California Notes: Lincecum, Mattingly, Cron

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Source: www.mlbtraderumors.com --- Sunday, July 14, 2013
Tim Lincecum 's recent no-hitter makes the Giants less likely to trade him, F OX Sports' Jon Morosi writes . It was far from certain that the Giants would deal Lincecum to begin with -- it's not yet clear they'll be sellers at the deadline, for one thing. But the no-hitter " is certain to galvanize Lincecum?s many supporters in San Francisco ," Morosi says. Here are more notes from the Golden State. The Dodgers ' decision not to fire Don Mattingly was " the best no-decision of the first half ," CBS Sports' Scott Miller writes . After months of speculation about Mattingly's job security, the Dodgers finished their first half by winning 17 of their last 22 games, and although they're only 47-47, they're just 2 1/2 games back of the Diamondbacks in the NL West. In first baseman C.J. Cron , he Angels have a " legitimate trade piece ," ESPN.com's Jim Bowden tweets . He also describes Cron as a " future middle of the order impact bat ," which may be a stretch at this stage -- Cron is already 23 and is hitting .287/.332/.440 at Double-A Arkansas, which is decent but hardly revelatory. There's little doubt, however, that many organizations would love to take a chance on Cron, who was the No. 17 overall pick in the 2011 Draft. Cron is currently blocked by Albert Pujols and Mark Trumbo at first base and designated hitter. But Cron, who played catcher in college before suffering a shoulder injury, feels he could handle the position at the b ...

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