Jeff and Brooks question the reasoning behind the Giants lacking in the steals department once again. Is it management? Is it personnel? Is it time to switch up the offensive approach? Also, the GOAT receives a special birthday shoutout. Pitchers Park Podcast is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Jeff Young and Brooks Knudsen. 

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Welcome to the Pitchers Park Podcast, the new San Francisco Giants podcast on FFSN. Hosted by Brooks Knudsen and Jeff Young, the show is a short, focused look into the Giants world. On today's episode, Jeff and Brooks talk about the Blake Snell injury and why Mason Black wasn't called up to replace him.

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Welcome to the first episode of Pitchers Park Podcast, the new San Francisco Giants podcast on FFSN. Hosted by Brooks Knudsen and Jeff Young, the show is a short, focused look into the Giants world.

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In their last episode, Bryan and Doug proclaimed it YAMAMOTO OR BUST... well... we're in BUST territory, and so now both hosts pitch their ideas for what constitutes the next pivot for this strange offseason. They also discuss the Jung Hoo Lee deal and the decade-plus of decisions and philosophy that have put the Giants so far back of their once archrivals.

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What's the Giants' big move or series of moves this offseason now that their archrival has added the best player on the planet to its roster? Bryan and Doug return not to lament but to plan out what the team could do that might help them save face while keeping pace with a team they were supposed to compete against, but after five years of a new front office, have only fallen farther behind. Then they talk about what the Ohtani signing could mean for the future of Giants Baseball before discussing how new Old School Pitching Coach Bryan Price could impact the team's present.

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The San Francisco Giants announced most of their coaching staff for the 2024 season this past Friday night, and Bryan and Doug examine the highs and lows of everyone's resumes. They also discuss Michael Conforto's decision to opt-in to $18 million for 2024 (a bummer? a shrug?) and the player awards season. All that before the (30:50) mark where they get into free agency and where the Giants can go based on their budget and based on need. Point of fact: FanGraphs projects 7 years/$196 million for Yoshinobu Yamamoto. For some reason Bryan said $96 million. The team has the ability to go big and still fill some needs, but just like their chances for next season even if they land a big fish this offseason, it's a little foggy when it comes to seeing where they stand with all the big fishes in free agency.

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Bryan and Doug return to evaluate the San Francisco Giants' first big move of their offseason: hiring Bob Melvin away from the San Diego Padres. It's a move that crosses a lot of t's and dots a lot of i's but leaves very little to the imagination. Are there any actual surprises in store for the team or are they following a script written by season ticketholders? Meanwhile, some listener questions are finally answered including one important question the hosts had never before considered.

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The Giants fell face-first while running down the stretch and the President of Baseball Operations' end of season press conference did little to assuage any fears that next year would be different. Bryan and Doug delve into the obvious but also deeper meanings of some of the highlights from Farhan Zaidi's conference and toy with the premise that we're living in a new era of Baseball stubbornness. They also give their final trust power rankings of the season (32:08) and the results are shocking.

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The San Francisco Giants fired their manager in an attempt to course correct, but it's a maneuver that might create more questions than it answers. Bryan and Doug look at Farhan Zaidi's lame duck status, the termination itself, and how nothing can meaningfully change restrictions put in place by ownership. After a terrible 79-83 season, the team enters yet another make-or-break offseason in an increasingly uncertain future. SF: Nothing Like It.

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Bryan and Doug try to pull out some positives from the collapsing structure that was the 2023 San Francisco Giants season. The problem is the list of negatives is much longer and fan and player grievances are warranted. Neither host thinks the front office needs to be excused, but that doesn't make them immune from criticism over this next season. The last few weeks have revealed some really janky process, a facet of the Baseball Operations department that was supposed to be world-class. What's a fan to do? Be angry. What's a front office to do? That's what we'll find out. FACTUAL ERROR NOTE: Bryan thought Rhys Hoskins was still arbitration-eligible and would therefore need to be acquired via trade. He will be a free agent.

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