The SFGiants broke the bank in 2021 with a franchise-record 107 victories under manager gabekapler who understands that pitching is baseball’s currency — and that he holds the keys to the mint with a largely intact pitching staff.
Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford, shown here playing against the Houston Astros last season, needs to have another big season if San Francisco hopes to compete for a playoff spot. The Giants appear to be at a disadvantage as they begin defending their 2021 National League West championship.
Resident legend Buster Posey retired after last season, preferring domestic tranquility to absorbing a succession of foul tips off his skull — though raising two sets of twins will test any family’s tranquility. Put in terms of accomplishment and talent, that’s one Most Valuable Player and one Rookie of the Year Award winner gone.
Talented handyman Kris Bryant defected to Colorado in free agency. That increased the talent drain to two MVPs and two Rookies of the Year. Injuries increase the Rookie of the Year count to three, with third baseman Evan Longoria slated to miss the start of the regular season. Add outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. to the injured list, and you can add a second Willie Mac Award winner to the contingent of wayward Giants.
Yet the Giants, who’ll open the season at home for the first time since 2009 when they welcome the Miami Marlins to Oracle Park on Friday, seem poised to contend for a playoff spot under the newly expanded postseason format. San Francisco broke the bank in 2021 with a franchise-record 107 victories under manager Gabe Kapler, who understands that pitching is baseball’s currency — and that he holds the keys to the mint with a largely intact pitching staff.
“Our goal is to do it again with a lot of the same guys we had last year,” All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford told MLB.com.The Giants hope Joey Bart can realize the expectations that were heaped upon him when they selected him second overall in the 2018 draft. Bart will inevitably suffer in comparison to Posey, whose diverse skills made him the finest performer at his position in Giants history.
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