I’m a big Justin Huber fan and that’s why I think what happened to him last season was a waste. He was tearing up Triple A, got pulled up the big league team where he sat on the bench and got all of ten at bats. He then got sent back down and struggled. Now Huber is a man without a position. Ryan Shealy will probably the team’s starting first baseman and with Mike Sweeney still the team’s DH, Huber will once again be the a man without a position.
PECOTA still projects Huber as having a decent season despite the mediocre 2006 campaign. His weighted mean average has him at .272/.349/.454 with 16 homeruns but I think if given the chance, Huber would hit 20-25 homeruns and maybe even see his OBP up near .375. I guess we won’t get the chance, at least not this year unless someone gets hurt.