2022 Houston Astros season

The 2022 Houston Astros season will be 61st season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 58th as the Astros, 10th in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 23rd at Minute Maid Park.

2022 Houston Astros
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Jim Crane
General manager(s)James Click
Manager(s)Dusty Baker
Local televisionAT&T SportsNet Southwest
(Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum)
Local radioKTRH 740 Weekday Night Games Sportstalk 790
Houston Astros Radio Network
(Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Geoff Blum)
KLAT (Spanish)
(Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Off-season

The Houston Astros entered the 2022 MLB season as runners-up in the 2021 World Series championship, falling to the Atlanta Braves in six games. It was the Astros' third World Series appearance in five years, including a route to their fifth consecutive American League (AL) Championship Series. They had won the American League West division with 95–67 record, their fourth division championship in five seasons.

On November 3, 2021, seven Astros were declared free agents, including Carlos Correa, Yimi García, Marwin González, Kendall Graveman, Zack Greinke, Brooks Raley, and Justin Verlander.[1]

Pitching coach Brent Strom announced on November 2 that he was leaving the organization and would comtemplate retiring from professional baseball. Heralded as an essential architect of an era of increasingly-dominant Astros pitching,[2] the 73 year-old rejoined the Astros in 2014. Ably blending his experience and teaching with analytics, he coached Dallas Keuchel and Verlander in their Cy Young-winning seasons (2015 and 2019, respectively) and was credited with assisting Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton in elevating their own success.[3] Club owner and chairman Jim Crane announced on November 5 that the Astros re-signed manager Dusty Baker for the 2022 season, to return for a third season with the club. Through the 2021 season, Baker had won 1,987 games in 24 seasons over his managerial career.[4]

Former manager Bill Virdon died at age 90 on November 23, 2021, and was survived by his wife of 70 years, Shirley. He was the Astros' franchise leader in wins by a manager, and guided them to their first playoff berth in 1980, when they fell one victory short of advancing to the World Series. He managed the Astros for eight seasons, from 1975 to 1982, and also led the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Montreal Expos.[5] A former major league outfielder, Virdon hit .404 against the legendary Sandy Koufax, the highest average allowed by the Hall of Famer during his career.[6]

On December 1, 2021, the collective bargaining agreement ratified between MLB owners and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) in 2016 expired. MLB club owners voted unanimously to implement a lockout, which placed all MLB baseball activity and transactions on hold, until a new agreement could be made.[7]

American League West
AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0
Los Angeles Angels 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0
Oakland Athletics 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0
Seattle Mariners 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0
Texas Rangers 00 -nan — 0–0 0–0

American League Wild Card
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Baltimore Orioles 00 -nan
Chicago White Sox 00 -nan
Houston Astros 00 -nan


Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Boston Red Sox 00 -nan —
Cleveland Guardians 00 -nan —
Detroit Tigers 00 -nan —
Kansas City Royals 00 -nan —
Los Angeles Angels 00 -nan —
Minnesota Twins 00 -nan —
New York Yankees 00 -nan —
Oakland Athletics 00 -nan —
Seattle Mariners 00 -nan —
Tampa Bay Rays 00 -nan —
Texas Rangers 00 -nan —
Toronto Blue Jays 00 -nan —

