[If] the Giants had waited an extra 10 days before calling [Lincecum] up in 2007, he would not have...
[If] the Giants had waited an extra 10 days before calling [Lincecum] up in 2007, he would not have accrued enough service time to qualify as a "Super Two" player for arbitration.
D.J. Short of Circling the Bases, commenting on the likelihood that Tim Lincecum will best Ryan Howard's record $10MM arbitration-awarded salary. And this is why Carlos Santana is not going to break camp on the 25-man.