From The Sporting News:
Free-agent second baseman Orlando Hudson said Monday four teams are interested in signing him.
Hudson told the MLB Network the four are the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals. Hudson, 31, hit .305/.367/.405 for the Arizona Diamondbacks last season.
Hudson also told the MLB Network he has not been told he would need to change positions.
Where exactly would Hudson fit on the Yankees? Unless he is open to accepting a utility role or moving to Center Field, it does not seem like he makes sense in any capacity. Furthermore, he has declined offensively and defensively over the last two seasons, and would almost certainly be a decline from their current production unless, as a mentioned, he moves to CF. The more likely scenario is that Hudson is disappointed in the level of interest that he has received thus far, and is trying to convince clubs that others see him as a strong option at second base. Hudson will likely be forced to settle for a one year deal, and will certainly not come close to the expectations he must have had coming into free agency as the top second baseman on the market.
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The only way the Yankees sign Hudson is if they trade Cano, something they seem hellbent against at this point in time. I think Hudson and his agents may be attempting to boost his market through phantom teams.
Yeah, Hudson really makes no sense unless they move Cano in a deal for a young centerfielder, something that seems quite unlikely.
I guarantee he’s blowing smoke. They were probably interested him before signing Tex for defensive purposes or before signing CC and A.J. (Cano would have been a trading chip for a pitcher), but I don’t see him as a legit possibility right now. Cano isn’t a bad 2B (or he hasn’t shown us whether or not he is yet), people just think he is.
Hudson’s numbers are admittedly attractive, but so many middle infielders take (see Robby Alomar) huge statistical dives at his age. If we could get him as a cheap utility guy, that would be great but I doubt that’s possible