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scooterperpetual · 07-11-2016, 03:09 AM

So basically this will be a log or journal sort of my dynasty with the Astros. Year 1 was already completed and here is a rundown of how it went:

The Houston Astros have had a number of good players in their past but have never been able to capture that elusive World Series title. The closest they ever came was in 2005 when they were swept by the Chicago White Sox. Until now.

In the 2016 MLB Season the Houston Astros started slow and at one point were 9 games below .500 and 4th in the division above only the Angels. They acquired Trevor Cahill and Drew Pomeranz from waivers. These 2 pieces helped out a struggling Astros pitching staff that really struggled for the first 2 months. Doug Fister was a complete failure and Mike Fiers struggled mightily.

2016 Draft Picks:
1: C Cooper Johnson
2: SP Tyler Baum
3: C Tres Barrea
4: Zach Attianese
5: RF Joseph Corrigan
6: RP Nick Hanson
7: SP Mike Compton
8: LF Cody Brown
9: SS Tyler Fitzgerald
10: 3B Austin Shenton

All draft picks were successfully signed.

International Free Agents:
SP Orlando Randi
SP Victor Arellanes - 1,250,000
SP Jose Cervantes - 200,000
C Mike Lozano - 250,000
SP Mario Valdes - 1,400,000

We spent just over our budget but should not have any major repercussions next year in International FA.

At the trade deadline we made these trades:

Cleveland IN: Tyler White
Houston IN: Abraham Almonte

Tampa Bay IN: Mat Duffy
Houston IN: Matt Moore

A.J. Reed was called up after Duffy and White were traded. It was basically Reed or bust.

Trevor Cahill was released early in August and Mike Fiers was sent down to AAA after acquiring Moore. Doug Fister stayed on the Major League roster simply because he had a higher WAR than Fiers, so he took the 5 spot in the pitching rotation.

I wanted to wait to call up Bregman until he had 150 AB's in AAA as he had dealt with injuries early in the season that slowed down his progression in the minors but he forced my hand he was batting near .400 in just over 100 AB's. I called him up to the Major League roster on August 1st and it was a good decision.

We ended up being 99-63 after a dominate August and September in which we pulled away and captured the division title. Jose Altuve won the AL Batting Title for the second time in his career.

End of Season Stats:

Starting Pitchers:
Dallas Keuchel (16-9) - 3.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP 6.3 WAR
Collin McHugh (19-6) - 3.05 ERA, 1.15 WHIP 3.9 WAR
Matt Moore (4-2) - 2.96 ERA, 1.11 WHIP 0.8 WAR (Only his stats in HOU)
Lance McCullers (7-6) - 3.46 ERA, 1.23 WHIP 1.4 WAR
Mike Fiers (5-6) - 5.18 ERA, 1.26 WHIP -0.4 WAR

Bullpen:
Drew Pomeranz - 4.64 ERA, 1.55 WHIP -0.4 WAR
Tony Sipp - 2.27 ERA, 1.09 WHIP 0.0 WAR
Luke Gregerson - 4.46 ERA, 1.32 WHIP -0.5 WAR
Pat Neshek - 2.02 ERA, 0.94 WHIP 1.5 WAR
Josh Fields - 3.24 ERA, 1.20 WHIP 0.6 WAR
Ken Giles - 3.26 ERA, 1.11 WHIP 1.0 WAR
Will Harris - 1.14 ERA, 0.77 WHIP 3.2 WAR

Batters:
Jose Altuve - .346/.444/.574 24 HR, 83 RBI, 42 SB 10.6 WAR
Carlos Correa - .323/.394/.561 28 HR, 109 RBI, 12 SB 7.7 WAR
George Springer - .265/.377/.526 41 HR, 124 RBI, 13 SB 6.9 WAR
Luis Valbuena - .244/.329/.417 24 HR, 76 RBI 2.5 WAR
Jake Marisnick - .288/.352/.404, 2 HR, 19 RBI 1.6 WAR
Carlos Gomez - .219/.282/.351 9 HR, 52 RBI 1.2 WAR
Evan Gattis - .223/.260/.377 17 HR, 72 RBI 1.0 WAR
Jason Castro - .242/.305/.376 5 HR, 19 RBI 0.8 WAR
A.J. Reed (45 GP) - .250/.335/.434 5 HR, 22 RBI 0.4 WAR
Alex Bregman (54 GP) - .260/.324/.350 2 HR, 18 RBI 0.2 WAR
Colby Rasmus - .205/.284/.378 22 HR, 64 RBI 0.2 WAR
Preston Tucker - .231/.297/.388 9 HR, 28 RBI 0.0 WAR
Marwin Gonzalez - .256/.288/.384 6 HR, 28 RBI -0.2 WAR
Jon Singleton - .215/.313/.404 14 HR, 45 RBI 0.4 WAR

Playoff Overview

AL Wildcard: Yankees (1) - Mariners (0)
NL Wildcard: Marlins (0) - Nationals (1)

AL Division: Astros (3) - Yankees (1)
AL Division: Blue Jays (3) - Tigers (0)

NL Division: Nationals (2) - Mets (3)
NL Division: Dodgers (3) - Cubs (1)

AL Championship: Astros (4) - Blue Jays (1)
NL Championship: Mets (4) - Dodgers (3)

World Series: Astros (4) - Mets (0)

The Houston Astros won their first ever championship in franchise history in a dominate sweep against the New York Mets. Dallas Keuchel won the series MVP

Dallas Keuchel World Series Stats:
Game 1 - 8.2 IP, 1 ER 10 K
Game 4 - 8.0 IP, 2 ER 8 K

That is it for this post few points though: I play GM mode only meaning I dont manage games I dont set lineups I will however force my Manager to play a top prospect if he has them warming the bench.

