2010 NL West Preview: Pitching Takes A Giant Step Forward In San Francisco

“Pitching wins championships.”

If the Giants are to win the National League West title—which I believe they will—it’ll have to be on the basis of its pitching staff because its offense certainly doesn’t look like it’s capable of scoring a bevy of runs. The offense finished 25th in MLB last season in batting average (.257), 26th in MLB in runs scored (657), and dead last in OPS (.699). This is not an offensive juggernaut.

But as bad as the offense was, the pitching staff was just that good; actually, it was even better.

The Giants finished with the best ERA+ (121), the second-best ERA (3.55), the second-best WHIP (1.281) a...

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