Rosenthal: Orlando Hudson and Salary Arbitration
In a report for FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal explains why the offseason intrigue begins for real next Tuesday, Dec. 1, i.e., the deadline for teams to offer salary arbitration to their own 
free agents.
Rosenthal believes the Dodgers are unlikely to offer arbitration to free-agent 2B Orlando Hudson as there is a chance he could accept it and be rewarded more than he might earn on the open market.
…this is good news for the Mets, since he is a Type A free agent… and, although the Mets cannot lose their top draft pick under any circumstance, they can lose their second… and so, since so many people believe the Mets are eying hudson to replace Luis Castillo, it would be nice to see these draft pick issues not be a concern…
To read of other players who Rosenthal thinks might be, or might not be, offered arbitration, click here.
Speaking of second baseman…
In a post to Amazin Avenue, Eric Simon runs a statistical comparison of all available free-agent second baseman.
