Buies Creek Astros

Buies Creek Astros
Founded in 2017
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Team logoCap insignia
Class-level
Current Class A-Advanced (2017–present)
Minor league affiliations
League Carolina League (2017–present)
Division Southern Division
Major league affiliations
Current Houston Astros (2017–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (1) 2018
Division titles (1) 2018
Team data
Nickname Buies Creek Astros (2017–2018)
Ballpark Jim Perry Stadium (2017–2018)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Houston Astros
Manager Morgan Ensberg
General Manager David Lane

The Buies Creek Astros are a Minor League Baseball team that plays in the Carolina League in Buies Creek, North Carolina. They played their home games at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University while awaiting a new stadium in nearby Fayetteville to be completed for the 2019 season. Established in 2017, the team is the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Houston Astros, who also own the team.

The Fayetteville team's moniker will be selected via a name the team contest. The finalists, selected from over 1,400 suggestions, are "Fatbacks," "Fly Traps," "Jumpers," "Wood Dogs," or "Woodpeckers."[1] The new name announcement, postponed from September 2018 due to Hurricane Florence,[2] will be made November 4, 2018.[3] The team's colors will be black, gray, and red.[4]

Team history

The Astros began to scout locations for a baseball stadium to locate a team in Fayetteville in April 2016.[5] In August 2016, a two-team expansion to the Carolina League was approved, with the first franchise assigned to Kinston, North Carolina.[6]

The Fayetteville City Council approved plans to build a new stadium. The stadium will be built by the 2019 season, requiring the team to find a temporary location to play the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[7][8] On November 17, it was announced the team would play at Jim Perry Stadium on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek and be known as the Buies Creek Astros for their first two seasons.[9][10] The Astros signed a 30-year lease agreement with the city of Fayetteville in December 2016.[11]

The Astros replaced the Seattle Mariners affiliate Bakersfield Blaze at the Advanced-A level, but are not the continuation of the Blaze. The Blaze folded along with the High Desert Mavericks after the 2016 season, contracting the California League and expanding the Carolina League. The Mavericks were replaced by the Kinston-based Down East Wood Ducks.[12]

The Astros won the 2018 Carolina League championship.[13]

Roster

Buies Creek Astros roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 31 Tommy DeJuneas
  • -- Brendan Feldmann
  • 45 José Hernández
  • 22 Tyler Ivey
  • 16 Cristian Javier
  • 17 Carson LaRue
  • 37 Colin McKee
  • 12 Enoli Paredes
  • 39 Yohan Ramirez
  • 21 Abdiel Saldana
  • 28 Carlos Sanabria
  •  9 Peter Solomon
  • 23 Gabriel Valdez

Catchers

  •  8 Carlos Canelon
  • 20 Chuckie Robinson

Infielders

  • 30 Jake Adams
  •  6 Jonathan Arauz
  • 13 Cody Bohanek
  •  2 Osvaldo Duarte
  • 44 Colton Shaver

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

  • 15 Drew French (pitching)
  • 18 Ben Rosenthal (hitting)
  • 27 Nate Shaver (development)


7-day disabled list
* On Houston Astros 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated September 1, 2018
 Transactions
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References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, Chick (June 23, 2017). "Fayetteville Fatbacks? Ball team name ideas are ... interesting". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ Henderson, John (September 10, 2018). "Astros postpone Wednesday's baseball team name reveal". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ McCleary, Nancy (September 28, 2018). "Here's when Fayetteville's baseball team name will be announced". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ Woolverton, Paul (May 22, 2018). "Fayetteville baseball team colors announced". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ Barksdale, Andrew (April 27, 2016). "Houston Astros looking to bring Class A-Advanced club to Fayetteville". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ Barksdale, Andrew (August 18, 2016). "Houston Astros exec: Deal with Fayetteville 'exciting, step in the right direction'". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ Barksdale, Andrew (August 17, 2016). "Fayetteville council says yes to Astros baseball stadium agreement". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ Kaplan, Jake (October 5, 2016). "Astros searching for temporary home for new Carolina League affiliate". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ Wild, Danny (November 17, 2016). "Astros headed to Buies Creek in 2017". MiLB.com.
  10. ↑ "Houston Astros announce Buies Creek Astros as temporary Carolina League High A Affiliate for 2017-18 seasons". Campbell University Athletics. Campbell University. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Astros sign lease deal with Fayetteville: Carolina League affiliate will relocate from Buies Creek for 2019". MiLB.com. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ Glaser, Kyle (August 22, 2016). "Bakersfield, High Desert Set To Contract". Baseball America.
  13. ↑ Obley, Patrick (September 12, 2018). "Astros win Carolina League championship". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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