MySpace co-founder offers to pay for Giants to keep Lincecum

Giants' pitcher Tim Lincecum takes the field for morning workouts at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona on Sunday Feb. 23, 2014. Giants' pitcher Tim Lincecum takes the field for morning workouts at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona on Sunday Feb. 23, 2014. Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Buy photo Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 80 Caption Close MySpace co-founder offers to pay for Giants to keep Lincecum 1 / 80 Back to Gallery

Tim Lincecum has a lot of fans, but few with deeper pockets than Tom Anderson, that guy who was your first friend on MySpace.

Anderson, who co-founded MySpace and later sold the company to News Corp for $580 million, is currently retired and apparently worried that Lincecum won't be with the San Francisco Giants next season. So worried that he's willing to use some of that sweet MySpace money to retain Timmy:

Lincecum underwent hip surgery in September and is hoping to put on a pitching showcase in early February to audition his services for major league teams. Since he last pitched for the Giants on June 27, the team has signed Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija so space is looking tight in the pitching rotation.

Along with being a would-be Lincecum benefactor, Anderson has been traveling the world as a professional photographer since retiring. His snaps are really lovely, if you're into travel photography.