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2016 Houston Astros season

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Record
  
84–78 (.519)

Owner(s)
  
Jim Crane

Manager(s)
  
A. J. Hinch

Divisional place
  
3rd

General manager(s)
  
Jeff Luhnow

Local television
  
Root Sports Southwest (Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum)

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.

Contents

Offseason

  • 11/13/15 – Astros re-signed OF Colby Rasmus to the team's qualifying offer of one year, $15.8 million.
  • 11/19/15 – Astros traded IF Jonathan Villar to the Milwaukee Brewers for RHP Cy Sneed.
  • 11/25/15 – Astros traded IF Jed Lowrie to the Oakland Athletics for RHP Brendan McCurry.
  • 12/2/15 – Astros traded C Hank Conger to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations.
  • 12/2/15 – Astros non-tendered 1B Chris Carter, making him a free agent.
  • 12/11/15 – Astros re-signed LHP Tony Sipp to three year, $18 million deal.
  • 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.
  • 1/28/16 – Astros signed free agent RHP Doug Fister to one year, $7 million deal.

    • 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.

    Houston finished fifth in the Grapefruit League with an 18–11 record, four games back of the champion Nationals.

    Statistics

    Through 2016 season

    References

    2016 Houston Astros season Wikipedia
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