The hot button for today is Tim Lincecum's arbitration. Sabes says it's probably headed to a hearing, which some people think is tantamount to pissing on Lincecum's doormat and setting it on fire. Of all the reportage in the last 24 hours, Andy Baggarly (no surprise) rings in with the smartest take on the situation.
My take: Lincecum's agent no doubt sees the King Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander contracts (both about 5 years, $80 M) and wants the same or more for his client. But with Lincecum set to make at least $8 M and more likely $13 M in 2010, the Giants can wait a year, knowing their ace will have a record-breaking contract in his back pocket, no matter what. There's no rush to work out an extension, no matter how loud Lincecum's agent bangs the drum for one.
