Welcome to our Remarkable season preview series for the 2021 season. The Giants saw other NL West teams sign plenty of depth and stars. Can San Francisco stick with the defending champs or is a rebuilding year upon them?
2020 Record: 29-31 (3rd in NL West)
Giants Hitters
Tommy La Stella
- Tommy La Stella batted .432 on low fastballs last season — 8th best in MLB; League Avg: .289
- Tommy La Stella batted .257 with two-strikes last season — 10th best in MLB among hitters with at least 87 total PA’s; League Avg: .174
- Tommy La Stella has 40 strikeouts in 549 PA’s since the start of the 2019 season — best in MLB among hitters with at least 328 total PA’s; League Avg: 22%
- Tommy La Stella has a K:BB ratio of 0.9 since the start of the 2019 season — tied for 2nd best in MLB among hitters with at least 328 total PA’s; League Avg: 2.4
- Tommy La Stella has missed on just 13% of swings since the start of 2018 — 6th best in MLB among hitters with at least 571 total PA’s; League Avg: 25%
Mike Yastrzemski
- Mike Yastrzemski is slugging .437 (142 total bases in 325 ABs) with two-strikes since 2019 — tied for 4th best in MLB
- Mike Yastrzemski is batting just .150 (21-for-140) on elevated pitches since 2019 — 4th lowest in MLB
- Mike Yastrzemski has 19 HRs in just 325 ABs (17.1 AB/HR) with two-strikes since 2019 — 4th best AB per HR rate in MLB
Donavan Solano
- Donovan Solano is batting .328 (133-for-405) since 2019 — 5th best in MLB
- Donovan Solano has missed on just 16% of swings (60/365) against LHP since 2019 — 15th best in MLB
- Donovan Solano slugged .566 (30 total bases in 53 ABs) on low non-fastballs in 2020 — 4th best in MLB
Alex Dickerson
- Alex Dickerson slugged 1.086 (38 total bases in 35 ABs) when the pitcher was behind in the count in the 2020 season — tied for 6th best in MLB
- Alex Dickerson slugged .697 (53 total bases in 76 ABs) on fastballs against RHP in the 2020 season — 7th best in MLB
- Alex Dickerson hit 7 home runs on low pitches in the 2020 season — tied for 2nd most in MLB
Buster Posey
Did not play in 2020 season
Brandon Belt
- Brandon Belt has an OBP of .341 (411 PA’s) with two-strikes since 2019 — 4th best in MLB
- Brandon Belt has a K:BB ratio of 1.4 (163/113) since 2019 — tied for 11th best among 127 in MLB
- Brandon Belt is batting just .185 (22-for-119) on fastballs away since 2019 — 5th lowest in MLB
Evan Longoria
- Evan Longoria has an OPS of just .659 (196 PA’s) with runners in scoring position since 2019 — 6th lowest in MLB
- Evan Longoria is batting just .183 (26-for-142) on sliders since 2019 — 12th lowest among 127 in MLB
- Evan Longoria has 11 home runs on low non-fastballs since 2019 — tied for 8th most in MLB
Brandon Crawford
- Brandon Crawford is batting just .235 (158-for-672) since 2019 — tied for 8th lowest in MLB
- Brandon Crawford is slugging just .319 (58 total bases in 182 ABs) on breaking pitches since 2019 — 14th lowest among 127 in MLB
- Brandon Crawford has a swing rate of 44% (333/750) on the first pitch of at-bats since 2019 — 4th highest in MLB
Mauricio Dubon
- Mauricio Dubon made 95% of possible defensive plays in 2020 — 9th best in MLB
- Mauricio Dubon has a 10-game streak of reaching base safely, starting on September 19th, 2020 — Trey Mancini has the longest active streak at 22
- Mauricio Dubon batted .250 (13-for-52) on pitches out of the zone in the 2020 season — tied for 6th best in MLB
Bench
Curt Casali
- Curt Casali has blocked 95% of balls in the dirt (519/545 since the start of 2018 — tied for 6th best in MLB; League Avg: 93%
Darin Ruf
- Darin Ruf had 9 extra-base hits out of 15 total hits (60%) against LHP in the 2020 season — tied for 13th best in MLB
Wilmer Flores
- Wilmer Flores has missed on just 14% of swings (130/935) since 2019 — 9th best in MLB
- Wilmer Flores is slugging .633 (105 total bases in 166 ABs) against LHP since 2019 — 8th best in MLB
- Wilmer Flores has chased just 21% of pitches out of the zone (47/225) on sliders since 2019 — 13th lowest in MLB
Austin Slater
Insufficient at-bats for Remarkable notes
LaMonte Wade Jr
- LaMonte Wade has not swung and missed on a pitch in his last 14 PAs — this is the longest active streak among active MLB players.
