Why Randy Rodriguez's injury will force a 'bullpen rebuild' for Giants

Giants Talk: A San Francisco Giants Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Sports, Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Mlb

4.7 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On "Giants Talk," hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic discuss San Francisco's playoff odds amid the team's hot streak and explain how Randy Rodriguez's Tommy John surgery will affect the Giants' bullpen next season.

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0:00.0	Save big during the Labor Day sale at Mancini's Sleep World. Shoppingworld.com.
0:09.6	Welcome to the Giants Talk podcast. Here's Alex Babovich and Cole Kuiper. I know those guys.
0:23.6	What's up, Giants fans? Welcome to another episode of Giants Talk. I'm Cole Kuiper,
0:32.1	who at Giants Insider, Alex Padlovich, are the Giants back? Alex and I haven't podcasted in a few days and all of a sudden,
0:39.6	I don't know, playoff hopes might be alive. We'll talk about that, including five storylines
0:44.0	from this crazy and surprising tear the team is on. Plus, Randy Rodriguez needs Tommy John
0:51.5	surgery. We'll discuss the impact of that on this team and much more.
0:56.8	Before we get started, Giants Talk is presented by Mancini's Sleep World.
1:00.7	Save big during the Labor Day sale at Mancini's Sleep World.
1:04.1	Shop sleepworld.com.
1:06.9	Plus, Alex Mancini offers free next day delivery and old mattress removal.
1:11.4	By today, sleep better tomorrow.
1:13.2	No weight, no extra cost.
1:16.7	Giant's Talk is also presented by UCSF Health.
1:19.3	All-Star Care for Every Fan.
1:20.6	UCSF Health is the official healthcare partner of the San Francisco Giants.
1:25.5	All right, Alex, what is happening right now?
1:29.5	Like, where do we even begin?
1:30.7	Because we had written this team off.
1:32.6	I did my whole sad sack, depressed episode.
1:37.4	And now a glimmer of hope yet remains all of a sudden.
1:41.0	This isn't the team we saw for a while but it is the team that i don't know
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