So desperate were the San Francisco Giants for another World Series championship in 2018, that they tried to wedge their contention window open with a $205 million wad of cash.
But rather than the top of the National League West, the Giants are near the bottom at 72-81. Outside of an 18-10 June, they've been mediocre or worse all season.
Put together with their 98-loss crash and burn in 2017, the Giants have the seventh-lowest winning percentage in Major League Baseball over the last two seasons. It's quite the fall for a team that averaged 87 wins between 2009 and 2016, not to mention took home World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014.