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Buster Posey
Birthdate: 3/27/1987     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-1/220     Position: C
Contract: $8M / 1 Years (2013)
5/19/2013: Posey is sitting Sunday in favor of giving Guillermo Quiroz a start behind the plate.
5/4/2013 - Catcher Tiers Update: May 2013 by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 9
3/21/2013 - 2013 First Base Tier Rankings: Preseason by Mike Axisa (RotoGraphs) 21
3/8/2013 - Catchers: Tiered Rankings by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 23
1/14/2013 - Buster Posey, the Giants, and a Long-Term Deal by Wendy Thurm (FanGraphs) 24
1/8/2013 - RotoGraphs Mock Draft Rds. 1-10 -- Early Catcher A» by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 23


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Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2008Giants (R)731184016.1 %12.9 %.308.429.385.484.692.518201   
2008Giants (A-)314022021.4 %0.0 %.182.273.273.429.455.421149   
2009Giants (A+)80346136358613.0 %13.0 %.213.349.326.428.540.428157   
2009Giants (AAA)3515152122011.3 %15.2 %.191.349.321.391.511.395138   
2009Giants71701000.0 %23.5 %.000.154.118.118.118.105-51-0.30.0-0.3
2010Giants (AAA)4720863132113.5 %14.4 %.203.386.349.442.552.433156   
2010Giants10844318586706.8 %12.4 %.200.315.305.357.505.3711344.5-2.73.9
2010Giants156516519.2 %27.7 %.102.400.288.354.390.329105   
2011Giants451854172139.7 %16.2 %.105.326.284.368.389.3351153.50.51.7
2012Giants1486102478103111.3 %15.7 %.213.368.336.408.549.4061627.1-5.17.6
2012Giants1668359011.8 %22.1 %.150.214.200.294.350.28378   
2013Steamer124534197378210.3 %14.9 %.195.333.306.381.501.3781428.0-1.56.4
2013Bill James146599247998110.9 %14.4 %.210.351.324.400.534.399    
2013Oliver 498206674210.4 %16.3 %.201.320.295.371.497.372 0.6-0.65.1
2013Fans (62)137598218799310.4 %15.1 %.191.334.308.383.499.377 6.0-0.56.9
2013ZiPS140583207586310.1 %15.6 %.184.326.299.372.482.3671355.0-0.56.1
2013Giants4216961927013.0 %13.0 %.220.310.298.396.518.3881530.4-1.11.8
2013ZiPS (R)102422155363210.7 %15.2 %.190.326.299.378.488.3731373.2-0.54.3
2013ZiPS (U)144591217290211.3 %14.6 %.198.321.298.384.496.3771403.6-1.66.0
2013Steamer (R)90386145356110.7 %14.6 %.198.332.306.385.504.3811435.3-1.14.4
2013Steamer (U)132555207283111.4 %14.1 %.204.325.304.388.508.3831445.7-2.26.1
Total- - -35014245217321849.8 %14.5 %.193.336.312.382.505.38014315.2-8.414.7
Postseason- - -3113341114110.5 %24.8 %.126.305.244.323.370.30591   

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Standard
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2008Giants (R)7263110531184514000000.385
2008Giants (A-)311143120022300000000.273
2009Giants (A+)80291346955923013635845045820660.326
2009Giants (AAA)351311514228815212217023030501.321
2009Giants717172200010004000000.118
2010Giants (AAA)4717220860391326313228130440711.349
2010Giants10840644312481232185867305554301202.305
2010Giants1559651713301656118000110.288
2011Giants451621854637504172118330410430.284
2012Giants1485306101781143912478103697962901911.336
2012Giants166068129003598115000000.200
2013Steamer1244705341449231119737855680441 21.306
2013Bill James14653459917311136224799865786    11.324
2013Oliver 43749812982261206674525814501221.295
2013Fans (62)1375235981611053322187996279067  31.308
2013ZiPS140512583153101302207586596915701631.299
2013Giants4214116942241116192722322330400.298
2013ZiPS (R)10236942211071232155363455644301121.299
2013ZiPS (U)14451059115295343217290678867601521.298
2013Steamer (R)903383861036523114535641556331 11.306
2013Steamer (U)1324795551458934220728363878661 11.304
Total- - -350125614243922587845217321813918207131603943.312
Postseason- - -311191332922304111414233000110.244

Advanced
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2008Giants (R)16.1 %12.9 %1.25.385.484.6921.176.3085.1.429 0.094.4.518201
2008Giants (A-)21.4 %0.0 %3.00.273.429.455.883.1821.6.273 0.030.9.421149
2009Giants (A+)13.0 %13.0 %1.00.326.428.540.967.2134.5.349 1.57226.0.428157
2009Giants (AAA)11.3 %15.2 %0.74.321.391.511.902.1913.0.349 -0.6267.2.395138
2009Giants0.0 %23.5 %0.00.118.118.118.235.0002.6.154 0.0-1-3.1.105-51
2009Average8.9 %18.0 %0.49.262.333.418.751.1555.0.299    .329 
2010Giants (AAA)13.5 %14.4 %0.93.349.442.552.995.2034.0.386 -0.34415.8.433156
2010Giants6.8 %12.4 %0.55.305.357.505.862.2002.7.315-1.5-1.16917.9.371134
2010Giants9.2 %27.7 %0.33.288.354.390.744.1023.4.400 0.180.4.329105
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Giants9.7 %16.2 %0.60.284.368.389.756.1053.4.3260.10.4242.8.335115
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Giants11.3 %15.7 %0.72.336.408.549.957.2132.0.368-4.1-1.011444.7.406162
2012Giants11.8 %22.1 %0.53.200.294.350.644.1500.3.214 -0.16-1.7.28378
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Steamer10.3 %14.9 %0.69.306.381.501.882.1952.8.333-0.7-0.88827.0.378142
2013Bill James10.9 %14.4 %0.76.324.400.534.934.2102.3.351 -1.010940.2.399 
2013Oliver10.4 %16.3 %0.64.295.371.497.868.2012.7.320 -0.67922.7.372 
2013Fans (62)10.4 %15.1 %0.69.308.383.499.882.1913.4.334 -0.59729.6.377 
2013ZiPS10.1 %15.6 %0.65.299.372.482.855.1843.2.326 -0.59124.1.367135
2013Giants13.0 %13.0 %1.00.298.396.518.914.2202.2.310-1.0-0.2299.8.388153
2013Average8.2 %20.0 %0.41.253.319.404.722.1515.0.294    .315 
2013ZiPS (R)10.7 %15.2 %0.70.299.378.488.867.1903.0.326-0.2-0.36719.4.373137
2013ZiPS (U)11.3 %14.6 %0.78.298.384.496.880.1983.0.321-1.2-0.49629.2.377140
2013Steamer (R)10.7 %14.6 %0.73.306.385.504.889.1982.9.332-0.7-0.46420.4.381143
2013Steamer (U)11.4 %14.1 %0.81.304.388.508.897.2042.8.325-1.6-0.69330.2.383144
Total- - -9.8 %14.5 %0.67.312.382.505.887.1932.5.336-6.5-1.923472.0.380143
Postseason- - -10.5 %24.8 %0.42.244.323.370.693.1262.4.305 0.114-1.4.30591

Batted Ball
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2009Giants2.007.7 %61.5 %30.8 %0.0 %0.0 %25.0 %0.0 %
2010Giants1.4718.4 %48.6 %33.1 %0.0 %15.4 %5.2 %0.0 %
2010Giants2.6719.5 %58.5 %22.0 %0.0 %11.1 %16.7 %0.0 %
2011Giants1.7918.0 %52.6 %29.3 %5.1 %10.3 %4.3 %0.0 %
2012Giants1.6124.6 %46.5 %28.9 %3.9 %18.8 %8.3 %0.0 %
2012Giants1.1111.1 %46.7 %42.2 %10.5 %15.8 %0.0 %0.0 %
2013Giants1.3013.1 %49.2 %37.7 %4.3 %13.0 %5.0 %0.0 %
Total- - -1.5420.2 %48.5 %31.4 %2.7 %15.6 %6.6 %0.0 %
Postseason- - -1.6115.1 %52.3 %32.6 %7.1 %14.3 %8.9 %0.0 %

More Batted Ball
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2009Giants8410200234366
2010Giants17211765090063810701708
2010Giants24980400116182298
2011Giants7039242300305426731
2012Giants20612810951700102715722599
2012Giants211952000105158263
2013Giants6046162300280371651
Total- - -51633421593400227334825755
Postseason- - -4528132400221340561

Win Probability
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2009Giants-0.02-0.210.191.140.140.760.011-0.160.14
2010Giants1.09-7.318.4028.993.051.012.1632.05-0.97
2010Giants0.22-1.341.570.960.121.12 00.24-0.04
2011Giants-0.12-3.213.09-1.96-0.181.101.7220.11-0.22
2012Giants5.01-9.4614.4752.345.631.052.5155.16-0.38
2012Giants0.06-0.870.93-0.14-0.010.83 0-0.320.39
2013Giants1.56-2.754.3111.261.401.071.6721.130.33
Total- - -7.52-22.9430.4691.7610.051.041.99138.29-1.07
Postseason- - -0.28-2.212.490.820.110.97 0-0.080.37

