He San Francisco Giants are in the midst of a new era that begins this offseason after the team fired Farhan Zaidi as president of baseball operations and replaced him with franchise legend and future Hall of Fame catcher. Buster Posey.

Posey played for the Giants from 2009 to 2021, spending his entire career with the team and helping San Francisco win three World Series titles in five years in the early 2010s. seven-time All-Star and 2012 National League MVP winner, Posey embodied what it meant to be a winning baseball player and was the heart and soul of a golden era of baseball in the Bay Area.

But now he is preparing to embark on an entirely new type of challenge in an executive role, tasked with revitalizing a now-downtrodden franchise that has missed the playoffs in seven of the last eight seasons. Despite the enormous challenge ahead, his former Giants teammate and Cy Young winner pitcher Jake Peavy – who played with Posey during the final seasons of his career – said in MLB Network He believes Posey has a tremendous chance of success in this role and could be different from other former players who have tried to blow up the front office.

“They won championships based on culture, based on fundamentals, they certainly weren’t the most talented team, they did almost everything right and when it matters most, that’s what comes true in October,” Peavy said. “Groupthink is always present in the game of baseball. When everyone is zig-zagging, you’re supposed to zag… Buster is a lot more in the weeds than any other player. He has a great chance to succeed. In fact , I hope it does to a great extent.”

Peavy joined the Giants before the 2014 season, which turned out to be the final World Series title season of his dominant career. He saw firsthand Posey’s leadership in the clubhouse and baseball IQ on full display. Having nothing but good things to say about his former teammate, Peavy is so knowledgeable and qualified as anyone when it comes to predicting what’s next for a franchise that’s ready to start playing to win again.

Peavy’s vote of confidence will only continue to inspire hope that Posey can be the man to lead the team back to a place where they are doing just that.