San Francisco Giants All Star representative Joc Pederson (23) is stunned after striking out against Oakland A’s representative pitcher Paul Blackburn at the 2022 All Star Game at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles on Tue Jul 19, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 During the All Star break Joc Pederson was commenting that it would take the whole team including key players Mike Yastrzemski, Logan Webb, and Joey Bart to get a player like Juan Soto. Is Soto’s value on a different universe?

#2 It’s pretty rare that players comment on trades, trade rumors or players who would be in a deal. Michael you’ve heard outfielder Joc Pederson during interviews in the first half of the season he’s pretty outspoken.

#3 Michael former Giant Pablo Sandoval said he should have remained a Giant instead of leaving the team in 2014 to join the Boston Red Sox for a five year $90 million contract. Pablo said he should have stayed and that he learned his lession.

#4 San Francisco Giants team president of operations Farhan Zaidi is going to look at getting some younger players through free agency who are more athletic can what players do you see him achieving that through getting draft pick or prospects by trade deadline moves?

#5 The Giants open a four game in Los Angeles against the Dodgers tonight. The Giants will start Carlos Rodon (8-5, 2.66) for the Dodgers Mitch White (1-2, 4.20) a 7:09 pm PDT first pitch. Rodon didn’t pitch in the All Star Game to get some extra rest how wise of a move was that and it also gets him the opportunity to open the series tonight?

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