Tim Lincecum talks about his showcase (with video)

[Chuck]

http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Tim-Lincecum-comments-on-his-showcase-7408564.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop

For starters, the Angels and Dodgers.

I spoke with a couple of scouts, one of whom wished Lincecum would have tested the reconstructed hip by covering first base and fielding bunts. When I asked Lincecum about it, he said he hasn’t done it but that it wouldn’t be an issue. Like riding a bike, he said.

Scouts clocked Lincecum from 88 to 91 mph, once in a while hitting 92, and he threw all his pitches. His curve was breaking nicely, and he felt comfortable with his slider, cutter and change.

I asked Lincecum about his velocity, and he said, “I’d rather hear about life than speed.”

How is the life?

“Good. I’m hearing the ball. My breaking pitches are late. Off speed’s good. Most the stuff was down. I didn’t miss over the middle of the plate. I was elevating my fastball when I wanted to.

[RallyPanda]

I wouldn't be opposed to it, wonder if he'll wear #420.

[Blarg]

The question now is what is the asking price?

[Chimi]

He's only looking for a one year deal and wants to go to a team that will let him start. So I don't think his asking price would be too much. 

[Chuck]

6 minutes ago, Blarg said:

The question now is what is the asking price?

Especially if the Dodgers are interested. They'll throw a bunch more money than cheap Arte for his services. 

[Homebrewer]

As a career long Giant...I think timmeh would pick anyone BUT the doggies if the offers were even in the same ballpark.

[Blarg]

Or he picks them as revenge by being dumped. You never know but more than likely he picks the best contract and then in the press release says how this is the team he always wanted to play for.

[Troll Daddy]

I thought the Giants were also in the equation.

[Chuck]

49 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Or he picks them as revenge by being dumped. You never know but more than likely he picks the best contract and then in the press release says how this is the team he always wanted to play for.

Yep. The same people thought the same thing about Brian Wilson going there. 

Money talks. 

[Angel Oracle]

Even Juan Marichal once pitched for the Dogs.   The ultimate WTF

[Vegas Halo Fan]

"I'm hearing the ball"?

[Tank]

give him a call and see what he wants. 

maybe he can help us be a bit more competitive this year.

[ELEVEN]

6 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

"I'm hearing the ball"?

Oh you can hear the ball, but you don't HEAR the ball...

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Sounds positively Scioscian.

 

"Tim is hearing the ball really well."

[Chuck]

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said Monday on MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM that he expects Tim Lincecum to sign with a team on the West Coast.

The Orioles were one of the teams in attendance for Lincecum's throwing session last week in Arizona, but Duquette doesn't expect to sign him. "Frankly, I’d be surprised if Lincecum signs on the east side of the Mississippi River," said Duquette. The Giants, Padres, and Angels are among the teams interested in the former Cy Young Award winner. He could make a decision on where to sign as soon as this week.

[Deek]

You can REALLY hear the ball well when you're breathing out of your eye lids...

 

[Angel Oracle]

Or as Ty Webb says, Lincecum can be the ball.

[Chuck]

According to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the Padres and Mariners are not in the mix for Tim Lincecum.

Lincecum is expected to sign with a team on the West Coast, but he's apparently not headed to San Diego or Seattle. The veteran right-hander threw a showcase in front of over 20 major league clubs last week in Arizona and is hoping to find an opportunity as a starting pitcher. There is interest from the Giants, but only as a reliever. The Angels are a darkhorse even after acquiring Jhoulys Chacin.

Related: Padres, Mariners

 

Source: Ken Rosenthal on Twitter

[disarcina]

I think the Halos don't have much choice right now but to sign Lincecum and perhaps over-pay for him if he showed anything at all at the workout showcase deal.

Lincecum had some god starts for the Giants last year and also some terrible outings. I say the Angels should be seriously interested.

Lincecum could be number 3 or 4 in our battered rotation right now.

I don't think Lincecum goes back to the SF Giants as they are looking at him from a pen perspective -- and Lincecum performed very well for them in that role in the 2014 World Series -- but Giants could use Lincecum as a number 4/5 starter as well as it appears Matt Cain and Jake Peavy are not cutting it for them and probably won't last the season on the roster.

[GrittyVeterans]

On 5/7/2016 at 10:38 AM, Blarg said:

The question now is what is the asking price?

4 years, 20 million

 

Sorry, felt we needed another 4/20 joke in this thread

[CanadianHalo]

 

[Chuck]

Seems like if the Angels want him, he's theirs. 

Timmah said he'd like to stay on the west coast and start. 

[gotbeer]

If I were Timmah, I'd stay far away from the Angels.  Seems this year we are cursed with ghosts and voodoo. 

[Tank]

7/120 mil

[zenmaster]

If we sign him tomorrow when will we find out he needs TJS?