Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic Writer Melissa Lockard to break down the MLB Draft and what she thought of the different approaches from the Giants & A's. A 20 round version of the Draft just concluded and Melissa felt like things were close to back to normal with it. She talks about how the draft evaluation process was this year with so many players not playing much last season cause of Covid. The Giants & A's had different strategies in the Draft this year. The Giants took a ton of pitchers and Melissa talks about why they went with that approach. She talks about how team's look at taking a high school player vs a player in college. Another big question asked is always is it best available or best fit and Melissa talks about that one. And they talk about the A's drafted another Max Muncy 9 years after they drafted the Dodgers star Max Muncy.

You can read all of Melissa's great draft coverage and her minor league reports by visiting: https://theathletic.com/author/melissa-lockard/

And you can follow her on Twitter @melissalockard

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Adam Copeland is joined by the voice of the San Jose Giants Joe Ritzo to talk about some of the Giants top young prospects that have been playing down in San Jose. Marco Luciano is probably the Giants best prospect they have in their system and he has been doing amazing things down in San Jose this year. Joe says that Marco is the best player out of the field and he does things a player at his age shouldn't do. Heliot Ramos is making his way up in the Giants system and Joe saw a lot of him in San Jose. He thinks Heliot has a shot to make it to the big club if he continues on his current path. And they talk about what's the difference with a lot of the current Giants prospects compared so Giants prospects of the past and how the scouting has been a huge key for the organization.

You can follow everything San Jose Giants by visiting: https://www.milb.com/san-jose

And you can follow Joe on Twitter @JoeRitzo

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Adam Copeland is joined by KNBR Giants Pregame Host Marty Lurie to talk about the Giants surprising 1st half, what they might need at the Trade Deadline and some All-Star Game memories. Gabe Kapler and his staff has done a great job this season to lead the Giants to the top record in baseball heading into the final weekend before the break. The starting rotation has impressed after not knowing what to expect from them coming into the season. The rest of the NL West looks a little shaky right now. They talk about what the Giants might need at the Trade Deadline to improve the team to make a deep playoff run. And they both give some of their favorite All-Star Game memories from the past and what they are looking forward to in the upcoming game at Coors Field.

You can hear Marty before every Giants weekend game on KNBR 680/104.5 FM on "Talking Baseball with Marty Lurie" and you can check out all of Marty's great interviews by visiting: http://www.loveofthegameproductions.com/

You can follow Marty on Twitter @baseballmarty

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic St Louis Cardinals Writer Katie Woo to talk some Giants-Cards and how has Nolan Arenado has settled in so far in STL. They talk about all the craziness in Monday's game at Oracle Park, from Gausman throwing a no-no into the 7th to the fans doing the wave out of the blue. Nolan Arenado has been a great fit so far with the Cardinals and everyone seems to love him in St Louis. They talk about what the Cards might be looking for at the Trade Deadline. They both give their thoughts on the Giants new city connect jerseys. And what they are looking forward to the most during All-Star week.

You can read all of Katie's great St Louis Cardinals coverage by visiting: https://theathletic.com/author/katie-woo/

And you can follow her on Twitter @katiejwoo

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic Senior NBA Columnist & Former Grizzlies VP of Basketball Ops John Hollinger to talk about what the Warriors might do with Picks #7 & 14 in the upcoming NBA Draft. John thinks there is a talent drop off after Pick #8, so the Warriors could be a in a good spot to get someone at #7 or trade away the pick. He thinks there is a chance they package the picks and a big contract to get a star. John gives his thoughts on how the league views James Wiseman and what is his current value in a trade. John talks about what he thinks of Cade Cunningham and what kind of player can he be in the NBA. And he talks about the Suns advancing to the NBA Finals and how things have fallen for them pretty well all the way thru the playoffs.

You can read all of John's great NBA coverage by visiting: https://theathletic.com/author/john-hollinger/

And you can follow him on Twitter @johnhollinger

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Adam Copeland is joined by new Athletic A's beat writer Steve Berman to talk some A's, Cole Irvin and what the team might look for at the Trade Deadline. The A's take game 3 of the series vs the Giants as Cole Irvin spun a gem vs the Giants. Irvin has been a big surprise for the A's this season. Bob Melvin got tossed in Saturday's game vs the Giants and he said he was mainly sticking up for his catcher. Steve talks about what the A's might be looking for at the Trade Deadline to strengthen their team. They talk about Matt Olson not being in the top 3 of All Star voting at 1b. Olson could get a lot more pub if he is chosen for the HR Derby. And they talk about what Matt, Olson or Chapman, would be more likely to sign an extension to stay with the A's.

You can check out all of Steve's great A's and Media coverage by visiting: https://theathletic.com/author/steve-berman/

And you can follow him on Twitter @BASportsGuy

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic Warriors/NBA Writer Anthony Slater to talk about some of the possible things the Warriors could do with picks #7 & #14 in the upcoming NBA Draft. Anthony has been covering the Suns this postseason once the W's were eliminated and he talks about how impressive the Valley Oop was by Ayton to win Game 2. He talks about how there are some comparisons to Ayton and James Wiseman, but they are much different players when they started in the league. Anthony talks about some possible things the Warriors could do with their 2 1st round picks in the upcoming Draft. And they talk about what people are saying about how deep this draft is and how there are a lot of differing opinions.

You can check out Slater's article on all the Warriors draft possibilities by visiting: https://theathletic.com/2670022/2021/06/25/exploring-the-warriors-draft-options-trade-up-trade-down-trade-out-for-veteran-help/

And you can follow Anthony on Twitter @anthonyVslater

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic Giants Writer Andrew Baggarly to talk about some of the big stories involving the Giants. Crazy win on Wednesday by the Giants down in Anaheim. The guys talk about some of the craziness that happened. Brandon Belt got injured in that game, so there could be an upcoming roster move if Belt goes on the IL. Andy talks about the struggles of Mike Tauchman and the possible return of LaMonte Wade Jr. And they talk about what the Giants could be looking for at the Trade Deadline to improve the team.

To read all of Baggs great Giants coverage, visit: https://theathletic.com/author/andrew-baggarly/

Check him out with Grant Brisbee 2 times a week on the "Baggs & Brisbee" Podcast by visiting: https://theathletic.com/podcast/14-baggs-and-brisbee/

And you can follow him on Twitter @extrabaggs

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Adam Copeland is joined by Athletic Dodgers & former Angels writer Fabian Ardaya to talk about the NL West race and the amazing season Shohei Ohtani is having. Fabian and Albert Pujols both made the move from the Angels to the Dodgers at about the same time. Fabian talks about the season Pujols has had for both teams so far. They talk about how the Dodgers are taking all the changes in the rules of baseball about sticky substances on baseballs. Fabian gives his thoughts on if he thinks the Dodgers think the Giants are a legit team and if they think this is going to be a 3 team race to the end of the season. And they talk about the amazing season that Shohei Ohtani is having this season with the bat and on the mound.

You can read all of Fabian's great Dodgers coverage by visiting: https://theathletic.com/author/fabian-ardaya/

And you can follow him on Twitter @FabianArdaya

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Adam Copeland is joined by Executive Director of the SF Glens Mike McNeill talks about the success of the Glens, teaching young kids and their new facility on Treasure Island. Mike talks about the crazy season during the pandemic and how it was a big challenge. The new facility on Treasure Island is putting San Francisco on the map for soccer. Mike hopes for bigger and better things in San Francisco for soccer. And the guys talk about the Euros and who is the team to beat.

To get more info on the San Francisco Glens, visit: https://www.sfglens.com/

To get more info about the academy, visit: http://www.sfglensacademy.com/

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