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There R Giants

Roger Munter

Talking all things related to the SF Giants minor league system. rogermunter.substack.com

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There R Giants Pod-108 with Eno Sarris

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2022/11/01

The Athletic’s Eno Sarris is my guest this week. We talk Stuff+ numbers for various members of the Sacramento pitching staff, why changes in pitch mixes have become so dynamic lately, and how exit velocity correlates to raw power. Along the way we talk Sean Hjelle, Tristan Beck, R.J. Dabovich, Michael Stryffeler, David Villar, Heliot Ramos and more.You can follow Eno on twitter @enosarris (he’s about to head down to the AFL so it’s a good time to follow him if you don’t already!). And of course you

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There R Giants Pod-107 with David B . Flemming

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2022/10/20

My guest this week is Giants’ broadcaster Dave Flemming. We talk about the unique position the broadcast team occupies in the world of Giants’ baseball, the state of Giants’ player development processes, and the path forward for the organization. And yes, “the guy who hits in the Bronx” does come up!IntroDifference between announcing in up years and down (1:44) How do Giants feel about their Player Development? (9:05)Joey Bart’s Season (12:55)Big Off Season ahead (15:40)How Heliot Ramos fits in

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There R Giants Pod-105 with Franklin Labour

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2022/10/13

Franklin Labour, who was in the Giants’ system for eight seasons and spent most of 2022 with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, joins me on this week’s There R Giants podcast to talk about efforts to unionize the minors. Labour talks about the importance of taking care of athletes to help them become the best version of themselves and the excitement that has surrounded the talks for forming a union. You can get much more There R Giants’ content by becoming a subscriber to the site. Intro/Outro: “Jique”

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There R Giants Pod-104 with Melissa Lockard

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2022/10/06

The Athletic’s Melissa Lockard stops by to discuss the year that was on the Giants’ farm. We talk surprises, the long tail of the COVID year in disrupting player development, and the amazing season turned in by Kyle Harrison, among many other topics. Melissa does a great job covering the Giants’ (and A’s!) farm for The Athletic, so make sure to follow her on twitter @melissalockard to catch all of her work. And, of course, you can follow me on twitter @rog61 to find all my work or just subscribe to

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There R Giants Pod-103 with Carlos Valderrama

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2022/09/29

My guest on this week’s edition of the There R Giants podcast is Eugene Manager Carlos Valderrama, who helped pilot the team to a second consecutive league title. Valderrama has spent more than 20 seasons as a part of the Giants’ organization — either as a player or coach — and the 2022 season was his 14th year as part of the Player Development staff. He won the DSL Coach of the Year in 2015 for leading the DSL Giants to a league title. Eugene’s triumph gives Valderrama his second ring as a

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There R Giants Pod-102 with Joe Ritzo

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2022/09/22

San Jose (and sometimes San Francisco) Giants’ broadcaster Joe Ritzo joins me for this week’s There R Giants podcast, reflecting on the 2022. A lot of talent moved through the Giants’ Low A affiliate this season, including some of the biggest breakout stories of the organization. Joe and I reflect on all the prospects who played a big part in this season, which ended with another post-season appearance.Follow Joe on twitter @JoeRitzo. And, of course, follow me on Twitter @rog61, or become a There R

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There R Giants Pod-101 with Tyler Fitzgerald and Nick...

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2022/09/13

This week’s pod is a little media re-utilization. For those of you subscribers who watched the video posts I’ve put up the last two weeks, you’ve already heard from Richmond infielder Tyler Fitzgerald and reliever Nick Avila. But for those of you who don’t subscribe to the site — or prefer to ingest your player interviews through audio only — this is new for you! So enjoy listening to two guys who have really developed their games throughout this season! And, of course, if you’d like to become a

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There R Giants Pod-100 with Eric Flemming

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2022/09/07

My guest this week is Eric Flemming, formerly Assistant Farm Director for the SF Giants. Eric digs into the bombshell news that the MLBPA is working to help form a union for minor league players. We talk benefits, costs, complications, and degree of hopefulness on a true Labor Day edition of the There R Giants podcast.To read Eric’s blog posts, follow him on twitter @EricFlemming or just go straight to mlbinsidepitch.com. And you can keep up all of my work by following me on twitter @rog61 or simply

39:57

There R Giants Pod-99 with Andy Baggarly

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2022/09/01

The Athletic’s Andy Baggarly joins me to talk about his recent trips to Eugene and Sacramento to check in on Giants’ prospects. We talk some of the success stories and struggles on the farm, and, by popular demand, a whole lot of Vaun Brown content! You can (and should!) follow Andy on twitter @extrabaggs to catch all of his great work on the Giants’ organization. And, of course, follow me @rog61 or become a There R Giants’ subscriber to get all of my Giants’ prospect related work direct to your

36:28

There R Giants Pod-98 with Jim Callis

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2022/08/23

My guest this week is the great Jim Callis from MLB Pipeline who stops by to talk about the Giants’ draft class and the latest MLB.com Top 30 ranking of the Giants’ system. As Jim says, it’s been a pretty volatile year on the Giants’ farm with a lot of big risers and big fallers, making for a pretty fascinating snapshot in time.You can (and should) follow all of Jim’s work on Twitter @jimcallisMLB and of course you can keep up with all of my work by following me on Twitter @rog61 or by becoming a

