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Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants Podcast

Farhan Zaidi details the Giants' Kris Bryant trade, his growing reputation in MLB

Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Mlb, Sports, San Francisco Giants, Baseball

4.4 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi joins Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper to discuss the trade for Kris Bryant, what he can learn from other sports to improve the Giants moving forward and if his growing reputation in MLB circles is making his job more challenging.  (2:35) How long did it take for Farhan to win over the fan base? (7:50) Farhan reveals the Giants' reaction after trading for Bryant  (13:02) Farhan discusses the expectations he had for the 2021 Giants  (17:30) What is Farhan’s secret to finding hidden gems?   (23:34) Farhan reveals the influence of other sports has on his mindset

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Giants Talk podcast.

0:09.4

Here's Alex Pavlovich and Cole Kiper.

0:12.9

I know those guys.

0:17.1

Hey, Giants fans.

0:18.4

Welcome to Giants Talk.

0:19.7

I'm Cole Kippur here with Alex Pavlovich, and we have a very special episode for you today.

0:24.6

We sat down with Farhan Zaidi, the man with the man with the plan behind the scenes in San Francisco, who was built your first place, best record in baseball, San Francisco Giants.

0:36.6

But first, we got to remind you,

0:39.4

Giants talk is brought to you by Wendy's. Right now at Wendy's, get two breakfast sandwiches

0:43.3

for just four bucks. It's kind of ironic. We're talking to a guy here who's known for finding

0:48.8

those thrifty deals and trades with other teams. There's your thrifty Wendy's deal right there,

0:53.4

four for two. That is the Lamont Way Jr thrifty Wendy's deal right there. Four for two.

1:01.5

That is the Lamont Way Jr. of fast food deals right now. I think that's the perfect comp.

1:08.3

And Alex, it is so cool to see. I don't know how far Farhan has come is the right turn of phrase because it's not like he's a pop figure. He's not like

1:12.2

that kind of celebrity. But what did we see down in the dugout after I interview with him?

1:18.3

Yeah, it was really, so we talked to him on Wednesday afternoon before the second game

1:23.5

against Diamondbacks. And it was really interesting. So we're sitting there waiting for him

1:28.3

to come out. We're miced up. And there was a young fan there who was like, Chris Bryan's coming

1:33.3

out. Chris Bryant's coming out. And I felt bad for that kid. He thought the Giants were coming out.

1:38.3

And I joked with Farron about that. But then he goes to the other side of the dugout after

1:42.2

it's done with the interview and just is, but I mean, for good reason, it is, is adored by the group that's gathered there usually by the dugout and signed some autographs.

1:52.3

And it just, I think you and I talk about this afterwards.

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