The Houston Astros Payroll in 2014 + Organization: Affiliates, Prospects + Depth Charts (MLB + MiLB)

The Astros have scaled their Payroll to miniscule proportions.  As of this minute, the players they have signed - that aren't on entry level deals, equals $4.37 MIL, and that is if the club picks up their Team Option on Philip Humber for 2014.  The only other player that makes more than an entry level is Jose Altuve at $1.37 MIL in 2014.  The club is paying more in dead money to Wandy Rodriguez ($5.5 MIL in 2014) as part of the 2012 Trade worked out between clubs.

The Astros have scaled their Payroll to miniscule proportions. As of this minute, the players they have signed – that aren’t on entry level deals, equals $4.37 MIL, and that is if the club picks up their Team Option on Philip Humber for 2014. The only other player that makes more than an entry level is Jose Altuve at $1.37 MIL in 2014. The club is paying more in dead money to Wandy Rodriguez ($5.5 MIL in 2014) as part of the 2012 Trade worked out between clubs.  It has been bantered about that the ownership and management are willing to spend some money in Free Agency for 2014.  MLB currently does not have a floor for Team Salary in the current CBA, so why would the club do that until they are ready to compete?

By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): and Jeff Kleiner (Salary, Roster and Depth Chart Expert for the MLB) – visit his website  here  

A 3rd straight season with 105+ Losses, and 15 straight losses to finish the 2013 campaign does not give the fans very much to look forward to in 2014.

I am here to tell you that the MLB should be ashamed of letting the Houston Astros field such an incompetent team.

Having said this, I don’t personally blame them for tanking it over the last 3 years.  They are the other ‘extreme’ – of what the New York Yankees and LA Dodgers have done payroll wise.

Last season at the end of the year, their highest paid player for the Active Roster was Erik Bedard, making $1.1 MIL.

If they keep picking 1st overall, it is only a matter of time before the team becomes very good, just like the Rays, Nationals, Twins and Pirates have all done in recent times.

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Jose Altuve Highlights

Jose Altuve is the only current Astro that has guaranteed money in 2014, that is not on an entry - level contract.  The 2012 ALL - Star has a Career 3 Slash of .285/.323/.700 - with 75 SB and 400 Hits in his 363 Games Played.  Altuve was extended to a 4 YR/$12.5 MIL deal, with two Team Options in 2018 ($6MIL) and 2019 ($6.5).  He will be in Houston until 2018 at the minimum,

Jose Altuve is the only current Astro that has guaranteed money in 2014, that is not on an entry – level contract. The 2012 ALL – Star has a Career 3 Slash of .285/.323/.700 – with 75 SB and 400 Hits in his 363 Games Played. Altuve was extended to a 4 YR/$12.5 MIL deal, with two Team Options in 2018 ($6 MIL) and 2019 ($6.5). He will be in Houston until 2018 at the minimum.

Payroll In Signed $

2014 Budget $9,937,500
2015 Budget $2,687,500
2016 Budget $3,687,500

Management

 OWN  Jim Crane
CEO- Reid Ryan
GM- Jeff Luhnow
MGR- Bo Porter
PCO- Brent Strom
HCO- John Mallee
1BCO- Pat Listach
3BCO- Eduardo Perez
BHCO- Dave Trembley
BPCO- Craig Bjornson

All of the players in the Organization Minors and Majors:

PITCHERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
SP1- Jordan Lyles ML 3 X 23 NON-ARB3 ARB1
SP2- Lucas Harrell ML 7 X OOO 28 NON-ARB3 ARB1
SP3- Erik Bedard ML 4 X 34 FA
SP4- Jarred Cosart ML 2 X 23 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
SP5- Chia-Jen Lo ML 0 X 27 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
SP6- Josh Zeid ML 2 X 26 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
SP7- Brett Oberholtzer ML 3 X 24 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
SP8 Paul Clemens ML 3 X 25 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
SPS- Alex White ML 1 X 60 25 NON-ARB3 ARB1
RHMR- Brad Peacock ML 4 X 25 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
RHMR- David Martinez ML 6 X 26 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
LHMR- Dallas Keuchel ML 2 X 25 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
RHSU- Josh Fields ML 2 X 28 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
LHSU- Kevin Chapman ML 1 X 25 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
CL-
15 $0 $0
POSITION PLAYERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
C- Jason Castro ML 3 X 26 ARB1 ARB2
1B- Brett Wallace ML 3 X 27 NON-ARB3 ARB1
2B- Jose Altuve ML 4 X 23 $1,437,500 $2,687,500
SS- Jonathan Villar ML 3 X 22 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
3B- Matt Dominguez ML 3 X 24 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
LF- Robbie Grossman ML 2 X 24 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
CF- J.D. Martinez ML 2 X 26 NON-ARB3 ARB1
RF- Brandon Barnes ML 6 X 27 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
DH-
C- Max Stassi ML 4 X 60 22 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
C- Carlos Corporan ML 8 X 29 NON-ARB3 ARB1
1B- Chris Carter ML 6 X OOO 27 NON-ARB3 ARB1
3B- Marwin Gonzalez ML 5 X 24 NON-ARB3 ARB1
3B- Jimmy Paredes ML 4 X 25 NON-ARB3 ARB1
UTL- Jake Elmore ML 3 X 27 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
UTL-
OF- Marc Krauss ML 2 X 26 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
OF- L.J. Hoes ML 3 X 23 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
7 $4,125,000 $2,687,500
AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks (PCL)
CEO- Michael Byrnes
GM- Steve McEwen
MGR- Tony DeFrancesco
PCO- Steve Webber
HCO- Leon Roberts
PITCHERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
SP1- Rudy Owens ML 4 X 26 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
SP2- John Ely ML 4 X 27 NON-ARB3 ARB1
SP3- Alex Sogard AAA 1 26 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
SP4- Asher Wojciechowski AAA 1 25 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
SP5- Jake Buchanan AAA 1 24 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
SP6- Bobby Doran AAA 1 24 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
SP7- Wade LeBlanc AAA 4 OOO 29 ARB1 ARB2
SPS- Jorge De Leon AAA 5 26 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
SPS- Philip Humber AAA 6 OOO 32 FA ARB3
RHMR- Hector Ambriz AAA 4 OOO 29 NON-ARB3 ARB1
RHMR- Edgar Gonzalez AAA 10 30 ARB3 FA
LHMR- Eric Berger AAA 3 27 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
LHMR- Wes Musick AAA 2 27 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
RHSU- Rhiner Cruz ML 6 X 27 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
RHSU- Jose Cisnero ML 3 X 24 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
LHSU- Raul Valdes ML 5 X 36 ARB1 ARB2
CL- Jason Stoffel AAA 2 25 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
POSITION PLAYERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
C- Cody Clark AAA 7 33 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
