Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants Podcast

Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi discusses the team's slow start, slumping hitters, Tyler Beede, Madison Bumgarner and the injuries to Heliot Ramos and Joey Bart. Plus, Alex Pavlovic takes some listener questions on rebuilding and what the trade deadline might look like. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

First baseman Brandon Belt joins the podcast to talk about robot umps, why you can't just expand your zone for a bad umpire, building a bunker underneath his new home, the best conversations at first base, the time he went swimming in a minor league dugout, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Left fielder/first baseman Tyler Austin joins the podcast to discuss the quick transition in San Francisco, hitting at Oracle Park, learning a new league, coming up with Aaron Judge and more. Plus, Baseball America's Kyle Glaser gives his thoughts on Joey Bart and the rest of the Giants farm system. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Giants Insider Alex Pavlovic breaks down the Opening Day roster, focusing on the decision to keep Connor Joe and Michael Reed over Mac Williamson and others. Plus, sound from Opening Day, with manager Bruce Bochy and president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi explaining how Joe and Reed made the roster over the final week of the spring. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Right-hander Kieran Lovegrove talks about why he followed Farhan Zaidi to the Giants, learning from Trevor Bauer, spin efficiency on a fastball, supporting causes you don't often hear about from baseball players, fighting for minor league pay increases, and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Giants right-hander Tyler Beede talks about his evolution as a pitcher, why he's ditching a couple of pitches, the highs and lows of his 2018 season, his time in the bullpen, Bruce Bochy's big announcement and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jon Morosi of MLB Network and Fox Sports discusses how other organizations viewed the Farhan Zaidi hire, a familiar name to watch as Giants look for their next manager, the possibility of Bruce Bochy managing Team USA, and of course, the latest on the chase for Bryce Harper. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex Pavlovic and Ahmed Fareed discuss the extremely slow pace of the offseason, where the Giants go from here, the Harper-Machado markets and the possibility of the Giants jumping back in, young players like Mac Williamson, Tyler Beede and Steven Duggar, the CBA, and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy joins Alex Pavlovic to talk about openers, platoons, Buster Posey's injury issues, the possibility of Madison Bumgarner playing first base, this being the final year of Bochy's contract, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex Pavlovic and Ahmed Fareed preview next week's Winter Meetings. They talk about the fallout from the Paul Goldschmidt trade, why the Giants let Hunter Strickland and Gorkys Hernandez go, what 2019 looks like for Joe Panik, the reason this offseason has been slow, why the Giants should wait everyone out, and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.