Before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, we’re checking in to see how each team has fared thus far this off-season, acknowledging that there’s still time for that evaluation to change. Teams will be presented in reverse order of finish from 2016. Next up: the San Francisco Giants.
2016 Results
87–75 (.537), second place in National League West; lost Division Series to Cubs
Key Departures
IF Ehire Adrianza, OF Gregor Blanco, RHP Santiago Casilla, RHP Chris Heston, LHP Javier Lopez*, LF Angel Pagan, RHP Jake Peavy*, RHP Sergio Romo
Key Arrivals
3B Jae-gyun Hwang, C Nick Hundley, RHP Mark Melancon
u200b(*free agent, still unsigned)
Off-season In Review
In 2016, the Giants discovered that their even-year magic could only go so far, and their bullpen had a lot to do with it.