Braves' Tim Hudson Wins Third Comeback Player Of The Year Award
by gondeee on Oct 25, 2010 3:55 PM EDT
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PrintEarlier this month Tim Hudson won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year award for the National League. A week ago he was awarded the Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year award, and today he wins another: the MLB Players Choice Comeback Player of the Year for the N.L.
I believe that all baseball awarding bodies have now agreed that Tim Hudson was the comeback player of the year for the National League.
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Me too. Troy had a chance for this award in June. It’s too bad that his body didn’t hold up for him. By the way, I was in the stands for game four against the Giants and when Glaus came out of the game, I couldn’t help but wonder if he would get another chance to play in the majors. I hope he will get healthy and someone will give him a chance.
yeah, agreed
I feel that he is a good guy who works hard but his health issues plague him. I wish him the best of luck whatever happens to him.
Sacrilege
I know, but I wonder what kind of market Huddy’s contract would fetch.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
It depends on what kind of season we think he'd have next year to even consider trading him
I’d like him to retire a Brave because I love the guy. If I were making a top five fav. Braves list he’d be on it. Not that this means anything, lol
But what do you think we could get for him?
Tough to say
But I’d love for Wren to find out. Hudson outperformed his component stats this year, and he’s had issues with injuries in the past. Plus, he’s signed at a reasonable price for the next few years. As a fan, I’d love to see Hudson stay a Brave forever. However, he had exactly the sort of season that screams to be sold high.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Thanks for that response
It makes sense. He IS near his end, and if we could somehow get a piece or two that would help us win in the future, it could be worth it.
Tim Hudson
Comebackiest Player of the Year
Morton hit Heyward with an offspeed pitch. Early indication is that the baseball survived the impact.
This headline reads like he has won CPOY three different times, to which I thought – is that a good thing? Thanks for clarifying.
Tim Hudson.
He came back.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
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"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
And yet
We’ve got people here trying to push him out the door, using the same stale stuff about how his bubble is about to pop.
A 250 BAIBP and 82% LOB screams for regression. There’s nothing stale about it.
And no, I’m hardly trying to push anyone out the door. But smart GMs don’t act like fans with emotional connections to players—they sell assets high and buy em low.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
10 and 5 rights...
He’d have to consent to the trade in order to get moved.
I.E. he’s not going anywhere, unless it’s to help the team in the final year of his contract and we’re out of the postseason race.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
by cthabeerman on Oct 27, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
He's signed through 2012 with an option for 2013
But good point on 10-and-5. I’d still see what interest there is for him.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
A regression from there...
could still leave him as our veteran horse leading the way for the kids. Don’t forget we’ve got a lot of talented young arms on the way up, and it’s a benefit in their development to have someone like Hudson to turn to on the bench beside them for advice. Add in that for Hudson, those numbers are more a strong season from him than some abnormal extreme luck season, and I don’t see the Braves looking to deal him. Maybe someone comes in with an offer that we just can’t turn down, but that doesn’t seem likely.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
It's stale
In the sense that we read it here all year long and none of the predictions ever came to pass. Most people in that situation will take a step back and stop boldly predicting the same thing. Either than or you just keep saying it until it comes true, no matter how much later that is and declare that you knew it all along.
And please spare me the wised up bullshit about how good GM’s are Tuffminded. That’s stale, as well.
Consider yourself spared, hoss
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Hudson
Is a 10/5 guy, he would have to approve any trade, and having signed a relitively team friendly contract, I don’t think he would approve that.
Write your own recap!.....mvhsbball
The yearly salary was probably a bit below market, but at the time the length was not. Remember that when Huddy signed his $28M/3 deal, he was coming off major elbow surgery. In retrospect, he looked healthy in 2010 (and he’d pitched a bit at the tail end of 2009 to give the Braves some info), but it was still a gamble by the Braves to lock him up a 34-year old coming off major surgery for 3 years. Sheets, Harden, Bedard, etc. all only got 1 year, I believe.
I don’t think the guaranteed length of the deal should be ignored when considering whether Hudson took a “relatively team-friendly contract.”
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Bedard and Harden...
Both got one-year deals with mutual options on a second year. Both also had a much greater injury history than Hudson, as did Sheets.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Whether it was “team friendly” at the time might be debatable. After his 2010 season, it is “team friendly” in my eyes. Hudson wanted to be a Brave, the Braves wanted Hudson to be their pitcher. Win-Win. Chipper did it for years, he knew where he wanted to be and signed contracts that allowed it to happen. Unbelievably, for $20M per year less than A-Rod makes. McCann seems to be going the same route. Diaz too.
Money matters more to some players, less to others. Hudson was making $15M per before the TJ surgery if memory serves. Signing for $9M was a way to stay where he wanted. No more, no less.
Write your own recap!.....mvhsbball
Exactly.
Not everything (or everybody) fits into a set of neatly defined cubbyholes.
With that as the background of his contract, Wren trading (or even shopping) him would likely be seen as a major betrayal and would probably impact future signings.
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