MAY 2: The Athletics will also be in attendance, tweets John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group. Meanwhile, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post (Twitter link) and Mike Puma of the New York Post (Twitter link) report that the Rockies and Mets, respectively, will not be in attendance. Puma notes that the Mets are already comfortable with their pitching depth, and as Saunders notes, it’s highly unlikely that the Rockies would be able to convince Lincecum to attempt to revitalize his career at Coors Field.
MAY 1: Tim Lincecum will hold a long-awaited throwing showcase for scouts on Friday in Scottsdale, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (Twitter links). As many as 20 teams are expected to attend, including representatives from the Orioles, Padres and the Giants, Lincecum’s former team.
As of February, a return to the Giants was still Lincecum’s preference, as the right-hander told at least one person while visiting his old teammates during Spring Training, CSNBayArea.com’s Alex Pavlovic reports. The Giants have long said that they would be interested in a reunion with Lincecum if “the Freak” was willing to take on a bullpen role, and Pavlovic reports that this relief-only stance hasn’t necessarily changed even though the club’s rotation has had some early struggles.
Lincecum, for his part, wants to return as a starter and has been working out all winter in order to rebuild his durability and velocity following hip surgery that shortened his 2015 season. He reportedly wanted to be in top form before officially throwing for scouts, which is why the showcase (rumored to be imminent for four months) is only taking place this week. There is no small amount of mystery surrounding Lincecum’s condition as scouts have been kept away from his workouts, though recent reports have him throwing 70 pitches on an every-five-days basis and throwing in the 90 mph range off of flat ground.
If Lincecum looks good in his showcase, he would likely be able to find a starting job with one of the many interested teams, though it might be on a minor league contract given his health history. San Diego and Baltimore have both been connected to Lincecum all offseason, with both clubs perhaps in more need of starting pitching depth now due to injuries and ineffectiveness within their current rotations. The Orioles just added some veteran depth earlier this week by signing Wandy Rodriguez to a minors deal.
As bad as Peavy and Cain have been I hope the Giants don’t do something hasty and decide to bring Lincecum back. Two pitchers who can’t get past the 5th inning is two too many, no need for another.
I agree – really peavy should be moved to the long man role, broadway sent down and clayton blackburn should be brought up and slotted into the rotation
Good luck Timmy, hope you get another crack at it. Loved watching “The Freak” in his prime.
I’d honestly love for the Dodgers to bring him aboard. Wood is inconsistent, Stripling is on a pitch limit and looks human after all. We could use him. Not sure when Ryu will be back and if his health will hold up and when McCarthy comes back you never know with his health either.
That lack of velocity doe….
His velocity has built back up. He’s throwing around 90 on flat ground so he’s probably able to get to around 92-94 on a mound.
Regardless of who signs him I do hope he does well. The guy is good for baseball. He’s fun to watch when he’s on his game. He was one of the best for a while there. Always hates when we faced him lol.
Posted one month off, it’s May 1st not April 1st.
Eww. The O’s signed Wandy? Please, no. I don’t ever want to see him in an actual Orioles uniform.
Wouldn’t mind the Yankees taking a flier on him. Getting another starter couldn’t hurt. It’s not as if the rotation is particularly good – as well as the lineup – right now.
Seattle just opened up a spot on the 40 man roster. Hmm I wonder if there is a plan for him to come home and finish his career with the team that should have drafted him in the first place.
He’d probably be better than David Price.
Doubt it. Price has a 3.35 SIERA and his xFIP is under 3. It’s just bad luck at this point.
Yankees better kick the tires
Sounds like a Royals type of move with MiL deal to start. Replace Medlin or Young along the way.while Lincecum gets to pitch in a big ballpark, a different league and with a great defense around him.
The White Sox need a 5th starter desperately.
Do we know what ever happened to him? What a fall off. I kinda hope as a mets fan, that Clayton k will have a fall off, otherwise Noah, degrom,etc have no shot at cy young awards hahaha.