San Francisco giants will be numbered
Before, during and definitely
after his journey into No-Hit Wonderland last weekend, Lincecum has been the
Giants' most compelling character and most powerful electrical current for
nearly every millisecond of his seven seasons in black & orange.That's
Lincecum's unique and earned place in the Giants' past and present, with his
huge smile at the end of Saturday's no-hitter in San Diego serving as a glowing
exclamation point. But... that doesn't mean the Giants have to hold onto
Lincecum forever, and I think in many ways it points to the inevitable
conclusion that his time with the Giants will soon and logically come to a
close.San Francisco Giants
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You don't have to worship pitch-count mathematics to
guess that, even with extra time off due to the All-Star break, Lincecum's next
few starts might not be the smoothest or strongest of his career. (Lincecum has
mixed history after large-workload outings, but after he threw a season-high 121
pitches last season, Lincecum lasted only 5 innings in each of his next two
outings. ) Most teams have about 66 to 68 games left, so that's about 13
regular-season starts remaining for everybody in the rotation.Matt Cain
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If the Giants make Lincecum a $13. 3-million qualifying
offer (which I believe they will), they will receive a sandwich pick (between
the first and second rounds) in next year's amateur draft if he signs with
another team.Mel
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They'll be getting out of Barry Zito's deal this
off-season (he won't trigger his $18M option for 2014 because he's coming up way
short of the 200-IP trigger, and that means the Giants can buy him out for $7M),
so yes, the Giants will have some money to pay Lincecum or someone else.Pablo
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