Giants Prospect: Tim Lincecum

[Rdsxmbnt]

If you havent heard of him, check him out. Right now hes the best pitching prospect in baseball. He made his major league debut last night (though granted not up to par 4.1 IP, 5 hits, 5 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 5 K) but its his first start in the majors.

 

His minor league career has been nothing short of dominant:

Last year in A+: 27.2 IP, 13 hits, 6 ER, 12 BB, 48 Ks, 1.95 ERA

This year in AAA: 31.0 IP, 12 hits, 1 ER, 11 BB, 46 Ks, 0.29 ERA

 

Those K numbers are nasty [14.4 K/9], especially considering he was just drafted last June. And obviously hes got nasty stuff to back it up. Watch out for the Giants, they have a potentially dominant punch in Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum.

[Optimist]

Barry Zito's not too bad either.

[Rdsxmbnt]

Barry Zito's not too bad either.

 

True, hes more of a #2 in the NL though which is perfectly fine when you have two stud pitchers in front of you. A top 3 of Cain-Lincecum-Zito will be able to roll with anyone in the NL.