Where is buster posey tonight

With Bart very likely locked into the starting spot, Posey would very likely look elsewhere. But would Posey want to re-sign when he knew the team had a replacement in waiting? Every season teams are scrambling to find competent catchers, and plenty of organizations could offer Posey a full-time job without a clear alternative in the system. No one should blame him if he went to an organization where playing time was easier to find. If the Giants fall out of contention early, Bart is tearing up Pacific Coast League competition, and a contender emerges with a need at catcher, he could consider waiving his no-trade clause for another chance at a World Series.

SF Giants fans are surely excited to welcome Buster Posey back to the team in However, they should celebrate more than just solidifying the catcher position. It could very well be his last year with the team.

Enjoy every play because soon his only highlights in a Giants uniform will all be memories. SF Giants have "best catching prospect duo in baseball". X-ray negative. Eric Byrnes byrnes Your sports. Join Newsletter. Bill Plunkett billplunkettocr. Andrew Baggarly extrabaggs.

Congratulations to Buster Posey, one of the greatest to ever do it. John Shea JohnSheaHey. Bob Nightengale BNightengale. Led all big league players with a. Led the NL with a. Was named an All-Star for the first time in his career, being named the starting catcher for the NL squad His 87 stolen bases allowed were the second-most in the Majors, but his 31 caught stealings were also the second-most His two passed balls were tied for the fewest in MLB The Giants were 25 games over.

Appeared in games overall, making starts at catcher, 29 at 1st base, three at DH. In his 2nd full big league season, Posey was limited to just 45 games after devastating injury in May ended his season Was placed on disabled list on May 26 with fractured bone in his lower left leg Posey was receiving throw from right fielder Nate Schierholtz on Emilio Bonifacio's sacrifice fly to medium right field when he had dropped throw right before Cousins went shoulder-first into him and his left cleat appeared to stick in infield dirt while rest of his body was hurled sideways Giants trainers Dave Groeschner and Mark Gruesbeck helped carry him off field Underwent three MRI's - 1st on his ankle, 2nd on his lower leg and 3rd on his knee Underwent successful surgery on May 29 to repair torn ligaments in his left ankle Had successful surgery on July 22 to remove screws from his left ankle.

Prior to injury, had started 43 of Giants' 1st 48 games 41 at catcher, 2 at 1st base and hit safely in 32 of 43 contests Made his 1st career Opening Day roster and became youngest Giants starting catcher at 24 years and 4 days old since Tom Haller was 23 years and days old when he started for SF in Ended year with season-high game hit streak from May Won Rookie of Year Award with points, receiving 20 1st-place votes, 9 2nd-place votes and 2 3rd-place votes Became 6th Giant and 1st in 35 years to win award, which was established in With Posey winning ROY, it snapped year drought for Giants organization, which had been longest span without rookie award for National League team Solidified his status as Giants' most heralded position-playing prospect since Matt Williams in after batting.

Led Giants and ranked 17th in NL with. Ranked among NL rookie leaders min. Missed 1st 2 months in big leagues as he was playing for triple-A Fresno, and wasn't number one catcher until July Since his recall from triple-A May 29, started of games, making 30 starts at 1st base and 75 as backstop, catching pitching staff with number of guys with violent stuff Caught 12 shutouts overall in and fashioned 3. In his season debut on May 29 vs.

Arizona, had 3 RBI singles in 4 at-bats to help Giants earn victory Homered in his 1st game as regular catcher on July 1 at Colorado Posted career-best game hitting streak from July , batting. His game hit streak marked 2nd-longest hit streak by rookie in SF-era history, behind Hall of Famer Willie McCovey's game hit streak in Became 7th player in SF-era history to have hit streak of or-more games and his gamer tied Robby Thompson for 5th-longest in SF history Became 1st Giants player with at least or-more hits in single month since Randy Winn had 46 in August of Began year at triple-A Fresno to catch more innings and get consistent at-bats Played majority of his games at 1st base 23 starts at 1st in 26 games , pushing Aubrey Huff to outfield, however, trade of Bengie Molina to Texas on July 1 cleared everyday catching job Giants were at time of trade of Molina; however went after that Hit his 1st career grand slam and posted his 1st multi-HR contest on July 7 at Milwaukee In victory on Sept.

Backstop did not falter in heart of postseason push with Giants as he started 30 of SF's final 31 games of season Guided pitching staff that held opponents to 3 runs-or-fewer in 23 of their last 26 regular-season games, including game streak which was tied for 3rd-longest all-time Caught shutout and homered in his last trip to plate on Oct.

Led Giants in hits in 1st round win over Atlanta in Division Series, going 6-for Became 1st rookie catcher in Major League history to bat cleanup in postseason game, batting 4th in Game 1 of Division Series vs. Atlanta on Oct. Posey and Braves catcher Brian McCann became only 4th pair of catchers to start and bat cleanup in same postseason contest Hit safely in all 5 games of World Series vs. Texas, batting. Became youngest Giants player to hit home run in World Series contest at 23 years and days On Oct.

One of San Francisco's prized young players, Posey made quick strides in just his 2 minor leagues seasons, finishing year with San Francisco