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The Giants offense is struggling. Despite making three notable free agent signings — Austin Jackson, Evan Longoria, Andrew McCutchen — this offseason to help mitigate their 29th ranked scoring offense from last year, the results have been disturbingly similar.

After losing 98 games in 2017, the Giants are off to an inauspicious start in 2018. With their top three pitchers all out due to injury, San Francisco is currently sitting at 6-9 through 15 games.

We’ve all heard the anecdotes about how the ball carries farther on warm days at AT&T Park. Now, we actually have some proof.

In 2017, the Giants scored the second fewest runs in Major League Baseball. Through 15 games in 2018, despite a retooled lineup, the Giants have scored the third fewest runs in Major League Baseball.

The Giants moved up one spot, while the A’s had the greatest value increase of any team.

While appearing on Tolbert & Lund on Thursday afternoon, Brian Sabean gave his best explanation for the Giants’ offensive struggles.

Tyler Beede had an up-and-down MLB debut. But after the Giants won in walk-off fashion, the Giants 2014 first-round draft pick said Tuesday night was ‘incredible.’

Evan Longoria’s career as a Giant hasn’t exactly started off with a bang. Among regular starters, Longoria’s .406 OPS is the lowest on the club through nine games, as are his .125 batting average and on-base percentage. In 32 plate appearances, Longoria has 11 strikeouts and just four hits.

Due to a rainstorm that postponed Friday’s Giants-Dodgers game until April 28, Bruce Bochy has decided to shake up the Giants’ rotation for the next two games at AT&T Park.

Through two games, Johnny Cueto looks like a different pitcher than we saw in 2017. Coming off his worst year as a pro after posting a 4.52 ERA, Cueto has been nearly flawless in his first two starts of 2018, allowing just one run in 13 innings of work.