New York: The giants, whose record is in an impressive 9-3, have not yet played 10 percent of their first season under the president of Basebol Operations Buster Posey. That is not a ton of ball to examine, but that does not notice that either.
They have a competitive leg in each game. They have found different ways to win, from slugfests to Barn Burners. In short, they have been one of the best baseball teams.
Before the giants begin their glove against the Yankees and Philadelphia Philis of New York, here five early trends that have defined the San Francisco season:
Night heroes
Of the 12 games that the giants have played, four of them have won the leg in the ninth input or posterior.
Wilmer Flores hit the dramatic three -run homer on the day of the inauguration to stun the Cincinnati Reds in Great American Ball Park. Willy Adames overturned a two racing single in the right garden to win the house starter. Flores had the single to complete the sweeping of the Seattle sailors, then Mike Yastrzemski hit a home run in McCovey Cove to complete a return of five races against the route of the Reds, a tour of Flores.
It should not surprise, then, that the giants have an OPS of .922 in high delivery situations, the second best brand throughout baseball. If we go to the Extreme Cherry Selection Department, Mike Yastrzemski has the highest OPS in baseball in high -leverage situations among all players, at least five mere appearances on the plate. In addition, Flores, Yastzemski and the Mookie Betts of the Dodgers are the only players so far with at least two homers in high -leverage sitations.
Adames’s struggles
Despite the winner of the aforementioned game, Adames has not yet fulfilled the billing that entails being the new man of $ 182 million from San Francisco. Its cutting line is .184/.241/.224. It has attacked twice in half or in its games. Including the postseason, it has not fallen in its last 121 appearances on the plate.
Without diving too much in Adames’s struggles, there are some things that stand out. Its persecution rate has increased from 28.1% last year to 31.4% this year. He has also revolved 50.7% of the releases he has seen, which would be a maximum race. His walking rate (7.4%) is low from the average of his career (9.6%) as well.
The giants are not in panic: Adames is not the only blow that has begun slowly, and the law of large numbers says that the Adames will be possible to produce. Nor is it uncommon for players to fight after signing a massive contract and joining a new team (for example, Manny Machado, Bryce Harper). Yankee Stadium, a place where it has an average bat of .307 and five home runs of about 29 games, could be the place where it takes off. It remains to see the question of when Adames appears his offensive, thought.
See! See! See
In ’23 and ’24, no team stole less bases, or attempt, than the giants; The theft was part of his game. This season, they have much more willing to take the additional base.
San Francisco has stolen 13 Bases Enterprise on Friday, tied with Milwaukee brewers for the ninth more in all baseball. Last season, they did not rob their 13th base until the last day of April, and needed 21 attempts to hit that reference point as well.
Jung Hoo Lee’s aggressiveness, in particular, has been a welcome development. Last season, Lee only stole two bases in 37 games despite boasting above the coverage speed. Through 11 games, Lee has already slipped three bags, tied with Tyler Fitzgerald for the team leader. It is early, but it is not extravagant to imagine Lee or Fitzgerald becoming the first giant to steal at least 30 bases in a single season from Dave Roberts in 2007.
Turn it off
In addition to changing the left -handed Taylor Rogers, the giants did not do too much with their bullpen this low season. Or the eight relief of the team, only Lou Trivino did not launch for the team last year. Until now, that faith is being rewarded.
The San Francisco Bullpen has been one of the best in baseball, occupying the third place in Era (1.79) and the fifth in percentage of the left based (80.1%). By war, the giant bullpen is tied with the Houston stars for the fourth major valuable in all baseball-octually with the first struggles of Camilo Doval.
The early leading group has been the right Randy Rodríguez, who has launched 6 1/3 inputs without goals with 10 strikeouts without walks. According to the AUSTRAPHS, Rodríguez has been he The most valuable reliever in baseball so far. Hayden Birdsong’s efforts (seven entries, without races, six strikeouts) should not go unnoticed, especially when he learns the complexities of relief life.
Maintain the flow
The last three years of the possession of Farhan Zaidi presented a constant billing of the list, the most notable instance is the 66 players franchise record that the giants used in 2022. Two weeks after the first season of Posey as president of baseball operations, on the contrary, and San Francisco has stayed with the same 26 men who were in the first place.
The giants, of course, will make a list move anyway. Bite injuries. The players fight in the elderly; The players perform in minors. But with one of the best baseball records so far, the list has not needed any cheap.
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