Interview with SF Giants Prospect Jacob Bresnahan

Interview with SF Giants Prospect Jacob Bresnahan

Welcome back everybody to the Junior Dynasty Show. [Music] We just got breaking news in Welcome back everybody to the Even Your Dynasty Show. We are back with another special guest on our, you know, kind of our Monday routine now pulling in prospects and different players in. We have left-handed pitcher Jacob Breahan, who for any of you that don’t know was actually the uh Cal League pitcher of the year this year amongst the uh many awards that he racked up this season. And I think MLB pipeline had you as a pitcher of the year in the Giant system. So quite the feather in your cap. But uh thanks for joining us, Jacob. Yeah, thanks for having me on. You know, excited to get this interview going. Yeah, for sure. Um, so everybody jumping in here, uh, as you guys kind of filter in, make sure you guys ask questions for Jacob. We’re all going to ask, we have a handful that we’ve written down for them. We’re going to run through those, but we do like to flag any questions that come in from the chat. So, uh, everybody, if you have anything you want to ask, Jacob, make sure you’re throwing it in there. We’ll definitely get to some of those at the end of the show. So, um, I’ll just kick it right off with, um, you know, what all sports and everything did you play growing up and what kind of drew you into baseball? Um, yeah, I mean, I played a little bit of everything growing up. Mainly just baseball, basketball. I played one year of football. That wasn’t my cup of tea. But, um, I mean, my dad loves baseball honestly, I think, more than anyone I know. Like, huge baseball fan. So growing up it was always on the TV. We always had baseball like video games on talking about baseball. So it was kind of just involved in my life very early on and it was something I ended up enjoying. So I kind of stuck with it. But I would say definitely my dad was the biggest influence on how I started playing baseball. And then more like my mom’s side, she played basketball, so I played basketball too. Uh my grandfather played basketball as well. So, always enjoyed playing basketball. So, just those two sports mainly. Nice. And, you know, going going through high school baseball, um what was the recruiting process like? You would say um coming out of a high school in Washington and um ultimately deciding to sign with the Guardians out of high school. Um, did you have a lot of colleges looking at you? Um, I mean I I talked to some schools here and there. I think my my recruiting process was a little different than others. You know, I’m no one in my family really knew like college recruiting or anything. So, we were kind of going into it blind. Um, I would go to like events and stuff, uh, combines, whatever you want to call it, and like I’d get numbers here and there. Sometimes they turned into phone calls, sometimes they didn’t. Um, ended up committing really early on, uh, like right my junior year started to Seattle U, uh, mid major D1, obviously Seattle. Um, ended up decommitting from there. Kind of reopened things and that was kind of a whirlwind because I only had my senior year left trying to find schools. Then I ended up committing to Oregon. Um was going to go to Oregon, got drafted by the Guardians, and had to make that tough decision to balance whether like you go to school or go play pro ball. And I ended up choosing pro ball and yeah, now I’m here. Nice. Um, and going off of that, what exactly was it that did it for you? Was it the the large signing bonus um that the the Guardians offered you? I believe it was equivalent to a fifth round signing bonus or um was it just the the offers from colleges that were up there? Um, I mean obviously like money plays a role, you know, but ultimately my decision like came down to I mean my dream growing up was always to play professional baseball and make it to the big. So I didn’t I didn’t really want to turn down a shot at going for that when I had it right in front of me. And um my thought processes was getting the minors early, get to work with the orgs and professional coaching. Like I felt like that could help me a lot. And so I kind of wanted to go forth with that. And like yeah, I did get quite a like a bigger signing bonus than some other people. But it was a mix like money. Felt like it was a good opportunity and wanted to take a shot towards my dream as soon as possible. Nice. Um, so obviously, uh, you got drafted by the Guardians and, uh, halfway into your full season, you get the call that you’re you’re traded to the Giants. Yeah. Um, you know, and you’re all the way in the Carolina League. Now you’re all going all the way to San Jose, about almost as far away or far across the country as you can go. Uh, what was that kind of experience like for you? It was, it was crazy. Um, I tell that story every time someone brings it up. Uh, it was my start day. So, I’m getting ready to make my start. First home start with Lynchber. I’ve only been there for like a week and a half. Um, get called in the office like two hours before game time. Like about to start my prep and obviously they broke the news. Pretty much was like, “Yeah, like might want to like start packing up your things. Like you’re going to get a lot of phone calls coming up.” So, and then I got calls from the Giants, but I actually my buddy teammate Alex Clum got