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Tim Lincecum: starter vs reliever

Nov 1, 2014 at 7:55 AM
I really don't think we even need him anymore. If his role is going to be limited, why not just replace him?
Nov 2, 2014 at 5:43 PM
Originally posted by GiantsFan:
I really don't think we even need him anymore. If his role is going to be limited, why not just replace him?

OK. Bum is obviously #1... Matt Cain (assuming he is fully healthy) is #2... Hudson is under contract for one more season(?) #3,,, Peavy (?) and Vogelsong are FAs... seems like Lincecum would be a natural #3. Why replace him if he can still get people out?
Nov 11, 2014 at 9:17 AM
He's just so unreliable now. I'm sure he can be replaced.
Nov 28, 2014 at 4:19 AM
Hopefully Cain will be back to his 2012 form next year. He wasn't too great in 2013, if I recall he gave up a ton of homers that year. Hopefully Bumgarner will be ok next year after pitching so many innings and obviously setting the bar pretty high. So, Bumgarner is #1 of course. Then Cain. But if the Giants get Lester or Scherzer (which probably wont happen if I had to bet I would bet both those guys will go to another team that is willing to spend a ton) I guess Cain becomes #3 in that scenario. Then Hudson or Lincecum fight for the #4 spot? And what happens if they re-sign Vogelsong for cheap? If that's the case I really don't know who becomes the #5 guy out of those 3. Obviously if that happens, Lincecum may be moved to the bullpen anyways. And don't forget about Petit. There are actually a lot of options they can do for the rotation, but bottom line is that they need to sign a free agent who is worth something.