Lincecum reportedly close to deal with Angels

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Tim Lincecum, who recently auditioned for teams to show he is healthy, is close to a deal with the Los Angeles Angels, according to multiple reports.

Lincecum spent nine seasons with the San Francisco Giants but has not pitched in the majors since last June.

Yahoo! Sports reported that the Chicago White Sox and Giants were two of the last teams to not make the cut.

The Angels have the direst need for a starting pitcher. Ace Garrett Richards was recently lost to a torn ligament in his pitching elbow. Tyler Skaggs is recovering from Tommy John surgery, and C.J. Wilson is on the comeback trail from having bone spurs removed from his pitching elbow. Left-hander Andrew Heaney …

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