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00:00The youngsters, the young studs that are shining so far.
00:05Jackson Torino, two home runs yesterday.
00:08I mean, are you kidding me?
00:09Jackson Merrill, your guy, ballin'.
00:12He's probably gonna win rookie of the year.
00:14Should.
00:15Should win rookie of the year, but there's a dude,
00:17I mean, Paul Skeens, Jackson Torino,
00:19there's a lot going on here.
00:20Paul Skeens has had a monster year, it was historic.
00:23This guy played center field all year for a playoff team
00:27and batted at the top of the order, was an all-star.
00:29I don't know, I just, I lean everyday player
00:32for rookie of the year over a pitcher, but keep going.
00:35Jackson Torino's right there, too.
00:37He's a stud.
00:38I mean, he's an absolute superstar.
00:39Absolute superstar.
00:40You see Bobby Wade Jr. beat out a grounder yesterday.
00:43Go up 2-1 over the Orioles, they sweep the Orioles.
00:45Now you get a classic, like, this is a throwback series.
00:49Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees.
00:52Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson,
00:55against those tough Royals teams
00:56back in the late 70s, early 80s.
00:58That's a throwback series.
01:00Yeah, you better not put too much pine tar on your back.
01:01No, no, don't do that.
01:02You get Padres, Dodgers, and the Dodgers might be,
01:06this is not a team you want to play.
01:08So we're all Padres fans, right?
01:10Well, I'm just a fan of the game at this point.
01:12I just want to see good baseball.
01:13I just want to see good baseball.
01:14Look, my favorite team is the San Francisco Giants.
01:15My second favorite team is whoever the hell
01:17is going up against the Dodgers.
01:19Dodgers will lose at some point.
01:20Let's go, Padres.
01:22I'm not going to lie, I kind of want to see Aaron Judds
01:24win one, I kind of want to see that.
01:27I think he deserves one, he's a champion at heart.
01:30But also, how about the Detroit Tigers?
01:34Maybe ending the Houston Astros' reign
01:38in the American League.
01:40What a performance from those young bucks.
01:42You know, I did a deep dive on exactly what happened,
01:46because our guy, Scott Harris, went over there,
01:49and everybody's like, well, he didn't really do a whole lot.
01:51A lot of the infrastructure was already in place.
01:53But you know what he did do?
01:55Traded away a bunch of guys that were old,
01:57and then just said, I'm rolling with the young guys.
02:00Mark Canna, and then Javi Baez got hurt,
02:03and that's a big deal.
02:05Like, they took off once Javi Baez got hurt,
02:08and then their pitching has been outstanding.
02:10They basically, for the most part
02:12of the final three months of the season,
02:14played two 27 or older guys, and the rest were under 25.
02:18And look at them.
02:20And look at them.
02:20Troop was in the pudding.
02:21They got a very Giants-y feel to them.
02:23No, they delayed any rally there in Houston.
02:25It just really shocked that crowd,
02:27as the Astros brought in Ryan Presley.
02:29They're a closer.
02:30I think he's done.
02:31He might be done.
02:32The Astros may be done, as we know them.
02:34But Jackson Torino becoming the second youngest player
02:36to hover twice in a postseason game
02:38behind 19-year-old Andrew Jones back in 1996,
02:41when he did it against the Yankees.
02:43Who was in the crowd yesterday, sipping a beer.
02:46I don't know if you saw that.
02:47Yeah, no, I love Andrew Jones.
02:49He was there, like, front row,
02:50sipping on a little something-something.
02:52I love Andrew Jones, man.
02:53I love-
02:54So this is interesting,
02:55because the Astros and the Braves were,
02:57and I would put Baltimore in this category as well.
03:00They weren't right all,
03:01I mean, I know Astros went on a run
03:02towards the second half.
03:03Baltimore was terrible in the second half,
03:05by their metrics, okay?
03:06And then, I look at the Atlanta Braves.
03:09They were on duct tape.
03:11I mean-
03:12They were hanging off for dear life.
03:13Albies isn't even hitting from the left side.
03:15And you can't pitch your big lefty,
03:17who was almost a 20-game winner.
03:19I mean, Max Fried and Strider,
03:22they dealt with injuries.
03:22And you know what?
03:23To the Braves' credit,
03:24I'm going to give them a pass.
03:25Because for them, they even make the postseason,
03:27despite all those injuries.
03:28I agree.
03:29A down year from Matt Olsen,
03:30after he had over 50 jacks a season ago.
03:33Sean Murphy was in and out the lineup.
03:35They will be back once they get healthy.
03:37They still have a really good infrastructure.
