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2012 Houston Astros

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 2011

55-107, 6th place in NL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Brad Mills (39-82) and Tony DeFrancesco (16-25)
Scored 583 runs, Allowed 794 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 59-103

Ballparks: Minute Maid Park · Attendance: 1,607,733 (16th of 16)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 99

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2011 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Future Payrolls

Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
Age Yrs Acquired SrvTm Agent Contract Status 2013 2014 2015
Bud Norris 28 4 Amateur Draft 3.068 Wasserman Media G... 1 yr/$3M (13) $3M Arb-2 Arb-3
Carlos Pena 35 12 Free Agency 9.133 Scott Boras 1 yr/$2.9M (13) $2.9M FA
Jose Veras 32 7 Free Agency 5.128 Bryce Dixon 1 yr/$2M (13) & 14 team option $1.85M $150k [FA-*] FA
Philip Humber 30 7 Waivers 3.000 Michael Moye 1 yr/$1.3M (13) & 14 team option $800k $500k [Arb-*] Arb-2
Wesley Wright 28 5 Rule 5 Draft 3.105 Reynolds Sports M... 1 yr/$1.03M (13) $1.02M Arb-2 Arb-3
Jason Castro 26 2 Amateur Draft 2.104 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2
Tyler Greene 29 4 Traded 2.097 Scott Boras Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2
Justin Maxwell 29 4 Waivers 2.066 CAA Sports (Brodi... Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2
Brett Wallace 26 3 Traded 1.123 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Alex White 24 2 Traded 1.092 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Sam Demel 27 3 Waivers 1.091 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Lucas Harrell 28 3 Waivers 1.083 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Jordan Lyles 22 2 Amateur Draft 1.081 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Fernando Martinez 24 4 Waivers 1.073 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Jose Altuve 23 2 Amateur Free Agent 1.072 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
J.D. Martinez 25 2 Amateur Draft 1.047 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Hector Ambriz 29 2 Free Agency 1.043 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Carlos Corporan 29 3 Free Agency 1.019 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Rhiner Cruz 26 1st Rule 5 Draft 1.000 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
Marwin Gonzalez 24 1st Traded 1.000 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1
John Ely 27 3 Traded 0.167 Matt Colleran Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Arb-1
Chris Carter 26 3 Traded 0.159 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Arb-1
Xavier Cedeno 26 2 Free Agency 0.122 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3
Jimmy Paredes 24 2 Traded 0.096 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3
Dallas Keuchel 25 1st Amateur Draft 0.089 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3
Matt Dominguez 23 2 Traded 0.062 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3
Brandon Barnes 27 1st Amateur Draft 0.058 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3
Jake Elmore 26 1st Waivers 0.054 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3
Brad Peacock 25 1st Traded 0.023 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3
Chris Snyder Chris Snyder buyout $500k
Wandy Rodriguez Wandy Rodriguez traded to/from $5M $5.5M
2013 2014 2015
Signed Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) *5
Dollars Committed Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) *$15.07M $6.15M
Contract Options Players with any type of option 2
Option Values Maximum value of options if all are exercised $6.25M
Arb Eligible Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) 0-0-0-0 3-2-0-0 14-4-2-0
Arb Costs Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) $0 $10.5M $42.4M
Other Players Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) 20 20 5
Other Costs Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) $10M $10M $2.5M
Payroll (no options) Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) $25.07M $26.65M $44.9M
Payroll (options) Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) $25.07M $31.9M $44.9M

* - This is not intended as an accurate payroll accounting for current. Trades are not prorated, new debuts are not added, incentives are not included.
All salary values are VERY unofficial. On occasion, we have estimated arbitration eligibility.
Future arbitration eligibility assumes players will play full major league seasons.
Signing bonuses are as of now all assumed to have been paid at the time of signing.
For information like contract history, contract incentives, and more, we heartily recommend Cot's Contracts
Unsigned players salaries are estimated based on the last three years of salary data:
    $500k for pre-arbitration, $1.7M for 1st-year arb, $2.7M for 2nd-year-arb, $3.9M for 3rd-year-arb, $5M for 4th-year-arb.
Please let us know if you find any errors, updates, or corrections

