The San Francisco Giants have had a season to forget.It isn't just one stretch of bad games that has caused them to struggle this season; it has been a full year of bad baseball.
Why is a team with strong talent and some good names on the roster so bad? They are near the bottom of the league in walks, home runs, runs in general, and they have a rough bullpen.Some of these issues, individually, could be overcome, but with everything combined, the team has struggled.
They are 23 games under .500, and if it weren't for the Rockies, they almost certainly would be last in the division.Giants pitcher Logan Webb deleted his X account after a wild meltdown fighting online critics.(Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) ((Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images))One bright spot for the club, almost as always, is today's starter, Logan Webb.
For the season, he is 8-7 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP.He is once again racking up innings for the Giants with 139 this season.
In order to throw a ton of innings, not only do you have to be healthy, but you have to be consistent.Webb really doesn't have any drastic splits aside from his night starts vs.
day, as he has a 4.56 ERA at night compared to 2.25 during the day.He also has alternated good months with bad ones.
In March, he had a 7.36 ERA, then in April it dropped to 3.27.In May, it was 7.56, before he had a 0.71 ERA in June.
Finally, in July, he had a 6.59 ERA, and it is just 0.90 in August.Red Sox hitters are batting .324 in 34 at-bats against him.The Boston Red Sox were a disaster like the Giants and then had a complete turnaround, becoming one of the hottest and best teams in baseball.
They are in one of their colder stretches at the moment, having lost eight of their past 12 games.It may come as a bit of a surprise, but the team is also still under .500 at home this season.
They are among the best teams in baseball with a .250 batting average, and their pitching has been surprisingly strong with a 3.52 ERA and a 1.2...