FACTS/FLUKES: Posey, Middlebrooks, D. Peralta, Harang, Grilli
Apr 16 2015
Posey as reliable as they come at catcher position ... After a bit of a down year by his standards in 2013, Buster Posey (C, SF) had another monster season in 2014. He was deservedly the top catcher off the board in most drafts this spring. Will he justify the cost?
Year AB HR BA xBA bb% ct% G/L/F h% HctX PX xPX hr/f ==== === == ==== ==== === === ======== == ==== === === ==== 2012 530 24 .336 .301 12 82 47/25/29 38 113 137 104 19% 2013 520 15 .294 .279 10 87 47/20/33 32 116 103 116 10% 2014 547 22 .311 .298 8 87 42/24/34 32 131 113 121 13%
It's difficult to find a flaw in Posey's skill set:
- An elite contact rate and a lot of hard hit balls indicate he's a...
Almost!
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