03:39Chris Selle couldn't even pitch in the playoffs.
03:41He got hurt again.
03:42So, they were done.
03:44But now you get Padres, Dodgers.
03:46Oh, let's go.
03:46Guardians, Tigers, and the Guardians,
03:48Steven Vogt, guy I wanted to manage the Giants.
03:51I'm very intrigued to see what the Guardians do.
03:53Because they could give a lot of these teams
03:55a run for their money.
03:56They got Bullpen.
03:57They got the best closer to game.
03:59They got Jose Ramirez.
04:01There's nothing like baseball playoffs.
04:02They, I mean, it was in San Diego yesterday.
04:05Hanging out for dear life.
04:06Well, one thing that you brought up to start the show
04:08is the young players being able to play every day.
04:11Shiny.
04:12And play through the mistakes
04:13is really what's showcasing itself right now.
04:15And I'm thinking about like Bryce Eldridge for next year.
04:19And I've already,
04:20I know exactly what I want the Giants to do, Montae.
04:22I don't want him to start in Triple-A.
04:24Just play him.
04:25He's gonna play.
04:26I'm gonna have a DH and a first base spot next year, right?
04:29He's gonna be in one of those spots all year.
04:32And what I would do,
04:33I would not bring in a Peter Lillins.
04:35I'd go get Paul Goldschmidt.
04:36I'd say, Paul, you're an older player.
04:39I want you to teach this young man how to play the game.
04:41The days that you're DH-ing, he's at first.
04:44The days you're at first base, he's DH-ing.
04:46And I want you two to work together.
04:48That's what I would do.
04:49Now, you may have some money.
04:51The Giants that is.
04:54I'm not opposed to Pete Alonso.
04:56Because look, I understand the veteran.
04:58You want a veteran to teach him how to game.
05:00You want him to teach him how to play.
05:01But I don't want an older guy who's declining.
05:04Paul Goldschmidt just turned 37 years old.
05:08But that's why I'm getting him.
05:09Because I know that at some point you have to turn the page.
05:11And I think when you get in Alonso,
05:13it's A, a seven or eight year deal, which I don't want.
05:16And B, I want someone who's ready to transition
05:19and teach this man how to be a everyday professional.
05:22I feel you on that.
05:24I feel you on that.
05:25But I look at the production as well.
05:26I don't want automatic outs.
05:27I don't want an older team.
05:29I want some thump.
05:30Now, you have a lot of momentum right now with Giants fans
05:33hiring Buster Posey as the president of Baseball Operations.
05:36You want to know how you keep Giants fans engaged
05:38and keep them locked in and keep them energized?
05:41You go get a Pete Alonso.
05:43You get a Pete Alonso.
05:45Because that also puts butts in the seats.
05:47Giants fans know, I'm going to get 40 home runs for this guy.
05:50So I can interchange these dudes at first base.
05:53One DH is what plays first.
05:54One DH is what plays first.
05:56I have no problem with that.
05:57Give him a five year deal if you can.
05:59But that's why I want Pete Alonso.
06:01Because all of a sudden you get instant credibility
06:03and you get instant thump in the middle of the lineup.
06:06Now, he may not leave New York City.
06:08It depends how the season ends today.
06:10Does their season end today against Milwaukee?
06:12We'll see about that.
06:13But I hear you on the Paul Goldschmidt.
06:14It makes a lot of sense.
06:15But that's why I have Matt Chapman.
06:17No, that's true.
06:18That's why I have Matt Chapman.
06:19But would you agree right-handed power
06:20is still something that they could use more of?
06:23Right-handed power, that's why Pete Alonso.
06:25No, I know that.
06:26But the only reason why I push back on Pete Alonso,
06:29as I just know that the entry point is like eight years.
06:32And it's like, I'm just so out on an eight year deal
06:34for someone like him.
06:36I mean, he's a low 200s hitter.
06:38Look, I understand what he does to a lineup.
06:41And he is an unbelievable thumper bat.
06:43Like, there's no doubt.
06:45I just don't want to put any blockage in the way
06:47of Eldridge long-term.
06:49I don't think he does.
06:50I don't think he would.
06:51I think you can make this work with him.
06:53But look, this guy last four years,
06:5637 home runs, 40 home runs, 46 home runs,
06:5834 home runs this year.
06:59And actually a down year.
07:01But he batted 240, 217 the season prior,
07:05271, 262 lifetime, 250 hitter.
07:08It's gonna cost a lot of money.
07:10That's, yeah.
07:11I think we're on the same page in terms of,
07:13and I wonder what happened with Goldschmidt in St. Louis.