Team Roster & Games By Position
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Fernando Abad 26 L L 6' 2" 215 Dec 17, 1985 3 37 6 36 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $485,000
Jose Altuve 22 R R 5' 5" 170 May 6, 1990 2 147 142 147 147 0 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.3 $483,000 All-Star
Hector Ambriz 28 L R 6' 2" 235 May 24, 1984 2 18 0 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Brandon Barnes 26 R R 6' 2" 205 May 15, 1986 1st 43 24 43 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 5 37 0 9 0 0.1
Brian Bixler 29 R R 6' 1" 195 Oct 22, 1982 4 36 18 36 26 0 0 0 5 4 6 3 0 9 12 0 10 2 0.0
Brian Bogusevic 28 L L 6' 3" 220 Feb 18, 1984 3 146 83 146 121 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 104 121 0 36 4 -0.3 $483,000
Travis Buck 28 L R 6' 2" 230 Nov 18, 1983 6 33 17 33 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 10 21 0 14 0 0.2 $580,000
David Carpenter 26 R R 6' 2" 215 Jul 15, 1985 2 31 0 28 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.3 $485,000
Jason Castro 25 L R 6' 3" 215 Jun 18, 1987 2 87 73 87 79 0 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1.3 $486,000
Xavier Cedeno 25 L L 6' 1" 205 Aug 26, 1986 2 44 0 42 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Francisco Cordero 37 R R 6' 3" 245 May 11, 1975 14 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9
Carlos Corporan 28 B R 6' 2" 220 Jan 7, 1984 3 27 22 27 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.5
Rhiner Cruz 25 R R 6' 2" 205 Nov 1, 1986 1st 52 0 49 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $480,000
Enerio Del Rosario 26 R R 6' 2" 190 Oct 16, 1985 3 19 0 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Matt Dominguez 22 R R 6' 1" 215 Aug 28, 1989 2 31 27 31 31 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5
Matt Downs 28 R R 6' 1" 190 Mar 19, 1984 4 91 35 91 57 0 0 25 3 18 1 2 0 11 13 0 43 0 -1.1 $487,500
C.J. Fick 26 R R 6' 5" 185 Nov 20, 1985 1st 18 0 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ben Francisco 30 R R 6' 1" 185 Oct 23, 1981 6 31 18 31 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 14 26 0 7 0 -0.8
Armando Galarraga 30 R R 6' 3" 230 Jan 15, 1982 6 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6
Edgar Gonzalez 29 R R 6' 2" 210 Feb 23, 1983 9 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Marwin Gonzalez 23 B R 6' 1" 195 Mar 14, 1989 1st 80 48 80 62 0 0 0 6 14 47 0 0 0 0 0 18 3 -0.1 $480,000
Tyler Greene 28 R R 6' 2" 190 Aug 17, 1983 4 39 33 39 37 0 0 0 4 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 -0.1
J.A. Happ 29 L L 6' 6" 195 Oct 19, 1982 6 22 18 22 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 $2,350,000
Lucas Harrell 27 B R 6' 2" 210 Jun 3, 1985 3 35 32 33 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.7 $482,000
Chris Johnson 27 R R 6' 3" 220 Oct 1, 1984 4 92 89 92 92 0 0 6 0 88 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.4 $495,000
Dallas Keuchel 24 L L 6' 3" 210 Jan 1, 1988 1st 17 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.1
Brandon Laird 24 R R 6' 1" 215 Sep 11, 1987 2 17 8 17 12 0 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.1
Carlos Lee 36 R R 6' 2" 270 Jun 20, 1976 14 66 66 66 65 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 $18,500,000
Wilton Lopez 28 R R 6' 0" 205 Jul 19, 1983 4 64 0 62 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 $515,500
Jed Lowrie 28 B R 6' 0" 180 Apr 17, 1984 5 97 90 97 93 0 0 0 0 0 93 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2.1 $1,150,000
Jordan Lyles 21 R R 6' 4" 210 Oct 19, 1990 2 26 25 24 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.7
Brandon Lyon 32 R R 6' 1" 200 Aug 10, 1979 11 37 0 35 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 $5,500,000
Fernando Martinez 23 L R 6' 1" 205 Oct 10, 1988 4 41 35 41 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 6 37 0 5 0 -0.4
J.D. Martinez 24 R R 6' 3" 205 Aug 21, 1987 2 113 102 113 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 100 5 11 0 -0.7 $483,000
Justin Maxwell 28 R R 6' 5" 235 Nov 6, 1983 4 124 77 124 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 59 20 95 0 32 2 2.3
Scott Moore 28 L R 6' 2" 195 Nov 17, 1983 5 72 53 72 64 0 0 19 6 28 0 2 0 15 17 0 11 0 -0.1
Brett Myers 31 R R 6' 4" 240 Aug 17, 1980 11 35 0 33 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Bud Norris 27 R R 6' 0" 230 Mar 2, 1985 4 30 29 30 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.9 $511,000
Jimmy Paredes 23 B R 6' 3" 200 Nov 25, 1988 2 24 18 24 20 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 15 16 0 5 0 -0.7
Steve Pearce 29 R R 5' 11" 210 Apr 13, 1983 6 21 16 21 18 0 0 10 0 0 0 3 0 10 11 0 5 0 -0.1
Aneury Rodriguez 24 R R 6' 4" 250 Dec 13, 1987 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Fernando Rodriguez 28 R R 6' 3" 235 Jun 18, 1984 3 71 0 67 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 $492,000
Wandy Rodriguez 33 R L 5' 10" 195 Jan 18, 1979 8 21 21 20 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9
Jordan Schafer 25 L L 6' 1" 190 Sep 4, 1986 3 106 82 106 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 87 0 14 8 -0.9 $489,000
Chris Snyder 31 R R 6' 4" 240 Feb 12, 1981 9 76 67 76 72 0 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 -0.6 $750,000
Mickey Storey 26 R R 6' 2" 185 Mar 16, 1986 1st 26 0 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Jose Valdez 29 R R 6' 4" 200 Jan 22, 1983 2 12 0 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Brett Wallace 25 L R 6' 2" 260 Aug 26, 1986 3 66 59 66 64 0 0 58 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 -0.4
Kyle Weiland 25 L R 6' 4" 195 Sep 12, 1986 2 4 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.3 $481,500
Wesley Wright 27 R L 5' 11" 180 Jan 28, 1985 5 78 0 76 77 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.0 $512,000
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance
1

