This is the story of two things that the San Francisco Giants are counting on to win them a lot of games in 2022: big flies, and Carlos Rodón.
A year ago the Giants finished second in the Majors — and first in the National League — in home runs with 241. That’s about one and a half dingers per game, which stands in stark comparison to the recent seasons in which it felt like triples were more common than home runs.
A year ago Rodón finished fifth in Cy Young voting and eighth in pitcher WAR, despite 76 pitchers throwing more innings than he did.