While there’s no evidence that 2010 National League Rookie of the Year Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants are talking about a long-term deal, it wouldn’t be surprising if Posey’s representatives are at least thinking about what could happen.  Posey is not eligible for aribitration until the after the 2012 season, and if he continues his career like 2010, then he should expect a nice paycheck.

Jason A. Churchill of ESPN says that Posey can look at Kurt Suzuki’s four-year, $16.25 million contract as a starting point. Suzuki was two years away from arbitration when he took the deal. Others deals that Posey can leverage are Braves’ catcher Brian McCann and his six-year, $26.8 million deal and four-year, $33 million deal that Joe Mauer received from the Twins. Both McCann and Mauer received those deals in 2007.

Earlier this week, Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reported that Posey is looking to earn a little more than the league minimum of $414,000, and both sides are currently negotiating a deal.