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Giants interested in Joc Pederson

January 28, 2021 19:58 - 19 minutes - 16 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the Giants' reported interest in left-handed outfielder Joc Pederson. Even after adding Tommy La Stella on a three-year deal, which is not yet official, the Giants are reportedly still pursuing left-handed outfielders. It was reported over the weekend that the Giants were talking to Eddie Rosario and Jackie Bradley Jr., but Pederson may be the best of the three. He's from Palo Alto, California, and grew up a Giants fan, so the...

Giants to sign Tommy La Stella

January 27, 2021 19:36 - 19 minutes - 15.8 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants reportedly being close to a three-year deal with veteran infielder Tommy La Stella. As a left-handed infielder capable of playing third and second, La Stella fits the Giants' roster perfectly. Evan Longoria probably needs to be platooned, so third base could be La Stella's primary position when there's a right-handed pitching on the mound. But it should benefit the Giants that La Stella can also play s...

Giants interested in Eddie Rosario, Jackie Bradley Jr.

January 26, 2021 20:10 - 19 minutes - 15.8 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francsico Giants' interest in free-agent outfielders Eddie Rosario and Jackie Bradley Jr. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Sunday that the Giants were interested in the very different lefty outfielders. Rosario is a bat-first corner outfielder with a unique combination of skills, while Bradley Jr. is a defense-first center fielder whose main contributions come from his legs. Both would likely be...

Report: MLB proposes universal DH in exchange for expanded postseason in 2021

January 22, 2021 20:09 - 18 minutes - 15.2 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick discusses USA Today's report that MLB has proposed implementing the universal DH again in 2021 in exchange for a 14-team playoff field. Ben breaks down why the league must reach a resolution soon, because teams and players need to know what to prepare for with the season fast approaching. Ben also provides his personal opinions on the universal DH—something he used to hate but has warmed up to in recent years—and an expanded postseason fi...

MLB tells teams to plan for 162 games, advocates for continuation of rule changes

January 21, 2021 20:12 - 18 minutes - 14.9 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about MLB telling teams to expect spring training to start on time, and to expect a 162-game season. According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, the league is also advocating for a continuation of the rule changes implemented last year, including seven-inning double headers, the runner on second extra-inning rule, the universal DH, and expanded playoffs. Ben talks about why we shouldn't necessarily take the league at its word regardin...

Giants sign Alex Wood to $3M deal

January 19, 2021 20:05 - 17 minutes - 14.4 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants signing left-handed pitcher Alex Wood to a one-year, $3M contract that includes up to an additional $3M in performance bonuses. Giants GM Scott Harris said last week on MLB Network Radio that the club was hopeful it would add a lefty starter in the coming weeks, and only a couple of days later, they announced the signing of Wood. Wood has been a good and underrated pitcher in his career, but the last c...

Inbox: Should the Giants trade for Andrew Benintendi?

January 14, 2021 20:21 - 17 minutes - 14.1 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick answers questions from listeners about the San Francisco Giants. Among the questions asked and answered are: Andrew Benintendi would appear to be a perfect fit for the Giants present and future needs. Lots of talk about the Red Sox now listening to potential deals for him. Any chance the Giants are talking to them and who might they have to give up in return? Do you think the Giants will stay the course on roster management? Look for chea...

Giants hope to add lefty starter in coming weeks

January 13, 2021 20:09 - 17 minutes - 14.3 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about Giants General Manager Scott Harris saying on Tuesday that the club is targeting left-handed starters and hopes to add one in the coming weeks. This contradicts something Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi said a few weeks ago, that the club was not specifically targeting left-handed pitchers. The news should not come as a surprise, as the Giants currently project to have an all-righty starting rotation, and ...

Giants add prospect, trade Sam Coonrod to Phillies

January 12, 2021 20:20 - 19 minutes - 16 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants' trade of right-handed reliever Sam Coonrod to the Phillies in exchange for 2020 fourth-round draft pick Carson Ragsdale, a 6-foot-8 right-handed pitcher. Coonrod had become unpopular among Giants fans after he refused to kneel in a show of solidarity in objection to racial injustice on Opening Day, and he also blew a couple of critical games down the stretch that directly contributed to the Giants mis...

