Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants Podcast

On “Giants Talk,” hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic recap Buster Posey’s roster shakeup and break down San Francisco’s comeback win against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. -- (2:30) – Recapping Giants’ roster moves (9:00) – Reflecting on Wade Jr.’s time in SF (17:40) – Daniel Johnson shines in return to Giants (19:15) – Bryce Eldridge promoted to Triple-A (25:00) – Recapping Giants first three games vs Padres (30:40) – Previewing Giants’ next series vs Atlanta Braves (32:10) - Buster Posey interview

On “Giants Talk,” co-hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic recap San Francisco’s nine-game road trip in which San Francisco went 4-5. The Giants have relied heavily on their pitching as their offense struggles -- especially their bullpen, which currently leads MLB in ERA and WHIP. Cole and Alex discuss how San Francisco's bats will be tested against the powerful Padres and Braves, the latter of which recently welcomed back former NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. -- (1:30) Recapping Marlins series, Giants take 2 of 3 but a frustrating series nonetheless (8:30) 14 straight games with 4-runs-or-fewer – Giants have wasted a great month of pitching (11:30) When your healthy you have pile up wins, especially when your division rivals are down (13:00) Candidates on the roster that will make way for Jerar Encarnación's return? (16:30) Giants starting rotation is in a good spot with three young pitchers holding their own (Birdsong, Harrison, an Roupp) (36:00) Previewing Giants vs Padres series at Oracle Park this week

On “Giants Talk,” hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic recap San Francisco’s sweep to the Detroit Tigers and offer their assessment of San Francisco’s season thus far. -- (3:40) - San Francisco's closer situation (11:45) - Marco Luciano, Jerar Encarnación updates (17:00) - Who is to blame for Giants' hitting struggles? (21:50) - Where does the panic meter stand for the Giants? (24:00) - Assessment of San Francisco's season thus far (38:20) - Previewing Giants vs Marlins series in Miami

On “Giants Talk,” hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic recap San Francisco’s series win in Washington and break down the Giants’ struggling offense. Plus, a preview of the Giants’ upcoming series against the Detroit Tigers. -- (2:30) - Recapping San Francisco's series win in Washington (6:00) - Breaking down Kyle Harrison's outing vs Nationals (11:22) - Robbie Ray's impressive season (12:22) - San Francisco's struggling offense (22:00) - David Villar leaves Giants (26:00) - Giants minor league system overview (40:00) - Giants at Tigers preview

On “Giants Talk,” hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic review San Francisco’s disappointing series against the Kansas City Royals and explain how Justin Verlander’s injury could affect the Giants’ starting rotation. -- (7:00) - Justin Verlander placed on IL (10:45) - Who replaces Verlander while he's on IL? (15:10) - Reviewing Giants' series loss vs Royals (23:00) - Hayden Birdsong'g outing vs Kansas City (24:40) - Breaking down Patrick Bailey's recent form (30:00) - Mailbag Questions (50:00) - Previewing Giants vs Nationals series

On "Giants Talk," hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic break down San Francisco series sweep over the Athletics and preview the Giants' upcoming series against the Kansas City Royals. (3:00) - Takeaways from San Francisco's series sweep against the Athletics (12:50) - NL West Overview after weekend (15:00) - Jordan Hicks moves back to the bullpen (24:00) - Breaking down Justin Verlander's outing against Athletics (28:00) - Mailbag Questions (38:00) - Previewing Giants vs Royals series at Oracle Park

San Francisco manager Bob Melvin sits down with Alex Pavlovic and Laura Britt on "Giants Talk" to explain why he felt it was necessary to shake up the team's lineup following their recent offensive struggles. 2:15 – Breaking down Giants vs. Diamondbacks 8:00 – How did Giants lineup changes going into series vs. D-Backs turn out? 11:00 – Korean heritage night food 13:30 – Another great outing for Robbie Ray 15:45 – Christian Koss hits grand slam for his first career home run 18:15 – Logistics of giving a home run ball back 23:15 – Injury updates 27:30 – Carson Whisenhunt looking great 29:30 – Updates on Tristan Beck, Keaton Winn and Sean Hjelle 31:00 – Remembering Evan Longoria 34:30 – Anthony Desclafani signed by the Yankees, Rich Hill signs minor league deal 36:30 – Previewing Giants vs. Athletics 42:00 - Bob Melvin interview

