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UPDATED: Giants will scout Tim Lincecum, but his return is "a longshot"

Updating from earlier quickie story with more quotes and notes. -AB

SAN FRANCISCO – In past years, the big story on the eve of Giants FanFest would be Tim Lincecum: how short he’d cut his hair, that attempted mustache crawling on his upper lip, a fresh set of spectacles.

Lincecum is no longer a Giant. He’s still the big story.

Giants executive vice president Brian Sabean said a contingent representing the club would be in attendance to watch Lincecum when the two-time Cy Young Award winner throws in an open showcase for scouts later this month.