buster posey Stories - McCovey Chronicles
Giants vs. the Giants
The San Francisco Giants and a losing streak. Barry Zito out to stop the bleeding, presumably with some dental floss and some Scotch tape. The San Jose Giants and a fantastic team. Their used tissues have more hope in them than the entire big club has. My plan was to flip back and forth. I have...
Early Worries
Almost three years ago to the day, I wrote up early season Worry Power Rankings. It's kind of funny to revisit them now -- half of the players on there had already passed "worry" on their way to "decay", and it's funny to think that there was a point when some of us were wondering if Barry Bonds...
Project-a-Prospect 2009: Buster Posey
Everyone in the rotation and the starting lineup has a community projection now. I’m missing Brian Wilson’s, so here’s a quick one: Brian Wilson ERA: between 1.50 and 5.00IP: like, 60, unless he’s hurtS: a bunch, unless he’s hurtK: a bunch, unless he’s hurtBB:...
Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval
In the aftermath of the 2008 draft, I argued that the presence of Pablo Sandoval, who had a ridiculously hot two months in A-ball, shouldn’t have affected how the Giants approached the draft. It would have been silly for them to say, "Well, we can’t take Posey because we have this...
Top 5 Hitting Prospects
In his Wedensday ESPN.com chat, Jim Callis of Baseball America ranked his top five hitting prospects. At the top is Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters followed by 3B Pedro Alvarez of Pittsburgh. St. Louis Cardinals' CF Colby Rasmus gets the bronze, and San Francisco Giants 2008 1st round...
Mixed Bag for Astros Minor Leaguers in AFL; Hawaii Winter League Finishes Up
So, I didn't fall off a cliff, or get lost on the way to the grocery store only to end up falling into a hole never to be heard from again. It's two weeks until finals for those fool hardy folks in law school, and it's crunch time these next few weeks. So, if nothing else, this is a post to help...
Friday's Updated Frosty Mug
In Arizona: Taylor Green went 1-for-4 with his first AFL HR, Jeremy Jeffress started and gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 3.1 innings, and Omar Aguilar pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save as the Javelinas defeated Mesa, 9-8. At 5-4, the Javelinas are back in first in the AFL...
Random Notes
The Giants signed top pick Buster Posey to a major league contract and handed him a 7.5 million dollar signing bonus. Number one overall pick Tim Beckham received a 6.15 million dollar bonus. Signing Posey to a major league contract means that he has to be placed on the 40 man roster immediately,...
2008 MLB Draft
The MLB's 2008 1st Year Players Draft begins at 2PM today. Here is a primer from Baseball America about the basics of the draft . The 1st round will go very quickly as teams have just five minutes to pick. I think this gives it the potential to be more exciting, and television-friendly, than...
Pre-Draft Poll and Such
We're pretty sure Pedro Alvarez is all but out of the discussion for the Rays pick, same with Kyle Skipworth and Brian Matusz. That leaves us between Buster Posey and Tim Beckham... The entire argument here comes down to two simple ideas: 1. Tim Beckham's ceiling is higher than Posey's. This is...
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