2025 MLB Season Recap: San Francisco Giants

Stat	Number	Rank
Runs Scored	705	17th
Home Runs	173	19th
OPS	.697	22nd
Whiff%	25.0%	12th
Hard Hit%	38.8%	27th

The Pitching

Stat	Number	Rank
Starters’ ERA	4.10	17th
Relievers’ ERA	3.48	4th
Strikeouts	1,358	17th
Whiff%	24.9%	18th
Chase%	28.1%	21th

The Good

The Giants scored 12 more runs in 2025 compared to 2024, even though San Francisco’s home run and OPS numbers dropped. However, there were some very notable positives for their lineup.

Willy Adames broke the Giants’ search for a 30-home run hitter, as the shortstop — who signed with San Francisco in December 2024 — belted a team-high 30 home runs in his first season at the bay.

Sure, Adames did the majority of his damage on the road; Adames hit 17 home runs on the road, tied for 21st in the Majors for most away from home. Nonetheless, he helped provide the power that the Giants were looking for when he signed a seven-year deal last winter.

The Giants’ offense received further help when the team pulled off a massive trade to get Rafael Devers. Devers, a power hitter who could take the ball to all fields, was a perfect hitter for the Red Sox. Albeit, one with a spotty defensive track record that proved to be a sticking point before he was dealt across the continent.

Devers hit 20 home runs once he became a Giant, nine of which came on the road. He, along with Willy Adames (22), ranked in the top-25 of the league in total home runs once he joined San Francisco. Defensively, Devers did make the move to first, as he started 28 games. The rest were as the Giants’ designated hitter.

Between Adames, Devers, and Matt Chapman, the Giants have constructed over the course of three seasons a strong middle-of-the-lineup group, one that can hit for power, drive in runs, and, in the cases of Adames and Chapman, hold their own defensively.

As for the pitching staff, the Giants’ bullpen was among baseball’s best.

It was layers deep in 2025, as the Giants leaned on a troupe that included Tyler Rogers, Erik Miller, Spencer Bivens, and Camilo Doval. Doval took over the closer’s job once more in 2025 from Ryan Walker and rebounded after a difficult 2024.

In the cases of Doval and Rogers, neither stuck with the team for all of last year, though. Both were moved at the deadline.

However, the true star of that bullpen wound up being Randy Rodriguez. A 2025 NL All-Star, Rodriguez pitched fine as a rookie in 2024. But in 2025, the 26-year-old turned into a star reliever. He struck out 67 over 50.2 IP with just two pitches, a booming fastball and runaway slider.

The Doval trade opened up the door for Rodriguez to take over the closer’s role. However, that didn’t last long, as he suffered an elbow injury late in the summer.

As for the rotation, the top three of that rotation wound up being relatively steady.

Logan Webb was a workhouse yet again. Webb threw an MLB-high 207 innings, struck out a NL-high 224, and won 15 games. Robbie Ray, who used a new changeup that he fine-tuned with Tarik Skubal, struck out 186 in a healthy season. Justin Verlander, meanwhile, only won four games. However, he pitched well; Verlander posted a sub-4.00 ERA and struck out 137 over 152 IP.

Verlander, who signed with the Giants in January 2025, did much better in the second half. Despite a wOBA that hovered in the median of starters over the second half, he finished with a top-20 ERA (2.99 ERA), along with 70 strikeouts over 75.1 IP.

The Bad

San Francisco’s team slugging percentage (.386) ranked in the bottom third of the league, continuing a trend of below-average power. And aside from the “big three,” it was hard for the Giants to find run production.

Tyler Fitzgerald, a year removed from a breakout campaign, slashed .217/.278/.327 with four home runs over 72 games. Jung Hoo Lee, despite a raging-hot start to the year, had a .141 ISO for the Giants.

Patrick Bailey, arguably the best defensive catcher in baseball, slashed .222/.277/.325 over 135 games.

Now, it should be noted that just because some players aren’t power hitters does not mean that they can’t provide value. In the case of Bailey, he did despite subpar offensive production.

But, it doesn’t change the fact that the Giants needed more from the offense.

As for the pitching staff, the Giants went through several different pitchers to try to fill out the back-half of that rotation.

Landen Roupp (105 ERA+) pitched well. However, he was limited to 106.2 IP due to injury. Hayden Birdsong, much like in his rookie campaign, walked a lot of batters. The same could be said for Kai-Wei Teng, who struck out 39 but walked 17 over 29.2 IP.

Early Projected Lineup for 2026

• C: Patrick Bailey
• 1B: Bryce Eldridge
• 2B: Tyler Fitzgerald/Casey Schmitt
• 3B: Matt Chapman
• SS: Willy Adames
• OF: Heliot Ramos (LF), Jung Hoo Lee (CF), Drew Gilbert (RF)
• DH: Rafael Devers
• SP: Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, Landen Roupp, Hayden Birdsong, Carson Whisenhunt
• RP: Ryan Walker, Erik Miller, Spencer Bivens, Tristan Beck, Jose Butto, Joey Lucchesi, Carson Seymour, Trevor McDonald

The Giants won’t have Randy Rodriguez available in 2026, as Tommy John surgery recovery will likely keep him out for all of next season. Meaning Ryan Walker, who split time in the closer’s role last season, slots in as the presumptive late-inning stopper.

Aside from a different-looking bullpen, it’ll be interesting to see what the Giants do, if anything, to add to their rotation options. Hayden Birdsong had problems getting outs, which prompted him to be demoted to Triple-A.

San Francisco does have internal options to fill holes, including Trevor McDonald, who struck out 14 over 15 innings last season.

As for the offense, it may very well look like what it does above. Bryce Eldridge had offseason surgery after his brief cameo in the Majors. He’s expected to be a major building block alongside Adames, Chapman, and Devers.