The Giants wonthree titles in the 2010s, including the 2014 World Series over the Royals. But since 2016 they have had just one winning season - a 107-win, post-season disappointment in 2021. They have also become overshadowed by their rivals, the juggernaut Dodgers.
They came into this season hoping to contend with the ninth-largest payroll in baseball and investments in free agents like Jung Ho Lee, Jorge Soler, Jordan Hicks, Matt Chapman, and two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell. But they’ve been a pretty mediocre team all season, traded Soler mid-season, and have lost many key players to injury.