Sabean Addresses Concerns (In Interview): Offensive struggles, Starting rotation

During his weekly check-in with the Razor and Mr. T on KNBR last night, Brian Sabean addressed the concerns the Giants have two weeks into the season, while also proposing an interesting possibility with the pitching staff. Offensively, the major concern he noted was the team's struggles against right-handed pitching. In fact, he's been talking about the need for a left-handed bat since the start of the season. It's possible John Bowker could be answer, thought it's too early to tell. As far as Bowker is concerned, Sabean noted that he's someone in the organization they've "had on their radar" for some time now. The GM didn't say whether they would be making a trade anytime soon for a lefty bat, only that they've "got to do something." I hear Barry's still available.

With regards to the pitching staff, Sabean was asked what the team planned to do upon Noah Lowry's return considering that both Jonathan Sanchez and Kevin Correia are making strong cases for themselves. Sabean mentioned that - considering both Barry Zito's struggles and the young age of the staff - they are toying with the idea of a six-man rotation. Frankly, I don't think this is a bad idea. Shakes things up a bit, and would mean Zito wouldn't have to always go up against a team's Number 1 Guy. You probably can't make it last the whole season, but at least maybe for a month or two.

You can hear the Brian Sabean Show every Thursday on KNBR at 5:00PM.