Comments on: Lincecum Signs for $650,000 - Price Likely to Rise in 2010 http://bayareabaseball.today.com/2009/02/28/lincecum-signs-for-650000-price-likely-to-rise-in-2010/ Deep Inside the National Pastime Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:16:06 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: thetradersarena http://bayareabaseball.today.com/2009/02/28/lincecum-signs-for-650000-price-likely-to-rise-in-2010/#comment-15666 thetradersarena Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:02:59 +0000 http://bayareabaseball.today.com/2009/02/28/lincecum-signs-for-650000-price-likely-to-rise-in-2010/#comment-15666 I think your numbers are a bit off there. San Fran will definitely sign him to buy out his arbitration years no doubt but not at 18 MM per season. He should command a little more than Hamels just got. He got 3 years 20.5 MM, I would think Lincecum would garner around 4 years 40 million or so. There is no big rush to sign for the 18 MM mark because he is under team control till he is a free agent in 4 or 5 years. The big pay days typically come when you get right out of arbitration and put up the huge numbers. Tom www.thetradersarena.today.com I think your numbers are a bit off there. San Fran will definitely sign him to buy out his arbitration years no doubt but not at 18 MM per season. He should command a little more than Hamels just got. He got 3 years 20.5 MM, I would think Lincecum would garner around 4 years 40 million or so. There is no big rush to sign for the 18 MM mark because he is under team control till he is a free agent in 4 or 5 years. The big pay days typically come when you get right out of arbitration and put up the huge numbers.

Tom
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