Giants Sign Aubrey Huff

"We mentioned Friday how Aubrey Huff was waiting for a team to come calling. The patience paid off over the weekend and Huff is headed to the San Francisco Giants in a deal that will be announced this week. Huff will play first base by the bay, a move that will allow the Giants to keep Pablo Sandoval at third base and slot free agent signee Mark DeRosa in left field (ESPN)."

I really like this signing by the Giants. People forget that Huff is only a year removed from hitting .302 with 32 HRs and 108 RBI in Baltimore. He had a terrible year last year (yea he was on my fantasy team), but he could rebound, and with the pitching the Giants already have they just need some offense to become a contender.

Tigers Get Aubrey Huff

"The Tigers acquired infielder Aubrey Huff from the Orioles for minor league pitcher Brett Jacobson (Sportsline)."

Good move for both teams here. The Orioles are obviously not going anywhere, so this is really just cutting payroll. For the Tigers, they need more hitting. Huff isn't as good as he was last year, but he is a guy who has some pop in his bat, and can get on base. The Tigers showed when the played the Sox last week that if they go against solid pitching they can get shut down. Since the trade deadline has passed this is one of the best deals they could pull off.

Orioles Firesale Looming

"The next team to unload a veteran player could be the Orioles. The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Aubrey Huff, Melvin Mora and Danys Baez have cleared waivers, which would allow the Orioles to make a deal without it being blocked by a claim from a third team. All three players are in the final guaranteed years of their contracts (ESPN)."

All 3 of these players have value, so this is a very smart move by the Orioles. You would have to think with the recent struggles of the Red Sox bullpen that they will at least take a look at Baez, but he sucks, so I hope they don't. Huff could be a solid contributor even though he is no where near what he was doing last year, and Mora is always primed (when healthy) to going on a tear. Keep an eye on what the Orioles do here as they continue to build for the future.