Jared Hughes debut was on May 1st against the Cincinnati Reds in a 6-5 loss. He faced six batters and throwing 19 pitches. Two of the batters he faced walked, one intentionally, and he allowed one run, due to the Pirates defensive having two errors. He only got one groundball, which in a such a small sample is not too worrisome. However, his season as a whole has been.
In 2016, Hughes has pitched in 28 games and 23.2 innings. In those games, Hughes has produced a 4.18 ERA – his worst since 2013 when he appeared in 29 games and 32 innings – his career worst FIP (5.