Giants make Cain MLB's richest righty

Giants make Cain MLB's richest righty

Matt Cain throws 7-2/3 scoreless innings as the Giants roll to a 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers.

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Matt Cain has a career 3.35 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP in seven seasons in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO Matt Cain and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $ 127.5 million, six-year contract, the largest deal for a right-handed pitcher in baseball history.

The agreement, announced Monday, adds $ 112.5 million over five years to the $ 15 million salary for 2012 that was remaining in his pr evious deal. Cain gets a $ 5 million signing bonus as part of the new contract and $ 20 million annually from 2013-17. The deal includes a $ 21 million option for 2018 with a $ 7.5 million buyout that, if exercised, would raise the total to $ 141 million over seven seasons.

Among pitchers, only the Yankees CC Sabathia and the Mets Johan Santana, both left-handers, agreed to larger contracts.

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