Aubrey Huff

Aubrey Huff honestly had a perilous 2007, as he had his worst year career wise and as well caused a ruckus amongst Oriole fans and threw mud on the organization by his stuny of the "Bubba The Love Sponge Show in the off-season. However, this year he's looking to not only improve, but also honor the memory of a lost friend, Joe Kennedy, who played for the Oakland Athletics and passed away due to a heart condition. From the Baltimore Sun: Huff is grieving the loss of his close friend, 28-year-old pitcher Joe Kennedy, who collapsed and died in the early morning of Nov. ... Read Full Story

While the Tigers didn’t play yesterday the team managed to keep very busy with a number of moves. Let’s take a wander around the Tigers blogosphere to see what the community has to say about Aubrey Huff, Jacob Turner, Daniel Fields and other topics. John over at Tigers Tracks gives his take on the busy Monday . Kurt from Mack Avenue Tigers tells us why we shouldn’t get too excited about the signing of draft picks. An interesting read for sure. Lee over at Tiger Tales breaks down how the team defense is benefiting Tigers pitchers . As always, Lee mixes statisitics and opinion ... Read Full Story

It looks like the rebuilding plan is really in full motion now -- this afternoon, Aubrey Huff got traded to the Tigers. Here's the latest from Roch's blog: The Orioles have traded first baseman Aubrey Huff to the Detroit Tigers for Single-A pitcher Brett Jacobson, a 6 foot 6 reliever who was 1-3 with a 3.74 ERA in 35 games at Single-A Lakeland. He was drafted in the fourth round last year. More to come. The Baltimore Sun has more on the deal and it looks like Luke Scott will be starting at first base tonight. I'm not surprised that he was traded only ... Read Full Story

Oswalt has been bothered by back and hip pain. The right-hander pitched five-plus innings in a no-decision at Cincinnati on Tuesday night and reported a different arm soreness than usual after the start. With the Astros out of contention, the team decided not to press the issue with the three-time All-Star. Oswalt went 8-6 with a 4.12 ERA in 30 starts this season. His eight wins were a career low. Read Full Story

In a surprise move the Detroit Tigers have traded minor league pitcher Brett Jacobson to the Baltimore Orioles for 1B/3B/DH Aubrey Huff, according to a report from MLB.com Tigers beat writer Jason Beck. The left handed hitting Huff has played both corner infield positions as well as both corner outfield positions over his career, giving the Tigers needed flexibility from an experienced hitter. For the season Huff is hitting .253/.321/.405/.725 with 13 HR’s and 72 RBI’s. He has more runs batted in than any Tiger on the current roster this season. Huff is a free agent at the end of the 2009 season, which ... Read Full Story