SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Tim Lincecum is prepared to hear some harsh criticism in an arbitration hearing with the San Francisco Giants - perhaps even delving into his offseason pot bust.
The two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner is asking for a record $13 million, while the Giants offered $8 million when the sides exchanged numbers last month.
"The business side is what we're scraping at right now," Lincecum said Friday, appearing at AT&T Park ahead of Saturday's FanFest. "Going to arbitration, everybody knows what can happen and the feelings that can get hurt. I'm just trying to keep an open mind. If anybody knows my flaws, I do. If they're going to point them out and that has to happen, then whatever. I know I've got to get better. I don't feel like my feelings are hurt." (MORE)