Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
April 08, 2007
Bucking Conventional Wisdom

Orlando Hudson picked up two hits today, including a double as the Diamondbacks defeated the Nationals 3-1. That puts Hudson's averages at .379/.441/.552. I know it's early, but I wonder why Melvin selected Hudson as his #3 hitter. Based on his career averages, he's one of the least likely hitters on the team for the job. I wonder if Arizona is looking at some of the Markov Model research that seems to indicate you don't need a great hitter batting third? Whatever the reason, Hudson certainly responded so far.


Posted by David Pinto at 04:39 PM | Strategy | TrackBack (0)
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I'm quite pleased with Hudson since I have him on one of my fantasy teams, but I don't expect him to keep it up too long. Would be nice though.

He would probably serve as a better #2 hitter for them.

Posted by: F.J Delgado at April 8, 2007 10:58 PM
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