Since joining the Giants last season, Buster Posey has been the leader of the Giants in every facet of the game. He's been the Giants' best hitter, a great fielder, and has earned the trust of every pitcher on the staff. This made the news that Posey is out for the season with a broken leg so devastating. It may get worse though, as there has been some debate over whether or not he should be a catcher at all and this confirms to me that he should be moved to right field. He still has a good arm, which every right fielder needs, he can still hit, and can still be the on field leader, just not of the pitching staff. The point being that catchers have more colllisions and take more of a beating than any position on the field and Posey is just too valuable.
Most catchers play many years behind the plate, Yogi Berra played 18 years at the position and won three MVPs, bu he was not the only power hitting offensive player on the Yankees. Mike Piazza, Roy Campanella, even Jorge Posada had long and successful careers as the backstop. The Giants, however, lack enough power at the plate to risk Posey's future health.
Maybe a season without him will convince the Giants of the same thing. He is far to valuable to this team to have this reoccur and if that means not being a catcher, then so be it.
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