Why trading for Lindor didn't make sense for Giants

January 08, 2021 17:53 - 16 minutes - 13.3 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the Mets' acquisition of Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco from the Indians, and why, despite Lindor being a great player, trading for him at this point in time didn't make sense for the Giants. Brandon Crawford is still on this team for one more season and is owed north of $15 million. Lindor is only under team control for one year, and the Giants would have likely had to part with MLB talent in addition to prospects in or...

Why bargain deals help teams win

January 07, 2021 20:29 - 17 minutes - 13.9 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about why bargain contracts help teams win, and why overpriced deals hold teams back. The San Francisco Giants of the late 2010s are a perfect illustration of how overpriced contracts can stop a team from being competitive, assuming ownership groups are not willing to spend unlimited money. Also discussed on today's show is the status of Japanese right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano, whose 30-day posting window to sign with an MLB team expi...

Giants sign catcher Curt Casali to $1.5M deal

January 05, 2021 20:06 - 16 minutes - 13.5 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick breaks down the San Francsico Giants' signing of free-agent catcher Curt Casali to a one-year, $1.5M deal. Casali has been significantly above average against left-handed pitching in his major league career, and has been below-average against righties. He's considered a likeable guy and a strong clubhouse presence. He rates as an average or above-average pitch framer, and his poptimes are below average. With Casali now in the fold, the Gi...

New Year's Resolutions for the San Francisco Giants

December 31, 2020 20:10 - 16 minutes - 13.1 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants' New Year's resolutions. While 2020 was a pretty terrible year for humanity and baseball as a whole, the Giants actually had a fairly encouraging season. Their offense was among the best in the game and they were in contention for a playoff berth until the season's final day. Looking ahead to the new year, Ben goes through and sets some goals for the Giants. He hopes for a far more normal season, inclu...

With only $23M committed next year, when are the Giants going to spend?

December 30, 2020 20:25 - 18 minutes - 15 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, Ben Kaspick talks about the 2021-22 free agent class, and how it might affect the San Francisco Giants this offseason. The Giants certainly have some areas of need this year, namely starting pitcher, and they figure to go into the 2022 offseason in an even more dire situation. Kevin Gausman, Johnny Cueto, and Anthony DeSclafani are all set to be free agents after the 2021 season, which will leave the Giants with just Logan Webb, Tyler Beede, and any other...

What Padres' acquisitions of Snell, Darvish means for Giants

December 29, 2020 20:02 - 20 minutes - 16.9 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about what it means for the San Francisco Giants that the San Diego Padres just traded for aces Blake Snell and Yu Darvish. The Giants already had an uphill battle in the NL West having to contend with the Dodgers, winners of eight straight division titles. The Padres proved this year that they're ready to seriously content as well, but now they've added two of the better starting pitchers in baseball. On paper, the Padres may be cl...

Inbox: At what point do Giants open wallets to elite talent?

December 23, 2020 20:38 - 20 minutes - 16.4 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick answers questions from listeners about the state of the San Francsico Giants. Among the questions asked and answered are: What should the Giants' payroll be? As a big revenue team, at what point do we open our wallets to elite talent and compete dollar for dollar with the Yankees, Dodgers, Mets and Angels? I’m all for not wasting payroll. But I’m also for spending a lot of payroll wisely. With the Giants' 40 man roster now full with John ...

Giants sign free-agent reliever John Brebbia

December 22, 2020 19:51 - 17 minutes - 14.4 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants' signing of free-agent relief pitcher John Brebbia to a one-year, $800K deal. Brebbia had Tommy John surgery in June, but owns a lifetime 3.14 ERA in 175 innings. He should be able to join the Giants' bullpen sometime in the summer, and he can be retained through the arbitration process for two additional seasons beyond 2021. He joins Kevin Gausman, Anthony DeSclafani, Matt Wisler, and Jason Vosler as ...