1B- Jonathan Singleton ML 2 X 22 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
2B- Ruben Sosa AAA 1 23 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
SS-
3B- Andrew Simunic AAA 5 27 NON-ARB1 NON ARB2
LF- Austin Wates AAA 0 25 NON-ARB1 NON ARB2
CF- George Springer AAA 0 24 NON-ARB1 NON ARB2
RF- Che-Hsuan Lin AAA 4 24 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
DH-
C- Matt Pagnozzi AAA 8 31 FA NON-ARB3
C- Rene Garcia AAA 3 23 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
1B- Brandon Laird AAA 4 25 NON-ARB2 NON-ARB3
3B-
UTL- Jose Martinez AAA 6 27 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
UTL- Raoul Torrez AAA 2 25 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
OF- Trevor Crowe AAA 6 30 FA ARB2
OF- Eric Thames ML 3 X 27 NON-ARB3 ARB1
AA Corpus Christi Hooks (TEX)
CEO- Ken Schrom
GM- Michael Wood
MGR- Keith Bodie
PCO- Gary Ruby
HCO- Tim Garland
PITCHERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
SP1- Matthew Heidenreich AA 2 22
SP2- Ross Seaton AA 2 24 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
SP3- Ruben Alaniz AA 1 22
SP4- Andrew Robinson AA 1 25
SP5- Nick Tropeano AA 0 23
SP6- Michael Foltynewicz AA 1 22
SP7- Jonas Dufek AA 0 25
SP8- David Rollins AA 0 24
SPS- Cameron Lamb AA 4 24
SPS- Carlos Quevedo AA 4 24
RHMR-
LHMR- Pat Urckfitz AA 3 25
RHSU-
LHSU- Kyle Hallock AA 0 25 NON-ARB1 NON-ARB2
LHSU- Theron Geith AA 0 24
LHSU- Sergio Escalona AA 5 SUS 29
CL-
POSITION PLAYERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
C- Ryan McCurdy AA 1 26
1B- Erik Castro AA 2 26
2B- Enrique Hernandez AA 2 22
SS- Jiovanni Mier AA 2 23
3B- Jonathan Meyer AA 2 23
LF- Drew Muren AA 2 25
CF-
RF- Domingo Santana AA 2 21
DH-
C-
1B- Zach Johnson AA 0 25
3B- Brandon Wikoff AA 4 25
3B-
UTL- Ronald Torreyes AA 2 21
UTL-
OF- Michael Burgess AA 4 25
OF- Preston Tucker AA 0 23
A+ Lancaster JetHawks (CAL)
CEO- Peter A. Carfagna
GM- Derek Sharp
MGR- Rodney Linares
PCO- Don Alexander
HCO- Darryl Robinson
PITCHERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
SP1- Tyson Perez A+ 0 24
SP2- Blair Walters A+ 0 24
SP3- Luis Cruz A+ 3 23
SP4- Colton Cain A+ 1 22
SP5- Alex Gillingham A+ 0 24
SP6- Brady Rodgers A+ 0 23
SP7- Aaron West A+ 0 23
SPS-
RHMR- Travis Ballew A+ 0 22
LHMR- Thomas Shirley A+ 1 25
RHSU- Mike Hauschild A+ 0 23
LHSU- Kenny Long A+ 0 24
CL- Jordan Jankowski A+ 0 24
CL- Michael Dimock A+ 0 24
POSITION PLAYERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
C- Tyler Heineman A+ 0 22
1B- Telvin Nash A+ 2 22
2B- Delino DeShields, Jr. A+ 0 21
SS- Joe Sclafani A+ 1 23
3B- Matt Duffy A+ 0 24
LF- Brandon Meredith A+ 0 24
CF- Andrew Aplin A+ 0 22
RF-
DH-
C- M.P. Cokinos A+ 0 23
C- Luis Alvarez A+ 1 23
1B- Jesse Wierzbicki A+ 1 25
UTL- Carlos Perdomo A+ 3 23
UTL- Nolan Fontana A+ 0 22
OF- Dan Gulbransen A+ 1 22
OF- Chris Epps A+ 2 25
A Quad Cities River Bandits (MID)
CEO-
GM- Andy Shea
MGR- Omar Lopez
PCO- Dave Borkowski
HCO- Joel Chimelis
PITCHERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
SP1- Joe Bircher A 0 23
SP2- Mark Appel A 0 22
SP3- Brian Holmes A 0 22
SP4- Vincent Velasquez A 1 21
SP5- Lance McCullers A 0 20
SP6- Daniel Minor A 0 22
SPS- Chris Devenski A 1 23
RHMR- Gerardo Sanchez A 0 24
RHMR- Zach Morton A 0 23
LHMR- Mitchell Lambson A 0 23
RHSU- Jamaine Cotton A 2 23
RHSU- Juan Minaya A 2 23
LHSU- Josh Hader A 0 19
CL- Patrick Christensen A 0 23
POSITION PLAYERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
C- Roberto Pena A 1 21
1B-
2B- Brian Blasik A 0 23
SS- Carlos Correa A 0 19
3B- Rio Ruiz A 0 19
LF- Jordan Scott A 1 22
CF- Teoscar Hernandez A 0 21
RF-
DH-
C- Jobduan Morales A 2 22
1B-
3B- Bobby Borchering A 3 23
UTL- Jean Batista A 1 22
