If this was the month for the rest of the AL West division, the rest of the AL and the rest of baseball to make hay and cut into the Astros lead in the standings, the rest of baseball may be in trouble. Despite having four of their five starters on the DL during the month including the AL pitchers of the month for April and May, Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers Jr., the Astros put up a solid 16-11 record in June. That is the equivalent of a 96 win pace. For those keeping track, the Astros in their previous 55 seasons have only put up 96 or more wins three times. They have never put up 109 wins, which is their current pace.
So looking back at June – who gets the prestigious Chipalatta awards for this month?
Everyday Player of the Month – George Springer
Springer is putting up the season that everyone pictured when he went on his amazing run in May of his rookie year. This month took a lot to claim this award as so many players were stellar for the Astros. George’s numbers? 24 runs, 11 HRs, 21 RBIs, .333 BA, .412 OBP and monster 1.145 OPS. Here at Chipalatta we will trade those numbers for no stolen bases any time.
Runnerups – Carlos Correa (20 R, 7 HR, 19 RBI, .930 OPS), Josh Reddick (.389 BA/.410 OBP/1.035 OPS) and Jose Altuve (.354 BA/.431 OBP/1.007 OPS) – all might have won in another month.
Starting Pitcher of the Month – Mike Fiers
Is it more amazing that Fiers was a starting pitcher this month or that he was the starting pitcher of the month? He was not as killer dominating as Keuchel and McCullers had been the previous 2 months, but he gave the team a shot in the arm they needed badly. With a 3-1 record, 2.32 ERA, 0.968 WHIP, .189 BA against, .517 OPS against, Fiers took back a starting rotation spot he almost gave away with a bad April and May.
Runnerup – Brad Peacock (3-1 record, 3.33 ERA and a 12.9 K/9 IP) – He did not pitch very deep into games, but he was asked to jump directly from the bullpen to the rotation and pitched about as good and long as could be expected.
Reliever of the Month – Chris Devenski
Beyond the fact that he had the coolest bobble head give-away of the season (Devo riding on a Game of Thrones dragon), he was back to being the best option out of the bullpen. He went 1-0, 1.04 ERA, .692 WHIP, .133 BA against, .464 OPS against, which are great numbers.
Runnerups – Will Harris (1.54 ERA, 11 Gm, .514 WHIP, 13.1 K/9 IP) and Luke Gregerson (1.54 ERA, 1.029 WHIP, .188 BA against, .559 OPS against) were just a step behind Devo for the month.
Best Rookie Cameo – Derek Fisher
Fisher’s numbers in a five game call-up belie the fact that he struggled a bit, but it was obvious that he belonged. He whacked a couple HRs and put up a .278 BA/.381 OBP/.992 OPS and left the fans thinking that he could be a nice boost to the lineup later in the season.
Stats That Don’t Match the Eyeball Test – Carlos Beltran
In a month where he struggled to a .200/.260/.660 line – Carlos scored 13 Runs, hit 4 HRs and had 15 RBIs. That is equivalent to 78 R, 24 HRs and 90 RBIs for a full seaason. Some of that is from being in the middle of a killer lineup, but it is far more productive than one would have thought from watching games for the month. Heck, Marwin Gonzalez only had 6 runs scored and 9 RBIs in June.
Runnerup – Never would have thought that Nori Aoki would be hitting .300 BA / .707 OPS for the month.
Biggest Disappointment for the Month (tie) – James Hoyt and Joe Musgrove
It may be unfair to throw Musgrove in here as he was working around an injury, but his 0-3 record, 10.29 ERA and 1.929 WHIP were eye opening in a bad way. Hoyt struggled with a 8.36 ERA, but his biggest problem was giving up 4 HRs including 2 grand salamis in 14 IP.
Biggest Disappointment for the Year – David Paulino
Paulino makes one wonder if PEDs can be transmitted from the user to the ones he is pitching to as he gave up 7 HRs in 25 innings pitched this year. He did give the Astros 2 wins in his 5 starts, but anytime a player is suspended for something he should not be doing, he lets down his teammates, his fans and himself.
