Aubrey Huff is one Giant enigma

So how do I explain this one?

I don't. If I tried, I'd be pulling an answer out of thin air, and you'd know it. Huff's latest resurgence is even more inexplicable than his first one two years ago, which, considering it came five years after he last played at an All-Star level, made about as much sense as the old Expos logo.

It's an M, right?

M as in moot, maybe, which is also the case for Huff. The cause doesn't matter nearly as much as the effect. Yes, the guy has identity issues. Just when you think he's one type of player, he becomes something else entirely -- until he has you convinced of that, in which case he switches back. But he has adhered to at least one standard throughout his career: Whenever he goes off like this, he does so for an entire summer.

To date, Huff's .949 OPS would rank as the highest of his career -- higher than that 2008 season with the Orioles, higher than anything he did as a bottom-feeding Devil Ray. His previous bests came in 2003 and 2008, when he did about what he has done this season, getting off to an assuming start in April before taking off in May in June.

In 2003, he hit .318 with 30 homers and a .939 OPS after April 30. In 2008, he hit .313 with 27 homers and a .930 OPS after April 30. So far this year, he's batting .338 with 10 homers and a 1.050 OPS since April 30.

I don't know about you, but I'm liking his chances for a third .300-hitting, 30-homer season, which would obviously make him a must-start in Fantasy. Yet he's starting in only 72 percent of leagues. I realize he let everyone down last year. I realize he has only one impact Fantasy season since 2004. But if history is any indication, he's about to have No. 2.

Sitting him is as inexplicable as he is.



(cbssports.com)