Zack Grienke

[bcbhockey68]

Is he this years Tim Lincecum?

[Rollotommasi]

Is he this years Tim Lincecum?

what do you mean ?

this is the 6th year in the Majors for Greinke

[bcbhockey68]

A somewhat young pitcher to breakout, plus he had mental issues that took time away.

[mac-unit]

It's April. And Grienke has had good years before, but he has had a bad month or 2. Last year he still put up a 3.47 ERA in the AL with 187 Ks in 202.1 IP. You don't have to win the Cy Young award to break out. Grienke is an entirely different situation then Lince.

[bcbhockey68]

Ok but he is still going to be one of the best young pitchers in the game in the coming years, am I right?

[mac-unit]

I agree with you there.

[activechamp2006]

Ok but he is still going to be one of the best young pitchers in the game in the coming years, am I right?

I can see the comparison if you're looking at it in the sense of putting up a cy young season for one of the worst teams in the league. But if you're to compare track records then no. Greinke already had a breakout season last year and is just building on that. So it would not be surprising in the least bit to see him win 15-17 games and strikeout over 200 batters, with improved ratios. Maybe even competing for the cy young.

[bcbhockey68]

In my keeper league I had the perfect chance to get him for my Pedroia, Hawpe, and Iannetta for his Adam Jones, Greinke, and Jose Lopez and it freaking got vetoed. So ridiculous!!!

[BJSFAN123]

I wouldn't be surprised if he wins the AL Cy Young,

[marc1313]

wow bcb: pretty ridiculous that your trade got vetoed. as to the OP's question, I sure as hell hope so, but let's wait for him to complete a greater body of work before we call him this year's lincecum. i can't wait to see him pitch in person, when the royals come to anaheim in a couple of weeks.