Flash of the Future – Francis Martes
He wasn’t great, but he was decent and he is only 21 years old. Two of his three starts in the month were good though a little on the short side and with Paulino out of the picture he will certainly get some more starts in July until the cavalry arrives – Charlie Morton, Collin McHugh and Dallas Keuchel.
So….
- Do you agree with awards?
- If not, who would you give them to?
- Are there other awards you would hand out?
We at Chipalatta wish all of our dear readers and their families a great 4th of July.
CHIPALATTA 
I agree with the rewards but I’d like to give Gurriell honorable mention.
He has impressed me with the bat lately and his defense is improving.
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In his last 25 games (since June 1) Yuli has a slash line of .343/.343/.627/.970.
Two questions. How does a guy hit like that and pitchers still can’t walk him?
How does a guy only walk 1 time in 105 PAs and nobody notices?
Answer: Hair.
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Sandy – Yuli was good this month just a step down from the other guys..He has gotten off to a big start in July.
OP – I had noticed his lack of walks going thru the numbers. It reminds me of how Altuve would go thru those stretches where he would never walk a few years ago.
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The ‘Sonic’ award for the month goes to Brian McCann, who notched his third stolen base of the year against Mariners on June 15.
The ‘Welcome to Denny’s’ Award for the month of June goes to . . . James Hoyt, for serving up the most grand slams.
The ‘Shogun’ Award for the month of June goes to Nori Aoki, for his 9th innings heroics on June 30. :”Hey, big guy . . . say hello to my little friend.”, he is rumored to have said to Aaron Judge.
The ‘Olive Garden’ award for the month of June goes to Chris Devenski, who made all the opponents bats look like buttered bread sticks.
The ‘What-a-Burger’ Award for the month of June goes to Colin McHugh, who was serving up double meat patties without any cheese in his first rehab start at Corpus Christi.
The ‘Outback’ award for the month goes to Dallas Keuchel, who went on the DL on the 8th and spent the rest of the month ‘out back’ with a pain in the neck.
The ‘IHOP’ award for the month goes to Reymin Guduan, who hopped back and forth from Fresno to Houston.
The ‘No Soup for You’ Award for the month goes to Mike Fiers, who became an absolute ‘home run Nazi’ this month.
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Nicely done – but I’m suddenly so hungry.
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L.O.V.E it
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The “I’ll take you out when your arm falls off” award goes to Chris Devenski.
The “This win is for you, son” award goes to Brad Peacock.
The “We’re up by 10 runs” award goes to Ashur Tolliver.
The “We’re down by four runs” award goes to Tony Sipp.
The “Hand me my heart meds” award goes to Ken Giles.
The “What’s your name again?” award goes to Will Harris.
The “Do not throw him a strike!” award goes to Jose Altuve.
The “Where the hell is the old Marwin” award goes to Marwin.
The “I thought he had no power” award goes to Jake.
The “OMG, not the top of the lineup again” award goes to George Springer.
The “I want to see your ID again” award goes to Carlos Correa.
The “I thought you guys didn’t have an ace” award goes to Mike Fiers.
The “Where did that tall guy go?” award goes to David Paulino.
The “What are you waiting for?” award goes to Alex Bregman.
The “Who ordered a rocking chair?” award goes to Carlos Beltran.
The “Who lit a fire under you?” award goes to Josh Reddick.
The “That door swings both ways” award goes to Reymin Guduan and Joe Musgrove.
The “Tie a yellow ribbon” award goes to Dallas Keuchel.
The “Welcome to Weiland Island” award goes to Collin McWho.
The “Please, throw him a high fastball” award goes to El Oso Blanco.
The “Beep pitch framing” award goes to Brian McCann.
The ” Underhanded remark” award goes to Pat Neshek.
The “They probably aren’t as good as they look” award goes to Jon Heyman.
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And the first ever ‘Dingers, Line-Drives, and Dives Award’ [sorry, Guy Fieri!] goes to George Springer and Josh Reddick, who were superb for our ‘Stros at the plate, in the clutch, and in the field in the month of June.
