The Giants finished the first half where we expected them to. They’re 41-48 and last in the NL West. Where they’ve wound up hasn’t been surprising, but we couldn’t have predicted how they’ve gotten here. Mostly, it’s been personnel changes. The outfield has completely turned over from Opening Day while Derek Holland and Dereck Rodríguez have worked themselves out of the rotation. There have been some unexpected performances as well, and some of them have been the good kind of unexpected. Trevor Gott has been great, his poor luck in June notwithstanding. Kevin Pillar is tied for the team lead in home runs, and Stephen Vogt is outhitting Buster Posey.
Predictions for the second half
