The Kerry Crowley Show

The San Francisco Giants reportedly agreed to terms on a four-year, $44 million deal with right-handed pitcher Jordan Hicks on Friday. Hicks has only started eight games in his major league career, but the Giants will apparently see what the former Cardinals and Blue Jays pitcher can offer them out of the rotation. Hicks has clear upside, but the move is obviously a gamble. In this episode of The...

In this edition of the Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry analyzes the parallels between the Giants' rumored pursuit of free-agent third baseman Matt Chapman and their December, 2017 trade for Evan Longoria. Kerry looks at the Giants' options at third base in 2024, zeroing in on what Chapman, J.D. Davis, Casey Schmitt and external options could bring the franchise depending on the path the front office sel...

After signing Jung Hoo Lee, the San Francisco Giants still face pressure to add to their roster this offseason and build a team capable of contending in the National League West. The Giants are reportedly interested in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Matt Chapman and other top free-agents, so who is most likely to sign in San Francisco and who is headed elsewhere? In this edition of The Kerry Cro...

In this edition of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry and co-host Roger Munter are back for a KROG podcast as they discuss the Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers contract, the news Jung Hoo Lee is reportedly joining the Giants and the national conversation surrounding whether San Francisco is hurting the franchise's ability to recruit free agents.

In this edition of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry welcomes Roger Munter back for a special K-Rog episode as they discuss what did and didn't happen at Winter Meetings, their favorite SF Giants' free-agent memories and how the franchise should proceed as the offseason rolls along. Plus, Roger analyzes the Rule 5 draft.

What will it take to sign Shohei Ohtani? Could the Giants add Yoshinobu Yamamoto instead? And what happens if they have to pivot? In this edition of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry analzyes why this week is the most important yet in the Farhan Zaidi era and how Winter Meetings could shape the future of the organization.

In this episode of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry analyzes three hitters and three pitchers the Giants should look at on the trade market this winter. While free agency is likely still the best option for the Giants to add star power to the organization, fans are all too familiar with missing out on top players. If that happens this year, the Giants should have a plan to pivot and several prominent...

In this episode of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry discusses why the Giants' front office and ownership should be feeling pressure as free agents begin to sign with teams and their options become more limited. Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Matt Chapman are still available, but other teams are hungry to add stars and the Giants must work to deliver on their promises to keep fans interested an...

In this episode of the Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry and Roger Munter join forces for the latest K-Rog pod to talk about organizational changes this offseason, philosophical changes in the way the Giants develop pitchers and potential changes to the roster this offseason. Plus, who would Kerry and Roger be most comfortable over-paying?

Is signing Shohei Ohtani realistic for the SF Giants? For a team that has struggled to land superstars in free agency, it feels like an uphill battle. In this episode of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry analyzes the type of contract the Giants will need to offer to sign Ohtani and what the baseball unicorn's presence would mean for the future of the franchise.

The SF Giants should be in the market for top free-agent starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. How else can they turn their team into a contender this winter? In this episode of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry analyzes what a dream offseason could look like for the team if it doesn't sign Shohei Ohtani and what the Giants' priorities should be in the free-agent and trade markets.

In this week's episode of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry sits down with ThereRGiants writer Roger Munter to discuss the Bob Melvin hiring and what the new manager's presence means to the organization. Kerry and Roger dive into Melvin's tenure with the Oakland A's and talk about parallels between the way the A's ran their organization with Melvin leading the team and how the Giants will approach a n...

It's not quite that extreme, but in this episode of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry explains why recent Giants developments should be concerning and why fans should put pressure on the franchise to spend money this offseason. Hiring Bob Melvin as manager was a step in the right direction, but the Giants have to ensure they give Melvin the right talent to work with in San Francisco.

Bob Melvin is poised to become the next manager of the San Francisco Giants. In this episode of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry analzyes the Giants' process and looks at why the franchise should be happy Melvin agreed to leave the division rival Padres to come home to the Bay Area.

Bruce Bochy is cruising through the playoffs with the Texas Rangers while the San Francisco Giants are sitting at home. Why did Bochy decide to retire? Are rumors that he was forced out by the organization true? In this edition of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry explains his perspective from covering the final years of the Bochy era in San Francisco.

Kerry Crowley analyzes the MLB postseason and looks at what the games played so far reveal about the Giants' offseason needs. From signing stars to needing homegrown players to live up to expectations, the Giants have a long road ahead to get on the same level as the teams currently competing for a World Series title.

The Giants are looking to replace Gabe Kapler this offseason. The Kerry Crowley Show analyzes whether the franchise will be able to hire a top candidate, why candidates should express skepticism about the job and which internal and external candidates are already on the radar.

As the San Francisco Giants begin a search for their next manager, The Kerry Crowley Show takes a look at what changes the franchise must make to find success in the future. Kerry and There R Giants writer Roger Munter break down the biggest questions must answer in the post-Gabe Kapler era and analyze whether the organization will be able to see the forest through the trees.

The San Francisco Giants announced they fired manager Gabe Kapler on Friday, making the decision with three games to go in the regular season. Was Kapler the team's primary problem? Or were bigger organizational issues at play? The latest edition of The Kerry Crowley Show discusses where the Giants go from here.

As another disappointing San Francisco Giants season winds down, ace Logan Webb called for "big changes." In the latest edition of The Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry shows how the Giants compare to other teams around baseball, the rest of the NL West, how their front office and manager are viewed and why ownership must invest in the product to avoid bigger problems next season.

On this edition of the Kerry Crowley Show, There R Giants writer Roger Munter is back for a joint episode as Kerry and Roger break down whether or not a .500 record matters, how people fall in love with baseball, what's missing from this Giants' roster and what they thought about Tom Verducci's recent article about the franchise.

Buster Posey brought the San Francisco Giants to unprecedented heights on the field. A year after joining the Giants' ownership group, fans want to know what to expect from him in a new role and what kind of an impact he can make in helping them feel a connection with a franchise at a crossroads.

The Giants are chasing a playoff spot and in the midst of a wild card race, but many fans feel they've lost a deeper connection to the team. In this episode, Kerry Crowley traces the roots of fan frustration back to 1958, linking generations of Giants fans who grew up rooting for Willie Mays, Will Clark and Buster Posey together while examining how the franchise's past can inform its future.

In this edition of the Kerry Crowley Show, Kerry links up with Roger Munter for a conversation about developing talent at the major league level, how the Giants' farm system looks right now and concerns about whether the organization has enough talent to build a core that can contend for a playoff spot on an annual basis.

The San Francisco Giants swept the Colorado Rockies over the weekend to make the National League wild-card race a little more interesting. The organization still needs to change this offseason, but those big-picture concerns shouldn't take away from the important matter at hand: trying to win while developing young talent. Plus, could Mike Trout fill the void of star power in San Francisco? Kerry...