2016 Houston Astros season
2016 Houston Astros | ||
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Division | AL West Division | |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park | |
City | Houston, Texas | |
Record | 84–78 (.519) | |
Owners | Jim Crane | |
Managers | A. J. Hinch | |
Television | Root Sports Southwest (Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum) | |
Radio | Sportstalk 790 (Robert Ford, Steve Sparks) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 2016 Houston Astros season was the 55th season for the franchise in Houston, their 52nd as the Astros, their fourth in the American League and their 17th season at Minute Maid Park. After a bad start to their season, with Houston going just 7–17 in April, the Astros bounced back and went on to have a winning record in their next four months, including an 18–8 record in June. But after going 12–15 in September, the Astros were eliminated from playoff contention. They finished in third place in the American League West Division with a final record of 84–78, eleven games back of the division champion Texas Rangers.
Offseason
- 11/13/15 – Astros re-signed OF Colby Rasmus to the team's qualifying offer of one year, $15.8 million.[1]
- 11/19/15 – Astros traded IF Jonathan Villar to the Milwaukee Brewers for RHP Cy Sneed.[2]
- 11/25/15 – Astros traded IF Jed Lowrie to the Oakland Athletics for RHP Brendan McCurry.[3]
- 12/2/15 – Astros traded C Hank Conger to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations.[4]
- 12/2/15 – Astros non-tendered 1B Chris Carter, making him a free agent.[5]
- 12/11/15 – Astros re-signed LHP Tony Sipp to three year, $18 million deal.[6]
- 12/12/15 – Astros traded RHP Vincent Velasquez, RHP Mark Appel, LHP Brett Oberholtzer, RHP Harold Arauz, and RHP Thomas Eshelman to the Philadelphia Phillies for RHP Ken Giles and IF Jonathan Arauz.[7]
- 1/28/16 – Astros signed free agent RHP Doug Fister to one year, $7 million deal.[8]
Spring training
2016 marked the final year the Astros will play their spring training ball at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida, where Houston has played since 1985. In 2017, the Astros will move to The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches, a brand new stadium located in West Palm Beach, Florida that Houston will share with the Washington Nationals.[9][10]
Houston finished fifth in the Grapefruit League with an 18–11 record, four games back of the champion Nationals.
Regular season
Season standings
American League West
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 53–28 | 42–39 |
Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | .531 | 9 | 44–37 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 34–47 | 35–46 |
American League Wild Card
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 |
Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | .584 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | .534 | 2½ |
Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | .531 | 3 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | .457 | 15 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | .426 | 20 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 94 | .420 | 21 |
Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30 |
Record against opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid - 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Boston | 11–8 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Chicago | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–11 |
Cleveland | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | — | 14–4 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Detroit | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 4–14 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Houston | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
Kansas City | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 12–7 | 4–3 | — | 1–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Los Angeles | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
Minnesota | 1–5 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 8–12 |
New York | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 8–12 |
Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–4 | — | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 7–13 |
Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 13–7 |
Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
Texas | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Toronto | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | — | 13–7 |
Game log
2016 Game Log: 84–78 (Home: 43–38; Away: 41–40) | ||||||||
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April: 7–17 (Home: 4–6; Away: 3–11)
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May: 17–12 (Home: 9–7; Away: 8–5)
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June: 18–8 (Home: 9–2; Away: 9–6)
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July: 13–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 3–6)
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August: 16–13 (Home: 7–8; Away: 9–5)
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September: 12–15 (Home: 4–9; Away: 8–6)
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October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–1)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Astros team member |
Roster
Statistics
Through 2016 season
Batting
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | AB | At Bats | R | Runs |
H | Hits | HR | Home runs | RBI | Runs batted in |
BB | Base on balls (walks) | SB | Stolen bases | AVG. | Batting average |
OBP. | On-base % | SLG. | Slugging % | OPS | On-base plus slugging |
Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SB | AVG. | OBP. | SLG. | OPS |
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José Altuve | 161 | 640 | 108 | 216 | 24 | 96 | 60 | 30 | .338 | .396 | .531 | .928 |
Alex Bregman | 49 | 201 | 31 | 53 | 8 | 34 | 15 | 2 | .264 | .313 | .478 | .791 |
Jason Castro | 113 | 329 | 41 | 69 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 2 | .210 | .307 | .377 | .684 |
Carlos Correa | 153 | 577 | 76 | 158 | 20 | 96 | 75 | 13 | .274 | .361 | .451 | .811 |
Matt Duffy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scott Feldman | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Doug Fister | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
