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Ranking Giants’ Dave Gettleman’s biggest remaining free agency, NFL Draft needs after signing Kenny Golladay, Adoree’ Jackson

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Now that the Giants have signed wide receiver Kenny Golladay and cornerback Adoree’ Jackson — and re-signed defensive lineman Leonard Williams — let’s rank general manager Dave Gettleman’s biggest remaining needs to address in free agency and the 2021 NFL Draft.

These rankings go from most important to least important.

1. Edge rusher: Yes, Williams will help the pass rush. But the Giants don’t have a lot of answers at outside linebacker, with Oshane Ximines and Lorenzo Carter leading that group. Gettleman isn’t going to find an elite outside linebacker in free agency right now, but he certainly could address the position in the draft. Ximines had 4.5 sacks as a rookie in 2019, but had zero last season, when he was limited to four games. Carter had one sack last year in five games. He needs to finally take the next step, as he enters the final year of his rookie contract.

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2. Offensive guard: At left guard, the Giants have Shane Lemieux and Will Hernandez. Neither is a great option. At right guard, they no longer have Kevin Zeitler, who was released for salary cap reasons, even though he’s still productive. Gettleman hasn’t signed a single offensive lineman in free agency so far this offseason. The right guard spot is a major concern. Starting Lemieux at left guard and Hernandez at right guard (or vice versa) is a possibility — albeit a scary one for quarterback Daniel Jones. Gettleman should address his interior offensive line high in the draft. Remember, center Nick Gates can slide to guard, if Gettleman drafts a center.

3. Defensive line depth: Dalvin Tomlinson is gone, off to the Vikings. The Giants couldn’t afford to keep both Tomlinson and Williams. Between Dexter Lawrence and Williams, the Giants still have a very solid duo on their defensive line, if Williams can play like he did last season. Austin Johnson figures to be the third starting lineman in the Giants’ 3-4 front. (He’s no Tomlinson, though.) Beyond those guys, coordinator Patrick Graham will be searching. B.J. Hill figures to take on a bigger role in 2021, with Tomlinson gone.

4. Linebacker depth: Middle linebacker Blake Martinez was a nice free agent signing last year. But the Giants still need to solidify the inside linebacker role next to Martinez — and also need to sort out depth at the position. This season could offer a much bigger opportunity for Tae Crowder, last year’s Mr. Irrelevant, if he can beat out Reggie Ragland, who just arrived on a one-year contract. The Giants let Devante Downs walk in free agency, so he’s no longer a depth option. It’s possible Graham could rely heavily on defensive backs — instead of playing Ragland and/or Crowder a bunch — because his safeties, Jabrill Peppers and Xavier McKinney, can handle linebacker-type duties, to a degree.

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Dow Jones Futures: Are Tech Stocks Back? 3 Tech Giants Lead Stock Market Rally

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Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures, were higher late Monday, as Treasury yields slid from recent highs. Tesla stock, Applied Materials and Nvidia led the stock market rally Monday.




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On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.3%. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite outperformed, rising 1.2% even after slashing gains.

Among the Dow Jones leaders, Apple (AAPL) rose 2.8% Monday, while Microsoft (MSFT) moved up 2.45% in today’s stock market. Boeing (BA) is back in buy range following a recent breakout, while Nike (NKE) gained back a portion of Friday’s tumble.

Tesla (TSLA) surged as much as 6.8% Monday after a big price-target hike at ARK Invest before cutting gains.

Among the top stocks to watch, chip leaders Applied Materials (AMAT), ASML (ASML), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Nvidia (NVDA) and Qorvo (QRVO) are in or near buy zones in the current stock market rally.

Meanwhile, Alphabet (GOOGL), and Wayfair (W) are also approaching new buy points. Alphabet was featured in this week’s Stocks Near A Buy Zone column, while Wayfair was Monday’s IBD 50 Stocks To Watch pick.

Alphabet, Microsoft and Nvidia are IBD Leaderboard stocks. MKS Instruments was Tuesday’s IBD Stock Of The Day.

