MLB Houston 25

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2	HOUSTON										Projected 40-man Year-End Labor Relations Payrolls					Projected 40-man Competitive Balance Payrolls
3	HOUSTON										2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
4	ASTROS										$222,708,924	$137.933	$120.233	$58.833	$13.000	$238,908,925	$132.634	$116.134	$83.834	$46.167
5	ASTROS															Projected 2024 CB tax:		$0
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7	Player	Pos.	Year	Rd	Pick	Age	MLS	Opts left 1/25	Agent	Length / Total Value	Projected 40-man Year-End Labor Relations Payrolls					Projected 40-man Competitive Balance Payrolls
8	Player	Pos.	Year	Rd	Pick	7/1/25	1/25	Opts left 1/25	Agent	Length / Total Value	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
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10	Altuve, Jose	lf-2b	2007		VEN	35	13.072	3 / 3	Boras Corp.	5 y/$125M (25-29)	$33,000,000	$33.000	$33.000	$13.000	$13.000	$25,000,000	$25.000	$25.000	$25.000	$25.000
11	Walker, Christian	1b	2012	4	132	33	6.124	0 / 3	CAA	3 y/$60M (25-27)	$20,000,000	$20.000	$20.000	FA		$20,000,000	$20.000	$20.000
12	Hader, Josh	lhp-c	2012	19	582	31	7.115	2 / 3	CAA	5 y/$95M (24-28)	$19,000,000	$19.000	$19.000	$19.000		$19,000,000	$19.000	$19.000	$19.000
13	Valdez, Framber	lhp-s	2015		DOM	31	5.163	2 / 3	Octagon	1 y/$18M (25)	$18,000,000	FA				$18,000,000
14	McCullers Jr., Lance	rhp-s	2012	1s	41	31	9.140	2 / 3	Boras Corp.	5 y/$85M (22-26)	$17,700,000	$17.700	FA			$17,000,000	$17.000
15	Alvarez, Yordan	lf-dh	2016		CUB	28	5.113	3 / 3	MVP Sports	6 y/$115M (23-28)	$15,833,333	$26.833	$26.833	$26.833		$19,166,667	$19.167	$19.167	$19.167
16	Montero, Rafael	rhp	2011		DOM	34	7.138	0 / 4	GSE	3 yr/$34.5M (23-25)	$11,500,000	FA				$11,500,000
17	Javier, Cristian	rhp-s	2015		DOM	28	5.000	3 / 3	MVP Spts	5 y/$64M (23-27)	$10,400,000	$21.400	$21.400			$12,800,000	$12.800	$12.800
18	Paredes, Isaac	3b	2015		MEX	26	3.160	0 / 3	CAA	1 y/$6.625M (25)	$6,625,000	A3	A4	FA		$6,625,000
19	Caratini, Victor	c	2013	2	65	31	7.051	1 / 3	ACES	2 y/$12M (24-25)	$6,000,000					$6,000,000
20	Dubón, Mauricio	2b	2013	26	773	30	4.162	0 / 3	ALIGND	1 y/$5M (25)	$5,000,000	A4	FA			$5,000,000
21	Peña, Jeremy	ss	2018	3	102	27	3.000	3 / 3	Boras Corp.	1 y/$4.1M (25)	$4,100,000	A2	A3	FA		$4,100,000
22	Abreu, Bryan	rhp	2013		DOM	28	4.022	0 / 3		1 y/$3.45M (25)	$3,450,000	A3	FA			$3,450,000
23	McCormick, Chas	cf	2017	21	631	30	4.000	3 / 3	Ballengee	1 y/$3.4M (25)	$3,400,000	A3	FA			$3,400,000
24	Meyers, Jake	lf	2017	13	391	29	3.044	2 / 3	Wasserman	1 y/$2.3M (25)	$2,300,000	A2	A3	FA		$2,300,000
25	Rodgers, Brendan	ss	2015	1	3	28	5.075	3 / 3	Boras Corp.	1 y/$2M (25)	$2,000,000	FA				$2,000,000
26	Garcia, Luis	rhp-s	2017		VEN	28	4.083	3 / 3	Boras Corp.	1 y/$1.875M (25)	$1,875,000	A3	FA			$1,875,000
27	Okert, Steven	lhp	2012	4	148	33	4.089	0 / 3		1 y/$1.2M (25)	$1,200,000	A3	FA			$1,200,000
28	Brown, Hunter	rhp-s	2019	5	166	26	2.035	3 / 3	Boras Corp.	1 y/$870,000 (25)	$870,000	A1	A2	A3	FA	$870,000
29	Diaz, Yainer	c	2016		DOM	26	2.035	3 / 3		1 y/$805,600 (25)	$805,600	A1	A2	A3	FA	$805,600
