About this podcast
Talking all things related to the SF Giants minor league system.
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Episodes
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- There R Giants Pod-262 with Brendan Gawlowski · 46 minThis week’s guest is Brendan Gawlowski, who writes about prospects for Fangraphs, following several years as a pro scout with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gawlowski included several…
- There R Giants Pod-261 with Trey Wilson · 41 minIn light of the Richmond Flying Squirrels being named the 2026 MiLB Organization of the Year, this seemed like a perfect time to get together with Squirrels’ Director of…
- There R Giants Pod-260 with Alex Pavlovic · 39 minMy guest this week is NBC Sports Bay Area beat writer, Alex Pavlovic. We talk about the perception that the Giants are moving against the grain of analytically-driven decision…
- KROG #51 · 37 minTime for the off-season (for the Giants at least). Kerry Crowley and I get into the question of whether the Giants should look to compete in 2027 or take a step back for runs in…
- There R Giants Pod-259 with Matthew Knauer · 42 minOne of my favorite twitter follows, Matthew Knauer joins me this week to talk pitch shapes, pitch data, and analysis, the Giants upcoming roster crunch, sleeper arms in the org…
- There R Giants Pod-258 with Zander Darby, Kaeden Kent, and Jacob Bresnahan · 40 minI’m clearing out the last of my in-season interviews on this week’s podcast. There’s a lot of out-of-date talk about upcoming playoffs, but also a lot of great conversation…
- There R Giants Pod-257 with Jhonny Level and Cam Maldonado · 31 minI still have a few more conversations with players that I recorded in the final few weeks of the season to get out, and today is a big one! We start with my conversation with…
- KROG #50 · 34 minKerry Crowley and I sift though the ashes of the 2026 Giants’ season seeking for things we have learned, things we have enjoyed, and things we’re looking forward to next year…
- There R Giants Pod-256 with Jacob Heyward and Dennis Pelfrey · 31 minWith minor league playoff season in full gear, it seems only right to dedicate this week’s podcast to men leading their teams into the post-season. I was able to speak with…
- There R Giants Pod-255 with Henry Lalane and Luis Piño · 34 minTo get you ready for Game One of the Eugene Emeralds’ quest for their third NWL Championship this decade, I have a conversation today with the Game One starter, Henry Lalane, who…
- There R Giants Pod-254 with Lisbel Diaz and Jancel Villarroel · 30 minThis week’s episode features a couple of conversations I had last week with young players who have been promoted recently from Eugene to Richmond, outfielder Lisbel Diaz, and…
- There R Giants Pod-253 with Justin Allegri · 36 minMy guest this week is Justin Allegri, who has been one of the voices of the San Jose Giants for more than 10 years. Justin and I talk about the amazing crop of shortstops who…
- KROG #49 · 39 minKerry Crowley and I sift through the what’s worth watching over the final months of a dismal season, and then shift our focus down to San Jose, where the real excitement for the…
- There R Giants Pod-252 with Dakota Jordan, Gavin Kilen, and Trevor Cohen · 39 minA trio of brand new Squirrels, who transferred the top of the Eugene Emeralds’ lineup 3,000 miles to the east last week. We talk transitions, development, competing, and being…
- There R Giants Pod-251 with Michael Holmes · 23 minGiants Senior Director of Amateur Scouting, Michael Holmes joins me to talk about the Giants’ 2026 exciting draft class, and the many months of hard work that went into it. Great…
- KROG #48 · 31 minKerry and Roger present A Guide to Watching the Dog Days of a Dying Season There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider…
- There R Giants Pod-250 with Jim Callis · 39 minIt’s here! The annual favorite as MLB’s great Jim Callis joins me to talk over the Giants’ 2026 draft. We have arms to discuss! Lots of them. Come for the Jackson Flora gushing…
- KROG #47 · 32 minGo hence, and have more talk of these sad things. For never was a story of more woe than the 2026 San Francisco Giants. Kerry and I go to Shakespearean lengths to try to figure…
- There R Giants Pod-249 with Jacob Archer · 42 minOn this week’s podcast, I chat with Emeralds’ play by play man, Jacob Archer, to talk over Eugene’s amazing first half. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To…
- KROG #46 · 31 minIt’s a whole lot of Bryce Eldridge talk on the latest KROG podcast, as Kerry Crowley and I kick around what the emergence of their top prospect means for the franchise going…
- There R Giants Pod-248 with Dayson Croes, Ben Peterson, and Jean Carlos Sio · 49 minIt’s another week of gathered player interviews from CarMax Park in Richmond, VA. As the Squirrels close in on a first half title, I talk with a couple of new Richmond players…
- There R Giants Pod-247 with Dennis Pelfrey and Trey Wilson · 33 minOn this week’s podcast, we’re talking Richmond Flying Squirrels and their magical first half. First I speak with Richmond manager Dennis Pelfrey regarding the success his group…
