Orlando Hudson Out For the Year

[G&T]

D-backs' Hudson out for season

 

PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Orlando Hudson underwent surgery late Saturday night to repair a dislocated bone in his left wrist and will miss the remainder of the season.

 

Hudson was placed on the 15-day disabled list before the game and right-handed pitcher Edgar Gonzalez was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.

 

Arizona selected outfielder Jeff Salazar from Triple-A Tucson, where he hit .364 in 24 games with four homers and 18 RBIs. Salazar hit .248 in 58 games with the Diamondbacks before he was designated for assignment on July 4.

 

Hudson injured his wrist on a wild play during the sixth inning of the Atlanta Braves' 11-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Hudson lunged to his left to try and field an errant throw from pitcher Juan Cruz when Braves catcher Brian McCann slid into Hudson, bending his left wrist backward and stripping the glove from his hand.

 

Hudson's surgery Saturday night was the first of two procedures that will be performed. He will have surgery within the next couple of days to repair ligament damage suffered on the play.

 

Arizona manager Bob Melvin said they could have done everything at once but Dr. Don Sheridan, a hand specialist, wasn't around.

 

"They wanted to make sure they got in and got the bone in place last night, which is the easier part of the procedure," Melvin said.

 

Hudson, who hit .305 average in 107 games, also missed the final 21 regular-season games and the postseason in 2007 after tearing ligaments in the same wrist. Sheridan also performed that procedure.

 

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I don't think this was posted.

[witesoxfan]

for whatever reason I forgot that Augie Ojeda started for the DBacks in the postseason last year. ODog needs to stop getting hurt.

 

I hope the DBacks don't want him back so that the Sox can pick him up in the offseason; he'd be fantastic.

[whitesoxbrian]

for whatever reason I forgot that Augie Ojeda started for the DBacks in the postseason last year. ODog needs to stop getting hurt.

 

I hope the DBacks don't want him back so that the Sox can pick him up in the offseason; he'd be fantastic.

Not if he's going to keep getting hurt- I'd take Grudzielanek for 1 or 2 years.

[witesoxfan]

Not if he's going to keep getting hurt- I'd take Grudzielanek for 1 or 2 years.

 

f*** that

[whitesoxbrian]

f*** that

Although Hudson has the higher OPS, FP, and OBP lifetime, I want the guy who is going to hit higher a year and who is going to show up a year.

[whitesoxbrian]

Which Hudson has done this season, over Grudz

 

You do understand he is 38 and is probably out for the season, right?

I was referring to career-wise. Alot of people here may have a bias for Hudson over Grudzielanek just because Hudson is probably the most likeable guy in baseball- along with 2 current Sox: Thome and Swisher.

 

I know he is 38, and that injury was against the Sox and I was there, so I know. Again, that may be a reason to stay away from him is that a leg injury this late in his career is tough to come back from. But- doesn't Hudson get hurt every year, whether it's a major injury or a minor injury?

 

If we have an offseason of Odalis Perez, Grudz/Hudson, and Casey Blake, I'll be satisfied.

Edited August 12, 2008 by whitesoxbrian

[witesoxfan]

If we have an offseason of Odalis Perez, Grudz/Hudson, and Casey Blake, I'll be satisfied.

 

why are Odalis Perez and Casey Blake so cool? I've never understood. Blake's a good hitter, but he's a terrible defender...you may as well go with Fields since atleast he'll be cheaper. Odalis Perez is having his first good season in years and years and he's doing it in a pitcher's park in a very weak NL where there's no pressure at all, and on top of it all, his season isn't really even that good as he's averaging just 5.1 IP per start. I'd be surprised as hell if he kept his ERA under 5 in the AL and want nothing to do with a 5th starter who doesn't atleast eat a good amount of innings (in order of importance, I'd look for quality, upside, and endurance/durability). I don't know that Odalis Perez really offers any of those.

 

I don't know what KW has planned but I do know that if Odalis Perez and Casey Blake are on your wish list, you are probably a fan of the Kansas City Royals too, because that's something they should be satisfied with.

