Huff Agrees to Deal With Giants

The Giants Filled Their Need For a Left-Handed Hitter Sunday by agreeing with free agent Aubrey Huff has a one-year contract.

The deal, pending a physical, was initially reported by The Associated Press, cited a "Which person with knowledge of the negotiations. A baseball official would not confirm the agreement Thurs MLB.com, but indicated that the one-year accord between Huff and San Francisco was indeed in place.

Huff's a career .282 hitter with 203 home runs and 752 RBIs in 10 seasons with the Rays, Orioles, Astros and Tigers. But he's coming off a season in Which they hit a career-low .241 with 15 homers and 85 RBIs in 150 games for Baltimore and Detroit.

Huff Likely will occupy first base, meaning that Pablo Sandoval will play third and Mark DeRosa will man left field. Like DeRosa and Juan Uribe, who the Giants have acquired in the past two weeks, Huff has played multiple positions extensively. He has logged 361 games at third base, 320 at first and 245 in the Outfield, mostly right. But Huff's apparent lack of range at third makes it more likely that He'll play across the diamond, Travis Ishikawa thrusting into reserve status. More Story