Episodes
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There R Giants Pod-261 with Trey Wilson
In light of the Richmond Flying Squirrels being named the 2026 MiLB Organization of the Year, this seemed like a perfect time to get together with Squirrels’ Director of Communications (other duties as assigned) and talk over a truly magical and incredibly historic year in Richmond. There R…
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There R Giants Pod-260 with Alex Pavlovic
My guest this week is NBC Sports Bay Area beat writer, Alex Pavlovic. We talk about the perception that the Giants are moving against the grain of analytically-driven decision making, the upcoming roster crunch, and the way forward for this Giants’ team. There R Giants is a reader-supported...
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KROG #51
Time for the off-season (for the Giants at least). Kerry Crowley and I get into the question of whether the Giants should look to compete in 2027 or take a step back for runs in 2028 and 2029 — and whether or not it really changes their winter strategy very much. There R Giants is a...
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There R Giants Pod-259 with Matthew Knauer
One of my favorite twitter follows, Matthew Knauer joins me this week to talk pitch shapes, pitch data, and analysis, the Giants upcoming roster crunch, sleeper arms in the org, and much more. Matthew is a great follow on Twitter (@matthewk36711) as well as a contributor to another of my favorite...
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There R Giants Pod-258 with Zander Darby, Kaeden Kent, and Jacob Bresnahan
I’m clearing out the last of my in-season interviews on this week’s podcast. There’s a lot of out-of-date talk about upcoming playoffs, but also a lot of great conversation looking back on the season that passed — successes, failures, trades, promotions, and trying to keep pushing through it all!...
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There R Giants Pod-257 with Jhonny Level and Cam Maldonado
I still have a few more conversations with players that I recorded in the final few weeks of the season to get out, and today is a big one! We start with my conversation with Jhonny Level, who simply had a sensational season at the age of 19, vaulting into the Top 100 level of prospectdom as the...
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KROG #50
Kerry Crowley and I sift though the ashes of the 2026 Giants’ season seeking for things we have learned, things we have enjoyed, and things we’re looking forward to next year. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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There R Giants Pod-256 with Jacob Heyward and Dennis Pelfrey
With minor league playoff season in full gear, it seems only right to dedicate this week’s podcast to men leading their teams into the post-season. I was able to speak with Eugene Manager Jacob Heyward during the team’s final hometand before the playoffs (which ended sadly for his squad, though...
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There R Giants Pod-255 with Henry Lalane and Luis Piño
To get you ready for Game One of the Eugene Emeralds’ quest for their third NWL Championship this decade, I have a conversation today with the Game One starter, Henry Lalane, who is a new arrival in the Giants’ organization. With the help of pitching coach Luis Piño, who served as translator…
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There R Giants Pod-254 with Lisbel Diaz and Jancel Villarroel
This week’s episode features a couple of conversations I had last week with young players who have been promoted recently from Eugene to Richmond, outfielder Lisbel Diaz, and catcher Jancel Villarroel. Both earned their promotions with outstanding first half performances in the NWL. Diaz is tied...
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There R Giants Pod-253 with Justin Allegri
My guest this week is Justin Allegri, who has been one of the voices of the San Jose Giants for more than 10 years. Justin and I talk about the amazing crop of shortstops who have come through the San Jose roster this year, as well as how the pitching sets up for the team’s coming defense of its...
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KROG #49
Kerry Crowley and I sift through the what’s worth watching over the final months of a dismal season, and then shift our focus down to San Jose, where the real excitement for the organization is performing nightly. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support…
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There R Giants Pod-252 with Dakota Jordan, Gavin Kilen, and Trevor Cohen
A trio of brand new Squirrels, who transferred the top of the Eugene Emeralds’ lineup 3,000 miles to the east last week. We talk transitions, development, competing, and being good teammates on this week’s edition of the pod. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts...
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There R Giants Pod-251 with Michael Holmes
Giants Senior Director of Amateur Scouting, Michael Holmes joins me to talk about the Giants’ 2026 exciting draft class, and the many months of hard work that went into it. Great job by his entire scouting department injecting a lot of new talent into the system! I really appreciate Michael…
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KROG #48
Kerry and Roger present A Guide to Watching the Dog Days of a Dying Season There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...
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There R Giants Pod-250 with Jim Callis
It’s here! The annual favorite as MLB’s great Jim Callis joins me to talk over the Giants’ 2026 draft. We have arms to discuss! Lots of them. Come for the Jackson Flora gushing, stay for Jim’s hot take regarding Carson Bolemon. This is a fun one! There R Giants is a reader-supported publication.…
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KROG #47
Go hence, and have more talk of these sad things. For never was a story of more woe than the 2026 San Francisco Giants. Kerry and I go to Shakespearean lengths to try to figure out what is ailing this organization. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support...
