Bochy announces Rowand on roster. Looks like no Zito

Bruce Bochy met with the media today as a prelude to tomorrow's game 1.  Although, the San Francisco Giants have not officially announced their 25-man roster for the first round Bochy did discuss the starting pitchers and the status of Aaron Rowand.

Bochy has confirmed that Aaron Rowand will be on the active roster.  This is not a surprise based on his numbers against some of the Braves starting pitching.

Derek Lowe: 11 for 23, 2 RBI's, 3 BB, 1 K, .478 BA, .556 OBP
Tommy Hanson: 0 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 K, .000 BA, .250 OBP
Tim Hudson: 8 for 21, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K, .381 BA, .458 OBP


The starting rotation will be Tim Lincecum for game one, Matt Cain for game two, and Jonathan Sanchez for game three.  The game four pitcher will depend on where the series is at.  If the Giants are leading 2-1 it is likely rookie pitcher Madison Bumgarner will get the start.  However, if they are down 2-1 then Bochy will probably bring Tim Lincecum back on short rest.

As expected Barry Zito will not be in the starting rotation and it seems that he might not be on the postseason roster. I bet it is hard for the Giants to swallow paying a guy $18.5 million and for him not to play a game in the postseason.

At least we know that Bochy is making decisions that are based on whomever gives the Giants the best chance to win.