The San Francisco Giants will be without Buster Posey for a little bit. With this, backups get their chance at the lime light, but not without putting in their fair share of extra work. Samardzija is hopeful that Posey’s injury keeps him out of the game for a while. No, not because he hates the All-Star catcher, but because he’s rooting for Posey and Crawford to play deep into the World Baseball Classic.
Veteran catcher, Nick Hundley, is serving as Posey’s understudy. Hundley, a San Francisco newcomer, signed a one-year deal in January and has since caught with Bumgarner 3 times, Matt Cain twice, and Matt Moore twice.