2016 Houston Astros - Roster

Houston Astros

Salary Cap Totals:
2016 Salary Cap: $120.00M
2016 MLB (26 deals, 3 on DL): $97.32M
2016 MiLB (40): $8.0M
2016 Total (56): $103.32M
+5.0M Playoff bonus
- 6.7M Waiver Penalties
- 4.8M 2017 Melky penalty
- 6.0M paying toward Choo for 2016 only
- 1.5M Montero 100% 2016
Total Remaining 2016: $.68M

Hitters (13):
-C - Jonathan Lucroy - MIL - (Franchised in 2016) 16: 4.25M, 17: 5.25M CO
1B - Joey Votto - CIN - 16: 20M, 17: 25M, 18: 30M
1B - Carlos Santana - CLE - 16: 5M PP5 CO
2B - Cory Spangenberg - SD - 16: .25M PP1  (DL)
2B/SS - Wilmer Flores - NYM - 16: .5M PP2
OF - Ian Desmond - TEX - 16: 4M, 17: 5M, 18: 6M, 19: 6M CO, 20: 6M CO (SS)
OF - Justin Upton - DET - (Franchised in 2016) 16: 22.12M, 17: 22.12M, OPT-OUT then 18-21: 22.12M
OF - Andrew McCutchen - PIT - 16: $13M, 17: $14M, 18: $14.5M CO
OF - Odubel Herrera - PHI - 16: .25M PP1
OF - Colby Rasmus - HOU - 16: 4M 17: 4m, 18: 4m, 19: 4m (DL)
2B - Alcantara, Arismendy - CHC 16: .5M PP2
SS - Eduardo Nunez MIN - 16: .5M, 17: .5M, 18: .6M CO, 19: .6M CO
2B - Chase Utley LAD - 16: 1M

Pitchers (14):
SP - David Price BOS 2016-19: 17M  (50% each year covered by Rays)
SP - Gerrit Cole PIT 2016: .75M PP3
SP - Eduardo Rodriguez - BOS - 16: .25M PP1
SP - Trevor Bauer - CLE - 16: .5M PP2
SP - Jesse Hahn - OAK - 16: .25M PP1  (DL)
SP - Matt Moore - SF - 16: 2.5M PP4 (1.25M paid for by Royals in 2016-2017)
SP - Danny Duffy - KC - 2016: 3.6M 2017: 3.6 M 2018: 4.5M 2019: 5.4M 2020: 5.4M
($1.8M paid by Rays in 2016, 2017 & 2018)

RP - Aroldis Chapman - CIN - 16: 2.5M PP4 CO
RP - Luke Gregerson - HOU - 16: 3M, 17: 2M, 18: 2M, 19: 2.5M, 20: 3M
RP - AJ Ramos - MIA 16: .5M PP2
RP - Adam Ottavino - 2016: 0.5M 2017: 0.5M 2018: 0.5M 2019: 0.6M CO 2020: 0.6M CO (50% of 2016 salary covered by Rays)
RP - Kenley Jansen - 16: 5.0M PP5 - 2.5M covered by Orioles (was actually PP4)

Minors Contract Hitters (16):
Barnes, Austin (R) C - LAD   (R)
Healy, Ryon 1B,3B - OAK   (R)
Reed, A.J. (R) 1B - HOU   (L)
Cuthbert, Cheslor (R) 3B - KC  (R)
Ruiz, Rio 3B - ATL   (L)
Anderson, Tim SS - CHW   (R)
White, Tyler (R) 1B - HOU 
Yiandy Diaz 3B CLE
Max Schrock 2B WAS
Alex Bregman 3B/SS Hou
Aaron Altherr OF PHI
Omar Narvaez
Manny Pina
Vargas, Ildemaro SS - ARI
Granite, Zack OF - MIN
Chance Sisco C 

Minors Contract Pitchers (24):
Banda, Anthony SP,RP - ARI  
Bedrosian, Cam RP - LAA 
Brault, Steven (R) SP,RP - PIT  
Bush, Matt (R) RP - TEX 
Cervenka, Hunter (R) SP,RP - ATL 
Devenski, Chris (R) SP,RP - HOU 
Estévez, Carlos (R) SP,RP - COL 
Giolito, Lucas (R) SP - WAS  
Green, Chad (R) SP,RP - NYY 
Jimenez, Joe RP - DET  
Marquez, German SP - COL  
Mendez, Yohander SP - TEX  
Montás, Frankie (R) RP - LAD  
Paulino, David SP - HOU  
Stewart, Brock (R) SP,RP - LAD  
Zimmer, Kyle SP - KC  
Davies, Zach (R) SP - MIL 
Grant Dayton LAD RP
Caminero, Arquímedes RP - PIT 
Neris, Héctor RP - PHI 
Enrique Burgos ARI RP
Jordan Montgomery NYY
Carl CJ Edwards Jr. CHC
Shae Simmons ATL

2016 Draft Slots: Traded away first and fifth rounds.

2016 Waiver Penalties:
Juan Nicasio - .4M penalty in 2016
Tommy Medica - .2M penalty in 2016, .3M penalty in 2017

Prior years waiver penalties remaining after payoffs:
Melky Cabrera - 4.8M in each of 2016 and 2017 - paid in 2016
Daniel Straily - Penalty of 16: .3M
BJ Melvin Upton - Penalty of 16: .2M
Mark Lowe - penalty in 16: .2M
JJ Hoover - Penalty in 16: .2M
Alex Rodriguez 16: .2M, 17: .2M - paid in 2016
Miguel Montero 16: 1.5M 17: .6M, 18: .6M

Note: received extra 2016 Franchise tag from Diamondbacks (now Cubs) in trade from 2014 - Rizzo/Braun/Lake for JUpton/Goldschmidt