Zack Minasian explains why his upbringing makes him ideal Giants GM
Description
New San Francisco Giants general manager Zack Minasian sits down with Alex Pavlovic to discuss the team's identity and why his lifetime around baseball makes him a good fit for the position. Cole Kuiper and Alex also break down Randy Winn's new role with the team and answer fan's mailbag questions.
Intro:
1:00 - Randy Winn named Vice President of Player Development
7:00 - Austin Slater signs with the Chicago White Sox
9:00 - Which Giants will be back after the non-tender deadline?
12:15 - Mailbag Q’s
Zack Minasian:
22:10 - On becoming a new dad and GM
23:20 - What an interview with Buster Posey is like
24:15 - If the thought he had a chance at the job after Posey's press conference
25:30 - On scouting Posey when he was a player
27:00 - On the moment he got the GM job
27:45 - What moves he feels stand out in his career
29:00 - Why pitching and defense need to be the Giants' identity moving forward
31:00 - On confidence in Giants' current pitching,
32:45 - Tyler Fitzgerald maybe moving to 2nd and if they need to upgrade shortstop
33:30 - Breaking down the outfield situation
36:00 - On Luis Matos and Marco Luciano's development, expectations for next season
38:50 - On Randy Winn becoming VP of player development, how they plan on approaching player development
41:45 - His background growing up in MLB clubhouses, on the validation from getting the GM job
44:30 - Dynamic between him and his brother Perry, who's GM of the Angels
48:20 - On Tommy Lasorda being his godfather