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 Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb
Second Base	J. AltuveJose Altuve	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 Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24
Left Field	J. LoperfidoJoey Loperfido	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	B. MatthewsBrice Matthews T. TrammellTaylor Trammell J. AltuveJose Altuve S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb Z. Dezenzo Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment 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. TrammellTaylor Trammell	J. LoperfidoJoey Loperfido B. MatthewsBrice Matthews C. SmithCam Smith
Right Field	C. SmithCam Smith	J. LoperfidoJoey Loperfido	B. MatthewsBrice Matthews T. TrammellTaylor Trammell S. WhitcombShay Whitcomb Z. Dezenzo Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24
Designated Hitter	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	I. ParedesIsaac Paredes	J. AltuveJose Altuve 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 Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Beginning rehab assignment 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: Transferred to 60-day IL Biceps: Expected to be out until at least May 24 Josh Hader Astros' Josh Hader: Transferred to 60-day IL Biceps: Expected to be out until at least May 24 B. AbreuBryan Abreu E. De Los SantosEnyel De Los Santos 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: Optioned to Triple-A Christian Roa Astros' Christian Roa: Optioned to Triple-A J. FranceJ.P. France