Buster Posey
C FA
Wed 11/3/21 5:49 PM

Posey plans to announce his retirement from professional baseball Thursday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 34-year-old has a $22 million club option for 2022 -- which is the last year of his contract -- and the news certainly comes as a surprise after he posted one of the best offensive seasons of his 12-year career in 2021. Posey looked revitalized this season after sitting out the shortened campaign last year, and he hit .304/.390/.499 with 18 homers, 23 doubles, 56 RBI and 68 runs in 113 games. Curt Casali is the only other catcher on the Giants' big-league roster, and the retirement should open the path for prospect Joey Bart to compete for the starting job in spring training.

Buster Posey
C FA
Sat 10/9/21 11:35 AM

Posey went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a strikeout in Friday's 4-0 win over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS.
EDGE Analysis
Posey hadn't homered since Sept. 14, but he blasted a deep shot to right field in the first inning of Friday's NLDS matchup. Across his last seven appearances, the 34-year-old backstop has gone 8-for-22 with a home run, two doubles, eight RBI, three runs and four walks.

Buster Posey
C FA
Sun 10/3/21 11:37 PM

Posey went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a walk in Sunday's 11-4 win over the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Posey got the Giants on the board with a two-run single in the third inning and later knocked another RBI base hit in the fourth. Since the start of September, he's gone 27-for-89 (.303) with 15 RBI and 11 extra-base hits. He turned in a .304/.390/.499 slash line through 454 plate appearances this season.

Buster Posey
C FA
Sat 10/2/21 2:03 PM

Posey will sit Saturday against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
EDGE Analysis
Posey gets a rest after starting four straight games behind the plate. Curt Casali will catch Kevin Gausman in the penultimate game of the regular season.

Buster Posey
C FA
Wed 9/29/21 2:10 PM

Posey went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
Posey drew a walk with the bases loaded in the sixth inning to collect his 51st RBI of the campaign before coming around to score on a Joe Mantiply wild pitch. With the Giants holding a two-game lead over the Dodgers for the National League West crown, Posey could be rested once or twice in the team's final five contests if San Francisco is able to secure the division title by the end of the week.

Buster Posey
C FA
Sun 9/26/21 12:46 PM

Posey is not in the lineup Sunday against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
EDGE Analysis
Posey started the first two games of the series and will take a seat for the finale after going 1-for-9 with a walk and an RBI. Curt Casali will start behind the plate in his place.

Buster Posey
C FA
Thu 9/23/21 1:49 PM

Posey isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Posey will get a breather after he went 6-for-9 with three doubles, three runs and two RBI across the last two games. Curt Casali will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Buster Posey
C FA
Thu 9/23/21 8:27 AM

Posey went 4-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Posey broke out for four hits in this one, his second time accomplishing the feat this season. He started with a base hit in the first and third innings and then led off the sixth with a double and matched it with an RBI double in the seventh. Posey's resurgence at the plate this season has been nothing short of remarkable, as he's enjoying a .306/.391/.511 slash line with 18 homers, 49 RBI, 66 runs scored and 51:83 BB:K over 419 plate appearances.

Buster Posey
C FA
Sat 9/18/21 5:55 PM

Posey is not in the lineup Saturday against Atlanta, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Posey went 0-for-4 with a walk and three strikeouts Friday and will head to the bench for the second time in the past three games. Curt Casali will make another start behind the plate for the Giants.

Buster Posey
C FA
Thu 9/16/21 2:14 PM

Posey will not start Thursday against the Padres, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Posey is riding a four-game hitting streak, bouncing back from a 20-game stretch in which he hit .176/.247/.311. He sits after starting five of the last six games, with Curt Casali taking over behind the plate