Dow Jones Today: Treasury Yields

After the stock market close Monday, Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures, were up about 0.1% each vs. fair value. Remember that trading in Dow Jones futures and elsewhere doesn’t necessarily translate into actual trading in the next regular stock market session.

U.S. Stock Market Today Overview
Index Symbol Price Gain/Loss % Change
Dow Jones (0DJIA) 32730.35 +102.38 +0.31
S&P 500 (0S&P5) 3940.56 +27.46 +0.70
Nasdaq (0NDQC ) 13377.54 +162.31 +1.23
Russell 2000 (IWM) 225.23 -1.71 -0.75
IBD 50 (FFTY) 46.85 +0.08 +0.17
Last Update: 4:38 PM ET 3/22/2021

On Friday, the 10-year Treasury yield spiked as high as 1.754% before closing at 1.732%. The 10-year Treasury yield dropped under 1.7% Monday to close at 1.684%.

Among exchange traded funds, the Innovator IBD 50 (FFTY) traded up 0.2% on Monday. The Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) gained 1.75% Monday. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) moved up 0.8%.

Stock Market Rally: Nasdaq Tests Key Level Again

Amid the current stock market rally, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 indexes snapped two-day losing streaks Monday with modest gains.

Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is again trying to retake its key 50-day moving average line, but fell short Monday. Last Thursday, the Nasdaq composite gave up that key level. The Nasdaq will need to overcome this key hurdle in order to maintain its upward trajectory. The 50-day line is a critical potential resistance level. If the Nasdaq decisively clears it, then new highs could be on the horizon.

IBD’s market outlook was upgraded to “confirmed uptrend” on March 10, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average set new highs.

Friday’s Big Picture commented, “The weekly losses hint at growing angst on Wall Street over the cost of money. Long-term interest rates have soared, on percentage terms, since early August. The yield on the benchmark U.S. Treasury 10-year bond has more than tripled from 0.50% to as high as 1.75%, according to Cboe market data.”

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Dow Jones Stocks: Boeing, Nike

Inside the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Boeing is back in buy range above a 244.18 buy point in a cup base amid a three-day losing streak. Shares fell nearly 2% Monday.

Meanwhile, Nike stock continues to form a flat base with a 148.05 buy point, according to IBD MarketSmith chart analysis. Shares are now about 6% away from their buy point.

On Friday, Nike tumbled 4% following the company’s mixed fiscal third-quarter results. Nike moved up 0.6% Monday, but remains below its 50-day line.

Chip Stocks To Watch: Applied Materials, Nvidia

Chip stocks continue to be some of the best technology names in the current stock market rally. The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is a new IBD SwingTrader addition Monday amid a 2.3% rise.

Applied Materials continues to rebound from its 50-day support level. Shares rallied 3.9% Monday and are just 4% from new highs.

ASML jumped back above its 50-day line, climbing 5.2% Monday. Shares are in week six of a potential base. The minimum length of a cup base is six weeks, so a new buy point could emerge at the end of the week.

Qorvo found support at its 50-day line Friday and continued its rebound Monday with a 1.9% rise. Shares are closing in on a 191.93 buy point, while an early entry exists at 185.96.

Last Tuesday’s IBD Stock Of The Day, MKS Instruments, ended just below its 177.46 buy point in a double bottom amid Monday’s 2.4% gain. The 5% buy zone goes up to 186.33.

According to IBD Stock Checkup, MKSI stock boasts a perfect 99 IBD Composite Rating. The IBD Composite Rating helps investors easily measure the quality of a stock’s fundamental and technical metrics.

Chip giant Nvidia (NVDA) advanced 3.4%. The graphics-chip maker could be forming the right side of a new base, but it’s a bit too early for a conventional buy point. A strong day to reclaim the 50-day line would be bullish for the stock’s prospects.

Stocks Near Buy Zones: Alphabet, Wayfair

IBD Leaderboard stock Alphabet completed a five-week flat base Friday, creating a new buy point at 2,145.24, according to IBD MarketSmith chart analysis. Shares are about 6% away from the new entry. GOOGL stock moved up 0.2% Monday.

