SAN FRANCISCO _ For the last decade, Giants catcher Buster Posey has maintained his status as the team's most recognizable position player.
The 2010 Rookie of the Year, 2012 National League MVP and six-time All-Star anchored three World Series championship rosters and led the franchise to unprecedented heights, making Posey one of the most accomplished players of his generation.
Posey often shared the spotlight with beloved homegrown aces including Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum, but for most of the 2010s, Posey was the face of the San Francisco Giants.
With an announcement he plans to sit out the 2020 season after adopting identical twin girls with his wife Kristen, Posey has temporarily taken himself off center stage. It's possible the Giants' star backstop will return to the role in 2021 for the final guaranteed year of his contract, but the organization is also racing toward the future and eager to find new players to energize the fanbase.
With Posey taking the year off, who will emerge as the face of the 2020 Giants? Here are the top candidates.
