By Ryder Lopez
The Giants have caught many people by surprise with how well they are performing this season on the offense. When they lose, they average one run per game, when they are winning, they are averaging 11 runs per game. That’s a tough thing to do in the MLB, especially for the Giants.
A reason this could be happening is because we are dealing with a small sample size coming out of spring training. JD Salazar said this in his article, “Everyone’s incorporating mechanical changes into their regimen, adjusting to bodies that are another year older, and ramping up into the tortuous grind of the baseball season.” This is true for the Giants. The start of the season is the hardest to get used to getting back out on the field. The drills, exercises and games take a toll on the body if not done consistently.
Another reason this is happening is that the Giants have strong hitters that can look for the ball, and hit them hard. Having a lot of players like this increases the likelihood of hitting home runs, which can cause an offensive breakout to emerge. So far, it has been working in their favor.
Their defense used to be glaring in the last season, but they have seemed to turn that liability into a strength in 2023. Maria Guardado states in her article that, “After finishing 28th in the Majors with -33 Outs Above Average in 2022, the Giants now rank fifth with +18 OAA this year, which helped the club put together a 7-2 homestand against the A’s, Red Sox and D-backs despite a lack of consistent offense.” The Giants have made defense make up for their offense, which seems to do the trick for now.
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