EPISODE · Jan 8, 2025 · 21 MIN
Why Giants' reported Justin Verlander agreement makes sense
from Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants Podcast · host NBC Sports Bay Area
On this emergency episode of "Giants Talk," Alex Pavlovic and George Kontos break down San Francisco's reported one-year, $15 million contract with veteran ace Justin Verlander, why the deal made sense for president of baseball operations Buster Posey and who should be the fifth starting pitcher.Intro:1:10 – Verlander always made sense to Alex as a one year deal3:00 – Continues Buster’s trend trying to make the team “interesting”4:10 – Breaking down why he got $15 millionKontos:6:40 – Kontos on the signing of Verlander8:00 – Has Kontos met Verlander?8:40 – Why he made sense for the Giants right now11:10 – On his fastball velocity and if he’ll need to adjust how he pitches13:40 – Who’s Kontos’ favorite for the fifth starting pitching spot?15:50 – Kontos on Willy Adames16:50 – If Kontos could add one more player to the roster, who would it be?18:00 – What it was like playing against Verlander in Game 1 in 2012 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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On this emergency episode of "Giants Talk," Alex Pavlovic and George Kontos break down San Francisco's reported one-year, $15 million contract with veteran ace Justin Verlander and why the deal made sense for president of baseball operations Buster Posey.
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