07:16Cause I thought it was going to be a great, great fit.
07:18He's old.
07:19He got long.
07:20And I think also the St. Louis Cardinals got away
07:22from their development program.
07:24Some of their younger players, the shortstop,
07:26I like the shortstop, the young shortstop.
07:28And then Jordan Walker,
07:29they just didn't hit the way they thought
07:31they were going to hit.
07:32And they kind of got yo-yoed back and forth.
07:34And there's a lot going on with them.
07:36But to the point about playing Eldridge every single day,
07:40the Brewers stuck with Jackson Torino.
07:42The first two months of the season,
07:43it was not good, right?
07:45He was struggling.
07:46He was scuffling at the plate.
07:47Then he became one of the best hitters in baseball
07:49by just playing him.
07:51Same thing happened with Gunner Henderson,
07:53not this past season, but the season prior.
07:55He was struggling, struggling, struggling.
07:56They stuck with him and boom, next thing you know,
07:58he's taken off and he's flying.
07:59And he's hitting home runs all over the place.
08:01And he's stealing bags all over the place.
08:03I look at Riley Green and Spencer Torkelson
08:05with the Detroit Tigers.
08:06Torkelson from Petaluma.
08:07Look, he's not scalding the baseball,
08:10but they're sticking with the guy.
08:12They're sticking with the player.
08:13Now, he went back down to the minors this year.
08:15They brought him back up and he's playing well.
08:17Stick with the youngster.
08:18So that's the thing about Buster Posey is,
08:21you're not an oppressor,
08:22is it feels like they're gonna stick to a plan.
08:24If that plan is, hey, Eldridge,
08:26you're gonna play from day one,
08:28don't think about Sacramento.
08:29You're not getting on Amtrak going back to Sacramento.
08:31Instead, you're gonna get into Uber
08:33and go back to a condo out here in downtown San Francisco.
08:36That's what's gonna happen even if you do struggle.
08:38So these youngsters, man, in the playoffs
08:40are balling right now.
08:41Jackson Merrill, the Padres,
08:44with all that talent, with all that pressure,
08:46with all those expectations,
08:47they're gonna play every single day.
08:49And it's benefited them.
08:51But he had a big hit yesterday.
08:52So there's other guys available.
08:53Like, I've done like a,
08:55you're gonna call me sick.
08:56There's gonna be a Japanese pitcher, Bonte,
08:59that you're gonna hear about.
09:00I heard about him already.
09:01You heard about him?
09:03Trust me, I've been behind the scenes looking.
09:03Ruggie Sasaki, and I'm telling you.
09:05I've been looking at behind the scenes.
09:06Everyone's gonna be on him.
09:07And I don't know, I wanna see,
09:10like we talked about this with Yamamoto.
09:12I'm not giving two, 300 million sight unseen
09:15to somebody I've never seen pitch in the mix.
09:17I'm good off that.
09:18But let me throw another name at you.
09:20As a right-handed.
09:20Yamamoto, what'd he do this year?
09:21He got hurt for a long, long time.
09:23And we still don't know who he quite is.
09:26I just, we've seen this ever since Hideo Nobuo.
09:29They come in, they have a great season, Spadoni,
09:31and then they fall off.
09:33Hideki Iwamu with the New York Yankees.
09:35Just fall off.
09:36It just happens over, it's too much.
09:38You Darvish, as good as he's, his stuff is,
09:41he's been inconsistent since he's come to the majors.
09:43Yeah, he's been erratic.
09:44He's erratic as hell.
09:45I don't think he's lived up to the potential.
09:46I think he's better than what he's played.
09:48Has there been a Japanese pitcher
09:50who's lived up to the hype coming over
09:52over the last 20, 25 years?
09:54I mean, Hideo Nobuo was pretty sweet.
09:56But he kind of felt, he was.
09:57No, I know, but he was, he had his moments.
09:59Honestly, it probably is you Darvish,
10:01given his longevity and how long
10:03he's been a consistent starter.
10:04Like I know like when he came out,
10:06Kenta Maeda maybe, but even he gets shelved.
10:08Like Darvish has been pretty consistently
10:11like a sub four ERA guy.
10:13Ryu hasn't been bad.
10:14He hasn't been bad.
10:16He's also Korean.
10:16He hasn't been bad.
10:17Oh, is he Korean?
10:18My bad, I apologize.
10:19He's had some years.
10:20Like Nobuo's first two years, 2.454 ERA and 3.19.
10:24Did he add one, two, three, four, five, six,
10:27seven straight years of an ERA over 4.5.
10:31Wow.
