There R Giants – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Kerry Crowley and I sweep up the ashes of a disappointing season, talk about the player development system, and look for signs of hope.

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Intro/Outro: “Float On” by Modest Mouse

More player interviews from Eugene on this week’s edition of the podcast. I caught up with Trent Harris, one of the biggest pop up relievers of the year in the Giants’ system, Joe Whitman, the 2nd rounder from Kent State who his having a really strong first year, and Charlie Szykowny, who’s been having a sneaky good under the radar first season.

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Intro/Outro: “A Beginning Song” by The Decemberists

Eli Walsh, part of the fine prospect-coverage crew at Baseball Prospectus stops by to join me and talk about a few of the players on the San Jose and Sacramento rosters. Eli writes the Giants’ organizational rankings for B-Pro, and helps fill in some of my West Coast blindspots with his first-hand reports from the Cal League and PCL.

We talk big players like Bryce Eldridge and Carson Whisenhunt, and a few more obscure discoveries, like Trent Harris and Cesar Perdomo. Check out all of Eli’s work at the Monday Morning Ten Pack (including this week’s report on Whisenhunt), and follow him on twitter at walsh_eli to find all of his prospect coverage.

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Intro/Outro: “Twisting by the Pool” by Dire Straits

My guest this week is Eric Flemming, formerly Assistant Farm Director for the SF Giants. Eric digs into the bombshell news that the MLBPA is working to help form a union for minor league players. We talk benefits, costs, complications, and degree of hopefulness on a true Labor Day edition of the There R Giants podcast.

To read Eric’s blog posts, follow him on twitter @EricFlemming or just go straight to mlbinsidepitch.com. And you can keep up all of my work by following me on twitter @rog61 or simply becoming a subscriber to There R Giants to get daily, ad-free content on Giants’ prospects delivered straight to your Inbox.

Intro/Outro: “There is Power in a Union” by Billy Bragg

The Athletic’s Andy Baggarly joins me to talk about his recent trips to Eugene and Sacramento to check in on Giants’ prospects. We talk some of the success stories and struggles on the farm, and, by popular demand, a whole lot of Vaun Brown content!

You can (and should!) follow Andy on twitter @extrabaggs to catch all of his great work on the Giants’ organization. And, of course, follow me @rog61 or become a There R Giants’ subscriber to get all of my Giants’ prospect related work direct to your Inbox.

Intro/Outro: “Wall of Death” by R.E.M.

My guest this week is the great Jim Callis from MLB Pipeline who stops by to talk about the Giants’ draft class and the latest MLB.com Top 30 ranking of the Giants’ system. As Jim says, it’s been a pretty volatile year on the Giants’ farm with a lot of big risers and big fallers, making for a pretty fascinating snapshot in time.

You can (and should) follow all of Jim’s work on Twitter @jimcallisMLB and of course you can keep up with all of my work by following me on Twitter @rog61 or by becoming a subscriber to There R Giants.

IntroDraft Class Overview: Crawford and Whisenhunt (1:30)Favorite “Other” Arm from Draft (10:18)Newest Top 30: Big Risers (12:00)Luciano and Harrison at Top (17:20)Luis Matos’ Season (19:25)Great Defenders at Top of List: McCray, Matos, Arteaga, Schmitt (22:00)Bottom Half: Wilson and Beck (26:30)Jim’s Favorite Guy from Back Half (32:30)

Intro/Outro: “Who’ll Be the Next In Line” by The Kinks

This week’s podcast contains a couple player interviews I was able to do on my recent west coast trip. I sat down with Vaun Brown in Eugene and then while I was in San Jose was able to speak with Grant McCray by telephone. Both of them discuss their terrific breakout years and the work that lay behind that success.

Look for more player profile stories coming over the next week or so at There R Giants.com.

Grant Brisbee of The Athletic stops by to talk about the Giants trade deadline, a disappointing 2022 and the path forward on the latest edition of There R Giants podcast.

You can (and should!) follow the wit and wisdom of Grant on twitter @GrantBrisbee and read his work at The Athletic. And, of course, you can follow all of my work on twitter @rog61 and read all of my Giants’ prospect-related writing by becoming a subscriber to There R Giants for daily updates of all the action around the farm.

Intro/Outro: “Stay Out Of It” by Michigander

Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes joins me this week to talk about pitchers in the Giants’ draft class, the uniqueness of Kyle Harrison, and the best single pitches in the Giants’ organization.

You can keep up with all of Geoff’s great work at BA by following him on twitter @GeoffPontesBA. He’s putting a ton of video from the Cape Cod League up there right now, which makes this a great time to follow him — like this footage he took of Giants’ 12th round pick Tyler Vogel:

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Intro/Outro: “Walking on a Wire” by Richard and Linda Thompson

I’m joined this week by my friend Brian Recca who provides draft coverage for Prospects Live. Brian and I talk over the Giants’ 2022 draft literally from the top to the bottom. We talk surprises, risks, trends, pitch data, and much more.

Follow Brian on Twitter @brian_recca to keep up with all of his draft work (he’s already following the 2023 draft class!), and, of course, you can follow me @rog61 to find all of my Giants’ prospect work — or just become a There R Giants subscriber to get it all delivered to your Inbox ad-free!

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Intro/Outro: “Howling for You” by The Black Keys