How They Were Acquired: The Houston Astros’ ALDS Roster

The Astros, who set a franchise-record with 107 regular season wins in 2019, head into the playoffs with a well-balanced roster that includes plenty of star power, young talent, and battle-tested veterans, and almost no weaknesses. Only nine of the 25 players were part of the 2017 championship team, although most of the biggest contributors still remain. The most notable departure is Charlie Morton, who they’ll face off against in Game 3 on Monday.

Here’s how every member of the Astros’ 2019 ALDS roster was originally acquired. The team’s full RosterResource Depth Chart and Payroll pages are also available as a resource.

Homegrown (8)

• José Altuve, 2B: Amateur Free Agent (Venezuela) March 2007
• George Springer, OF: Drafted First Round (11) 2011
• Carlos Correa, SS: Drafted First Round (1) 2012
• Josh James, RP: Drafted 34th Round 2014
• Jose Urquidy, RP/SP: Amateur Free Agent (Mexico) March 2015
• Alex Bregman, 3B: Drafted First Round (2) 2015
• Kyle Tucker, OF: Drafted First Round (5) 2015
• Myles Straw, INF/OF: Drafted 12th Round 2015

Total WAR: 24.5

Signed in Free Agency (7)

• Yuli Gurriel, 1B: July 2016 (Cuba) — Signed to five-year, $47.5 million contract.
• Josh Reddick, OF: November 2016 (LAD) — Signed to four-year, $52 million contract.
• Joe Smith, RP: December 2017 (CLE) — Signed to two-year, $15 million contract.
• Héctor Rondón, RP: December 2017 (CHC) — Signed to two-year, $8.5 million contract.
• Robinson Chirinos, C: December 2018 (TEX) — Signed to one-year, $5.75 million contract.
• Michael Brantley, OF: December 2018 (CLE) — Signed two-year, $32 million contract.
• Wade Miley, SP: February 2019 (MIL) — Signed to one-year, $4.5 million contract.

Total WAR: 12.9

Acquired Via Trade (9)

• Jake Marisnick, OF: July 2014 (MIA) — Acquired in trade that sent Enrique Hernández, Jarred Cosart, and Austin Wates to the Marlins.
• Yordan Alvarez, DH: August 2016 (LAD) — Acquired in trade that sent Josh Fields to the Dodgers.
• Justin Verlander, SP: August 2017 (DET) — Acquired in trade that sent Jake Rogers, Daz Cameron, and Franklin Perez to the Twins.
• Gerrit Cole, SP: January 2018 (PIT) — Acquired in trade that sent Joe Musgrove, Colin Moran, Michael Feliz, and Jason Martin to the Pirates.
• Ryan Pressly, RP: July 2018 (MIN) — Acquired in trade that sent Jorge Alcala and Gilberto Celestino to the Twins.
• Roberto Osuna, RP: July 2018 (TOR) — Acquired in trade that sent Ken Giles, David Paulino, and Hector Perez to the Blue Jays.
• Aledmys Díaz, INF: November 2018 (TOR) — Acquired in trade that sent Trent Thornton to the Blue Jays.
• Martín Maldonado, C: July 2019 (CHC) — Acquired in trade that sent Tony Kemp to the Cubs.
• Zack Greinke, SP: July 2019 (ARI) — Acquired in trade that sent Corbin Martin, Josh Rojas, J.B. Bukauskas, and Seth Beer to the Diamondbacks.

Total WAR: 25.1

Acquired Via Waivers (1)

• Will Harris, RP: November 2014 (ARI)

Total WAR: 1.1