Locked On Giants – Daily Podcast On The San Francisco Giants

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Locked On Giants – Daily Podcast On The San Francisco Giants episodes

May 24, 2021 Dodgers put Giants in their place—and that's OK
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick discusses the San Francisco Giants being swept at home by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, and why fans shouldn't worry too much about it.
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May 21, 2021 Led by Dubón, the Giants have been baseball's best defensive team
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks an unexpected strength of the 2021 San Francisco Giants so far: defense. A lot of people expected the Giants to be a bad defensive team, but they have exceeded expectations. Mauricio Dubón has been among the best defensive players in baseball, adding value at second base, shortstop, and in center field.
Ben also gets you set for the Giants' big upcoming series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants and Dodgers have been the two best teams in the NL in non-pitcher wRC+ (meaning they've been the two best offensive teams in the league), and their starting pitching also ranks first and second. The Giants have the edge on defense, but the Dodgers have the edge in the bullpen. It's a heavyweight matchup, and Ben gets you set for it. San Francisco will face Trevor Bauer, Walker Buehler, and Julio Urías. They'll counter with Alex Wood, TBD on Saturday, and Anthony DeSclafani.
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23 min
May 21, 2021 Giants erupt for 19 runs, sweep Reds
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick details the San Francisco Giants' 19-4 drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds, and MLB-best 28-16 start to the 2021 season.
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26 min
May 19, 2021 The Giants' offense is thriving with patience, power
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick discusses the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Anthony DeSclafani gave up a leadoff home run to Jesse Winker, but that would be the only run the Reds scored against him in seven otherwise superb innings. At the plate, the Giants struck out 17 times, but they grinded against Reds starter Luis Castillo, and Alex Dickerson connected for a clutch three-run home run against him. Brandon Crawford homered in the late innings as well. The Giants' offense as a whole has been thriving the last couple of years with patience and power, and that is nothing but a good thing. As Ben stresses, don't worry so much about the strikeouts. Last night's high total was an outlier, anyway.
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29 min
May 18, 2021 Webb, power bats sling Giants past Reds
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick breaks down the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Logan Webb delivered an excellent start, one of his very best of the season. He held down a potent offense by mixing his pitches and attacking the strike zone, which is a big key for him. Webb came out earlier than expected, and manager Gabe Kapler later revealed that it was because Webb had right shoulder soreness.
On offense, the Giants continue to hit for power. Wilmer Flores, Mike Yastrzemski, and Mauricio Dubón each homered in this game. The Giants are among the league leaders in home runs and isolated power, which bodes very well for their offense this season.
Despite jumping out to a big 5-0 lead, the Giants' bullpen once again made things too interesting. Jarlin Garcia, Matt Wisler, and Caleb Baragar had shaky outings, but thankfully Tyler Rogers provided some calm in the 9th inning. He allowed a leadoff single, and Brandon Crawford made a throwing error with two outs in the 9th, but Rogers pitched through it all to deliver another save.
Finally, Ben breaks down the Giants claiming outfielder Braden Bishop off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. Bishop is the older brother of Giants top prospect Hunter Bishop, who was selected 10th overall by the Giants in 2019.
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27 min
May 17, 2021 Analyzing the Giants 100 games into Kapler Era
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants' numbers after 100 games in the Gabe Kapler Era.
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28 min
May 14, 2021 The Giants have become a team we should expect to win
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants' business like win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Anthony DeSclafani recovered from a shaky first inning to retire the final 13 batters he faced, and the offense did just enough to get the job done. Steven Duggar hit a solo home run, and Mike Tauchman, Buster Posey, and Mike Yastrzemski did the rest of the damage. DeSclafnai was pinch hit for a little sooner than people expected considering how well he was throwing, but manager Gabe Kapler later revealed that DeSclafani wasn't feeling great and that was why he was removed.
The bullpen was mostly good, with Caleb Baragar, Zack Littell, and Tyler Rogers pitching clean innings, but Camilo Doval allowed another home run. The Giants have four relievers in the bottom 25 in the NL in win probability added this season, out of a sample of 200+. Thankfully, WPA is not a predictive statistic, but it does tell a story about a bullpen that has been pretty shaky all season long. The Giants' starting pitchers rank as the best in the game, by far, in WPA.
Ben also discusses the Giants' upcoming schedule, and what he expects for the remainder of this series, road trip, and month.
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24 min
May 13, 2021 Inbox: Giants prospects to be promoted soon?
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick answers questions from listeners about the state of the San Francisco Giants. Among the questions asked and answered are: Farhan Zaidi said prospects will be coming up in the next few weeks if they keep playing well. Who are those guys, and who gets removed from the 26-man roster to make room for them? When will Heliot Ramos be playing every day at Oracle Park? Can the Giants make the postseason with a team batting average that is 22nd in the league? My concern is that four of our five starting pitchers are free agents after this year. Do we have any in the minors that look ready for the majors next year? I finally got on Statcast and noticed some cool stuff that I’d like to hear your take on. The Giants pitchers have caused opposing batters to hit an average launch angle that is lowest in the majors. Is that their secret sauce? Pitch for ground balls? Your thoughts?
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May 12, 2021 Giants sweep Rangers, look legitimately good
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants sweeping the Texas Rangers in a two-game series, and improving upon their MLB-best numbers. They have the best home record in the majors, they're tied for the best record in MLB, and they have the second-best run differential in the NL. Logan Webb struck out a career-best 10 in Tuesday's win, Mike Tauchman was on base three times, and Mike Yastrzemski had a big run-scoring double in the first inning. Ben analyzes how the Giants are heating up at the plate, and how, combined with their excellent starting pitching thus far, the Giants look like a legitimately good team.
Ben also discusses the Giants' minor league affiliates beginning their seasons recently. He talks about where top Giants prospects were initially placed, and how they're performing thus far. Top Giants prospects Heliot Ramos, Joey Bart, Marco Luciano, Luis Matos, Seth Corry, Hunter Bishop, and Patrick Bailey are among those discussed.
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24 min
May 11, 2021 The Giants do this more than any team—and it's working
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants' 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Alex Wood was brilliant again, Brandon Belt homered, and manager Gabe Kapler pulled the right strings in the late innings with pinch-hit decisions. Austin Slater, Darin Ruf, and Mauricio Dubón were used consecutively as pinch hitters with two outs and nobody on base in the seventh inning, and all three reached base safely. Dubón's single drove in Slater as the go-ahead run.
Ben takes a look at some pinch hitting numbers for the Giants since Kapler took over prior to the 2020 season. Since that time, the Giants are first by a mile in plate appearances by pinch hitters, and they're first in wRC+ by their pinch hitters. That's a winning combination, and it's an intentional strategy. Kapler, his coaches, and the Giants' front office led by Farhan Zaidi, deserves a lot of credit for how they've built and managed this team. The Giants improved to 21-14 with the win, and they remain in first place in the NL West.
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