Orlando Hudson

reason number 13652 and 13653 why fans from small market teams will always hate New York. Both of em.

Growing up in South Carolina, Orlando Hudson dreamed of playing for the Mets. Even though he grew up in Braves country, Hudson loved Darryl Strawberry and was a proud Mets fan. Hudson was not shy about chasing his childhood dream this offseason when he hit free agency, making it known he wanted to come to Flushing.

But Omar Minaya couldn't find a taker for Luis Castillo's contract in a trade, and Hudson instead helped add to the Mets' misery last night. The Dodgers' All-Star second baseman drove in three runs with a first-inning double, snapping out of a 3-for-38 slump and helping the Dodgers roll to an 11-2 win.

NY Daily News

If you need a little middle infield help, or are having trouble plating runs this season, this could be your best chance to buy low on Orlando Hudson, and or, Rafael Furcal.

In case you have been living under a rock for the last week, or are all still getting all misty eyed while listening to "Beat It" in the dark, offensive juggernaut Manny Ramirez will be making his under publicized return to the Dodgers lineup this weekend. I am guessing Manny will provide a nice little uptick for both Furcal and Hudsons slash line. ///

Everybody runs on the friars, why should this season be any different? Heck, I could totally see a scenario where Orlando Hudson called out to Rafael Furcal, "on your mark, get set .. .. Go!", and they would still be safe by a step or three. The padres are that bad when it comes to stopping the run.

the Dodgers showed signs of why they expect to be more dynamic offensively. The addition of second baseman Orlando Hudson, and the return to health of shortstop Rafael Furcal, will prompt a more aggressive approach.

The pair, running on their own, pulled off a double steal of second and third in the first inning

I am telling ya, getting Orlando Hudson for mere pennies was the best thing LA could have done this winter. They were already the early favorites to win the west, and I think by adding O-Dog, they just opened up a significant gap between them and the rest of the west.

I discussed my personal love for the O-Dog earlier, but how does the Dodgers double play combo stack up against the rest of the NL? Are they now the best? Let's explore this in a series of graphs. To begin, here's a mystery chart that has the Dodger's middle infield near the top of the NL:

I missed this one while i was down and out. Great pickup by LA.

The Los Angeles Dodgers reached a one-year deal with second baseman Orlando Hudson on Saturday.

Hudson will earn $3.38 million.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
C Ivan Rodriguez, DET
1B Kevin Youkilis, BOS
2B Placido Polanco, DET
3B Adrian Beltre, SEA
SS Orlando Cabrera, LAA
OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
OF Torii Hunter, MIN
OF Grady Sizemore, CLE
P Johan Santana, MIN