• Why Giants' reported Justin Verlander agreement makes sense

  • Jan 8 2025
  • Length: 21 mins
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Why Giants' reported Justin Verlander agreement makes sense

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  • 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
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