Final Astros Roster Projection of Spring Training

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 15: Hunter Brown #58, Josh Hader #71 and Jeremy Peña #3 of the Houston Astros pose for a photo after the team photo before the MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park on July 15, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Houston Astros/Getty Images) | Getty Images One final look at who will be on the Opening Day Roster on March 26. As the Houston Astros prepare for their final two exhibition games of spring with the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, we take on final look at projecting the Opening Day Roster.

Starting Pitching: Hunter Brown Mike Burrows Cristian Javier Tatsuya Imai Lance McCullers Jr. The Astros announced they would begin the season with a 5-man rotation. They have also previously stated their intention to keep SP Tatsuya Imai on his traditional NPB schedule of pitching every sixth day in his first season in MLB.

The Astros have 2 off days before they begin a stretch of 13 games in a row on April 10. Imai in the 4 spot allows the team to keep his scheduled starts outside of a normal MLB rotation schedule before they need to add a sixth starter. The team announced earlier today that SP Spencer Arrighetti had been optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land, indicating he will be the 6th starter.

Having Arrighetti pitch in Sugar Land the first few weeks of the season allows the team to continue building his stamina, getting him closer to being able to throw 90-100 pitches and getting him on schedule for when they intend to have him pitch once that 13 straight game stretch April 10 starts. The Bullpen: Bryan Abreu – CL Bryan King A. J.