Giants rookie Posey N.L. Player of the Month (July)

[Auggie]

mlb.com / 8-4-10

This has certainly been a special year for rookies in the National League, and Giants catcher Buster Posey took his turn having a breakout party in July.

The former first-round Draft pick was named the National League Player of the Month for July, sharing the honors with Phillies ace Roy Halladay, who earned the Pitcher of the Month Award.

Posey, the first rookie to win Player of the Month honors since Ryan Braun did so in 2007, put on an impressive hitting clinic in July. The 23-year-old compiled a .417 average while tallying 24 RBIs and 43 hits.

He also crafted one of the longest hitting streaks in the Majors this year and the longest in the NL, collecting a hit in 21 straight games from July 4-29. With the maturity of a veteran, Posey deflected the attention of the streak and instead wanted to direct his focus to the team's efforts.

LINK: http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100804&content_id=13026928&vkey=news_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf

Missing from the article is the upgrade noticed behind the plate. Posey has excelled at handling the pitching staff and throwing runners out at second. Oh, and the Giants were 20-8 in July.

[Upton]

1. Certainly well deserved..

Buster's stats are great..and he just exudes confidence. I was watching him the other day, and he just walks up to the plate and starts joking with the umpire and opposing team's catcher like an established veteran. Still early, but I can't remember a more impressive position player to come out of the Giants system.

He has now vaulted himself into one of the favorites for NL Rookie of the Year..