Houston Astros 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Houston Astros 2021 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (39) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | 38 | SP | Vet | $33,000,000 | - | $33,000,000 | $33,000,000 | 23.20 | 33,000,000 | |
| Jose Altuve | 31 | 2B | Vet | $26,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 | 20.39 | 23,357,143 | |
| Zack Greinke | 37 | SP | Vet | $32,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $35,000,000 | $24,666,667 | 17.34 | 24,083,333 | |
| Alex Bregman | 27 | 3B | Arb 2 | 3 | $11,000,000 | $1,666,667 | $12,666,666 | $12,666,666 | 8.91 | 20,000,000 |
| Carlos Correa | 26 | SS | Arb 3 | $9,100,000 | - | $9,100,000 | $9,100,000 | 6.40 | 9,100,000 | |
| Ryan Pressly | 32 | RP/CL | Vet | $8,750,000 | - | $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 | 6.15 | 6,800,000 | |
| Yulieski Gurriel | 37 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $6,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 4.57 | 7,000,000 |
| Lance McCullers | 27 | SP | Arb 4 | $5,850,000 | - | $5,850,000 | $5,850,000 | 4.11 | 5,850,000 | |
| Joe Smith | 37 | RP | Vet | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.81 | 4,000,000 | |
| Martin Maldonado | 34 | C | Vet | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2.46 | 3,500,000 | |
| Aledmys Diaz | 30 | SS | Arb 2 | $2,950,000 | - | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | 2.07 | 2,950,000 | |
| Brooks Raley | 33 | RP | Pre-Arb | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.41 | 2,000,000 | |
| Bryan Abreu | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 24 | DH | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Rogelio Armenteros | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Brandon Bailey | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Brandon Bielak | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Humberto Castellanos | 23 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Kent Emanuel | 29 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Luis Garcia | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Josh James | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Cristian Javier | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Taylor Jones | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Francis Martes | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Jack Mayfield | 30 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Chas McCormick | 26 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Enoli Paredes | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Cionel Perez | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Austin Pruitt | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Nivaldo Rodriguez | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Andre Scrubb | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Cy Sneed | 28 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Myles Straw | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Garrett Stubbs | 28 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Blake Taylor | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Abraham Toro-Hernandez | 24 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Kyle Tucker | 24 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Jose Urquidy | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Framber Valdez | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Singleton | 29 | 1B | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | 0.18 | - |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $144,650,000 | $7,666,667 | - | $152,316,666 | $141,983,333 | |
| Retained Salary | $250,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $144,900,000 | $7,666,667 | - | $152,566,666 | $142,233,333 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $157,165,476 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $175,165,476 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $34,834,524 | ||||||