Breaking Down the NL West 1-Month Into the Season

By Ben Fadden | Apr 29, 2019

DENVER, CO - APRIL 5: Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with Justin Turner #10 after hitting a fifth inning three-run homer against the Colorado Rockies during the Colorado Rockies home opener at Coors Field on April 5, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

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San Francisco Giants (5th Place in NL West)

We all knew that Bruce Bochy would have his hands full in his final season, but I did not figure it would be this bad.

They are currently seven games back of first place and haven’t had many guys other than Kevin Pillar step up.

Pillar, who came over in a trade from the Toronto Blue Jays, leads the Giants with 14 RBI’s and has already hit four home runs.

Buster Posey leads San Francisco in batting average at just .247. The Giants haven’t been able to hit many homers as Brandon Belt leads the team with only five.

Madison Bumgarner has struggled in his first six starts of the season. He is 1-4 with a 4.30 ERA in addition to giving up five home runs. Bumgarner has the highest opponent batting average at .259, the highest among all Giants starters.

If the Giants don’t gain any ground in May, I don’t see them hanging onto Madison Bumgarner for much linger because teams like the Phillies would love to have him for a postseason run.

Now let’s get to the top three teams in the NL West….

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