Our Scouting Blog is the newest addition to RealGM?s coverage of baseball in 2007. In this space, we will write up small scouting reports on how players are doing and will update it with reports throughout the season. Wednesday, April 11 Seattle Mariners right-handed ace Felix Hernandez was brilliant against the Boston Red Sox. He was dominant with just two basic pitches: his fastball and slider. His fastball was clocked in the high-90s and even hitting 100 mph all over the zone and his slider was hard and biting. It ranged in the mid-80s and the combination of these two pitches was as filthy as any starter in baseball. It compares very favorably to Los Angeles Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez. Tuesday, April 10 Atlanta Braves right-handed pitcher Tim Hudson looks to have regained the form that made him an All-Star with the Oakland A?s. Against the Washington Nationals, when he went seven strong innings of shutout ball, Hudson was aggressive in his pitch sequences that feature many sinker and splitters. The sinker was his best pitch as it had hard, downward movement and was clocked regularly in the low-90s. Hudson appears to be pitching more for swings and misses instead of forced contact, which should lower some of his bigger mistakes this year.