traded the day before I did and I gave him my suitcase because he needed an extraase to carry all his things. Funny, we were playing the Lowey affiliate for the Nationals where he got traded to. So, I was like, my thought process was give him the suitcase. We play them again in like a week and a half. Like, I’ll get it back from him. End up getting traded the day after. I’m calling him up like, “Dude, like I need that suitcase.” He’s like, “Bro, we’re already on the way to the field. It’s at the hotel.” So, he he ended up Venmoing me. I went to Target in an Uber, bought a suitcase before I went back to my apartment to pack everything up before I had to fly to California. So, that was like that kind of put a hitch in some things, but it all worked out. That’s awesome. Wild. Yeah, it was crazy. I’d say it worked out pretty good for us, too. We’re hyped to have you. Yeah. I mean, I’m excited excited for what what’s to come. Yeah, for sure. And um you know, h how’s that feel going, I guess, because you know, you’re a West Coast person. I know you’re up from up in the Seattle area. Uh was that kind of like a relief to get to go back to the West Coast? I mean, other than the Giants doubleA affiliate, all the other affiliates they have, they’re they’re all on the West Coast, so you’re going to be, you know, a little closer to home. Yeah, I mean, definitely. Uh, when they were breaking the news with me, my first they told me Giants, and I was thinking, where’s spring training at? Arizona, Scottdale. Okay. Like, I can work with that. Um, and then yeah, being being on the West Coast makes it just more convenient with like I hate humidity, so climate wise, like obviously like I can make do with humidity, but it was better to be on the West Coast. All my family’s on the West Coast, so like it was it was a lot better to be there than on the East Coast. I’ll say that. Sure. Yeah. Now, going back on the on the trade, I know you didn’t spend a ton of time with the Guardians organization, but um what would you say some differences were um between the Guardians coaching and development staff and the Giants um after the trade as far as how they’re having you attack, you know, um improving on your pitch mix and mechanics and different things of that nature? Um, I mean I think they both had pretty similar like fundamental baselines on like what they wanted to improve with me with like the off speed and zone getting in a better slider shape. Um, I think I think Guardians were a little more heavily oriented on the slider and the Giants were al more open to working on the change up still as well. So, I’d say that was probably a big difference, like going from focusing on more one pitch to work on and then working on two pitches at the same time. Uh, I mean, delivery-wise was pretty much they actually both had really similar inputs with how working on my delivery and working on the smoother like smooth arm action, getting into the backside, like that was all pretty much similar. But yeah, I’d say the difference was Giants. I was working on change up and slider. Guardians was mostly working on that slider. So to piggyback off that question, obviously you’ve got a pretty nasty arsenal at your disposal. No question about that. But um what pitch in particular do you feel improved the most this year? And how do you or how did you refine it with the Giants coaching staff directly? Um, I think I think probably the most improved pitch was my change up. You know, I mean, slider showed flashes of being a pretty good slider here and there with execution, but I think towards the end of the year, I really dialed in on change of execution, throwing it where I wanted, first strike and spring and miss, but then also that that shape really really found its spot with like that diving and fading action that I have on it. and just kind of playing around with I played a lot with since I throw that kick change the height of my middle finger when I have it kicked. So I played a lot with that on like bigger the kick more the ball will break, less kick, less it’ll break. use the less for like inzone kind of can command it a bit better and then when I need to I can throw that bigger one, let it fall off the table and kind of just that finding the starting points where I want to throw it like, oh, I know I need to start this one almost at catcher’s above his right shoulder so it can drop into the zone. Oh, this one I’m starting at his mass so it can be on the plate. Just kind of working through that between each star and bullpin. Nice. Nice, man. So, so this uh in 2025, you you took a pretty big jump forward, it seemed like both in your strikeout totals. Uh you only gave up, I think, two home runs all season. Um what do you feel like really, you know, kind of jumped, you know, helped you make make that jump this season? Was it, you know, command? Was it, you know, the improvement of your change up? What do you think really kind of led to that? I think I think execution for sure because I mean you could have in my opinion you could have the grossest stuff there is but if you’re not executing it setting anything up or throwing many strikes like you it doesn’t really matter if you’re change up spinning at 700 RPMs breaking six inches of depth like if it’s a ball every time it’s a ball you know so I think execution is the biggest thing and went about doing that Honestly, as interesting as it