30	Blanco, Ronel	rhp-s	2016		DOM	31	1.101	1 / 3		1 y/$802,700 (25)	$802,700		A1	A2	A3	$802,700
31	Arrighetti, Spencer	rhp	2021	6	178	25	0.168	2 / 3		1 y/$794,200 (25)	$794,200					$794,200
32	Wesneski, Hayden	rhp-s	2019	6	195	27	1.170	1 / 3	MVP Spts	1 y/$779,800 (25)	$779,800	A1	A2	A3	FA	$779,800
33	Dubin, Shawn	rhp	2018	13	402	29	0.156	0 / 3		1 y/$770,000 (25)	$770,000					$770,000
34	Ort, Kaleb	rhp	2016		USA	33	1.108	0 / 3	Nello Gamberdino	1 y/$770,000 (25)	$770,000		A1	A2	A3	$770,000
35	France, J.P.	rhp-s	2018	14	432	30	1.047	1 / 3	Klutch Spts	1 y/$769,900 (25)	$769,900		A1	A2	A3	$769,900
36	King, Bryan	lhp	2019	30	912	28	0.087	3 / 3		1 y/$766,400 (25)	$766,400					$766,400
37	Trammell, Taylor	of	2016	1s	35	27	1.144	0 / 3	CAA	1 y/$765,200 (25)	$765,200		A1	A2	A3	$765,200
38	Dezenzo, Zach	3b	2022	12	373	25	0.055	2 / 3		1 y/$763,200 (25)	$763,200					$763,200
39	Contreras, Luis	rhp	2015		VEN	28	0.019	2 / 3	Godoy Spts	1 y/$761,300 (25)	$185,584					$185,584
40	Leon, Pedro	of-ss	2021		CUB	27	0.021	2 / 3		1 y/$760,400 (25)	$760,400					$760,400
41	Gusto, Ryan	rhp	2019	11	346	27	0.001	3 / 3		1 y/$760,000 (25)	$760,000					$760,000
42	Smith, Cam	rf	2024	1	14	22	0.000	3 / 3		1 y/$760,000 (25)	$760,000					$760,000
43	Alexander, Jason	rhp	2017		USA	32	1.047	2 / 3			$143,339					$143,339
44	Blubaugh, A.J.	rhp	2022	7	223	24	0.000	3 / 3			$104,672					$104,672
45	Corona, Kenedy	of	2019		VEN	25	0.000	2 / 3			$164,939					$164,939
46	Gordon, Colton	lhp	2021	8	238	26	0.000	3 / 3			$581,203					$581,203
47	Guillorme, Luis	inf	2013	10	296	30	4.159	0 / 3	MVP Spts		$517,742	A4	FA			$517,742
48	Hernandez, Nick	rhp	2016	8	247	30	0.061	2 / 3			$171,967					$171,967
49	Hummel, Cooper	lf	2016	18	531	30	1.003	0 / 3	Gaeta Spts		$442,957		A1	A2	A3	$442,957
50	Matthews, Brice	ss	2023	1	28	23	0.000	3 / 3			$326,882					$326,882
51	Melton, Jacob	of	2022	2	64	24	0.000	3 / 3			$490,323					$490,323
52	Neris, Hector	rhp	2010		DOM	36	9.068	0 / 3	Octagon		$924,731	FA				$924,731
53	Robertson, Nick	rhp	2019	7	221	26	0.141	1 / 3	Total Sports		$120,569					$120,569
54	Salazar, César	c-1b	2018	7	222	29	0.139	1 / 3	KHG Spts		$634,527					$634,527
55	Short, Zack	3b	2016	17	524	30	2.036	0 / 3			$363,656					$363,656
56	Sousa, Bennett	lhp	2018	10	288	30	1.156	1 / 3			$753,623	A1	A2	A3	A4	$753,623
57	VanWey, Logan	rhp	2022		USA	26	0.000	3 / 3			$215,749					$215,749
58	Walter, Brandon	lhp	2019	26	797	28	0.054	1 / 3			$480,861					$480,861
59	Whitcomb, Shay	ss	2020	5	160	26	0.045	3 / 3			$498,133					$498,133
60	Weems, Jordan									outrighted 7/7/25	$63,978					$63,978
61	Whitley, Forrest									traded to Tampa Bay 6/13/25	$318,710					$318,710
62	Scott, Taylor									outrighted 5/21/25	$233,602					$233,602
63	Montero, Rafael									to Atlanta, 4/8/25 trade	$7,700,000					$7,700,000
64	Montero, Rafael									paid before 4/8/25 trade	$803,763					$803,763
65	Singleton, Jon									released 3/25/25	$205,645					$205,645
66	Gamel, Ben									bonus plus termination pay	$441,036					$441,036
67	Pressly, Ryan									to Chicago Cubs, 1/26/25 trade	$5,500,000					$5,500,000
68	Abreu, José									released 6/14/24	$19,500,000					$19,500,000
