Baltimore Orioles team president Andy MacPhail made the right call in his decisions to trade Erik Bedard and Miguel Tejada and to keep Brian Roberts. He could soon get another test as he must decide whether to keep or trade free agent-to be Aubrey Huff.
There is no question that Huff is a valuable member of a formidable lineup that with the recent additions of Nolan Reimold and Matt Wieters which ranks favorably with any offense in the league.
Image by Keith Allison via Flickr
After hitting .304 with 32 home runs and 108 RBI a year ago, Huff has maintained his power production in 2009. He ranks among the league leaders with 38 RBI while hitting .273 with 8 home runs and 14 doubles.
Primarily the designated hitter a year ago, Huff has moved to first base this season and is penciled in every night as the cleanup hitter in the batting order.
Even as the infusion of young pitchers has energized the O’s during their recent five-game winning streak, the general ...
Found June 03, 2009 on
Baseball Reflections:
PLAYERS:
Erik Bedard,
Miguel Tejada,
Brian Roberts,
Aubrey Huff,
Nolan Reimold,
Matt Wieters,
Nick Markakis,
Melvin Mora,
Scott Moore,
Cesar Izturis,
Oscar Salazar,
Carlos Delgado,
Eddie Murray,
Rafael Palmeiro
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles
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