Orlando Hudson News

The Giants' pursuit of free-agent second baseman Orlando Hudson, previously considered casual, is apparently serious.

The Nationals still are players in the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, according to a baseball source, and free-agent second baseman Orlando Hudson has interest in playing in Washington.

Although the Diamondbacks have expressed interest in Cardinals second baseman Adam Kennedy, it appears unlikely that the teams will be able to strike a deal to give Kennedy his wish to be traded away from ...

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak moved swiftly to get offers out to some free-agent relievers Friday, the first day teams could talk money with all available free agents.

As the Diamondbacks conduct their due diligence this offseason, they have found significant interest in reserve catcher Miguel Montero.

The Diamondbacks have talked to St. Louis about a possible trade for second baseman Adam Kennedy, who has requested a change of scenery after losing his starting position with the Cardinals.

Former Cub Jacque Jones is hungry enough to extend his career that he's playing in the Mexican League.

Asked to name the most under-appreciated player in the major leagues years ago, then-Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly pointed to the opposing dugout.

Baseball's off-season began here Monday at a picturesque hotel along the Pacific Ocean, a resort not far from where Randy Johnson owns a home.

Orlando Hudson said he probably is not coming back next year, so who is going to play second base? Can you see them moving Mark Reynolds there? What free agent might they go after? -- Ken S., Phoenix Ken, I ...

Free agents aren't allowed to sign with other teams for another two weeks, but on the first day of the filing period, there was a sense that several of the Diamondbacks' free agents are already gone.

Diamondbacks reliever Juan Cruz and infielder David Eckstein were among the 65 players to file for free agency on Thursday, the first day in which players were able to do so.

This winter looks likely to be a good bit more active for the Arizona Diamondbacks than the 2007-08 off-season. After the team was eliminated from the playoffs, they didn't really have all that much to do in ...

About midway through the 2008 season, with free agency on the horizon, A's second baseman Mark Ellis admitted to occasionally thinking about what it'd be like to play elsewhere, perhaps in front of sellout ...

Game 7 of the AL Championship Series drew the most viewers ever for a baseball game on cable television.

How does the fact that [Mark] Ellis re-signed with the A's impact the D-backs? All I heard the last few months was that the D-backs were going to sign him to take [Orlando] Hudson's place.

Although Orlando Hudson "yearns" to play with the Mets, there are plenty of suitors for the 31 year old second baseman that don't call New York home.

With the Royals looking to add a middle infielder, Orlando Hudson seems like a great fit.

Although he has been retired from Major League Baseball for four years, Clay Bellinger still spends many of his nights on the baseball diamond.

Now that the offseason is here, the mailbag will appear weekly throughout the winter, with a few exceptions, instead of every other week.