Scout says Lincecum “is done”
Posted By Jeff Fletcher on August 30, 2010 3:38 pm
Much as I hate linking to CBSSports.com, which is a direct competitor of FanHouse, I’ve got to bring this quote to you, from my pal Scott Miller’s column. Miller asked a scout about Tim Lincecum, and here’s what he heard.
“Lincecum is done. I think he’s finished. He used to sit at 92, 93 [mph with his fastball] and then hop it up to 96, 97. Now, he sits at 89, 90 and when he reaches back, it’s 96, 97. And the problem is, his offspeed stuff isn’t effective enough to compensate.”
That’s pretty harsh. The people I talk to seem to have some concerns about Lincecum, but no one has gone that far. Anyway, there ya go.
what a douche! Seems like he is only writing that just so they can garner a few more hits to their page with a sensationalistic headline. I don’t think you can go from Cy Young to done in less than a year without a major injury…I’m confident he can put it together before the year is done.
Wonder if the anonymous scout still feels that way? TL doesn’t appear to be done , now.