There R Giants Pod-54 with Simon Whiteman

Richmond Flying Squirrels’ leadoff hitter, middle infielder, and new center fielder Simon Whiteman is my guest on this week’s There R Giants podcast. Simon talks about his journey to Yale and when he began thinking about a career in pro baseball. He also discusses the value of analytics for him, and his approach to playing and thinking about the game he loves. Simon is just a tremendously thoughtful and articulate young man, who you can follow on twitter @thespeedkillz.And, of course, you can follow me on twitter @rog61 and read all of my coverage of the SF Giants farm coverage at ThereRGiants.com, or subscribe to get all of my writings delivered straight to your Inbox.Intro/Outro: “The Speed of Life” by David Bowie This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rogermunter.substack.com/subscribe