2021 ZiPS projections: Gausman, Webb, DeSclafani, Hjelle

December 18, 2020 20:01 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick looks at the 2021 ZiPS projections for the San Francisco Giants, which were released Monday on FanGraphs by Dan Szymborski. Examined today are the projections for starting pitchers Kevin Gausman, Logan Webb, Anthony DeSclafani, and Sean Hjelle. Starting pitching currently projects to be a weakness for the Giants in 2021, but might the projections for these pitchers change that narrative? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar...

Giants sign free-agent starter DeSclafani to $6M deal

December 17, 2020 20:21 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants signing right-handed starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani to a one-year, $6M deal with $250,000 available in performance bonuses. DeSclafani has spent most of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, where he was inconsistent but very good at times. His 2020 season was a disaster, but he still had really good stuff despite the poor results. In 2019, DeSclafani was solidly above average over 160+ innings. Hi...

2021 ZiPS projections: Dickerson, Vosler, Bart, Ruf

December 16, 2020 20:05 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick looks at some 2021 ZiPS projections for the San Francisco Giants, which were released Monday on FanGraphs by Dan Szymborski. Examined today are the projections for Alex Dickerson, Jason Vosler, Joey Bart, and Darin Ruf. Ben talked at length last year about how projections systems were overly pessimistic about the Giants, and that they were likely to outperform them because of their commitment to platoons and innovative new hitting coaches...

2021 ZiPS projections: Dubón, Crawford, Longoria, Solano

December 15, 2020 20:02 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick looks at some 2021 ZiPS projections for the San Francisco Giants, which were released yesterday on FanGraphs by Dan Szymborski. Examined today are the projections for Mauricio Dubón, Brandon Crawford, Evan Longoria, and Donovan Solano. Ben talked at length last year about how projections systems were overly pessimistic about the Giants, and that they were likely to outperform them because of their commitment to platoons and innovative new...

2021 ZiPS projections: Yaz, Belt, Posey, Slater, Flores

December 14, 2020 20:25 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick looks at the 2021 ZiPS projections for the San Francisco Giants, which were released today on FanGraphs by Dan Szymborski. Ben talked at length last year about how projections systems were probably being overly pessimistic about the Giants, because of the team's commitment to platoons and the impact the new hitting coaches could make. Indeed, the Giants massively overperformed pessimistic 2020 projections almost across the board. Now, the...

Inbox: Will the Giants sign a big-time free agent this offseason?

December 11, 2020 20:22 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick answers questions from listeners about the San Francisco Giants. Among the questions asked and answered are: What are the chances the Giants sign a “big-time” free agent this offseason? Do you think the front office will target a high risk, high reward starting pitcher? Or more of a solid but more expensive starter? Thoughts on adding Yasiel Puig? Will new Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombroski attempt to move Bryce Harp...

Giants take RHP Dedniel Núñez from Mets in Rule 5 Draft

December 10, 2020 20:08 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants taking right-handed pitcher Dedniel Núñez from the New York Mets in the Major League portion of Thursday morning's Rule 5 Draft. Núñez has a fastball with characteristics that the Giants like, particularly after he displayed a jump in velocity in the Fall Instructional League. Núñez will be added to the Giants' 40-man roster and must be on the major league roster all season or else they must offer him ...

Giants invite Eugene Emeralds to be minor league affiliate

December 09, 2020 20:14 - 12 minutes - 12.1 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants' announcement that they have extended invitations to four teams to be affiliates under a new agreement with Major League Baseball. Triple-A Sacramento and Double-A Richmond are set to remain affiliates, but the Giants plan to ditch their affiliation with Augusta Green Jackets in favor of a High-A affiliation with the Eugene Emeralds. San Jose would move from High-A to Low-A under the new agreement. T...

Giants sign slider machine Matt Wisler to bolster bullpen

December 08, 2020 19:48 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants inking veteran right-handed reliever Matt Wisler to a one-year, $1.15M deal. Wisler is coming off a breakout season of sorts with the Twins, although he was non-tendered last Wednesday. Wisler rode a wipeout slider to a career-best strikeout rate and pristine ERA, but the Twins evidently didn't believe in the sustainability of Wisler's success and non-tendered him ahead of Wednesday's tender deadline. ...

