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Astros Release Jared Hughes

By Mark Polishuk | March 19, 2020 at 7:05pm CDT

The Astros announced that right-hander Jared Hughes has been released.  Hughes requested the move, as per the opt-out terms in his minor league deal with the team.

Hughes joined the Astros last month, on a minors deal that would have paid him $1.5MM if he had made the big league roster.  Hughes’ opt-out date was yesterday, and he chose to look for opportunities elsewhere since Houston didn’t put him on their 40-man roster.  Hughes posted only a 6.35 ERA over 5 2/3 spring innings, which could have impacted the team’s decision (though The Athletic’s Jake Kaplan expressed surprise at Houston’s decision).

The small Spring Training sample size aside, Hughes has posted very solid numbers over nine MLB seasons and 519 career relief innings.  The 34-year-old has a career 2.88 ERA despite not missing many bats (6.07 K/9) thanks to an outstanding ability to generate grounder, with a 61.5% career groundball rate.  It’s a skillset that has left Hughes perhaps a bit undervalued, as he has been non-tendered, released, and claimed on waivers within the last three years, and his firmest bit of security was a two-year, $4.5MM free agent deal with the Reds in the 2017-18 offseason.

2019 saw Hughes post a 4.04 ERA over 71 1/3 innings for the Reds and Phillies, easily the highest ERA of his eight full big league seasons.  A big spike in his home run total (1.6 HR/9) was the most obvious reason for that 4.04 number, though Hughes also benefited from a .228 BABIP, which particularly aided such an extreme groundball pitcher.

Hughes now heads into perhaps the most uncertain open market in baseball history, as free agents face even more questions than the average affiliated player given the league shutdown.  His track record should get him some attention from other teams, particularly defensively-adept squads that could best benefit from Hughes’ grounder-heavy arsenal.

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18 Comments

  1. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    Klentak get him…again

    Reply
    • VonPurpleHayes

      5 years ago

      Yea. Phils pen is so terrible that he’d be worth signing again.

      3
      Reply
    • Dom2

      5 years ago

      Lol so he can run to the mound and give up some more homers

      3
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      • scarfish

        5 years ago

        The Jomboy video of Hughes running into the mound with Realmuto’s expression is tremendously awesome

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        • skip tracey

          5 years ago

          scarfish, indeed it is hilarious.

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      • DarkSide830

        5 years ago

        he still was one of the better RPs we had, which shows how bad our pen is.

        Reply
  2. PapiElf

    5 years ago

    Marlins.

    Reply
  3. Dom2

    5 years ago

    Dumping some trash

    Reply
  4. Dorothy_Mantooth

    5 years ago

    Red Sox need some pitching…

    1
    Reply
    • Dom2

      5 years ago

      Bring back Steven Wright

      Reply
  5. hiflew

    5 years ago

    To paraphrase Friday, how do you lose your job when you are on vacation?

    Reply
    • Vizionaire

      5 years ago

      he quit.

      Reply
  6. Bill the Cat

    5 years ago

    My goodness Dom2, even in these bad and depressing times you still manage to be a POS negative loser kicking up dust when it’s entirely uncalled for. STFU.

    Reply
  7. All American Johnsonville Dogs

    5 years ago

    Refused to bang a trash can or was awful at banging a trash can.

    2
    Reply
  8. McGurk

    5 years ago

    His cheating unit malfunctioned.

    1
    Reply
  9. buffalo bill

    5 years ago

    Doesn’t make sense for the Astros to leave him
    Off their 40 Man roster – a bit of a rough start but he was better the past few weeks than several of the fringe guys like Biagini – shame.

    Reply
  10. HarveyD82

    5 years ago

    get him Ben! bring him back to the burg! ….

    Reply
  11. craigmiller13

    5 years ago

    Bring him back to Cincinnati…please!

    Reply

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