We'll close out the San Francisco Giants 2025 Season Review with a not of optimism. If it seemed like the Giants hit better in the second half, it wasn't a mirage. Their Team OPS pre All-Star Break was a measly .678, #24 in MLB. Their second half Team OPS was much better at .724 good for #14. Let's break that down to some of the individual players:
Willy Adames:
Pre All-Star: .680
Post All-Star: .829.
Jung Hoo Lee:
Pre All-Star: .720
Post All-Star: .759.
Patrick Bailey:
Pre All-Star: .564
Post All-Star: .647
Luis Matos:
Pre All-Star: .601
Post All-Star: .794.
Christian Koss:
Pre All-Star: .662
Post All-Star: .695.
Dominic Smith:
Pre All-Star: .682
Post All-Star: .795
Some players did about the same or worse Post All-Star:
Matt Chapman:
Pre All-Star: .773
Post All-Star: .767
Heliot Ramos:
Pre All-Star: .766
Post All-Star: .674.
Casey Schmitt:
Pre All-Star: .741
Post All-Star: .684.
Wilmer Flores:
Pre All-Star: .696
Post All-Star: .656
Rafael Devers is tougher since he was traded on June 16. He was better in the second half even including his Red Sox numbers: .844 vs .861. Here are his monthly splits(Giants only):
June: .620
July: .705
August: .989
September: .774.
Comments: There are reasons to think the second half improvements were more than random regression: Adames was trying too hard in the first half(he is also a notoriously slow starter). Lee made definite adjustments at the All-Star Break. Bailey got off to a terrible start, tried a torpedo bat that seemed to make things worse. He improved noticeably when he went back to a standard bat. Christian Koss obviously worked his but off to get better. Dominic Smith found a home. Luis Matos batted .415 in August but then was sent back to AAA after batting .143 in just 6 games in September. Why? Of the regressers, I think Ramos and Schmitt are the most concerning. Chapman battled a sore hand most of the season and Flores probably won't be back in 2026. It took Devers 2-3 weeks to recover from the shock of the trade but after that he was everything the Buster Posey and the Giants hoped for.
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