Game Log
Legend
Astros Win Astros Loss Game Postponed
2022 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 31Phillies–—–
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
2April 2Phillies–—–
3April 3Phillies–—–
4April 4Yankees–—–
5April 5Yankees–—–
6April 6Yankees–—–
7April 7@ Angels–—–
8April 8@ Angels–—–
9April 9@ Angels–—–
10April 10@ Angels–—–
11April 12@ Diamondbacks–—–
12April 13@ Diamondbacks–—–
13April 15@ Mariners–—–
14April 16@ Mariners–—–
15April 17@ Mariners–—–
16April 18Angels–—–
17April 19Angels–—–
18April 20Angels–—–
19April 22Blue Jays–—–
20April 23Blue Jays–—–
21April 24Blue Jays–—–
22April 25@ Rangers–—–
23April 26@ Rangers–—–
24April 27@ Rangers–—–
25April 28@ Rangers–—–
26April 29@ Blue Jays–—–
27April 30@ Blue Jays–—–
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
28May 1@ Blue Jays–—–
29May 2Mariners–—–
30May 3Mariners–—–
31May 4Mariners–—–
32May 5Tigers–—–
33May 6Tigers–—–
34May 7Tigers–—–
35May 8Tigers–—–
36May 10@ Twins–—–
37May 11@ Twins–—–
38May 12@ Twins–—–
39May 13@ Nationals–—–
40May 14@ Nationals–—–
41May 15@ Nationals–—–
42May 16@ Red Sox–—–
43May 17@ Red Sox–—–
44May 18@ Red Sox–—–
45May 19Rangers–—–
46May 20Rangers–—–
47May 21Rangers–—–
48May 22Rangers–—–
49May 23Guardians–—–
50May 24Guardians–—–
51May 25Guardians–—–
52May 27@ Mariners–—–
53May 28@ Mariners–—–
54May 29@ Mariners–—–
55May 30@ Athletics–—–
56May 31@ Athletics–—–
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
57June 1@ Athletics–—–
58June 3@ Royals–—–
59June 4@ Royals–—–
60June 5@ Royals–—–
61June 6Mariners–—–
62June 7Mariners–—–
63June 8Mariners–—–
64June 10Marlins–—–
65June 11Marlins–—–
66June 12Marlins–—–
67June 13@ Rangers–—–
68June 14@ Rangers–—–
69June 15@ Rangers–—–
70June 17White Sox–—–
71June 18White Sox–—–
72June 19White Sox–—–
73June 21Mets–—–
74June 22Mets–—–
75June 23@ Yankees–—–
76June 24@ Yankees–—–
77June 25@ Yankees–—–
78June 26@ Yankees–—–
79June 28@ Mets–—–
80June 29@ Mets–—–
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
81July 1Angels–—–
82July 2Angels–—–
83July 3Angels–—–
84July 4Royals–—–
85July 5Royals–—–
86July 6Royals–—–
87July 7Royals–—–
88July 8@ Athletics–—–
89July 9@ Athletics–—–
90July 10@ Athletics–—–
91July 12@ Angels–—–
92July 13@ Angels–—–
93July 14@ Angels–—–
94July 15Athletics–—–
95July 16Athletics–—–
96July 17Athletics–—–
–July 1992nd All-Star GameAL – NL–
97July 22@ Mariners–—–
98July 23@ Mariners–—–
99July 24@ Mariners–—–
100July 25@ Athletics–—–
101July 26@ Athletics–—–
102July 27@ Athletics–—–
103July 28Mariners–—–
104July 29Mariners–—–
105July 30Mariners–—–
106July 31Mariners–—–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
107August 1Red Sox–—–
108August 2Red Sox–—–
109August 3Red Sox–—–
110August 4@ Guardians–—–
111August 5@ Guardians–—–
112August 6@ Guardians–—–
113August 7@ Guardians–—–
114August 9Rangers–—–
115August 10Rangers–—–
116August 11Rangers–—–
117August 12Athletics–—–
118August 13Athletics–—–
119August 14Athletics–—–
120August 15@ White Sox–—–
121August 16@ White Sox–—–
122August 17@ White Sox–—–
123August 18@ White Sox–—–
124August 19@ Braves–—–
125August 20@ Braves–—–
126August 21@ Braves–—–
127August 23Twins–—–
128August 24Twins–—–
129August 25Twins–—–
130August 26Orioles–—–
131August 27Orioles–—–
132August 28Orioles–—–
133August 30@ Rangers–—–
134August 31@ Rangers–—–
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
135September 2@ Angels–—–
136September 3@ Angels–—–
137September 4@ Angels–—–
138September 5Rangers–—–
139September 6Rangers–—–
140September 7Rangers–—–
141September 9Angels–—–
142September 10Angels–—–
143September 11Angels–—–
144September 12@ Tigers–—–
145September 13@ Tigers–—–
146September 14@ Tigers–—–
147September 15Athletics–—–
148September 16Athletics–—–
149September 17Athletics–—–
150September 18Athletics–—–
151September 19@ Rays–—–
152September 20@ Rays–—–
153September 21@ Rays–—–
154September 22@ Orioles–—–
155September 23@ Orioles–—–
156September 24@ Orioles–—–
157September 25@ Orioles–—–
158September 27Diamondbacks–—–
159September 28Diamondbacks–—–
160September 30Rays–—–
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
161October 1Rays–—–
162October 2Rays–—–

