While Barry Bonds and Barry Zito won’t neccesarily have to move over, there is some excitement surrounding Giants pitching prospect Tim Lincecum. He was the Giants top draft pick in 2006 and while he hasn’t thrown above High A, he has an outside shot of making the Giants. He’s definitely a power pitcher. In 125 1/3 innings last year in college, he struck out 199 batters.
At this point, Lincecum could go either way. It looks like the Giants are bringing him up as a starter but his best chance of making the team is as a reliever. I guess I’m torn. I’d love to see him prove his stuff as a reliever for the Giants but if he’s going to start, it might be better for him to go down to Double A and start.
