Dallas Keuchel Wins AL Outstanding Pitcher at 2015 Players Choice Awards

After an incredible 2015 season, Houston Astros starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel was named the American League Outstanding Pitcher at the Players Choice Awards on Monday, MLB announced.

The Houston ace beat out Oakland Athletics standout Sonny Gray and 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner David Price, the other two finalists for the award.

Keuchel led American League pitchers in wins above replacement (7.2), WHIP (1.02), innings pitched (232.0) and wins (20), per Baseball-Reference.com. He also finished second in ERA (2.48) and tied for fifth in strikeouts (216).

He led the upstart Astros to the postseason, where the team nearly eliminated the World Series champion Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series, though the Royals mounted an epic comeback in Game 4 and ultimately won the series. Keuchel was one of the best fielders at his position this season, too.

The 27-year-old has developed into one of baseball's most unhittable aces over the past two years and, along with young stars such as Carlos Correa, is a major reason why Houston looks like it will be a contender for years to come.