encarnacion (28)	0.1	$0.9M
SS	Kam Durnin (27)	0.5	$0.9M
	Aaron Piasecki (28)	0.0	$0.9M
3B	Zach Daudet (29)	0.3	$0.9M
	Trevor Austin (30)	-0.0	$0.9M
LF	Kevin Alvarez (24)	1.5	$0.9M
	Justin Thomas Jr. (28)	0.1	$0.9M
CF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Pos	Player	WAR	Salary
C	Jesus Teran (24)	1.5	$0.9M
	Jason Schiavone (30)	0.2	$3.4M
1B	Jack Moss (31)	0.0	$0.9M
	Cameron Sisneros (32)	0.0	$3.0M
2B	Jadyn Fielder (28)	0.3	$0.9M
	Yamal Encarnacion (29)	0.0	$1.0M
SS	Kam Durnin (28)	0.3	$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)	1.6	$4.2M
	Anthony Huezo (27)	0.1	$2.7M
CF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
RF	FA — replacement level	0.0	—
DH	FA — replacement level	0.0	—

Farm System

Name	Pos	Level	Age	Career WAR
Kevin Alvarez	OF	A	19	8.7
Jason Schiavone	C	AA	24	7.3
Jesus Teran	C	ROK	18	6.7
Andy Gonzalez	C	ROK	18	3.7
Rashawn Galloway	C	A	23	3.1