Remember the 2010 Giants? 4 ways the 2025 Rangers mirror that championship run

During the April series against the San Francisco Giants, the broadcast booth for the Texas Rangers outlined how similar the 2010 Giants are to the 2025 Rangers. A frustrating mix of incredible pitching and far from optimal offensive stats.

While fans are just begging for a home run at this point of the season, there are 130 more games to play. It may seem hopeless now but not every start to the season reflects the ending.

While the 2010 Giants are the best possible outcome for the current Rangers output so far this season, it is strange how similar these teams are. There are many parallels between the two.

Instead of wondering when the turnaround is coming, lets look at why a turnaround is even possible.

Bruce Bochy is the man in charge

The main reason the comparison exist is Bochy. The four-time World Series winning manager knows how long a season is and he is more than capable of getting a team back on track.

Navigating hard times needs a good captain and Bochy is as good of one as there has ever been. The start has been disappointing after initial lofty expectations.

Bochy ended up getting the perfect concoction of pitching and hitting to win the World Series in 2010 and 2023. This scenario that's playing out in 2025 is the most extreme of options. At some point either one will give. Whether its the pitching beginning to faulter or the offense playing to expectations is the main worry.

With Bochy at the helm, I am always looking at the more optimal result as the likely outcome.

Top-tier pitching staff

During the 2010 run, the Giants had an incredible pitching staff consisting of Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Barry Zito and Madison Bumgarner. A group that consists of legends and fan favorites.

The 2010 Giants pitching staff had a team ERA of just 3.36. A ridiculously low number. Through 32 games, the Rangers have a similarly ridiculous low number of just 3.26.

The Giants may have had a dream rotation in 2010 and the 2025 Rangers staff is pacing similarly. If Tyler Mahle keeps this up, he is not only a slept on pitcher, but rather a future Cy Young winner. Jack Leiter postively progressing can have him explode onto the scene similarly to Madison Bumgarner that year as well.

At their current pace, the Rangers pitching staff has a chance to make the saying "pitching wins championships" reign true. If they can pace towards the 2010 Giants numbers, there is certainly a chance.

Offensive torture meant to drive fans insane

Part of what was discussed during the broadcast was how the Giants games at one point were given the name "torture." This was because of how the offense underwhelmed for major parts of the season along with Brian Wilson's adventurous saves leading to endless "torture" close games all year.

This can be echoed in all but a small handful of games so far in the 2025 season for the Rangers. It seems like the offense is given chances every game to start the turnaround but just can't do it.

Between the offense scoring no runs and the pitching staff allowing even less, something will have to give. I believe it will end up being the offense turning it around with the talent on the team.

The similar way the two teams have won have been scoring just enough runs. Letting the pitching do its job to limit runs and marrying that with scoring just enough runs instead of no runs will be the key turnaround this season. The only question will end up being if the games will end up being similar to the 2023 barn burners or the 2010 Giants "torture" games.

A rising face of the franchise: Buster Posey and Wyatt Langford

2010 was the rookie season of Buster Posey. It was not his debut season similar to how this is Wyatt Langford's sophomore season. Bochy even compared the two in an article by Evan Grant during the San Francisco road trip.

The teams ceiling will likely coincide with how high of a level Langford plays at with him being the heart beat of the offense just like Posey was. Langford may have more help in the lineup as well.

Posey finished 11th in MVP in 2010 which is very similar to where Wyatt Langford is currently pacing. This could be the similar level coming out party to Posey's incredible 2010 year.

When 2010 cemented the future of the San Francisco Giants, this could be the season that cements Wyatt Langfords role in the franchises future.