SAN FRANCISCO — No way around it: The Giants fell short of expectations.

This is a team that was so tired of .500 finishes and September collapses that it made leadership changes the past two winters. They swung the big trade and swam in the deep end in free agency. The heartbeat of the team and the ace of its pitching staff, Logan Webb, called it the best assemblage of baseball players he has been a part of in his seven seasons in orange and black.

Yet, here they are. Again.

The Giants will not make the postseason. They will finish right around .500. Rinse and repeat. No amount of personnel changes or financial investment could divert the club from the same course it has charted for five of the past six seasons.

San Francisco was eliminated before the final weekend of the regular seas

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