Sam Huff, the Texas Rangers catcher who has been destroying Sally League pitching this season, is being promoted from low-A Hickory to high-A Down East, it has been announced. He is replacing Melvin Novoa, who has been catching for Down East, and who is moving back to Hickory.
Huff, 21, was a subject of our minor league post last night, which noted that he had homered for the 15th time and had boosted his OPS to 1164. He was at Hickory last season, and has a lot of swing and miss in his game (his K rate this year is 32.