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
