San Francisco Giants June Prospect Report: Buster Posey On the Move to Triple-A?

Six weeks after the San Francisco Giants’ top two pitching prospects got a somewhat-anticipated promotion, the other part of the highly touted battery of the future is reportedly getting moved up as well. It may not be in the same fashion as his magical mystery tour from a year ago after he received a $6.2 million bonus, but uber-prospect Buster Posey seems to be on the move again. While he did put up astronomical numbers at Florida State en route to winning the Golden Spikes Award last year, his numbers with San Jose are pretty impressive when you consider he only played a handful of games after he signed. An offensive stat line that includes a .321 batting average, 11 home runs, 48 RBI, and a .956 OPS means you’re a lock to be a Cal League All-Star and that’s what Posey did in the first half of the 2009 season. Not too shabby. Because of his extreme mashing of California League pitching for the first three months of the season, leading the little Giants of San Jose to another ... (link)