The SF Giants will probably be making sweeping changes to the coaching staff in the offseason

The SF Giants' nosedive in the second half continues. At this point, it does not mean much for their faint playoff hopes, but every loss continues to point to major changes to the coaching staff. In fact, it feels like an inevitability at this point.

The SF Giants will probably be making sweeping changes to the coaching staff in the offseason

I know. This is not much of a hot take, but I am not one for hot takes either.

When the season began, most projections had the Giants at around 80 or more wins. I felt like that was a reasonable number because while the addition of Willy Adames was a notable move, many spots in the lineup still left something to be desired.

Of course, the Giants got off to a good start due in part to strong pitching, clean defense, and situational hitting. I think what separates that team from the team right now is that the team at the start of the year cashed in on every run-scoring opportunity.

At some point, that pendulum was going to shift against the Giants' favor. Situational hitting can be unpredictable like that. Who knew how aggressively that pendulum would shift the other way? The Giants have been one of the worst teams with runners in scoring position for much of this year.

The Giants got off to a hot start, and raised expectations with the addition of Rafael Devers. At best, this was still probably an 85-win team.

At 61-67, the Giants now look like they would be lucky to win 80 games. This includes a tumultuous 9-22 record in the second half of the year.

If the Giants reach 80 wins, I think Bob Melvin would have a case to keep his job. Not necessarily from a performance standpoint, but players like him as their manager, and that has value with front offices that are weighing whether to make a change.

Anything below 78 wins feels like an admission that it is just not working out and that a change was needed. They are now on pace for 77 wins this year, but they could fall below 75 wins with how they have played lately. This team has displayed poor fundamentals, too many defensive miscues, and an overall style that is uninspiring to watch.

This team also has too much talent on the roster, which does not reflect well on Melvin and his coaches. Granted, the impact of the Matt Chapman injury was likely more significant than expected. When he went down in the middle of June, the Giants struggled to fill that void.

The end of this year feels a lot like the end of last season. Last September, it felt like a foregone conclusion that the Giants would part ways with Farhan Zaidi. That happened immediately after the season ended. Now, it feels like it would take a major turnaround for Melvin to remain as manager. This team has not shown that potential at all lately.

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