One of the main ones is the fact that the team managed to lock up star third baseman Matt Chapman on a six-year, $151 million contract extension earlier this month, and it sounds like one of their former players in Buster Posey played a big role in convincing him to stay in town.

After Sunday night's bombshell report about the San Francisco Giants, columnist Dave Tobener knows Buster Posey is running the team now.

Buster Posey was once a critical piece for the San Francisco Giants on the field and now the retired catcher is making his presence felt in a much

MM extension for third baseman Matt Chapman marked a departure from the organization's reluctance to commit to

Multiple beat writers covering the San Francisco Giants are offering conflicting reports about Buster Posey's involvement in the Matt Chapman extension.

Giants' ownership identified extending Chapman as a priority. When negotiations stalled, Posey went to Chapman directly to come to a deal.

On the behalf of ownership, executive board member and three-time Giants World Series champion Buster Posey took over negotiations with Chapman himself as frustration grew over the "lack of immediate progress" between Zaidi and agent Scott Boras,

Giants legend Buster Posey was integral in making sure that Matt Chapman signed a contract extension to stay in San Francisco.

The Giants legend is getting more heavily involved in organizational business, apparently at the expense of team president Farhan Zaidi.