Slater's Haters | Giants 9, Brewers 5

A look up and down the Giants' lineup reveals a lots of two-fifty-something batting averages and seven-eighty-something OPSs.

Those numbers are just OK; emblematic of a team that's just OK. It makes sense. What doesn't make sense? The player atop Sunday's lineup with these numbers:

Well now. Who's that?

All-Star starter Joc Pederson? No.

Joey Bart? Ha. No.

Buster Po...

It's Austin Slater. The sneaky-fast outfielder has been sneaky-good at the plate for a month now. And when I say sneaky good, I mean hitting .388 with a nine-sixty-something OPS since June 18.

He's the only 2022 Giant wishing it wasn't 2021.