The Red Sox have hired Kyle Hudson to be their first base coach and outfield instructor, rounding out their major league coaching hires for 2023, according to Sean McAdam of the Boston Sports Journal.
Hudson, 36, joins Boston having spent the past three seasons with the Guardians, where he worked as an outfield instructor and staff assistant. Prior to that, he’d served as a bench coach at Cleveland’s Triple-A affiliate in Columbus in 2019.
Hudson, a left fielder, got a brief taste of the big leagues as a player in 2014, tallying 29 plate appearances and picking up four hits across a 14 game stint for the Orioles. At the highest level of the minor leagues, Hudson owned a combined .276/.353/.304 line. While he never hit a home run across eight minor league seasons, he was known for his speed, and picked up 191 stolen bases.
He’ll take the spot on Alex Cora’s staff vacated by Will Venable, who has gone to the Rangers. Venable worked as Boston’s bench coach, but his departure saw previous first base coach Ramon Vazquez promoted to the role for 2023.
No HRs in his minor league career? Well he will fit right in with the outfield this season
Pinch ran for Chris Davis in the famous Andino game 9/28/2011. Scored the tying run. That’s the only time I remember him playing, but to this day, I remember Kyle Hudson.
I like his positions listed on his baseball reference page, “Leftfielder and Pinch Runner”.
Well, Razor Shines was a pinch-hitter and first baseman. Yet, he never hit a home run or even scored a run in 88 plate appearances. I guess you have to call them something.
Bring back Goody
Teams keep taking coaches and FO people from the Guardians.
Did he get hired away from the Guardians or let go by the Guardians?
It’s a move up so he probably left them. But I don’t know that for sure. Probably safe to say you’re not going to fire an instructor or staff assistant on a low level.
is that the fourth who has been hired away from the Guardians? Now there’s an obscure stat: most coaches hired away from one team in an offseason.
Rckprtrla;
Two of their pitching assistants have turned around staffs with the Padres and Yankees. And the Cubs GM seems to be doing nicely.
The are others of course.
I am sure he was signed to a 1 year deal
Off topic to the article but the Correa story is wild to me. Mets are trying to get approval from MLB to have all these clauses in his contract related to missed time due to that specific leg injury, which would reduce the years and salary requirements.
If that gets approved by MLB that opens a huuuuge can of worms for future contracts, and will force players to not play as hard to reduce injury. You will see a lot of pending big free agent names dogging it to reduce injury to avoid those clauses.
I really hope that does not go through and MLB tells the Mets to shove it. Pay the man or don’t. That simple. This is bigger than Correa and will taint the game if clauses like this are allowed.
I would take Correa on the Red Sox for the same deal he signed with Minnesota, no two ways about it, he’s damaged goods now
I would too. This sounds more like a wear-down issue than a catastrophic failure issue.
Absolutely but if this falls through too, why wouldn’t he go back to MN where it did seem like both sides wanted to get a deal done? Correa did look comfortable there once he settled in.
Mil – Not only do these specific pre-existing injury clauses help both players and teams, it’s already being utilized for years now.
Just on my team alone I can name two players who had similar clauses, John Lackey and JD Martinez.
If Correa doesn’t think the pre-existing concern will become an issue, why would he have a problem with agreeing to the clause?
If I’m Correa and the clause is the only thing keeping me from a mega-contract, I’m signing the damn contract!
Fever, the only problem is if you’re playing through more pain than you let on. Maybe you feel the problem, but, just don’t report it and try to grin and bear it knowing it would crater your market if you went to the trainers.
Wouldn’t be the first time a guy masked an issue from his team and tried to push through to lock in a deal.
GASox – I think you missed the part where I wrote “If Correa doesn’t think the pre-existing concern will become an issue” ;O)
Absolutely players will hide an injury, pain and discomfort when they are trying for a contract or extension.
Sale is the perfect example, he rushed the extension and gave Dombrowski a home team discount because he knew he was injured.
I’d allow it as well. It’s a bit like the government trying to dictate an agreement between two people. If both sides are qualified, with no unfair advantage from either side, let them take care of it.
I’m quite comfortable with Boras coming up with an appropriate solution. If worse comes to worst, Correa moves on to team #3.
2023 season recap
Sox record 71-91
Fire from Cora all the way up
Hire Varitek as coach
Get a haul for Devers
Spend money but wisely.
2023 is gonna SUCK
Baseball has managers.
The one error of 2023 prognostication is ‘spend money but wisely’….
The FO already blew that one. You need to correct to ‘unwisely’…. that one is down pat.
I agree with most of what you said. I would add… get what you can for Sale and Devers.
I think we are closer to where we want to be than we realize. If you can’t move Sale and he winds up back on the IL so-be-it. But do what you can to move Devers-he’s not going to help the club-he will miss Boggie too much.
Trade Devers for Machado–if Machado walks after ’23 so be it–everyone will be happy we didn’t wait and get 0000000for Devers. Maybe you can extend Machado after ’23 or trade him at the deadline.
Uhh… no. No to all the above madmc.
Machado not only wants more than Devers, but, that a-hole was directly responsible for ruining the health and career of Pedey with his dirty play.
Only way I would trade for Machado os if you made him lick the urinals clean in fenway instead of playing the field.
WS
The Sox confused me going back to the deadline last summer. Like you can’t play it half way sellers halfway rebuild. Obviously you have to put a product on the field (hence Turner signing) but like what are they really doing. I don’t think their farm system is anything special. Maybe relying on the return they’re going to get for Devers which will go down significantly if they wait until July.
but like what are they really doing.
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The strategy is to have a mediocre rotation with 5 guys that can give you regular quality starts, good hitting, and a BP that will close games.
Also played wide receiver at Illinois, ended up with 73 catches for 999 yards in three seasons.
…still don’t have a 2nd baseman/shortstop…
Is there some rule you cant obtain players between now and opening day? You not only want some of the most expensive players, you demand them by calendar year.
If they’re will to risk story’s arm at short and put arroyo at 2b you should be willing to take Iglesias at SS and keep story at 2b with arroyo as a sub. Better defensive alignment and more depth
The solution at shortstop is to bring the new kid up and start him on Opening Day. They dump Bogie because they think he’s the future……well the future is now. Other teams, I.e. the Rays do it all the time.
Most of the rookies tanked last year. The reason a lot of these so called GMs taunt rookie development is because it buys them time for job security while the rookies take time to develop.
84 comments and counting on a post about Kyle Hudson being hired as a coach.
Rabid fanbase much?
Fans need something to entertain themselves since the so called talent the brass runs out on the field is such a sore disappointment year in and out since DD left town, getting worse each season as more and more self inflicted wounds occur
The natives are restless
More like OCD, but yeah………
Up to 111, and virtually none of the comments were about Hudson or his abilities.
Typical Chaim Bloom. While teams added top talent Bloom added second rate talent including a Japanese player who has never played in the Majors before. He also adds a coach. We now have the All Glass Rotation of Sale, Paxton, and Kluber marked Extremely Fragile Handle with Care.
I cannot believe that John Henry does not see Blooms acquisitions as being good ones.
I enjoy all the regular board members comments better than the story. All Bloom is doing is tweaking the roster to act like that’s all it my needs. I guess in NY and Boston you can’t use the term rebuild, but the starting pitcher is pretty much that. Chris Sale might still have it but that is a huge question mark.
Let’s see how they spin it when pitchers and catchers report