Frm the Chron:


Briefly: Conor Gillaspie is here because his callup was written into his contract. That enabled the Giants to get the compensatory-round pick an extra $65,000 or so in big-league salary without going over the recommended slot on his signing bonus, which was just less than $1 million. ... Lincecum faces Randy Johnson in his next start Thursday.

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