Atchison likely to the DL, McHugh headed up
The 37-year-old reliever will likely be placed on the disabled list, while the Twitter connoisseur will take his place.
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.2 | 67 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 25 | 85 | 3.42 | 1.13 | |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97.2 | 117 | 58 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 77 | 3.69 | 1.41 | |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 171 | 84 | 64 | 11 | 28 | 83 | 4.24 | 1.46 | |
| 2002 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 124.1 | 123 | 68 | 64 | 13 | 31 | 112 | 4.63 | 1.24 | |
| 2003 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108.2 | 114 | 57 | 52 | 8 | 37 | 83 | 4.31 | 1.39 | |
| 2004 | Mariners | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 3.52 | 1.40 |
| 2004 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 71 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 76 | 4.15 | 1.40 | |
| 2005 | Mariners | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6.75 | 1.20 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5.40 | 1.60 | |
| 2006 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 49 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 2.34 | 1.28 | |
| 2007 | Giants | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 4.11 | 1.37 |
| 2007 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 2.01 | .970 | |
| 2010 | Red Sox | 43 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 58 | 37 | 30 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 4.50 | 1.28 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4.05 | 1.35 | |
| 2011 | Red Sox | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 3.26 | 1.22 |
| 2011 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 50 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 2.64 | .960 | |
| 2012 | Red Sox | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 1.58 | .990 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 1.50 | |
| Career Total | 155 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 209.2 | 199 | 89 | 81 | 21 | 59 | 164 | 3.48 | 1.23 | |
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The 37-year-old reliever will likely be placed on the disabled list, while the Twitter connoisseur will take his place.
The former Red Sox reliever is now with Cleveland, in the hopes of getting his career back on track
The New York Mets are still in the market for relief help.
The New York Mets have signed right-handed reliever Scott Atchison to a minor league contract.
The 36-year-old reliever suffered a partial UCL tear with the Red Sox last season but returned to pitch. He has enviable command and walks very few hitters, and keeps the ball on the ground to boot. The Mets have invited him to big league camp.
The right-hander, who spent last season with the Red Sox, is expected to ink a minor-league deal with a different team.
The Boston Red Sox have opted to non-tender Scott Atchison a contract for the 2013 season, making the right-handed reliever a free-agent for the second straight season.
The Red Sox may be in line to get both Scott Atchison and Rich Hill back as September begins, according to Ian Browne.
Scott Atchison is avoiding Tommy John surgery for now after all, although the Red Sox won't know if that's always going to be the case until he starts to work his way back.
Scott Atchison is likely going to need Tommy John surgery to repair his torn UCL, but no one will know for sure until he visits the expert on such matters.
Scott Atchison and Ryan Sweeney could be done for the season, while Mike Aviles should be back in action soon.
Scott Atchison has been out for over a week, but is expected to be back on time after a disabled list stint due to forearm tightness.