Houston Astros Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	Y. DiazYainer Diaz	C. VazquezChristian Vazquez	—
First Base	C. WalkerChristian Walker	I. ParedesIsaac Paredes	Y. DiazYainer Diaz Z. Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb
Second Base	J. Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Receiving night off Jose Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Receiving night off	I. ParedesIsaac Paredes	B. MatthewsBrice Matthews N. AllenNick Allen S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb
Shortstop	J. Pena Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Jeremy Pena Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24	C. CorreaCarlos Correa	N. AllenNick Allen B. MatthewsBrice Matthews S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb
Third Base	C. CorreaCarlos Correa	I. ParedesIsaac Paredes	B. MatthewsBrice Matthews C. SmithCam Smith S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb Z. Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24
Left Field	J. LoperfidoJoey Loperfido	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	B. MatthewsBrice Matthews T. Trammell Astros' Taylor Trammell: Heading to bench Wednesday Taylor Trammell Astros' Taylor Trammell: Heading to bench Wednesday J. Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Receiving night off Jose Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Receiving night off S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb Z. Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24
Center Field	J. Meyers Oblique: Expected to be out until at least May 1 Jake Meyers Oblique: Expected to be out until at least May 1	T. Trammell Astros' Taylor Trammell: Heading to bench Wednesday Taylor Trammell Astros' Taylor Trammell: Heading to bench Wednesday	J. LoperfidoJoey Loperfido B. MatthewsBrice Matthews C. SmithCam Smith
Right Field	C. SmithCam Smith	J. LoperfidoJoey Loperfido	B. MatthewsBrice Matthews T. Trammell Astros' Taylor Trammell: Heading to bench Wednesday Taylor Trammell Astros' Taylor Trammell: Heading to bench Wednesday S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb Z. Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24
Designated Hitter	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	I. ParedesIsaac Paredes	J. Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Receiving night off Jose Altuve Astros' Jose Altuve: Receiving night off Y. DiazYainer Diaz C. CorreaCarlos Correa C. WalkerChristian Walker J. Pena Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Jeremy Pena Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Z. Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 C. SmithCam Smith S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
H. Brown Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 29 Hunter Brown Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 29	T. Imai Astros' Tatsuya Imai: Plays catch Thursday Arm: Expected to be out until at least Apr 26 Tatsuya Imai Astros' Tatsuya Imai: Plays catch Thursday Arm: Expected to be out until at least Apr 26	M. BurrowsMichael Burrows	C. Javier Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 15 Cristian Javier Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 15	L. McCullersLance McCullers

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
J. Hader Astros' Josh Hader: Approximately one month out Biceps: Expected to be out until at least May 14 Josh Hader Astros' Josh Hader: Approximately one month out Biceps: Expected to be out until at least May 14 B. AbreuBryan Abreu E. De Los Santos Astros' Enyel De Los Santos: Another save for Houston Enyel De Los Santos Astros' Enyel De Los Santos: Another save for Houston B. KingBryan King	B. Sousa Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 17 Bennett Sousa Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 17	A. BlubaughA.J. Blubaugh S. OkertSteven Okert N. Pearson Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 Nate Pearson Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 K. TengKai-Wei Teng C. Roa Astros' Christian Roa: Takes loss in relief Christian Roa Astros' Christian Roa: Takes loss in relief J. FranceJ.P. France