The Book on Buster Posey

Prospect Info

SFBuster Posey
Born 3/27/1987
C, SF

Not much power but a team leader with a lot of batting smarts. That's the book on Gerald 'Buster' Posey. He's got baseball grit and hustle out the yin-yang, though, so in a draft class that was rich with good catchers, he was both the first off the board and one of the most likely to see early MLB action.

The fact he was picked by a team that'll need a good young catcher soon is a bonus. And hey, if they ever need a closer, he can always take off his catching gear and pop out to the mound for an inning or two, the way he did in college. He has almost all the skills you'd hope to see in a franchise catcher, so as long as you're not expecting power numbers, Posey should turn out just fine.

Ranking in ScoutingBook (3/15/2010): #6

Ranking in Baseball America 2010: #7

Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked

Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview: #4

Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked

Ranking from ESPN: #4

Player Updates and Notes

Buster Posey has been reassigned to San Francisco's AAA affiliate, according to the Associated Press. The rising Giants may be preparing for a 2010 without Bengie Molina.

7/14/2009 by DataBoy

Giants catcher of the future Buster Posey looks destined for a full season in the minors, at least. Asked today if Posey will be with the Giants any time this season, Sabean said, 'I would hope not. It wouldn't be what we'd want for [his] development.'

3/22/2009 by DataBoy

Buster Posey won USA Baseball's 2007 Golden Spikes Award on Wednesday, becoming just the second catcher to be honored as the nation's top amateur player.

7/17/2008 by KDaddy

 

 

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