Spoke to Brian Sabean the other day about all things Giant. Here is what he said about Barry Zito. I'll link to my full column later in the day.

Cohn: What are you looking for from Barry Zito?

Sabean: Our hope is that with (Tim) Lincecum and adding Johnson and having Sanchez as a fifth starter, Zito can be one of the guys and not think of himself as the No. 1 or the No. 2 starter. As that pitching staff developed in Oakland he was one of the guys. In fairness to Zito and (Matt) Cain the runs scored for them were horrific the last two years. Everybody is optimistic Zito will have a better start. He doesn't traditionally have a strong first half. That's got to change. In his offseason conditioning he and Wilson worked together. He feels better about his arm strength vs. the last two years. To read my column on Sabean's thoughts on the Giants click here.