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Giants Do My Bidding

And sign Brad Penny to a pro-rated contract worth around $75K. I guess this answers the question of who will start on Wednesday after Lincecum got pushed back a start. Ignoring the Dodger Stinkā„¢ for a second, Penny is a nice rotation upgrade at a bottom dollar price. He’ll slot in behind Sanchez right now as the 5th starter. With Penny the Giants get a strike-thrower that pumps fastballs. In 2008, 72.4% of all Penny’s pitches were fastballs. That’s a lot for a non-sinker pitcher.

Overall, I outlined why I liked Penny in the post below this one, but it’s a nice move by the Giants to shape up their rotation a little as they make an improbable run for the Wild Card. Good move.

5 Comments

  1. zetsuboushita says:

    Even limbless, blind, lobotomized squirrels find acorns once in a while.

  2. marcello says:

    You know the Giants thought process went like this:

    Brad Penny is available? The guy who won 16 games twice a few years ago? Let’s get him.

  3. speedforthewin says:

    The good part about this move is that when Martinez is eligible to return from Fresno, he can fortify the bullpen as a long reliever. If he proves capable in that role, miller can be freed up to be used in other situations.

  4. Natto says:

    Like taking out the trash.

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