Reds Claim Michael Gosling, DFA Luke Hudson

[dougdirt]

The Reds have claimed left-hander Michael Gosling off waivers from Arizona and designated Luke Hudson for assignment.

Gosling, 25, is a former second-round pick out of Stanford. He saw some time in the majors with the Diamondbacks each of the last two seasons, with a combined 1-4 record and 4.53 ERA in 19 big-league appearances, nine of them starts. A little unsettling: he managed to walk 32 while striking out only 28 in those stints.

Hudson went 6-9 with a 6.38 ERA in 19 games, 16 of them starts, for the Reds last season.

From Marc's blog.

[Matt700wlw]

REDS ACQUIRE PITCHER MICHAEL GOSLING

Lefthander Claimed Off Waivers From Arizona

CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Reds today acquired LHP Michael Gosling off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Gosling had spent his entire professional career in the Diamondbacks organization. He was selected by Arizona in the second round of the 2001 first-year player draft. At Class AA El Paso in 2002, his first professional season, he led the Texas League in victories (14) and ranked third in ERA (3.13).

Gosling, 25, recovered from September 2003 shoulder surgery to make his Major League debut in 2004. He split last season between Class AAA Tucson and Arizona, going a combined 4-9 with a 5.56 ERA in 30 games (22 starts).

To make room on the 40-man roster, the Reds designated for assignment RHP Luke Hudson. The team has 10 days to trade, release or outright Hudson, who went 6-9 with a 6.38 ERA in 19 games (16 starts) for the Reds last season.

(official release)

[Joseph]

Nice work, I guess.

[beb30]

I liked hudson, but maybe this gosling guy being younger and now having more potential than hudson will be a better fit

[dougdirt]

Well, I guess it all comes down to Hudson being claimed or not....time will tell.

[JinAZ]

I posted this on Marc's site (though here it's slightly corrected):

Folks may remember that Gosling faced off against Eric Milton (and won) in one of Milton's best starts of the year here in Arizona. Milton went the first ~6 innings pitching scoreless baseball, but then allowed a Tony Clark HR. D-Backs won 2-0.

The Reds couldn't do anything against this kid that time around. Didn't help that Milton failed to advance the runner in a bunt situation twice of course.

Might turn out to be a decent pickup(?). That said, his minor league numbers have not been good since AA in '02, although he did strike out 7k/9 in AAA last year. In MLB, he's walked 4 more than he has struck out in 57 innings. Eek.
-JinAZ

[M2]

I'm for anything that DFAs Luke Hudson.

[lollipopcurve]

Good numbers against lefties in 04 and 05.

[westofyou]

Hudson went 6-9 with a 6.38 ERA in 19 games, 16 of them starts, for the Reds last season.

Luke's season last year was the 22nd worst era for a guy with less than 85 IP and 15-20 starts in all of baseball history.

Take a gander at #8

SEASON

GAMES STARTED BETWEEN 15 AND 20
INNINGS PITCHED < 85

ERA                           YEAR     ERA      GS       IP     
1    Mark Clark               1999     8.60       15     74.1   
2    Hideo Nomo               2004     8.25       18     84     
3    Chad Durbin              2000     8.21       16     72.1   
4    Ed Holley                1934     8.12       17     82     
5    Cal Eldred               1999     7.79       15     82     
6    Scott Aldred             1997     7.68       15     77.1   
7    Edwin Correa             1987     7.59       15     70     
8    Jim Beattie              1985     7.29       15     70.1   
9    Ken Hill                 2000     7.16       17     81.2   
10   Aaron Myette             2001     7.14       15     80.2   
11   Dave Otto                1992     7.06       16     80.1   
12   Pat Hentgen              2004     6.95       16     80.1   
13   Ken Kravec               1980     6.94       15     81.2   
14   Jim Abbott               1999     6.91       15     82     
15   Dave Stewart             1995     6.89       16     81     
16   Mike Lincoln             1999     6.84       15     76.1   
17   Bill Parsons             1973     6.75       17     60     
18   Mike Morgan              1994     6.69       15     80.2   
19   C.J. Nitkowski           1995     6.66       18     71.2   
20   Paul Byrd                2000     6.51       15     83     
21   Dave Boswell             1970     6.39       15     69     
22   Luke Hudson              2005     6.38       16     84.2   
23   Len Barker               1985     6.35       18     73.2   
24   Brian Powell             1998     6.35       16     83.2   
25   J.P. Howell              2005     6.19       15     72.2

[savafan]

I'm for anything that DFAs Luke Hudson.

New blood in the offices, new blood on the field. Can't complain.

[RedsManRick]

I'm not seeing anything here that makes me happy Hudson was DFA'd....

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/playe...-gosling.shtml

[Red Leader]

Luke's season last year was the 22nd worst era for a guy with less than 85 IP and 15-20 starts in all of baseball history.

Take a gander at #8

Ironically enough, I wonder if it was Beattie's special advisement that Luke was not a pitcher we should hold onto, or that we could "afford to take a risk on?"

[M2]

I'm not seeing anything here that makes me happy Hudson was DFA'd....

It's a reward unto itself.

[wolfboy]

I don't have much of a problem with this move. At least the organization has finally realized what they have with Luke Hudson.......not much. One question I have on Gosling...........how did he get called up with Arizona twice? His numbers in AAA in 2004 and 2005 were pretty bad.

[Chip R]

It's a reward unto itself.

Jason LaRue and Javy Valentin are in the process of building shrines to Krivsky right about now.