Jeremy Affeldt

rth a shot -- he certainly won't cost very much (he's still being paid big money by the Rays). Jeremy Affeldt, who avoided the DL with a tweaked hamstring, will hopefully be available to p

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gio Romo, Dan Runzler, Waldis Joaquin, and even Joe Martinez can fill the void; bridging the gap to Jeremy Affeldt and closer Brian Wilson. We'll see how things shake out in spring training. There's about a half dozen other bullpen candidates, including one-time short stop Tony Pena, Jr.   So, one more time, let's view what the opening day line-up should look like (with the assumption that Aaron Rowand will lead-off): CF Rowand2B Sanchez3B Sandoval1B Huff LF De RosaC  MOLINASS RenteriaRF SchierholtzSP Lincecum  I would say pretty solid, but is there another potential right fielder out there with more experience? Is the team willing to spend any more money? I would say probably not because they still have to sign Lincecum who has asked for $13-million in salary arbitration for 2010 -- the Giants are offering only $8-million. He'll get at least ten, and probably closer to twelve. Regardless of Timmy's final number, that will boost the team payroll somewhere around 100-million-dollars, and that includes about five-million in deferred money to Barry Bonds.  So, although it would be nice to add an Eric Byrnes (Bay Area kid for probably for not much money), Xavier Nady (former Cal Bear, most recently with the Yankees), or Jermaine Dye (Sacramento kid and one-time Oakland Athletic), it just doesn't appear financially feasible. I believe it was me last season who said that Schierholtz deserves an extended look to prove himself. Now that Randy Winn is gone, it appears the time is now for Nate to play everyday in right field for the Giants. There is some young depth for the outfield as well with Andres Torres, Eugenio Velez, John Bowker, and (I would say very reluctantly) Fred Lewis.  

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 Jeremy Affeldt and Brian Wilson had all-star-caliber seasons. Sergio Romo and Dan Runzler have stepped in to prove they fit into the 2010 equasion. Brandon Medders and Justin Miller deser

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r, meanwhile, has already proven to be a valuable bull pen addition as an extra lefty to compliment Jeremy Affeldt.

  Barry Zito is earning his keep with yet another strong outing:  7IP, 5H, 2ER, 1BB, AND NINE K'S!  The curve ball looks as sharp as Zito's best when he was with the A's with Hudson and Mulder.  Since the end of May, Zito has gong a respectable 9-and-6 after starting the season 1-and-6.  Last year, Zito started the season 0-and-8, but finished at 10-and-17. Zito's ERA, which had balooned to 5.01 back on July 12th, has since been widdled down to 3.94.  

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 That was more than enough for Lincecum and the bull pen - Jeremy Affeldt and Bobby Howry allowed just one walk between them over the last two innings.  Juan Uribe and Travis Ishikawa carried over the good vibes from Sunday with two hits apiece Monday.

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bsp;We knew the starting pitching was going to be good, but the bullpen has REALLY been good!  Jeremy Affeldt tossed two more scoreless innings last night (no runs allowed since early May)

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