Pitch Type
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2009Giants60.6% (91.6)13.6% (83.3)10.6% (88.2)6.1% (76.0)9.1% (78.0)   
2010Giants54.5% (91.3)20.6% (83.6)4.4% (87.8)9.6% (75.7)9.2% (82.6)0.7% (83.3)1.0% (69.2)1.8%
2011Giants59.9% (91.6)16.2% (83.7)2.7% (86.6)8.5% (76.8)10.6% (82.5)0.1% (83.0)1.8% (74.5)2.3%
2012Giants55.0% (91.3)20.0% (83.4)6.2% (87.3)10.0% (76.1)8.1% (81.6)0.7% (85.7) 0.7%
2013Giants61.2% (90.9)13.9% (82.6)4.0% (87.5)9.5% (76.6)8.2% (81.4)1.6% (83.6)1.6% (74.4)4.1%
Total- - -56.2% (91.3)18.9% (83.5)5.1% (87.4)9.6% (76.1)8.8% (82.0)0.7% (84.4)0.7% (72.2)1.6%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2009Giants60.0 %     23.1 %6.2 %  10.8 %   
2010Giants37.7 %8.1 %4.9 %1.4 % 8.4 %18.7 %9.0 %0.3 % 9.6 % 1.0 % 
2011Giants36.5 %11.9 %2.3 %0.8 % 9.8 %17.6 %8.1 %  10.2 % 1.5 % 
2012Giants29.8 %11.7 %7.5 %1.0 % 10.9 %20.0 %9.1 %0.4 % 8.9 %   
2013Giants31.9 %12.9 %4.9 %1.9 % 13.7 %14.6 %9.7 %  7.7 % 1.5 % 
Total- - -33.6 %10.7 %5.7 %1.2 % 10.2 %18.7 %9.0 %0.2 % 9.1 % 0.7 % 

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2009Giants91.8     85.075.4  78.3  
2010Giants91.591.187.686.0 89.983.575.581.7 82.2 69.2
2011Giants92.190.787.486.1 91.083.776.8  82.5 74.1
2012Giants91.790.887.685.5 90.583.575.782.4 82.0  
2013Giants91.290.388.083.5 90.183.276.7  81.4 74.3
Total- - -91.690.887.785.4 90.483.575.982.1 82.0 72.0

Pitch Values
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2009Giants-2.40.2-0.60.1-0.2  -6.061.89-8.601.71-3.80  
2010Giants8.4-2.00.35.24.6-0.81.10.92-0.590.353.222.95-6.866.55
2011Giants1.4-1.72.00.3-0.1-0.2-0.50.33-1.4410.690.45-0.17-18.04-3.61
2012Giants29.8-4.12.3-1.914.41.6 2.10-0.801.40-0.736.908.84 
2013Giants5.25.8-0.5-0.20.1-0.2-0.31.376.69-2.01-0.260.13-2.20-3.34
Total- - -42.4-1.83.43.518.70.40.31.33-0.171.200.643.760.900.77

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2009Giants-0.4     -0.50.1  -0.6  
2010Giants7.3-0.7-1.1-0.9 4.1-3.87.0-0.4 4.0 1.1
2011Giants2.20.80.6-0.2 -1.6-1.11.5  0.0 -0.6
2012Giants12.68.32.11.6 6.9-1.0-2.8-0.2 13.6  
2013Giants4.8-1.3-0.5-0.5 2.45.9-1.0  -0.2 -0.3
Total- - -26.57.11.20.1 11.9-0.54.9-0.6 16.9 0.2

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2009Giants-1.04     -3.293.21  -8.01  
2010Giants1.14-0.47-1.30-3.57 2.85-1.204.57-8.16 2.47 6.51
2011Giants0.810.953.67-3.32 -2.23-0.892.56  -0.03 -5.39
2012Giants1.632.721.115.91 2.44-0.19-1.17-2.39 5.89  
2013Giants2.34-1.58-1.43-3.92 2.736.26-1.51  -0.34 -3.42
Total- - -1.371.170.370.10 2.02-0.040.96-4.45 3.22 0.45

Plate Discipline
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2009Giants30.8 %66.7 %45.5 %66.7 %83.3 %76.7 %40.9 %64.7 %10.6 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Giants28.2 %66.5 %46.8 %71.3 %88.8 %83.4 %48.6 %61.2 %7.6 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Giants22.0 %60.1 %41.0 %75.3 %87.0 %83.9 %49.7 %55.1 %6.0 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Giants27.2 %60.7 %42.5 %77.1 %89.6 %85.3 %45.7 %57.2 %6.0 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Giants24.4 %61.3 %40.0 %77.0 %88.8 %84.6 %42.2 %50.3 %6.0 %
2013Average29.5 %64.9 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.5 %45.9 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -26.6 %62.5 %43.3 %75.0 %88.9 %84.3 %46.6 %57.4 %6.5 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2009Giants30.3 %62.5 %46.2 %60.0 %85.0 %76.7 %49.2 %18.6
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2010Giants26.4 %65.7 %46.4 %70.8 %87.8 %83.0 %50.9 %21.4
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Giants19.5 %58.2 %39.9 %71.2 %87.7 %83.9 %52.7 %21.7
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
2012Giants25.4 %59.0 %41.8 %75.3 %89.6 %85.2 %48.7 %22.2
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Giants21.4 %60.7 %40.0 %75.0 %88.7 %84.8 %47.5 %22.3
2013Average29.0 %62.1 %45.3 %63.1 %87.2 %79.4 %49.1 %22.5
Total- - -24.6 %61.2 %42.8 %73.3 %88.6 %84.2 %49.8 %21.9

