Buster Posey Player Projection No 65

Key Stats: Let's get down to the brass tacks here. Posey is the Giants offense. He hit over .320 in four of his stops in the minors, with ISO's all around .200, except for a 7 game appearance in rookie ball when it was .308. He was called up with all the hype in the world and played a major part in the Giants 2010 World Series run teeing off 18 times in 108 games. A broken ankle ended his season after 45 games last year, and with that, the Giants hope at another World Series run. Skeptics Say: Despite the small sample size, there was a fairly noticeable difference in his production in 2011 from the breakout he had in '10. His walk rate went up by 3%, but that is really all that was good. He went into contact mode, with his ISO dropping from .200 to .105, SLG went from .505 to .389., the K% jumped four points, the ground ball % went up, the HR/FB rate dropped, the surprising number of births 9 months after his callup declined significantly (I would guess... I have no d...