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Baseball Notes: Report: Lincecum gets deal on drug count
San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, the Columbian in Vancouver, Wash., reported in yesterday's issue.
The charge stemmed from a traffic stop last Sunday in which a Washington State Patrol trooper said the 2008 Cy Young Award winner was doing 74 m.p.h. in a 60-m.p.h. zone on Interstate 5, a few miles north of Vancouver.
The Clark County deputy prosecutor Grant Hansen said Friday that his office is willing to dismiss a misdemeanor charge of possessing 3.3 grams of marijuana. Lincecum would pay a $250 fine for possessing a marijuana pipe.
Twins. Minnesota picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.
Cuddyer hit a career-high 32 home runs to lead the team. He also had 94 RBIs and was sixth in the American League with 73 extra-base hits.
When slugger Justin Morneau went out with a back injury in September, Cuddyer moved from right field to first base. He hit .352 with seven homers and 22 RBIs in the next 19 games as the Twins leapfrogged the Tigers and won the AL Central title.
Meanwhile, Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency, as did Mets reliever J.J. Putz, who was bought out by New York on Friday.
Nationals. Washington declined its $10 million option on outfielder Austin Kearns and is paying a $1 million buyout, presumably ending his disappointing tenure with the Nats.
The 29-year-old Kearns hit only .195 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 174 at-bats this season, when he was hampered by a thumb problem. Elbow and foot injuries limited Kearns to 86 games in 2008, when he batted .217 with seven homers and 32 RBIs.
In 2007, his only full season in Washington, Kearns hit .266 with 16 homers and 74 RBIs.
He joined the Nationals in a midseason trade with the Reds in 2006, and on Feb. 1, 2007, the Nationals announced a three-year deal that paid Kearns $17.5 million, including the buyout.
Braves. Righthander Scott Proctor, 32, signed a minor-league contract with Atlanta after missing last season recovering from elbow surgery.
He has pitched five years in the majors with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began experiencing elbow pain in 2008, causing him to miss 63 games, and underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery this past May 12.