sounds, was trying not to do more, if that makes sense. Like, kind of just go out there like be comfortable, be confident, just do my thing. Like, I don’t need to be trying extra hard to make this pitch gross or try and throw as hard as like I can. Like, yeah, you’re going to want to run it up here and there, but let the body move. Let let it do what it wants it to do, and then the ball comes out nice and easy. can execute, can throw hard, shapes are still there. So, honestly, trying not to do anything extra helps the biggest, I feel like. Nice. Okay. So, like Cody touched on earlier, you know, you won pitcher of the year essentially, and you know, on top of that, you’re cow league pitcher of the month in July with like under a one RA. You’re pitcher of the week a couple times throughout the year. So would you say those, you know, trace that you just mentioned was kind of like the key to your consistency throughout the year and or what was the key to your consistency in that overall strikeout surge later in the season? Yeah, I think for sure that contributed um because just finding that level of intensity to work at and working at that level of intensity the entire time really led to a lot of consistencies in the delivery and how everything was moving. And whenever when everything’s kind of moving the same, make it a lot easier to execute and you know where you’re going to have to start each pitch every time to go where you want it to. So, it’s it’s a lot easier when you’re moving the same and everything’s coming out the same. Obviously, it’s not always going to do that. But, yeah. Yeah, for sure, man. Nice. Now, moving on from the the breaking stuff, what would you say has helped you the most with your the improvement in your fast ball from the year you were drafted up until this point? Um, I mean, getting bigger. I’ve put on about 25 30 pounds since being drafted. So, I went from being like 190, 195. I’m around my my my good zones around like 215, 220, a little bit above 220 is okay. So, I mean, put on some masks for sure, but also like and that comes from eating right, going to the going to the gym, working hard in the gym, but I mean, delivery too, delivery stuff, just kind of syncing everything up helps Laton as well. And just overall maturing as I get older and as I keep throwing and keep finding what feels good and what works for me, you know. Nice. Do you do any kind of like specific offseason training like in the past? Have you gone to I know like drive lines up in the Seattle area I believe, right? Or up in Washington. Have you ever gone to any of the those types of places? Um I’ve never worked at like a drive line or a tread. Um I’ve spent the last three off seasons now, two, three offseasons in Arizona. So I go to this training spot down in Tempe called Pro Advantage. So, I’ve been there for three off seasons now, pretty much since being drafted. Um, I get really, really solid strength and conditioning programs and throwing input when I’m out there. So, I feel like I’ve built up a good good routine with them throughout the offseason and just kind of put the head down and keep grinding as it’s going. Nice. Um, are there any teammates you you try to work out with in the offseason that you feel like have helped you um add things into what you do in the off season? Um, I mean, for sure, like when when the Giants have us at camps or whatnot and I’m there with the guys always chopping it up about what we’re working on in catch play, talking about grips, what how it comes out of the hand, how we how we want to work on our delivery to get better this off seasonason. And, you know, picking each other’s brains a lot helps tremendously. Just hearing what someone else’s opinion is. And I mean, being left-handed, love chopping it up with Charlie, who you guys had on. Uh, Greg Ferrron, you know, chopping it up with those guys. Tyler Satalsski, those three lefty guys, all of us kind of talking back and forth trying to figure out what cues work with whoever and if we can take and give information to each other. Nice. Charlie did say he wants your fast ball. He did. Yeah. So, on the Oh, go ahead. No, you’re good. You’re good. No, I was just going to say on the topic of teammates, um, so San Jose’s rotation, I mean, they led the Cow League with a 35 VRA and obviously you were a huge part of that. Um, so what do you think was like what made that group’s chemistry click down in San Jose? Um, I mean, we were all really close, like hanging out off the field, on the field. Obviously, we us pitchers practice together every day. Um, but just knowing like knowing we’re kind of going to go out there and we’re going to attack every hitter. We all had like we’re all like-minded in that sense where we were going to go straight at every hitter, right at them. And that honestly that builds confidence because you know if I’m struggling on the mound I know someone’s going to come in behind me and they’re going to be attacking the hitter just like that. So I don’t have to worry as much and if I just keep keep working it keeping my head down working at those hitters if I end up get taken out and I can trust the guys coming in behind me as well. So that that kind of bond and trust that we had I feel like it makes it a lot easier to pitch good and keep cruising. Yeah. Just in general, I think the chemistry was just great down there for the whole year. Absolutely. Um, on