Tag: Collin McHugh

All-Star Game Draws Record Low Ratings

  This year’s All-Star game was broadcast on Fox. The network tried a few innovations during the broadcast, however, the game drew record-low television ratings. The mid-summer classic, according to an article in The Athletic drew 7.5 million viewers, down 10% from the game’s 2021 audience. The home run derby on Monday drew 6.8 million viewers. Baseball’s All-Star game...

Multiple Reports: Mets Linked To Hader, McHugh For Bullpen Help

The March hot stove rolls on Friday evening as multiple reports surfaced that the Mets are sifting through top arms to help provide reinforcements for the bullpen. While on The Michael Kay Show, ESPN’s Buster Olney said the Mets are focusing on said bullpen arms as free agency resumes, as MMO’s Mathew Brownstein pointed out. The names he mentioned? Andrew Chafin and Milwaukee’s...

MMO Free Agent Profile: Collin McHugh, RP

Collin McHugh Position: Relief pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 34 (6/19/1987) Traditional Stats: 37 G (seven starts, all opening games), 6-1, 1 SV, 64 IP, 1.55 ERA, 74 K, 12 BB Advanced Stats: 1.8 fWAR, 1.9 bWAR, 2.26 xERA, 2.12 FIP, 3.06 xFIP, 30 K%, 4.9 BB%, 256 ERA+ Rundown Ah, our old friend Collin McHugh. Way back in 2013, the Mets dealt McHugh to the Colorado Rockies after a dozen...

Free Agents One Baseball Insider Thinks The Mets Could Grab

When is enough, enough? Well for the Mets the answer is never. Despite already adding four pieces to the team for next season and beyond the Mets have not signaled any sign of slowing down. Owner Steve Cohen is expected to push payroll beyond heights imagined and hopefully spend his way to a World Series trophy in 2022. Joel Sherman of the New York Post identified five targets the Mets could...

Red Sox End Rays Season With Another Walk-off

For the second consecutive game it was a walk-off at Fenway for the Boston Red Sox, sending the favored Tampa Bay Rays back to Florida with another bout of postseason sorrow. Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez redeemed his ALDS Game 1 early exit loss with five innings of two runs on three hits, striking out six without a walk. He won a 17-pitch battle over Austin Meadows in the top of the third...

Mets Need To Turn The Page And Move Forward

This was a historically strange week for the New York Mets. Relieving manager Carlos Beltran of his duties  — whether it was necessary or not, which is inconsequential at this point — for his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal leaves New York in a precarious position with less than a month out from pitchers and catchers reporting to Port St. Lucie. As complicated...

What’s Left in the Free Agent Market

Unlike the last couple of offseasons, most of the free agent top-end talent is gone in early January this time around. Both the starting pitching and relief market have been thoroughly picked over and the market for a catcher is now slim pickings. The strongest market left is right-handed hitters with multiple options that play different positions. When those names drop, maybe we will finally...

How To Build Mets’ Bullpen On A Budget

The New York Mets have what feels like a herculean task in front of them. They have to figure out how to fix one of the worst bullpens in baseball on an incredibly tight budget. They’re only about $13 million away from the luxury tax threshold. For argument’s sake, let’s say that the Mets will be able to spend all of that $13 million. They also have to address their fifth...

Game Recap: Mets Silence Late Tigers Roar 4-2

The New York Mets got back into the win column this afternoon after shutting down the Detroit Tigers by a score of 4-2. Pitching:  Matt Harvey toed the rubber for the Amazin’s and was terrific. The right-hander fired three scoreless innings, yielded just two hits and one walk and struck out one. He topped out at 96 mph as his velocity continues to climb up the ladder. Jeurys Familia came...

Game 5 Thriller In Houston Gives Astros 3-2 Series Lead

In a raucous Game 5 of the World Series, a walk in the park was good for a run. Seven batters given free passes crossed the plate in Houston’s dramatic 10th inning walk off win against the Dodgers to go up 3-2 heading back to Los Angeles. For the better part of five hours and 17 minutes, the camera captured a cavalcade of dejected opposing pitchers sitting in the dugout after squandering...

This Jacob deGrom Trade Talk Never Ends…

Once again, we hear more chatter that the Houston Astros are interested in an ace such as Jacob deGrom from the Mets and have set him as their top target. Buzz of this continues even more after Jose Quintana, their second choice, was traded to the Chicago Cubs today. Now, personally, I do not want to see this happen nor do I think it will. However, I am going to bet this will be talked about...

MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Astros, 1:05 PM

New York Mets at Houston Astros Osceola County Stadium – 1:05 PM RHP Robert Gsellman vs LHP Collin McHugh Today’s game marks the first of two with the Astros this Spring and it is the Mets only game in Kissimmee in 2016. Robert Gsellman makes his first official start of the Spring. He was named the Sterling Organizational Pitcher of the Year in 2015 after going a combined 13-7 with a 2.89...

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