10:32Like he was just getting lit up.
10:33Wow.
10:33Now then 33 year old, he comes back to the Dodgers,
10:353.39 and 3.09, and then he basically retires
10:39because of 8.25 ERA.
10:40But lifetime ERA for Hideo Nobuo was a 4.24.
10:43I didn't know it was that high.
10:44Yeah, no, I remember it was erratic.
10:46Once he lost his, like he got figured out
10:49and it wasn't good.
10:49And then you had the health issues or whatnot.
10:51And look, these guys were good.
10:53But for the entry fee, you're paying for these guys.
10:55That's the thing.
10:56And then you got to give them a bigger contract.
10:58You might be spending $300 million on these guys
11:00for a guy who's going to play every five days.
11:01Let me throw another right-handed,
11:03like first baseman at you.
11:04And there's another guy from the outfield
11:06who's season ended yesterday.
11:07I want to throw at you.
11:09What about Christian Walker?
11:10On a short-term deal, two, three-year deal
11:13as a first base DH type.
11:15He's been in Arizona.
11:16He's, I think he's 33 or 34.
11:18Maybe he's 34.
11:20He's a solid player.
11:21I thought he should have been an all-star this year.
11:23He's not bad.
11:23I mean, I'm just throwing names.
11:25See, to me, I need someone to pair up.
11:27I want the righty-lefty combo with Eldridge.
11:31And I want to be able to carve out DH spots.
11:33Like you need a legit thumper.
11:35You know, Bregman's going to be available.
11:36We don't need a third baseman.
11:37I don't need Bregman.
11:38What about Santander, the outfielder for Baltimore?
11:41Career year this year.
11:42Santander, he's a baller.
11:44He is a baller, but he would be bad.
11:47He would be bad.
11:48He's not going to hit for a lot of average.
11:50How does Santander?
11:51I'm looking at it right here.
11:52It's 29 years old.
11:54See, because I want to go on the younger side.
11:58I don't want to mess with anybody who's 30 plus.
12:00It's hard.
12:01You know what I'm saying?
12:02I know it's hard.
12:0330 years old, I'll do that.
12:07I know.
12:08I don't.
12:09The Goldsmith one.
12:09I would have been on board with Goldsmith,
12:11but he's 37 up.
12:12Watch some Goldsmith at bats.
12:13I'm like, dude, he's just insane.
12:15He was cooked the first few months.
12:16He was really bad.
12:17I mean, it's just, it's sad.
12:18Again, but I'm just thinking how Posey would think.
12:20And I know him.
12:21Like there is value in bringing in an older guy like that
12:24to this situation for a variety of reasons.
12:27So you got a free agent who I think the Giants have circled
12:30as one of their shortstop.
12:31Hassan Kim, who's playing in San Diego right now.
12:34You're going to watch him throughout the playoffs.
12:35The other guys, Willie Adamas for the Brewers.
12:37I think he's a free agent.
12:39And that's another shortstop.
12:40We had a monster year this year who could be available.
12:43I'm not giving any of these guys seven, eight year deals,
12:46but could these be, you know,
12:48stop gaps at shortstop up the middle?
12:50Corbin Burns, who's season ended yesterday,
12:52is going to be a free agent.
12:55I know you love Corbin Burns.
12:56He's a lot of innings.
12:57I love him.
12:58I think he'd be great in our rotation.
13:00I've loved Corbin Burns for a long time.
13:02So if Blake Stone doesn't want to start,
13:04if he doesn't want to stay here,
13:05then I go Corbin Burns.
13:06Now, to your point about the veteran of the lineup,
13:09that's why I paid Matt Chapman.
13:10Okay.
13:11I'm bestowing Matt Chapman as our leader,
13:14as our veteran,
13:15as the guy who's going to set the example every single day,
13:19every single night.
13:20This is how you feel grounders.
13:22This is how you prep.
13:23This is how you prepare for a game.
13:25This is how you do your,
13:26this is how you go about your day-to-day,
13:28everyday life in Major League Baseball.
13:30That's why I gave Matt Chapman a six-year deal.
13:33That's why I gave him that.
13:34I'm going to throw one more name at you.
13:37You know who else is a free agent?
13:38Joey Gallo.
13:39He had a monster year this year.
13:41Chuck Peterson.
13:43Yeah.
13:45Hard pass.
13:46And we got a Pessoa problem in the clubhouse.
13:49He's a posy guy.
13:50Yeah, he, oh, jeez.
13:51I mean, come on.
13:52Max Tercer's out there.
13:53Verlander's out there.
