February 08, 2008
Team Offense, San Francisco Giants
We continue to look at team offenses for 2008 with the San Francisco Giants.
Aaron Rowand
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In 2007, the Giants scored 4.22 runs per game.
I plugged in a likely lineup to the Lineup Analysis Tool, using the Marcel the Monkey predictions from Tom Tango. The numbers for pitchers are based on the team averages from 2007. The lineups rate as follows:
- Best: 4.23 runs per game
- Given: 3.99 runs per game
- Worst: 3.71 runs per game
This going to be a very sad year for the Giants offense. Even with Bonds in 2007 they posted the second lowest runs per game in the majors. Not one person in the starting lineup is projected to obtain an OPS of .800. No one looks to get on over 35% of the time, and only one player is projected to slug over .450.
It's really sad to see once good offensive players like Omar Vizquel and Ray Durham fall apart like this. The Giants really need to blow up this lineup and start over.
Previous teams covered in the series:
The Giants need to blow up the management and start over. They have gaping holes at the corners and although they were already the only team capable of placing nine center fielders on the field, they signed Rowand to a silly contract.
Sabean should trade himself to the local little league team for a bucket of BP balls.
