Buster Posey is going to get some work at shortstop this spring

Last week the San Francisco Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins tried to imagine Buster Posey pulling a Craig Biggio in order to save his knees or to keep busy or to allow Bengie Molina to remain the Giants’ catcher until his sons can succeed him or something. Today we hear from Andrew Baggarly that the notion may not merely be the stuff of Bruce Jenkins’ fantasies:

Buster Posey isn’t “etched in stone” to begin the season at Triple-A Fresno, Giants Manager Bruce Bochy said. In fact, Bochy dropped a minor bombshell: He and GM Brian Sabean have talked about giving Posey a look at other infield positions, including shortstop, to increase the options available for the rookie and the club . . . Long term, Bochy said the organization still sees Posey as a catcher. But he’d be available for double-switches, etc., if he can play a few other positions.

Shortstop? Hey, why not? Like I said last week, neat idea. As someone who has no vested interest in how the Giants do or how Buster Posey develops, I’d love to see it because it’s different and different is good, and the more Posey the better.

Still, the guy is a plus defensive catcher who can hit and those guys don’t just fall out of the sky like rain and airplane engine parts, so it may not be the best move in terms of optimal asset utilization.