Atlanta Braves' starter Tim Hudson hopes for extension – MLB News
Atlanta Braves' veteran starting pitcher Tim Hudson recently has expressed his feelings of spending his rest of the career here in Atlanta.
Hudson, 37, is a productive player and has been playing in the Braves since 2005. Before that he had played in the Oakland Athletics for almost five years.
“I’d love to stay here, Obviously for next year, but I’d love to stay here as long as they’ll have me. I understand a business is a business,” said Hudson.
Tim Hudson started this season on disabled list, but swiftly recovered and did win some good games for the Braves. He finished the 2012 Major League season achieving 3.62 ERA along with 16-7 win-loss, 102 strike-outs and 1.21 WHIP.
Overall he is sitting comfortable with his career 3.42 ERA along 197-104 win-loss along with 1801 total strike-outs and 1.24 WHIP.
During his recent interview, he also spoke openly about the sufficient time he had to spend recovering from back surgery.
He added with more details, “The way it was bothering me, I thought there was no way to not have something done, But it got better and it hasn’t crept back on me since. So I don’t think there’s anything I’m going to have to do to it. Hopefully in December when I’m sitting around my house, it still feels the same. I felt better this year than I have in a while, except for the ankle.”
For over the past seven years, Hudson has been performing well for the Braves and that is the primary reason why the Atlanta management wants him to re-sign.
Though this is still a speculation that Braves will give him another new lengthy contract but this is certain that Atlanta will exercise $9 million team options on him.
Meanwhile, looking at Atlanta’s 2012 Major League performance in which they won 94 games and lost 68 on .580 winning percentage, they also want a good player for the next couple of seasons.
The next few are critical when the Atlanta Braves will make a potential move for their long-time starter Tim Hudson.
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