Zack Minasian explains why his upbringing makes him ideal Giants GM

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