According to Leaderboard commentary, “Alphabet has made better progress than other big-cap techs lately. Support at the 21-day line is defining the current chart action. The last base was second stage.”

Monday’s IBD 50 Stocks To Watch pick, Wayfair, is trying to break out past a 343.09 buy point in a cup with handle. Shares rallied 3.1% Monday and are in buy range.

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Tesla Stock

Tesla stock surged more than 6% before cutting gains to 2.3% Monday after Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest announced its new price target at 3,000 by 2025. The price target uses expectations that the electric-vehicle giant will launch an autonomous robotaxi service built upon its full self-driving tech platform. It could bring in as much as $327 billion in revenue, according to Ark research. The bull-case price target is 4,000, while the bear-case 2025 price target is 1,500.

Shares of Tesla ended Monday about 26% off their 52-week high. Tesla stock could be forming a new base, but it is too early for a new risk-optimal buy point.

On Feb. 22, Tesla broke down through its key 10-week moving average line, a critical support level. On Jan. 25, Tesla stock hit a record high at 900.40, after climbing as much as 93% from a 466 buy point in a cup with handle.

Dow Jones Leaders: Apple, Microsoft

Among the top Dow Jones stocks, Apple advanced nearly 3% Monday, snapping a three-day losing streak that saw resistance around the 10-week moving average line. Apple stock is rebounding from its long-term 40-week line and could soon again try to reclaim its 10-week line.

On Feb. 18, Apple stock triggered the 7%-8% loss-cutting sell rule when it fell more than 7% below its 138.89 buy point in a cup with handle.

Meanwhile, software giant Microsoft moved up 2.45% Monday, regaining its key 50-day line. Shares are back above their 232.96 buy point and are approaching a 246.23 buy point in a new flat base.

Be sure to follow Scott Lehtonen on Twitter at @IBD_SLehtonen for more on growth stocks and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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Kenny Golladay vs. Corey Davis: Comparing Giants, Jets signings

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The Giants and the Jets both made free-agent splashes at wide receiver over the last week. Now, we get to watch for the next few years to see who made the better decision.

The Giants signed Kenny Golladay to a four-year, $72 million contract with $40 million guaranteed on Saturday. They grabbed the receiver most observers rated as the best available in free agency. At $18 million per year, there are questions about whether they overpaid, but if it helps quarterback Daniel Jones develop, no one will be worrying about the money in three years.

The Jets struck quickly last Monday when the negotiating window opened, locking up Corey Davis with a three-year, $37.5 million contract that includes $27 million guaranteed.

Both teams sorely needed an upgrade at wide receiver to aid their young quarterbacks. This market set up perfectly for them since there were more good receivers available than usual thanks to the decreasing salary cap. Even after Allen Robinson (Bears) and Chris Godwin (Buccaneers) were given the franchise tag, the Giants and Jets had good options.

Giants general manager Dave Gettleman decided to shop at Tiffany’s and sign the most expensive receiver on the market to give Jones a new No. 1 target. The move comes with some risk because Golladay only played five games last season for the Lions and now has the pressure of living up to his contract.

Jets general manager Joe Douglas considered Golladay too expensive and instead targeted Davis. The Jets like his fit with their offense and think he is entering his prime. Davis was the No. 5-overall pick in the 2017 draft by the Titans, so he has lived with pressure for his entire NFL career. The new contract won’t add to that. The Jets have not had a 1,000-yard receiver since 2015 and need someone to help whoever their quarterback is in 2021 whether it is Sam Darnold or Zach Wilson or someone else.

Kenny Golladay and Corey Davis’ deals will be judged against each other for the next several years.
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Comparing the two receivers, Golladay has had more production but his 2020 season raises some questions. Golladay has had two 1,000-yard receiving seasons and has 21 career touchdowns. His best season was 2019 when he had 65 catches for 1,190 yards and 11 touchdowns. A hip injury kept Golladay sidelined for all but five games last year and there were some questions about how hard he tried to return to the field. Clearly, the Giants got satisfactory answers on those issues during his visit.

