The San Francisco Giants' dream isn't dead quite yet. With another win—the Giants' ninth in their last 10 games—they staved off elimination for at least one more day. Carlos Rodón continued to look like a Cy Young finalist as the SF Giants dominated the Rockies (before things got dicey in the 9th).

Rodón leads the majors in a number of important categories. His strikeout rate is first. He's first in FIP and fWAR. His K-BB% is first in the NL. It's not out of the question that Rodón could win the NL Cy Young Award, although it's likely to go to someone with a lower ERA (Rodón's is somewhat above where peripheral numbers like FIP and xERA predict).

Are David Villar and J.D. Davis a bit redundant for the Giants? It's an important question as we go into the offseason. The San Francisco Giants want to get younger and more athletic, and both Davis and Villar are somewhat DH-types. Can the Giants really bring them both back and have Wilmer Flores and even potentially Evan Longoria on the roster as well?

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