Hughes: time to bail?

[ROC AllStars]

I haven't seen him pitch, but his stats obviously suggest that his is sucking it up big time. He has the ability, he showed that last year. But still, how long can we wait on this guy? I had him projected to be a pretty solid #3 or #4 pitcher on my staff, not WW material. Is it time to bail?

[Za_German]

I bailed on him in my 10 team mixed keeper. Ive seen him pitch several times and his command just isn't there right now. The velocity is nothing special and he really only has two pitches - although the curve is really nice. I think had it been a 12 team keeper I probably would have waited a few more starts to drop him. If its a yearly league I'd be running not walking to pick someone else up.

[YardBirds]

I bailed on him in my 10 team mixed keeper. Ive seen him pitch several times and his command just isn't there right now. The velocity is nothing special and he really only has two pitches - although the curve is really nice. I think had it been a 12 team keeper I probably would have waited a few more starts to drop him. If its a yearly league I'd be running not walking to pick someone else up.

Bail in a keeper, please tell me you're joking?

[Field]

I'm actively trying to acquire Hughes. He hasn't been as bad as his numbers indicate. I think he'll have a very strong second half.

[dc928]

I think if you are in a 10-12 team standanrd mix league you can go ahead and bail, but if you are in a keeper league of any kinds it will be crazy to bail now. I mean after all he is a top pitching prospect.

[anti elian]

Unless you're in a shallow re-draft league that has good FA SP options, you bench him and wait it out.

[socceryank]

Bail on him 3 weeks into the season? If you drop him, I guarantee you someone else will grab him immediately, and you will be hating yourself in another month or two.

[Za_German]

I bailed on him in my 10 team mixed keeper. Ive seen him pitch several times and his command just isn't there right now. The velocity is nothing special and he really only has two pitches - although the curve is really nice. I think had it been a 12 team keeper I probably would have waited a few more starts to drop him. If its a yearly league I'd be running not walking to pick someone else up.

Bail in a keeper, please tell me you're joking?

nope not joking - not in a 10 team mixed and young people like Floyd and Cueto are getting it done and available. Obviously it depends on what you're picking up when your dropping him but after seeing him pitch, I don't think hes there yet. He's playing for the Yanks so its not like their going to allow him to continue to get knocked around while shrugging their shoulders. A few more outings like his recent ones and hes heading back down.

[socceryank]

I bailed on him in my 10 team mixed keeper. Ive seen him pitch several times and his command just isn't there right now. The velocity is nothing special and he really only has two pitches - although the curve is really nice. I think had it been a 12 team keeper I probably would have waited a few more starts to drop him. If its a yearly league I'd be running not walking to pick someone else up.

Bail in a keeper, please tell me you're joking?

nope not joking - not in a 10 team mixed and young people like Floyd and Cueto are getting it done and available. Obviously it depends on what you're picking up when your dropping him but after seeing him pitch, I don't think hes there yet. He's playing for the Yanks so its not like their going to allow him to continue to get knocked around while shrugging their shoulders. A few more outings like his recent ones and hes heading back down.

Cueto is available in your league? Wow. He was gone the day he became activated in most of our leagues. Your philosophy is more of a reflection on the quality of your league than the potential of Hughes. I know in my leagues there is nothing worth dropping him for.

As for the Yanks stance, what other options do they have? He's not going anywhere anytime soon.

[Za_German]

Bail in a keeper, please tell me you're joking?[/quote]


nope not joking - not in a 10 team mixed and young people like Floyd and Cueto are getting it done and available. Obviously it depends on what you're picking up when your dropping him but after seeing him pitch, I don't think hes there yet. He's playing for the Yanks so its not like their going to allow him to continue to get knocked around while shrugging their shoulders. A few more outings like his recent ones and hes heading back down.[/quote]
Cueto is available in your league? Wow. He was gone the day he became activated in most of our leagues. Your philosophy is more of a reflection on the quality of your league than the potential of Hughes. I know in my leagues there is nothing worth dropping him for.

As for the Yanks stance, what other options do they have? He's not going anywhere anytime soon.[/quote]

Yeah Cueto was gone off the waiver in my league as soon as he was activated as well, I dropped Kennedy for Cueto and Hughes for Santana if you want specifics, and I don't think either was a bad move. My whole point is that there is plenty of young talent in the league right now. Its not like you drop Hughes for someone like Lilly, all I'm saying is there is plenty of young talent with just as much upside in the league right now and if you hold on to someone like Hughes - who has looked awful - simply because he was a top pitching prospect on all the "top prospect" preaseason lists - you're going to miss out on the other young talent out on the wire. Andrew Miller was a top pitching prospect in 07', if you held on to him blindly you would have missed out on youngsters like Shields and Gorzellany who were monsters in '07 and were waiver wire material in the first few weeks of the season. Its a gamble either way, but I don't think its unreasonable to drop him at this point - depending on what you get.