#sfgiants and agent for @busterposey have not begun contract discussions yet. Buster has four arbitration-eliglbe years coming….
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) January 8, 2013
Normally a team would want to buy out an MVP-caliber players’ arbitration years and maybe some years of free agency. The Giants, however, didn’t do this with Tim Lincecum. If his 2012 fall to Earth becomes the new normal they made a good, albeit risky call. Is it possible they’re willing to gamble a bit on Posey too, knowing that catchers aren’t often blessed with longevity?
Seems hard to picture given how clearly and firmly Posey is the face of the franchise now, having led them to two World Series wins, but it’ll be interesting to see how they proceed with him all the same.