Twigging them on, the Giants are world champions.

Welcome to the Giants Insider podcast on NBCSports Bay Area.com.

Introducing your host, San Francisco Giants Insider, Alex Pavlovich.

Todd Linden, I'm going to start with something that's the old.

I'm going to make you feel old a little bit, but I used to crush with you in video games.

So just so you know, when you were a giant briefly, you were very good on triple play, I think 2003 or four.

Yeah, man, I should have tried that one because I was playing the 2007 MLB something something rather and I wasn't that good but

that was probably more accurate so you're back with the Giants this is your second year right

with San Jose my second year of San Jose fourth year coaching with the Giants I was in Augusta two years

before that how did that end up how do you end up back with them just uh at the end of my career my

last season in 2013 I was often on the DL a little bit,

and I'd never really experienced that in my career, been pretty healthy, and just the writing

was on the wall, and it was about that time to kind of turn the page with my career, and I wanted

to get into coaching, and I thought, what better way than to talk to the team that drafted me, and I've spent so much time with, and I wanted to get into coaching and I thought what better way than to talk to the team that drafted me and I've spent so much time with and I feel so loyal to.

So I approached them and they gave me a shot at it and here I am four years later and enjoying every moment.

So you have a pretty big responsibility here.

You have a very good class of prospects here, and I think

especially outfield prospects. What do you think? I'll start with those kids with Brian Reynolds and Heath

and GEO. What do you think of those guys as hitting prospects? They're all very talented, and it's

exciting to have them in their first full season here of professional baseball and for them to be

at the advanced high A level.

There's a lot of challenges, but I think they've adapted and caught up to the learning curve.

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