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.

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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.

And then in the second half of the program (20:45 mark), I have a short interview with Gavin Kilen, whom I was able to talk to for a few minutes before last week’s Spring Breakout game. Kilen, last year’s 1st round pick, was a little dinged up from the end of his Tennessee season when he joined the Giants last summer, but he is looking strong this spring and raring to go — and should be one of the top bats in the system when the minor league season starts next weekend.

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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. Kerry even comes up with a late spring trade idea! Were sooooo close to the real thing!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 couple of players are landing on the list this year.

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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 for the coming year.

As the organization looks to develop more well-rounded players with supreme contact skills, Gutierrez figures to be a big part of the coming wave of outfielders, with his long history of outstanding bat-to-ball ability and that sweet left-handed swing. You also get a sense here for how smart a player he is, and what he’s looking to improve in his game. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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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 the many big goals he has set for himself in 2026. He’s going to be one of the really fun talents to watch in the upcoming year, and as you will hear, he’s got some big plans for what he wants to accomplish!

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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.

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