Giants Talk: Why Daniel Johnson could be key for a struggling offense
Evaluating Giants' good, bad through first third of 2025 season
On "Giants Talk," co-hosts Cole Kuiper and Alex Pavlovic evaluate San Francisco's season so far and the overall competition in the National League.Evaluating Giants' good, bad through first third of 2025 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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