| Cold | 5/19/2013 11:31:00 AM |
Description: San Francisco starter Tim Lincecum has a 6.00 ERA over his last four starts. | Insight: Lincecum has cut down on his walks after issuing 11 free passes in his first two starts, but he's still extremely hittable. He has allowed line drives at a 27 percent rate and has been lucky to only have a .306 BABIP. The right-hander's chase rate is down to just 24.8 percent, his lowest his his rookie year. With Lincecum's fastball down to 90.2 mph, batters can let his changeup, which he is throwing at the same velocity as he always has, pass by out of the zone. | | |
| 5/12/2013 7:47:00 PM |
Description: San Francisco righthander Tim Lincecum tossed seven scoreless frames Sunday in a win over Atlanta. | Insight: Lincecum is off to a much better start than last season. Last season after two months, the former Cy Young winner was 2-6 with a 5.82 ERA. This year, he's 3-2 with a 4.07 ERA in eight starts. | | |
| 4/21/2013 9:30:00 AM |
Description: Giants starter Tim Lincecum looked like his old self Saturday against the Padres. He fired 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball, allowed four hits, walked two and struck out eight to improve to 2-0. | Insight: Lincecum was facing the weak-hitting Padres, but it was good to see him put up a 58-37 strike-to-ball ratio. He has walked just three batters over his last 11 2/3 innings after issuing 11 free passes in his first 11 frames. With reduced fastball velocity making his changeup less effective, Lincecum's margin for error is greatly reduced from his Cy Young seasons. | | |
| 4/14/2013 9:11:00 PM |
Description: Giants starter Tim Lincecum gave up four runs in the first inning Sunday against the Cubs but held Chicago scoreless over the next four. | Insight: Lincecum gave up six hits and two homers in five innings but he walked just one after issuing 11 free passes over his first 11 innings this year. Lincecum has a 5.62 ERA and 1.56 WHIP after three starts. | | |
| 4/4/2013 10:50:00 AM |
Description: In a battle of former aces Wednesday night in Chavez Ravine, Giants righthander Tim Lincecum was slightly more effective than Los Angeles' Josh Beckett. | Insight: Lincecum went the minimum five innings for his first win of 2013. He gave up just two runs on three hits but his control of the strike zone was nonexistent (seven walks). It's not a very encouraging start to the season for a player coming off an awful 10-15 campaign in 2012. | | |
| 3/7/2013 10:53:00 AM |
Description: San Francisco starter Tim Lincecum is still struggling with blisters and won't pitch Thursday against Cleveland. | Insight: Lincecum has now missed two starts in a row so the blister problem doesn't seem to be going away. Hopefully he'll have it figured out by the time the regular season starts. Lincecum pitched poorly in his first start of the spring, a no-decision against the Dodgers on February 26th (1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER). | | |
| 3/2/2013 2:39:00 PM |
Description: Giants righthander Tim Lincecum has blisters on his finger and is scratched from his next start. | Insight: Lincecum has suffered from this in a number of seasons so he says he's not concerned. We're hoping he returns to his Cy Young form this season, but are watching his spring training outings closely for signs of recovery. | | |
| 10/25/2012 9:51:00 PM |
Description: There's a chance Giants righthander Tim Lincecum could move to the bullpen in 2013 according to Jon Heyman from CBS Sports. | Insight: Though Lincecum has performed well as a reliever this postseason (1-1, 0.84 ERA in 10 2/3 innings) he'd likely have no fantasy value in this role. | | |
| 10/22/2012 9:43:00 AM |
Description: The Giants could be interested in trading starter Tim Lincecum this offseason according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. | Insight: The two-time Cy Young winner saw his performance decline sharply in 2012, finishing the year with a 5.18 ERA and a career-high 15 losses. He last appeared during Thursday night's Game 4 loss to St. Louis. The 28-year-old will be a free agent after the 2013 season and is still owed $22 million from his current contract. | | |
| Hot | 10/18/2012 11:38:00 AM |
Description: Giants starter Tim Lincecum will start Game 4 of the NLCS against St. Louis, manager Bruce Bochy said. | Insight: Lincecum has earned a start with 8 1/3 innings of three-hit relief this postseason. He went 10-15 with a 5.18 ERA in the regular season but was much better in the second half, going 7-5 with a 3.83 ERA. | | |
| Hot | 10/15/2012 1:58:00 PM |
