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Injury Knee
Est. Return 2/25/2023
2022 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
2.22
WHIP
0.90
K
30
SV
5
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Hudson was limited to 24.1 innings after tearing his ACL in late June. The injury carries a lengthy recovery timeline, but the veteran hopes to be ready by the start of camp, or close to it. The Dodgers were optimistic enough to pick up Hudson's $6.5 million option for 2023. Despite his age - Hudson will be 36 this year - recent seasons have proven he can still be an effective high-leverage reliever. The right-hander had five saves and nine holds in his 25 appearances last year while maintaining a 30-plus percent strikeout rate and 16-plus percent SwStr% for three years running. As long as Hudson's velocity (97 mph) is not affected by his injury, and can keep his walk rate down between last year's mark (5.2%) and the season prior (7.8%), he should return excellent late-round value for those speculating on saves. Read Past Outlooks

Hopes to make Opening Day
Hudson (knee) hopes to be ready for spring training next season, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Hudson tore his ACL in late June, an injury which carries a lengthy recovery timeline. The veteran will avoid trying to push himself too much, and the Dodgers should be able to avoid rushing the 35-year-old given their typically strong bullpen depth, but it's still good to see that an Opening Day return remains a possibility. Hudson was having an excellent season at the time of the injury, cruising to a 2.22 ERA and 0.90 WHIP in 24.1 innings while saving five games, which convinced the team to pick up his 2023 option.
Hudson tore his ACL in late June, an injury which carries a lengthy recovery timeline. The veteran will avoid trying to push himself too much, and the Dodgers should be able to avoid rushing the 35-year-old given their typically strong bullpen depth, but it's still good to see that an Opening Day return remains a possibility. Hudson was having an excellent season at the time of the injury, cruising to a 2.22 ERA and 0.90 WHIP in 24.1 innings while saving five games, which convinced the team to pick up his 2023 option.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Daniel Hudson generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-19%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .209 | 58 | 14 | 33 | 6 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .201 | 74 | 17 | 39 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .174 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .214 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .256 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .179 | 48 | 9 | 20 | 6 | |||
2020vs Left | .147 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
2020vs Right | .250 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-17%
ERA at Home
2022
-36%
ERA at Home
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Since 2020Home | 3.28 | 1.14 | 46.2 | 12.5 | 4.6 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 3.96 | 1.02 | 50.0 | 12.2 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Home | 1.69 | 0.75 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 2.5 | ||||
2022Away | 2.63 | 1.02 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 1.3 | ||||
2021Home | 3.47 | 1.16 | 23.1 | 13.1 | 4.6 | ||||
2021Away | 3.18 | 1.02 | 28.1 | 13.0 | 1.3 | ||||
2020Home | 4.26 | 1.42 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 6.4 | ||||
2020Away | 9.00 | 1.00 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Daniel Hudson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
6.00K/9
11.1BB/9
1.8HR/9
0.4Fastball
97.0 mphERA
2.22WHIP
0.90BABIP
.293GB/FB
2.13Left On Base
72.8%Exit Velocity
80.7 mphBarrels/BBE
3.7%Spin Rate
2415 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.1%Swinging Strike
16.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Hudson signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Dodgers after a solid 2021 campaign split between Washington and San Diego. The right-hander posted a 3.31 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 51.2 innings in 2021. He had his highest average fastball velocity ever recorded at 97 mph last season, and that fueled a career-high strikeout percentage (35.7%). Clearly Hudson still has a lot left in the tank at 35 years old, and with Kenley Jansen signing with Atlanta and manager Dave Roberts making it clear he likes Blake Treinen's flexibility out of the bullpen, Hudson could very well emerge as the primary closer for one of the best teams in baseball. Hudson's strong ratios and strikeout upside make him a viable target in leagues scoring saves-plus-holds leagues and in standard leagues as a ratio stabilizer, and there's significant upside beyond that.
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Team option picked up
Hudson (knee) had his $6.5 million team option for the 2023 season picked up by the Dodgers on Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Shifts to 60-day IL
Hudson (knee) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Moves to injured list
Hudson (knee) was diagnosed with a torn ACL and placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
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Suffers ACL injury
Hudson (knee) suffered an ACL injury during Friday's win over Atlanta, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Leaves with injury
Hudson was removed from Friday's game against Atlanta with an apparent left knee injury, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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