The San Francisco Giants lost a series against the Colorado Rockies over the weekend, with the bullpen blowing Sunday’s finale in the eighth inning. The 7-6 loss dropped the Giants to 15 games under .500, the ninth-worst start through 89 games in franchise history and the fifth-worst in San Francisco history. Just one game separates the Giants and the Rockies in the standings now. Somewhere in the distance, a wolf howls.This might not be the Giants’ year.There isn’t much else to say about the disappointment of the 2026 Giants’ season. After the weirdness of the first month, it turns out the problem is they can’t prevent runs, which was the big worry entering the offseason. The organizational plan to prevent runs was a total failure that looks worse with each passing week. It’s going to cost a lot of folks their jobs, and it’s also going to result in a lot of players wearing different uniforms next month.So when a game like Sunday’s comes up — with Dylan Smith taking his turn on the scapegoat carousel — a Giants fan might get angry, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s like getting mad at the water that’s flooding the basement. It might make you feel better for a second, but it’s not going to fix anything. Grab a bucket.Actually, it’s time to look for a bucket. That’s what you’re doing in this analogy. You can still get mad at your landlord for telling you not to worry (“What are the pipes going to do, burst?”) but as the water swirls around your hips, take a breath and look for the things that happened over the weekend that can still be considered good news for the Giants, the kinds of developments that augur well for the future.Here are the better signs from a forgettable weekend.Casey Schmitt made a Matt Chapman-like play at thirdSchmitt looks to have transformed from an organizational player to an everyday player, but exactly where is the question. Matt Chapman’s trip to the IL made the possibility of a trade even more remote, which means that third base is locked up. There won’t be many chances for Schmitt to show off at the hot corner over the next couple of seasons.