The 2025 season is a wash. We ended exactly where we started, fourth in the division. We may not even end the season at or above .500.
We were good in a transitional year, but we were NEVER A COMPLETE TEAM.
The Giants this year were basically HALF A TEAM.
Two and a half starters, three reliable bats and a bullpen with no closer- that’s HALF A TEAM.
Verlander was terrible for months and often couldn’t catch a break or he would be a full third starter. He finally showed some command at the end of the season – way too little too late.
Willy Adames was a no-show at the plate for the first half, his bat only woke up after we traveled to Milwaukee and then he went on a little tear – way too little too late.
The bullpen was our strength. We had one of the best bullpens for much of the season. But we never had a closer and it cost us. Camilo Doval and Ryan Walker blew saves left and right. Then we dismantled the ‘pen.
It’s the little things and the Giants were bad at a lot of them: hitting, base running, defense.
This was a lost season.
I expect much more Buster …
MUCH, MUCH MORE.
I want to be vying for a World Series Championship. I want to be consistently winning 90 games a year. And I want to …
Beat LA
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