Huffing and puffing

According to the Post-Gazette, the Pirates have made contact with Aubrey Huff and are considered to be "in the running" to sign him. This is about the time of year something like this should happen, Gonzo talks seem to be slowing, the Nuttings are calling and telling Littlefield to raise the budget so they won't look suspicious, and Huff really isn't that old (30), even though his numbers have declined in each of the past three seasons. If we were to sign Huff in addition to picking up, say, Melky Cabrera or Adam LaRoche it probably wouldn't be a bad move. If Huff ends up being the crown jewel of our off-season, well, I'm going to be disappointed. As Dejan points out, DL has inquired about Huff in the past and we all know what that means...