ESPN Chalk's Joe Peta is sharing his season win total projections for every MLB team, including a reason for optimism and pessimism.
Plus, he recommends an over/under play, or a pass. This is the entry for the San Francisco Giants.
San Francisco Giants
Reason for optimism: Injuries forced the Giants to bat the equivalent of two Zack Cozarts and a pitcher every game last season and they still sported an above-average offense.
Reason for pessimism: The pitching staff is sneaky old, "clutch" defense played a hidden role in 2014's wild-card berth and every school kid in San Francisco knows 2015 is an odd year.
Picking up on a theme in the Dodgers write-up, the Giants haven't been nearly as offensively challenged as their underdog status in nearly every postseason series since 2010 would have you believe. Thanks to the offensive-suppression features of AT&T Park, the Giants' league rankings will always make them appear to possess a pedestrian offense, at best. But, what if, during the years they won the World Series, you look through the lens of away games, a much more level playing field for comparisons? In 2010, 2012, and 2014, their road runs scored rankings (sixth, first and third respectively) were considerably better than their overall runs scored rankings (ninth, sixth and fifth).