I think it is fair to say that the San Francisco Giants came into this season with a “mini-rebuild” in mind.
New president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi did not want to completely overhaul a roster whose core has remained pretty much the same since 2014, but he wanted to make it clear that the organization was turning a new page.
We knew the team likely would not be able to compete due to an offense that—while it can get hot at times—slumps far too often to build any sort of momentum and make opposing pitchers sweat.