Evan Gattis | 128 | 447 | 58 | 112 | 32 | 72 | 43 | 2 | .251 | .319 | .508 | .826 |
Carlos Gómez | 85 | 295 | 27 | 62 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 13 | .210 | .272 | .322 | .594 |
Marwin González | 141 | 484 | 55 | 123 | 13 | 51 | 22 | 12 | .254 | .293 | .401 | .694 |
Yulieski Gourriel | 36 | 130 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | .262 | .292 | .385 | .677 |
Teoscar Hernández | 41 | 100 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .230 | .304 | .420 | .724 |
Tony Kemp | 59 | 120 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | .217 | .296 | .325 | .621 |
Dallas Keuchel | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Erik Kratz | 15 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .069 | .100 | .103 | .203 |
Jake Marisnick | 118 | 287 | 40 | 62 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 10 | .209 | .257 | .331 | .588 |
Lance McCullers | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
Collin McHugh | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Colin Moran | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .105 | .150 | .105 | .255 |
Colby Rasmus | 107 | 369 | 38 | 76 | 15 | 54 | 43 | 4 | .206 | .286 | .355 | .641 |
A. J. Reed | 45 | 122 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .164 | .270 | .262 | .532 |
George Springer | 162 | 644 | 116 | 168 | 29 | 82 | 88 | 9 | .261 | .359 | .457 | .815 |
Max Stassi | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
Preston Tucker | 48 | 134 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .164 | .222 | .328 | .551 |
Luis Valbuena | 90 | 292 | 38 | 76 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 1 | .260 | .357 | .459 | .816 |
Tyler White | 86 | 149 | 24 | 54 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 1 | .217 | .286 | .378 | .664 |
Danny Worth | 16 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .200 | .231 | .431 |
Pitching
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Kevin Chapman | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Chris Devenski | 4 | 4 | 2.16 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 108.1 | 79 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 104 |
Scott Feldman | 5 | 3 | 2.90 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 62.0 | 64 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 42 |
Michael Feliz | 8 | 1 | 4.43 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 95 |
Josh Fields | 0 | 0 | 6.89 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
Mike Fiers | 11 | 8 | 4.48 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 168.2 | 187 | 89 | 84 | 42 | 134 |
Doug Fister | 12 | 13 | 4.64 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 180.1 | 195 | 98 | 93 | 62 | 115 |
Ken Giles | 2 | 5 | 4.11 | 69 | 0 | 15 | 65.2 | 60 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 102 |
Luke Gregerson | 4 | 3 | 3.28 | 59 | 0 | 15 | 57.2 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 67 |
Jandel Gustave | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
Will Harris | 1 | 2 | 2.25 | 66 | 0 | 12 | 64.0 | 52 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 69 |
James Hoyt | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
Dallas Keuchel | 9 | 12 | 4.55 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 168.0 | 168 | 88 | 85 | 48 | 144 |
Erik Kratz | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lance McCullers | 6 | 5 | 3.22 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 81.0 | 80 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 106 |
Collin McHugh | 13 | 10 | 4.34 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 184.2 | 206 | 92 | 89 | 54 | 177 |
Joe Musgrove | 4 | 4 | 4.06 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 62.0 | 59 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 55 |
Pat Neshek | 2 | 2 | 3.06 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
David Paulino | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Brad Peacock | 0 | 1 | 3.69 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 31.2 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 28 |
Brady Rodgers | 0 | 1 | 15.12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
Tony Sipp | 1 | 2 | 4.95 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 43.2 | 52 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 40 |
Tyler White | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | Pacific Coast League | Tony DeFrancesco |
AA | Corpus Christi Hooks | Texas League | Rodney Linares |
A-Advanced | Lancaster JetHawks | California League | Ramón Vázquez |
A | Quad Cities River Bandits | Midwest League | Omar Lopez |
A-Short Season | Tri-City ValleyCats | New York–Penn League | Lamarr Rogers |
Rookie | Greeneville Astros | Appalachian League | Josh Bonifay |
Rookie | GCL Astros | Gulf Coast League | Marty Malloy |
Rookie | DSL Astros | Dominican Summer League | Charlie Romero Neder Horta |
References
- ^ "Colby Rasmus Accepts Astros' Qualifying Offer: Latest Contract Details, Reaction". bleacherreport.com. November 13, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Brewers Acquire Jonathan Villar From Astros". MLBtraderumors.com. November 19, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Oakland A's acquire Jed Lowrie from Houston Astros for RHP Brendan McCurry". SB Nation. November 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Rays trade for Astros catcher Hank Conger". tampabay.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Astros To Non-Tender Chris Carter". MLBtraderumors.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Report: RP Tony Sipp, Astros agree to $18 million, 3-year deal". ESPN.com. December 10, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Phillies deal closer Ken Giles to Astros". ESPN.com. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Astros sign Doug Fister". MLBtraderumors.com. January 28, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Kissimmee lands Brewers' FSL affiliate". Orlando Sentinel. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Nationals' and Astros' joint spring training site takes shape in West Palm Beach". The Washington Post. May 26, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
External links
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- 2016 Houston Astros season official site
- 2016 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference