The best and most exciting part of the 2023 San Francisco Giants season was the rookies. The 2023 San Francisco Giants rookies did not play particularly good baseball.
Both of these things can be true. I know they can both be true because they both are true.
By Fangraphs’ WAR, Casey Schmitt was the 1,420th most valuable position player of the 1,445 hitters to play in the Majors this year. An extended need for defensive skills to acclimate to the highest level of baseball resulted in Luis Matos being sub-replacement value. Blake Sabol sticking on a Major League roster as a Rule 5 selection is a massive win, but 0.