Davis was considered a disappointment in Tennessee after being selected so high in the draft and then struggling early. Davis only has 11 career touchdowns. Golladay did that in one season. But Davis had his best season last year. He caught 65 passes for 984 yards and five touchdowns. The main question about Davis is how he will do outside of the talented Tennessee offense. He was getting passes from Ryan Tannehill, who has become one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL. The Titans also had A.J. Brown on the opposite side of Davis and Derrick Henry in the backfield to give them a strong running game and help set up play-action passes.

If you look at Pro Football Focus grades from the past three seasons, Davis had the best season of the two. His 2020 grade of 85.3 ranked 10th out of 127 wide receivers. Golladay had an 81.0 grade in 2018, which was 21st out of 118 receivers. Golladay had a 79.9 grade in 2019 and did not qualify in 2020. Davis had a 70.4 grade in 2019 and 76.4 in 2018.

We will probably have a good answer in two years about which signing was better. Davis’ contract has no guaranteed money beyond 2022, so the Jets can move on if he disappoints. Golladay’s contract is more of a three-year commitment in terms of when the Giants could comfortably move on.

The Giants made a much bigger financial commitment than the Jets. Not just in terms of guaranteed money — $40 million versus $27 million — but also in annual average value. Golladay’s $18 million per year AAV is tied for sixth among receivers. Davis’ $12.5 million is 20th.

Both teams believe they got better at receiver in the last week. Now, we’ll get to see if they are right and who made the best decision.

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The Giants questions Kenny Golladay must answer in NFL free agency

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Kenny Golladay enjoying a fulfilling visit and coming to the realization he wants to continue his NFL career by signing with the Giants are not the only checkpoints that must be crossed to get a deal done. The Giants need to be convinced the tall and talented wide receiver is right for them, and that is no sure thing.

It is not Golladay, the player, that gives the Giants pause here. They know he would instantly become the physical presence lacking in their passing game, understanding Golladay running down the field and hauling in passes from Daniel Jones changes the complexion of their attack. They also realize the guy is not the second coming of Randy Moss. Still, the Giants are also quite aware of the psychic jolt of energy a Golladay signing would inject into the fan base, and, no doubt, into those who roam the halls and work in the building where the Giants work and practice.

The Giants insisted on an in-person visit with Golladay, 27, because they want to get in a room with him and get a feel for who he is as a person, if he will accept hard coaching from a demanding Joe Judge staff and how willing he is to buy into Judge’s sense of team and sacrifice. The visit began Thursday evening and continued into Friday.

This is not to say the Giants think Golladay is a bad guy or that there are red flags flying with this player. They simply need answers to questions they have and those answers can only be gleaned by old-fashioned interpersonal contact.

The medical concerns stem from a hip flexor injury that limited Golladay to only five games for the Lions in 2020. He missed the first two games with a hamstring issue and then hurt his hip in a Nov. 1 loss to the Colts. He did not play again, but was not put on injured reserve, as the Lions held out hope for his return. There was speculation Golladay, looking for a new contract, was not rushing back onto the field.

Darrell Bevell, the Lions interim head coach at the time, said last season that claim was unwarranted. Asked if Golladay was making a business decision by not playing, Bevell told reporters in Detroit, “I can be clear that he is not.”

A source told The Post that during the 2020 season, Golladay turned down what was believed to be a long-term extension with the Lions for $18 million a year. He saw top receivers Amari Cooper, Keenan Allen and DeAndre Hopkins all sign new deals averaging at least $20 million per year, and a source said Golladay was eyeing that annual compensation. He is not going to get that in free agency, and probably will not come close.

Kenny Golladay’s NFL free agency meeting with the Giants continued Friday.
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Golladay last season staged a media boycott lasting longer than a month. In October, he posted a picture on Instagram along with the caption “This s–t gone cost you!” It was believed that was referring to the Lions not anteing up with a new contract. Not long after that, he “liked” an Instagram post by the NFL stating head coach Matt Patricia has been fired.

