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Lincecum files for $13 million in arbitration
By Micah Warren on Jan 20, 2010 in Baseball
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum has filed for $13 million in arbitration, according to SI.com’s Jon Heyman. The Giants submitted a paltry, are-you-actually-serious $8 million on their end. We understand that arbitration is a negotiation process, but are you kidding? $8 million for a kid coming off back-to-back Cy Young Awards?
Some speculated that Lincecum could fetch near $20 million and he’d be worth it. We think $13 million would be a great price for the Giants to spend on this stud. Regardless it looks like Lincecum will break Ryan Howard’s $10 million first-year arbitration record.
We can’t imagine the Giants putting up too much of a fight here. Pay the man and move on.
