Bryan Murphy

1 week ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Robert Edwards-Imagn Images With today’s 0-for-4, Willy Adames is now 2-for-his-last-25, with a triple and a trio of RBI. His .629 OPS for the season is among the bottom 30 for MLB regulars and the worst showing on the San Francisco Giants. It’s not what Buster Posey had in mind when he signed the shortstop to a franchise-record contract, but after a rough April — and despite this recent 2-for-25 — he has fallen back into the hitter he has been throughout his career.

2 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images I’ll conclude my impromptu Mission: Impossibleweek with a look at the most volatile reliever in the San Francisco Giants bullpen: Erik Miller. He is as close to an Ethan Hunt as they can have in their relief corps. His 1.65 ERA is among the best in the sport, but given that the sample size is just 16.1 innings, it shouldn’t be viewed as the final word on his performance.

2 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Nobody thought that Matt Chapman would repeat his transcendent 2024 season (5.4 fWAR), but he’s had a somewhat anonymous start to his 2025 for the San Francisco Giants. Oh sure, there have been highlights on both sides of the ball, but .217/.338/.411 doesn’t sit quite right. A quick scan of his Statcast data suggests a reason: he’s been tremendously awful against the four-seam fastball this season. Does that mean he’s going to be just good and not great?

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Bryan Murphy

Nobody thought that Matt Chapman would repeat his transcendent 2024 season (5.4 fWAR), but he’s had a somewhat anonymous start to his 2025 for the San Francisco Giants. Oh sure, there have been highlights on both sides of the ball, but .217/.338/.411 doesn’t sit quite right. A quick scan of his Statcast data suggests a reason: he’s been tremendously awful against the four-seam fastball this season. Does that mean he’s going to be just good and not great? Not necessarily.

2 weeks ago | mccoveychronicles.com | Bryan Murphy

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images It’s been an interesting May for the Nationals. At one point, they had a 7-game losing streak and now they’re winners of 5 straight and 6 of their last 7. Their April was similar. The team got off to a 1-6 start, as they usually have under manager Davey Martinez. Fans are wondering if he’s the guy for the job anymore. Now that it’s over - the Nationals have had 18 losing streaks of at least seven games. Davey Martinez has been manager for nine of them.