4 Cardinals on 40-man roster who won’t survive 2023 season
Cardinals: Dakota Hudson will be part of a trade package
Last season, manager Oli Marmol seemed frustrated with Hudson most of the season. That frustration led to the pitcher’s demotion to Memphis. While he eventually returned to St. Louis, he was on a short leash. That leash will be back this season.
At the Winter Warm-up, Hudson noted some productive conversations with the team’s new pitching coach, Dusty Blake.
Something to watch for this spring: Dakota Hudson detailed a recent embrace of different analytics and technology under new pitching coach Dusty Blake. Says he has a better understanding of his pitches and it's helped with overall feel. #STLCards
— Katie Woo (@katiejwoo) January 14, 2023
“I learned a ton about the Edgertronic manipulation of a baseball.” — Dakota Hudson pic.twitter.com/CbFJ2cV5jU
— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) January 14, 2023
Hudson adapting to and implementing his understanding of analytics could be incredibly beneficial. It often seemed that Hudson was throwing without that understanding, hence the frustration for Marmol.
Hudson will be given that shot to prove himself. Adam Wainwright, Miles Mikolas, Jordan Montgomery, and Jack Flaherty’s rotation spots are seemingly set with that final spot in play with competition between Hudson, Steven Matz, coming back from a knee injury, Andre Pallante, and Matthew Liberatore.
Hudson and the Cardinals did avoid arbitration, agreeing to a $2,65 million deal for 2023.