SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In recent weeks and months, Buster Posey began to ponder the possibility of taking on something he insisted he'd never do in joining the baseball operations department for the Giants. The star catcher said he wouldn't do it upon retiring three years ago. Yet Posey ultimately dearly missed being part of a team.
Long the face of a franchise for San Francisco with three World Series titles to his name, Posey will now be calling the shots on what the club is going to look like going forward. The 37-year-old retired catcher was introduced as president of baseball operations on Tuesday following the dismissal of Farhan Zaidi a day earlier . “As far as general philosophy as many of you know me a lot of my basic principles are pretty simple,” Posey said.
“I want us to be known as a team that’s the ultimate prepared team, one that’s fundamentals are held at a really high standard and ultimately this is all about the players.” Posey's first order of business will be hiring a general manager, as Pete Putila won't return in that role but the plan is for him to take on different duties. Posey also noted his admiration for manager Bob Melvin, but that his contract status beyond the 2025 season isn't an immediate top priority.
“It’s Buster Posey, he’s the Giants, it’s a big deal,” Melvin said. "When somebody like Buster asks for the ball you give it to him.” Melvin figures the Giants are likely to be “probably a little bit more well-rounded t.
