PITCHING PLAN: Buster Posey's PRIORITIES | Nick Hundley INTERVIEWS with Giants

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spk_0 Today, we are talking about Nick Hunley and how he officially interviewed Buster Posey breaking down the pitching needs

spk_0 and other openings and rumors, everything that's going on throughout the league.

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spk_0 So according to Susan Slusser of the SF Chronicle,

spk_0 Nick Hunley has officially interviewed for the Giants Manager job.

spk_0 And not only that, he is kind of the favorite to land it.

spk_0 And we talked about this yesterday and going back into last week, his name even being brought up.

spk_0 Clearly, this guy is somebody that Buster Posey is really interested in.

spk_0 And there are a couple reasons why from his philosophy to his age,

spk_0 a lot of different reasons.

spk_0 Buster Posey feels like this is somebody he can mold to be the manager,

spk_0 not just now, but of the future.

spk_0 When you take a step back, it's not hard to see why Buster is so interested in Nick Hunley.

spk_0 He checks just about every box this front office seems to value.

spk_0 First things first, let's start with the obvious.

spk_0 He's a former catcher and we've seen time and time again.

spk_0 How catchers do make great managers.

spk_0 And I saw a comment saying, Alan, why do you think that it has to be a catcher and naming off a couple managers?

spk_0 Are there a lot of managers out there that weren't catchers?

spk_0 And I don't think it's a thing that is something that's happening around the league.

spk_0 I think catchers are always going to get the nod just because of the position and what that position means.

spk_0 But for the giant specifically, I said this before and I'll say it again,

spk_0 I don't mind Buster Posey saying he has a type.

spk_0 Right? I don't mind Buster Posey saying this is what I want within the organization

spk_0 because I think too many times in the past, they haven't known what they wanted.

spk_0 When they moved off a gait, Kapler, I think the only thing they did know is that they wanted somebody that was more old school.

spk_0 So they just went and found Bob Melvin who again, the Padres were willing to part from within the division.

spk_0 So that tells you something right there and that's not a slide at Bob Melvin.

spk_0 It just felt like the only thing they knew moving on from Gabe Kapler is they wanted something that was very, very traditional.

spk_0 And that's what they got in Bob Melvin.

spk_0 This time around Buster Posey can be a little bit picky and later in the show,

spk_0 I'll discuss the other openings and why Buster Posey can be a little bit picky.

spk_0 So this is how he's going about it.

spk_0 So it's not necessarily that they have to do this or they have to do that.

spk_0 Buster Posey, a former Kapler is in charge.

spk_0 So that's why he wants to move in this situation.

spk_0 And again, there are a lot of examples of Kapler's making great managers.

spk_0 And there are a lot of examples of Kaiders not working out either.

spk_0 They're used to handling pitching staffs.

spk_0 They're used to managing different personalities.

spk_0 And for Nikon Lee specifically balancing analytics with instincts.

spk_0 Second, he's got history with the Giants organization spend two seasons with the Giants knows the organization.

spk_0 And more importantly, he's got a strong relationship with Buster Posey.

spk_0 That trust matters.

spk_0 Posey has a huge voice in this process.

spk_0 He is the voice in this process along with Zach Manassian and Hundley's presence brings a sense of continuity to the clubhouse that it's been missing on top of that.

spk_0 Since retiring, Hundley's been working in the league office.

spk_0 So he's got that front office perspective that fits the Giants modern approach.

spk_0 He understands both sides the data driven approach of today's game and the human side that connects with players.

spk_0 I think that is number one on this list.

spk_0 There has to be a balance.

spk_0 You can't be stuck in the mud, stuck in your old ways.

spk_0 And hey, well, this is how we did it back in my day.

spk_0 By the way, I don't know how many people saw that but from the Phillies.

spk_0 All I needed the Phillies to do is beat the Smurfs and they can't do it.

spk_0 They're about to get swept.

spk_0 It's embarrassing.

spk_0 And I was really torn on that but play because that was just outstanding.

spk_0 I hate to give any kudos to the Dodgers but Max Muncie, that was a ridiculous play.

