At the All-Star break, Toronto sits atop baseball with a 62–36 record, narrowly ahead of New York’s 60–36 Yankees. Columbus (57–40) rules the AL Central, while the Angels (50–48) edge the West. In the NL, Colorado matches Columbus at 57–40 for best overall, with Washington leading the East at 55–42. The NL Central sees the Brewers and Cubs tied at 53–45, and the NL West features a deadlock: San Francisco and Los Angeles are both 52–45 behind Colorado, with Arizona and San Diego trailing. Tampa Bay, Memphis, Texas, Atlanta and St. Louis anchor their divisions along with the Padres.
The Giants have four All Stars in 2057, with two pitchers and two outfielders. Jorge Ramirez earns his second All-Star selection while Ricky Eggett maybe surprisingly earns his first. He has been near perfect in save situations, even while contributing negative WAR.
On the hitting side, it is perhaps unsurprisingly Gianvito winning his second selection while David Rojo earns his 4th.
SP Jorge Ramirez (SF) - 6-4, 3.33 ERA, 110.2 IP, 1.15 WHIP, 10.0 K/9, 2.8 WAR
CL Ricky Eggett (SF) - 1-0, 22 SV, 1.86 ERA, 29.0 IP, 1.38 WHIP, 10.2 K/9, -0.1 WAR
LF Gianvito Heaton (SF)* - .249/.334/.547, 289 AB, 23 HR, 4 SB, 141 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
CF David Rojo (SF)* - .274/.334/.528, 288 AB, 19 HR, 6 SB, 133 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
The Royals only have three, all former Stewart acquistions – Nelson Saiz for the ninth time, Biagio Torriso for the third, and Robby Baker earns his second selection.
C Nelson Saiz (KC) - .307/.401/.484, 277 AB, 11 HR, 144 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
1B Biagio Torrisi (KC)* - .346/.432/.601, 341 AB, 19 HR, 1 SB, 176 wRC+, 4.7 WAR
CF Robby Baker (KC)* - .300/.395/.485, 297 AB, 12 HR, 25 SB, 141 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
All Star Break Performance Review
Through the All-Star break the Giants’ offense has thrived on a core of high-octane hitters and depth pieces, even as injuries have reshaped the roster. Second-baseman Ernesto Pantoja (2.1 WAR, 143 wRC+, .874 OPS) and first-sacker Juan Magana (1.4 WAR, 117 wRC+, .772 OPS) anchored the lineup before landing on the 60-day IL in June.
Beau Wartel (.933 OPS, 161 wRC+, 1.5 WAR) and Steve Boyd (127 wRC+, .826 OPS, 2.2 WAR) delivered steady production at the hot corner, while Jim Clarke paced catchers with a 110 wRC+ and .727 OPS.
In the outfield, Gianvito Heaton led all Giants hitters (144 wRC+, .895 OPS, 2.6 WAR), backed by David Rojo (134 wRC+, .864 OPS, 2.3 WAR) and Mike Moffitt (165 wRC+, .961 OPS, 1.4 WAR). Shortstop Joel Hudson provided defense-first value (93 wRC+, 1.4 WAR). Depth contributions from Nelson Loera, Jamie LaFerney, Alexis Vargas, and Juan Mendoza have softened the blow of long-term absences.
Through the first half of 2057 the Giants’ pitching staff has been anchored by Jorge Ramirez (2.9 WAR, 77 FIP−), whose dominant combination of strikeouts (10.0 K/9) and low walks (2.8 BB/9) leads the rotation. Amari Papillion supplemented effectively (100 FIP−, 7.8 K/9, 3.7 BB/9) while Ha-joon Kim (103 FIP−) and Juan Montoya (109 FIP−) ate innings but struggled with contact prevention. Kymani Libbett impressed early (97 FIP− in 34.2 IP) before a five-month injury hiatus and Greg Ward’s cameo (155 FIP− in 0.1 IP) ended with a 2–3-month absence, stressing depth behind Kymani Devezin (119 FIP−).
In relief, Dan Caines (78 FIP−), Mike Grudzinski (83 FIP−) and Greg Brinson (85 FIP−) anchored high-leverage innings; Nate Brodt (116 FIP−) and Dan Namken (97 FIP−) provided swing-role support. Closer Ricky Eggett converted all 17 save chances (103 FIP−, 1.80 ERA), stabilizing late innings. While the staff’s overall FIP− hovers near league average, top-end starters and lockdown relievers offer a springboard for the second half.
Minor League Performance
The Giants only have two Prospect All Stars, Luis Gamez for the second time, and he will be joined by RP Ben Terry.
RP Ben Terry (SF-R) - 2-0, 2.84 ERA, 19.0 IP, 1.47 WHIP, 13.7 K/9, 0.0 WAR
LF Luis Gamez (SF-R) - .464/.584/1.054, 168 AB, 24 HR, 2 SB, 273 wRC+, 4.4 WAR