NL WEST - San Francisco Giants

Will the real Wiley Wiggins...sorry, Tim Lincecum...please stand up?

 
OVERVIEW:

POSITION PLAYERS:

C Buster Posey (2.2 WAR avg. in poor season, 4.2 WAR avg. in medium season, 6.2 WAR avg. in good season)

1B Brandon Belt (1.2 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.3 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.5 WAR avg. in good season)

2B Marco Scutaro (0.7 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.7 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.0 WAR avg. in good season)

SS Brandon Crawford (0.9 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.0 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.1 WAR avg. in good season)

3B Pablo Sandoval (0.9 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.6 WAR avg. in medium season, 5.1 WAR avg. in good season)

LF Gregor Blanco (0.1 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.9 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.7 WAR avg. in good season)

CF Angel Pagan (1.0 WAR avg. in poor season, 3.0 WAR avg. in medium season, 4.7 WAR avg. in good season)

RF Hunter Pence (0.9 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.6 WAR avg. in medium season, 4.4 WAR avg. in good season)

BENCH (0.0 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.2 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.5 WAR avg. in good season)

PITCHERS:

SP Matt Cain (2.2 WAR avg. in poor season, 3.4 WAR avg. in medium season, 5.0 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Madison Bumgarner (1.4 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.2 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.9 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Tim Lincecum (-0.7 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.6 WAR avg. in medium season, 5.5 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Ryan Vogelsong (-0.3 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.0 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.5 WAR avg. in good season)

SP Barry Zito (-0.8 WAR avg. in poor season, 0.0 WAR avg. in medium season, 1.6 WAR avg. in good season)

CL Sergio Romo (0.7 WAR avg. in poor season, 1.5 WAR avg. in medium season, 2.0 WAR avg. in good season)

BULLPEN (-1.0 WAR avg. in poor season, 2.0 WAR avg. in medium season, 3.5 WAR avg. in good season)


MLB FORECASTER SCHEDULE-ADJUSTED OVER/UNDER LINE: 84.8 (2nd, NL WEST).

VEGAS OVER/UNDER LINE: 88.0 (5Dimes); 88.5 (LVH); 86.0 (Atlantis) 

RECOMMENDATION: San Francisco did better than their run expectancy would suggest last year. I'm expecting a slight regression. Bet the Under.