[whitesoxbrian]

why are Odalis Perez and Casey Blake so cool? I've never understood. Blake's a good hitter, but he's a terrible defender...you may as well go with Fields since atleast he'll be cheaper. Odalis Perez is having his first good season in years and years and he's doing it in a pitcher's park in a very weak NL where there's no pressure at all, and on top of it all, his season isn't really even that good as he's averaging just 5.1 IP per start. I'd be surprised as hell if he kept his ERA under 5 in the AL and want nothing to do with a 5th starter who doesn't atleast eat a good amount of innings (in order of importance, I'd look for quality, upside, and endurance/durability). I don't know that Odalis Perez really offers any of those.

 

I don't know what KW has planned but I do know that if Odalis Perez and Casey Blake are on your wish list, you are probably a fan of the Kansas City Royals too, because that's something they should be satisfied with.

Well, I'd rather not pay 10 million a year for the injury riddled, HGH freak Hank Blalock nor the injury riddled Chipper Jones.

 

Unless we trade what is left of our farm for Adrian Beltre, I'm not sure who would be at 3B for us next year.

[whitesoxbrian]

1.Gross

2.Stop putting Grudz and Hudson in the same group. They aren't.

 

 

I suppose you are probably going to get real excited this off-season, because if Williams meets your expected off-season targets, he will be ripped to pieces, as well he should.

 

With attendance being strong again this year, a few deals coming off the books, and possibly a bloated contract leaving, this team doesn't have to look for players in the bargain bin.

So who do you want, Chipper Jones, Sabathia, and Garland?

[whitesoxbrian]

No, No, Nope.

Then who?

[witesoxfan]

I've mentioned Adrian Beltre on several occasions and I tend to think he'd come rather cheaply. He's fantastic defensively and underrated offensively, especially considering he's playing in a pitcher's park, and I would possibly deal Fields for him too, though one would obviously rather not.

 

I do believe the Sox will heavily pursue Orlando Hudson should he hit the free agent market with the intentions of moving Alexei to SS. If the DBacks lock Hudson up after dealing Bonifacio, then attention is turned to Mark Ellis who is a very underrated player around these parts; if adding at 2B fails, I think they may turn their attention to someone such as Rafael Furcal, Edgar Renteria (if the Tigers don't pick up the option which is a strong possibility with how poorly he has played this season...he seems to be much more of an NL player though), or praying and hoping that Cabrera accepts arbitration and they merely have shortstop locked up for next year with the intentions being that Alexei will remain at 2B for a few years or that whoever the SS the Sox bring in moves to 2B in a year or two. If all that fails, the Sox could look to acquiring someone like Brian Roberts too or bringing Iguchi back on a short-term, cheap deal with hope that a return to Chicago rekindles something in him.

 

I also have no reason to think that the Sox won't bring in another project starting pitcher come the offseason with others within the organization (Poreda, Richard, Egbert, Ramirez) competing for that 5th starter spot too. Also, if he could be acquired anything near cheap, Daniel Cabrera will be a member of the White Sox too because KW has a 2 foot boner for the dude. However, with Peter Angelos running that show, he won't be cheap.

 

I believe that may even be cutting it short and a bit cheap, but I'll gladly take Beltre/Hudson/Cabrera over Blake/Grudz/Perez...Beltre is, IMO, a superior player to Blake, does not involve a long-term deal, and has more upside than Casey Blake. Orlando Hudson is fantastic defensively, is not old, and is a pretty damn good #2 hitter. He may be forced to leadoff simply because he's the best option for it, but he is good enough to handle it well...sort of a mini-Rollins. And Daniel Cabrera or Aaron Poreda (I don't think Richard/Egbert/Ramirez are really logical options but only time will tell) have upside and, with a few changes or additions to their repertoire, could be top of the rotation starters. Blake's having one of the best seasons of his career at the age of 34; I don't think it's maintainable and I figure he's slightly better than a league average player with poor defense at a pretty important position defensively. Grudzielanek is old and getting older, his stats are starting to fall off a little bit, and he's been injured more in the past 3-5 years than Hudson has been and that's something that generally doesn't improve with age. I also don't understand your fascination with plopping Odalis f***in Perez in the middle of the rotation; his ERA last season in the AL was 5.57 and his ERA the previous season was 6.20 (6.83 ERA for the Dodgers, 5.64 for the Royals). He's a dude that pitches well in pitcher's parks, and USCF is anything but a pitcher's park. Add to it that the only AL team he pitched against this year was Baltimore and even they torched him. No, Odalis sucks and the Sox should really only acquire him if it's to be a 6th starter.