The Giants' Winter Meetings wish list

December 07, 2020 19:56 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the virtual 2020 Winter Meetings, which get started today and last all week. The San Francisco Giants enter the Winter Meetings with several items on their wish list, some of which they may seek to address this week. It was at last year's Winter Meetings that the Giants signed Kevin Gausman to a one-year, $9M deal, and they also made the Will Wilson trade. This year, what the the Giants' biggest needs? As Ben describes, it's c...

David Dahl among non-tenders Giants may pursue

December 04, 2020 20:13 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks more about the fallout from Wednesday's non-tender deadline. Some notable non-tenders around the game were David Dahl, Archie Bradley, Kyle Schwarber, Eddie Rosario, Nomar Mazara, Carlos Rodón, and Matt Wisler. Among them, Dahl was probably the most surprising, and he actually fits one of the Giants' biggest needs. He's a young, left-handed-hitting outfielder who's capable of playing center. He has impressive tools, including power,...

The Giants should try to sign David Dahl

December 04, 2020 20:13 - 17 minutes

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks more about the fallout from Wednesday's non-tender deadline. Some notable non-tenders around the game were David Dahl, Archie Bradley, Kyle Schwarber, Eddie Rosario, Nomar Mazara, Carlos Rodón, and Matt Wisler. Among them, Dahl was probably the most surprising, and he actually fits one of the Giants' biggest needs. He's a young, left-handed-hitting outfielder who's capable of playing center. He has impressive tools, including power, ...

Anderson, Adon among Giants' five non-tenders

December 03, 2020 20:11 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about what the San Francisco Giants did at last night's non-tender deadline. It was predicted to be a non-tender bloodbath across baseball, but it was mostly business as usual, outside of a few surprises. The Giants were among the majors' most active team, non-tendering five players off their 40-man roster, agreeing to one-year deals to avoid arbitration with six, and tendering contracts to two arbitration eligible players. Tyler An...

Which Giants will be non-tendered tonight?

December 02, 2020 19:55 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the decisions the Giants face ahead of tonight's non-tender deadline. The Giants have 10 players who are eligible for arbitration to whom them must decide whether or not to tender contracts. The players are: Donovan Solano, Alex Dickerson, Austin Slater, Darin Ruf, Tyler Anderson, Wandy Peralta, Jarlin Garcia, Reyes Moronta, Trevor Gott, and Daniel Robertson. Ben discusses the ins and outs of which players are the locks to be ...

Most important non-tender deadline ever?

December 01, 2020 20:19 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the upcoming non-tender deadline. Teams must decide whether to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players by Wednesday at 5 PM PT. The San Francisco Giants have 10 arbitration-eligible players. Under Farhan Zaidi, the Giants have either agreed to "pre-tender" contracts with their arb-eligible players, or they've non-tendered them. This year, the non-tender deadline may be the most important in baseball history. Tea...

Inbox: Will Giants be in play for Blake Snell?

November 30, 2020 20:38 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick answers listeners' questions about the San Francisco Giants. Among the questions asked and answered on today's show are: Do you think the Giants will be in play for Blake Snell? He's signed through 2023 and has elite strikeout stuff. If they are in on Snell what pieces/prospects would you give up? Or do you think going after free agent options would be more beneficial for the rebuild? Two years ago, Marwin Gonzalez was a mid-tier free age...

Fit or no fit? Yadi, Profar, Cesar, Santana

November 27, 2020 20:19 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick continues to look at hitters on the MLB Trade Rumors Top 50 Free Agents list and talk about which are possible fits for the Giants—and which are not. Today he focuses on catcher Yadier Molina, infielder/outfielder Jurickson Profar, second baseman Cesar Hernandez, and first baseman Carlos Santana. Molina is a likely Hall of Famer and an all-time great leader, but is he a fit on team that has Buster Posey and Joey Bart? Profar has a lot goi...