On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper discuss San Francisco getting swept by the Minnesota Twins and if there is cause for concern as the team's offense continues to search for answers. 1:30 – Giants swept by Twins 5:00 – Is there a cause for concern? 8:45 – Heliot Ramos carried the Giants on offense against the Twins 9:30 – How long can they keep this up with LaMonte Wade, Jr.? 15:15 – Ryan Walker struggles again 17:00 – Camilo Doval feeling confident 19:00 – When should we be worried about Willy Adames? 21:30 – Patrick Bailey’s offense has been stagnant 25:30 – Mailbag Q's 40:00 – Giants drop to #3 in NL West 43:00 – Previewing matchup against the Arizona Diamondbacks

On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper break down how San Francisco outscored the powerful Cubs and win the series in Chicago. Ron Wotus then joins the show to discuss how things are looking in Triple-A Sacramento. 1:30 – Justin Verlander’s bad luck to start his time with the Giants 4:00 – Another interesting series for Ryan Walker 7:45 – Breaking down the extra innings game vs. Cubs 12:00 – Giants have a sloppy defensive game on Monday 14:45 – Kyle Harrison deals in his first game back 19:30 – Injury updates 25:00 – Ross Stripling retires 27:00 – Previewing Giants vs. Twins 37:00 – Ron Wotus interview

On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper discuss Willy Adames finally getting his break out game as a Giant and how the team bounced back against the Colorado Rockies after a disappointing loss to open the series. 2:15 – Kyle Harrison called up, Lou Trivino DFA’d 5:00 – Giants lose series opener to Rockies but bounce back and win the next two games 10:00 – Willy Adames finally has a breakout game Sunday 12:00 – Giants need Matt Chapman, Willy Adames, Patrick Bailey and LaMonte Wade Jr. to find a rhythm 13:45 – Waiting for Luis Matos to power up 15:15 – Robbie Ray throws seven no hit innings 16:30 – Tyler Fitzgerald out with cracked rib 18:00 – Nick Ahmed hits open market 20:00 – Donnie Ecker fired by Rangers 24:00 – Update on Wade Meckler 25:30 – Previewing Giants matchup vs. Cubs 32:00 – Food recommendations in Chicago

On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper discuss what has stood out from San Francisco's first month of the 2025 MLB season and what fans should watch out for in May. 1:00 – Recapping the Giants series vs. Padres 3:00 – How the series revealed some issues 6:45 – Padres drawing huge crowds to the games 9:00 – Who’s the Giants MVP so far? 12:00 – Biggest disappointment so far? 18:00 – Jung Hoo Lee becoming “the guy” is one of the best things to happen to the franchise in a while 22:30 – Ballpark vibes are back at Oracle Park wit the Giants playing fun baseball 24:00 – Most interesting thing so far? 27:00 – NL West check in 29:30 – Storylines in May? 35:00 – Mustache May 40:00 – Mailbag Q's 49:00 – Previewing Giants vs. Rockies

On “Giants Talk,” hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic break down San Francisco’s series against the Texas Rangers and preview the potential challenges in an NL West showdown with the San Diego Padres. (1:02) – General feeling after Giants’ walk-off win over Rangers (3:53) – Updates on the Giants’ closer situation (5:10) – Reviewing SF’s starting rotation against Rangers (9:00) – What to make of LaMonte Wade Jr.’s series (12:15) – Brandon Crawford Day at Oracle Park (20:00) - Mailbag Questions - Giants starting rotation (31:10 – Looking forward to Giants’ short series vs Padres in San Diego (36:30) – Oracle Park's standout attendance

First-year general manager Zack Minasian joins "Giants Talk" to discuss what he finds most important when evaluating players, the continued development of San Francisco's pitchers and his impressions of Brandon Crawford's career in the Bay. 1:00 – Breaking down the series vs. Brewers, Giants are still winning and playing encouraging baseball 3:15 – What's going on with the closer spot? 6:45 – Should the Giants consider Tyler Rogers as the closer? 9:00 – Is this the season Logan Webb has “Logan Webbed” the most? 12:00 – Should Jordan Hicks and Hayden Birdsong swap spots? 16:15 – Is it time the Giants optioned Luis Matos? 18:30 – Unexpectedly sloppy Brewers’ defense, is Matt Chapman the best defensive player in baseball? 23:00 – Mailbag Q's 39:00 – Previewing Giants vs. Rangers 46:00 – Zack Minasian Interview

On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper discuss how Justin Verlander was in line for his first Giants win before the Los Angeles Angels walked off San Francisco in the bottom of the ninth, break down Landen Roupp's impressive outing on Saturday and answer some mailbag questions from fans. 1:00 – Giants fall to Angels, Ryan Walker’s first blown save but still go 5-5 on road trip 5:00 – Competition in the National League 6:15 – Positive takeaways from the road trip 16:00 – Negative takeaways from the road trip 21:30 – Discussing the backup catcher situation 29:00 – Mailbag Q's 43:00 – Previewing the matchup vs. Brewers

