Hudson Wants To Be A Met

In Mary Noble's latest article for MLB.com, he mentions the Mets chances of signing 2B Orlando Hudson.

"I've seen Orlando Hudson mentioned everywhere as a possible second basemen for next year. What are the chances?

The chances would be better without the presence of Castillo. When Jeff Wilpon mentioned creating "addition by subtraction" last week, I suspect many minds connected those words to Castillo. From what I'm told, Hudson, a free agent, yearns to play for the Mets. I can't be sure of that. I don't know him. But what I know of him would suit the Mets' purposes quite well. Whether or not Hudson wants to play at Citi Field, money will be a factor, and the $18 million owed Castillo can make it an issue."

I would love for the Mets to bring in the O-Dog. He is a scrappy player and I feel he would make a great fit in a Mets uniform.

The only problem is Luis Castillo and Daniel Murphy. Murphy's situation is actually a positive. Luis Castillo is owed 18 million and is currently filling up the 2B spot. Jerry Manuel said in his radio interview yesterday on WFAN that Luis Castillo did not hold that spot in the lineup.

Now for the good problem. Daniel Murphy was supposed to play 2B in the Arizona Fall League and may play 2nd next season. Also in the WFAN interview, Jerry said that he wants to start Daniel Murphy just he doesn't have a place to play.