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There R Giants Pod-97 with Vaun Brown and Grant McCray

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2022/08/19

This week’s podcast contains a couple player interviews I was able to do on my recent west coast trip. I sat down with Vaun Brown in Eugene and then while I was in San Jose was able to speak with Grant McCray by telephone. Both of them discuss their terrific breakout years and the work that lay behind that success.Look for more player profile stories coming over the next week or so at There R Giants.com. Get full access to There R Giants at rogermunter.substack.com/subscribe

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There R Giants Pod-96 with Grant Brisbee

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2022/08/04

Grant Brisbee of The Athletic stops by to talk about the Giants trade deadline, a disappointing 2022 and the path forward on the latest edition of There R Giants podcast.You can (and should!) follow the wit and wisdom of Grant on twitter @GrantBrisbee and read his work at The Athletic. And, of course, you can follow all of my work on twitter @rog61 and read all of my Giants’ prospect-related writing by becoming a subscriber to There R Giants for daily updates of all the action around the

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There R Giants Pod-95 with Geoff Pontes

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2022/07/26

Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes joins me this week to talk about pitchers in the Giants’ draft class, the uniqueness of Kyle Harrison, and the best single pitches in the Giants’ organization.You can keep up with all of Geoff’s great work at BA by following him on twitter @GeoffPontesBA. He’s putting a ton of video from the Cape Cod League up there right now, which makes this a great time to follow him — like this footage he took of Giants’ 12th round pick Tyler Vogel:You can follow my work on

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There R Giants Pod-94 with Brian Recca of Prospects Live

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2022/07/21

I’m joined this week by my friend Brian Recca who provides draft coverage for Prospects Live. Brian and I talk over the Giants’ 2022 draft literally from the top to the bottom. We talk surprises, risks, trends, pitch data, and much more.Follow Brian on Twitter @brian_recca to keep up with all of his draft work (he’s already following the 2023 draft class!), and, of course, you can follow me @rog61 to find all of my Giants’ prospect work — or just become a There R Giants subscriber to get it all

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There R Giants Pod-93 with Eric Flemming

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2022/07/05

I don’t like to play favorites — but this week’s There R Giants pod may be the best ever! My guest, Eric Flemming, spent 15 seasons as a member of the SF Giants organization, most of that time as a part of the Player Development staff. After spending several seasons as a Minor League Operations Assistant, he was made Coordinator of Minor League Operations in 2012 and later was named the Assistant Director of Player Development.Eric has a lot of stories to tell and much insight to share about the way

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There R Giants Pod-92 with Shane Matheny

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2022/06/30

Richmond Flying Squirrels multi-position veteran Shane Matheny is my guest on this week’s podcast. In his second year with Richmond, Shane has been among the league leaders in several offensive categories, while hitting .297/.429/.530 with a 162 wRC+. According to manager Dennis Pelfrey, Matheny has been a leader for the Squirrels team, both on the field and in the clubhouse. Shane and I talk about the dramatic conclusion to the first half, celebrating their entry to the playoffs, and his progress

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There R Giants Pod-91 with Melissa Lockard

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2022/06/21

The Athletic’s Melissa Lockard is my guest on this week’s There R Giants podcast. We discuss some health-related issues with various players in the system and then dig in to observations on the first half of the season. Melissa does a great job covering the Giants’ and A’s farm system for The Athletic and is a must follow on Twitter @melissalockard.And, of course, you can follow all of my work on Twitter @rog61 and get all of my work on the Giants’ farm system by subscribing to There R Giants for

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There R Giants Pod-90 with Brandon Martorano and...

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2022/06/16

It’s a double pod week! I had the chance to talk with Richmond catcher Brandon Martorano and LHP Chris Wright last week and thought I’d share the whole conversations with you. Both of these guys are low round draft picks who have jumped pretty quickly into the upper minors and they were gracious enough to share their baseball journeys with me and with you the listener! Enjoy!Brandon Martorano (1:56)Chris Wright (21:10)Intro/Outro: “Periodically Double or Triple” by Yo La Tengo Get full access to

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There R Giants Pod-89 with GPT

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2022/06/14

This week I’m joined by my favorite fellow Giants’ prospect blogger affectionately known as GPT. Avi and I talk over our major impressions of the Giants’ farm through the first third of the 2022 season. It’s a power summit of observations and one I think you’ll really enjoy!Of course, you need to be following Avi on Twitter @giantsprospects. And for all of my work, you can follow me on Twitter @rog61 or simply subscribe to There R Giants to get all of my writing delivered, ad free, straight to your

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There R Giants Pod-88 with Frankie Tostado

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2022/06/08

Richmond 1b Frankie Tostado joins me to talk about his baseball journey, the stop and start nature of his early career, and the strides he’s making that are powering this year’s outstanding performance. Tostado has been first or second in the league in batting average or hits for most of the year, and is now in the league’s Top 10 in OPS, Slugging, and wRC+.Intro/Outro: “Santeria” by Sublime Get full access to There R Giants at rogermunter.substack.com/subscribe

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