15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 10/7/2023
2023 Stats
W-L
4-1
ERA
4.30
WHIP
1.57
K
47
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
McHugh threw mostly sliders (48.7% pitch usage) and cutters (48%) last season while occasionally mixing in a curve. Remarkably, the veteran struck out nine batters on only 26 curveballs thrown all season. Between that and the slider, which has been his bread and butter over the past four seasons, he turned in another solid year, his first with Atlanta. McHugh racked up 69.1 innings across 58 appearances with a 2.60 ERA (2.70 FIP), 0.94 WHIP, three wins and a career-high 17 holds. His 5.1% walk rate was 15th among qualified relievers, while his 22.4% K-BB percentage ranked 35th. With only one career save across 10 big league seasons, we can safely rule out the possibility of McHugh contributing in the category. However, he should be in line for plenty of holds in the sixth and seventh innings as part of the bridge to Raisel Iglesias. McHugh's consistency in recent years makes him a solid target for ratio stability in deeper leagues and draft-and-hold formats. Read Past Outlooks

Set for rehab assignment
McHugh (shoulder) is set to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Gwinnett.
ANALYSIS
McHugh should be able to return to Atlanta's bullpen by the end of the week, following maybe one or two appearances on the farm. The 36-year-old multi-inning reliever was placed on the 15-day injured list Sept. 6 due to right shoulder inflammation.
McHugh should be able to return to Atlanta's bullpen by the end of the week, following maybe one or two appearances on the farm. The 36-year-old multi-inning reliever was placed on the 15-day injured list Sept. 6 due to right shoulder inflammation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
25
Last 10 Games
29
Last 5 Games
37
How many pitches does Collin McHugh generally throw?
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What part of the game does Collin McHugh generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-25%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-33%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .196 | 95 | 21 | 60 | 4 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .262 | 101 | 27 | 109 | 9 | |||
2023vs Left | .233 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .350 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .182 | 36 | 6 | 20 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .220 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 3 | |||
2021vs Left | .163 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .230 | 42 | 7 | 35 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-16%
ERA on Road
2023
-4%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.00 | 1.11 | 99.0 | 8.4 | 2.0 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 2.52 | 1.15 | 93.0 | 10.1 | 2.5 | ||||
2023Home | 4.22 | 1.63 | 32.0 | 6.8 | 2.8 | ||||
2023Away | 4.39 | 1.50 | 26.2 | 7.8 | 4.1 | ||||
2022Home | 3.25 | 1.00 | 36.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Away | 1.89 | 0.87 | 33.1 | 11.1 | 1.6 | ||||
2021Home | 1.45 | 0.71 | 31.0 | 9.9 | 1.2 | ||||
2021Away | 1.64 | 1.15 | 33.0 | 10.9 | 2.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Collin McHugh compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.14K/9
7.2BB/9
3.4HR/9
0.8Fastball
91.4 mphERA
4.30WHIP
1.57BABIP
.354GB/FB
1.68Left On Base
68.2%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
3.9%Spin Rate
2574 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.7%Swinging Strike
10.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After opting out of the 2020 season McHugh signed with Tampa Bay, the ideal landing spot as the Rays have a knack for handling pitchers of his ilk. After struggling in 2019, McHugh reverted to 2018 form. Tampa used him exclusively as a reliever, or short-stint opener, so he was able to optimize his pitch mix by throwing mostly sliders with some cutters and fastballs with the occasional curve. Considering his injury history and lack of work since 2019, it's surprising he only lost two weeks of the season on the IL to arm fatigue. His 1.55 ERA was aided by a 81.3% LOB mark, though if he ERA were closer to his 3.06 xFIP or 2.87 SIERA, he'd still be a top reliever. McHugh's 30.0% strikeout rate is closer material, though it remains to be seen what capacity he works in this season. Even so, McHugh's arm is mixed-league worthy, then let the rest take care of itself.
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Placed on IL
McHugh was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation.
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Perfect in third win
McHugh (3-0) picked up the win in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Tigers, striking out four batters over three perfect innings of relief.
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Will open Sunday vs. Toronto
McHugh will start Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.
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Activated from injured list
McHugh was activated from the 15-day injured list by Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Set to return Tuesday
Atlanta is expected to reinstate McHugh (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
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