On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Alex Pavlovic and Cole Kuiper break down the news San Francisco is out of the running for Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki, discuss whether Justin Verlander should wear No. 35 after Brandon Crawford's recent retirement and answer a couple fan mailbag questions.

:50 – Giants out on Rōki Sasaki

8:00 – Other international prospects: Josuar De Jesus Gonzales

12:45 – On Justin Verlander signing with the Giants and mentoring the young guys

16:20 – On Verlander’s health and why he feels he’s in a better place

18:20 – On Verlander possibly wearing No. 35 and talking to Brandon Crawford about it

27:00 – Verlander accidentally has wife Kate Upton’s name on his Zoom because she used it last

31:30 – Giants DFA Blake Sabol

35:30 - Ehire Adrianza retires

37:30 – Malibag Q’s

On this emergency episode of "Giants Talk," Alex Pavlovic and George Kontos break down San Francisco's reported one-year, $15 million contract with veteran ace Justin Verlander, why the deal made sense for president of baseball operations Buster Posey and who should be the fifth starting pitcher.

Intro:

1:10 – Verlander always made sense to Alex as a one year deal

3:00 – Continues Buster’s trend trying to make the team “interesting”

4:10 – Breaking down why he got $15 million

Kontos:

6:40 – Kontos on the signing of Verlander

8:00 – Has Kontos met Verlander?

8:40 – Why he made sense for the Giants right now

11:10 – On his fastball velocity and if he’ll need to adjust how he pitches

13:40 – Who’s Kontos’ favorite for the fifth starting pitching spot?

15:50 – Kontos on Willy Adames

16:50 – If Kontos could add one more player to the roster, who would it be?

18:00 – What it was like playing against Verlander in Game 1 in 2012

On this episode of "Giants Talk," Alex Pavlovic and Laura Britt discuss why MLB ace Corbin Burnes signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks is so disappointing, how San Francisco is one of the remaining teams still in the mix for Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki and other ways the team can upgrade its offense for the 2025 MLB season.

1:10 – Why Corbin Burnes signing with the Diamondbacks is so disappointing

4:35 – Options now that Burnes has signed

9:50 – How confident are you in Robbie Ray this season?

12:50 – Giants should focus on upgrading the offense now, would Pete Alonso be a good fit?

16:45 – Ha-Seong Kim and Alex Bregman as other solid options, Tyler Fitzgerald’s versatility

21:50 – Giants still in the mix for Rōki Sasaki

28:35 – Mailbag Q’s