Posey brings a unique background: "He's a person who can understand the ins and outs, the analytics and different ways to view the game."

In recent weeks and months, Buster Posey began to ponder the possibility of taking on something he insisted he'd never do in joining the baseball operations department for the Giants.

Along with hiring a GM, high atop Posey's to-do list is keeping pitcher Blake Snell. The 31-year-old two-time Cy Young Award winner signed a two-year, $62 million deal with the Giants in March that features a player option for 2025. It's more than likely Snell will choose to opt out and test the free agent market.