What number of video games will the Giants win this season?

The outcomes are in from the most recent SB Nation Reacts ballot, which launched on March twenty fifth, the doomed Opening Night. Regardless of that recreation and the one which adopted, San Francisco Giants followers stay bullish in regards to the groups possibilities going ahead.

Well, okay, perhaps not bullish. Positive. 55% of the vote went away from 86 or extra wins, however the overwhelming majority of voters predict the crew will wind up higher than .500 or thereabouts: 82%, except you additionally wish to embrace that 80-82 vary since, technically, 82 wins is above .500. That would imply principally all respondents suppose the Giants are prone to have a successful season.

That’s vital (to me, anyway), as a result of an important story of this 2026 season (once more, to me, anyway) is that by no means within the franchise historical past have they gone greater than 4 years and not using a successful season. When I wrote about this final week, commenters had been fast to level out {that a} .500 season isn’t a dropping season, and so by that measure, the Giants aren’t in any hazard of breaking this streak.

While I concede that saying “the team has never had five consecutive losing seasons” is improper wording for the purpose I used to be making an attempt to make, the purpose I used to be making an attempt to make stays legitimate. The Giants have been very profitable all through their historical past. They’re in peril of hitting an historic low level with one other dangerous season. Fans, in all probability by advantage of rooting for a crew that has by no means had greater than 4 consecutive non-winning seasons of their lifetimes, are understandably hopeful in regards to the crew’s possibilities this 12 months.

But given how the primary sequence of the season went, it’s powerful to see proper now how this squad will get to a win tally that begins with an 8 (or higher). Not solely does it appear to be Tony Vitello must be faster with pitching adjustments and pinch hitting choices, however their upcoming schedule is daunting:

@ Padres (3) — Padres haven’t misplaced the season sequence to the Giants since 2021. Giants are 10-19 in Petco since 2022
Home vs. Mets (4) — presupposed to be difficult for the NL East
Home vs. Phillies (3) — additionally an NL East challenger, all the time a tricky crew
@ Baltimore (3) — improved pitching, scary lineup that now options Giants killer Pete Alonso (13 HR and an .872 OPS in 39 profession video games in opposition to)
@ Cincinnati (3) — good pitching, scary lineup, and all the time a tricky sereies
@ Washington (3) — This one won’t be too troublesome
Home vs. Dodgers (3) — Dodgers are 18-10 at Oracle Park since 2022
Home vs. Marlins (3) — Marlins Death Fog
@ Phillies (3)
@ Rays (3)
Home vs. Padres (4) — San Diego is 19-10 at Oracle since 2022
Home vs. Pirates (3) — Pittsburgh has gained the sequence in SF in 2 of the final 4 seasons
@ Dodgers (4) — Giants 8-22 in LA since 2022
@ Athletics (3) — No assure this shall be simple
@ Diamondbacks (3) — Giants 10-18 in AZ since 2022 (two sequence wins)

A contemporary off the quad supervisor coupled with a bunch of veteran hitters nonetheless making an attempt to get their timing down is a tricky mixture to start out the season and it’s already an uphill battle. On the opposite hand, if Baseball is Baseball irrespective of who’s managing the crew or no matter philosophy is driving Baseball Operations, then, yeah, you’re going to probably want to bet on circumstances leveling out over the season. This could be as dangerous because the crew seems to be all season.

The different a part of this week’s polling was about… ahem… the, um, the… the Dodgers. Everyone’s favourite subject, I do know. SB Nation Reacts had a two-part query about them:

Nearly 1/3 of respondents suppose the Dodgers have a three-peat in them, however the excellent news is that almost all of followers who take part within the voting do not. For these followers, the Dodgers nonetheless may go very far, although, given the responses to the opposite query:

Do three American League groups on this checklist point out a perception that the Dodgers will still win the NL pennant or is the voting physique composed extra of American League followers? Specifically, Jays, Mariners, and Yankees followers? The Jays and Yankees already took their photographs and missed. The Mariners attending to the World Series certain can be one thing, although.

By the way in which, should you’re inquisitive about being a survey participant, you may join SB Nation Reacts polls here.