The RISP problem: not fixable this season and won’t improve much on its own

The other night, Bob Melvin, in an act of pure desperation, ordered Tyler Fitzgerald to bunt in order to move Manfred Man Casey Schmitt over from second to third base in the extra inning. The San Francisco Giants did not win the game, but that wasn’t the reason why.

Folks, it turns out the San Francisco Giants are not very good at hitting baseballs.

I know, I know, it’s a bit of a shock. All year, you’ve probably heard or seen somewhere that as tough as it looks sometimes, overall, the lineup has been at just about or a little above average. In fact, if you go to FanGraphs right now, you’ll see: 100 wRC+; but, I’m about to spend a lot of words explaining that the Giants just need better…