SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants ace Tim Lincecum has asked for $21.5 million in salary arbitration and been offered $17 million.
The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner’s request Tuesday neared the record amount sought in arbitration. Houston pitcher Roger Clemens asked for $22 million in 2005.
San Francisco’s offer was the highest in arbitration history, topping the $14.25 million the New York Yankees proposed for shortstop Derek Jeter in 2001.
Lincecum, the winning pitcher in the Game 5 World Series clincher at Texas in 2010, earned $13.1 million last season and completed a two-year deal worth $23.2 million.
