5 things SF Giants fans are not thankful for this Thanksgiving

This year, the SF Giants have a lot to be thankful for which we took a look at this morning, but there are also a few things Giants fans might be grumbling about around the table. Here are five things Giants fans are not thankful for this Thanksgiving.

5 things SF Giants fans are not thankful for this Thanksgiving

1. Too much mediocrity

Giants fans are sick of the mediocre seasons. 80 wins is not enough to make the playoffs, and that's where the Giants have been stuck at for the past four seasons. Hiring a new, young manager in Tony Vitello might help give the team the energy they need to get over the top and finally get out of mediocre-land.

2. The difficult NL West

The NL West makes things more difficult for the Giants than any other division in baseball. Playing 13 games a year against the Padres, Dodgers, and Diamondbacks is a gauntlet, and none of those teams are getting any less competitive. If anything, the Padres and Diamondbacks are getting more and more committed to winning, and it's crowding the room in the NL West.

At least the Giants have the Rockies to beat up on!

3. Matt Chapman's injuries

Matt Chapman is an incredible talent in San Francisco, but could the injury gods take a break once in a while? In 2025, it felt like the season was a constant battle for the gold glove defender to even stay on the field. The fact that he managed to play 128 games last year feels like a miracle. It would be nice to see Chapman stay off the Injured List in 2026, because if he can, he'd easily be a 5-WAR player.

4. No clear right fielder

Is Drew Gilbert the right fielder? Or is it newly acquired Joey Wiemer? Or will the Giants give Marco Luciano another chance in the outfield? The reality is that San Francisco does not have a clear answer as to who will be in right field, and as the saying goes, 'when you have two quarterbacks, you have zero quarterbacks.' In this case, when the Giants have eight options in right field, the truth might be a lot simpler. The Giants need a real right fielder, not a bunch of question marks.

5. Patrick Bailey's bat (or lack thereof)

Patrick Bailey's defense gives the Giants plenty to be thankful for, but fans are probably wishing he could give them something, anything, offensively. He posted a 73 OPS+ in 2025 and had a .277 OBP. That's simply not good enough, and it's holding him back from being one of the best catchers in baseball. Even if Bailey had a league-average bat, he'd be in that conversation considering how strong his glove is.

As we gather around the table and give thanks for the things we are grateful for, let's hope these five things resolve themselves for the Giants in 2026.