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3 early-season SF Giants overreactions that we must give some time

By Kyle Foster |
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When the season starts, there are always high expectations. After all, it was a great offseason for the San Francisco Giants. 

3 early-season SF Giants overreactions that we must give some time

While they haven’t gotten off to a good start, they also haven’t gotten off to a bad start. This leads to some overreactions as well. We’ll get into those and why we all need to just relax. 

1.Bob Melvin wasn’t the right person for the job

This is a way to early overreaction. If there’s one thing that the Giants did right, it was to hire Melvin. 

No one available had more managerial experience than Melvin. After all, the former backup catcher of the Giants has made the strategy part of the game fun to watch again. It’s been a night and day difference as well. For example, it’s been nice to have a bench with players available in key spots in games instead of doing a line change and the other team being able to do whatever they want with their bullpen. 

Melvin is a three-time manager of the year. He’s also taken far less talented teams to the playoffs. After all, as the A’s skipper, he won the AL West title 3 times while also winning an NL West title in 2007 with the D-Backs. On top of all of this, he has been to the playoffs six times in his managerial career. To say he’s not a qualified manager is just plain crazy. Lastly, it’s also been refreshing to see a manager willing to get tossed to have his guys' backs. Melvin has been far from afraid to get tossed if it’s the right thing to do.  

Sure, the Padres missed the playoffs with a loaded roster last season. However, they made the NLCS the year before with Melvin pulling the strings. The Padres had a positive run differential and all the signs pointed to the fact that they were a solid team. It appears from the outside a whole lot of breaks didn’t go their way, which isn’t necessarily on the manager. For example, the Padres have improved this year because they are getting some breaks. 

The Giants' hire of Melvin was and will end up being a good one. Fans need to give this one some time. 

3 early-season SF Giants overreactions that we must give some time

2. Blake Snell and Jorge Soler are busts and should’ve never been signed

This is one of the most confusing ones to me. The thing is it’s so confusing in so many ways. 

Coming into the winter, fans wanted the team to do something to improve. They went out and got other players but Jorge Soler and Blake Snell were the two big-ticket names they got to help improve the roster. 

To say Snell has gotten off to a rough start would be an understatement. So far this season, the defending National League Cy Young Award winner has an ERA of 11.57 while also having an 0-3 record. It certainly hasn’t been the start we all would’ve wanted. It also doesn’t look good that he ended up on the 15-Day IL either. But the hope is this will help get him right. 

However, hold your opinions on Snell for a while. He is a very slow starter and didn’t even get a normal Spring Training. This man didn’t win a Cy Young Award in each league by accident so this is one we need to give a little bit of time. 

As for Soler, we have seen some glimpses as to what he can do. While he hasn’t necessarily been hitting, it has been nice to have a power threat right in the middle of the lineup that every team has to worry about. He’s still got 4 homers on the season and 6 RBIs while hitting .239. 

The two major free-agent signings will be just fine. They deserve a little bit of time to adjust as well. It’s not easy going from one team to another in a completely different region of the country. 

3 early-season SF Giants overreactions that we must give some time

3. Farhan Zaidi needs to go

This one is maybe the most confusing to me. Giants fans were mad at the front office for not addressing the key needs. 

Over the offseason and into Spring Training, the team did exactly this. So in my mind, the heat should be off of the front office. 

After all, the Giants spent the second-most amount of money this winter trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers. If those players signed don’t perform, that isn’t on the front office. They can only go out and get good players. 

Not to mention, the front office did the right thing in changing the manager. All the ingredients are there. Maybe instead of rushing to a judgment, fans should give this cake some time to bake and see what happens. 

Zaidi should be safe for now given that he recently agreed to an extension.  Let’s not forget that he was also executive of the year in 2021, so he knows how to build a team. It’s also nice that he has a previous relationship with Melvin from their years in Oakland. 

The best things come to those who wait, so let’s wait this one out fans. Everything is going to fine.  

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