On “Giants Talk,” hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic break down San Francisco’s ‘encouraging’ series split in Philadelphia, and look ahead to the series against the Los Angeles Angels. (1:50) – Reviewing the Giants’ series split in Philadelphia (3:30) – Breaking down Tyler Fitzgerald’s series vs Philly (6:58) – Looking at Verlander’s outing in Giants’ loss to Phillies on Tuesday (12:58) – Breaking down Jordan Hicks’ outing vs Phillies (18:52) – Jung Hoo Lee’s argument with Phil Cuzzi (27:38) – Updates Giants’ top prospects (30:40) - Mailbag Questions (36:30) - Previewing Giants vs Angels

On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper discuss how center fielder Jung Hoo Lee has been San Francisco's best all-around player so far this season, why the team has taken such joy in cheering him on and then answer a few fan mailbag questions. 1:00 – Giants looked great against the Yankees, Phillies are going to be a real test 4:30 – Jung Hoo Lee playing great 10:15 – Adjustments in the lineup 12:15 – Jordan Hicks has rough outing 15:15 – Robbie Ray with the 4-inning win in the rain 17:00 – All the different games and situations Jon Miller has seen throughout his career 19:00 – On people not liking Carlos Rodon on social media 25:00 – Looking around the NL West 33:00 – Mailbag Q's 39:30 – Previewing Giants vs. Phillies

Buster Posey joins "Giants Talk" to discuss San Francisco's great start to the year, how he believes Logan Webb and Heliot Ramos have evolved this season and why the team hasn't made any roster moves yet. 1:00 – Breaking down series against the Reds 3:00 – Level of concern for Camilo Doval 8:15 – Concerned with Justin Verlander already? 13:00 – Tyler Fitzgerald struggling on offense and defense 16:00 – Concerns with the lineup 20:00 – All the walk offs the Giants have had already 24:00 – Hayden Birdsong reminding Alex of Tim Lincecum 25:45 – Landen Roupp wasted outing by Giants’ offense 27:00 – Tyler Rogers looking good this season 28:45 – Reaction to Giants’ new City Connect Jerseys 36:30 – Previewing Giants vs. Yankees 44:00 – Buster Posey Interview

On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper discuss San Francisco's 8-1 start to the season, how the team is overcoming adversity to find different ways to win and answer a few mailbag questions from fans. :45 – Giants continue their hot start 3:30 – Showing shades of the 2021 team 6:00 – Willy Adames comes through in the clutch 8:00 – Randy Rodriguez impressing 12:00 – Discussing the Giants’ use of Hayden Birdsong 14:15 – Victor Robles’ catch and injury 16:00 – Jung Hoo Lee doing it all 20:00 – Vibes with fans at home opener were great 25:00 – Giants don’t have rockstars like they did with their World Series' teams 29:00 – Remembering the lineup from last time they were in first place in 2022 31:00 – Mailbag Q's 42:00 – Previewing Giants vs. Reds Pt. 2

On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper discuss San Francisco's hot start to the season after going 5-1 on the opening road trip, why Heliot Ramos is looking like a building block for the future. and how the team is stacking up against the rest of the NL West. :50 – Giants get series sweep over the Houston Astros, Heliot Ramos looking fantastic to start the season 7:00 – Jordan Hicks looked great against the Astros 12:15 – Wilmer Flores tearing it up 15:30 – Landen Roupp confident in this team 19:00 – It’s still a scary time in the NL West 23:00 – Early concerns about the team? 33:30 – News from around the MLB 39:30 – Previewing the home opener and matchup against the Seattle Mariners

On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper break down how San Francisco clinched their first series win of 2025 MLB season against the Cincinnati Reds behind the brilliant play of Matt Chapman and discuss how they feel about the bullpen through three games. 1:00 – On Alex’s new book 4:00 – Breaking down Justin Verlander and Robbie Ray’s outings 8:00 – How do we feel about the Giants’ bullpen through three games? 9:45 –Giants’ offense, Matt Chapman’s defense looking good against the Reds 11:45 – Heliot Ramos looking confident 13:30 – Tyler Fitzgerald starting off the season hesitant 16:30 – Sacramento Rivercats roster is stacked 21:00 – Mailbag Q's 33:30 – Previewing Giants at Astros