Giants' Top Prospect Posey to Skip Double-A?
by Eli Greenspan on Jun 24, 2009 11:51 AM EDT
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PrintThere is buzz coming out of San Francisco that the Giants' top hitting prospect, 2007 first round pick Buster Posey, will leapfrog Double-A and go directly to Triple-A after putting up dominant numbers in Single-A thus far. Posey's bat will not be the primary concern should he make the jump, seeing as how he was batting .328 with 11 home runs and 48 RBIs. It will be his work behind the plate that determines his success at the next level.
There is an extremely large difference between Single-A and Triple-A pitching, something that will take some time to adapt to for Posey. Normally, one might question whether the Giants were rushing him through their minor league system, but general manager Brian Sabean appears to have a goal in mind. If the move is indeed completed, Sabean believes that, "he'll get better in a real hurry because of the pitching he's going to catch...It's interesting, talking to (manager Bruce Bochy). His philosophy is, when you start catching guys who've been to the big-leagues, you learn in a hurry." Bochy played catcher before his managerial career, so fans and players alike have to respect the knowledge and opinions he's gathered over the course of his long career.
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it should be interesting to see how he hits in AAA
by Heyward is the next crime dog on Jun 24, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions
He went to FSU, he's already pretty screwed up. :)
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by zodiac_chiller on Jun 24, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He's moving to the hitter friendly PCL
So I guess that should help. Also, when you see the quality of some AAA teams around the minor leagues, you might begin to wonder if AA is the more challenging level.
by All Shook Down on Jun 24, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions
they said in spring that he’d get 300 ab’s in A+ before moving to AAA. It wouldn’t hurt him to go to AA first, as that’s where Mad Bum and TimA are playing, but that’s what they said.
Bengie Molina is a free agent after this season and, frankly, has been horrible this year and is rapidly declining in ability. It would be nice if Posey would be available by next year, though that still may be rushing him. Otherwise, the giants may have to treat Posey like the O’s handled Wieters, so they might sign a Zaun type FA this offseason to hold down the fort until Posey arrives. Keeping Bengie another year keeps looking less and less probable.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jun 25, 2009 1:53 PM EDT reply actions
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