the flip side of that, who was the toughest teammate you had to face in practice? Um, toughest teammate. The one that got me the most this spring, Bo Davidson. He he took me Yaya on spring. Um, he he put up some good abs, good hitter. I left a heater down and in, lefty hot zone. Yeah, got a little neck ache when I was snapping back to look at that ball. So, spring in live abs. Yeah, that’s not a bad guy to have get you though. We’re bad to have. I mean, all of our hits. So, yeah, for sure. Um, what what do you think you learned? Um what do you because this was your you know your first full season on like a full season affiliate. Um what did you feel like you learned the most this season? I feel like learning the importance of routines. I mean I feel like people talk about it a lot but it really is important like knowing what you got to do pregame to get yourself ready. Um, and finding what makes your body feel good to be able to make every start every five, six days. And when you’re traveling on the road, knowing what you need to bring to whether, let’s say, someone has a certain pillow or something that helps them sleep good, like knowing if if you need that to feel good on the road and through the travel, like do what do what you need to do and figure out that routine helps a ton. Nice. Um, going back to your season in San Jose this year, um, where would you say winning the championship in the California League this year ranks among like your favorite baseball memories? I think I mean it’s up there top three for sure. I’ve in not going to college that the only high leverage games I’ve really played in was just like high school state tournament. So I think I think low championships and playoffs is way higher above that. So I think those those playoff games that we played and I got to be a part of are probably the highest leverage games I’ve ever played in my life. And I know I felt nerves and um adrenaline and excitement that I’ve never felt before. So, I mean, I’d probably put it up there with honestly I’ I’d put it best baseball experience so far. You know, I’ve never won a big championship like that. So, and being able to celebrate with the guys and feel that camaraderie was it was pretty sick. Yeah. Any specific moments from the season really stand out to you, whether it was for you or, you know, your teammates? Anything that you saw? Um, I think I think when we went down to Rancho and swept, that was that was probably some of the best baseball I’ve been a part of. And just that atmosphere, you know, knowing we’re playing the Dodgers and we want to get them, they want to get us and we we go to their place and sweep. That it was pretty electric, high intent games every day. And so I’d say that whole series filled with great moments. That that was pretty awesome. You will you’ll be well loved by Giants fans if you shove the Dodgers around. Yeah. Yeah. You have to. Um so with the season you had last last year um you know I think it was really in like July you really got going. Um, were were there any talks at all of you going up to HA Eugene at all last year or was it more just, you know, kind of settle in in San Jose, dominate down there because of your age? Um, and then we’ll revisit that next season. Um, I mean, I didn’t have any talks. I was just I go out there every day to make my start and it’s ultimately it’s not my decision to make. So, like there’s nothing nothing I can do besides go out and pitch my game every every outing. So, I was just kind of there, hanging with the guys, you know, throwing it throwing every game, just trying to ball out and win games with San Jose. If if I were to get called up and the higherups wanted that, then that would have happened. They didn’t, so be it. It’s not a problem at all. Um, got to keep playing baseball every day. So, I’m just there to keep playing and keep competing and however I move up the hierarchy is not really my decision. So, so following up on that, I mean, you’re 20 years old and you’re the Giants number 11 top prospect according to MLB pipeline. So, you’re you’re on a fast track obviously. Um, what kind of goals do you have for yourself going into next season? like do you want to, you know, get up to high A or is there any personal goals that you have for yourself that you want to reach? Um, is there anything like that with for you? I mean, obviously like I want to climb the levels as high and as quick as possible like anyone else. Like that’s kind of the whole point of us being in the minors. Like we want to keep progressing. We want to keep moving up, keep competing at higher levels. But, um, I would say it’s kind of you don’t want to get in that trap of trying to think, oh, like, am I going to go here? Am I going to go there? Like, cuz I can’t control it, you know? Like, this probably won’t happen. But I could show up to spring training and throwing 103 with banger sliders and it doesn’t really matter. It’s not my choice. It does that doesn’t automatically put me in any level. Um, so my more my goals are more personal like personally oriented with like I think getting the off speed more in zone and hitter leverage counts is going to be huge for me moving forward. Um, lowering that walk rate a little bit and slowly ticking down, but I could always get better with that. So, I’m more focused on just focusing on my stuff and executing pitches rather than trying to play that