Update 8/30: In his first season in San Francisco, Andrew McCutchen leads the Giants in home runs, RBIs, hits, runs scored, doubles, stolen bases and walks. And the Giants reportedly just traded him. For next to nothing. Shame.
The last straw was Buster Posey requiring season-ending surgery. Pablo Sandoval needing same was a mere warmup. The San Francisco have lost six of their last seven, scoring three runs or fewer for--well, living memory--and they've put Andrew McCutchen on trade waivers. They've given up.
Here's the thing: it wasn't the best year of Cutch's career, and he had his ups and downs at the plate, but over the season it's hard to name a Giant player who was better. He's played more games and more innings than any other position player. He was more than competent in the field and as a hitter. He's admitted that the trade from Pittsburgh was wrenching, so feeling comfortable in San Francisco was going to take some time. He didn't get it.
The Giants' fall is in some sense inexplicable so it's anybody's guess how they improve next year. But getting rid of Cutch after one season does not sit well with me. So for now, if they indeed trade Cutch, I'm giving up on the Giants until they give me a reason to think better of them.
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