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With the recent trend, should we do it too?

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With Evan Longoria signing a 7yr $17.5 million deal with the Rays after only his 6th game, one question has surfaced in the discussion of this topic: Should the Giants ink Tim Lincecum to a long term deal now?

Well, Lincecum is in his second season with the Giants with the statistical line of:

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO
Career 9 5 3.83 27 26 0 0 0 0 162.1 139 74 69 12 71 172

Not too bad, ehh? Yeah, Lincecum has been pretty impressive since first debuting last year. But is it really the best move to lock up Tim Lincecum right now?

Now look at how the Giants handled Matt Cain and Noah Lowry: Cain * Debuted Aug. 29, 2005 * Signed his contract in March 2007 * Contract- 4yrs/$9M, plus $6.25M 2011 club option Lowry * Debuted Sept. 5, 2003 * Signed his contract in April 2006 * 4 years/$9.25M, plus $6.25M 2010 club option Lowry signed his contract a little over two years after his debut, while Cain inked his after his first full season. Both sides of the argument debating signing Timmy to a long term deal have there focus points; i.e. some people believe that Lincecum's mechanics are a cause for health concerns in his career or, on the otherside, he is (along with Cain) the face of the franchise.

What do you think? Should the Giants lock up Lincecum long term this season? Why? What should the length and salary be?

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