07-11-2016, 03:09 AM	#1
scooterperpetual Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 20	Houston Astros Dynasty: Started From The Bottom So basically this will be a log or journal sort of my dynasty with the Astros. Year 1 was already completed and here is a rundown of how it went: The Houston Astros have had a number of good players in their past but have never been able to capture that elusive World Series title. The closest they ever came was in 2005 when they were swept by the Chicago White Sox. Until now. In the 2016 MLB Season the Houston Astros started slow and at one point were 9 games below .500 and 4th in the division above only the Angels. They acquired Trevor Cahill and Drew Pomeranz from waivers. These 2 pieces helped out a struggling Astros pitching staff that really struggled for the first 2 months. Doug Fister was a complete failure and Mike Fiers struggled mightily. 2016 Draft Picks: 1: C Cooper Johnson 2: SP Tyler Baum 3: C Tres Barrea 4: Zach Attianese 5: RF Joseph Corrigan 6: RP Nick Hanson 7: SP Mike Compton 8: LF Cody Brown 9: SS Tyler Fitzgerald 10: 3B Austin Shenton All draft picks were successfully signed. International Free Agents: SP Orlando Randi SP Victor Arellanes - 1,250,000 SP Jose Cervantes - 200,000 C Mike Lozano - 250,000 SP Mario Valdes - 1,400,000 We spent just over our budget but should not have any major repercussions next year in International FA. At the trade deadline we made these trades: Cleveland IN: Tyler White Houston IN: Abraham Almonte Tampa Bay IN: Mat Duffy Houston IN: Matt Moore A.J. Reed was called up after Duffy and White were traded. It was basically Reed or bust. Trevor Cahill was released early in August and Mike Fiers was sent down to AAA after acquiring Moore. Doug Fister stayed on the Major League roster simply because he had a higher WAR than Fiers, so he took the 5 spot in the pitching rotation. I wanted to wait to call up Bregman until he had 150 AB's in AAA as he had dealt with injuries early in the season that slowed down his progression in the minors but he forced my hand he was batting near .400 in just over 100 AB's. I called him up to the Major League roster on August 1st and it was a good decision. We ended up being 99-63 after a dominate August and September in which we pulled away and captured the division title. Jose Altuve won the AL Batting Title for the second time in his career. End of Season Stats: Starting Pitchers: Dallas Keuchel (16-9) - 3.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP 6.3 WAR Collin McHugh (19-6) - 3.05 ERA, 1.15 WHIP 3.9 WAR Matt Moore (4-2) - 2.96 ERA, 1.11 WHIP 0.8 WAR (Only his stats in HOU) Lance McCullers (7-6) - 3.46 ERA, 1.23 WHIP 1.4 WAR Mike Fiers (5-6) - 5.18 ERA, 1.26 WHIP -0.4 WAR Bullpen: Drew Pomeranz - 4.64 ERA, 1.55 WHIP -0.4 WAR Tony Sipp - 2.27 ERA, 1.09 WHIP 0.0 WAR Luke Gregerson - 4.46 ERA, 1.32 WHIP -0.5 WAR Pat Neshek - 2.02 ERA, 0.94 WHIP 1.5 WAR Josh Fields - 3.24 ERA, 1.20 WHIP 0.6 WAR Ken Giles - 3.26 ERA, 1.11 WHIP 1.0 WAR Will Harris - 1.14 ERA, 0.77 WHIP 3.2 WAR Batters: Jose Altuve - .346/.444/.574 24 HR, 83 RBI, 42 SB 10.6 WAR Carlos Correa - .323/.394/.561 28 HR, 109 RBI, 12 SB 7.7 WAR George Springer - .265/.377/.526 41 HR, 124 RBI, 13 SB 6.9 WAR Luis Valbuena - .244/.329/.417 24 HR, 76 RBI 2.5 WAR Jake Marisnick - .288/.352/.404, 2 HR, 19 RBI 1.6 WAR Carlos Gomez - .219/.282/.351 9 HR, 52 RBI 1.2 WAR Evan Gattis - .223/.260/.377 17 HR, 72 RBI 1.0 WAR Jason Castro - .242/.305/.376 5 HR, 19 RBI 0.8 WAR A.J. Reed (45 GP) - .250/.335/.434 5 HR, 22 RBI 0.4 WAR Alex Bregman (54 GP) - .260/.324/.350 2 HR, 18 RBI 0.2 WAR Colby Rasmus - .205/.284/.378 22 HR, 64 RBI 0.2 WAR Preston Tucker - .231/.297/.388 9 HR, 28 RBI 0.0 WAR Marwin Gonzalez - .256/.288/.384 6 HR, 28 RBI -0.2 WAR Jon Singleton - .215/.313/.404 14 HR, 45 RBI 0.4 WAR Playoff Overview AL Wildcard: Yankees (1) - Mariners (0) NL Wildcard: Marlins (0) - Nationals (1) AL Division: Astros (3) - Yankees (1) AL Division: Blue Jays (3) - Tigers (0) NL Division: Nationals (2) - Mets (3) NL Division: Dodgers (3) - Cubs (1) AL Championship: Astros (4) - Blue Jays (1) NL Championship: Mets (4) - Dodgers (3) World Series: Astros (4) - Mets (0) The Houston Astros won their first ever championship in franchise history in a dominate sweep against the New York Mets. Dallas Keuchel won the series MVP Dallas Keuchel World Series Stats: Game 1 - 8.2 IP, 1 ER 10 K Game 4 - 8.0 IP, 2 ER 8 K That is it for this post few points though: I play GM mode only meaning I dont manage games I dont set lineups I will however force my Manager to play a top prospect if he has them warming the bench.