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Break open vault for Lincecum
Break open vault for Lincecum
Lincecum's 2009 salary of $650,000 could soon be considered pocket change if he, as anticipated, breaks Ryan Howard's record salary of $10 million (for first-year, arbitration-eligible players), won in February 2008, two years after his MVP season. Arguably, two Cy Youngs trump one MVP. "As of ...
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Odds & Ends: Orioles, Lincecum, Padres
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Here are some links on an understandably slow Thanksgiving night... Baltimore GM Andy MacPhail tells Steve Melewski of MASN Sports that the Orioles are willing to offer a big contract under the right circumstances.  MacPhail points out that the club offered $140MM to Mark Teixeira as evidence that they are willing to spend.  Given their recent ...

Ryan Howard / Lincecum seeking one-year deal
FantasySP / ALL / Player News — Two-time defending National League Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum is only seeking a one-year deal via arbitration this winter, and is not looking to sign a long-term contract as of yet, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Our View: He is expected to shatter the previous arbitration salary record of $10 million set by Ryan Howard two winters ago. By not seeking a long-term deal yet, as well, he guarantees a huge 2010 salary since first years of long-term contracts generally pay less than future seasons. Read more Ryan_Howard news

Lincecum Seeking A One-Year Deal
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — With the mother of all arbitration cases set to go down this winter, Tim Lincecum and his agent Rick Thurman will pursue just a one-year deal according to John Shea of The SF Chronicle. Going year-to-year in arbitration would allow the righty to maximize his earning potential, though he'd be forgoing the security that comes along with signing a long-term ...

Lincecum seeking one-year deal
Fanball Fantasy Baseball News - Newsbreakers — ... Two-time defending National League Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum is only seeking a one-year deal via arbitration this winter, and is not looking to sign a long-term contract as of yet, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. ...

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