"No way around it: The Giants fell short of expectations. This is a team that was so tired of .500 finishes and September collapses that it made leadership changes the past two winters. They swung the big trade and swam in the deep end in free agency. The heartbeat of the team and the ace of its pitching staff, Logan Webb, called it the best assemblage of baseball players he has been a part of in his seven seasons in orange and black."
"Inconsistent play It may have been where they seemingly inevitably would end up, but the Giants rarely felt like a .500 team in the traditional sense. This was a team of extremes, and when it goes in both directions, it all averages out in the end. From the department of arbitrary but illuminating stats: More than a handful of teams strung together streaks of seven or more wins, and just as many endured skids of at least six losses."
The Giants entered the season with leadership changes, a major trade, and significant free-agent spending to escape repeated .500 finishes and September collapses. The roster included an ace, Logan Webb, who praised the player assemblage, yet the team was eliminated before the final weekend and will finish near .500. Performance featured extremes: multiple winning streaks of seven-plus and multiple losing skids of six or more, producing inconsistent results and poor timing. The manager can take much blame, but systemic issues and recurring patterns over five of six seasons preserved the franchise's inability to reach the postseason.
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