{"podcast":{"title":"Giants Postcards: A San Francisco Giants Podcast","slug":"giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929","podcast_index_feed_id":7281929,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1033aba98/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.giantspostcards.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43391478/43391478-1743647619610-671bd4ada3115.jpg","author":"Connor Grossman","episode_count":43,"summary":"Giants Postcards is your go-to podcast for the latest on the San Francisco Giants. Join former Sports Illustrated baseball editor Connor Grossman and KNBR's Kerry Crowley as they laugh, debate, and discuss all things Giants. Whether you're looking to remember some #ForeverGiants, vent about the Dodgers, or anything else MLB-related, we've got you covered one postcard at a time.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T00:17:49.964221+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929"},"episode":{"title":"How The Giants Can Win The Second Half","slug":"how-the-giants-can-win-the-second-half","published_at":"2026-07-18T00:02:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929/how-the-giants-can-win-the-second-half","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor7048/episodes/How-The-Giants-Can-Win-The-Second-Half-e3m7lq5","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1033aba98/podcast/play/122983685/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-17%2Fa9694fd2-b478-7e48-d9af-cd5535a199b9.mp3","summary":"Connor Grossman and Kerry Crowley are back after the All-Star break. The guys open with some reflection on why the Home Run Derby has become the main event, and why the game itself feels more like a Broadway production than a competition. Then they dive head-first into the draft. With five top 100 prospects in Baseball America's rankings, Connor and Kerry dig into what the organization needs to get right after years of drafts that didn't deliver. They also map out what a successful second half actually looks like—less circus, more baseball—and which surprise storylines are worth watching as the season enters its final stretch. On today's postcard: — Breaking down the Giants' draft class (9:27) — What will make for second-half success? (34:27) — Who should the Giants seek in trades? 46:34) — An early look at the 2027 schedule (49:28)","meta_description":"Connor Grossman and Kerry Crowley are back after the All-Star break. The guys open with some reflection on why the Home Run Derby has become the main even…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3368,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929/episodes/how-the-giants-can-win-the-second-half/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giants-postcards-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast-7281929/how-the-giants-can-win-the-second-half.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}