Fit or no fit? Cruz, JBJ, La Stella, Wong

November 25, 2020 20:07 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick continues his look through MLB Trade Rumors' Top 50 Free Agents list, talking about which free agent hitters are fits for the San Francisco Giants—and which are not. On today's show, he explores free agents Nelson Cruz, Jackie Bradley Jr., Tommy La Stella, and Kolten Wong. Cruz is a total long shot, but could be an option if there's a DH in the NL in 2021. Bradley Jr. makes some sense as a platoon partner in center field with Mauricio Dub...

Free agents Didi Gregorius, Joc Pederson may fit Giants

November 24, 2020 20:05 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick looks at MLB Trade Rumors' Top 50 Free Agents list and discusses which free-agent hitters are fits for the Giants—and which are not. Last week, Ben looked at all of the starting pitchers on MLB Trade Rumors' list, and he continues that conversation this week by looking at the hitters on the list. Last Thursday, Ben looked at the very top free-agent hitters and discussed who was a fit and who wasn't. Today, he looks at Didi Gregorius, Mich...

Giants DFA Shaw, Garcia to make way for four prospects

November 23, 2020 20:51 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants' decision on Friday to add four prospects to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from this December's Rule 5 Draft. In corresponding moves, the Giants DFA'd Chris Shaw, Aramis Garcia, and Jordan Humphreys. Added to the 40-man were outfielder Alexander Canario and right-handed pitchers Gregory Santos, Camilo Doval, and Kervin Castro. Canario is considered by most to be one of the Giants' Top 10...

Giants mailbag: Will Belt or Crawford be back in 2022?

November 20, 2020 20:11 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick answers questions from listeners about the San Francisco Giants. Among the questions asked and answered are: What would you say are the Giants’ plans at first base or shortstop with Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford, respectively? If you had to say, are any or both these guys on the Opening Day roster in 2022? With 451 plate appearances in 2019 and 2020, do we still think that Donovan Solano is due for regression? What are your thoughts o...

Which free agent starters (and hitters) fit the Giants? (Part Three)

November 19, 2020 19:35 - 17 minutes

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick wraps up his discussion about which free-agent starting pitchers from MLB Trade Rumors' Top 50 Free Agents list fit the San Francisco Giants—and which do not. He also starts from the top and looks at which free-agent hitters could be fits. On the pitching side, Cole Hamels, Anthony Desclafani, and Chris Archer are discussed. One seems like a solid fit, one has a major injury concern, and one seems to be a middling fit. On the position play...

Fit or no fit? Hamels, Archer, Springer, LeMahieu

November 19, 2020 19:35 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick wraps up his discussion about which free-agent starting pitchers from MLB Trade Rumors' Top 50 Free Agents list fit the San Francisco Giants—and which do not. He also starts from the top and looks at which free-agent hitters could be fits. On the pitching side, Cole Hamels, Anthony Desclafani, and Chris Archer are discussed. One seems like a solid fit, one has a major injury concern, and one seems to be a middling fit. On the position pla...

Which free-agent starters (and hitters) fit the Giants? (Part Three)

November 19, 2020 19:35 - 17 minutes

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick wraps up his discussion about which free-agent starting pitchers from MLB Trade Rumors' Top 50 Free Agents list fit the San Francisco Giants—and which do not. He also starts from the top and looks at which free-agent hitters could be fits. On the pitching side, Cole Hamels, Anthony Desclafani, and Chris Archer are discussed. One seems like a solid fit, one has a major injury concern, and one seems to be a middling fit. On the position play...

Which free-agent starters fit the Giants? (Part Two)

November 18, 2020 20:11 - 16 minutes

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about which free-agent starting pitchers from MLB Trade Rumors' Top 50 Free Agents list are fits for the San Francisco Giants—and which aren't. Ben discusses whether Taijuan Walker, Garrett Richards, Corey Kluber, and Charlie Morton could be targets for the Giants, and why some pitchers do not fit even though they might seem to from afar. He also discusses the starting pitchers toward the bottom of MLBTR's list, including Adam Wainwr...

