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I've often thought the key to this year's Giants (4-1) success would be the fielding. As of this morning, the Giants are one of only two MLB teams without an error. They're T3 in MLB in double plays and T5 in Rtot.
2025 Major League Baseball Team Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

The fewest errors the Giants have ever made in a season is the 2003 version with 80 errors. They finished 100-61, losing in the NLDS ot the Marlins in which they uncharacteristically made seven errors leading to five unearned runs in four games, JT Snow and Rich Aurilia made two errors each. That year, Jose Cruz was their only Gold Glove winner (he made an error in the NLDS as well). He played with the Giants for just one year, he was pretty good, walked 102 times, 3.2 WAR (highest of his career).

Because of the Giants' great fielding, their pitching staff is #6 in MLB in ERA, but #4 in runs allowed per game. They're T3 for fewest walks and #4 in WHIP, #3 in K/BB ratio. Pretty impressive. And that's all on the road...

Hitting-wise, they're good enough, basically they've been lucky. T10 in runs per game. 20th in OPS. #19 in OPS+. Third fewest walks in all of MLB, average in strikeouts. And they played three games in a ballpark that really favors hitters (Cincinnati) and Houston, which is average. Hope the hitting picks up.

Let's see how their pitching holds up against the Yankees and their torpedoes in a week or so. . . .

[cardcrimson]

I've often thought the key to this year's Giants (4-1) success would be the fielding. As of this morning, the Giants are one of only two MLB teams without an error. They're T3 in MLB in double plays and T5 in Rtot.
2025 Major League Baseball Team Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

The fewest errors the Giants have ever made in a season is the 2003 version with 80 errors. They finished 100-61, losing in the NLDS ot the Marlins in which they uncharacteristically made seven errors leading to five unearned runs in four games, JT Snow and Rich Aurilia made two errors each. That year, Jose Cruz was their only Gold Glove winner (he made an error in the NLDS as well). He played with the Giants for just one year, he was pretty good, walked 102 times, 3.2 WAR (highest of his career).

Because of the Giants' great fielding, their pitching staff is #6 in MLB in ERA, but #4 in runs allowed per game. They're T3 for fewest walks and #4 in WHIP, #3 in K/BB ratio. Pretty impressive. And that's all on the road...

Hitting-wise, they're good enough, basically they've been lucky. T10 in runs per game. 20th in OPS. #19 in OPS+. Third fewest walks in all of MLB, average in strikeouts. And they played three games in a ballpark that really favors hitters (Cincinnati) and Houston, which is average. Hope the hitting picks up.

Let's see how their pitching holds up against the Yankees and their torpedoes in a week or so. . . .