As of my last writing, the Giants looked bad, sitting 10 games below .500 and eight games back of a wildcard spot. Now, heading into the All-Star break, the details look different, yet the final product is the same.

The Giants are horrible, sitting 15 games under .500 and in 26th place in the league.

Yet, the numbers make no sense. The Giants aren’t egregiously bad at any particular statistic like they were earlier, but they’re still so bad. Why? 

The Giants’ hitting has actually picked up as of late, with the team being 4th in hits this season. Yet, for some enigmatic reason, the Giants are just 25th in runs scored.

They just can’t get runs over the plate. As to why that is, part of it is because of lineup construction — hitters who get on base often precede big-time strikeout hitters, leading to a lack of value from each hit — and part of it is just because baseball is a finicky sport.

The two main hitters, Rafael Devers and Willie Adames, whom I previously ridiculed, have both picked up the pace, respectively sitting in the 49th and 46th percentile in terms of batting run value.

That’s still nowhere near good enough to warrant their contracts, but much better than earlier in the season. Bryce Eldridge, the organization’s star prospect, has looked very strong so far (77th percentile batting value), although he has cooled off lately. Casey Schmidt, Luiz Arraez, and Jung Ho Lee all continue to lead the offense. Yet, the team still can’t score runs.

When it comes to pitching, the Giants’ bullpen ERA is killing them. It ranks 24th in the league. Moreover, the Giants’ lack of a closer has led to many, many blown saves and lost leads once the starter comes out of the game. Logan Webb is back in form, but the rest of the team hasn’t rallied around him. Landon Roup has disappointed after a strong 2025, and no one else has stepped up. 

I would be remiss to not touch on the Pride Night controversy, where several players wrote Bible verses on their Pride-themed hats, leading to protests, boos, and general disarray. The team put out an official statement and has since ceased to publicly discuss it, with Chief of Baseball Operations Buster Posey refusing to bring it up in a press conference despite being pressed by multiple reporters. While the actual impact on the team remains unknown, it couldn’t have helped the clubhouse environment. 

Overall, this Giants season has gone from bad to worse. In the last article, I mentioned how the Washington Nationals went from 19-31 to winning the World Series. But at the break that year, Washington was 47-41. The Giants are nowhere near that mark.

Now, the Giants’ season looks near-hopeless, and the team will surely be selling at the deadline. Many of the stars are already publicly on the trade block.

So, what is there to look forward to?

Well, Eldridge (crossing my fingers) looks like he could be the next face of the franchise, Webb continues to spin gems, Schmidt and Devers might go for 30+ HRs (potentially 40), and the team has two all-stars. While all these things aren’t that important in the grand scheme of things, all we can do as fans is wait.