spk_0 Max Muncie, Mookie Best looks like he's been playing shortstop his whole life.

spk_0 That was more of, look, the Bunt was a little hard but there were comments what you don't

spk_0 Bunt to the third baseman on a on a sacrifice if you're trying to get the run into third.

spk_0 From what I recall, you are supposed to Bunt to the third baseman because it's tougher for him to basically get the ball.

spk_0 Essentially do it 360 and throw to third.

spk_0 If you Bunt to first base, he's crashing and he's got that momentum kind of moving towards first.

spk_0 That's how I was always taught.

spk_0 So I don't think the Phillies did anything wrong.

spk_0 There are a lot of people that don't like budding period.

spk_0 I don't think the Phillies did anything wrong.

spk_0 I think Nick Casianos could have seen it.

spk_0 Maybe a little clearly or more clearly and ran back to second.

spk_0 But I know it was a bang, bang situation and just embarrassing stuff for the Phillies to get swept.

spk_0 They've already gotten swept in their two home games.

spk_0 So we'll see what happens in LA.

spk_0 But that one's probably over.

spk_0 But situations like that where Buster Posey and Nick Hellinger on the same page, whether or not they would want a Bunt there.

spk_0 I don't know if, but I honestly don't know if Buster would or wouldn't.

spk_0 But that is a conversation that they would have and probably have had or did have in that interview yesterday to figure out, hey, where are you at in situations like this?

spk_0 Do we have the same philosophy?

spk_0 And my assumption is they've already had certain conversations like this because of their time together.

spk_0 So while on paper, this might seem like a quote unquote safe move.

spk_0 It actually makes a lot of strategic sense.

spk_0 Huntly bridges the gap between the old school guy and the new school thinker and the giants literally want something just like that.

spk_0 At 42 years old also, he'd be the fifth youngest manager in Major League or tied for fifth youngest manager in Major League baseball right now.

spk_0 He actually just turned 42, I believe in September.

spk_0 So that is something where you can connect.

spk_0 I got a, I got a nephew who is in his early 20s, right? And I'm 35.

spk_0 So if you add another decade on to that, I still think I'd be able to

spk_0 understand some of the things, maybe not all the things he's saying and some of the nuances of being a young man or a young player in the league.

spk_0 But 42 is a lot different and I'm not, I'm going to say it and it's not to be a slight at all.

spk_0 But 42 is different than being 63, which was how old Bob Melvin is.

spk_0 So the only reason I bring that up is because of the farm system and everybody keeps asking me about the farm system.

spk_0 What are they going to do about the farm system? Well, the farm system has already jumped up the 10 spots in bus supposed to be in here for about a year, right?

spk_0 They went from 28 to 18. So they're already moving in the right direction.

spk_0 And because of that, they wanted or the giants want a manager that they feel can be able to at least talk to in some capacity to these young players coming up.

spk_0 Obviously 40, whatever to 18, 19 or by the time they get to the big leagues, 22 is still a large gap, but 63 is an even larger gap.

spk_0 And we've seen this with managers of other teams where there's just a little bit of disconnect. So that is the kind of breakdown on Nick Hunley and a different version of it simply because Nick Hunley has officially interviewed their literally saying that he is the front runner.

spk_0 We're not hearing anything about Kurt Suzuki and from what I heard and read yesterday feels like the Kurt Suzuki thing was more of a courtesy interview.

spk_0 That's not for sure. That's not for certain, but that's what I'm gathering based on who I've talked to and just what we're hearing throughout the different articles being written on the other side.

spk_0 And the busser continues to talk about pitching and the importance of pitching heading into the off season. There are some big names available. Does that mean Justin Verlander shouldn't be at the top of the list.

spk_0 Should he be on the list at all? Don't move. More locked on giants coming up.