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‘The Billy Bob’s Texas’ award for June goes to the Astros. In six head-to-head meetings with our in-state rivals this past month, we won 4 and lost 2, outscoring them 36-20. We now lead the 2017 version of the Silver Boot series 7-3.
The ‘Starbucks’ award for June goes to Carlos Correa, because it is pretty obvious he has the grounds to make the . . . you guessed it . . STAR BUCKS!
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Another Astros minor league player to keep an eye on: Carmen Benedetti.
After going 5-5 with two doubles and two RBIs for Quad Cities last night, the 22 y/o left-handed hitting 1B-OF out of the University of Michigan, who was drafted in the 12th round last year, is now slashing .305/.435/.896.
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Wasn’t he a singing waiter at Caruso’s?
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And his father sang at Portabello’s on Westheimer in the 70’s. Gosh, Mrs1OP and I loved that place.
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You’re dating yourself Dan. I tended bar at Caruso’s for a short stint, what, almost 40 years ago?
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40 years ago I was only eligible to enter the bar at Caruso’s because they had not yet changed the drinking age to 21. So you are dating yourself too daveb.
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On what could be a boring day here on the 4th, you all made my day with some great wit. I’m not sure some you all aren’t professional comic writers in a Chippa Disguise
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Wouldn’t be surpried to see Reddick in the lineup tonight against the young lefty.
LH batters have hit this lefty better than righties have this year and also in his minor league career.
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And he is, batting third.
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“Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.”
-Lou Gehrig at Yankee Stadium 78 years ago this day.
Have a safe July 4th holiday and watch plenty of the greatest game ever invented. Viva el beisbol!
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Thanks, Tim – makes me want to throw on Pride of the Yankees with a too old, but still great Gary Cooper and a beautiful girl next door Teresa Wright.
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Leftys make me nervous. Just can’t understand why this lineup is allergic to them.
Any team has a pretty good chance against us if they throw a lefty.
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Altuve is in the #2 spot and Reddick is in the #3 spot. That’s new. Marwin is batting fifth.
And Brad Peacock is batting ninth.
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Our guys have collectively done a much better job hitting lefties this year.
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The #1 headline on MLB.com is “Judge blast leaves dent in Yankee Stadium”. Down a couple of rows there is the headline that J Happ beat the Yankees 4-1.
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And to honor Mr Bill, the true story of “You’ve Got to be Kidding” Award goes to guess who ?
Angel Hernandez claims his Cuban heritage is costing him money and prestige as a major league umpire.
Hernandez is suing Major League Baseball and commissioner Rob Manfred, alleging racial discrimination in making assignments, Cincinnati.com reported Monday. Hernandez, 55 and a big-league umpire since 1991, believes he should be a full-time crew chief and that he was good enough to have worked more than two World Series. He was assigned to the Series in 2002 and 2005.
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Wow! Angel is fortunate that he is still a major league umpire. I don’t think he is a vindictive ump who is deliberately trying to hurt particular players, but he misses more calls especially on the bases than any ump I’ve ever seen. He better hope there are no baseball fans on the jury.
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And the “We Could Have Had these Guys But Luhnow Sat on his Hands Award goes to:
Wins Above Replacement Player (WARP) trailers:
-1.1 Jonathan Lucroy
-1.1 Albert Pujols
-1.0 Danny Espinosa
-0.9 Rajai Davis
-0.9 Mike Napoli
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Well…..here we go boys and girls, the last week before the break! I’d love to be in on the calls Luhnow is making the next two week, wouldn’t you!!!? Who knows what he’s up to, or who he will trade for. Exciting times for sure!
Astrocolt-45….I certainly hope Luhnow doesn’t do what he did last year, ESPECIALLY when this very well might “THE YEAR” for this club!! Freddie Freeman got activated today, and he’s playing 3rd tonight. Angels lost today, and Boston has arlington’s, number.
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#25 for Springer!
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10-0 Gee whiz this is just insane.
Go George – go Gurriel and Reddick and Altuve and Correa and Margo …..
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Glad the hitters woke up after that day off! How about Peacock! My Goodness!
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Pencil01….YES what a lifesaver Peacock has been!! OP saw something none of the rest of us did, and boy did we need him to step up the last 6 weeks! The arlington little league is losing big time to the Redsox!!
