Can We Expect Aubrey Huff to Rebound?

Here is a question that must be on the minds of many Giants fans in light of Brandon Belt being optioned to Fresno and the team going all in with Aubrey Huff as the first baseman. Can we expect Aubrey Huff to rebound this season? I hate to be the barer of bad news but the answer is it is unlikely to happen. Here's why, his batted ball data suggests that this isn't just bad luck but that he is a significantly worse hitter this season. You may at first glance look at his batting line and see that he has just a .264 batting average on balls in play and say that he is bound to get better. Well when you take a close look that sad truth is that he has been a little unlucky but not terribly so. Type # BABiP xBABip H xH FB 118 0.155 0.127 17 14 LD 52 0.654 0.774 34 40 GB 166 0.217 0.211 36 35 328 0.264 0.272 87 89 In this table we show what his expected hits would be if we used his career averages f...