We’re a month and a half into the season, and the Giants don’t have an alarming issue with their bullpen. Considering how the bullpen has been a festering sore since 2016, this is a welcome surprise. Rooting for the Giants has been far less interesting over the years knowing that there’s a very good chance they’ll blow a late-inning lead. Now, that’s no longer the case — or, at the very least, it’s less likely to happen.
That’s because Will Smith’s return from Tommy John surgery has been fantastic. Excellent, even. The Giants have lacked a true power lefty out of the bullpen for a while.