Murph & Mac

On Monday, Giants manager Bruce Bochy surprised Murph & Mac with a call during their morning show, and broke down how he thinks each player will fit in.

Former Giants fan-favorite Ryan Vogelsong is back in town for a reunion of the 2012 World Series winning team, taking place on July 8. One of Vogelsong’s teammates in 2012, Pablo Sandoval, was also a fan-favorite during his first stint with the club, before his disastrous exit and tenure with the Boston Red Sox from 2015-17.

Also notable was the dip in Cueto’s fastball velocity. According to Fangraphs, Cueto’s fastball averaged 87.9 MPH on Thursday, nearly three MPH slower than his 90.8 MPH average this season.

With young pitchers Andrew Suarez and Dereck Rodriguez showing their value during their opportunities filling in with the club, Andrew Baggarly joined the Murph & Mac Podcast this morning to weigh in on what we could see the Giants do with Jeff Samardzija.

All of the sudden, Holland looks to have a permanent spot in the Giants’ rotation, even with the returns of Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija looming. Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on Wednesday morning, and broke down what he thinks had led to Holland’s improvement.

Buster Posey is having a solid season so far in 2018. Still, he’s below his career averages in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, leading many to believe that the veteran catcher may not be at 100 percent.

An odd thing happened in the bottom of the 10th inning during Sunday’s Giants-Padres game. With the game tied at one run apiece, Joe Panik opened the frame with a lead-off double. Needing just a run to win the game with the speedy Alen Hanson stepping up to the plate, it seemed like an obvious bunting situation.

Now Strickland, who already apologized to the fans and his teammates on Instagram, has some time to reflect on where he’ll go from here. Former Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt joined Murph & Mac on Thursday and offered some advice on what Strickland should do during his down time.

It turns out, however, that Mattingly never told Posey he’d be next, and that Mike Krukow’s initial report was incorrect. The Giants broadcaster explained the situation, and said he’d apologize to Mattingly today, when he joined Murph & Mac Wednesday morning.

Recent Giants’ first-round draft pick Joey Bart visited AT&T Park for the first time on Monday evening. The No. 2 overall pick was given his first Giants uniform in the dugout by general manager Bobby Evans, and had his first brief session with the Bay Area media.