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spk_0 So when it comes to off season priorities, Buster Posey continues to tell us exactly what it is. He isn't hiding it from anyone. The off season priorities, it comes down to pitching the priority of pitching a Buster Posey isn't hiding it. He is spelling it out in his conversation with NBC sports Bay Area.

spk_0 Posey said point blank quote, I think our focus is going to be on pitching to try to fortify our starting staff the same goes with the bullpen. That's a clear indication yet of where San Francisco's front office is headed this winter and it's not hard to see why the Giants pitching depth got exposed down the stretch in 2025 a year when the team finished 500 and Mr. playoffs.

spk_0 They cycle through young arms like Keaton win Mason black Hayden bird song but none provided the consistency of a true number to behind Logan Webb. Posey acknowledged that they're saying or I should say even number three because you got Robbie Ray.

spk_0 And I would say land and Rupus in there as well. And Posey says quote you're hoping that each year some of these young arms will take a step forward. That's something that needs to happen. It's crazy how many different names they've tried.

spk_0 And I know McDonald it went really well for him at the end of the season because off the top of my head he showed the most swing through stuff out of all the names we've said outside of the land and groups of the world and guys like that Posey's message wasn't just about hope though.

spk_0 It was about reinforcing a philosophy the one that he believes should define this franchise moving forward quote what we believe to be the recipe of success is pitching and defense.

spk_0 So we know we need to be better there a lot of times it can eliminate some of those tough stretches and again some of this is from the NBC sports.

spk_0 Bay Area article some of this is from just things that Posey has said in the past within the last couple weeks and while the Giants offense has holes particularly in the outfield Posey indicated they'll have resources to do more than just tinker when asked if ownership is willing to expand the payroll.

spk_0 Posey said the group is committed to putting a winning group together and winning players on the field that $178 payroll doesn't seem to be something to hold up the Giants hopes and dreams of doing that that gives the Giants room to add at least one impact starter and a high leverage arm a bullpen arm both of which are most must have if this team is going to build around a run prevention identity.

spk_0 So the blueprint is clear double down on what works in Oracle Park pitching and defense and let the offense develop behind it Posey it's less about flashy rebuild and more about restoring what made the Giants great in the first place here some of the exact quotes that I found to be pretty intriguing from his talk with laurebrit and he says quote you always hear it you can never have enough pitching I feel like we came into the year thinking that we had a nice amount of depth but then by the end it did.

spk_0 And it didn't feel like we had a lot of depth it was definitely a learning experience for me to learn that the old added you can never have enough pitching is definitely true that almost sounds like and I don't want to read too much into it it almost sounds like he thought that they could sell at the deadline and still have enough pitching to power through and what's crazy is that the Giants what we're a couple games out of missing the playoffs and if Randy Rodriguez doesn't get injured.

spk_0 He might have been right but that's his point you can never have enough pitching and Randy Rodriguez did get injured so that did happen to kind of screw up the Giants plans and now you have to make guys starters that that weren't starters and go from there which was just which was just rough but they did have right there on the fringe enough to get by and I that's Posey's point even if you think you have enough you don't have enough it almost reminds me of the game.

spk_0 And then when my mom says in a way just always take more than you then you need or if you think it's going to be cold but you don't know how cold just over over layer and you can always take off layers the same thing if you're going somewhere you're going to a wedding or something like that and you're not sure if it's black tie or if it's just kind of a business casual it's always better to be a little bit over dressed then under dress and I think the same goes for pitching it's always better to have too much pitching then not enough because you never know what could happen right.

spk_0 I've been to a wedding you forget to where you don't wear a jacket everybody else got jackets on now you're thinking man I should award jacket that was the Giants basically at the end of the season they thought they had enough they thought they dressed well enough and then they turned out that people were dressed up and had ties on and had jackets on and had dress shoes on and they weren't prepared and they looked a little bit out of place and they missed a playoffs because of it this was specifically about Justin Verland or quote he's been great he was a great teammate Posey said I personally feel like he pitched even worse than

spk_0 when he was probably receiving a lot of criticism early in the year I felt like he was still in a place that was putting us in a good spot that we could win games he didn't get a ton of run support and the bullpen gave it up for him a little bit in some of those stretches but then he really turned it on towards the end of the season it was pretty remarkable for a guy that turns 43 in the spring to be able to go out and compete against guys that summer half his age it was pretty impressive so if you put all this together and then you can see that he's going to be a little bit more

