Jays Roundup - It ain't easy

Monday, October 18 2004 @ 08:05 AM EDT

Contributed by: Pepper Moffatt

watchin' 6 years
slipping through my picket gate.
Like some wounded dog escapin'
through the hole in the kennel fence
The water's boiling, poached eggs waiting
The toast I notice - still on the plate
The queen of diamonds
lying face down
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Today We Have a Contest!

There doesn't appear to be any Jays news today. So instead I'm going to "borrow" a Prediction contest from the Will Carroll Weblog.

Predict The Free Agents Contest



Predict where each of these free agents will end up, how many years their contract will cover, how much they'll get per year (on average). So your answers should be of the form:

Richie Sexson (D-Backs: 3x10)

Where "3" is the number of years and "10" is the average yearly salary.

Rules:
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  1. Option years don't count for the length of the contract. So guess on the low side for years
  2. We're looking for average yearly salary. No need to indicate if the salary is backweighted or anything like that. For the purposes of this contest, it doesn't matter.
  3. Guess dollars in whole numbers. I'll end up rounding the actual contract figures to the nearest million dollars per year
  4. If you think a player will retire, write (retire)
  5. Two points will be awarded for correct team, one point for correct contract length, and one point for correct dollar amount.


Here's the ballot. Have fun!

Starting pitcher
1. Roger Clemens
2. Pedro Martinez
3. Carl Pavano

Relief pitcher
1. Armando Benitez
2. Troy Percival
3. Jose Mesa

First base
1. Richie Sexson
2. Carlos Delgado
3. Tino Martinez

Second base
1. Jeff Kent
2. Miguel Cairo
3. Tony Womack

Shortstop
1. Edgar Renteria
2. Orlando Cabrera
3. Nomar Garciaparra

Third base
1. Adrian Beltre
2. Troy Glaus
3. Vinny Castilla

Catcher
1. Jason Varitek
2. Damian Miller
3. Mike Matheny

Outfield
1. Carlos Beltran
2. J.D. Drew
3. Magglio Ordonez
4. Steve Finley
5. Moises Alou
6. Jeromy Burnitz
7. Jermaine Dye
8. Richard Hidalgo
9. Juan Gonzalez

Have fun!

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