Updated: - The Keepers - #30 - SP - Collin McHugh

30. SP Collin McHugh



The Mets drafted McHugh in the 18th round of the 2008 draft. 2008 stats as SP for Berry (a favorite drafting school for the Mets): 4.67 ERA 61.2 IP 67 H 20 BB 62 K 15 HBP


In 2008, McHugh pitched for Kingsport (0-0, 4.17, in 12 games, 8 starts).


McHugh played 2009 for the Brooklyn Cyclones and had an outstanding year: 8-2, 2.76. 79K in 75.0 innings pitched.


1-1-10 Forecast: - McHugh is one of those under-the-radar kind of pitchers that just creeped up this year with great stats. Normally, some of these kids go straight to Lucy the next year, but the “Savannah Four” should prevent that from happening this time. Look for McHugh to join most of his Clone buddies in Savannah come March.


8-6-10: - McHugh is one of the many talented players to come out of Savannah this year, but, as we have learned so many times over the years, pitching well in A ball to youngsters is a long way from the majors. Needless to say, McHugh has impressed us this year, especially Wednesday night when he went: 6.0-IP, 0-ER, 7-K, 2-BB, 4-H. Seasonally, he hasn’t had much support from his teammates; however he still is posting a respectful 3-8, 3.56. 1.40, with 98-K in 112.0-IP.


2011 Forecast: McHugh will obviously move on to St. Lucie in the spring and begin the very diffifcut climb throw both the A+ and AA levels. These are the levels where most of your control pitchers fall out of grace unless they develop addition velocity on their fast ball, or deliver nastier secondary stuff. We won't know what the Mets have here until around the spring of 2013, but, in Collin's case, it may be worth the wait.


6-1-11: - There seems to be concrete evidence that there may be a number of “limited-velo” pitchers out there that deserve a shot at higher levels, regardless of what they have done in the past. They all seem to be college boys that were started too low in the organization also. We’ve got Dillon Gee masquerading as the Mets SP1, Mark Cohoon and Chris Schwinden stepping up at Buffalo, and now Collin McHugh starting in AA after losing his rotation spot a level lower. Collin put up: 6.0-IP, 3-H, 1-ER, 5-K, 0-BB, 1.50 and this is just another example usually written off as a “first time around the block” lucky outing. But, ya know what, it’s still great pitching that simply wasn’t hit by anyone.