San Francisco Giants 2016 in review

San Francisco Giants: 2016 in Review

By Jason Evans | Oct 25, 2016

Oct 11, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Moore (45) and catcher Buster Posey (28) talk on the mound during game four of the 2016 NLDS playoff baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 10, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) and first baseman Brandon Belt (9) celebrate scoring with shortstop Brandon Crawford (35) in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs during game three of the 2016 NLDS playoff baseball series at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports /

Offense

One area the Giants may look to upgrade this off-season is their offense. One of the things they can benefit from next year is health. Joe Panik missed 35 games. Hunter Pence missed 56 games. Matt Duffy only played in 70 games before he got injured and subsequently traded.

The Giants were 19th in runs and 11th in doubles but 28th in homers. They were seventh in OBP but just 25th in slugging. In 2016, 111 players had 20 or more homers. Guys like Gary Sanchez who played in only 53 games hit the plateau. Brandon Belt led the team with 17 homers. That put him at 118th.

Buster Posey was his usual productive self, however, in the second half, he went from 11 homers to just three with his OPS dropping over 100 points. Brandon Crawford had his OPS drop from .807 to .735 in the second half as well, though he did lead the league in triples with 11.

Eduardo Nunez should give the Giants a bit of a different look in his first full season with the club. In just 50 games, he had 13 steals, which put him at second place on the club. For a team with not a lot of home run power, but the ability to get on base and get hits, Nunez could be very productive next year.

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