Update: Orlando Hudson signed to Padres

hyper316 · Post #1 » by **hyper316** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:19 pm

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/o ... ngham.html

Apparently there aren't many suitors for Hudson and there's a chance he can come back to the Jays. I would totally love that. Excellent defense, top of the lineup batter, great clubhouse guy. I enjoyed how Hudson and Wells would joke around with each other during the game.

Getting Hudson would mean sliding Hill to 3B which I prefer over E5. Hill is similar body type as David Wright and I think Hill can make that switch. As for E5, he can split 1B/DH with Lind and I think our position players are set for the season.

C: JPA/Molina
1B/DH: Lind/E5
2B: Hudson
SS: Escobar
3B Hill
LF: Snider
CF: Wells
RF: Bautista

Side question, can Hudson bat leadoff?

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update:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/p ... udson.html

Damn, 11.5 mill for 2 years, i guess it's fair market price. AA wasn't biting unless it's a deal like E5 at 2.5 mill

wlujaysfan55 · Post #2 » by **wlujaysfan55** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:18 pm

always liked Hudson - you know what you're getting at a reasonable price & to the best of my knowledge, has a great personality & positive attitude.

Like the lineup with Hudson with Davis resting the outfielders/facing lefties & McDonald resting Hill/Escobar/Hudson.

It'll be interesting to see what AA does at 3B.

hyper316 · Post #3 » by **hyper316** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:48 pm

btw, Hudson made 5 million this past season:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/p ... yerId=5029

I think we can bring him on for less money and hopefully similar contract E5 with 1 year + 1 more with team option. that'll be perfect and probably the most underrated move in the offseason

evilRyu · Post #4 » by **evilRyu** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:56 pm

I kind of like this move because if it makes Hill play 3rd, it allows Bautista to stay at his preferred position in RF.

luvtheteam · Post #5 » by **luvtheteam** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 4:23 pm

Can Hill make that throw from 3rd? Not saying he can't but i'd like to see him do it for a few weeks. It's quite a different throw than the one from 2nd to 1st.

wlujaysfan55 · Post #6 » by **wlujaysfan55** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:12 pm

yeah, contract like E5's would be great - low risk, higher upside value.

wlujaysfan55 · Post #7 » by **wlujaysfan55** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:40 pm

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/p ... udson.html

$5.5M/year over 2 years.

Post #8 » by **Nolan** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:02 am

Well he'll be a good fit with the Padres, really would of liked to see him come back to the Jays though.