SAN FRANCISCO — Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum is asking for a record $13 million in salary arbitration, while the San Francisco Giants are offering their ace $8 million.
The sides exchanged numbers Tuesday, shortly after Lincecum agreed to pay $513 to resolve marijuana charges against him in Washington state.
If Lincecum and the Giants don't settle, an arbitration panel will hold a hearing next month and pick one of the salaries. No player has ever gotten more than $10 million in salary arbitration.
Lincecum is 33-12 over the past two seasons. He was a bargain at $650,000 last year. His is eligible for arbitration for the first time as a so-called "Super 2" — a player in the top 17 percent of service time between two and three seasons.