guessing game of where I’m going to start, you know? Absolutely. Just focus on your craft. Is there is there anything specific that you’re wanting to improve this off season? Um I think I think slider consistency would be huge. Obviously always want to always want more VO. That’s the game we live in. Like throwing harder. It’s cool. It’s fun. Always wants to do that. Um but I’d say I’d say slider development is going to be huge. getting that consistency like show I showed flashes of a solid slider, sharp slider. If I can get that more consistent to be almost every time that’d be awesome. And then once I get it sharp, trying to land it, throw it for strikes, throw it at for chase. So I think I’m going to focus on that heavily. All right. Um, now are you so you’re you’re saying basically you’re you’re working on having a a little bit more firm of a slider instead of just more of like a sweeping type slider. Yeah. I mean, I think I think like a firm sharp slider would play really well off of what I have right now. Um, I think I think having killing maybe a little bit of the bird on it, make it a little more depthy horizontal like I could add a little bit. It’s not my main focus. But there there’s times where I get behind the slider and then it’s kind of cuttery staying up. I think if I could eliminate that and have that more like sharp depth on it, then I think that’d be money. Nice. And and how would you say you’re you’re working on that in the offseason? Are you doing a lot of like sequencing or uh are you doing any live abs with guys um that you know or guys in the organization? Yeah, I mean uh we’re just starting up throwing again. At least me personally. Uh took I took like two weeks off throwing. Um I’ve been lifting for three weeks now, but I’m just starting to play catch again. So once I ramp up to get into mound work and bullpens like making sure I mix in some sliders, throw some more at like 65 70% try to feel it out the hand. Feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel feel getting getting like more on more on top of the ball here so I can spin it more down, not getting like under the ball. I think it’ll be huge. And just as I slowly get that feel up and I’m starting to ramp up as my arms getting more conditioned, like starting to put the gas on the slider with that feel and then progress through there. And then once it’s spring training and I’m throwing against batters and stuff, that’s where like the big execution to hitters will come into play. Nice. You have um what are your offseason plans for this year? Are you going to be in Arizona the whole time or do you have any plans to kind of travel? Do you take, you know, any time off to, you know, enjoy your off seasonason a little bit? How how’s that look for you? Um, yeah, I took I took about a week off where I didn’t didn’t lift and throw. Um, that was pretty much my my my time off. Um, I I really like lifting, so that’s why I started lifting again after only one week. I kind I kind of like getting in the gym, moving around mornings. Um, I I’m starting to ramp up throwing again. Um, and then I I do want to take like a trip back to Washington because I’m here in a Haven’t been there in a year and a half. Got friends and family, so might try and find a time to go up there. But as of now, just in Arizona enjoying the sun, but once it is, enjoy the sun, work out, throw maybe hit the L. We’ll see. Nice. There you go. So, on the uh that topic as well, you know, besides lifting, is there any other um hobbies you have outside of baseball? Yeah. Um I like I like I like golfing a lot. Terrible terrible golfer. Any of my teammates will say that, but um trying to get better. Trying to get better. Uh golfing that’s huge with me. Uh, I don’t want to call myself a nerd, but like I got a lot of Legos around my room. I build those here and there. Uh, I like sports cards. Um, obviously like very I feel like it’s very typical like video games. I play that a lot. Um, and then I I do really want to start I’m starting to try and fish and hunt more of my dad I spent a lot of time in school inside playing video games. So, getting a little worn out with that. Trying to find more like outdoor stuff to do. On the uh the topic of sports cards, I meant to DM you a few weeks ago. I pulled one of yours in uh Bowman Chrome. Oh, that’s awesome. One of your autos. Oh, that’s fire. Yeah, I I’ll shoot it in our group chat after this. Yeah, for sure. You got to show me that. Yeah, that’s awesome. They uh do you try and get it get your hands on any of your own? Oh, I I have a lot of mine. Um, I’m trying to do that the rainbow. Yeah. So, I I probably have about 50 cards of my own that are all different. I have I have a little like card case that has all my cards in it. Um, and then I check eBay here and there. Kind of slowed down at the end of the season, but I’ve been I’ve been looking more recently and trying to get more on. Nice. Do you collect any of your teammates cards? Yeah, especially with like this this new uh set that came out. I’ve been trying to collect like uh Derby and Hipwell playing with them. Their cards just came out. I I I try to look for bows here and there. Bows expensive though, so I mean props to Ballins, but my wallet hurt if I was going after a lot of his cards. Yeah, he’s pricey. Yeah. You hit that top 100 list and it uh number goes way up. Yeah, literally. I was going to ask