San Francisco Giants Power Rankings - 2012
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 8 | 21-20 | 12 | Matt Cain has been dominant in five starts at home (1.85 ERA) but has mostly struggled in three outings on the road (4.42 ERA). -- ESPN.com | |
| Week 7 | 17-17 | 17 | The swap of Jonathan Sanchez (62 ERA+) for Melky Cabrera (155 OPS+) is looking pretty good right about now. With Pablo Sandoval out, though, the Melkman is working without a wing man. -- Rory Paap: Bay City Ball | |
| Week 6 | 14-14 | 16 | Pablo Sandoval has a broken hamate bone in his left hand, and the Giants' offense called it a day as soon as a runner got into scoring position in their loss on Friday. Is it 2011 again? -- Otis Anderson: Bay City Ball | |
| Week 5 | 12-10 | 13 | Tim Lincecum threw 121 pitches against the Padres on Saturday, the most by any starting pitcher in the National League thus far. One has to wonder whether Bruce Bochy will push his starting pitching to the limit now that Brian Wilson is out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. -- Chris Quick: Bay City Ball | |
| Week 4 | 7-7 | 13 | The loss of Brian Wilson (leading to a closer by committee) and having Aubrey Huff at second base was a poor end to a week that started well when the Giants took two of three from Philadelphia. They have to battle through another five games on the road -- including Monday's doubleheader forced by a Sunday rainout in New York -- before returning home to face divisional rival San Diego on Friday. -- Chris Martinez: Bay City Ball | |
| Week 3 | 4-5 | 14 | After nine games, the Giants are in a precarious situation: completely unsure about what a Tim Lincecum start brings and without the health of their closer (Brian Wilson). Farmhand fireballer Heath Hembree could soon make his debut in the majors. -- Rory Paap: Bay City Ball | |
| Week 2 | 0-3 | 16 | The Giants' sweep by the Diamondbacks had an unfamiliar culprit: the six home runs given up by starting pitchers. Last year, Giants starting pitchers gave up the fewest home runs in the NL -- 12 fewer than the next-closest team. -- Otis Anderson: Bay City Ball | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 10 | Here's the Giants' game plan for success in 2012: Don't stink so much on offense. After finishing last in the National League in runs scored (570) last season, the Giants will absolutely have to improve on offense to stand a chance. -- Chris Quick: Bay City Ball | |