The San Francisco Giants’ offseason was not flashy, but they addressed many needs to help propel a team that has not reached the playoffs since 2021.
The Giants signed second baseman Luis Arraez, who won three consecutive batting titles from 2022 to 2024, to infuse more contact hitting. They also added Gold Glove center fielder Harrison Bader to shore up their outfield defense and veteran pitchers Tyler Mahle and Adrian Houser to fill out their starting rotation.
Couple all of their offseason moves with a lineup that already featured sluggers like Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman, and Willy Adames, along with a rotation headlined by Logan Webb and Robbie Ray, and Giants fans had reason for optimism.
But the Giants fell to an ugly 3-7 start to the season after losing three in a four-game series to the New York Mets.
The Giants’ 3-7 record is tied for the second-worst start through 10 games since the team moved to San Francisco in 1958 (2-8 in 1983), according to Josh Dubow.
The San Francisco Giants’ Offense Ranks Among the League’s Worst
The recipe for the Giants’ success or lack thereof so far this season is offense. The Giants averaged more than 6 runs in their three wins, but exactly 1 run in their seven losses. They have only scored 26 runs in 10 games thus far and have scored 1 run or fewer in half of their games. Their 26 runs are tied for their third fewest through 10 games in franchise history (25 in 2019 and 22 in 1920), according to Josh Dubow.
The Giants’ offense ranks last in OPS (.561), last in SLG (.292), 29th in OBP (.269), and 25th in batting average (.208) and has hit the least amount of home runs (4) as of April 5th, according to MLB.com.
The Giants also currently have four players, shortstop Willy Adames (.184), right fielder Jung Hoo Lee (.152), centerfielder Harrison Bader (.118), and catcher Patrick Bailey (.111) in their everyday lineup who have less than a .200 batting average.
Giants Only Score 1 Run in Their Three-Game Opening Series Against the New York Yankees
The San Francisco Giants got off to a slow start to their season after getting swept by the Yankees and only mustering 1 run in the series. The Giants suffered 7-0 and 3-0 losses, which marked the first time in Giants history that they have been shut out in back-to-back games to start a season, according to MLB.com.
The Giants only tallied 4 combined hits in their first two games before only scoring 1 run on 9 hits in their 3-1 series finale loss.
GettySan Francisco Giants Manager Tony Vitello
Giants Struggle Again at Home
After getting swept at home by the Yankees, the Giants won two out of three games in San Diego against the Padres before returning to San Francisco to play a four-game series against the Mets.
The Giants won 7-2 in the opening series game, but the offensive woes continued shortly after. The Mets’ starting pitcher, Nolan McLean, tossed 5 perfect innings before the Giants finally got a hit in the 6th inning. The Mets took the second game of the series 10-3.
The Giants’ bats once again struggled in the third game of the series as they only tallied 3 hits in a 9-0 shutout loss.
In the series finale, the Giants took a 2-1 lead into the top of the 8th inning before the Giants’ bullpen gave up 4 runs in the inning, leading to another disappointing series loss to a New York team.
What’s Next For the Giants
After an ugly series against the Mets, the Giants look to right the ship in a three-game series versus the Philadelphia Phillies starting on Monday before a nine-game road trip to Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C.
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