Seattle Mariners — With a long fly ball that fell to earth one foot from the left field fence in the Tokyo Dome a few minutes ago, Hunter Strickland picked up his second save in two days. Anthony Swarzak is on the injured list, so it was lefty Zac Rosscup setting up Strickland both days — although he’s put four guys on base in 1.2 innings. We’ll move Rosscup into the hierarchy, but Cory Gearrin looks like a better bet to fill in for Strickland if necessary.
As I saw it, the ball fell to earth on the left field fence, separated from it by Domingo Santana's glove. I'm still not raising the bid.
Something that happens as players advance is their BB rate goes up and their K rate goes down. That's pretty normal. For players who succeed, obviously you might say, with more experience they walk fewer and strike out more.
I don't know any fool proof way to filter out the pretenders from the contenders, but scouting, an indication of evolution, and scouting help. Hudson looks like he might be a number 3 or 4. For cheap he's a cheap bet this year. You certainly shouldn't get aggressive about him.