The Houston Astros have started to show their hand a bit when it comes to building their 2026 roster, as they have moved on from some of their previous core pieces in favor of opening up roster spots. While that may indicate some potential free agent spending, it could also be for the purpose of calling up some of their top prospects in the near future to fill the voids left behind.
With a current veteran payroll set at $163,283,333, they have some spending room, but with players they need to retain or look to re-sign, as well as other contractual decisions coming up, it is far from the number that they will be at in the near future. Optimally, they would be able to call up a few prospects to fill starting positions and bench depth without spending an exorbitant amount of money.
With that, they decided to send a decent number of their prospects to the Arizona Fall League recently to try and get them some additional playing time prior to 2026. For some, it worked out extremely well, as two of their prospects were listed on the MLB.com top 30 players article from the fall league.
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