Discussion Question: Buster Posey vs. Jesus Montero
by John Sickels on Sep 28, 2009 11:12 AM EDT
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PrintJeri is still sick, so I'm still not able to work fully. So here's another discussion question/pick one item. i've come up with a way to link all these together once we do a few more.
Today: who would you rather have for the next ten years, Buster Posey or Jesus Montero?
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Depends...
If we’re talking about sticking at catcher, I’d go with Posey. If we’re talking purely about the bat, I’d lean towards Montero.
The question is, obviously, who you would rather have for the next ten years.
I mean, it’s four sentences.
dh vs catcher
ill take the catcher with good offense and defense over the Dh with great offense and nothing else
Montero seems like a "special" bat
But there’s no way he stays at catcher, long-term.
yup thats why i picked
posey the catcher
by matthewmafa on Sep 28, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Posey's defense
How good of a defensive catcher is he? I’ve seen him 4 or 5 times (a few at San Jose earlier this year and in SF this past weekend), and I’m not impressed. He doesn’t call a good game and his defense is very mediocre. What are your opinions? Remember, I’m not saying he doesn’t have the tools to be a good defensive player, it’s that fact that he’s only caught for 3-4 years and still has a ton of defensive development needed.
If his defense isn’t that good, does his bat make up for the difference between him and Montero?
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Posey's bat
seems pretty advanced based purely on numbers. What’s not to like? I’d hazard that he’d be considered a pretty good bat regardless of positional value.
by blackoutyears on Sep 28, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s still a work in progress but all the reports are that he’s advancing at the position really well. I don’t see any reason why he won’t be a solid defensive catcher in the long-term.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
As for the game-calling thing, I guess he didn’t have much experience with it before this year, but he’s improved at it a lot as the year’s gone on.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
exactly
I don’t think he was getting much opportunity to call his own game before.
fwiw, I’m sure they have to say it, but Dick Tidrow has had nothing but good things to say about the way Posey has progressed defensively this year. And, personally, I’m not really sure if you can tell that much about a catcher’s gamecalling ability from a handful of games (especially if you’re watching them at the ballpark…)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
+1
I was going to use the word “special” to describe Montero’s bat. That being said, I’ll take a middle-of-the-lineup run producer who plays catcher over an even better hitter who doesn’t have a position.
woww
none of these polls have been very close…
closest is 56 43 twice then 62 37
lets get some better polls…. like
Clayton Kershaw vs Brett Anderson
Both are 21 year old left handers drafted 1 round apart from each other in the 2006 draft out of high school.. 1 month age difference… killer fastball offspeed combos. kershaw curve anderson slider. both are throwing 93 plus MPH.. both are performing Ace like at 21 years old..
this would be a very interesting debate…
woww
why don’t you get your own website….like
then you can continue to post irrelevantly…
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irrelevently?
just giving some ideas to get some closer polls… seemed like a good one..
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by lenscrafters on Sep 28, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Kershaw Easily
I seriously don’t see all the Anderson > Kershaw talk. Kershaw has already shown to be dominant, with dominant K #s and much more dominant stuff.
Easily one of the best young pitchers. I wouldn’t even put Anderson close yet.
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I'll take Posey
He’s got a cannon for an arm and is athletic enough to learn to be a good defensive catcher. Plus he has a solid bat, while Montero does have a great bat he still only a 1B at best.
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Posey
You may as well compared Montero to Yonder Alonso, cause no way he ends up behind the plate.
montero
posey obviously has a better shot at being a better catcher (defensively).
but if it’s for next 10yrs, and no other specification i’ll pick montero b/c bats like his seem like they have a higher success rate when translating to the majors, than a good hitting minor league catcher translating to the majors
Montero
I have had both in keeper leagues for two years. The Yankees have not given up on Montero as a catcher. Some have said that he is already better that Piazza with a similar or better bat. Whether he remains at catcher, moves to DH or right field — Montero’s bat is too good to choose Posey.
Personally I think that Romine is the Yankee catcher of the future but I still choose Montero.
was piaaza even a serious pick ?
wasnt he drafted for fun or something?
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