There are some advantages to being woken up at 5am.

Thanks to my son's preference for being awake during the pre-dawn hours, I was able to get the jump on the league on Giants prospect phenom Buster Posey, who was called up today.  In 47 games in the PCL, Posey's hitting .349/.442/.552 with 31 runs and 32 RBIs, which is about standard for any big-league ready prospect in AAA, so the numbers are difficult to get too excited about.  It's worth noting that this line is nearly identical to his 3-year minor league career figures, so he's been consistent, at least.

To make room for Posey on the roster, I had to make a decision between two equally awful weighted players who've been dreadful all May, Carlos Lee and Geovany Soto.  I think Lee has a 5% chance of seeing upside and returning to some form (he's been demonstrating power recently).  Soto's batting .104 over the past three weeks after getting his OBP over .500 earlier in the month.  Goodbye Geovany!

Reports are that Posey will see a heavy dose of first base action, meaning Huff shifts into the outfield and either Rowand or Schierholtz gets benched.  I think this could help his initial offensive numbers, and should represent an upgrade over Soto, at least in the short term.  He'll also play five games a week, which Soto wasn't guaranteed.  If I had to guess at a spot in the lineup, he probably starts 7th and slowly works his way up to 6th or maybe even 5th.

Anyway, the Posey era should start tonight.  Can't wait to have a reason to watch the Giants.