News: Hudson to Sign Extension with Braves
Tim Hudson is expected to sign a three-year extension with the Braves, according to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, who now believes Atlanta could look to trade one of Derek Lowe or Javier Vazquez.
Hudson was 2–1 with a 3.61 ERA in seven starts in 2009, after missing much of the season recovering from elbow surgery.
Dave O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution believes the deal will be worth $9 million per season.
…basically, they rolled in his $12 million option for next season, added $15 million more, and tacked on two years… nice work…
…i think what this says is, free agents like Jarrod Washburn, Jon Garland, Rich Harden, Randy Wolf, Doug Davis, and, to a lesser extent, Erik Bedard, can all expect to get paid in a similar $9 million range, on a two- or three-year deal… which sounds about right…
…i am starting to buy in to what Jon Heyman has been saying, which is the Mets are more likely to spend on a left fielder than starting pitcher… in terms of free agency, from what i can gather, the Mets prefer to bring in a reliable starting pitcher, more than say a ‘star,’ i.e., someone they can count on, day in, day out, but on as short-term of a deal as they can find… so, say, wolf, who could probably be had for two years, at around $8 million per season… but, i would not be surprised to see them explore the trade market first…