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There R Giants Pod-249 with Jacob Archer
On this week’s podcast, I chat with Emeralds’ play by play man, Jacob Archer, to talk over Eugene’s amazing first half. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like…
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KROG #46
It’s a whole lot of Bryce Eldridge talk on the latest KROG podcast, as Kerry Crowley and I kick around what the emergence of their top prospect means for the franchise going forward. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a…
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There R Giants Pod-248 with Dayson Croes, Ben Peterson, and Jean Carlos Sio
It’s another week of gathered player interviews from CarMax Park in Richmond, VA. As the Squirrels close in on a first half title, I talk with a couple of new Richmond players and one who is newly returned to get their views on how their year of development has been going so far. There R Giants…
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There R Giants Pod-247 with Dennis Pelfrey and Trey Wilson
On this week’s podcast, we’re talking Richmond Flying Squirrels and their magical first half. First I speak with Richmond manager Dennis Pelfrey regarding the success his group has had, not only with the W-L record, but also with helping prepare their players to move onwards and upwards. Then I...
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There R Giants Pod-246 with Parks Harber, Ty Hanchey, Joe Whitman, and Mitch White
It’s a Richmond Flying Squirrel bonanza, as I roll out a bunch of player interviews from the past two homestands. I talk with Parks Harber about his health, his experience in big league camp, and his work in the outfield. Virginian Ty Hanchey relives a magical moment in front of friends and…
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There R Giants Pod-245 with Joe Doyle
Joe Doyle, draft expert from Overslot Baseball dot com and the MLB Draft Podcast, joins me to talk a little 2026 draft. Joe and I get into why floating Roch Cholowsky “isn’t a thing,” the chance of things getting squirrelly in the top three, and how the new #29 pick (and its associated bonus pool...
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KROG #45
Of course, I needed to post this immediately after we recorded yesterday, otherwise I was just tempting the Gods with that “Lou Brown winning streak” stuff. But otherwise, Kerry and I had a lot to dig into with the Giants’ content-generating ways of late! There R Giants is a reader-supported...
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There R Giants Pod-244 with Jonah Cox and Drew Cavanaugh
Perfect timing for this week’s pod, as the two heroes from last night’s walk-off victory at CarMax Park both sat down with me this week to discuss comebacks and walk offs (naturally) as well as what makes this Richmond team such a special group and what sort of work is going on in the background…
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There R Giants Pod-243 with Greg Farone and Tyler Vogel
I’ve already share these interviews in video format, but I know folks come to my content from different places and with different preferences for consuming information, so I’m going to include them as a standalone podcast as well. These interviews with Richmond Flying Squirrels pitchers Greg…
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There R Giants Pod-242 with Wrenzie Regodon
I’m joined this week by my friend, Wrenzie Regodon, who you probably know as Giant Prospective on Twitter or at his Patreon site. As usual, we spend a long time looking over all four of the affiliate rosters and picking out the most interesting parts of the rosters, as well as tabbing sleepers,...
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KROG #45
Kerry Crowley and I break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Giants’ cold start. We try to make sense of the bullpen usage. And we talk a few prospects who are hitting along the way. It’s a new KROG, back by popular demand! There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new...
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There R Giants Pod-241 with Maui Ahuna, Scott Bandura, and Dennis Pelfrey
Yesterday was media day at the gorgeous, brand-spanking new CarMax Park in Richmond. And, while taking in the beautiful new digs, I got to speak with players Maui Ahuna and Scott Bandura, and the long-time manager of the Flying Squirrels, Dennis Pelfrey, about the upcoming season. Enjoy! * Maui...
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KROG #44
Kerry Crowley and I talk about my annual trip to Papago Park and minor league spring training, where the Giants’ are in terms of competitive windows, and how the bullpen is likely to shake out in the next couple of months. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and...
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There R Giants Pod-240 with Gavin Kilen
On this week’s pod, I have a sort of hybrid for you from my spring training trip to Scottsdale. First, I’m flying solo, talking about the players that have jumped out at me during my time at Papago Park the past week or so. It’s been a fun trip, with a lot of bats really standing out in my looks....
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KROG #43
Opening Night is less than two weeks away…. and there are decisions to be made for the Giants! One jumbo-sized one, and a whole lot of smaller ones. KROG is here to help. Kerry Crowley and I dive into the Bryce Eldridge question and try to straighten out the bullpen and final bench assignments....
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There R Giants Pod-239 with Alex Pavlovic
NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic joins me to talk a lot about the Bryce Eldridge decision, and a little about the Luis Hernandez decision — with a lot of bullpen conversation along the way! It’s a spring spectacular with opening day less than 10 days away. There R Giants is a reader-supported...
