Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants Podcast

Why Giants' reported Justin Verlander agreement makes sense


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On this emergency episode of "Giants Talk," Alex Pavlovic and George Kontos break down San Francisco's reported one-year, $15 million contract with veteran ace Justin Verlander, why the deal made sense for president of baseball operations Buster Posey and who should be the fifth starting pitcher.

Intro:

1:10 – Verlander always made sense to Alex as a one year deal

3:00 – Continues Buster’s trend trying to make the team “interesting”

4:10 – Breaking down why he got $15 million

Kontos:

6:40 – Kontos on the signing of Verlander

8:00 – Has Kontos met Verlander?

8:40 – Why he made sense for the Giants right now

11:10 – On his fastball velocity and if he’ll need to adjust how he pitches

13:40 – Who’s Kontos’ favorite for the fifth starting pitching spot?

15:50 – Kontos on Willy Adames

16:50 – If Kontos could add one more player to the roster, who would it be?

18:00 – What it was like playing against Verlander in Game 1 in 2012

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Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants PodcastBy Alex Pavlovic, Cole Kuiper, NBC Sports Bay Area

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