Jordan Schafer
3

Ben Francisco
4

Jed Lowrie
6

Travis Buck
9

Marwin Gonzalez
11

Matt Dominguez
12

Brian Bixler
13

Brandon Laird
Steve Pearce
14

J.D. Martinez
15

Jason Castro
16

Matt Downs
18

Chris Snyder
19

Brian Bogusevic
20

Bud Norris
21

Fernando Martinez
22

Carlos Corporan
Justin Maxwell
23

Tyler Greene
Chris Johnson
27

Jose Altuve
28

David Carpenter
C.J. Fick
29

Brett Wallace
30

Matt Dominguez
Armando Galarraga
J.A. Happ
31

Edgar Gonzalez
37

Francisco Cordero
Brandon Lyon
38

Jimmy Paredes
39

Brandon Barnes
Brett Myers
41

Jordan Lyles
43

Fernando Rodriguez
44

Justin Maxwell
45

Carlos Lee
46

Scott Moore
51

Wandy Rodriguez
53

Wesley Wright
55

Rhiner Cruz
56

Kyle Weiland
58

Fernando Abad
59

Wilton Lopez
60

Dallas Keuchel
62

Hector Ambriz
Aneury Rodriguez
63

Xavier Cedeno
64

Lucas Harrell
65

Mickey Storey
66

Enerio Del Rosario
67

Jose Valdez

2011 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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