With the season ended at the hands of the Detroit Tigers, it is now time to start looking ahead to the 2025 season. There is a long list of players who are going to be gone come next season and it is time for the team to start figuring out what they are going to do about its roster. Who are they going to spend their money on and who is going to have to be let go?
In 2024, the Houston Astros ended the year with the 3rd highest payroll in baseball, only behind the New York Mets and the New York Yankees, while having more buried money than any other team and retaining less than 10% for 2025.