Buzz: The Dodgers are Ignoring Orlando Hudson
According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, “Orlando Hudson said he hasn’t had any contact with the Dodgers since their season ended.”
…the buzz from LA has long been that the Dodgers will not look to bring hudson back… i mean, they barely used him in the post season, and he essentially lost his starting job to Ronnie Belliard, who the team will likely bring back on a one-year deal…
Hudson hit .283 with a .357 OBP, 35 doubles, nine HR and 62 RBI in 149 games for the Dodgers in 2009.
In September, Jon Heyman of SI.com said the Mets might try to trade Luis Castillo this winter, ‘and take a look at Hudson,’ who was just named the Glove Glove winner at second base for the National League.
Earlier today, in a post to Amazin Avenue, Sam Page asked, “Is Hudson the answer at second base?”
Similarly, in a post to his blog, Ted Quarters, SNY’s Ted Berg explains why free-agent 2B Felipe Lopez might be a better option than Hudson.
…by biggest fear is that the Mets will actually be able to trade castillo, but then turn around and make the same mistake with hudson, giving him a three-year deal that they’ll regret sooner than later…
…i like hudson, and would prefer him to castillo, no question… but i think there are some Mets fans out there who might be idealizing him… he’s good… but, he’s not that good… just ask the Dodgers…
