Monster Offer To Lincecum

[Pugz]

Giants ace Tim Lincecum asked for $21.5M in salary arbitration Tuesday and was offered $17M by the club, according to an ESPN.com report.

The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner's request neared the record amount sought in arbitration. Houston pitcher Roger Clemens asked for $22M in 2005.

San Francisco's offer was the highest in arbitration history, topping the $14.25M the New York Yankees proposed for Derek Jeter in 2001.

Via ESPN.com

 

[Mexi]

lmao i hope he gets what he;s asking for

he really wants to the FA market. no need to sign long term yet and might as well go for gold with the 21.5M he's asking for

 

[NCSportsfan21]

He's going to hit the open market and score 200M.

 

[Barcode]

He's going to hit the open market and score 200M.

As soon as the ink is dry, a team will regret it too.

 

[cruzg24]

This is a FA signing which the Mets would do. Tims gonna get paid big time and I dont blame him, he has a near spotless record of achievements.

 

[playmaker7]

Holy fuck...

Giants please lock this dude up tho

 

[.infamous]

Damn lol. Timmy wants that money.

 

[Pugz]

The Giants appear to be focusing on short-term deals with Tim Lincecum after he rebuffed an offer of at least $100 million over five years.

Lincecum, who has gone year-to-year so far, seems more likely to wind up with a two-year deal now rather than sign a contract into his free-agent years.

It is thought that Lincecum seeks a deal for seven or eight years but would be content to do a one- or two-year contract if no megadeal can be accomplished.

He is believed to have countered San Francisco's five-year, $100 million offer with a much higher deal.

Via Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

It has been reported that the Giants have offered Tim Lincecum a contract worth more than $100 million, but they appear more likely to lockup Matt Cain with a long-term contract.

Team officials are only saying that talks are "ongoing" with Cain, but there is said to be a fair amount of optimism they can keep him on a longterm deal for under $20 million a year.

Via Jon Heyman/CBS Sports