but Lowry and maybe a reliever would be a great choice. That is providing the Noah comes back and pitches as well as he did last year. We could then package him with Chulk for some prospects.

I am very happy with the way our team has exceeded expectations so far, and it is clearly the pitching staff that is the primary reason for this. Sanchez has been a huge part of that, and at this point we are seeing that he has great upside. We are 2-3 bats away from post season contention, and once in the post season it has been shown that having 2-3 dominant starters is the key to winning. Look at the Marlins, White Sox, Red Sox and Tigers as recent examples.

It’s one thing when an old veteran shows something, it makes you think you should unload him while the price is high, but this kid looks like a star in the making. Are you going to trade him and have him haunt you for the next decade?? The only way I trade him is if they start getting offers for him like they got for Lincecum this past offseason.

Depends on what we can get for him, tbh.

IMO, it’d sort of depend on what happens with Lowry and how much higher Sanchez’s value could get. I’d much rather deal Lowry because I don’t have much faith in his abilities anymore.

Would Anaheim part with Brandon Wood? Seems like he sort of needs a change of scenery.

This is nitpicky and annoying, but Harang has 1 more strikeout than Lincecum and Sanchez. Yeah, he has one more start, but it’s just not accurate to say they’re leading the league in strikeouts. If you want to show how awesome they are, just use K/9. Sanchez is first in MLB at 11.57 and Lincecum is 2nd at 11.05. That is awesome. No one else is in double digits and Harang is down at 16th with 7.87 K/9.

/annoyingness

SF would not be “selling him high” if the Giants were to trade Sanchez now. Let him grow. There will be some growing pains. Let him blossom. He will blossom into a top of the rotation starter that will give his team a chance for victory. Sanchez is finally where he belongs. Just ask him. As he always envisioned himself. A starting pitcher.

Having three outstanding starters in your rotation ‘tis a thing devoutly to be wished. The kind of hitter I’d want in return just isn’t going to be traded away by another team, so I say we keep Sanchez and acquire hitters another way. Say, like, drafting them.

I have to admit that it looks like I was completely wrong about Sanchez. I always kind of saw him as a “great arm” who would never put it all together. He had command problems and lacked a breaking ball.

Now, he’s not even using his change up, and he’s still dominating with a fastball and breaking ball. It’s been fun to watch.

From my understanding, Sanchez has always been this good—he simply needed a chance to display it. Last year, he was thrown into too many different roles and was not given an opportunity to show what he could do. Now he has shown what he is capable of, and if he remains as a starting pitcher, then he should remain a Giant.

We badly need to keep all of Cain/Lincecum/Sanchez (and hope they stay healthy and aweseom) becuase we have to counter balance the Zito contract.

Giants starters are pretty good, but not that deep – we may have already lost Correria for a while.

We trade can probably trade Sanchez for (a) AAA/Rookie hitting prospect – assuming he plays 3b/1b/ss he will slot right in. But then we have to replace Sanchez in the rotation… so it kind of washes. We might be able to get a few A/AA guys for him… but then the certainty is lower.

Obviously, if the deal is right (2-3 uberprospects) you take it.

What this team needs is Major League Ballplayers. 25 of them. We have about 5 legit pros right now and potentially four to six more. You dump great talent when you have too much of it.

BTW – If Sanchez pitches like he did last night consistently we should trade Lowry and his ML leading walks and declining peripherals (and injuries) instead of Sanchez.

Even if Correia didn’t get injured, I’d say keep for now. Our starting pitching has been pretty solid, particularly the three in the middle. What’s crazy is, I’ve never been fond of Sanchez as a starter, I thought he seemed better suited for bullpen work. The the Good Lord in Heaven above, he’s proving me wrong! So if you’re going to sell him, it would definitely have to be for an overwhelming offer. It would definitely have to be a sell very high scenario, otherwise it’s just not worth it.

I don’t think there’s any reason to trade him just because we have three good starting pitchers and need some hitters. I mean, if we get good value for him, then fine, but I don’t think that, at this stage, we need to worry about balancing out the team’s talent. We just need talent—period.