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Collin McHugh a pitching target?


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With the rumors that the Astros may be looking at the top of the SP market, McHugh could be an odd man out given the likes of Verlander, Kuechel, Morton, McCullers, Peacock, Martes, Musgrove, etc. What would it take to get McHugh?

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1 minute ago, jamalshw said:

With the rumors that the Astros may be looking at the top of the SP market, McHugh could be an odd man out given the likes of Verlander, Kuechel, Morton, McCullers, Peacock, Martes, Musgrove, etc. What would it take to get McHugh?

A lot, probably. They hold all the chips at the preverbial poker table. 

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