Giant Addition: Golden Spikes Winner Buster Posey Added to Elite Extra Edition
September 09, 2008

Buster Posey, the 2008 Golden Spikes Award winner as the top amateur player in the nation and the fifth-overall player taken in the 2008 MLB First Year Player Draft, has reached an agreement with Donruss to sign autographs for 2008 Elite Extra Edition.

Posey led Florida State to the 2008 College World Series while compiling one of the greatest seasons in college baseball history. He led the nation in batting (.468), Hits (109), RBI (86), On-Base Percentage (.572), Slugging Percentage (.897) and Total Bases (209).

His 24 home runs for the Seminoles last year were two off the national leader.

Posey, a catcher, was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the draft and signed with the club in August.

In addition to winning the Golden Spikes Award, Posey also was named the 2008 Baseball America College Player of the Year, earned the College Baseball Foundation's National Player of the Year (Brooks Wallace Award), was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Player of the Year and earned 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.

Posey joins Georgia's Gordon Beckham and more than 130 other prospects in EEE.

"The '08 EEE checklist is the deepest we've ever compiled," said Donruss Brand Manager Ben Ecklar. "Adding Posey to that list, after his phenomenal season, is another huge plus for the brand."

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