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On September 9, 2008, Conor Gillaspie, the 37th pick in the 2008 draft, made his Major League debut, becoming the first from his draft class to do so. Buster Posey was the first 2008 draftee to play in post-season and eventually won the 2010 World Series, the 2012 World Series, and the 2014 World Series with the San Francisco Giants.
The collision is widely seen as pushing Major League Baseball to adopt rule 7.13 regarding blocking the plate prior to the 2014 season, informally known as the "Buster Posey Rule". Posey returned from his injury in 2012 and caught Matt Cain's perfect game , batted .336 to win the 2012 NL batting title and was voted the 2012 NL MVP .
Four of San Francisco's first-round draft picks have won three World Series championships with the team—Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Madison Bumgarner, and Buster Posey—all as part of the 2010, 2012 and 2014 championship teams.
These five hitters are being underrated at fantasy baseball draft tables. He takes a deep dive into why you should be "reaching" for these names, including Miguel Sano and Buster Posey.
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Posey has a vision for what he wants a competitive team to look like. Six of his first full MLB seasons saw the Giants finish with a winning record, and three ended with World Series titles.
[8] [9] [10] Seven Golden Spikes Award winners went on to become the first overall MLB draft pick. [8] Only Horner achieved the MLB Rookie of the Year Award in the same year (although Jason Jennings and Buster Posey were voted the top rookies of the National League several years after winning the Golden Spikes Award). [9]
Game 5 was the last of Buster Posey's career, who retired at the season's end. [20] In general, 2021 was seen as an outlier year for San Francisco. They could not replicate their magic in the 2022, 2023, or 2024 seasons. Three years after retiring, Posey would become the president of baseball operations for the Giants, replacing Farhan Zaidi.