Da Beezy

That well-paid fellow with the No. 75 on his back earned that sobriquet from me over the last two seasons. This season? Not so much. Here are BZ's Game Scores for his 7 starts:

• 4/10 34
• 4/16 35
• 4/22 70
• 4/27 50
• 5/03 76
• 5/08 55
• 5/13 43

He's thrown 41-2/3 innings with 15 walks and 29 strikeouts. That's his highest K/9 and lowest BB/9 since he's been a Giant. FanGraphs has his FIP at 3.89, which is the lowest since his 2002 Cy Young season. That also puts him (starters only) at 19th in the NL, just ahead of the LAtriner's Clayton Kershaw, and the only other Giant on the top 20 list except for #1 Tim Lincecum. Matt Cain, despite his gaudy 2.65 ERA, is 39th with a FIP of 4.89, nearly a full run above his career 3.97 value. Zito's career FIP is 4.29, despite a 3.82 career ERA.

So, what's it all mean? Beats me. Just as long as we beat the Padres.