SF Giants: Farhan Zaidi has big plans for Buster Posey in his new role

SF Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi stopped by KNBR and talked about how excited he is that Buster Posey is back with the organization.

Marc Delucchi | Sep 25, 2022

SF Giants: Farhan Zaidi has big plans for Buster Posey in his new role /

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Buster Posey became the first former MLB player in SF Giants history to become a part owner of the team earlier this week. The future Hall of Fame catcher became the organization's 31st principal partner and a member of their Board of Directors.

In a press conference earlier this week, Posey reiterated that while he will be more involved with the team now that he's a part-owner, he plans to stay out of the way of the team's coaching staff and front office as they make decisions. However, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi joined Tom Tolbert and Adam Copeland on Tolbert & Copes on Thursday and said he plans on having Posey far more involved than the Giants legend previously suggested.

"It's really exciting," Zaidi said. "It's funny because I was just listening to that soundbite about how he's saying, 'I'm not really going to be in the trenches.' We’re going to drag him into the trenches."

SF Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) smiles after hitting a home run. (2017) — Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Zaidi went on to explain that he already had tried to pick Posey's mind while he was a player and now plans to take advantage of his position with the franchise. "To formalize the relationship is great," he said. "It gives me even more of an excuse to badger him on stuff, which I’m excited about because I love being able to run stuff by him."

As the Giants eye some of the biggest names on the free-agent market this offseason, Zaidi also pointed out Posey's value as a recruiter. “And I know he’s talked about helping us recruit.. It’s going to be a great arrangement.”

Posey hit .302/.372/.460 with 158 home runs in 1,371 games across his 12 MLB seasons. He was a seven-time All-Star, won the 2010 NL Rookie of the Year, 2012 NL Most Valuable Player award, five Silver Sluggers, and a Gold Glove. He also led the Giants to three World Series titles and two additional postseason berths.

Published Sep 25, 2022

MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).