Jung Hoo Lee Trade Buzz, Heliot Ramos' Future & Blue Jays Finale Recap | Thompson 2 Clark

In this episode of Thompson 2 Clark — the San Francisco Giants podcast on BSPN — Brad Evans and Garrett Gonzales break down the Giants-Blue Jays series finale at Oracle Park and dig into the trade rumors swirling around the roster ahead of the August 3 deadline.

The series is knotted at 1-1 after Toronto stormed back with a 9-3 win on Tuesday to erase San Francisco's 10-1 blowout in the opener, setting up a rubber match with Logan Webb on the mound opposite Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease. Brad and Garrett react to how the finale played out and what it means for a Giants club sitting well outside the playoff picture.

From there, the guys tackle the biggest storyline in the organization: Jung Hoo Lee's name near the top of the trade market. ESPN now has Lee ranked seventh among its top 100 trade candidates with a 50% chance of being dealt, and with San Francisco floundering, the .315-hitting center fielder — owed three more years at $21 million annually — is drawing real interest from the Phillies, Braves, Guardians, Padres, Diamondbacks, Rangers, Rays and Marlins. Brad and Garrett debate whether trading Lee actually makes sense given his contract and age.

They also cover Heliot Ramos, who's mashing since returning from a quad strain — a .364 average and three home runs in his last 22 at-bats — and drawing interest from the Mariners and Phillies, even as Ramos insists San Francisco could be his "forever home." Is he a building block or the next chip to move?

They close out previewing Saturday's MLB Draft, where the Giants pick fourth overall — FanGraphs' latest mock has San Francisco landing UC Santa Barbara right-hander Jackson Flora, with Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson still in the mix if the board breaks their way.

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