SF Chronicle’s great beat writer Susan Slusser joins me from Arizona to talk about a fascinating Giants camp. Susan discusses the importance of Bob Melvin’s presence, the clear need for more starting pitching, the shortstop situation and much, much more.

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Intro/Outro: “Turn It On” by Sleater-Kinney

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NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic drops by the pod to talk early buzz from the Giants’ spring camp. We talk about people sleeping on Kyle Harrison, all the young arms in camp, the chances that the Giants capture a generation of Korean baseball fans, and we get into a surprising amount of Tyler Fitzgerald love!

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Intro/Outro: “First Date” by Blink-182

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Kerry and I talk Brandon Crawford’s departure to St. Louis and Nick Ahmed’s arrival and how the two are joined. We also catch up to the Jorge Soler signing. And we continue to be fascinated by the burden the Giants seem to content to place on their young pitching. We also get into communications strategies and public messaging in today’s KROG podcast.

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Intro/Outro: “Panda and the Freak” by The Baseball Project

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The Athletic’s Grant Brisbee joins me to talk about the Giants’ incredible pitching experiment, the “two timelines” theory of Giants’ roster construction, and exactly how much is on the line in the coming year.

You can (and should!) read all of Grant’s great work at The Athletic, and follow him on Twitter for the jokes and record collection talk @GrantBrisbee. You can follow me on Twitter @Rog61, or on Notes here on Substack, or become a There R Giants’ subscriber to get all of my work delivered straight to your Inbox.

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Intro/Outro: “What’s He Building?” by Tom Waits

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While mired in the desolation of another heart-breaking 49ers loss, Kerry and I try to figure out what exactly the Giants approach to the coming season really is. We talked about why signing Jorge Soler (done!) and more still makes sense while overall pitching-focused rebuild provides long-range strategy.

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Intro/Outro: “With Arms Outstretched” by Rilo Kiley

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This week I’m joined by Lance Brozdowski, Player Development Analyst for the Marquee Sports Network — which is pretty much the coolest job title in all of baseball as far as I’m concerned. Lance also has a fantastic You Tube channel on which he does deep dives into the prospect world, using the type of data-driven development lens that all modern front offices are using.

I particularly want to highlight two videos that Lance posted earlier this winter that we’ll be referring to a lot in this pod:

* An Overview of MiLB Organizational Hitting Philosophies

* An Overview of MiLB Organizational Pitching Philosophies

Those videos don’t highlight the Giants’ philosophies — that’s what today’s podcast is here for — but they do give a context for how philosophies differ across baseball.

You can keep up with all of Lance’s work by following him on Twitter at LanceBroz or right here on SubstackLance's Pitcher Notes

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Intro/Outro: “Wake Up” by Arcade Fire

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Kerry and Roger get back together to talk about the risky nature of the Giants’ current roster which includes plenty of upside but little certainty. How will it come together?

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Intro/Outro: “Take a Chance on Me” by ABBA

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This week I’m joined by one of the best sources for Giants’ international baseball news, and a long-time essential Giants’ twitter follow known as GPT, or Giants Prospects.

We talk about the history of Giants’ scouting and development in the international realm, the importance of Marco Luciano’s success, the most recent international class, and a tease for next year. It’s always great to get to talk with Avi and dig into the international scene.

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Intro/Outro: “Internacional” by The Brazilian Girls

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Baseball Prospectus’ prospect writer Eli Walsh drops by the pod to discuss this year’s BPro Giants rankings, and take a look back at the progress of last year’s group as well. We talk a lot of Marco Luciano and Kyle Harrison (and Casey Schmitt!) and get into the young bats, the pitching depth, and a few sleepers Eli likes.

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Intro/Outro: “Girl of 100 Lists” by The Go-Gos

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Kerry Crowley and I team up for yet another KROG podcast, diving into this long, slow winter of cold stove action. We talk about where the line falls between “bold action” and “silly money,” and wonder if the Giants’ new strategy is actually a return to the “soft rebuild?” And we try to find the perfect players additions that will allow the team to both develop and compete in 2024.

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Intro/Outro: “Which Will” by Lucinda Williams

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