10-24-2013, 02:29 PM
MLB trade rumors posted a fairly interesting article on pitcher's salaries. This is what the article said about Lincecum:
Maybe 2/$35 might not be that far off for him. I think the Hunter Pence contract is way worse than Lincecum's contract.
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The model was just a year off with Lincecum, predicting $47.4MM over 2.9 years. That is equivalent to a a two-year, $32.7MM contract. The Lincecum deal is the first salary to determine how much salary inflation there is this season. His two-year, $35MM deal works out to 7% inflation. It is way too early to set an exact inflation amount, but it is something to keep an eye on.
Maybe 2/$35 might not be that far off for him. I think the Hunter Pence contract is way worse than Lincecum's contract.