[OutsiderFan]

[quote author=teejers1 link=topic=17746.msg207529#msg207529 date=1508782145]
No pop.  No ability to hit with men in scoring position.  And that was my main take on Buster, too - no power, and he got an awful lot of singles with 2 outs and nobody on. . .

If you define "pop" as strictly home runs then it's true that Posey only hit 12 this year, but he led all major league catchers in doubles (34).

His overall OPS (on base + slugging) was .861, however in RISP situations (runners in scoring position) his OPS was slightly higher (.873) which doesn't support the contention that a substantial amount of his performance was achieved in meaningless situations, the opposite in fact.

Buster Posey is literally the least of SF's problems at this point.
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Posey may have led the league in doubles by catchers and had a decent OPS, but he was a poor run producer in 2017.  A problem, yes, but nowhere near the catastraf*ck that was the outfield defense.  IIRC, the Giants were not only last in MLB in defensive runs prevented (actually were negative), but the gap between them and #29 was wider than between #1 and #29!

[OutsiderFan]

[quote author=teejers1 link=topic=17746.msg207529#msg207529 date=1508782145]
No pop.  No ability to hit with men in scoring position.  And that was my main take on Buster, too - no power, and he got an awful lot of singles with 2 outs and nobody on. . .

If you define "pop" as strictly home runs then it's true that Posey only hit 12 this year, but he led all major league catchers in doubles (34).

His overall OPS (on base + slugging) was .861, however in RISP situations (runners in scoring position) his OPS was slightly higher (.873) which doesn't support the contention that a substantial amount of his performance was achieved in meaningless situations, the opposite in fact.

Buster Posey is literally the least of SF's problems at this point.
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Posey may have led the league in doubles by catchers and had a decent OPS, but he was a poor run producer in 2017.  A problem, yes, but nowhere near the catastraf*ck that was the outfield defense.  IIRC, the Giants were not only last in MLB in defensive runs prevented (actually were negative), but the gap between them and #29 was wider than between #1 and #29!