Description: Giants righthander Tim Lincecum again came out of the bullpen and pitched two scoreless innings against St. Louis in Game 1 of the NLCS. | Insight: Lincecum has pitched 8 1/3 innings in three relief outings this postseason, yielding just three hits, one earned run and striking out nine batters. This looks a lot closer to the Lincecum who won a couple of Cy Young awards and he should find his way into the starting rotation by the end of the series. | | |
| 10/10/2012 8:41:00 PM |
Description: Giants righthander Tim Lincecum came into the game in relief of Barry Zito and pitched well Wednesday, giving up just one run on two hits over 4 1/3 innings. | Insight: Lincecum struck out six and didn't walk a batter. Based on this performance, we wouldn't be surprised if Lincecum were to replace Zito in the starting rotation should San Francisco advance to the next round. | | |
| 10/1/2012 11:31:00 AM |
Description: Despite struggling for most of the season, the Giants have elected to use Tim Lincecum in their starting rotation when they open the playoffs later this week. | Insight: If the season ended today, Lincecum (10-15, 5.18 ERA) would face the Reds in the first round, a team he has never won against in three career starts (0-1, 7.41 ERA). Of the four possible opponents Lincecum could face in the Division Series, the Cardinals present the most favorable matchup for the former Cy Young winner. He's 5-1 in his career against St. Louis with a 2.89 ERA. | | |
| Hot | 9/1/2012 8:28:00 PM |
Description: Giants starter Tim Lincecum has a 3.26 ERA in 10 starts since the All-Star break. | Insight: Lincecum (8-14, 5.21) registered an ugly 6.42 ERA before the break, so he appears to have figured things out. A dominant September would go a long way toward Lincecum regaining fantasy owners' trust going into next season. | | |
| Hot | 8/5/2012 9:35:00 PM |
Description: Giants starter Tim Lincecum won again Sunday, this time in a six-inning effort against Colorado. | Insight: Lincecum (6-11, 5.43 ERA) gave up just five hits and one run over 104 pitches, though he did walk five batters. His performance has improved dramatically since the All-Star break (3-1, 2.48 in five starts). | | |
| Hot | 8/1/2012 10:58:00 AM |
Description: San Francisco righthander Tim Lincecum continued his strong second half with an impressive outing Monday night versus the Mets. He allowed six hits and just one run over seven frames, walking one and striking out seven. | Insight: He's still carrying an ugly 5.62 ERA for the season, but in four starts post All-Star break he's 2-1 with a 2.70. | | |
| 7/25/2012 8:08:00 PM |
Description: Giants starter Tim Lincecum came into Wednesday having thrown two straight quality starts, but he couldn't get a third against the Padres. | Insight: Lincecum (4-11, 5.88) allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings, though he did strike out eight. Amazingly enough, the former two-time Cy Young Award winner has registered a 9.98 K/9 this season, but he's also walking 4.3 batters per nine and giving up more than a hit per inning. | | |
| Hot | 7/25/2012 10:52:00 AM |
Description: Lincecum has thrown two consecutive quality starts and a Wednesday matchup against a weaker-hitting Padres lineup should provide a third. | Insight: His record is an ugly 4-10, but in his last two starts, Lincecum has gone 15 innings, yielding just two runs or 10 hits and striking out 17 batters. Its time to hop back on board the "Lincecum Express." Start him today. | | |
| 7/21/2012 3:20:00 PM |
Description: Lincecum threw his second consecutive quality start and appears to be finding his groove. He's still not reaching 95 m.p.h. on the radar gun, but apparently has figured out how to pitch with what he's got. | Insight: In his last two starts, Lincecum has gone 15 innings, yielding just two runs or 10 hits and striking out 17 batters. Its time to hop back on board the "Lincecum Express." | | |
| 7/15/2012 10:21:00 AM |
Description: Pitching to keep his spot in the Giants' rotation, Tim Lincecum threw a gem Saturday against the Astros. In eight innings, the two-time Cy Young winner held Houston scoreless while allowing just five hits. He finished the evening with a season-high 11 strikeouts. | Insight: Unfortunately Lincecum wasn't able to add to his win total as San Francisco closer Santiago Casilla blew the save in the ninth inning, forcing the Giants to rally for a 3-2 victory in extra innings. Lincecum's seesaw season continues. Despite an ugly 5.93 ERA, he still ranks eighth in the National League in strikeouts with 115. Lincecum's next scheduled start is Friday against Philadelphia. | | |
