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Hudson or Raburn

biggunsbob

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SD waived Hudson today


Might as well take a flyer on him and see if he has anything left in the tank.. Orlando Hudson would be a upgrade defensively over Raburn... Kept Raburn and dump Young..or try and trade young for a any relief pitcher... but i would be happy with either Delmon and Ryan gone but for a odd reason i choose keep Raburn over DY right now..


.211/ .260 /.317/.577 0 doubles, 5 triples 1 homer and 11 rbis 3 sb's.
.157 /.223/.235/. 5 doubles, 0 triples, 1 homer, 6 rbi's 1sb.
 
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it looks like Hudson has some speed left as he has 5 triples this year. He still has 3 steals.. Santiago has only 1 double and 1 triple zero sb's... if we can wait it out and get him for free with SD paying him it is worth the gamble


Lifetime

Hudson .276/.343/.415/.757 age 34
Santiago.247/313/338/.652 age 32

This year
Hudson .211/260/.317/.577
Santiago.161/.226/.214/.440

Fielding lifetime
Hudson .986 FP and 5.32 range.
Santiago.984 FP and 4.81 range

fielding 2012

Hudson .986 4.69
Santiago .987 FP 3.77 range
 
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I don't love the idea, but his numbers do look better than Santiago's. If he's free, I guess I'd be on board.
 
Mitchrapp said:
Has there every been a baseball player who's free?
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Yeah in a sense... many players get cut and paid by their former team while they play elsewhere. To answer your larger question, no. As the saying goes, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
 
kingofdetroit57 said:
Yeah in a sense... many players get cut and paid by their former team while they play elsewhere. To answer your larger question, no. As the saying goes, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
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When they get cut, the new team still has to pay them the ML minimum, pro-rated of course. You can't get a player for 0 dollars.
 
Mitchrapp said:
When they get cut, the new team still has to pay them the ML minimum, pro-rated of course. You can't get a player for 0 dollars.
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Oh, right... I guess I didn't get exactly what you were asking. I thought you were saying that the cutting team was off the hook for the previous salary once the player signs elsewhere. Pro-rated ML Vet Minimum is essentially free in the baseball world though.
 
Well there is the thought he may be bad for a clubhouse... He has been on a lot of teams so maybe there is something to that he can't stick with any club and wears out his welcome. I mean is it a solution ...Probably not but if we could catch lightning in a bottle for a few months with a older player I say go for it...
 
biggunsbob said:
Well there is the thought he may be bad for a clubhouse... He has been on a lot of teams so maybe there is something to that he can't stick with any club and wears out his welcome. I mean is it a solution ...Probably not but if we could catch lightning in a bottle for a few months with a older player I say go for it...
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He really isn't a solution though.

Most people agree DD is going to make a move for a 2B before the deadline, so getting Hudson would force them to drop someone from the 40-man roster to make room temporarily.

They aren't likely to drop Raburn or Young, they could drop a pitcher, but who knows if it's worth it to do that for a guy who's just a band-aid in the meantime.

Hudson's only an upgrade if he hits his career average, which isn't likely, since he was hitting under the Mendoza line.
 
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