you, Brezie, how’s uh how’s life in the Bay Area compared to Sumar? It’s a lot different. Um I mean Bay Area is so nice because growing up in Washington, it’s raining every day. It’s nice to nice to be in the Bay, sunny, a little breeze. It’s not too hot, not too cold. Um, but it’s also awesome like being able like if you want to go to the beach, you can you don’t have to worry about going out everywhere, making sure you have an umbrella with you. Um, I played a lot of golf up there, so always nice weather up there to do that. But I I liked it a lot. I enjoyed my time up there. Traffic there kind of sucks, but there’s a lot of people, and I mean, that’s going to happen. Yeah, for sure. Now, uh, growing up, did you have any did you have a favorite, uh, MLB team? Yeah, I mean, growing up, Seattle Mariners was pretty pretty depressing to be a Mariners fan growing up, but um, hey, they’re they’re balling right now. And yeah, I’m with the Giants, but I’m I’m watching the Mariners games. I won’t say I’m rooting for them, but I am watching them. Hey. Hey, that’s totally fine. I was going to ask you what about today’s game though. I mean BTA that’s what that was. So their offense but they you didn’t couldn’t question it today. Yeah for sure. Have you um so while you were in the Bay Area were you able to get to Oracle Park at all or have you been in the past? Um I’ve been in the past. Yeah I’ve been once. Uh but I didn’t go I didn’t go to any games this year. Now, I need to I need to make it out to a game. After season ended, though, I did go to Dodgers Stadium to watch that. Uh yeah, Friday night, I think the Dodgers Giants game. So, I got to be there. That was that was a pretty cool game to watch. Nice. Um what was it? Um who was your favorite player growing up in the MLB? So, being a Mariners fan, Mar I’ll say my favorite Mariner growing up was Felix Hernandez, Kings Court. That was always sick to take part of and watch those games. My favorite player, I know I’m a pitcher, but I’m a huge Bryce Harper fanatic. Like, I I love Bryce Harper. Um, always loved him growing up as a kid. I thought he was electric. Obviously, he was, especially as he was coming up young, but I I watched him all the time. He’s he was definitely my favorite player and I tried to model my hitting game after him and obviously it didn’t really work because I’m a PO but I tried. What so? And now the answer might be Bryce but is there any current MLB players that you most want to face? Um I mean Shi for sure. You know he he’s such a good hitter that I mean you have to want to face him and see what that’s like. see his presence in the box. Uh, I mean, I I’d want to go show or Judge, just those two dominant hitters. Um, I feel like I feel like it’d be definitely a challenge for sure, but I’d love to get on the mound and attack them in the box. Nice. Do you guys have any more that Okay. Oh, yeah. I was just going to ask one more. Um what are your thoughts on potentially playing um up in Eugene this year and being about as almost as close to home as you can get and then of course you get a few games uh even closer. Yeah. I mean, if I’m up there, like I’m excited for sure. Get to get to play that good old PNW ball turf fields, but family will be close. Only like Thunder’s only about three three and a half hour drive. Um, definitely can have people go down there when I’m if we go up to Everett. I mean, I played my high school state championship game in Everett, so I I’m familiar with that area in that field. definitely get to see friends, family. Um, Spokane, I got family in Spokane. That’ll be fun to go down there and play there. So, playing in that Northwest League, it’s definitely something I’m looking forward to. I mean, being so close to home. I also being in Eugene, get to play at PK Park. Like, I was supposed to go there for school, so I actually still get to play there, which will be cool to do as well. Nice. Yeah. They uh So, so was your state championship at Funko Field? Yeah, it was. That is like the weirdest dimensions I’ve ever seen. I went to their last couple games um this year and I I’m like sitting there looking at the center field. It’s I think like 350 to straightaway center, but then it’s actually farther and left. I I never put any out there. I did I to the wall, got caught at the wall my state championship game, but I’ve seen bombs hit there. I’ve played there many times, pitched there many times, but yeah, it’s a boom box for sure. Yeah. Now, I’m uh just getting to some of these comments. I had one saved from Instagram. Um not going to say who asked it, but somebody asked um who’s your favorite uh video guy in the organization? Who’s my favorite video guy? I mean, you gotta you gotta you I don’t know if I want to give him props. No, you gotta give it to Kaplan. Jordan Kaplan. I got He’s the goat. He’s the goat. Yeah, he was the one that asked. Of course. But no, he is He is the goat. He’s He’s the best. Great dude. He also asked who the best Fortnite player on the team was. Fortnite player. Definitely not him. Definitely not. That’s Maza. Maza runs our Fortnite lobbies. Maza. Yeah, Nico. Nico, he’s he’s the guy on there. You’re you’re always keeping up with him or if we’re playing against each other, he’s he’s the one I get got by him a lot. Oh, we actually got a guy on the Instagram chat saying he got your first Bowman auto. Oh, that’s sick. That’s sick. might have