Analyzing Ohtani’s availability, Verlander’s fit and importance of GM meetings

Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Mlb, Sports, San Francisco Giants, Baseball

4.4 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper discuss what Carlos Rodón opting out of his contract means for the Giants’ rotation next season, why Justin Verlander can be the answer to strengthen the top of the rotation alongside Logan Webb and if Shohei Ohtani is available this offseason. (1:19) Familiar faces win World Series with Astros (8:24) Rodón now free agent after opting out of contract (12:38) Could Verlander be a Giant next season? (17:13) Is Ohtani available this offseason? (24:43) Which Giants’ free agents will return next season? (29:35) What to watch for at GM meetings

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Giants Talk podcast.
0:09.4	Here's Alex Babelich and Cole Kiper.
0:13.0	I know those guys.
0:17.2	What's up, Giants fans, and what's up Dusty Baker fans?
0:21.1	Welcome to Giants Talk.
0:22.6	I'm Cole Kuiper here with Giants Insider.
0:24.5	Alex Pallovich, the World Series is over.
0:27.3	And we've definitely got Giants adjacent content from that we can talk about.
0:31.7	We're also going to follow up the last episode's alternative half.
0:36.2	We already talked about some of the moves the Giants need to make in their
0:38.7	lineup. Now we're going to talk pitching and a little hint, a little focus on what's going on
0:43.7	around the league. Before we dive into that, though, don't forget the Giants Talk is presented by Wendy's.
0:48.9	Wendy's pretzel, bacon, pub, cheeseburger is back. Dive into a bite packed with warm, savory beer cheese,
0:55.4	apple wood smoked bacon, crispy fried onions,
0:57.9	and hot and juicy beef,
0:59.2	all perfectly paired with the Dr. Pepper,
1:01.8	available at participating U.S. Wendy's for a limited time.
1:06.1	All right, Alex, the World Series is over,
1:08.9	and that means some familiar faces,
1:13.5	get some bling at the start of next year.
1:15.6	I'm talking about Mauritio Dubon.
1:17.2	I'm talking about Will Smith.
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