The Buster Posey era is off to a great start. A six for nine start (.667 BA) with two doubles and four RBI in his first two games. And the Giants offense comes to life. Now Buster won't continue at this pace, but a .270 to .290 average, a 10-15 HR pace with 75-80 RBI pace would give credence to my theory that this guy will be the face of the franchise for the next ten years or longer. Much like Joe Mauer will be for the Twins and Derek Jeter is for the Yankees.
This should please Giants GM Brian Sabean to no end. His recent derogatory comments regarding Posey's progress in AAA should be the last straw for ownership. How much more proof do they need that this guy is just a total fool. To denigrate Posey's start like some sort of jealous Dodger fan is foolish and repugnant. You don't piss on your product, much less the crown jewel of the farm system right now.
Can you not say something along the lines of, "We're pleased and happy that Buster Posey is justifying his selection by the Giants, the bonus he received and the hopes we have for him to be a future star for this organization." Would that have been too hard, Brian?
They should have been beaming and bragging like a proud parent. But no. Not the Giants. Not Brian Sabean. And do you know why? Because Buster's great start just shows the stupidity of the re-signing of the ever-petulant Bengie Molina. Another over-paid, over-the-hill Giant player that shows the Giants recent proclivity to stockpile these type of contracts. This forces the manager into a "play the contract over the talent" mentality that will retard the organizations development into a bona-fide playoff team. Play the talent, not the contract, geniuses.
They were fortunate with Tim Lincecum who proved he could play and forced himself into the Giants starting rotation. And the rest is history. But there are multiple spots in the starting rotation. They did the same thing once it was clear that Pablo Sandoval could rake at any level and was ready for the bigs. Like Posey, he was not the most polished catcher. But they found another spot for him, are happy with the results with the bat and again the rest is history. Throw another All-Star on the list, another face of the franchise.
Now comes Buster Posey. Why was it not very clear to this club LATE LAST YEAR, that Posey was ready for the bigs and that a cursory trip to AAA, to delay the clock from running on his eventual free-agency, was a waste of time? Then the Molina signing becomes the stupid move it is proving to be now and will continue to be until the end of the season. Mr. Meritocracy is going to bitch and whine about the Golden Boy until the Giants cut his sorry ass. Sorry Bengie, the kid is better than you now, he was better than you last year and he was likely better than you two years ago. Keep your bags packed please, the Mets still need a catcher and appear to be as stupid as ever. I told you last year they were the perfect spot for you.
Chipper Jones politicked the Braves brass into keeping Jason Heyward with the Braves rather than send him out for further seasoning. And the rest is history in the making. The Giants should have done the same with Posey.
But the Giants would rather judge talent and playing time by the size of contract and length of service rather than who can help the team to win right now.
The Giants would rather wait until they begin to slip into third place behind the surprising Pads and the resurgent Dodgers, to call on Posey to help.
And that's one of the big problems with this organization. The other one is Brian Sabean.
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