Orlando Hudson Rumors

Olney On This Year's Free Agents

ESPN.com's Buster Olney writes that there's a chance no player will sign a contract longer than four years during the coming offseason. Here's a handful of the many predictions he makes about baseball's next class of free agent talent. Matt Holliday, whose power numbers are pedestrian so far, is in position for a deal worth three years and $30-35MM. Not much when you consider many expected him to sign for over $100MM, but he and Scott Boras still have four months to change the perception that Holliday needs Coors Field. Since Aubrey Huff's hitting cleanup in a good lineup, his...   Continue Reading

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Bay, Holliday, Hudson, Cameron, Mets, Yankees, Rays

On this date 27 years ago, Adrian Gonzalez was born. The former first overall pick by the Marlins has been traded twice. He was originally dealt to the Rangers in a deal that sent Ugueth Urbina to the Marlins. Later he was dealt to the Padres along with Chris Young for Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka. As we enter the second month of the season, let's take a look at what is being written in the Blogosphere... Around the Majors looks at Jason Bay and Matt Holliday in an effort to find the best value in the free agents-to-be. Feeling...   Continue Reading

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Odds And Ends: Draft, Stark, Selig

Links for Wednesday night... ESPN.com's Rob Neyer argues that the Nats shouldn't take Stephen Strasburg unless they're sure he'll help their team more than any other player, regardless of the hype surrounding the college righty. Neyer also weighs in on the possibility of Bill James appearing as a cartoon in the upcoming Moneyball movie. Speaking on ESPN radio, Jayson Stark says the Dodgers should win the NL West by 15 or 20 games. He says they're a starter and a bullpen arm away from becoming much stronger and adds that they have the pieces to deal for the pitching they...   Continue Reading

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Odds And Ends: Hudson, Alvarez, Anderson

Links for Saturday... The Astros claimed 25-year-old pitcher Wilton Lopez off waivers from the Padres and assigned him to Double-A, according to this AP article. Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic relays some recent Orlando Hudson comments. O-Dog said the D'Backs made him an offer this offseason, it just didn't appeal to him. Matthew Cerrone of MetsBlog suggests that we could see the Mets release Marlon Anderson today to make room for Livan Hernandez. Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle sounds confident about the Astros' chances this year. John Perrotto of Pirates Report anticipates a 2009 MLB debut for Pedro...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal On Pedro, A-Rod, Beimel, Ohman

Here's the latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports... One executive tells Rosenthal Pedro Martinez seeks a contract similar to the one John Smoltz received (a $5.5MM base plus $5.5MM incentives). Rosenthal's speculative candidates for Pedro include the Dodgers, Marlins, Indians, and Mets. He says the A's, Orioles, Nationals, and Brewers are out. Rosenthal does not expect a major acquisition by the Yankees to cover for Alex Rodriguez. He adds that the Yanks will not collect insurance on A-Rod's salary. In addition to Orlando Cabrera, Manny Ramirez has a clause in his contract prohibiting his team from offering arbitration if...   Continue Reading

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Orlando Hudson's Contract Details

Tony Jackson of the Los Angeles Daily News has the breakdown of Orlando Hudson's recent contract with the Dodgers: Hudson's base salary will be $3MM. $380K signing bonus that has been deferred, without interest, to an unspecified time. $150K for both 150 and 175 plate appearances. $200K for 200, 225, 250, 275, and 300 plate appearances. $250K for 325, 350, 375, 400, 425, 450, 475, 500, 525, 550, and 575 plate appearances. $10K for every single plate appearance from 576-632, totalling 57 plate appearances and $570K. Beginning at 550 plate appearances, all incentives are also deferred, without interest, to an...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal On Cabrera, Cruz, Nady, Swisher

Let's take a look at the latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The A's are offering more at-bats to Nomar Garciaparra than the Phillies. If the A's sign Nomar, that wouldn't stop them from adding Orlando Cabrera. However, Rosenthal's source says Cabrera and the A's "are not even close" in terms of his value. Nothing is close with the Juan Cruz situation; "New teams entered the mix after the sign-and-trade option became more realistic." Rosenthal says it's still possible that a team will simply sign Cruz and give up a draft pick. La Velle E. Neal III of the...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Smoltz, Crede, Burnett

A few links for Sunday evening... Chicago Tribune reporters Todd Lighty and Oscar Avila have more info on the David Wilder bonus-skimming scandal. Terence Moore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution talked to John Smoltz recently about players leaving or choosing not to sign with the Braves. SI.com's Pablo S. Torre digs into Ken Griffey Jr.'s decision. Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel learned that Marlins third baseman Dallas McPherson (42 home runs at Triple A last year) would like 500 at-bats, but a bench role is more likely. McPherson is out of options. Joe Crede talked about the White...   Continue Reading

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Cardinals Rumors: Hudson, Schumaker, Ryan

In a blog update for the Daily News, Tony Jackson reports that, according to the second baseman himself, "several other teams" had multi-year offers out to Orlando Hudson. Who were those teams? According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cardinals may have been one of them. Strauss has a quote from Cardinals' GM John Mozeliak: “We checked it out because we obviously are looking at ways to fill the position, and somewhat to gauge where the market was going." As for what the Cardinals plan to do with second base in the near future, Strauss writes: The...   Continue Reading

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Hudson Passes Physical, Manny Talks Heat Up

Tony Jackson of the L.A. Daily News reports that Orlando Hudson passed his physical, making his one-year deal official. He also notes that Hudson's base salary is $3MM, with a $380,000 signing bonus and incentives which max out at $4.62MM. Jackson also has some tantalizing quotes from Dodgers GM Ned Colletti about the Manny Ramirez negotiations. Colletti said that he has had more conversations with Scott Boras "in the past seven days than in the past few months. The conversations are more frequent and longer." Jackson writes, "it sure sounds like they are getting closer to a deal -- not...   Continue Reading

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