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    Predict the FA contest

    I will be willing to run this, but here are the rules

    Each correct pick will be 5 points
    Each correct money dollars/years will be 10 points
    You can edit your bids up until FA has started.



    Players

    OF: Manny Rameriz
    OF: Ken Griffey Jr.
    1B: Mark Texiera
    2B: Jeff Kent
    OF: Pat Burrell
    OF: Manny Rameriz
    OF: Adam Dunn
    SP: Ben Sheets
    SP: CC Sabathia
    SP: Derek Lowe
    SP: Ryan Dempster
    SP: A.J. Burnett
    CP: Brian Fuentes
    CP: Fransisco Rodriguez
    RP: Jason Isrignhousen

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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    Is predicting the years worth 10 points itself, and then the money 10 points itself? So predicting both will be 20 points?

    Anyway, I highly doubt anybody will get any of the dollar values EXACTLY right. I'd say you should do a range. Like, within $10 million of overall value, +10 points.

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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    Quote Originally Posted by HoustonGM View Post
    Anyway, I highly doubt anybody will get any of the dollar values EXACTLY right. I'd say you should do a range. Like, within $10 million of overall value, +10 points.
    I agree - but it should be average dollars/year within $1million (or maybe 10%). Otherwise it is effectively impossible to get the money correct without the years.

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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    Houston, you on AIM right now? We can figure this stuff out on AIM.

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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    Manny Ramirez - Dodgers at 3y/75m
    Sabathia - Yankees at 4y/100m

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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    OF: Manny Rameriz 4 Years 115 million NYM
    OF: Ken Griffey Jr. 1 Year 6 Million Braves
    1B: Mark Texiera 6 years 160 Million not to far off
    2B: Jeff Kent 0 Years 0 Million people are sick of him he retired... does that count
    OF: Pat Burrell
    OF: Adam Dunn 3 years 50 million Ariz
    SP: Ben Sheets
    SP: CC Sabathia LAD 5 years 115 million ouch
    SP: Derek Lowe
    SP: Ryan Dempster
    SP: A.J. Burnett 3 years (2 more vested) 50 Million
    CP: Brian Fuentes
    CP: Fransisco Rodriguez
    RP: Jason Isrignhousen
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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    make it 10% of total contract. If I guess 10 million that gives me a range of 1 million to 20. not fair
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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    What do you guys want the range to be? Make suggestions here.

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    10%
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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    kenny1234 is right. We should use the average annual salary, not the total value and make a "correct" answer within, say, $2 million.

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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    Players

    OF: Manny Rameriz Dodgers 3yrs 80m
    OF: Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners 1yr 8.5m
    1B: Mark Texiera Angels 6 yrs 115m
    2B: Jeff Kent Will Retire
    OF: Pat Burrell Phillies 4yrs 48m
    OF: Adam Dunn Braves 3yrs 35m
    SP: Ben Sheets Milwaukee 4yrs 75m (Yes, I think both Sheets and Sabathia will stay because Milwaukee has only Suppan in terms of big contracts)
    SP: CC Sabathia Milwaukee 4yrs 105m
    SP: Derek Lowe Boston 2yrs 20m
    SP: Ryan Dempster Cubs 4yrs 40.5m
    SP: A.J. Burnett Yankees 3yrs 40m
    CP: Brian Fuentes Mets 2yrs 19m
    CP: Fransisco Rodriguez Mets 5yrs 90m
    RP: Jason Isrignhousen Texas 1yr 7.5m


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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    Cost is per year.

    Manny Ramirez - NYY - $25 mil, 4 years
    Ken Griffey Jr. - SEA - $7 mil, 1 year
    Mark Teixeira - LAA - $22 mil, 7 years
    Jeff Kent - Retirement
    Pat Burrell - NYM - $12 mil, 4 years
    Adam Dunn- ARI - $14 mil, 4 years
    Ben Sheets - LAD - $18 mil, 4 years
    C.C. Sabathia - NYY - $25 mil, 6 years
    Derek Lowe - NYM - $16 mil, 3 years
    Ryan Dempster - CHC - $12 mil, 4 years
    A.J. Burnett - TOR - $15 mil, 4 years
    Brian Fuentes - DET - $11 mil, 4 years
    Francisco Rodriguez - NYM - $15 mil, 5 years
    Jason Isringhausen - TEX - $6 mil, 1 years


    By the way, what about the other FA's? I know you got all the big names, but there's some other names on par with guys you did list like Kent and Isringhausen, or even better than them....Furcal comes to mind.

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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    OF: Manny Ramirez-LAD 3 years $80 million
    OF: Ken Griffey Jr.-SEA 1 year $6.5 million
    1B: Mark Texiera-LAA 6 years $75 million
    2B: Jeff Kent-Retired!
    OF: Pat Burrell-PHI 3 years $21 million
    OF: Adam Dunn-ARI 4 years $35 million
    SP: Ben Sheets-MIL 4 years $40 million
    SP: CC Sabathia-NYY 5 years $85 million
    SP: Derek Lowe-BOS 2 years $16 million
    SP: Ryan Dempster-CHC 3 years $30 million
    SP: A.J. Burnett-NYM 4 years $28 million
    CP: Brian Fuentes-MIL 2 years $16 million
    CP: Francisco Rodriguez-NYM 5 years $75 million
    RP: Jason Isringhausen-TEX 2 years $11 million

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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    This would be so much simpler if we just did teams, but eh...


    OF: Manny Ramirez- NYY 4 yrs/108 mil
    OF: Ken Griffey Jr.- Retires (or... if I have to guess: SEA 2 yrs/ 20 mil)
    1B: Mark Teixeira- LAA 6 yrs/ 125 mil
    2B: Jeff Kent- CLE 1 yr/6 mil
    OF: Pat Burrell- TOR 3 yr/41 mil
    OF: Adam Dunn- ARI 4 yrs/60 mil
    SP: Ben Sheets- LAA 6 yrs/106 mil
    SP: CC Sabathia- NYY 5 yrs/150 mil
    SP: Derek Lowe- BOS 4 yrs/50 mil
    SP: Ryan Dempster-STL 3 yrs/45 mil
    SP: A.J. Burnett- CHW 3 yrs/55 mil
    CP: Brian Fuentes-DET 2 yrs/35 mil
    CP: Fransisco Rodriguez- OAK 6 yrs/95mil
    RP: Jason Isringhausen- WAS 2 yrs/ 16 mil
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    Re: Predict the FA contest

    I don't think people have noticed how much the market has changed in recent years...

    Good starting pitchers are not going to get around $7 million per year salaries.

    Metsguy, you really think C.C. Sabathia is only going to get an average annual salary of $10 million or so?

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