SFGate.com · Jul 21, 2015
Giants beat: Lincecum has hip issue
SAN DIEGO — Whether Tim Lincecum throws another pitch for the Giants, a question asked often in 2013 and again this season, gained renewed relevancy Monday with news that the two-time Cy Young Award winner has a degenerative condition in both hips.
A team official said this is not the type of injury that could end Lincecum’s career, but hips are a critical joint for pitching, and the fact that he has issues in both is concerning.
On the other hand, manager Bruce Bochy said Lincecum is expected to resume throwing in five days after returning Monday from Tennessee, where he saw hip specialist Dr. David Byrd and had cortisone shots in both hips.