Locked On Giants – Daily Podcast On The San Francisco Giants

Tyler Beede turned in another rough outing, and the Giants' young starters are officially leaking oil. Alex Dickerson was activated off the injured list and Pablo Sandoval was placed on the IL with an elbow injury. Meanwhile, Mike Yastrzemski stayed hot with the bat.

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Madison Bumgarner twirled a gem, the Giants ratcheted up their commitment to platoons, and things got dicey in a torturous 9th.

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What will the Giants do in the rotation? What's up with Brandon Belt? Which Giants minor leaguers are expendable? Answers to those questions and more in today's off-day Q&A.

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Capped by their most entertaining game in years, the Giants took three of four from the Phillies and stayed in the thick wild card race. Will Smith had a big hit and laughed all the way up the line, Scooter Gennett had a splash hit, and Bruce Bochy managed like it was Game 7 of the World Series. Friday's loss and Saturday's win are also discussed, as is Steven Duggar's injury status.

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Madison Bumgarner and Mike Yastrzemski stole the show in a dominant win over the Phillies, and Joey Bart, Heliot Ramos, and Sean Hjelle were promoted to Double-A Richmond. Other topics discussed include Joe Panik signing with the Mets and Logan Webb's promotion to Triple-A Sacramento.

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The Giants were swept by the Nationals and may have lost Steven Duggar to another significant shoulder injury. If Duggar has to go on the IL, who will be called up to take his place?

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In a predicable yet jarring move, the Giants DFA'd their struggling second baseman Joe Panik. We look back on his iconic contributions to the franchise, and explain why the move was difficult but ultimately made sense.

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The Giants have gone ice cold with the bats—is a roster shakeup needed? Connor Menez will be recalled from Triple-A to make his second major league start tonight, but do the Giants need to bring up some position players as well?

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The Giants have a -17 run differential since July 18, as their bats and starters have gone cold. Bruce Bochy made a questionable decision that loomed large on Friday, the Giants had a clutch comeback win on Saturday, and Tyler Beede and the offense (besides Donovan Solano, who homered twice) struggled on Sunday. The Giants' upcoming nine-game homestand comes at a good time.

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Dereck Rodriguez was roughed up in three innings of work and was critical of how he's been handled. The offense continued to struggle. A flurry of moves could happen today; could Joe Panik's Giants tenure be over?

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