The Giants need to hear about what went down here. Remember, Judge told Golden Tate to stay home on a road trip to Washington for what Judge deemed selfish acts by Tate. That Tate’s wife complained about his usage on social media did not help. Tate was released this offseason.

Late last season, Golladay broke his media silence and said “I mean, everybody knows what I’m capable of doing. I wasn’t worried about like, ‘I need to play, man. I got to show the people.’ People know who Kenny Golladay is and I was really trying to make sure my body was right. I don’t want to go out there and put bad stuff on tape.”

Judge has a relationship with Patricia from their years coaching together with the Patriots on Bill Belichick’s staff. Judge can reach out to Patricia – and no doubt has – about Golladay. Belichick also has Patricia as a resource. That the Giants and Patriots, two teams that went into free agency looking for receivers, did not jump at the chance to sign Golladay is telling. That Golladay, considered by many the top receiver on the market, was not an early signing by anyone in the league is also telling.

The Giants this offseason added Kyle O’Brien to their personnel department and this is another source for Golladay information. O’Brien spent the past five seasons with the Lions and was there in 2017 when Golladay was selected out of Northern Illinois in the third round of the NFL Draft.

Judge will meet with Golladay, as will general manager Dave Gettleman. Spending time together could assuage the Giants’ concerns with Golladay and a signing could follow. They have to like what they see and hear. The same with Golladay. This is not a sure thing.

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Minnesota Vikings reach deal with former New York Giants defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson

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The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a deal with former New York Giants defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, his agency confirmed on Twitter.

The deal is worth $22 million over two years, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, with $20 million in total guarantees and $16 million fully guaranteed. Tomlinson’s signing bonus is $15 million.

The Vikings on Monday also reached agreement with former Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Nick Vigil on a one-year deal that includes $1.35 million guaranteed, a league source told Cronin.

Tomlinson, who turned 27 in February, was a stalwart in the middle of the defensive line for the Giants this past season, finishing with 49 tackles (8 for loss), 3.5 sacks and 10 quarterback hits. He also batted down a team-high four passes at the line of scrimmage, and his 5.1% run-stuff rate was third among interior linemen, according to NextGen Stats.

Showing that kind of performance and consistency since he was drafted in the second round out of Alabama in 2017, Tomlinson generally was considered one of the top interior defensive linemen on the market this offseason.

Tomlinson lined up at nose tackle for 287 snaps last season with the Giants, but a source told Cronin that bringing in Tomlinson doesn’t affect where the Vikings are going to play nose tackle Michael Pierce. Pierce signed with Minnesota last offseason but opted out of the 2020 season because of COVID-19 concerns. He is expected to return in 2021.

Tomlinson, who hasn’t missed a game in his first four professional seasons, was the best pass-rusher on an improving Giants defense that finished 10th against the run and 12th overall. He has 207 tackles and eight sacks in his career.

NFL Network was first to report the terms of Tomlinson’s agreement with the Vikings.

ESPN’s Jordan Raanan contributed to this report.

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Giants place franchise tag on Leonard Williams

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Williams’ team-leading 11.5 sacks were the most by a Giants’ player since Jason Pierre-Paul’s 14.5 in 2014 and were 7.5 more than any of his teammates, 4.5 more than his previous best total (in 2016) and 11.0 more than he had in 2019. He was third in the NFL with 30 quarterback hits and tied for sixth with 14 tackles for loss. Williams was fifth on the Giants with 57 tackles (29 solo).

In the season’s final five weeks, Williams was twice named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week.

He was first honored following the Giants’ 17-12 defeat of the NFC West champion Seahawks in Seattle on Dec. 6. Williams tied his then career high with 2.5 sacks – all in the second half – for 25.5 yards and was credited with five of the Giants’ 10 pressures of Russell Wilson. In the third quarter, Williams sacked Wilson for a 15-yard loss to help force a Seattle punt. Midway through the fourth quarter, Williams teamed with Jabaal Sheard for a 5-yard sack. And with the Seahawks trying to drive for the go-ahead touchdown, Williams sacked Wilson for a 10-yard loss on third down with 48 seconds remaining, all but ending Seattle’s chances to win the game.

