Buster Posey would politely answer the questions back in 2012 — including a series from a White House reporter, of all people — but he has never liked talking about moving to a different position.
Sometimes, however, you have no control over the conversation.
Wednesday’s game was a reminder that Posey, the Giants’ best hitter and a Hall-of-Fame catching talent, is at all times just a foul tip away from a serious scare. The Giants got one early in a 6-5 loss to the Miami Marlins when Posey took a screamer right off the center of his mask and had to take a walk to shake it off.