Lincecum and 127 other MLB PLayers file for arbitration
Tim Lincecum leads the list of 128 players to file for arbitration. The young Giants right-hander, who has won the last two NL Cy Young Awards, headed a talent-packed roster of filers that includes Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon, Seattle ace Felix Hernandez and Tigers righty Justin Verlander, plus the Rays core of B.J. Upton, Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett and J.P. Howell, Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton and breakout 2009 ace Scott Feldman, and Rockies closer Huston Street.
These players and their clubs will exchange figures Tuesday, and hearings begin on Feb. 1 for those cases not settled before then. Naturally, the players and clubs can agree to contracts before their cases come to arbitration hearings. The figure-exchanging process often accelerates the negotiating.
