Forget about the Red Sox trading for Tim Lincecum . Asked whether the San Francisco Giants would consider dealing their down-on-his-luck ace, general manager Brian Sabean didn’t equivocate. “I don’t see how we could cover the loss of him at this point,” Sabean said. “What he did in the postseason, even though it was as a reliever, it’s going to bode well for him and the organization next year. He’s going to be in our rotation next year.” Lincecum notched a career-worst 5.18 ERA, wound up in the bullpen during the playoffs and is eligible for free agency after next season. But the World Series champs nevertheless have determined that he’s still too important to a deep rotation that includes Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Ryan Vogelsong and Barry Zito.