The San Francisco Giants are coming off a pretty rough 2026 campaign, finishing fourth in the National League West, sporting a poor 65-97 record.

A large part of the team’s struggles was due to the overall disappointing numbers provided by the bullpen. The Giants' relief staff this year ranked 19th in the majors with a 4.14 ERA while ranking 24th overall with a 1.42 WHIP.

If you look further into the struggles of Giants relievers, you’ll notice they issued a lot of walks while barely recording strikeouts.

The club's relievers gave out free passes, via the walk, at a 4.20/9 ratio, which ranked 23rd amongst the majors. Even worse, they were only able to strike out batters at a lousy 7.55/9 ratio, a mark that ranked dead last.

The Giants bullpen did, however, excel in one category: limiting home runs.…