Projected Starters
Kevin Gausman
- Hitters have chased 99 of Kevin Gausman’s 260 elevated fastballs out of the zone (38%) since 2019 — highest in MLB
- Left-handed hitters have a miss rate of 33% (223/680) against Kevin Gausman since 2019 — 8th best in MLB
- Kevin Gausman has 57 three-pitch strikeouts since the start of the 2019 season — 11th most among 837 pitchers in MLB
Johnny Cueto
- Johnny Cueto allowed an OBP of .360 (136 PA’s) vs left-handed batters in the 2020 season — 5th highest among qualified SPs in MLB
- Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of just 18% (51/282) against Johnny Cueto in the 2020 season — 4th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB
- Johnny Cueto had a first-pitch strike rate of just 56% (154/277) in the 2020 season — 3rd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB
Anthony DeSclafani
- Anthony DeSclafani has thrown elevated pitches 41% of the time (395/955) with two-strikes since 2019 — 8th highest in MLB
- Anthony DeSclafani has walked 15 of 395 right-handed batters (4%) since 2019 — 10th best in MLB
- Opponents have a line drive rate of 27% (55/205) against Anthony DeSclafani on breaking pitches since 2019 — tied for 12th highest in MLB
Logan Webb
- Hitters swung at 42% of Logan Webb’s pitches (419/998) in the 2020 season — tied for 14th lowest in MLB
- Logan Webb threw his changeup 31% of the time (308/998) in the 2020 season — 10th highest in MLB
- Logan Webb allowed an OBP of .377 (244 PA’s) in the 2020 season — 7th highest in MLB
Alex Wood
Insufficient innings thrown for Remarkable notes
Tyler Beede
- Tyler Beede has allowed a slugging percentage of .598 (49 Total Bases / 82 ABs) on inside fastballs since 2019 — 11th highest in MLB
- Tyler Beede has thrown his breaking pitches for a strike just 54% (276/512) of the time since 2019 — lowest in MLB
- Tyler Beede has allowed a slugging percentage of just .277 (28 Total Bases / 101 ABs) on fastballs away since 2019 — 9th best in MLB
Projected Bullpen
Reyes Moronta
- Opponents are hitting just .125 (9-for-72) against Reyes Moronta’s curve and slider since 2019 — 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Reyes Moronta has allowed a slugging percentage of just .298 (62 Total Bases / 208 ABs) since 2019 — tied for 12th best among among 182 qualified RPs in MLB
- Reyes Moronta has walked 33 of 246 batters (13%) since 2019 — tied for 11th highest among among 182 qualified RPs in MLB
Tyler Rogers
- Tyler Rogers has not allowed a walk in his last 62 PAs against a RHH dating back to July 30th, 2020 — Chris Bassitt has the longest active streak at 77.
Jarlin Garcia
- Jarlin Garcia has thrown his slider 54% of the time (233/431) vs left-handed batters since 2019 — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents have a chase percentage of just 24% (116/487) against Jarlin Garcia since 2019 — 11th lowest among among 182 qualified RPs in MLB
- Jarlin Garcia has an ERA of 2.35 (69.0 IP) since 2019 — 11th best among among 182 qualified RPs in MLB
Jake McGee
- Jake McGee has thrown fastballs 86% of the time (842/979) since the start of the 2019 season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Jake McGee has walked 14 of 259 batters (5%) since the start of the 2019 season — 11th best among among 182 qualified RPs in MLB
- Jake McGee has allowed a slugging percentage of .553 (114 Total Bases / 206 ABs) on fastballs since the start of the 2019 season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
Matt Wisler
- Matt Wisler threw breaking pitches 83% of the time (378/453) in the 2020 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents batted just .083 (2-for-24) against Matt Wisler with runners in scoring position in the 2020 season — 6th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Matt Wisler allowed an OPS of just .444 (41 PA’s) vs left-handed batters in the 2020 season — 15th best among among 109 qualified RPs in MLB
Sam Selman
- Opponents batted just .128 (6-for-47) against Sam Selman’s non-fastballs in the 2020 season — 10th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Sam Selman threw his slider 59% of the time (212/361) in the 2020 season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
Trevor Gott
- Trevor Gott has thrown at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 55% (115/209) of opposing batters since 2019 — tied for 8th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents are hitting just .130 (9-for-69) against Trevor Gott on fastballs away since 2019 — 7th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents have a chase percentage of just 24% (143/590) against Trevor Gott since 2019 — 12th lowest among among 182 qualified RPs in MLB
Wandy Peralta
- Wandy Peralta has not allowed a home run in any of the last 18.2 innings he’s appeared — Ian Anderson has the longest active streak at 45.2.
- Wandy Peralta has thrown off-speed pitches 64% of the time (729/1,145) since 2019 — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
John Brebbia
- Opponents have a groundball rate of just 28% (52/187) against John Brebbia since 2019 — 5th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
- John Brebbia has a strike rate of 68% (533/783) against right-handed batters since 2019 — 9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- John Brebbia has allowed a slugging percentage of just .165 (13 Total Bases / 79 ABs) on low breaking pitches since 2019 — 15th best among among 104 qualified RPs in MLB
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