spk_0 and you read the tea leaves as to what the giants are saying it sounds like the approach is getting one of Franber Valdez Dillon Cees Zat Gallen for your big money guy and then besides that maybe you're finding a bullpen arm and you try to hang on to Verland or on a team friendly deal right not to say it's going to be an extremely cheap deal but at least a team friendly deal that seems to be the play go get a big name go get a

spk_0 very solid bullpen name which could be Tyler Rogers right so I guess a dream pitching a dream pitching lineup could be

spk_0 Franber Valdez Dillon Cees one of those guys right you bring back Tyler Rogers you go get Justin Verlander

spk_0 and then you hope that the McDonald's of the world the blade Tidwell's of the world one of them is able to show up

spk_0 I think that's probably the perfect slash realistic situation where the giants can be in a good spot heading into 2026 as far as the pitching is concerned because it's a crazy I mean it's a crazy list and the only other thing I would say is yeah if you really want to spend that cash if you're the giants you could get more than one big name I mean it's their money right there's obviously there's no hard salary cap but there are different taxes that the giants would have to pay but clearly

spk_0 the the Dodgers and teams like that they do not care so it's possible if you if you really want to get after it I just don't know how realistic that is I would say this though as the giants are looking at being a choosers versus beggars contrary to hitters where you do have to beg a little bit if you're a pitcher why wouldn't you want to go to Oracle Park that's one of the best places to pitch in the league because it's so hard to hit there so if I'm any of these pictures looking to you know

spk_0 obviously be successful and make sure my ERA is right Oracle Park is at the top of the list the same way it's probably at the bottom of the list for hitters probably at the top of the list for pictures so you have to feel if you're the giants that you're especially if you're willing to pay these guys you're going to have a video you're picking the litter and be able to mold somebody and mold your rotation into what you want it to be and it is crazy though looking at the different pictures throughout the league that the giants have had at times that are still currently pitching blanks now

spk_0 and then the whole went crazy for the Dodgers what was that yesterday other guys like that the blue jays it's it's pretty it's pretty ridiculous how much pitching town the giants have had but of course what Kevin

spk_0 Gossman right in Toronto but the giants have had to make certain decisions that have been tough and I think the way I want to use that example is that clearly it has not been hard to convince pitchers to come to San Francisco.

spk_0 Hitters is one thing but the giants need to just figure out who's the best picture they want throw them the bag as the kids say and I think this is going to be pretty simple as far as getting that that big arm that the giants want it's the other stuff it's the do you go get Justin Verlander do you believe that McDonald or one of these 18 young guys that you've tried out can take that next leap and you you ultimately go from there let's talk about rumors around the league some of the other openings and how the giant stack up as far as brand is concerned and pulling in a big

spk_0 name manager and the pitchers available pitchers and position players that are going to be out there this offseason one more segment locked on giants you don't want to miss it.

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spk_0 So let's get into these MLB rumors and some of the openings in the candidate landscape and where the hot stove is turning on right now the recent moves and hiring announcements the Rangers have already made their move they hired skip Schumacher as manager and that was somebody that was at the top of my list the angels decided not to pick up Ron Washington's 2026 option and our parting ways.

spk_0 So they're just a couple of small ways with Benchcoach.

spk_0 Roy Ray Mt. Gummery as well opening a fresh managerial spot. Brian Smith her of the braves announced he will not return as manager stepping into an advisory roll after a long successful run the Rockies after is historically poor start and season dismissed bud Black his interim Warren Shaffer took over for the remainder of the season.

spk_0 the twins parted ways with

spk_0 Rocco Baldelli after a

spk_0 disappointing season, making

spk_0 that another open job.

spk_0 The Orioles moved on from

spk_0 Brandon Hyde elevating Tony

spk_0 Mansellino as interim, but

spk_0 making it clear they will conduct

spk_0 a full search.

spk_0 I still don't know what happened

spk_0 with the Orioles by the way.

