On Jan. 25, the San Francisco Giants signed catcher Nick Hundley to a one-year, $2 million contract. Last season Hundley hit .260/.320/.439 with 10 home runs in 317 plate appearances, and now he appears ready to assume the role of Buster Posey’s backup. The move was not strange for a team in need of a catcher to play once every five days. However, the Giants already had a backup: Trevor Brown. So where does the Hundley signing leave Trevor Brown?
By no means extraordinary, Brown served as Posey’s backup in 2016, and in 75 games he put up a .