Revenge of the Cutch

Okay, so the Giants are .500, and they're not doing great, but...to be honest, they're still doing better than we all thought.

To be honest, the main kryptonite for this team has been injuries to the few younger players that have been doing well, like Johnny Cueto, Evan Longoria and Joe Panik, leaving the older understudies to be thrown into the mix. And yes, while this team is still very much the Buster Posey and Brandon Belt show, the lack of experienced call-ups is debilitating for this team, as a lot of the people being brought up to replace these guys aren't great. There's nobody on this roster younger than 25, so this is a ton of people in their late 20s and early 30s writhing around, which isn't a great combination.

At least Andrew McCutchen's not doing too badly in his first year in San Francisco, bringing some much needed life to the lineup, and continuing his decent run of seasons. There is a noticeable amount of 'okay' on this team, and Cutch, at times, succumbs to this distinction, but for the most part he's playing like himself, giving some great outfield work and hitting pretty well.

There's not a lot else to talk about with the Giants, but to be honest they're the single most middle-of-the-road team out there this year. At least the Dodgers are noticeably bad in comparison, but the Giants haven't really decided if they want to be good or bad, and that may cost them in the long run.

Coming Tomorrow- Shortstop for one of the dueling titans in the AL East.