spk_0 I know they had some injuries.

spk_0 Adley Reshman has been super

spk_0 injured, but the Orioles were

spk_0 the talk of the town with

spk_0 8,000 young prospects that

spk_0 we're getting pulled up.

spk_0 So maybe that's part of the

spk_0

spk_0 So I think that's why I

spk_0 think it's a great reason

spk_0 that Brandon Hyde lost his

spk_0 job.

spk_0 I do think there were some

spk_0 injuries as well, but I

spk_0 would keep an eye on the

spk_0 Orioles going into next season.

spk_0 I know they're American League,

spk_0 but they're also just a team

spk_0 that I find pretty interesting.

spk_0 I love their ballpark out

spk_0 there in Baltimore.

spk_0 If you haven't been, go check

spk_0 it out.

spk_0 The nationals also made changes

spk_0 midseason parting ways with

spk_0 Dave Martinez and GM Mike

spk_0 Rizzo.

spk_0 They have since hired Paul

spk_0 Taboni to manage their

spk_0 baseball operations and

spk_0 selecting a new manager is

spk_0 among his priorities.

spk_0 So if you look at the

spk_0 vacancies, we have the

spk_0 giants, the angels, the

spk_0 braves, the Rockies, the

spk_0 twins, the Orioles, and the

spk_0 nationals.

spk_0 Of course, the Rangers are no

spk_0 longer on that list.

spk_0 And as far as the brands are

spk_0 concerned, as I mentioned,

spk_0 the giants, if they really

spk_0 want Nick Hunley, should go

spk_0 get Nick Hunley.

spk_0 That goes without being said.

spk_0 If he, the reports of that,

spk_0 he is the main guy.

spk_0 He is the front runner.

spk_0 They just interviewed him.

spk_0 I do not know what he is.

spk_0 He does not have a problem with

spk_0 that at all.

spk_0 But if you look at some of

spk_0 these other names, as far as

spk_0 the teams looking for managers,

spk_0 the angels, the braves, the

spk_0 Rockies, the twins, the Orioles,

spk_0 the nationals.

spk_0 You kind of, again, I have said

spk_0 this term before in this show

spk_0 today, but you should have

spk_0 your pick of the litter.

spk_0 It should be anybody that you

spk_0 want if you were the

spk_0 giants as far as guys that are

spk_0 available and willing to make

spk_0 the next step.

spk_0 Now, that doesn't mean that

spk_0 they necessarily want to leave.

spk_0 There could be guys who

spk_0

spk_0 make the next step, you are

spk_0

spk_0 That would rather stay where they

spk_0 are at.

spk_0 But the giants should be able to

spk_0 get whoever they want if that

spk_0 person is looking to make a name

spk_0 for themselves.

spk_0 Because even if somebody wants

spk_0 to argue the braves as far as

spk_0 a brand is concerned, that's

spk_0 fine.

spk_0 That's just one other team.

spk_0 There's still a lot of candidates.

spk_0 So the giants seem to really

spk_0 like Nick Hunley.

spk_0 And that's fine.

spk_0 Good for them.

spk_0 But there are, this is a great

spk_0 opportunity to be looking for

spk_0 a manager because the other

spk_0 names, I mean, the Rockies,

spk_0 that's a disaster.

spk_0 The twins, you know,

spk_0 the ones that are not going to

spk_0 have to be there.

spk_0

spk_0 And they just sold off everyone.

spk_0 The Orioles very confusing.

spk_0 The nationals complete

spk_0 disaster.

spk_0 There are also some trends,

spk_0 patterns and kind of philosophical

spk_0 shifts that we're seeing throughout

spk_0 the league that I wanted to lay

spk_0 out for everyone.

spk_0 Many teams are hunting for a

spk_0 quote new voice or changing

spk_0 direction after plateaued

spk_0 performance.

spk_0 Not just firing under performing

spk_0 managers, but rethinking the

spk_0 leadership philosophy.

spk_0 MLB highlights how teams are

spk_0 focusing on candidates with

spk_0 versatility, communication skills,

spk_0 and developmental alignment

spk_0 with their front offices.