- There R Giants Pod-246 with Parks Harber, Ty Hanchey, Joe Whitman, and Mitch White · 53 minIt’s a Richmond Flying Squirrel bonanza, as I roll out a bunch of player interviews from the past two homestands. I talk with Parks Harber about his health, his experience in big…
- There R Giants Pod-245 with Joe Doyle · 29 minJoe Doyle, draft expert from Overslot Baseball dot com and the MLB Draft Podcast, joins me to talk a little 2026 draft. Joe and I get into why floating Roch Cholowsky “isn’t a…
- KROG #45 · 37 minOf course, I needed to post this immediately after we recorded yesterday, otherwise I was just tempting the Gods with that “Lou Brown winning streak” stuff. But otherwise, Kerry…
- There R Giants Pod-244 with Jonah Cox and Drew Cavanaugh · 1 h 10 minPerfect timing for this week’s pod, as the two heroes from last night’s walk-off victory at CarMax Park both sat down with me this week to discuss comebacks and walk offs…
- There R Giants Pod-243 with Greg Farone and Tyler Vogel · 1 h 10 minI’ve already share these interviews in video format, but I know folks come to my content from different places and with different preferences for consuming information, so I’m…
- There R Giants Pod-242 with Wrenzie Regodon · 1 h 10 minI’m joined this week by my friend, Wrenzie Regodon, who you probably know as Giant Prospective on Twitter or at his Patreon site. As usual, we spend a long time looking over all…
- KROG #45 · 34 minKerry Crowley and I break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Giants’ cold start. We try to make sense of the bullpen usage. And we talk a few prospects who are hitting…
- There R Giants Pod-241 with Maui Ahuna, Scott Bandura, and Dennis Pelfrey · 30 minYesterday was media day at the gorgeous, brand-spanking new CarMax Park in Richmond. And, while taking in the beautiful new digs, I got to speak with players Maui Ahuna and Scott…
- KROG #44 · 32 minKerry 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…
- There R Giants Pod-240 with Gavin Kilen · 29 minOn 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…
- KROG #43 · 39 minOpening 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…
- There R Giants Pod-239 with Alex Pavlovic · 44 minNBC 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…
- There R Giants Pod-238 with Shayna Rubin · 36 minSF 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. There R Giants is a…
- KROG #42 · 35 minKerry 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…
- There R Giants Pod-237 with Jim Callis · 47 minAs 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…
- There R Giants Pod-236 with Carlos Gutierrez · 24 minGiants’ 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 R Giants Pod-235 with Luis de la Torre · 28 minMy 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…
- KROG #41 · 35 minKerry 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…
- There R Giants Pod-234 with Michael Holmes · 30 minGiants’ Senior Director of Amateur Scouting, Michael Holmes is my guest this week. With the college season just about to get underway, this seemed like a great time to talk with…
- There R Giants Pod-233 with Joe Salermo · 33 minOnce again this year, Giants’ Senior International Scouting Director, Joe Salermo, joins me to talk about the January 15 international signing class. This year’s group was only…
- KROG #40 · 34 minKerry Crowley and Roger Munter ring in the new year…..without much new to discuss (other than the unwanted Kyle Tucker news that dropped last night). We talk austerity…
- There R Giants Pod-232 with Trent Harris · 20 minGiants relief prospect Trent Harris joins me from Scottsdale, AZ, where he’s working hard to get ready for the 2026 season. Trent talks about the jarring transition pitchers face…
- There R Giants Pod-231 with Josh Norris · 32 minWith Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook now out in digital form, and the system top 30s up on BA’s site, it’s a perfect time to check in with Josh Norris, who has handled the…
- There R Giants Pod-230 with Eli Walsh · 43 minEli Walsh joins me to talk about Baseball Prospectus’ Giants’ prospect rankings which just dropped last Friday. We get into a few mano á mano debates in the system — including…
- KROG #39 · 36 minIt’s Silent Night at the Hot Stove, and Kerry Crowley and I are here to dissect the difficult path ahead for the Giants this off-season. There R Giants is a reader-supported…
- There R Giants Pod-229 with Eric Longenhagen · 43 minTo celebrate the winter meetings, I’m having a double podcast week! Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen joins me direct from Orlando to talk Rule 5 picks, Marco Luciano’s development…
- There R Giants Pod-228 with Maria Guardado (update) · 38 minI’m not sure exactly why, but it appears that the post for today’s podcast went out with no media attached to it, so there’s nothing to listen to when you try to play it. It…
- There R Giants Pod-228 with Maria Guardado · 38 minAs the Winter Meetings get started in Orlando, FL, I’m joined by Giants’ beat reporter, Maria Guardado of MLB.com, to talk about the situation the Giants find themselves in this…
