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. Paredes Astros' Isaac Paredes: In lineup again Friday Isaac Paredes Astros' Isaac Paredes: In lineup again Friday	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
Second Base	J. AltuveJose Altuve	I. Paredes Astros' Isaac Paredes: In lineup again Friday Isaac Paredes Astros' Isaac Paredes: In lineup again Friday	B. Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot Brice Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot N. AllenNick Allen
Shortstop	J. Pena Astros' Jeremy Pena: In lineup Friday Jeremy Pena Astros' Jeremy Pena: In lineup Friday	C. CorreaCarlos Correa	N. AllenNick Allen B. Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot Brice Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot
Third Base	C. CorreaCarlos Correa	I. Paredes Astros' Isaac Paredes: In lineup again Friday Isaac Paredes Astros' Isaac Paredes: In lineup again Friday	B. Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot Brice Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot C. SmithCam Smith 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. Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: On bench against LHP Joey Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: On bench against LHP	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	B. Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot Brice Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot J. AltuveJose Altuve 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 Astros' Jake Meyers: Idle Friday Jake Meyers Astros' Jake Meyers: Idle Friday	J. Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: On bench against LHP Joey Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: On bench against LHP	B. Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot Brice Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot C. SmithCam Smith
Right Field	C. SmithCam Smith	J. Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: On bench against LHP Joey Loperfido Astros' Joey Loperfido: On bench against LHP	B. Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot Brice Matthews Astros' Brice Matthews: Claims Opening Day roster spot 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. Paredes Astros' Isaac Paredes: In lineup again Friday Isaac Paredes Astros' Isaac Paredes: In lineup again Friday	J. AltuveJose Altuve Y. DiazYainer Diaz C. CorreaCarlos Correa C. WalkerChristian Walker C. SmithCam Smith J. Pena Astros' Jeremy Pena: In lineup Friday Jeremy Pena Astros' Jeremy Pena: In lineup Friday Z. Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Zach Dezenzo Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
H. Brown Astros' Hunter Brown: Strikes out nine in no-decision Hunter Brown Astros' Hunter Brown: Strikes out nine in no-decision	T. ImaiTatsuya Imai	C. JavierCristian Javier	M. BurrowsMichael Burrows	L. McCullersLance McCullers

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
J. Hader Astros' Josh Hader: Completes bullpen Friday Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Josh Hader Astros' Josh Hader: Completes bullpen Friday Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 B. AbreuBryan Abreu	B. Sousa Astros' Bennett Sousa: Has Grade 1 oblique strain Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 14 Bennett Sousa Astros' Bennett Sousa: Has Grade 1 oblique strain Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 14	B. KingBryan King S. OkertSteven Okert E. De Los Santos Astros' Enyel De Los Santos: Set for Triple-A appearance Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10 Enyel De Los Santos Astros' Enyel De Los Santos: Set for Triple-A appearance Knee: Expected to be out until at least Apr 10 R. MunozRoddery Munoz N. Pearson Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 Nate Pearson Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 C. RoaChristian Roa R. WeissRyan Weiss A. BlubaughA.J. Blubaugh K. TengKai-Wei Teng