First-year president of baseball operations Buster Posey vows to show integrity when communicating the Giants’ future plans. But the Cooperstown-based San Francisco legend won’t just be an open book when dealing with opposing executives.
Posey detailed his contact approach Thursday in an interview with KNBR’s “Murph and Marcus.”
“Well, I guess we don’t know that yet,” Posey prefaced himself to Marcus Boucher and Brian Murphy. “You know, I’m going to operate with integrity above all else, and obviously there are some cards that I don’t want to show. You mentioned poker.
“But I think you have to be true to yourself. For me, that couldn’t be further from the truth, to be honest with people and to understand some aspects of how it happens in certain situations. I understand that there is.”
Posey was all of the above during his 13-year career with the Giants. But as the former catcher admitted, “it remains to be seen” how he will perfectly run San Francisco.
But since taking office on Sept. 29, Posey has made some important decisions. He hired Zach Minassian as his “number one.” As the Giants’ general manager, manager Bob Melvin declared he would have complete autonomy over the lineup and recently named former San Francisco outfielder Randy Wynn as vice president of player development.
Posey’s approach to trades and free agent signings is unclear. But the Giants appear to be taking it seriously under coach Posey, whose thought process is rooted in integrity.
“The saying in baseball is, ‘If you go out there, you can control what you can control,'” Posey added. “We’re going to give it our all and hopefully by doing that, we’re going to assimilate a great team on the field with an identity that wants to go out there and fight tooth and nail, scratch a lot of runs and play great defense.” ‘And win a lot of ballgames. ”
San Francisco finished the 2024 MLB season with an 80-82 record, missing the playoffs for the third straight year. Therefore, Posey was replaced by Farhan Zaidi.
The Giants have a long way to go before becoming a serious threat to their National League West rivals, including the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the competitive San Diego Padres.
At least Posey has the right mentality to help San Francisco close the gap.
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