There R Giants

This week’s There R Giants podcast is another conversation with the wonderful Kerry Crowley. We’re talking about the shocking dismissal of Gabe Kapler and the path forward. Kerry talks about what exactly clubhouse culture is and how it works. We try to sum up Kapler’s four years with the Giants. And we talk about the other changes that we think will be necessary to get the organization where they...

It’s a two pod week, as I finish uploading my player interviews from Richmond with two more highly entertaining and informative players, 1b Logan Wyatt and RHP Wil Jensen. Both have gone through injuries and pandemic in their long journeys to this point, and both were just finishing up the best seasons of their pro careers when I caught up with them. Hopefully past the health issues that have trip...

Once again, I’m teaming up with my friend Kerry Crowley to talk all things Giants. This week, we discuss whether it’s important whether or not the Giants finish .500, tell our origin stories as Giants’ fans, and delve into the all important topic of baseball entertainment. We also talk a little Brandon Crawford as the all time great Giant possibly prepares to say goodbye. There R Giants is a reade...

This week’s episode features my conversation with the MVP of the Richmond team, Shane Matheny, talking about the team’s run to the playoffs. I also talk with reliever Sam Delaplane who discusses his baseball journey which has seen plenty of ups and downs as he battles his way back from injury and rehab. Two great conversations with two great guys! Substack now has AI-generated transcriptions of al...

Today’s pod is something a little new and different. Former Giants’ beat writer and current KNBR personality, Kerry Crowley and I are going to team up for a series of conversations about Giants’ baseball, both major and minor league versions. We’re planning to do these regularly going forward. I’ll still be mixing in my minor league conversations in the podcast as well, and possibly at some point...

This week’s episode of There R Giants’ podcast features a couple of my player interviews at The Diamond in Richmond (and thanks again to Trey Wilson and Blaine McCormick, the terrific communications staff that helps me arrange these conversations). First I spoke with Giants’ reliever Tyler Myrick, a 14th round pick in the 2021 draft out of Florida International who is turning into one of the reall...

This week I’m joined by Danny Emerman, the terrific Giants’ beat reporter for KNBR. We talk about Kyle Harrison’s debut — among many debuts — and the complications of trying to compete and develop at the big league level at the same time. You can follow Danny on Twitter @DannyEmerman or read all of his work at KNBR.com . And, of course, you can read all of my Giants’ prospect related work by becom...

This week we have a few recent interviews from The Diamond in Richmond. For the second time this year, I talk with Hayden Birdsong, who reflects on the amazing success he’s had in his first full season. Then I speak with reliever Ben Madison who’s had a slower path to Richmond, with injury and the pandemic halting his progress early in his career. Finally, I talk with Richmond Manager Dennis Pelfr...

It’s my very favorite annual tradition on the There R Giants’ podcast when MLB’s Jim Callis stops by to deliver his vast knowledge on the Giants’ newest draft class. Jim and I talk about the latest haul from the sluggers at the top to the sleepers down below and parse out some of the Giants’ strategies for finding talent. You can follow all of Jim on twitter @jimcallisMLB or just read his work, in...

My guest on this week’s pod is Marc Delucchi who covers the SF Giants and their farm system for Giants Baseball Insider , a Fan Nation site. Marc and I talk about the Giants’ recent draft haul and then dive into the stories of the first half of the season on the farm. We get into how wrong we were about Patrick Bailey, the joy of watching Luis Matos, and many of the pleasant surprises of the first...

It’s time to start thinking about the upcoming draft (July 9 for rounds 1 and 2) and I can’t think about anyone better to help me get ready than my old friend Brian Recca, who does such a great job helping out with the draft coverage for Prospects Live . Brian and I talk about the Giants’ recent draft classes, Brian’s shadow Giants draft, and, of course, who they might take with the 16th pick of t...

On this week’s podcast, Giants’ infield prospect Jimmy Glowenke talks about how cool it is to hit a championship winning home run and also the importance of failure as a tool of development. And left-handed pitcher Juan Sanchez talks about growing up on the game in Venezuela, and what it was like being stuck in a motel for months on end in 2020. Jimmy Glowenke: (1:50)Juan Sanchez (17:20) Intro/Out...

This is going to be a fun one! My guests this week are Giants’ LHP prospect Carson Whisenhunt and Richmond Hitting Coach Cory Elasik. I caught up with Whisenhunt the morning after his Double A debut with Richmond to talk about rapid promotions and the history and evolution of his plus plus changeup. Cory Elasik was the hitting coach for Eugene in 2022, before moving to Richmond for 2023, which giv...

