Dakota Hudson Stats

The St. Louis Cardinals optioned starting pitcher Dakota Hudson to Triple-A on Monday. The 27-year-old has been a solid rotation option for the Cardinals this year, logging a 4.43 ERA, a 4.45 FIP, 72 walks, and 56 walks in 126 innings. He's given up three runs or fewer in six of his last 10 starts but will head to Triple-A to make room on the active roster for fellow starting pitcher Jack Flaherty, who was activated from the 60-day injured list on Monday. St. Louis' current rotation options include Flaherty, Adam Wainwright, Jordan Montgomery, Miles Mikolas, and Jose Quintana.

28 days ago

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol's patience is running thin with starting pitcher Dakota Hudson after Hudson allowed six runs on nine hits while walking three and striking out two in four innings in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. "This is the big leagues, and it's about performance; this isn't a tryout," Marmol said. Hudson's inability to limit walks while regularly falling behind in counts has hurt him this year, as he's now sporting a 4.29 ERA and 1.43 WHIP with only 46 strikeouts and a league-high 39 free passes issued in 84 innings over his 16 starts. Steven Matz (shoulder) is still two rehab starts away from returning to the rotation, but when he's ready, he could slot into Hudson's spot if he continues to struggle.

3 months ago

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dakota Hudson was sharp in his outing Thursday as his club defeated the Diamondbacks 8-3. The right-hander surrendered just one hit and three walks over six frames of work, striking out four to improve his record to 2-1 on the year. The D'backs first hit didn't come until one out in the fifth as Hudson did struggle a bit with control by throwing 46 of his 84 pitches (54.8%) for strikes. He hasn't exactly faced the toughest of opponents through his first four starts of 2022, but his 2.75 ERA and 1.02 WHIP shouldn't be ignored by fantasy players. More could be had with his 14/9 K/BB, but Hudson still makes a viable streaming option in his next scheduled start versus the Royals next week.

5 months ago