Fielding
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2009GiantsC7440.03240000000 11021.000 
2010GiantsC7675662.0615416241310 3923122.991 
2011GiantsC4141361.0333242011220 271537.994 
2012GiantsC114111973.0855698352711 8738226.991 
2013GiantsC3735310.2288191010000 23729.997 
Total- - -C2752662346.221231571751141241 17784866.993 
2010Giants1B3030248.0196171101220136    .995-5
2011Giants1B2218.016200021010    1.000 
2012Giants1B2929216.020462201210135    .991 
2013Giants1B4322.218311020020    .955 
Total- - -1B6564504.24342844028402911    .991-5

Advanced Fielding
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2009GiantsC40.00  0 0    1-0.3        
2010GiantsC662.04  2 8    281.5 8      
2011GiantsC361.02  1 3    130.8 4      
2012GiantsC973.02  1 0    444.0 11      
2013GiantsC310.20  -2 -1              
Total- - -C2346.28  2 10    876.0 23      
2010Giants1B248.0 0 0-4-42821.7504  -5.01 -0.1-0.90.1-1.0-6.3
2011Giants1B18.0 0 000221.0001   0 0.20.30.10.634.4
2012Giants1B216.0 0 -11-12016.8004   1 0.11.9-0.81.111.0
2013Giants1B22.2 0 000441.0002      1.0-0.60.414.8
Total- - -1B504.2 0 -1-3-55443.79611  -5.02 0.22.3-1.31.23.7

Fans Scouting Report
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamInnVotesInstinctsFirst StepSpeedHandsReleaseArm StrengthArm AccuracyOverallFSR
2010Giants910.08273644970878678739
2011Giants379.03670554573837777694
2012Giants1189.035785035748481816912
Total- - -2478.0153755642728582797025

Aggregate Defensive Ratings
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnFSRDRSTZLUZRSTDEVERRADR
2010Giants1B248.01-4-5.0-1.02+/- 1-3

Value
Postseason  |  Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2009Giants-3.20.0-0.30.50.30.1-2.5-0.3($1.1) 
2010Giants17.9-2.74.513.13.58.037.43.9$15.5 
2011Giants3.10.53.55.42.96.415.81.7$7.5 
2012Giants44.7-5.17.118.06.213.372.77.6$34.3 
2013Giants10.4-1.10.45.02.42.817.21.8$9.1 
Total- - -73.0-8.415.242.015.430.6140.514.7$65.2 

Contracts
  • $8m / 1 Years (2013) (Edit)
    • signed by San Francisco Giants on 1/18/2013 (Avoided Arbitration)
    • 2013: $8M
    • Source: espn.go.com
    • Submitted by Jeff Zimmerman
  • $167m / 9 Years (2013 - 2021) + 1 Option Years (Edit)
    • signed by San Francisco Giants on 3/29/2013 (Extension)
    • 2013: $3M, 2014: $10.5M, 2015: $16.5M, 2016: $20M, 2017: $21.4M, 2018: $21.4M, 2019: $21.4M, 2020: $21.4M, 2021: $21.4M
    • 2022 Team Option: $22M ($3M buyout)
    • Signing Bonus: $7M
    • No Trade: Full
    • Agent / Agency: Jeff Berry
    • Originally Reported By: ESPN
    • Source: espn.go.com, Hat Tip: mccoveychronicles.com
    • Submitted by tynandaly
  • $167m / 9 Years (2013 - 2021) + 1 Option Years (Edit)
    • signed by San Francisco Giants on 3/29/2013 (Extension)
    • 2013: $7M, 2014: $10.5M, 2015: $16.5M, 2016: $20M, 2017: $21.4M, 2018: $21.4M, 2019: $21.4M, 2020: $21.4M, 2021: $21.4M
    • 2022 Team Option: $22M ($3M buyout)
    • Signing Bonus: $7M
    • No Trade: Full
    • Agent / Agency: Jeff Berry of CAA Baseball
    • Originally Reported By: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9112620/san-francisco-giants-lock-buster-posey-nine-year-167m-deal
    • Source: espn.go.com
    • Submitted by legendaryan
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