"Should He Stay or Should He Go?"

 I'm confused.  No, not about this whole blogging concept which is quite new to me.  I'm confused about my favorite Giants' lefty Jonathan Sanchez (just kidding of course).  Is he going to ultimately remain a starter?  Can he someday harness his control?  Is he better suited as a reliever?  Does he still have any trade value with only a month to go before the trade deadline?  

 As a starting pitcher, Sanchez, at times, can be dominate.  However, I would better define him as terribly inconsistent with a tremendous upside.  I've seen him go through a team's line-up with ease over the first few innings, and then suddenly "lose it" in the middle innings. Harnessing that "stuff" and having it translate into wins seems a baffling formula for the Giants.  What will it take to light a fire under this kid's butt?  We just may have stumbled upon an answer in Milwaukee over the weekend.

 Sunday was the first time this season that a sixth starting pitcher took a turn in the rotation.  Ryan Sadowski looked poised, and tossed six solid innings, reminding me of a young-looking John Burkett.  He got the win, allowing only four hits and three walks while striking out two.  Yes he got the run support as the team avoided a sweep, but the question I kept asking myself  - "What does this mean for Sanchez?"  Well, if anyone hung around for the very end of a 7-to-0 victory, they saw the lefty enter the game as a reliever in the 9th inning and just blaze guys.  The line on Sanchez:  One inning pitched, no hits, NO WALKS, and three strikeouts!  Yes, dominant!  Is his future in the bullpen?  Would it be better to limit his pitch count before he gets into trouble?

 Despite all of this uncertainly,  Sanchez has long been considered a tradable commodity.  However, it seems like he pitched himself right off the map with a 2-and-8 record and an ERA well over five to date.  Clearly the team is losing patience, but does that mean that other GM's around baseball are losing patience too?  Will another team looking to sell a big bat consider Sanchez as a potential starter or maybe a dominant reliever?  Will the next several weeks serve as an open audition for "San-che" out of the pen?  

 I would love to see the Giants acquire another bat, but for what?  If Sanchez, or perhaps Merkin Valdez are not considered trade bait, I hope the team doesn't have to part with one of its real gems in the farm system.  But remember prior to the start of the 2008 season when the big rumor was Matt Cain or Tim Lincecum to Toronto for Outfielder Alex Rios?  Aren't we all glad that didn't happen?  Look at the Cainer now???  Look at what Timmy did last year winning the Cy Young?  Are the Giants really going to hold out hope that Sanchez will materialize into an ace, or trade him for something?  Let's all keep in mind that RIGHT NOW, this team is actually in the hunt for a wild card, and look to be BUYERS at the trade deadline.  How cool is that?