69	Pre-arbitration bonus pool															$1,666,667	$1.667	$1.667	$1.667	$1.667
70	Estimated Player Benefits															$17,500,000	$18.000	$18.500	$19.000	$19.500
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72	Projected 26-man Opening Day Payroll										$220,278,714
73	Projected 40-man Year-End Payroll										$222,708,924	$137.933	$120.233	$58.833	$13.000
74	Projected 40-man CB Tax Payroll															$238,908,925	$132.634	$116.134	$83.834	$46.167
75	Competitive Balance Tax Threshold									$241 / $261 / $281 / $301						$241,000,000	$244.000	$247.000	$250.000	$254.000
76	Amount under threshold															$2,091,075	$111.366	$130.866	$133.866	$207.833
77	Projected CB Tax (second-time payor in 2025)									Rates 30% / 42% / 75% / 90%						$0
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79	Astros CBT History
80	2024: $6,483,041 tax on CBT payroll of $264,759,503 with $237M, $257M thresholds and rates of 20, 32 percent as a first-time payor.
81	2021-23: The Astros CBT payrolls did not exceed the threshold for MLB's competitive balance tax.
82	2020: $3,263,800 tax on CBT payroll of $224,319,004 with $208M threshold and 20 percent rate as a first-time payor. (MLB suspended the tax for 2020.)
83	Before 2020, the Astros payroll had never exceeded the threshold for MLB's competitive balance tax.
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85	Notes on Salaries
86	Figures for 0- to 3-year players in majors are estimated at an average of $772,000, $12,000 above the Major League minimum salary.
87	Figures for 0- to 3-year players in minors are estimated at an average of $186,000, the minimum minor-league salary for a player with 1 year of Major League service.
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89	Notes on Competitive Balance Tax
90	* Projected payroll for purposes of the Competitive Balance Tax under Article XXIII of MLB collective bargaining agreement. Estimated figures in italics.
91	* Figures include the average annual values of contracts for players on the 40-man roster, plus about $17M for benefits and $1.667M for 0- to 3-year player bonus pool.
92	* Tax Thresholds: 2022: $230M $250/$270/$290. 2023: $233M $253/$273/$293. 2024: $237M $257/$277/$297. 2025: $241M $261/$281/$301. 2026: $244M $264/$284/$304.
93	* Tax rate based on number of consecutive seasons a club has exceeded the base tax threshold. Rate resets if club payroll falls below tax threshold for one season.
94	* First-Time Payor tax rates: 20% for exceeding threshold by $20M or less, 32% for exceeding by $20-$40M, 62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M, 80% for exceeding by $60M or more.
95	* Second-Time Payor tax rates: 30% for exceeding threshold by $20M or less, 42% for exceeding by $20-$40M, 75% for exceeding by $40M or more, 90% for exceeding by $60M or more.
96	* Third-Time Payor tax rates: 50% for exceeding threshold by $20M or less, 62% for exceeding by $20-$40M, 95% for exceeding by $40M or more, 110% for exceeding by $60M or more.
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