Gerald Posey is a Giant. He signed a minor-league contract with a $6.2 million bonus, the highest ever for the Giants by more than $3.5 million. As I noted yesterday, our two major daily beat writers had different information leading up to the announcement. Turns out Andy Baggarly of the Merc got some bad 4-1-1 and passed along that it was in the neighborhood of $7.5 million and a major-league deal. It might seem inconsequential to most of us, but you can bet it stings. I imagine when the real details came out, Baggarly called certain sources and gave them an earful.
As a fellow scribe, I'm curious to know who passed him the bad mojo and why. Was it a ploy to negotiate through the media? Was it someone who meant no harm but got it wrong?
Anyway, welcome Buster. Word this morning is he could go as high as San Jose this year to help the Li'l Giants in the playoffs. I've got him penciled into the opening day lineup 2010. Here's a taste of what we might see.