It’s been a flurry of podcasts lately, I know! But when you have interviews this good in the can, you just can’t wait to space them out! So enjoy my conversations today with OF prospect Vaun Brown and RHP Carson Seymour. Why did Vaun return to “The Ninja?” What is Carson Seymour’s connection to Ted Lasso? All will be revealed! Vaun Brown (1:50)Carson Seymour (15:40) Intro/Outro: “We Looked Like Gi...

My guest in the latest There R Giants podcast is the voice of the San Jose Giants — as well as one of the voices of the San Francisco Giants — Joe Ritzo. Joe and I talk about what’s been an extraordinarily fun team in San Jose this year, including his thoughts on Carson Whisenhunt, Reggie Crawford, Carter Howell, Gerelmi Maldonado and many many more! You can follow Joe and his observations of the...

My guest this week is Richmond Flying Squirrels’ staff Nutritionist, Rachel Rodriguez . I’m SO excited to have finally gotten to sit down and talk with Rachel — this is one I’ve wanted to do for awhile now. Rachel talks about her professional journey, the unique challenges of trying to keep professional athletes fueled up, the role that food can play in bringing a clubhouse together, and the growi...

On this week’s edition of the podcast, it’s more interviews from The Diamond in Richmond (which means a little more noise in the dugout, BP music on the loud speakers, Will Clark hooting and hollering, etc), but the end result is well worth it. First up, Richmond Pitching Coach Paul Oseguera talks about the performance of his staff, as well as the development elements that the Giants are looking f...

My guest this week is Josh Norris of Baseball America . Josh has covered the Giants’ system for BA for several years, doing the rankings and writeups for the system in the Prospect Handbook. He also made a recent visit to see Eugene take on Spokane, so we spend plenty of time talking about progress made (or not) this spring in Eugene, some of the complications involved with sharing a facility with...

Richmond reliever Evan Gates is my guest this week — and like most of the players in this system, he’s a terrific interview: thoughtful, funny, and engaging. Evan talks about learning the game in a cold weather area, his long journey to becoming a professional and some of the reasons behind the tremendous success he’s enjoyed in his career. We also talk about his memorable appearance with Team WBC...

My guest this week is fellow Substack writer (and my former colleague back in the McCovey Chronicles days), Doug Bruzzone, who writes the wonderful “It Would Be Nice If the Giants Weren’t Bad” substack newsletter (which, as I note in the show, is a factually correct statement!). Doug and I talk mostly Sacramento River Cats action this week, focusing on the improved group of home-grown prospects th...

I’m joined this week by a couple members of the Richmond Flying Squirrels: RHP Mason Black, the Giants 3rd round pick in 2021 out of Lehigh University, and infielder Hayden Cantrelle, whom the Giants acquired from Miami last year. Mason and I talk modern training methods, arm care regime, the mental side of the game, searching for the perfect breaking pitch and much more. Hayden tells me what it f...

On this week’s episode of There R Giants podcast, I have two short interviews I did with Giants’ prospects Patrick Bailey and Ismael Munguia. I spoke to both at media day just before the new season began (with a little BP noise going on in the background). Bailey begins what is sure to be an important season for him as he climbs to the upper minors for the first time, and hopes to show a better al...

I’m joined this week by my friend Wrenzie Regodon, Giants prospect writer for Giant Baseball Insider , a FanNation site. Wrenzie and I go through the opening day rosters for all four affiliate, talking surprises, guys we’re excited to see, under the radar dudes we have our eyes on and much more for each level. It’s a super stuffed edition of the pod to get you ready for the season. Surprises (who...

This week’s guest is Chris Langin, the Director of Pitching for Driveline Baseball, a driving force in many of the revolutionary changes that have taken place in baseball player development over the last decade. Chris joins me to talk about the kinds of improvements that pitchers can make with Driveline’s biomechanics technology and data-driven approach that would have seemed miraculous to generat...

I’m joined this week by the great Jim Callis, lead prospect writer for MLB, to talk about MLB’s brand new prospect rankings list for the Giants’ system. Jim has been handling the Giants’ system for years, and his knowledge of their player development system is as extensive as anybody in the industry! Plus, he’s a great guest and always fun to talk to. You can find MLB’s Giants’ rankings on the MLB...