to check him out. Try to snag that off of him. Yeah, might be getting kind of pricey now, though. Yeah, tell me about it. But no, that means I’m doing good. That means I’m doing something right. Absolutely. Sure. Um, all right. Do you guys have any others or do we want to start pulling some comments up? No, let’s check out some comments, man. I’m good. Ricky, you’re good. Yeah. So, uh, anybody watching, uh, like we kind of mentioned earlier, we’re going to pull some of the questions you guys are asking, uh, for Jacob. So, if you have anything you want to ask, make sure you fire those in there. Um, but Ed says, “Did you talk to the Giants at all before we traded for you?” I mean, obviously there’s, you know, tampering things, but did we how did you maybe talk to the Giants at all uh, before the draft prior? Oh, I I had never communicated with a giant scout or anyone or um whether it was draft or obviously I don’t really know people really talked to orgs in the throughout the minors, but I I was pretty pretty caught off guard when I got traded to the Giants because I’ve never talked to them, had any conversations, didn’t even know they were looking at me at all. Nice. Let’s see. Uh, Wen asks, “What kind of goals you set yearly, or are you more of a what happens happens and let’s not put a threshold to it mindset?” Um, I mean I most my goals are like they’re more personal like uh as I said earlier executing pitches like getting the off speed in zone uh walk rate less like a little bit less walk rate but like other goals would be like I want to throw harder if I could get more up to more consistent mid maybe even touching upper nines like that’s a huge goal too for me just keep upgrading my stuff is my main goal. Nice. Would you say you’re more like processor oriented, you know? Yeah. Just just trying to better the process and keep grinding and then don’t really can’t really focus about results too much. Nice. See, we can hop on to this one. Just curious because I’ve been referring to it all night and every time I talk to you, I always refer to you as Jay Brezrey. Do you have any other nicknames? Um, I mean, growing up, I was called Brezie all the time. Like, I I had teachers in school calling me Brezie. like anyone anyone back home in Washington. I was called Brezrey more than I was called Jacob. So I was that’s my main nickname like J Brez Brezrey. Um I did this is kind of a funny nickname. I got I got called freshman last year. Just a college guy just kind of joking around because it I’m the new I was the new kid, young kid. But mostly mostly just Brezie. For much of the year, you probably were still one of the younger players on the team. Yeah. Yeah, I was. At least until um a lot of the Complex League guys came up at the end. Yeah. Yeah. I think I mean Lisbelle Lzbelle’s like a month younger and then obviously Johnny and Kayama were both younger than me. Yeah. Nice. Let’s see. Um here’s a good one. Do you watch any or we’ll just say what’s your favorite baseball movie growing up? You ever see the movie uh Perfect Game about the the mex little league team? Yeah. I I love movie. I’ve seen that movie dozens of times. Um I I don’t know. I’d say that’s probably one of my favorite baseball movies. Nice. It’s a good one. Yeah. Yeah. Let’s see. I got one on the IG side um asking who was the toughest hitter you faced last year? Toughest hitter I faced. kind of thing. Um, King Terrell, he put up really good abs. Uh, I think I gave him like maybe one or two singles. I know got a punch out, but his his abs were solid. He put up some tough abs me. Um, trying to think who else. Um, I know that Stockton lineup, uh, I can’t think of like a name specific, but or like Liry Liry with Stockton lefty. Um, he put up good ABS. That Stockton lineup first half of the season was they were they were gritty. They grinded every at bat. Didn’t chase, fouled off a lot. Um, Liry got me a couple times. I think he hit a double off the wall, but I’d say Liry and King Tero put up some really good ABS off me. Nice. See, um, are you going to any of the fall league games? I know you got a couple former teammates over there. Yeah, I definitely want to go. Um, I mean, I have I have teammates from Giants, Guardians, so I’ll definitely be popping in and out of there. I mean, like I said at the start, my dad loves baseball, so he’s already been talking to me about going to fall league games to watch some baseball in person. So, yeah, I’ll definitely be at fall league games for sure. Nice. You might catch Ricky there. Yeah. Yeah. I’ll be out there uh next week. So, I’m gonna try to catch, you know, Maui, Walker, and parks out there. For sure. For sure. Let’s see. Do we have any others? Anybody that wants to throw any last second questions in there, make sure you get them in here. Uh, do you guys have anything else you want to ask before? Uh, yeah. What’s What’s the story behind the Rodney Stucky jersey? Oh, you peeped that. I saw that earlier. Yeah, my my mother went to high school with him. So, okay. The Washington guy. Um, I got that jersey. It’s a signed jersey. I got that jersey in probably third grade, maybe. So, I I’ve had that thing for a long time. He g he gifted it to me for my birthday. So, I have I have a Stucky jersey back there, right there. Um, and then you can’t see it on the other side. I can try to move my phone, but the 52 over there, that’s my my grandfather’s