[Giants]

For me, there are two significant differences from the prior regime:

1) The coaching staff that Farhan and Kapler have hired are the largest, most diverse and (I believe) one of the youngest if not the youngest in the game.  Mixing those youngsters with what is the oldest players in MLB (average age is 30.6, A's are 2nd at 30.1, Dodgers are 29.2) and you've got a terrific mix, resulting in many of the hitters posting their career best OPS scores in 2020.  Belt, Crawford, Posey, Longoria have clearly bought in.

2) As we moved from a 60 game season to a 162 game season, I thought the team that was best able to platoon would walk away with the season.  to date, the Giants have only two players with more than 3xx at bats, Yastrzemski (459) and Crawford (472).  No other player has more than 386 (Posey), but 14 players have between 175 and 386.  Only three players have played more than 128, and Slater has the 128.  It's kept the team fresh.  I think they'll do lots of post-season damage.

To be fair to the prior regime (which brought SF three WS titles), the Giants are unique in the entire game regarding their coaching staff.  No one else has a 13 person group that focuses on game preparation in the same manner as the Giants’ staff. 

The emphasis on match-ups reflects the modern approach to the game taken to the nth degree.  Kapler is the perfect manager to lead the team at this point in time.  His dedication to game prep. and willingness to to take advantage of the wealth of information now available has separated him from his peers.  He has definitely earned the accolades that will be coming his way after the season is over.

[Giants]

For me, there are two significant differences from the prior regime:

1) The coaching staff that Farhan and Kapler have hired are the largest, most diverse and (I believe) one of the youngest if not the youngest in the game.  Mixing those youngsters with what is the oldest players in MLB (average age is 30.6, A's are 2nd at 30.1, Dodgers are 29.2) and you've got a terrific mix, resulting in many of the hitters posting their career best OPS scores in 2020.  Belt, Crawford, Posey, Longoria have clearly bought in.

2) As we moved from a 60 game season to a 162 game season, I thought the team that was best able to platoon would walk away with the season.  to date, the Giants have only two players with more than 3xx at bats, Yastrzemski (459) and Crawford (472).  No other player has more than 386 (Posey), but 14 players have between 175 and 386.  Only three players have played more than 128, and Slater has the 128.  It's kept the team fresh.  I think they'll do lots of post-season damage.

To be fair to the prior regime (which brought SF three WS titles), the Giants are unique in the entire game regarding their coaching staff.  No one else has a 13 person group that focuses on game preparation in the same manner as the Giants’ staff. 

The emphasis on match-ups reflects the modern approach to the game taken to the nth degree.  Kapler is the perfect manager to lead the team at this point in time.  His dedication to game prep. and willingness to to take advantage of the wealth of information now available has separated him from his peers.  He has definitely earned the accolades that will be coming his way after the season is over.