DALLAS KEUCHEL, LHP
HOUSTON ASTROS
2016
Dallas Keuchel and Collin McHugh were the dynamic duo as the ace and near ace of the 2015 Houston Astros:
(1) Keuchel was 20-8 with a 2.48 ERA on the year; McHugh was 19-7 with a 3.89 ERA;
(2) Keuchel’s W/L differential with the Astros over 2014 was 8-1; 8 more wins 1 fewer losses in 2015;
(3) McHugh’s differential with the Astros over 2014 was 8-2; 8 more wins and 2 fewer losses in 2015;
(4) Keuchel started 33 games, completing 3; McHugh started 32, completing none;
(5) McHugh needed only one more starting win and he could have tied Keuchel in starts and also reached the 20 win bar;
(6) Keuchel was the power guy (236 K in 232.0 IP) over McHugh at 171 K in 203.2 IP;
(7) Keuchel gave up 185 hits in 232.0 IP; McHugh surrendered 207 hits in 203.2 IP;
COLLIN McHUGH, RHP
HOUSTON ASTROS
2016
(8) McHugh hit 9 batters in 2015; Keuchel hit only 2;
(9) Keuchel threw 9 wild pitches; McHugh threw only 2;
(10) Keuchel pitched to 911 batters in 2015; McHugh faced 859 batters;
(11) Dallas Keuchel won the 2015 National League Cy Young Award for pitching and also the NL Gold Glove Award for fielding;
(12) No other pitchers on the 2015 Astros roster, starters or relievers, won more than 7 and that closer Luke Gregerson;
(13) The Astros need Keuchel and McHugh to maintain, at least, their productivity from last year in 2016; and,
(14) Double digit win production, at least, from two of the other three 2016 starters would be extremely helpful to the club’s goal of winning everything.
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Bill McCurdy
Publisher, Editor, Writer
The Pecan Park Eagle
Houston, Texas
The Pecan Park Eagle 
February 17, 2016 at 1:54 am |
I am looking for a good season from both of them, Bill.