Giants Resign Aubrey Huff to Two-Year Deal

The San Francisco Giants have made their first move in free agency.  According to a report by Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports, the Giants have agreed to re-sign Aubrey Huff to a two-year deal worth approximately $22 million which will include a club option for 2013.  The official Giants twitter feed (@SFGiants) is also confirming the same details as Morosi and adds that the deal is pending a physical.

There was a wonder whether Huff would resign with the Giants as he was likely looking for a three-year deal coming off such a good season.  Based on this signing it would seem to suggest that Huff was not being offered anything longer than a two-year deal and all things being equal he preferred to come back to San Francisco to defend the World Series title.

Aubrey Huff is coming off one of his best seasons as a major leaguer in which he won a World Series Championship and came in 7^th place in MVP voting.  Huff played in 157 regular season games for the Giants with a line of .290/.385/.506 and hit 26 homeruns with 86 RBIs.

Huff was considered a defensive liability at first base coming into Spring Training.  Surprisingly, he played superb defense at first base (9.7 UZR/150, 5.4 UZR) which was not expected based on his career numbers at first (3 UZR/150, -6.5 UZR).  It is very possible that he may not see first base next year though and could be moved to the outfield.  With top prospect Brandon Belt looming and a question about whether Pablo Sandoval is a viable option at third base it is likely that Huff will the starting left fielder in 2011.