July hasn’t been kind to the Giants, with a 9-15 record in the month driving the team under the .500 mark for the first time this season.
But, as team president Larry Baer told KNBR’s “The Murph & Markus Show” on Thursday, San Francisco isn’t giving up on 2025, even as they sit six games back of a playoff spot.
“From the clubhouse guys all the way up through [Bob Melvin], Buster [Posey], etcetera … we’re disappointed,” Baer told Markus Boucher and F.P. Santangelo several hours before the 3 p.m. PT MLB trade deadline. “Things have just not been going our way. Very frustrating. But … a number of guys on the bus and on the plane said to me, ‘Hey, you know, the fans have been awesome. We’re really disappointed and we’re going to turn this around.’ ”
It will take quite an effort to do just that. Since the Giants’ June 13 victory over the Dodgers in Los Angeles, which put the team’s record at 41-29, they’ve gone 13-26. It’s the worst record in baseball over that stretch.
Additionally, Baer’s comments came before Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, which saw San Francisco deal closer Camilo Doval to the New York Yankees and right fielder Mike Yastrzemski to the Kansas City Royals.
But the white flag won’t fly at Oracle Park just yet. When Santangelo brought up examples of recent postseason teams that were at or around .500 at the trade deadline, Baer affirmed that the goal remains to play better and make a run.
“That’s what needs to happen,” Baer said. “We’re not getting blown out, we’re just not getting there. And it’s been extremely frustrating.”
Baer pointed to the fact that seven of the Giants’ last 12 losses have come by two runs or fewer, and that the team still has a foundation of players expected to remain with the organization for years to come.
“We’ve got core guys, and we have a lot of faith in the core guys that we know are going to be here for a while … Matt Chapman and Willy Adames and [Rafael] Devers and Jung Hoo [Lee] and Logan Webb,” Baer said. “That gives us a good feeling … that we’re going to continue to build on All-Star-caliber players.”
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