Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Originally posted by Rubberneck36:I could see him finishing his career as a Brave but I would be very surprised if he became a manager. Who is the last Hall of Fame player that went on to manage? Maybe Paul Molitor I guess. I think he will go play a lot of golf and enjoy his kids. Perhaps get a front office job in some role.
Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by skeetskeet:
If posey posts solid numbers, would we be open to bringing him back at a reduced salary or does posey call it quits
IMO he'd need to put up a pretty good season to even get a one year extension. If the year off gives him fresh enough legs to get back to 2016 type numbers, maybe they decline his club option next year and then give him a 1 year deal at a reduced price? I dont see Bart being ready to take the starter job by the start of 2022, just based on what I saw in 2020, but who knows.
He probably puts up an 8 HR, 50 RBI, .280 avg season and announces at the very end of the season that he's calling it a career. Go out with some dignity on his own terms and finish his whole career in the same place.
I don't even want to think about it. Posey is my favorite giant (with Will Clark) that I have watched play and I've been a fan for over 40 years. Mostly because he was amazing and without him those championships don't exist, he played catcher, a position I love and respect, and he was a great person.
I could see him first ishing his career as a Brave. He's not that old. He's got a lot of money and young kids, but I could see Posey as a manager someday.
"I don't see myself playing for any other team -- I don't," Posey told The Athletic's Andrew Baggarly Sunday at spring training. "I just value … I don't know. I just value what I've been able to accomplish here. Not that going to another team would diminish what you did. But personally, as a fan, I like to see guys stay with the same team.
"So no, I wouldn't want to play anywhere else."
Posey has also said he loved the way Cain went out on his own terms.
I would be shocked if he played somewhere else. All signs point to him finishing out his contract in 2021 and riding off into the sunset.
Willie Mays is the greatest player in "SF" Giants history, but Buster Posey is the most significant, IMO. He was the linchpin responsible for 3 championships, and turning this franchises fortunes around from snakebit runner up to the team that won 11 consecutive playoff series'.