Correa left the game with a jammed left thumb…..kid you better get well, you’ve got a BIG game to play in next Tuesday!!
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Actually I saw the Peacock turnaround and my wife also, Morgan Fairchild.
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Holy smokes – Reddick with a grand salami – the Astros with three players with four RBIs and a 16-4 lead.
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june is busting out all over, june better get a new pair of pants.
from the dean martin show, many many years ago. we are now THIRTY count em THIRTY games over .500!!!! yes sir!!
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GRAND SLAM FOR REDDICK!!! WOOOO!!!!!!!
16-4 !!!!!!!
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By the way…….it’s about time we get a grandslam….since our bullpen was giving them out like candy last week!
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16 game lead in the division – this team is an amazing machine
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I think Mr. Reddick, Sr. Gurriel, have been reading the blog and have set their sights on earning some ChipaLatt awards for the month of July. It looks like neither Mr. Springer nor Mr. Altuve are going to go down without a fight, however. Game on, gentlemen!
Also, at the end of July we probably need to vote on a ‘best-and-worst-return-from-the-DL’ award for McCullers, Musgrove, Morton, McHugh, and Keuchel.
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Great idea – I hope I can remember that when the time comes for the July Chippy’s
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Simply one amazing team and kudos to Tim, when we and I were blasting Uncle Jeff you fought the good fight. He and this whole organization have exceeded any expectation I had in 2017, 30 Games over geez.
This is just one of those years of a special summer for these kids., and DK out for the last month, amazing baseball team.
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Kevin, I read DK and in my mind I was thinking Darryl Kile. It is amazing how the mind works. I guess, subconsciously, those initials are already taken in my small Astroworld mind.
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And when I read Astroworld – my mind goes to thinking about the Excalibur, Greezed Lightnin’and the Alpine Sleigh Ride……
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Short story I was in the Woodlands at a play “The Little’s Whore House in Texas” When I got home it was on the news of Kile’s passing , It was a very sad moment for all of us Astro family and fans. just like when we lost Caminiti, )-;
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Responding to something Becky mentioned above: what is Luhnow going to do?
I think the Chippalatta crew will have a jam session on this subject soon, so I will just throw out one teeny thought about it.
Luhnow moved quickly last off season. Heyman made fun of Luhnow’s moves, saying Jeff overpaid by shopping early and now Heyman, rightfully, looks like an ass.
I think Luhnow might try the same thing in July. When you’re hot, you’re hot.
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It’s not hard to make Heyman look like an ass. He does a great job of that all by himself.
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Don’t look now, but something pretty darn good is suddenly happening down in Fresno.
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How fast can a Peacock run? Not nearly as fast as a Springer!
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Springer was The Freeze. Peacock was Julia.
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Springer was Peter Rabbit. Peacock was Peter Falk.
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Did Julia race @BeatThaFreeze? I didn’t turn the game on until the bottom of the 8th last night, but will go try to catch the HOU affiliate rebroadcast. I’ve been searching and can’t find a video of this posted online yet.
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OK, they didn’t actually race, but they showed a split screen of Julia running the track on the right and The Freeze running on the left and she would have lost the race. She wasn’t going very hard at the onset, however. This occurs in the bottom half of the 5th inning. It’s about 2hr15min into the broadcast.
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We seldom talk about defensive stats – for obvious reasons. But just out of curiosity, I checked to see where the Astros rank in the MLB on charged errors. We are tied with three other teams just above the middle of the pack, with 50 charged errors in 84 games. Who were the three other teams with 50 errors, you ask? The Dodgers, the Nationals, and the Rangers.
In case you are interested, the Royals, the Rockies and the Twins all have less than 40 charged errors on the season! The most errors of any team? You guessed it – the Oakland A’s.
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Here is a very interesting related stat Mr. Bill….
The team that has allowed the least amount of unearned runs this season….The Astros with 15 runs. This is a testament to how well the pitchers pick up the fielders and how the team as a whole does not let mistakes snowball.
