If you’ve been paying close attention to the San Francisco Giants this offseason, then you’ve probably already seen Dan Szymborski’s preliminary ZiPS projection for the 2025 team; but, for those who haven’t, let’s review, as it’s a fun exercise every offseason on this site.
ZiPS has fairly regularly had the Giants in the 83-85 the past few years, and if that strikes you as a sign that the projection system is somehow flawed, I’ll address that notion at the end, because automatically dismissing encouraging news — though supported by the team’s actual performance of late — is a losing mentality.