Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Originally posted by Niners99:
Especially considering we drafted both Bart and Posey in the top 5, and Posey was already ready to start, be the team captain, and lead the team to a World Series victory 2 years after the draft. Here we are coming up on 4 years after Bart's draft and we have no clue if he can even play in the big leagues in any capacity yet.
Obviously Posey was a special, once in a franchise history type player, so you cant expect Bart to live up to that. But at this point I'd be happy if he was just turned out to be a solid starting catcher.
My understanding on Bart he's got MLB hit skills just needs to develop behind the plate which takes time. A lot of clubs are putting out there catchers who struggle to hit it's almost like having two pitcher spots in the lineup something we are trying to avoid post-Posey.
When he played in 2020 he didn't look like a competent hitter. 41 k, 3 bb, 0 HR in 111 PA.