My guest this week is The Athletic’s Senior Editor and Writer Melissa Lockard who does such a great job covering the Giants’ and A’s farm systems. Melissa is also a life-long A’s fan, and we talk a bit about what it’s been like to cover the A’s in 2023 before turning to discuss the Giants’ farm. As always, it’s a thrill to get to spend time talking ball with her and hearing her insights into the system. If you prefer reading to listening, Substack now has an AI-generated transcription of the podcast available. Just hit the transcriptions tab above to read our full discussion.You can follow Melissa on Twitter @melissalockard to see all of her work with The Athletic. And, of course, you can follow me as well @rog61 or become a There R Giants’ subscriber to get all of my work delivered straight to your Inbox. There R Giants is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Intro/Outro: “I’d Rather Go Blind” by Etta James Get full access to There R Giants at rogermunter.substack.com/subscribe