The Giants need to hit rock bottom before pushing their way up the World Series mountain. They picked up three championships over the last decade with one other postseason appearance. San Fran missed the playoffs in each of the previous three years. They lost their longtime ace in the offseason, and Bruce Bochy retired after the season. In the team’s 137-year history, San Francisco has eight World Series titles (1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954, 2010, 2012, and 2014) while making the postseason 26 times.
San Fran finished 15th in ERA (4.38) with 41 saves. They fell to 28th in runs (678), 26h in home runs (167), and 27th in RBI (655).