Team Future Payrolls
- Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 35 | 14 | Amateur Free Agent | 13.072 | Boras Corporation | 5 yrs/$125M (25-29) | $33M | $33M | $33M | $13M | $13M |
| Yordan Alvarez | 28 | 6 | Traded | 5.113 | MVP Sports Group | 6 yrs/$115M (23-28) | $15.83M | $26.83M | $26.83M | $26.83M | FA |
| Josh Hader | 31 | 8 | Free Agency | 7.115 | CAA Sports | 5 yrs/$95M (24-28) | $19M | $19M | $19M | $19M | FA |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 31 | 7 | Amateur Draft | 9.140 | Boras Corporation | 5 yrs/$85M (22-26) | $17.7M | $17.7M | FA | ||
| Cristian Javier | 28 | 5 | Amateur Free Agent | 5.000 | MVP Sports Group | 5 yrs/$64M (23-27) | $10.4M | $21.4M | $21.4M | FA | |
| Ryan Pressly | 36 | 12 | Traded | 11.039 | Ballengee Group | 3 yrs/$42M (23-25) | $14M | FA | |||
| Victor Caratini | 31 | 8 | Free Agency | 7.051 | MDR Sports Manage... | 2 yrs/$12M (24-25) | $6M | FA | |||
| Framber Valdez | 31 | 7 | Amateur Free Agent | 5.163 | Octagon | Arb-3 (~$17.8M) | FA | ||||
| Mauricio Dubón | 30 | 6 | Traded | 4.162 | ALIGND Sports Age... | Arb-2 (~$4.6M) | Arb-3 | FA | |||
| Luis Garcia | 28 | 4 | Amateur Free Agent | 4.083 | Topline Sports & ... | Arb-2 (~$1.88M) | Arb-3 | FA | |||
| Bryan Abreu | 28 | 6 | Amateur Free Agent | 4.022 | Arb-2 (~$3.7M) | Arb-3 | FA | ||||
| Chas McCormick | 30 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 4.000 | Arb-2 (~$3.3M) | Arb-3 | FA | ||||
| Isaac Paredes | 26 | 5 | 3.160 | CAA Sports | Arb-1 (~$6.9M) | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |||
| Jake Meyers | 29 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 3.044 | Wasserman | Arb-1 (~$2.2M) | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | ||
| Jeremy Peña | 27 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 3.000 | Arb-1 (~$4.4M) | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |||
| Jon Singleton | 33 | 4 | Free Agency | 2.069 | Sosnick Cobbe & K... | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Yainer Diaz | 26 | 3 | Traded | 2.035 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | ||
| Hunter Brown | 26 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 2.035 | Wasserman | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Tayler Scott | 33 | 4 | Free Agency | 2.015 | PSI Sports Manage... | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Hayden Wesneski | 27 | 3 | 1.170 | Pre-Arb-2 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | Arb-4 | |||
| Bennett Sousa | 30 | 2 | Waivers | 1.156 | Pre-Arb-2 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | Arb-4 | ||
| Taylor Trammell | 27 | 4 | 1.144 | CAA Sports | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| Kaleb Ort | 33 | 4 | Waivers | 1.108 | Nello P. Gamberdi... | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | |
| Ronel Blanco | 31 | 3 | Hs | 1.101 | Nova Sports Agenc... | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | |
| J.P. France | 30 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 1.047 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| Cooper Hummel | 30 | 3 | Waivers | 1.003 | Gaeta Sports Mana... | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | |
| Spencer Arrighetti | 25 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 1.000 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| Shawn Dubin | 29 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.156 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| César Salazar | 29 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.139 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Bryan King | 28 | 1st | Waivers | 0.100 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Nick Hernandez | 30 | 2 | Purchased | 0.061 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Zach Dezenzo | 25 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.055 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Shay Whitcomb | 26 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.045 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Pedro León | 27 | 1st | Free Agency | 0.021 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Luis Contreras | 29 | 1st | Free Agency | 0.019 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Forrest Whitley | 27 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.006 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Blair Henley | 28 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.000 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Name | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | ||||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$115.9M | $117.9M | $100.2M | $58.8M | $13M | |||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | ||||||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | ||||||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 3-4-1-0 | 6-3-4-0 | 7-6-3-0 | 9-7-6-0 | 0-9-7-2 | |||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | †$44.8M | $57.1M | $62.8M | $94.6M | $101.6M | |||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $7.58M | $5.31M | $3.79M | $0 | $4.55M | |||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) | $168.3M | $180.3M | $166.8M | $153.5M | $119.1M | |||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) | $168.3M | $180.3M | $166.8M | $153.5M | $119.1M | |||||
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