Buster Posey - MVP

Sort of goes without saying, doesn't it?

from ESPN:
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is putting together a strong NL MVP case - MLB - ESPN:

Posey is known as an excellent two-strike hitter, someone who is not afraid to get deep into the count and face a bunch of nasty stuff. Joe Blanton, who made Sunday's start for the Dodgers in place of Clayton Kershaw, felt he had thrown a ton of great pitches. Time after time, however, Posey fended them off, like a tennis player volleying at the net. But when Blanton finally threw an imperfect pitch -- the 10th pitch of the at-bat -- Posey's swing went from defensive to offensive, and he crushed the ball. From Alex Pavolic's story:

"That's one of the best at-bats I've ever had off of me," Blanton said. "I threw him at least five put-away pitches, I thought. And he just kept fouling them off. I make one mistake and it's a homer."

Posey has an OPS of 1.100 since the All-Star break, the best in the majors by a margin of almost 50 points, and this surge has pushed him right into the middle of what has become a very interesting race for NL MVP.

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from Yahoo Sports:
San Francisco Giants - Team Report - MLB - Yahoo! Sports:

"He's carried us. I can't think of a guy more valuable for a club than he has been for us."
—Manager Bruce Bochy on Buster Posey, who has emerged as an MVP candidate."

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