lincecum is the man

Lincecum is definately the best player in the NL. If you were to throw numbers aside and just look at the talent of pitchers and which ones truly dominate the strike zone and opposing batters, Lincecum would no doubtedly be the pitcher who impresses you the most. He is able to face the best hitters and make them look silly. But, as you also look at the numbers, Lincecum appears even more impressive. Although Lincecum only collected 15 wins (which is still high), while the league leader was at 19 wins, the Giants were the 26th best hitting club out of the thirty in the major league. Furthermore, Lincecum had an ERA of 2.48 WHIP of 1.05 and strike out count of 261, which are 3rd, 4th, and 2nd in the league respectively. Those are excellent numbers. Try and make a case for any other pitcher. Carpenter? He has over 100 strikeouts less and is ranked 46th in the league in that category. Wainwright? He has a higher WHIP, ERA, and less strike outs. Santana? Haren? Cain? Cliff Lee? They all fall behind Lincecum in the three main categories. You can try to build an argument around any other player in the national league, but maybe bringing up that the player may have more heat on the fastball, or more wins because they have better batters, but when you look at all the numbers, and the way that Lincecum dominates, you realize that there is no other comparison between him and the other NL pitchers