McCovey Chronicles · May 12, 2020
Who will the Giants backup catcher be?
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesBuster Posey has a lot of gas left in the tank. Don’t let any reports convince you otherwise.
The San Francisco Giants catcher may be on the downswing of his career, but he’s still a quality baseball player, a franchise icon, and owed more than $40 million over the next two seasons.
His health status may be in question, and his All-Star status may be in question, but his Giants status is not. He’s the starting catcher.
After that? That’s where the question marks pop up.
It’s increasingly looking like the MLB season will start sometime this summer, despite the coronavirus pandemic. And when it does, the Giants will need a backup catcher. Who will it be?