Clemens asks for record $22 million

　　Astros offer $13.5 million; pitcher still hasn’t decided if he’ll return

　　Roger Clemens won his seventh Cy Young Award after pitching for the Houston Astros last season.
The Associated Press

　　The Rocket, who helped lead the Astros within one win of their first World Series appearance, still has not decided whether to pitch this year or retire.

　　Until now, the highest figure ever submitted for arbitration was $18.5 million in 2001 by New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who then agreed to a $189 million, 10-year deal.

　　The highest salary ever earned by a pitcher in a single season was $17.5 million, last year by Boston’s Pedro Martinez.