So they are just above the middle of the pack in making errors they are number one in keeping the other team from cashing in.
Other teams you mentioned and the number of unearned runs allowed
Dodgers – 17
Nats – 27
Rangers – 38!!!
Royals – 22
Rockies – 16
Twins – 35
Oakland??? A major league worse 53 unearned runs allowed – about 3.5 times the Astros
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I know, I know, this comment might have a slight gagging effect on some. But, the Texas Rangers trail the Astros by 17 games before the break and I wanted you to see what they face in the coming years, based on what they have done in their organization to this point: https://www.rosterresource.com/mlb-texas-rangers-info/.
Look over their contracts for the next four years or so.
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great stuff op, even better when after you look at the rangers, compare with the astros figures. luhnow knows what he is doing. built a great team in aa affordable way.
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I think the Stros should go after the Pads’ Trevor Cahill. He looked VERY impressive yesterday in his 1-0 win over The Tribe and Corey Kluber. He’d strictly be a rent-a-pitcher (he’s a FA in 2018), and would likely only cost a single prospect. His $1.75 mil salary is well below his worth. Cahill is legit!
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This season he is a Luhnow-type guy with high Ks and super high ground ball rate.
And his big out pitch is his curve, which is Luhnow’s MO in looking to add pitchers.
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He also has playoff experience in 2015 with the Cubs.
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Intriguing guy Bopert. I’m assuming he just came off the DL because he did not pitch between mid-May and last night. Not a big innings eater – kind of giving them Peacock-ish starts in that 5-6 inning range and obviously went shorter (4.1 IP) on his first start back.
I wonder how much it would take to pry him loose – do they think he is going to help them get back in the race (they are only 12.5 games out of the wild card- lol) or do they think he is someone they can pull a prospect or two out of the Astros.
Good guy to highlight, Bo – under the radar guy who has pitched well the last few years.
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Good choice!
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Musgrove recalled. Tolliver optioned down. Correa will sit out this game with Marwin at SS. Gattis at cleanup. Reddick in LF, Marisnick in CF and Springer in RF.
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The Astros team BA going into tonight’s game is .286.
On a side note, Fresno’s team BA going into tonight’s game is .290.
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So we need to replace the slackers on the major league level with real bats from Fresno…..
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I was not saying that, suggesting that, implying that, in any way, shape, form or language, either verbal, body or sign. You miscontrued, misinterpreted, misemboweled, misunderstood or misremembered my meaning.
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My sarcasm font was turned off for my comment
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MLB Trade rumors has a list of 60 guys who either WILL be traded, or guys that could get traded. Number #2 on the list is Sonny Grey, and Quintana fell quite a few down he list because of his poor numbers so far. And a LOT of relievers! Leave it to Luhnow to pull a name outta the hat that none of us have discussed!
I’m getting excited!!
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A headline on MLB.com is ” Judge ties Dimaggio’s rookie home run record.
I guess you have to read that article to find out the Yankees got beat by Toronto, again!
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I always thought McGwire held the rookie hr record.
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Yeah that was the Yankees’ rookie HR record…
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Musgrove was cruising and then whamo! Oh well back to work offense.
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Good Lord! Musgrove gives it up! and to the pitcher and then the leadoff guy.
Horrible pitches. Whatever happened to a fastball on the outside corner of the plate at the knees? The Astros fight for a lead and he just wilts.
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Frustrating!!!!!
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I was getting ready to say what happened to Musgrove and then he turned back into Musgrove. I think they let him throw too many strikes in AAA.
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Offense comes through again.
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It is a relentless squad.
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There always seems to be someone on base and someone at bat that the pitcher would rather not face.
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Dan,
I found it very interesting that the Braves manager walked Bregman with runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs to bring up Devo. It told me that the Astros lineup is loaded up and down and that the Braves wanted nothing to do with Devo (he was hoping Hinch would PH for Devo). Devo struck out, but it just shows how much respect this lineup has earned.
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Mchugh pitched 3.2 innings tonight. 50 pitches, 3 hits, 2 runs no walks and 5 Ks. If he feels good tomorrow, that is starting to be a fine development.
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Saw that!! LORD do we need his arm!!