The NFL again cited Williams following the Giants’ season-ending 23-19 victory against Dallas on Jan. 3. In that game, he had a season-high seven tackles (five solo), a career-best 3.0 sacks for 20 yards, five quarterback hits and two critical pressures in the Giants’ 23-19 victory. With 1:53 remaining, the Cowboys had a first-and-goal at the Giants’ 7-yard line when Williams sacked Andy Dalton for a 10-yard loss. Two plays later, on third down from the 17, Williams pressured Dalton into throwing a pass that floated into the end zone, where rookie safety Xavier McKinney made a game-saving interception.

Williams, the sixth overall selection in the 2015 NFL Draft by the Jets, was acquired by the Giants on Oct. 29, 2019 for a third-round selection in the 2020 draft and a fifth rounder this year.

Williams, 6-5 and 302 pounds, has played in 95 career games with 87 starts for the Jets and Giants. His career totals include 323 tackles (164 solo), 29.0 sacks, 131 quarterback hits, 48 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, seven passes defensed and one interception.

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Buster Posey back for possible final season with San Francisco Giants

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Buster Posey tried to watch every inning of San Francisco Giants baseball that he could last year, but he was busy.

Most of his energy was spent caring for four children, particularly two adopted twin girls who were born eight weeks premature last summer. But he also found a useful way to keep his arm in shape — by balling diapers up really tight and flinging them at his 9-year-old son, Lee, while he ran for cover.

“You have to really make sure that you have the right weight of the diapers,” Posey said after the Giants’ first official workout on Wednesday. “Depending on how well they’ve been feeding, that plays a lot into my accuracy and if it’s equivalent to the weight of a baseball. Take all that into account, whatever type of formula they’ve got, if they’re eating baby food or not — and yeah, I’ve been pretty accurate.”

Posey, who sat out the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season primarily out of concern for his newly adopted daughters, heads into the 2021 season with unfamiliar uncertainty. By Opening Day, he’ll be 34 years old, entering his 11th and potentially final season as the Giants’ every-day catcher. Posey’s $167 million contract includes a $22 million club option for 2022, but the Giants also possess a promising young catcher in Joey Bart, who was drafted second overall in 2018 to someday replace Posey long term.

“Yeah, sure, it’s gone through my mind,” Posey said of the possibility that it’s his final season with the Giants. “I think, for me, my biggest goal this year is really to — as cliché as it is — go one day at a time and try to focus on what needs to be accomplished for that day, whether it’s stuff in the weight room or cage work or whatever it may be. And try not to get too far ahead.”

The last time Posey was on the field, he was coming off hip surgery and struggling through the 2019 season, ultimately batting .257/.320/.368 with seven homers and 24 doubles in 114 games. In the seven prior seasons, he made six All-Star teams, won an MVP award and batted .308/.378/.466 while averaging 16 homers, 31 doubles and 141 games per year.

Giants manager Gabe Kapler said in the middle of December that Posey would return as the team’s primary catcher in 2021, offering the 24-year-old Bart more time to develop after a trying season in 2020.

Posey had access to Oracle Park when the team wasn’t there last summer and utilized the facilities to train routinely. He admitted that it might take him some time to get re-acclimated to live pitching but said he believes his body is in good enough shape to stand up to the rigors of another season. He missed the competition.

“It’s nice,” Posey said of returning to play. “It’s different. Look at what we’re doing right now [conducting an interview over video conference] — it’s not the same. You’re still in masks, so that’s obviously different as well. There’s normalcy, too. There’s the normalcy of standing on the foul line and stretching. Playing catch, catching ‘pens. Yeah, it’s great to be back, and hopefully as this vaccine continues to roll out, we’ll be able to all get to experience the game like we’re used to.”

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