Transactions
See also: Major League Baseball transactions

Free agents
Major League free agents
Following 2021 World Series
Carlos Correa (SS) Astros electing free agency[1]
November 3, 2021
Contracts expired after World Series
 Unsigned
Yimi García (RHP) Signed with Toronto Blue Jays[8]
2 years, $11 million
November 27, 2021
Marwin González (IF) Unsigned
Kendall Graveman (RHP) Signed with Chicago White Sox[9]
3 years, $24 million
November 30, 2021
Zack Greinke (SP) Unsigned
Brooks Raley (RHP) Signed with Tampa Bay Rays[10]
2 years, $10 million
November 29, 2021
Justin Verlander (SP) Resigned with Houston Astros[11]
December 13, 2021
1 year, $25 million
Player option for 2023: 1 year, $25 million
Héctor Neris (RHP) Departed Philadelphia Phillies
November 3, 2021
Contract expired
 Signed with Houston Astros[12]
November 27, 2021
2 years, $17 million
Club option for 2024
—Extended qualifying offer by Astros as of November 7, 2021, of which both Correa and Verlander rejected.[13] The value of the qualifying offer, at $18.4 million, was determined by averaging the top 125 salaries of MLB players in 2021.[14]

Options
Contract options
November 4, 2021[15] Yuli Gurriel (1B)
$8,000,000 team option for 2022
 Houston Astros
Exercised

Arbitration-eligible

Trades

40-man roster

Injury notes
  • November 8, 2021: Alex Bregman underwent wrist surgery. His expected recovery time was two months.[19]
  • November 10: Jake Meyers underwent surgery to repair the torn labrum in the left shoulder, which was anticipated to delay his start to the 2022 season.[20]

Managerial and coaching staff
  • November 2, 2021: Pitching coach Brent Strom declined a new contract with Houston.[2] He accepted the same position with the Arizona Diamondbacks, per an announcement on November 21, 2021.[21]
  • November 5: Manager Dusty Baker signed to one-year contract extension[4]

Roster
Houston Astros 2022 spring training roster
40-man roster Non-roster invitees Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Manager

Coaches



40 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees

7- or 10-day injured list
 * Not on active roster
 † Suspended list
 Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated December 6, 2021
 Transactions • Depth Chart
 → All MLB rosters

Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Sugar Land Skeeters Triple-A West
AA Corpus Christi Hooks Double-A Central
High-A Asheville Tourists High-A East
Low-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers Low-A East
Rookie FCL Astros Florida Complex League
Rookie DSL Astros Dominican Summer League


References
Footnotes
    Sources
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    2. Young, Matt (November 3, 2021). "Astros pitching coach Brent Strom announces his departure after World Series loss". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
    3. McTaggart, Brian (November 2, 2021). "Strom won't return as Astros pitching coach". MLB.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
    4. "Back again: Dusty Baker gets contract from Houston Astros for 2022". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
    5. Young, Matt (November 23, 2021). "Astros all-time winningest manager Bill Virdon dead at 90". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
    6. "Who's Your Daddy? … Sandy Koufax Edition". November 2, 2019.
    7. Perry, Dayn (December 1, 2021). "MLB lockout: Everything to know about baseball's first work stoppage since 1994–95". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
    8. Davidi, Shi (November 27, 2021). "Blue Jays add to bullpen, agree to two-year, $11M deal with Yimi Garcia". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
    9. Van Schouwen, Daryl (November 30, 2021). "White Sox announce Kendall Graveman signing, agree to deal with Leury Garcia". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
    10. Topkin, Marc (November 29, 2021). "Rays have $10 million multi-year deal with reliever Brooks Raley". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
    11. Young, Matt (December 13, 2021). "Justin Verlander's Astros contract becomes official, even during lockout". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
    12. Rome, Chandler (November 30, 2021). "New Astros reliever Héctor Neris brings hunger to reshaped bullpen". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
    13. Rome, Chandler (November 17, 2021). "What's next after Carlos Correa rejects Astros' qualifying offer?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
    14. Polishuk, Mark (November 7, 2021). "14 players receive qualifying offers". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
    15. Homer, Michelle (November 4, 2021). "'Back in H-town in '22:' 1B Yuli Gurriel says he'll stay with the Astros next season". KHOU-11. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
    16. Rome, Chandler (November 30, 2021). "Astros tender contracts to six arbitration-eligible players". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
    17. Salisbury, Jim (November 19, 2021). "Phillies make two trades on a busy day of transactions". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
    18. Franco, Anthony (November 19, 2021). "Astros Select Jeremy Pena, Three Others". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
    19. Chandler, Rome (November 8, 2021). "Wrist surgery sidelines Astros' Alex Bregman from baseball activities until January". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
    20. "Astros center fielder Jake Meyers has shoulder surgery". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
    21. Piecoro, Nick (November 12, 2021). "Sources: Arizona Diamondbacks expected to name Brent Strom as pitching coach". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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