Giants president Buster Posey will make one of his biggest decisions at MLB draft
SAN FRANCISCO — A weekend that has quietly become one of the most important of the season for the Giants is upon us.No, not that series for fourth place against the Rockies.The draft room is where the real action is taking place, beginning Saturday morning.In a season where almost none of Buster Posey’s decisions have panned out, he will consult with amateur scouting director Michael Holmes and, sometime around 11 a.m., make one of the most consequential calls of his tenure as the Giants’ president of baseball operations.While he will rely on months of preparation put in by dozens of scouts and analysts, Posey will ultimately have the final say on who the Giants choose with one of the five highest selections in franchise history and its most premium draft pick since 2018 — No.
4 overall.The last time San Francisco picked in the top five, it turned into Joey Bart, who’s now on his third organization.A decade before that? Posey, who won three World Series titles.Despite MLB’s best efforts, including roping the draft into All-Star weekend and televising the first round on NBC/Peacock, the prospects are too far away from becoming household names for it to match the spectacle of its counterparts in the NBA and NFL.But whether the picks go boom (Will Clark, No.
2 overall, 1985; Matt Williams, No.3 overall, 1986) or bust (Jason Grilli, No.
4 overall, 1997) matter all the same.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!There’s a reason the Giants had to overpay on the free-agent market for Willy Adames and agree to take on Rafael Devers’ contract that is widely viewed as an albatross.They’ve failed to identify and develop high-end talent through the draft or international market.Of the six draf...