His ailing hip, which has impacted his performance all year, has finally caused enough damage to warrant surgery. This leaves the San Francisco Giants with an interesting dilemma in the near future.
While this certainly deals a great blow to the Giants’ playoff chances in 2018, the ramifications could change the course of Giants baseball going forward.
Earlier this year, the Giants selected Joey Bart with the second overall pick in the MLB Draft. This signaled to some that Posey’s days behind the dish were numbered. Bart has been impressive in the short time he’s spent in lower minor league ball thus far.