Forward Depth Chart

Select a season to see Houston’s roster foundation as an OOTP-style position board. The first name in each position is the projected starter from the currently controlled roster, followed by depth options.

2026 roster foundation — 28 currently controlled players

LF

  1. Yordan Alvarez
  2. LaMonte Wade Jr.
  3. Taylor Trammell

CF

  1. LaMonte Wade Jr.
  2. Jake Meyers
  3. Taylor Trammell

RF

  1. LaMonte Wade Jr.
  2. Taylor Trammell
  3. Cam Smith

SS

  1. Carlos Correa
  2. Jeremy Peña
  3. Nick Allen

2B

  1. Carlos Correa
  2. Jose Altuve
  3. Nick Allen

3B

  1. Carlos Correa
  2. Isaac Paredes
  3. Nick Allen

1B

  1. Christian Walker
  2. LaMonte Wade Jr.

DH

  1. Yordan Alvarez

C

  1. Christian Vázquez
  2. Yainer Diaz

UTIL

  1. Carlos Correa
  2. LaMonte Wade Jr.
  3. Nick Allen

Starting Rotation

  • SPTatsuya Imai
  • SPCristian Javier
  • SPHunter Brown
  • SPHayden Wesneski
  • SPRonel Blanco
  • SPSpencer Arrighetti
  • SPMike Burrows
  • SPKai-Wei Teng

Bullpen

  • CLJosh Hader
  • RPBryan Abreu
  • RPSteven Okert
  • RPEnyel De Los Santos
  • RPPeter Lambert
  • RPBennett Sousa
  • RPBryan King
Free-agent / option decisions after 2026
LaMonte Wade Jr. — FA after 2026 • Christian Vázquez — FA after 2026 • Bryan Abreu — FA after 2026 • Steven Okert — FA after 2026 • Enyel De Los Santos — FA after 2026

† Contract option or vesting-option season. Players may appear at more than one eligible position. This is a contract-control view—not a prediction of future trades, extensions, non-tenders, option decisions, or prospect promotions. Updated August 3, 2026. Sources: Baseball-Reference Astros salaries and contracts; FanGraphs RosterResource used to cross-check option and arbitration details.