TortureCast (SF Giants Podcast)

Well, Rafael Devers has finally been consistently putting up the power numbers Giants fans were hoping for. He's up to 35 bombs and right at his career OPS, and that's after a very poor April. In fact, he's in the top three in homers, RBI, walks, and OPS since May 1. Unfortunately, most of the other regulars are on the IL and not with him. Instead, he's leading a rag tag team of quad A and triple A players out to the field every night. To be honest, the Giants' offense hasn't been too bad, mostly because of the Devers-Eldrige duo (which could be a promising duo), but the pitching and specifically the bullpen has been historically bad. The Giants even blew a 6-run ninth inning lead to the Reds, their biggest ninth inning collapse in their 145 year franchise history. It really was an exclamation point and message sent to Buster and Giants' ownership: fix this next year. At least the good news is it's unlikely the Giants will lose 100 games. They need only four wins in their remaining 18 games to avoid that horror. The three amigos are back to talk about Giants baseball, including Jeff Kent's HOF and number retirement, Doug Eddings hat tilt fiasco, and the horrible Kalshi sponsorship deal with the Giants. As Eric put it, the Giants have just been tone deaf in [email protected]/torturecast

The Giants entered the All Star Break with their 6th-worst record in San Francisco history at 41-55 and the third worst team in the National League. Where do they go from here? Clearly not the playoffs. Who will they trade, who would you miss in a trade? Chad and Eric catch up to break down the Giants biggest flaws of the season, try to predict the trade chips, discuss the HR derby and All-Star game, our MVPs and LVPs, and quickly review the Giants draft picks.www.torturecast.comfacebook.com/torturecast@torturecast

The Giants took two of three from the Cubs over the weekend, but it should have been a sweep. After clobbering seven homeruns in an 18-3 drubbing of the Cubs in game one, they traded extra-inning wins in the 10th. The second game was painful, as PCA hit the game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth. The Giants offense has exploded over the last 30 days, a stretch where they are the best in the majors for batting average, runs per game, doubles, OPS, and slugging, and second in homeruns. Almost comically, their walk rate still ranked at the bottom of the league. So, why did they have a losing month with such prodigious numbers? Well, many runs and hits were concentrated across just three games, and their pitching took a dive, being at or near the bottom in every statistical category. We'll be back in two [email protected]/torturecast

It's definitely not Razing Arizona, it's the other way around. The Giants have lost all 6 games against the Diamondbacks this year and 9 in a row, extending from last year. Their record stands at 22-34, the third worst record after 56 games in the 140 years of this franchise, and we are more than one-third into the season. The other Giants teams that were at or below the current record did not finish well. We are absolutely looking at a team that could lose 100 games for only the second time in franchise history. Who's to blame? Do the fans care? Should they break it down and rebuild? These are questions we didn't think we would ask. But, here we are. The TortureCast three break down their opinions of this club and what they should do going forward. www.torturecast.comfacebook.com/torturecast@torturecast

The title is vocalized by Chandler's character from "Friends," FYI. Anyway, could they be any worse? Well, the only time they were after 37 games was in 2017...by one game. So, this is their second-worst 37 games start in franchise history. Eric and Chad dive into the desert that is the Giants offense and try to understand what could be causing it. Pitching has been statistically average, but they have had three dramatic late-inning failures in the last week, fueling eight losses in nine games. One one direction they can go: up! Who are we kidding, down is still [email protected]/torturecast

The Giants finally had a good week of baseball, winning four of six, including two of three from their arch rival Dodgers. The boys talk about the rivalry, the drama with Daulton Rush, their lack of hitting, but also how their pitching is starting to lock in. They actually looked like a major league club this week. We also figured out that we need to do separate shows about obscure baseball rules and great baseball films. [email protected]/torturecast

Eric and Chad digest the meat loss sandwich the Giants made this week (that's four meaty losses in a row, bookended by two thin slices of wins). Giants fans are pining for some signs of life, but the team is falling further back in the standings and digging their hole a little deeper every week of this young season. They are last or near the bottom of the league in most hitting categories, and their pitching is sub-average. That said, it was nice to see Landen Roupp and company toss a 1-hit shutout today in Cincinnati. There is some life emanating from Jung Hoo Lee, but the outfield and Bailey remain mostly abysmal. They have time to turn this around, but it can't wait much [email protected]/torturecast

What a way for the kid catcher (Daniel Susac) to break open his MLB career! Five straight hits and now 6-7. He has more hits than Bailey already! The boys get together to discuss this week in Giants baseball, where we saw the orange and black go 3-4, but ended the week with two consecutive shutouts over the Phillies before they head out on a nine-game road [email protected]/torturecast

The Giants had a poor opening week to the 2026 season, with few positives to talk about, I mean, two players have actually out-homered the Giants so far. We talk about a little drama on the field between infielders, lack of hitting, how the rookie manager is handling things so far, and a nice tangent into the ABS system and C.B. Bucknor for [email protected]/torturecast

Aside from our episodes after the 2012 and 2014 World Series victories, our annual season preview is the episode that we most look forward to every year. Can't you just smell the grass? The trio discusses the opening day roster and dives into our season predictions for wins, if they make the playoffs, statistical team leads and more. Most of the time, we're way off, but we try. And there are tangents...so many tangents. Might want to play this one on [email protected]/torturecast

We're back, baby! Eric and Chad kick off TortureCast's 16th season of covering San Francisco Giants baseball with a lively discussion about the team's major acquisitions during the offseason (Harrison Bader, Luis Arraez, Adrian Houser, and Tyler Mahle), notable departures (sad about Wilmer Flores), the early spring results, the projected lineup and rotation, and some interesting numbers about ABS and how it can really make some umpires look bad acutely, but not so bad overall. The sun is shining (at least in Arizona), you can smell the fresh-cut grass, and we can't wait for another season of Giants baseball!www.torturecast.comfacebook.com/torturecast@torturecast (Twitter)

Today, the Giants announced that University of Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello will be their new manager. Vitello becomes the first college coach to move directly to MLB manager without previous professional coaching experience. He turned a Volunteers team around, accruing a .722 winning percentage, and winning the 2024 College World Series and was named Coach of the Year. This could be exactly what the Giants need, or it could flame out in horrible disaster, but they had to try something, and this is Buster Posey's first crack at "his guy" to helm the ship. The whole gang is back together (Willie, Eric, and Chad) to talk about Vitello and to preview the World Series, which unfortunately has that team in blue in [email protected]/torturecast