Rockies Interested In Orlando Hudson

7:37pm: Rockies' GM Dan O'Dowd said the club is not actively pursuing Hudson, according to MLB.com's Thomas Harding.

"That is not anything near a front-burner issue," O'Dowd said. "We're very happy with Clint Barmes as our second baseman." 

1:31pm: The Rockies are interested in free agent second baseman Orlando Hudson, according to Tracy Ringolsby of FOX Sports.  It's a surprising name, but Ringolsby explain that the Rockies feel that Clint Barmes would get a lot of playing time in a super-utility role.

Hudson, 32 later this month, hit .283/.357/417 in 631 plate appearances for the Dodgers this year.  His playing time slipped after the Dodgers acquired Ronnie Belliard, but he still earned almost all his incentives and reached almost $8MM in total.  Hudson would not cost the Rockies their #26 draft pick, because the Dodgers did not offer arbitration.