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Musgrove problems are between his ears. As soon as they gets hits off him, he mlts down. He’ll be ok…….I absolutely think he has starter stuff. Who is our senior mentor for these young pitchers? He’s gonna be fine, I’m not worried.
We still haven’t signed our first pick in the draft…..you know why, his agent is Scott Boras. We have until Friday to get him signed. Oh yeah, Mr. Fister is getting hit hard by the arlington little league tonight. Why would you pick that guy up when you’re in the hunt….oh well!
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What happens if we don’t sign the pick?
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I think we get a similar 1st rounder next year. That’s how we got KTuck after not signing Aikens
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Hi Dan,
KTuck was our normal 1st round pick. Bregman was who we got for not signing Aikens. If we don’t sign Bukaukas (sp?) the Astros will get the 16th pick in next year’s draft as compensation.
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Just got diagnosed with shingles even though I got the vaccine – so I am laying here on my meds with a big rash on my legs. But I am a happy man with Garth Brooks singing “The Dance” in the background and the insane Astros road show reaching double figures in runs again.
For those that can’t see the game – they just flashed a stat – the Astros are scoring 6.85 runs a game on the road – surpassed only 3 times since 1913 by the 1930, ’36 and ’39 Yanks.
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Shingles are bearable if you have Garth and the Stros 😉
Seriously though, praying you feel better real soon.
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I have issues with shingles too…yeah its rough. Hang in there dude
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Thanks Sandy and Billy C
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Hang in there Dan. Thoughts and prayers with you. Can be a nasty condition from what I’ve seen. Astros win so that helps.
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Yeah Z – appreciate it – I’m hoping that having the vaccine last fall will lighten the symptoms
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Oh my goodness Dan!! We are ALL soo sorry you have that😢 Even with the shot you can still get it. I assume they are treating you with Aciclovir, it’s effective against the shingles. We will pray that you heal fast, and that your pain is under control.
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Thanks Becky – I think because I have it on my leg it is less painful than on my torso. Just itchy like crazy. Astros are a great distraction.
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Oh no! I know your pain brother! I have experienced them twice!
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Will wonders never cease!! Sipp came in to pitch and he didn’t give up ANY runs!!
We win 10-4 have I said how much I love this team???
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Prayers for you Dan!
How good are the Astros? Nori Aoki is a defensive sub for Marisnick! Then he gets a hit, steals a base and scores a run.
Franklin Perez had a rough start for BC tonight. It’s a process.
Kyle Tucker had a double and a homer and 2 RBIs tonight for CC. I’m still not happy with the look of his long swing. I think he will need some adjustments to hit major league pitching as well as he is hitting minor league pitching.
Astros finish the night with five of their players hitting .300 or higher and Gurriel at .299.
The Astros have been great playing in America. Now they play the international tour for four games.
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Thanks for the prayers op. It will be a surprise if the Astros suddenly can’t hit after their “overseas” flight to east Detroit.
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Dan, sorry you are ailing. I am very glad, however, that thus far you have managed to avoid the DL. In the meantime, shingles rhymes with singles, your troubles rhyme with doubles – and the number to call is 58-27.
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Thanks Mr. Bill – also itch rhymes with pitch (as Joe Musgrove did perfectly until he didn’t) and rash rhymes with dash (which Mr. Springer did in finally getting off the snide on steals)
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The Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw have made a decision to not let Kershaw pitch for the National League in the ASG and start Kershaw in his regular spot in the rotation on Sunday.
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Apparently, the Fresno pitching staff decided enough was enough with silly winning streaks. Final score: Salt Lake City 19 Fresno 10.
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I’ll use this link to tell the good news about Collin McHugh, since they don’t ask me for money to read an article on-line: http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/astros-collin-mchugh-exceeds-expectations-in-rehab-start/
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With a straight face after the game, Springer said he tracked down Brian McCann with two steals and now he’s “going after Marisnick”.
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There was a twitter entry in Jacob Bukauskas’s account at 4:28 this morning. It said simply Chapel Hill and then had a picture of a plane and then the word Houston. Thanks to Astros County for that.
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