Weekend Discussion Question: True or False? Buster Posey

by John Sickels on Mar 20, 2009 6:43 PM EDT

Weekend Discussion Question, True or False?

True or False: A year from now, late March 2010, the best catching prospect in baseball will NOT be Buster Posey.

Is that true or false, and explain your reasoning?

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A year from now, the best catching prospect in baseball will NOT be Buster Posey. True or False?

True

666 votes

False

623 votes

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Bryce Harper will be

even though he won’t be drafted yet.

by Bravesin07 on Mar 20, 2009 7:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Strasburg

He’s so amazing he can throw the ball 103 and still be there to catch it when it gets to home plate. Best catcher ever, best pitcher ever. Might as well induct him in Cooperstown now.

by Andy Seiler on Mar 20, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Will Carlos Santana have prospect eligibility?

He’ll be #1.

by Andy Seiler on Mar 20, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

If you are going to bet on one guy, it would have to be Posey, but catching prospects are tough to predict, so are guys who were only recently drafted, and Posey hasn’t even been behind the plate that long. Just seems like enough surprises could happen there in a year. Especially as there seem to be a lot of catching prospects at the moment.

by acerimusdux on Mar 20, 2009 11:08 PM EDT reply actions

+1

If I could pick any golfer to win a particular tournament it would be Tiger Woods, but if I could get even money on Tiger or the field… you gotta take the field every time.

Posey is a great prospect, but looking into the future, I think it’s more likely that someone else has a great year and grabs the number one catcher spot.

by OkayJay81 on Mar 20, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions

thats a nice comment and all...

would you have said that before he hurt his knee???

Cause the year up to that injury, i might take you on that bet

by PHGold09 on Mar 21, 2009 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah..

considering he won like 8 of the 9 tournaments he was in haha.

by jsmall404 on Mar 21, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

In that case...

I’m curious. If the statement was “By 2012, Matt Wieters will be the best catcher in the game”, I’d be willing to bet he beats the field in that vote.

The wind is in the buffalo.

by journeymen on Mar 24, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Well...

I thought that Posey should have gone #1 overall so I have always been a little high on him. He has a game that translates a little better than most catchers (good athlete, takes a walk, high contact) which makes me think that he has less chance of falling off a cliff like Salome or Santana

Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
Crash Davis

by Terry Ryan Jr on Mar 20, 2009 11:51 PM EDT reply actions

Santana

with Flowers at second and Posey third.

by Willigan on Mar 21, 2009 5:21 AM EDT reply actions

Flowers?

there is probably a 50/50 chance he dosent even stay at catcher.

by jsmall404 on Mar 21, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I think he will in the Sox organization

They seem to be pretty bad at figuring out who can and who can’t play which positions.

by thejd44 on Mar 21, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Not the best C prospect but might be by default

I don’t see a lot of depth to C. I like Santana a bit more
depending on judging fantasy value vs real baseball skills value (defense) will influence ratings. Guys like Ramirez and Flowers drop when the defense is factored in. Posey is a good prospect but not a great prospect but he plays a shallow position. Is ayoung Benitio Santiago a good comparison? Santana with a years more experience would be my call.

by ribman on Mar 21, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions

Nothing Against Posey

I think he’ll get called up by the ASB and no longer be a prospect by this time next year.

by Omar Little on Mar 21, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions

Montero

could be considered if he continues to rake like he did last year. Even if he’s not a catcher long-term, I doubt he gets moved off the position this year unless he gets injured.

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by lemonjello on Mar 21, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

I wouldn't count out.....

Kyle Skipworth.

by sheetskout on Mar 21, 2009 6:54 PM EDT reply actions

I was thinking Skipwroth and Arencibia both have a shot at passing him

In addition to Santana…

by mraver on Mar 22, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

If Posey is still eligible....

he should be atop most lists. I want to see him in AA before I put him above Santana, Flowers, or even McKenry for that matter. Going deeper, I think by 2011 no one will be ahead of Wilin Rosario. And if they don’t move outta the tools of ignorance, Brett Lawrie and Jonathon Lucroy are also intriguing 2011 candidates. I love Lawrie’s bat, I believe it would play at any position. I have seen him pound off-speed stuff just as regularly as he gets around on fastballs, with power to all fields. Arencibia, Salome, and Montero round out my “no particular order and impromptu” top ten of guys that (atleast for now) should all be on a fantasy player’s radar. After Wieter, of course!! Is he in the HOF yet?

by Phillies Phool on Mar 25, 2009 8:05 PM EDT reply actions