And for a very, very long time.  It’s a team of over the hill 30 and 40-somethings who are too washed up to play anywhere else.  It’s a team of a few young guys who haven’t even produced above High-A ball.  They have two young future aces in the pitching staff, but the two are accompanied by one of the most overrated pitchers in baseball, Barry Zito, who is quickly proving that his contract is one of the worst in MLB history, if not the worst already.  Mike Hampton has nothing on him.

They’re really not in any position to compete any time soon.  The vets they have are washed up.  Bengie Molina batting CLEANUP?  That’s a joke, and everyone knows it.  They were playing a guy who hit .165 in High-A ball last year, so it’s not like any of these young guys have potential.  The offense is expectedly horrid and they have absolutely nobody to turn to in the minor leagues.  They have one of the worst systems in baseball..

My condolences to Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum.  Both of these guys are future aces and dominant starters.  The guys can’t get any damn run support.  Cain lost 16 games last year despite an ERA in the 3′s, poor guy.  I know wins aren’t everything, but my psyche would be crushed if I kept pitching gems only to have either the offense score no runs or the bullpen blow the game.  If I were them, I’d be counting the days until I could leave San Francisco.

They’re also strapped in salary, considering they’re paying Barry “6.95″ Zito over 18 million dollars, and for the next 6 years following 2008.  They have so much less room to work with just because of that.  Considering that he’s a whiner/crybaby, I doubt he’s ever going to come out of this, and the contract will be even worse years down the road.  Nice work there, Brian Sabean.

As I said before, this team has no hope.  Barely any talent on the ML roster, and the farm is barren.  The only two legit prospects they have are Angel Villalona and Madison Bumgarner, and both of them are under 20 years old and won’t reach the bigs for another 3-4 years, maybe longer.  If I was a Giants fan, I’d start wearing the paper bag right about now.

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