Memories of Collin McHugh

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

He's headed to the Rockies for Eric Young, says MetsBlog.

Not a lot of success on the field. Nice wife.

[Batty31]

Heard that on SNY TV. It was also mentioned that Cowgill was designated for assignment and Andrew Brown was recalled from AAA Las Vegas.

[Ceetar]

Great first start, struggled much of the rest of his appearances, but I'd always rather have the young perhaps fringy pitcher over the just bad outfield guy.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wow.

[Edgy MD]

Young's a passable infield guy in addition to being a bad outfield guy.

As far as trades go, I kinda like it, as it's just the sort of trade the generally trade-averse Sandy doesn't make.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He's a bad outfielder? I didn't know that.

He's a switch hitter, which is nice.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'll miss Buzzy's colorful contributions to Wifey Watch as much as anything.

[Edgy MD]

Takes Hairston's and Davis's place as the legacy guy.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: He's a bad outfielder? I didn't know that. He's a switch hitter, which is nice.

roughly as bad from both sides of the plate, so at least no splits..

63 wRC+, where 100 is average. A little success last year that seems like it might have been luck/babip fueled.

Arb eligible next year, and while it won't be a ton, unlikely to be worth it. Just seems wasteful.

[Edgy MD]

Memories of McHugh, of course.

His first game was his best game, casting an outsized impression and making me think he had more in him than he perhaps in fact did.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

As a pitcher, he was a hell of a writer.

[Edgy MD]

Yup, stands tall next to C.J. Nitkowski as the best bloggers in Mets history.

[bmfc1]

There was a Young for Justin Turner rumor two years ago so I'm not surprised that Sandy got him. I just wish that it wasn't at the cost of a young pitcher.

[smg58]

Being merely "awful" makes him good enough to start in center for us and lead off. Young has had some good stretches, though, and his minor league numbers say he can do better at this level than he's shown to this point. He was a very prolific walker in the minors, which hasn't translated to this level yet. He had a bad leg injury at the end of last year and only now seems to be getting the feel for stealing bases again. There's more upside with him than McHugh, I think. I've got no problem with this.

[Guest themetfairy]

His debut last August was a thing of beauty. That's how I'll remember him best -

[metirish]

Fun guy to follow on Twitter.....

[Frayed Knot]

Young--who has the annoying nickname of 'EY', or often 'EY Junyah' among TV announcers--actually hit decently last season [.316/.377/.448 // 825 - with the whole 'Coors Field' caveat] but not so much this year and has never been given as many as 200 ABs in a season. He had been DFA'd by the Rox a few days ago so it looks like Colorado said: 'Well I guess this McHugh guy is better than nothing.

Yes he is Rockies fans, but not much. Aside from his WOW! debut start (which he did NOT even win) he's been pretty much awful and has lasted [u:36cgwyme]a total[/u:36cgwyme] of 9.1 innings while giving up 17 runs in his three starts since.

btw, happy birthday Collin, you've been traded (26 today). Young is 28

[G-Fafif]

Spent a beautiful (if aggravatingly offensively inept) afternoon at Citi Field for his debut with The Fairy, plus a walk-on from FMan. Still, it capped one of the worst series I ever saw the Mets play, dropping all four to the Rockies (thus touching off the memorable Francesa monologue in which he wanted you to know the Mets were full of it if they were telling you Harvey was anything special). I don't remember McHugh pitching particularly well at any time thereafter, which is too bad. He had a real Dollar Store Dickey quality to him, except for the pitching, which was priced to move.

Months later, I slightly helped a talented kid get a very well done a profile of McHugh published on another blog. How strange that the author earned a summer internship with the same team that just traded his subject and thus has a brighter Met future than the pitcher in question.

[Vic Sage]

smg58 wrote: Being merely "awful" makes him good enough to start in center for us and lead off. Young has had some good stretches, though, and his minor league numbers say he can do better at this level than he's shown to this point. He was a very prolific walker in the minors, which hasn't translated to this level yet. He had a bad leg injury at the end of last year and only now seems to be getting the feel for stealing bases again. There's more upside with him than McHugh, I think. I've got no problem with this.

This.
EY's numbers = .260/90r/50sb line. That's what he's accumulated as a leadoff hitter in his career to date, over the course of 155 games/600+PAs.
you know who the mets currently have who could generate such a line?
nobody, that's who.
And we got him for McHugh? i do that deal every day, and twice on Sunday.

[TransMonk]

Liked his blog.