Razzball Nation! I used today’s title to try and embody the question everyone is having looking at their waiver wires…
Who the hell is this guy?!
Before his ridiculous debut at Safeco, Collin McHugh had pitched less than 50 ML innings with an ERA that resembled an Extenze advertising claim. Called up to fill in for a DL-bound Corey Scott Feldman, McHugh got a struggling Mariners offense with swiss cheese bats for 12 Ks and no walks in 6.2 for his first win – giving up three singles and no earned. I love that before the start, Bo Porter said McHugh is a “pitch to contact guy.” Good thing the Mariners ain’t got no contact right now!
I watched some highlights of the Ks that game and was lukewarm impressed, but McHugh went out and shut down the A’s, who have a pretty solid O these days. #Moneyball! So I decided to take a deeper look at his hot start to 2014 and break down what he could offer fantasy owners looking for some SP help:
Please, blog, may I have some more?