jersey when he played college hoops at uh North Carolina State. That’s why I have the the big NC State flag. Grew up, that was my dream school. Um so yeah, I got the Sucky jersey. My mom went to school with him. That was a birthday gift. And then my grandfather’s jersey from when he played and some of his sports cards from when he was on the team are back there. That’s sick. Yeah, I was kind of wondering about the NC State. That’s interesting. Yeah. Grew up huge Wolfpack family. Um my grandfather went there. Mom grew up Wolfpack fan and then Yeah, the Stucky is a really random jersey, but he went school. He went to high school with my mom, so he gave me it for my birthday. I was going to say I thought he was a Washington guy. I figured there was some kind of ties there. Yeah. Kent guy. Yep. Nice. Nice. All right, I’m just checking to see if there’s any last ones that we missed. Somebody asked what your dream number would be, assuming when you make it to the show, what jersey number you would want. Yeah. Um, I’ve been I’ve been 33 all my life, so I got I got lucky enough to wear it here in San Jose this whole year. Um, growing up, I was always number 33. uh kind of really random like way I got it was my my aunt was number three when she played high school hoops and one of our family friends I I say he was like an uncle he was also three so I was like oh put them together like that gave me 33 so I started rocking 33 when I was in elementary middle school like club ball and yeah it stuck I wore wore 33 my senior year of high school and then got to wear it this here in San Jose. So, if I could get 33, I’d wear 33 in a heartbeat. That’d be sick. Yeah. Um M asks in the chat, I know you mentioned briefly that you were a little gamer in your free time. I don’t know if you’re caught up for this year, but they’re wondering um since you’re a gamer, do you think there’s one that’s going to win game of the year? And if so, which I I haven’t been able to like right now I’ve been in like a dry spell with gaming, but my my brother got the Ghost of Yoai game on the PlayStation. Oh yeah, I heard it’s sick, dude. I I haven’t been gaming like I have been these last couple days and I’ve been I’m sitting on the couch seven hours, bro. Like entire time. Usually like if I’m sitting here playing 2K or the show, I’m scrolling on my phone. But no, this game like I’m forgetting to answer texts. Like I’m missing you. Locked in. Exactly. I’m like trying to do the story and then next thing you know I’m across the map on the wrong side because it just on my add going all over the place in my Awesome. I’ve been having so much fun with that game. I haven’t played it. I’ve seen clips of it. I’m like, dude, this looks so sick. It’s It’s like a movie. Like it’s and you’re just sit there like watching these computer scenes of like mountains and pastures and it’s just gorgeous. And then you’re I I mean obviously like you’re samurai. That’s that’s just sick in itself also. So no, I’ve I’ve I’ve rotted on the couch so far playing that game. Yes, bro. Okay. I I gotta ask this. It’s not really related, but the chat wants to know, “Do you like anime?” Do I? I actually I watch it here and there. Yes. Yeah. Um I’m trying to think. I’m trying to think. I’ve been watching Kaiju number eight. I’ve been the new season that obviously like Demon Slayer. Um yeah, I I’ve watched a lot. I think my first one that got me into it was in high school. I started I watched Naruto. just grinded that show. All of Naruden like um Yeah, I’ve that I like anime. Huge Star Wars guy. I know it’s not anime, but Star Wars, that’s my favorite like series of all time. Yeah, these are the responses you’re getting to that goes, “Let’s go.” M goes, “Let’s go.” Morana goes, “Call them up now.” They’re hyped. Yeah, that’s awesome. All right. Did you see the new uh Demon Slayer in theaters? I have not. No, I need to. I don’t even know if it’s in theaters anymore, but my buddies, my brother saw it, and I I need to I need to find somewhere to watch it. I’ve heard uh shoot me a DM. I got you. All right. It’s awesome. Yeah, dude. The visuals went crazy on that. Yeah, I bet. I could only imagine. I I I see clips on like Tik Tok and I just have to scroll. I don’t want to spoil it. No. Smart man. Nice. All right. Well, I think that is kind of scrolling through here. I think that’s pretty much all we got. Um but yeah, big thanks uh for joining us today. Uh really appreciate you hopping on with us. We’ll definitely be, you know, we we’ll try and reach out to you again in the future, especially like next year or something, see how your your next season goes and um looking forward to watching you next year. And uh uh hopefully everybody in the chat enjoyed hearing from Jacob today. Uh and you know, other than that, you guys have anything you want to add? No, man. We uh you’ll probably catch me and Ricky in San Jose beginning of next year. But um in all with all due respect, I I hope you won’t be down there long. We want to we want to see you progress. So hopefully it starts in Eugene. Hopefully, man. Better. Hey, we’ll see. Awesome. Well, thanks everybody for hanging out and uh we’ll catch you guys next time. Thank you. [Music]

Giants #14 prospect (Baseball America) and the 2025 California League pitcher of the year, Jacob Bresnahan, stops by to talk about his season and more!

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