13:54I mean, you got a bunch of the old guard pitchers.
13:57Clinton Kershaw, I believe,
13:58is going to be a free agent as well.
13:59I don't know what they're going to do with Robbie Ray.
14:00I'm just watching these playoffs,
14:02and I'm saying, hey, look,
14:03there are two shortstops
14:04that I think the Giants are going to be looking at.
14:06The Kim for San Diego,
14:08and the shortstop for the Brewers.
14:09So if you're watching baseball right now,
14:11those are the guys that I believe
14:14that the Giants are at least going to inquire on.
14:15You know, circle it back to Pete Alonso.
14:1930 years old.
14:21What if he got a six or seven-year deal?
14:24And there's some opt-outs
14:25somewhere in the middle of that deal.
14:27I mean, I'm in on that.
14:28It's just, I-
14:29Because I'm looking at it like this, too.
14:32Greg Johnson is going to be knocking on the door,
14:34and Larry Barrow's going to be knocking on the door.
14:36Bryce Eldridge is going to,
14:38he's going to create a buzz here in the area.
14:41He will be your first baseman.
14:43I'm calling it now.
14:44Opening day, he's going to be on this roster.
14:45I'm okay with that.
14:47He should be.
14:47He should be.
14:48I don't think that's a debate.
14:51You should bring in Preet Alonso,
14:53and now you got Eldridge, Alonso, and Chapman.
14:57I'm cooking.
14:58Then I've got Ramos.
14:59I've got Fitzgerald.
15:02We'll see about Jung-Hoo Lee.
15:03What's he doing?
15:04What's going on with him?
15:06Big question mark.
15:06Big question mark.
15:07But I have him.
15:08Do they keep him?
15:09Do they trade him?
15:10I have no idea.
15:11I have him.
15:11I have him.
15:12I'm not mad at the,
15:13like, I would go all in on a guy like that.
15:15It's funny, because you're kind of buying,
15:16you're selling me on it.
15:17He plays his ass off, Pete Alonso.
15:19I know what he is.
15:20He's going to strike out a ton.
15:21He's going to drive us crazy.
15:23But he's got a specific cast.
15:24His type is, I am going to be a thumper
15:28in the middle of the line.
15:29I get your point.
15:30You know what I'm saying?
15:30And he's a threat.
15:31A pitcher's going to look at the on-deck circle,
15:33saying, boy, if I don't get this guy out,
15:35I got to face Pete with guys on base.
15:37And he's going to prepare.
15:39From what I've heard, the guy works his ass off.
15:41Well, in a lineup,
15:42when you have Chapman behind a guy like Alonso,
15:46boy, that's a lot better.
15:47Right.
15:48No, that's a good point.
15:48And this organization-
15:49You're selling me on it.
15:50I was so worried about that 10-year deal.
15:52But you know what, though?
15:53This organization was about to give Aaron Judge
15:55a monster deal.
15:56They were going to get Bryce Harper, right?
15:57Yeah, but Aaron Judge is a few clicks above.
16:01But Carlos Correa.
16:03They were pretty desperate.
16:04He was going to get 13 years.
16:05We were desperate.
16:06I know.
16:06I think we're still a little desperate,
16:08to be honest with you.
16:09Just because we have Posey,
16:10doesn't mean we're not desperate.
16:12Well, and you could sell Alonso
16:13as a character moving forward.
16:15The polar bear, I can already see the marketing.
16:17Larry Bear and the Hatcher there.
16:18Yeah, and just the home run thing,
16:20and him in the home run derby every year.
16:22The more and more you talk me into it,
16:24I'm being swayed.
16:25You know, Kim, Adamas.
16:27I mean, those guys aren't here to sell tickets.
16:28Yeah, they're-
16:29But those are guys that catch the ball.
16:30Exactly.
16:31So that's why I like them.
16:32What about Tim Anderson?
16:33You guys want him?
16:35Tim Anderson is a French baseball player in the bigs.
16:37They're fighting!
16:40I mean, they played freaking Nick Ahmed
16:43at shortstop this year.
16:44It was basically like playing Tim Anderson.
16:46Posey Ramirez ended his career after that uppercut.
16:49He did.
16:50You think?
16:50He did.
16:52Puss in Boots is the league.
16:53Yeah, that was not a good look for Tim Anderson.
16:56Who was the guy in Toronto?
16:56He sent the brothers back a couple years.
16:58Joey Batts and Rugnette Odor.
17:00Yeah.
17:01There you go.
17:02Rangers, Blue Jays.
17:03You know, what are you gonna miss with Odor?
17:05He was looking to fight.
17:05All right.