UTL- Tony Kemp A 0 22
UTL- Austin Elkins A 1 23
OF-
OF- Danry Vasquez A 1 19
A- Tri-City ValleyCats (NYP)
CEO-
GM-
MGR- Ed Romero
PCO- Doug White
HCO- Russ Steinhorn
PITCHERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
SP1- Michael Feliz A- 20
SP2- Adrian Houser A- 20
SP3- Randall Fant A- 22
SP4- Chris Cotton A- 23
SP5- Kyle Westwood A- 22
SPS- Tanner Bushue A- 22
RHMR- Kevin Comer A- 21
RHMR- Andrew Thurman A- 22
RHMR- Troy Scribner A- 22
LHMR- Evan Grills A- 21
RHSU- Richard Rodriguez A- 23
RHSU- Charles Basford A- 23
RHSU- Tyler Brunnemann A- 22
RHSU- Gonzalo Sanudo A- 21
LHSU- J.D. Osborne A- 23
LHSU- Albert Minnis A- 22
CL-
POSITION PLAYERS LEV MiL ST INJ AGE 2014 SALARY 2015 SALARY
C- Ernesto Genoves A- 22
1B- Conrad Gregor A- 21
2B- Jack Mayfield A- 23
SS- Chan Moon A- 22
3B- Tyler White A- 23
LF- D’Andre Toney A- 21
CF- James Ramsay A- 21
RF- Ronnie Mitchell A- 22
DH-
C- Brett Booth A- 23
C- Jake Rodriguez A- 21
1B- Michael Martinez A- 24
3B- Ryan Dineen A- 22
3B- Adam Nelubowich A- 22
UTL-
UTL-
OF- Jon Kemmer A- 23
OF-
2013 Baseball America’s Top Ten Prospects
1 Carlos Correa, ss
2 Jonathan Singleton, 1b
3 George Springer, of
4 Lance McCullers, rhp
5 Mike Foltynewicz, rhp
6 Delino DeShields, 2b
7 Jarred Cosart, rhp
8 Rio Ruiz, 3b
9 Nick Tropeano, rhp
10 Nolan Fontana, ss
2012 Baseball America’s Top Ten Prospects
1 Jonathan Singleton, 1b/of
2 Jarred Cosart, rhp
3 George Springer, of
4 Jonathan Villar, ss
5 Paul Clemens, rhp
6 Domingo Santana, of
7 Brett Oberholtzer, lhp
8 Delino DeShields Jr., 2b
9 Mike Foltynewicz, rhp
10 Telvin Nash, 1b/of
2011 Baseball America’s Top Ten Prospects
1 Jordan Lyles, rhp ML
2 Delino DeShields Jr., of/2b A
3 Jonathan Villar, ss AA
4 Mike Foltynewicz, rhp A
5 Jio Mier, ss A+
6 J.D. Martinez, of ML
7 Jimmy Paredes, inf ML
8 Tanner Bushue, rhp A
9 Austin Wates, of A+
10 Ariel Ovando, of RK
2010 Baseball America’s Top Ten Prospects
1 Jason Castro, c
2 Jiovanni Mier, ss
3 Jordan Lyles, rhp
4 Sammy Gervacio, rhp
5 Chia-Jen Lo, rhp
6 Ross Seaton, rhp
7 Tanner Bushue, rhp
8 Jay Austin, of
9 Jon Gaston, of
New Team President Reid Ryan will have his hands full with his organization for the next several years  He should view this chart as a reference guide (Just Kidding Reid).  Ryan has been run Minor League Organizations - and been learning from Dad for a long time.  The Astros handed him a replenished Minor League System and gutted Major League Team.  Just how fast the Astros return to glory will be the question.  One place the club is feeling the losing is the attendance.  The Astros were 13th out of 15 teams at drawing fans into their home park (Minute Maid Park) in 2015.  As of right now, he will have more revenue in the new TV Package, than the Payroll the team has thus far in 2014

New Team President Reid Ryan will have his hands full with his organization for the next several years He should view this chart as a reference guide (Just Kidding Reid). Ryan has been run Minor League Organizations – and been learning from Dad for a long time. The Astros handed him a replenished Minor League System and gutted Major League Team. Just how fast the Astros return to glory will be the question. One place the club is feeling the losing is the attendance. The Astros were 13th out of 15 teams at drawing fans into their home park (Minute Maid Park) in 2015. As of right now, he will have more revenue in the new TV Package, than the Payroll the team has thus far in 2014.  If the club keeps the current roster, plus adding the dead money given, with 23 more entry level contracts, you are talking a payroll of roughly $23 MIL.

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