spk_0 Several rumored candidates across

spk_0 all franchises have catching

spk_0 backgrounds or strong picture

spk_0 relationships, signaling that

spk_0 more and more organizations are

spk_0 valuing those skillsets.

spk_0 I think a reason that this is

spk_0 being brought up a lot, not

spk_0 just the catcher thing, but also

spk_0 the new voice thing.

spk_0 Because ever since 2020,

spk_0 ever since COVID, at least this

spk_0 how it feels to me, when they

spk_0

spk_0 We cut down all of those, all

spk_0 of those rounds for the draft.

spk_0 It feels like teams are less

spk_0 afraid to pull guys up quickly.

spk_0 We've joked about the A's out

spk_0 here in Sacramento.

spk_0 I actually had a coaches show

spk_0 with their, with their third

spk_0 base coach, Eric Martins.

spk_0 And every week you felt like

spk_0 the A's were pulling somebody

spk_0 up.

spk_0 And they're pulling people up

spk_0 faster and they're pulling

spk_0 people up in a hurry just

spk_0 throughout the league.

spk_0 And because of that, these

spk_0 guys, there are more guys coming

spk_0 into the league at 21, 22

spk_0 years old versus 25, 26, maybe

spk_0 not as a whole, but as far as

spk_0 the big name players, they are

spk_0 not wasting time getting these

spk_0 guys up here and getting them

spk_0 a cup of coffee.

spk_0 And I think that's important

spk_0 for the thought of the manager

spk_0 and how that manager can relate

spk_0 to those guys and those kids

spk_0 really that are being pulled

spk_0 up at that age.

spk_0 What does all this mean for the

spk_0 giants of giants managerial

spk_0 opening sits amid a broader

spk_0 wave of change in baseball?

spk_0 While many teams are looking

spk_0 for continuity, some are going

spk_0 for radical resets.

spk_0 The San Francisco Giants choice

spk_0 will be not judged in isolation,

spk_0 but in comparison to how other

spk_0 franchise evolve going into

spk_0 2026.

spk_0 The fact that several clubs are

spk_0 targeting managers with

spk_0 roster building or player

spk_0 development backgrounds just

spk_0 raises the bar.

spk_0 The Giants will need someone

spk_0 who can align with Busser Posey's

spk_0 vision, not just manage the

spk_0 games, but lead in harmony with

spk_0 the front office.

spk_0

spk_0 and connect with the players.

spk_0 Again, Nick Huntley with that

spk_0 connection to front offices

spk_0 and knowing how to connect

spk_0 with those in front office

spk_0 especially because he has a

spk_0 relationship with Busser Posey.

spk_0 He is not just a fringe

spk_0 room at this point, but he is a

spk_0 very, very serious candidate

spk_0 as more teams rework their

spk_0 leadership and pool of candidates

spk_0 becomes more competitive

spk_0 the Giants might find themselves

spk_0 bidding for a couple share

spk_0 names, Albernass, even Baldelli

spk_0 who is available now and competing

spk_0 with other teams for those resources.

spk_0 Again, I still think the Giants are

spk_0 in the best position to do that

spk_0 and that's just based on history

spk_0 that's based on brand, that's

spk_0 based on all of the above.

spk_0 So we will see how that turns

spk_0 out for the Giants, whatever

spk_0 their decision.

spk_0 Again, going back to you can't

spk_0 get this wrong.

spk_0 You're not battling with the Dodgers.

spk_0 You're not battling with the Yankees.

spk_0 You're not battling with the Metz.

spk_0 I don't think you're going to be

spk_0 battling with the Phillies, even

spk_0 though the Phillies are probably

spk_0 going to get swept.

spk_0 So some of these bigger names,

spk_0 they still had a great run.

spk_0 Some of these bigger names and

spk_0 bigger brands that you might have

spk_0 to battle with in other years.

spk_0 You don't have to battle with this

spk_0 year.

spk_0 So the Giants need to get this

spk_0 right for a couple different

spk_0 reasons, specifically Busser Posey.

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