Team Future Payrolls
- Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Correa | 31 | 12 | Traded | 10.119 | WME Baseball | 6 yrs/$200M (23-28) & 29-32 team option | $32.8M | $31.8M | $31.3M | $0 [FA-*] |
| Cristian Javier | 29 | 7 | Amateur Free Agent | 6.000 | MVP Sports Group | 5 yrs/$64M (23-27) | $21.4M | $21.4M | FA | |
| Jose Altuve | 36 | 16 | Amateur Free Agent | 14.072 | Boras Corporation | 5 yrs/$125M (25-29) | $33M | $33M | $13M | $13M |
| Yordan Alvarez | 29 | 8 | Traded | 6.113 | MVP Sports Group | 6 yrs/$115M (23-28) | $26.83M | $26.83M | $26.83M | FA |
| Josh Hader | 32 | 10 | Free Agency | 8.115 | CAA Sports | 5 yrs/$95M (24-28) | $19M | $19M | $19M | FA |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 32 | 9 | Amateur Draft | 10.140 | Boras Corporation | 5 yrs/$85M (22-26) | $17.7M | FA | ||
| Christian Walker | 35 | 12 | Free Agency | 7.124 | Martini Sports Ma... | 3 yrs/$60M (25-27) | $20M | $20M | FA | |
| Jeremy Peña | 28 | 5 | Amateur Draft | 4.000 | 1 yr/$9.48M (26) | $9.47M | Arb | FA | ||
| Isaac Paredes | 27 | 7 | Traded | 4.160 | CAA Sports | 1 yr/$9.35M (26) & 27 team option | $9.35M | $0 [Arb-*] | FA | |
| Bryan Abreu | 29 | 8 | Amateur Free Agent | 5.022 | 1 yr/$5.85M (26) | $5.85M | FA | |||
| Hunter Brown | 27 | 5 | Amateur Draft | 3.035 | Wasserman | 1 yr/$5.71M (26) | $5.71M | Arb | Arb | FA |
| Yainer Diaz | 27 | 5 | Traded | 3.035 | 1 yr/$4.5M (26) | $4.5M | Arb | Arb | FA | |
| Jake Meyers | 30 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 4.044 | Wasserman | 1 yr/$3.55M (26) | $3.55M | Arb | FA | |
| Steven Okert | 34 | 9 | Free Agency | 5.089 | Pro Agents, Inc. | 1 yr/$2.33M (26) | $2.33M | FA | ||
| Enyel De Los Santos | 30 | 8 | Free Agency | 5.015 | Octagon | 1 yr/$1.6M (26) | $1.6M | FA | ||
| Nick Allen | 27 | 5 | Traded | 2.164 | 1 yr/$1.4M (26) | $1.4M | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Hayden Wesneski | 28 | 4 | Traded | 2.170 | 1 yr/$975k (26) | $975k | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Bennett Sousa | 31 | 4 | Waivers | 2.156 | 1 yr/$910k (26) | $910k | Arb | Arb | Arb | |
| Taylor Trammell | 28 | 6 | Purchased | 2.144 | CAA Sports | 1 yr/$900k (26) | $900k | Arb | Arb | Arb |
| Christian Vázquez | 35 | 12 | Free Agency | 11.031 | MDR Sports Manage... | FA | ||||
| Ronel Blanco | 32 | 4 | Free Agency | 2.101 | Nova Sports Agenc... | Arb | Arb | |||
| Jason Alexander | 33 | 3 | Waivers | 1.134 | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Zach Dezenzo | 26 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 1.055 | Arb | Arb | ||||
| J.P. France | 31 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 2.047 | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Spencer Arrighetti | 26 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 2.000 | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Bryan King | 29 | 3 | Waivers | 1.100 | Arb | Arb | ||||
| César Salazar | 30 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 1.077 | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Joey Loperfido | 27 | 3 | Traded | 1.021 | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Brandon Walter | 29 | 2 | Free Agency | 1.014 | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Cam Smith | 23 | 2 | Traded | 1.000 | Arb | Arb | ||||
| Shay Whitcomb | 27 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 0.085 | Arb | |||||
| Mike Burrows | 26 | 3 | Traded | 0.135 | Arb | |||||
| Roddery Muñoz | 26 | 3 | Rule 5 Draft | 0.123 | Nova Sports Agenc... | Arb | ||||
| Colton Gordon | 27 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.112 | Arb | |||||
| Logan VanWey | 27 | 2 | Free Agency | 0.056 | Arb | |||||
| Kai-Wei Teng | 27 | 3 | Traded | 0.081 | Arb | |||||
| Braden Shewmake | 28 | 3 | Traded | 0.065 | Arb | |||||
| AJ Blubaugh | 25 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.038 | Arb | |||||
| Zach Cole | 25 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.017 | Arb | |||||
| Brice Matthews | 24 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.030 | Arb | |||||
| Name | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | ||||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$217.3M | $152.1M | $90.2M | $13M | |||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | $13.35M | $25M | |||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 0-0-8-0 | 0-0-16-0 | 0-0-24-0 | ||||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | $61.6M | $123.2M | $184.8M | ||||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 11 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $8.34M | $3.79M | $0 | ||||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) | $222M | $217.2M | $197.8M | ||||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) | $234.6M | $217.2M | $222.1M | ||||||
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