San Francisco Giants: 5 bold predictions for the second half of the season

Manager Bruce Bochy will get to 2,000 career wins

Bruce Bochy will go down as one of the best managers the game of baseball has ever seen when he calls it a career at the end of the 2019 season.

However, his final year at the helm cannot be one that is completely lost if he intends to hit a major managerial milestone.

While Bochy has already eclipsed 1,000 career wins with the franchise, he is very close to reaching 2,000 total wins as a manager.

He currently sits at 1,967 career wins over the course of his 25-year managerial career. With 73 games left on the schedule, the San Francisco Giants would need to go 33-40 the rest of the way for him to reach the 2,000 mark.

That equates to a .452 winning percentage over their remaining games, which is actually a touch below their .461 winning percentage so far this season. Still, playing at that level in the second half won’t be easy.

If the front office decides to sell at the trade deadline as many expect, they could part ways with some of their best players, including starter Madison Bumgarner and relievers Will Smith, Tony Watson, and Sam Dyson. Without a true ace or a proven late-inning relief core, a late-season collapse could be tough to avoid.

Still, there’s enough remaining talent both on the MLB roster and waiting in the wings for an opportunity to think the milestone can be reached.

With 33 more wins, Bochy would become the 11th manager in MLB history to reach 2,000 wins, cementing a Hall of Fame resume that already includes three World Series titles.