30-year old righty reliever Chad Gaudin has been outstanding for the Giants so far this year.  He has pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Giants so far this year and he is 0-1 with a 1.47 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP.  Gaudin has only given up 13 hits and 6 walks while whiffing 19 batters in his first 18 1/3 innings in 2013, which is very impressive.  Gaudin has now pitched in 324 games (75 starts) in his first 11 years in the majors and he is 40-43 with 2 saves, a 4.55 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP.  The Giants hope that Gaudin keeps up the good work as he is pitching the best baseball of his major league career right now.

28-year old righty starting pitcher Tim Lincecum’s 2012 season was an utter disaster.  He pitched in 33 games (all starts) last year for the Giants and he was 10-15 with a 5.18 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP.  But, he has been pretty solid so far this year despite being more than a little wild.  Lincecum has started 5 games for the Giants so far this year and he is 2-1 with a 3.64 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP.  He has only given up 23 hits and he has whiffed 32 batters in his first 29 2/3 innings this year, but he has also whiffed 17 batters which is way too many.  If Lincecum can tighten up his control a little bit, he could have a big year for the Giants in 2013.

30-year old righty reliever Sergio Romo is the Giants’ full-time closer for the first time at the start of a season in 2013.  He has pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Giants so far this year and he is 0-1 with 8 saves, a 2.00 ERA and a 0.67 WHIP.  He has only given up 6 hits and he has yet to walk a batter while whiffing 13 batters in his first 9 innings pitched….as he has been razor sharp so far this year.  Romo has now pitched in 286 games (0 starts) in his first six years with the Giants and he is 20-10 with 25 saves, a 2.19 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP.

The starting rotation for the San Francisco Giants has been amazing so far this year.  23-year old lefty Madison Bumgarner (1-0, 0.00 ERA and a 0.25 WHIP), 34-year old lefty Barry Zito (1-0, 0.00 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP), 28-year old righty Matt Cain (0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP) and 28-year old righty Tim Lincecum (1-0, 0.00 ERA and a 2.00 WHIP) have been virtually unhittable so far this year for the Giants.  They are a combined 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP so far this year.  The Giants hope that their rotation keeps up the good work as it is the strength of the team in 2013.

29-year old righty reliever Sergio Romo was solid both as a set-up man and closer for the Giants in 2012. He has pitched in 69 games (0 starts) for the Giants so far this year and he is 4-2 with 14 saves, a 1.79 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. Romo has now pitched in 276 games (0 starts) in his first five years with the Giants and he is 20-9 with 17 saves, a 2.20 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. Romo has only given up 158 hits and 48 walks so far in his career while whiffing 277 batters in his first 233 1/3 innings for the Giants, which are eye popping numbers.

28-year old righty starting pitcher Tim Lincecum is starting to get his act together and it couldn’t have come at a better time for the Giants….as they are trying to hold off the Dodgers in the N.L. West. In his last 8 starts, Lincecum is 4-3 with a 3.10 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. He has now pitched in 26 games (all starts) for the Giants this year and he is 7-13 with a 5.30 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. Lincecum leads the majors in losses with 13 of them, but all will be forgiven if he pitches well the rest of the season.

35-year old righty starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong came out of nowhere for success with the Giants in 2011. He pitched in 30 games (28 starts) for the Giants in 2011 and he was 13-7 with a 2.71 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. Vogelsong is proving this year that his success of last year was not a fluke. He has pitched in 19 games (all starts) for the Giants so far this year and he is 8-5 with a N.L. leading 2.22 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Vogelsong has now pitched in 169 games (80 starts) in his first 8 years in the majors and he is 31-34 with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. He has repaid the Giants handsomely for giving him another shot at the majors after failing so many times.

27-year old righty reliever George Kontos has been off to a solid start this year for the San Francisco Giants. Kontos has pitched in 18 games (0 starts) for the Giants so far this year and he is 0-0 with a 2.21 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. He has given up 20 hits and 2 walks in his first 20 1/3 innings this year while whiffing 21 batters. He has now pitched in 25 games (0 starts) in his first two years in the majors and he is 0-0 with a 2.39 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. The Giants hope that Kontos keeps up the good work.

27-year old righty starting pitcher Matt Cain has taken over the Giants’ ace role once held by Tim Lincecum. Cain has pitched in 18 games (all starts) for the Giants so far this year and he is 10-3 with a 2.56 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. He has given up 96 hits and walked 25 batters in his first 126 2/3 innings so far this year while whiffing 124 batters, and those are some pretty darn impressive numbers. If he keeps pitching this well, he is going to make a very serious run at the Cy Young Award in the N.L. this year. Cain has now pitched in 222 games (221 starts) in his first 8 years in the majors and he is 79-76 with a 3.28 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP.

29-year old righty reliever Sergio Romo has been really nasty so far this year for the Giants. He has pitched in 31 games (0 starts) for the Giants so far this year and he is 2-1 with 5 saves, a 0.72 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP. He has only given up 11 hits and 7 walks in 25 innings this year while whiffing 30 batters, and those are damn good numbers. Romo has now pitched in 238 games (0 starts) in his five years with the Giants and he is 18-8 with 8 saves, a 2.13 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP. There is no reason to think that Romo is going to slow down any time soon.