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Giants sign LHP Madison Bumgarner through 2017 - Yahoo! Sports
Madison Bumgarner had no intentions of waiting for free agency.
The quiet left-hander with a loud fastball and a dominating presence on the mound has risen rapidly through the ranks for the San Francisco Giants. No reason to put off a pay raise, either.
Bumgarner and the Giants agreed to a new $35.56 million, six-year contract through the 2017 season Monday, locking up the lefty through arbitration and his first year of free agency.
''Now I can go out there and just pitch,'' he said. ''It kind of took the weight off my shoulders.''
The deal includes $560,000 in base salary this season, $35 million in new money over the next five years and $12 million options for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The options can escalate to $14 million if he finishes in the top three for the NL Cy Young Award or $16 million if he wins the honor, said his agent, Tom Little.
The move keeps San Francisco's top three starters - Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Bumgarner - under contract at least through next season.
The quiet left-hander with a loud fastball and a dominating presence on the mound has risen rapidly through the ranks for the San Francisco Giants. No reason to put off a pay raise, either.
Bumgarner and the Giants agreed to a new $35.56 million, six-year contract through the 2017 season Monday, locking up the lefty through arbitration and his first year of free agency.
''Now I can go out there and just pitch,'' he said. ''It kind of took the weight off my shoulders.''
The deal includes $560,000 in base salary this season, $35 million in new money over the next five years and $12 million options for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The options can escalate to $14 million if he finishes in the top three for the NL Cy Young Award or $16 million if he wins the honor, said his agent, Tom Little.
The move keeps San Francisco's top three starters - Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Bumgarner - under contract at least through next season.
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