• Emergency podcast: Zaidi out, Posey in as Giants' president of baseball ops
    Sep 30 2024

    Alex Pavlovic and George Kontos discuss what led to the Giants' decision to part ways with Farhan Zaidi, the surprising announcement of Buster Posey as his replacement, and what changes should be made for San Francisco to regain a winning culture.

    1:10 Posey named Giants' president of baseball operations

    3:00 How Posey can bring winning culture back to San Francisco

    10:05 Can Posey be a successful player recruiter?

    12:45 What led to Giants' decision to part ways with Zaidi

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    18 mins
  • Zaidi reporter chat takeaways; can Giants’ recent success carry into 2025?
    Sep 26 2024

    Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper analyze what we should take away from Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi’s discussion with the media this week in Arizona. Also, Alex and Cole examine the Giants’ recent positive vibes, Grant McCray’s concerning strikeout rate and how Bryce Eldridge’s rise could impact the team’s free agency approach.

    1:00 Giants playing well now that pressure is off

    7:30 Grant McCray's concerning strikeout rate

    12:30 Takeaways from Farhan Zaidi's discussion with media

    20:00 How Bryce Eldridge could impact Giants free agency approach

    32:00 Previewing the Giants-Cardinals series

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    38 mins
  • Bryce Eldridge discusses his MLB journey, development area this offseason
    Sep 23 2024

    Alex Pavlovic chats with Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge to discuss his fast-tracked MLB journey and learning to play first base. Also, Cole Kuiper and Alex analyze Marco Luciano’s tough season and why San Francisco shouldn’t give up on him yet.

    5:30 Giants two biggest mistakes in handling Luciano

    10:00 Comparing Luciano's development to Heliot Ramos

    22:30 Can Matt Chapman get to 30 homers?

    25:30 Discussing Shohei Ohtani's historic season

    38:00 Eldridge discusses Triple-A promotion

    48:15 Eldridge shares biggest adjustment to playing first base

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    42 mins
  • Assessing Zaidi's future with Giants, implications if change is made
    Sep 19 2024

    Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic discuss Farhan Zaidi’s future with the Giants and detail the organizational implications if they decide to move. Cole and Alex also analyze if Bob Melvin should be on the heat seat, and why Marco Luciano’s position will be one of San Francisco's biggest offseason questions to answer.

    2:30 Discussing Farhan's future with Giants

    10:30 Is Bob Melvin on the hot seat?

    20:30 Why Marco Luciano will be one of the biggest offseason questions

    28:00 How both Giants, Orioles screwed up potential Blake Snell trade

    36:45 Looking around MLB

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    46 mins
  • How Bryce Eldridge’s rise could impact Giants’ 2025 plans
    Sep 16 2024

    Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic break down Bryce Eldridge’s promotion to Triple-A and when he could potentially make the jump to San Francisco. Also, Cole and Alex examine Buster Posey’s reported involvement in Matt Champan’s contract extension and if it signals anything about Farhan Zaidi’s future.

    1:00 Bryce Eldridge to Triple-A

    8:30 Buster Posey takes lead in Matt Chapman negotiations

    12:30 Does Posey's increased involvement signal anything about Farhan Zaidi's future?

    21:00 Discussing Heliot Ramos' splash hit

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    30 mins
  • Kontos analyzes Snell's second-half run and how Birdsong can take next step
    Sep 12 2024

    Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper examine how Mike Yastrzemski fits into the Giants’ future outfield plans, what to look for the rest of the season and speculate on the future of the “creamsicle” City Connect uniforms. Also, Alex sits down with analyst George Kontos to dissect Blake Snell’s second-half stats, and what Hayden Birdsong needs to do to take the next step.

    3:00 Discussing the future of the "creamsicle" City Connect uniforms

    14:00 How Yaz fits into the Giants

    19:30 What to look for rest of MLB season

    27:30 Kontos breaks down Snell's dominant second half

    30:00 Kontos details how Birdsong can take next step

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    37 mins
  • Fitzgerald-Luciano incident analyzed; Estes dissects Giants' closer situation
    Sep 9 2024

    Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper discuss the dugout incident between Tyler Fitzgerald and Marco Luciano, Grant McCray’s future in the Giants' outfield and when top prospect Bryce Eldridge might reach the big leagues. Alex also sits down with Shawn Estes to break down what he has seen from Kyle Harrison, Camilo Doval and Ryan Walker.2:00 Analyzing the Fitzgerald-Luciano incident

    6:00 Why the Giants haven’t moved Luciano to the outfield yet

    7:30 Where does McCray fit into the Giants’ 2025 outfield plans?

    15:30 When fans can hope to see Eldridge in San Francisco

    25:00 Estes shares what he has seen from Harrison

    29:00 Estes discusses how Giants should handle Doval, Walker

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    32 mins
  • 1-on-1 with Farhan Zaidi, Scott Boras after Matt Chapman, Giants strike deal
    Sep 5 2024

    Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic break down Matt Chapman’s six-year, $151 million contract extension with the Giants and the core of players San Francisco will be able to build around. Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and Chapman's agent, Scott Boras, then chat with Alex to share how the deal came together.

    2:30 Why Giants had to get a deal done with Matt Chapman

    5:00 Importance of Chapman's clubhouse presence

    8:15 Analyzing Giants' core for future

    13:30 Does Chapman signing indicate anything about Farhan or Bob Melvin's future?

    15:00 Zaidi details how Chapman deal impacts Giants' short and long-term plans

    21:00 Boras shares how Chapman deal got done

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    25 mins