(Music Pun #5- I'd try harder, but none of their songs fit.)
The Giants right now are the epitome of okay. The lineup's alright, the rotation's meh, the bullpen's good, and a lot of people are injured.
Still, it's not stopping Brandon Belt from having another great season. Right now he has his best average in years, is off to a nice start with home runs. He's having his most consistent, most powerful season yet, and he's surging on a team with Evan Longoria, Andrew McCutchen and Buster Posey. Three 'face of the team' type guys, and he's outhitting them all.
The 'core of the team' that has stuck around, which is Belt-Crawford-Posey, is still doing pretty nice. It's just kind of sad that anyone else who gives a significantly good performance seems to get injured immediately afterwards. Johnny Cueto and Joe Panik especially.
The hope seems to be returning, as Madison Bumgarner is set to rejoin the rotation soon, and take the reins of the top starter spot from...Ty Blach? Derek Holland? I don't know, somebody.
The upsides are that the offense is doing well enough to keep them ahead of the Dodgers in the standings, regardless of occasional stumbles. This team isn't great, but they could be doing a ton worse.
Coming Tomorrow- One of the best players in the AL right now. Yeah, I'm getting some serious MVP vibes from this guy.
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