His repertoire includes a two-seam fastball that reaches into the mid-nineties, a changeup he grips like a splitter, a curveball notable for its sharp breaking action, and a slider. He also has a four-seam fastball, but rarely uses it.

Lincecum throws a fastball in the low-90s that can sometimes reach 95-97 MPH. This pitch has little lateral movement, due to his overhand delivery and the speed at which the pitch is thrown. He also has a big breaking curveball that is thrown at about 80 MPH. Lincecum uses a changeup that he grips similar to a splitter to offset his top two pitches and keep batters off-balance. His changeup appears similar to his fastball for the first 30 feet, but then breaks down and in toward a right-handed batter as it approaches the plate, with a good 10+ MPH velocity difference from his fastball.[52] The majority of his strike outs are recorded with this pitch. He has recently added a cut fastball which breaks down and in against left-handers. With his power fastball and strong secondary pitches, he has quickly established himself as one of the top pitchers in the game. [53]

Speaking of balls...Shankbone's six-month "ban" ended earlier this week, but he has yet to return to WP.

Aaaggghhh! Don't say anything! He'll come back! You'll curse us all!

Assuming he stayed away - he was always conflicted over whether he wanted to be part of it - I'd hope that he's gained some perspective. Away from the cult, ex-members often get to realise that they've been had. He had that misguided sincerity - he truly believed he was doing great things. Hopefully, he has a bit more perspective now and has focused his energies more appropriately.