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There R Giants Pod-238 with Shayna Rubin
SF Chronicle’s Giants’ beat writer, Shayna Rubin, joins me this week to talk about camp battles and young players making impressions early on in camp. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a...
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KROG #42
Kerry Crowley and I finally have some baseball to talk about…sort of! As the Giants get ready for their first games of 2026, KROG discusses what we’re looking forward to most in this year’s camp. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider...
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There R Giants Pod-237 with Jim Callis
As signs of baseball spring to life once again, MLB’s Jim Callis returns to talk Spring Breakout series, an improving Giants’ farm system, and we even sneak in a little early draft talk! Jim will be dropping his MLB Top 30 for the Giants on March 4 — and he even gives us a sneak peak at where a...
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There R Giants Pod-236 with Carlos Gutierrez
Giants’ young OF prospect, Carlos Gutierrez, is my guest on this week’s podcast. We talk about his surprise at making the San Jose squad last year — and the amazing season he had there. We also talk about his efforts to over come the continuing back issues that have sidelined him, and his hopes…
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There R Giants Pod-235 with Luis de la Torre
My guest this week is Giants’ left-hander, Luis de la Torre, who is coming off one of the biggest and most unexpected break out campaigns of 2025. De la Torre talks about when he knew big things were coming for him, how it felt to be given the starting assignment for the Cal League clincher, and...
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KROG #41
Kerry Crowley and I talk about the Giants’ signing of Harrison Bader. We also talk CJ Abrams, Brendan Donovan, and the moves still potentially to be made as they start packing the trucks for Arizona. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work,...
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There R Giants Pod-234 with Michael Holmes
Giants’ Senior Director of Amateur Scouting, Michael Holmes is my guest this week. With the college season just about to get underway, this seemed like a great time to talk with Michael about the impending search for a star at the #4 position in the draft. Given how much changes in the course of...
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There R Giants Pod-233 with Joe Salermo
Once again this year, Giants’ Senior International Scouting Director, Joe Salermo, joins me to talk about the January 15 international signing class. This year’s group was only three players, thanks to the Giants handing out MLB’s largest signing bonus this year to Venezuelan shortstop, Luis...
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KROG #40
Kerry Crowley and Roger Munter ring in the new year…..without much new to discuss (other than the unwanted Kyle Tucker news that dropped last night). We talk austerity, strategies for improvement, why 2b has moved to the front of the wish lists, and think about the long-term strategy with an...
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There R Giants Pod-232 with Trent Harris
Giants relief prospect Trent Harris joins me from Scottsdale, AZ, where he’s working hard to get ready for the 2026 season. Trent talks about the jarring transition pitchers face when heading to the PCL, what he learned from his first experience in Triple-A, and how he’s working to incorporate...
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There R Giants Pod-231 with Josh Norris
With Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook now out in digital form, and the system top 30s up on BA’s site, it’s a perfect time to check in with Josh Norris, who has handled the Giants’ chapter of the Handbook for many years now. Josh talks about a system that has taken a large step forward over…
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There R Giants Pod-230 with Eli Walsh
Eli Walsh joins me to talk about Baseball Prospectus’ Giants’ prospect rankings which just dropped last Friday. We get into a few mano á mano debates in the system — including Bryce Eldridge vs Josuar Gonzalez at the very top — and talk outfielders, shortstops, and a lot about left-handed…
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KROG #39
It’s Silent Night at the Hot Stove, and Kerry Crowley and I are here to dissect the difficult path ahead for the Giants this off-season. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public…
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There R Giants Pod-229 with Eric Longenhagen
To celebrate the winter meetings, I’m having a double podcast week! Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen joins me direct from Orlando to talk Rule 5 picks, Marco Luciano’s development, the Giants’ contingent at Arizona Fall League, and much more. If you’re interested hearing about Josuar Gonzalez, Parks...
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There R Giants Pod-228 with Maria Guardado (update)
I’m not sure exactly why, but it appears that the post for today’s podcast went out with no media attached to it, so there’s nothing to listen to when you try to play it. It sounded great on my side of the curtain before it went out over the interwebs, so I’m not entirely sure how to fix things...
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There R Giants Pod-228 with Maria Guardado
As the Winter Meetings get started in Orlando, FL, I’m joined by Giants’ beat reporter, Maria Guardado of MLB.com, to talk about the situation the Giants find themselves in this winter as they try to improve upon a long run of mediocre seasons. We talk pitching, money, potential avenues for...
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KROG #38
Kerry Crowley and I light the pilot on the hot stove season, and look at where the Giants have got to focus their offseason efforts in this edition of the KROG podcast. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid...