Comments on: Orlando Hudson is Making Ned Colletti Look Smart

By: Garrett

Garrett — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:49:18 +0000

I think Carlos Santana for Blake will go down as the defining move of the Colletti era. .957 OPS in Double-A as a 23 year old catcher now and with Martin’s power fading they might need some help at catcher soon if they feel he can’t withstand the beatings at catcher everyday. At least they have a replacement level 3B who is overpaid though!

By: Brendan Scolari

Brendan Scolari — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:50:20 +0000

I don’t think Furcal was such a bad signing. He’s been good when healthy (except for so far this year). Andruw Jones looks awful in hindsight but was it considered such a bad risk at the time? Of course, you left off quite a few other good (and bad) moves as well. The Andre Ethier trade has worked out well, as have the Saito and Kuroda signings. Finding guys like Joe Beimel and Ronald Belisario off the scrap heap have helped the Dodgers create a cheap yet very effective bullpen over the last few years. He also didn’t trade away most of the yong prospects that didn’t pan out, although I still don’t approve of much of what he did do.

By: Brendan Scolari

Brendan Scolari — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:44:30 +0000

Another thing to consider is that Hudson is likely to be a Type A or B free agent this offseason, so it’s somewhat likely that the Dodgers will end up getting a pick or two back from him anyways. All in all, I think this looks like a great signing.

By: Slam

Slam — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:42:27 +0000

did someone just compare Andy LaRoche to Casey Blake?

HAAHAHHAHA

By: paul

paul — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:20:51 +0000

i cant stand ned colletti.

despite the great signings of manny and hudson, the egregious errors made by the aforementioned ned colletti should not be overlooked. i agree with joe r.

on a related note, it seems that most of the great players (and deals) in baseball have been signed to long term contracts before they became “superstars”. ryan braun and evan longoria are the 2 that immediately come to mind. these 2 players make good (not obscene) amounts of money and have exceeded that value on the field.

matt kemp and chad billingsley should be given extensions immediately. im not too sure what else they have to do to prove they deserve at least 4-5 year deal.

By: Rdizz

Rdizz — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:08:22 +0000

Should have read “Orlando Hudson Signing Making Brian Sabean Look Mentally Retarded” .

Consider this: As of two days ago, these are Hudson’s ranks compared to the combined efforts of Edgar Renteria (whom the Giants signed instead of Hudson) and Manny Burriss who has played the majority of games at second base this year:

+1 run scored
+3 doubles
+2 triples
-2 RBI
-1 walk

Is hitting nearly .70 points higher than the combined average of R+B
.80 points higher in OBP than R+B
.200+ points higher in OPS than R+B

I want to kill myself….

By: Brent

Brent — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:57:25 +0000

Hah! Touche.

You forgot to add Joe Torre to that list though.

By: Rafa

Rafa — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:22:48 +0000

Even at $8 million, Hudson will still be a bargain for the season given his current and projected production. Great signing. That is a very rare statement in the Ned Coletti era that had favored signing has beens and injured players.

That said, I hope the Dodgers let Hudson go, collect the draft picks they will get since he is likely going to be a Type A free agent, let Blake Dewitt play 2B next season and start to sign Ethier, Kemp, Billingsley, and Broxton to long term deals. The jury is surprisingly out on Martin now and Loney needs to show power before the Dodgers commit to him long-term.

By: David Foy

David Foy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:43:57 +0000

“…when the season ends he will be a Type A…”

If the Dodgers are smart and let him get overpaid by another team then this will be a very nice return (one season of solid defense and positive offensive production + compensation draft pick) on such a slim amount of investment.

By: Galabaster

Galabaster — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:15:40 +0000

“I think that Orlando Hudson is just having a good season that make Ned Colletti lucky, not smart.”

Take it easy, big guy. Not every GM can be as great a Brian Sabean.

“I’m hoping the Dodgers will start keeping him in the mix instead of playing Kemp and Ethier, both of whom are clearly better hitters. Before they realize that Pierre is the Pierre we all know, he should have taken a lot of ABs away from the better hitters in the rest of this season.”

Nope.

http://www.dailynews.com/dodgers/ci_12558107

Hudson has played above his head, but when the season ends he will be a Type A and the Dodgers will be in first place and that’s all anyone will really care about.