Discussion Question: Buster Posey vs. Jesus Montero

by John Sickels on Sep 28, 2025 11:12 AM EDT Comment 32 comments

Jeri 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?

Poll

Montero or Posey?

Jesus Montero

444 votes

Buster Posey

1287 votes

1731 votes | Poll has closed

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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.

by royshowell on Sep 28, 2025 11:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The question is, obviously, who you would rather have for the next ten years.

I mean, it’s four sentences.

by PissedMick on Sep 28, 2025 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

by daveh33 on Sep 28, 2025 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

dh vs catcher

ill take the catcher with good offense and defense over the Dh with great offense and nothing else

by matthewmafa on Sep 28, 2025 11:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Montero seems like a "special" bat

But there’s no way he stays at catcher, long-term.

by royshowell on Sep 28, 2025 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yup thats why i picked

posey the catcher

by matthewmafa on Sep 28, 2025 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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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by JT12340 on Sep 28, 2025 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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, 2025 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

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by jponry on Sep 28, 2025 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

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by jponry on Sep 28, 2025 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

exactly

I don’t think he was getting much opportunity to call his own game before.

by slickterp on Sep 28, 2025 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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…)

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by jponry on Sep 28, 2025 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+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.

by PhillyFriar on Sep 28, 2025 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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…

by matthewmafa on Sep 28, 2025 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

woww

why don’t you get your own website….like

then you can continue to post irrelevantly…

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by haverecords on Sep 28, 2025 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

irrelevently?

just giving some ideas to get some closer polls… seemed like a good one..

if you dont like my post, thats good for you..

by matthewmafa on Sep 28, 2025 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i don’t think that poll would be very close either….

by zeisenbe on Sep 28, 2025 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's not irrelevant

That would actually be an amazing showdown, considering that the two are so evenly match when you dissect all elements of their game.

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by Frederick0220 on Sep 28, 2025 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You do realize that you can make your own fanpost right?

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by lenscrafters on Sep 28, 2025 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

Brett Anderson is the Truth. Brett Anderson is divine presence. Brett Anderson is eternal life. Brett Anderson is within you. Brett Anderson is here. Brett Anderson is Now.

by Frederick0220 on Sep 28, 2025 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll just make it.

Brett Anderson is the Truth. Brett Anderson is divine presence. Brett Anderson is eternal life. Brett Anderson is within you. Brett Anderson is here. Brett Anderson is Now.

by Frederick0220 on Sep 28, 2025 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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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by cwhitman412 on Sep 28, 2025 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Then you're not paying attention to...you know...baseball.

by PissedMick on Sep 29, 2025 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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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by Gobroks on Sep 28, 2025 8:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Posey

You may as well compared Montero to Yonder Alonso, cause no way he ends up behind the plate.

by sheetskout on Sep 28, 2025 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by bk11 on Sep 29, 2025 5:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Posey is gonna get pwned by big time Major League off speed stuff.

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by Frederick0220 on Sep 29, 2025 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

But he survived pretty well in Triple-A where that’s all they throw. I think there’s actually a cap on how many FBs can be thrown in a game.

by blackoutyears on Oct 1, 2025 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Jtmc on Sep 30, 2025 11:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs