McKee looking for new home
WHITE LAKE, N.C. — Timing is everything in professional baseball.
Lately, timing has not been on Colin McKee’s side.
An 18th round draft selection of the Houston Astros in 2016, the Butler graduate and former Mercyhurst University pitcher reached the Class AAA level in Houston’s minor league system, only to undergo surgery for a herniated disc in his back in January of 2022.
The 28-year-old right-handed reliever came back late last season, appearing in 16 games, striking out 21 batters in 20 innings and recording a 3.15 earned run average. But his minor league contract with the Astros expired after the 2022 campaign and the organization was without a general manager.
The Astros moved on from G.M. James Click despite winning the World Series.
“My contract was up and there was no general manager to negotiate anything with the minor leaguers,” McKee said. “The owner tried getting some things done with players at the major league level, but that was it.”
