Jon Heyman went through and projected the contracts that the 50 top free agents will get. Once you've cleaned your monitor after spitting coffee at it -- the Jeff Samardzija contract was the one that got me -- scroll to the bottom.
50. Tim Lincecum, SP
The Giants are hoping to get him back on a non-guaranteed deal. But his doctor is predicting big things. $5M guaranteed (plus incentives).That is more than I was expecting. The note about his doctor is a reference to something Heyman reported earlier in a Baggarley-quoting article:
Nonetheless, doctors are said to have told Lincecum that he could easily be ready for next spring training if he had the surgery, and they've further suggested that he should be able to return to form.