Fit or no fit? Walker, Richards, Kluber, Morton

November 18, 2020 20:11 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about which free-agent starting pitchers from MLB Trade Rumors' Top 50 Free Agents list are fits for the San Francisco Giants—and which aren't. Ben discusses whether Taijuan Walker, Garrett Richards, Corey Kluber, and Charlie Morton could be targets for the Giants, and why some pitchers do not fit even though they might seem to from afar. He also discusses the starting pitchers toward the bottom of MLBTR's list, including Adam Wainw...

Which free-agent starters fit the Giants? (Part One)

November 17, 2020 20:18 - 16 minutes

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about which free-agent starting pitchers fit the San Francisco Giants—and which don't. He discusses how Trevor Bauer, Masahiro Tanaka, Jake Odorizzi, José Quintana, and James Paxton fit, or don't fit, the Giants' plans. One is downright dominant, but likely to be expensive. A couple are intriguing, but have major injury concerns. Who stands out as someone who fits the Giants? One thing is certain: the Giants will be tapping into this...

Fit or no fit? Bauer, Tanaka, Quintana, Paxton

November 17, 2020 20:18 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about which free-agent starting pitchers fit the San Francisco Giants—and which don't. He discusses how Trevor Bauer, Masahiro Tanaka, Jake Odorizzi, José Quintana, and James Paxton fit, or don't fit, the Giants' plans. One is downright dominant, but likely to be expensive. A couple are intriguing, but have major injury concerns. Who stands out as someone who fits the Giants? One thing is certain: the Giants will be tapping into thi...

The silver lining to Drew Smyly's new deal with Braves

November 16, 2020 20:06 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about the San Francisco Giants losing free agent Drew Smyly to a one-year, $11M deal with the Atlanta Braves. While it's disappointing to lose Smyly, the huge silver lining is that the Giants are proving to be very successful at rebuilding pitchers' values. First it was Drew Pomeranz, who joined the Giants on a one-year, $1.5M deal in 2019, only to sign for 4/$34M the following offseason. Next it was Kevin Gausman, who signed for 1/...

Inbox: With Gausman back, how will Giants fill out rest of rotation for 2021?

November 13, 2020 19:50 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick answers questions from listeners about the San Francisco Giants. Among the questions asked and answered are: How do you think the Giants will fill out starters 3-5 for 2021? Will they go outside the organization? If so, who would they most likely target? Who do you think could be DFA'd with the roster crunch approaching? Any thoughts on this list: Aramis Garcia, Chris Shaw, Jordan Humphreys, Trevor Gott, Darin Ruf? With so many teams seem...

Gausman accepts Giants' qualifying offer, will return in 2021

November 12, 2020 19:59 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick discusses Kevin Gausman accepting the San Francisco Giants' $18.9M qualifying offer. Bringing back Gausman was a top priority for president of Giants baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and general manager Scott Harris, and on Wednesday, they got their man. Gausman was reportedly weighing multiyear offers as the qualifying offer deadline neared, but he ultimately decided to accept the one-year, $18.9M QO and return to the Giants in 2021. Gau...

Giants sign INF Jason Vosler to major league contract

November 11, 2020 19:24 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick discusses the San Francisco Giants' signing of minor league free agent Jason Vosler to a major league contract. It's a peculiar move, and one that doesn't have a ton of recent precedent in San Francisco. Many Giants' media members speculated that the signing of Vosler indicates that he will be on the major league team, but Ben believes that Vosler will simply be an option, rather than a sure thing to platoon with Evan Longoria at third ba...

Mac Williamon sues Giants over concussion that 'ended my career'

November 10, 2020 19:56 - 16 minutes

On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick talks about former San Francisco Giants outfielder Mac Williamson suing the club over a concussion that 'ended my career.' Ben also talks about Donovan Solano winning the N.L. Silver Slugger Award at second base, and Kevin Gausman's impending qualifying offer decision, which is due on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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