MLB Free Agency Offically Begins 11/20 @ Midnight...

Dwight Strawberry · Post by **Dwight Strawberry** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:07 pm

Let's play a game!

The following is a list of the top 50 FA's (according to mlbtraderumors.com) and my predictions on where they will land.

Who ever gets the most selections correctly will win absolutly NOTHING!

1. Matt Holliday - Mets
2. John Lackey - Dodgers
3. Jason Bay - Angels
4. Chone Figgins - Cardinals
5. Randy Wolf - Mets
6. Andy Pettitte - Yankees
7. Jose Valverde - Rays
8. Marco Scutaro - Red Sox
9. Adrian Beltre - Phillies
10. Rich Harden - Yankees
11. Mike Cameron - Braves
12. Johnny Damon - Yankees
13. Orlando Hudson - Mets
14. Miguel Tejada - Astros (to play third)
15. Joel Pineiro - Cardinals
16. Nick Johnson - Orioles
17. Aroldis Chapman - Red Sox
18. Marlon Byrd - Rangers
19. Vladimir Guerrero - Orioles
20. Felipe Lopez - Cardinals
21. Adam LaRoche - Braves
22. Rafael Soriano - Phillies
23. Jon Garland- Brewers
24. Carl Pavano - Twins
25. Brad Penny - Rangers
26. Erik Bedard - Dodgers
27. Hideki Matsui - Mariners
28. Bengie Molina - Mets
29. Mike Gonzalez - Braves
30. Jason Marquis - Marlins
31. Placido Polanco - Cardinals
32. Tim Wakefield - Red Sox
33. Ben Sheets - Rangers
34. Doug Davis - Brewers
35. Jarrod Washburn - Mariners
36. Russell Branyan - Royals
37. Billy Wagner - Braves
38. Juan Uribe - Blue Jays
39. John Smoltz - Tigers
40. Jermaine Dye - A's
41. Mark DeRosa - Cardinals
42. Coco Crisp - Cubs
43. Carlos Delgado - Giants
44. Orlando Cabrera - Reds
45. Gregg Zaun - Rays
46. Jim Thome - White Sox
47. Fernando Rodney - Tigers
48. Xavier Nady - Mets
49. Kiko Calero - Yankees
50. Rafael Betancourt - Rockies

UPDATE - 1/11/2010 - Many players are still without a team right now...So far my predictions suck balls.

Tweak Da Leak · Post by **Tweak Da Leak** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:00 pm

why do you have us getting Bay? that would be great

Dwight Strawberry · Post by **Dwight Strawberry** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:14 pm

Tweak Da Leak wrote:why do you have us getting Bay? that would be great

Money will be freed up losing Vlad and you will need a power bat.

I just realized I have the Cardinals landing Figgins, DeRosa, Lopez, and Polanco...lol. Poor judgment by me.

Let's get these predictions in people!

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:21 pm

I'll just do the ones that I care about.

1. Matt Holliday - Mets
2. John Lackey - Dodgers
3. Jason Bay - Boston
4. Chone Figgins - Angels
5. Randy Wolf - Mets
6. Andy Pettitte - Yankees
7. Jose Valverde - Rays
9. Adrian Beltre - Phillies
10. Rich Harden - Seattle
12. Johnny Damon - Yankees
13. Orlando Hudson - Mets
14. Miguel Tejada - Astros
15. Joel Pineiro - Cardinals
16. Nick Johnson - Orioles
19. Vladimir Guerrero - Texas
21. Adam LaRoche - Braves
22. Rafael Soriano - Phillies
24. Carl Pavano - Twins
25. Brad Penny - Rangers
26. Erik Bedard - Yankees
27. Hideki Matsui - Mariners
28. Bengie Molina - Mets
29. Mike Gonzalez - Braves
30. Jason Marquis - Marlins
31. Placido Polanco - Cardinals
32. Tim Wakefield - Red Sox
33. Ben Sheets - A's
39. John Smoltz - Tigers
40. Jermaine Dye - Royals
41. Mark DeRosa - Cardinals
43. Carlos Delgado - Mets
44. Orlando Cabrera - Reds
46. Jim Thome - White Sox
47. Fernando Rodney - Tigers
50. Omar Vizquel - Phillies

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:06 pm

Giants are gonna go hard in FA. at least I hope.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:06 pm

Giants are getting Uggla too.

citizen · Post by **citizen** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:59 pm

the mariners going to have matsui play LF? share DH time with griffey?

eternalreflection · Post by **eternalreflection** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:10 pm

citizen wrote:the mariners going to have matsui play LF? share DH time with griffey?

flawless approach to winning, get 2 old awful fielders with massively declining offensive value and have them be your LF/DH

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:27 pm

eternalreflection wrote:
citizen wrote:the mariners going to have matsui play LF? share DH time with griffey?
flawless approach to winning, get 2 old awful fielders with massively declining offensive value and have them be your LF/DH

For someone to be intelligent, aren't they supposed to be right most of the time?

Evidence A: Hideki Matsui has massively declining offensive value.

Why is this wrong? Well, his best year in the past 3 years was last year. If you're supposed to be declining, you're not supposed to be playing better last year then in your previous 2 years.

But alas, when you are booksmart but lack comprehension and logic, you say dumb things that look bright. It's the blind leading the dumb.

I'm glad I post less and less everyday.

Touche, eternalreflection. Touche.

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:42 pm

what a dick

Gregg Popabitch · Post by **Gregg Popabitch** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:48 pm

Is there something in the water in Minnesota or is it just me?

eternalreflection · Post by **eternalreflection** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:51 am

Andy Dead It wrote:
eternalreflection wrote:
citizen wrote:the mariners going to have matsui play LF? share DH time with griffey?
flawless approach to winning, get 2 old awful fielders with massively declining offensive value and have them be your LF/DH
For someone to be intelligent, aren't they supposed to be right most of the time?

Evidence A: Hideki Matsui has massively declining offensive value.

Why is this wrong? Well, his best year in the past 3 years was last year. If you're supposed to be declining, you're not supposed to be playing better last year then in your previous 2 years.

But alas, when you are booksmart but lack comprehension and logic, you say dumb things that look bright. It's the blind leading the dumb.

I'm glad I post less and less everyday.

Touche, eternalreflection. Touche.

meh one has to play in the field which will destroy any offensive value they have left, I guess Matsui isn't quite in massive decline yet, Griffey is, and if you play Matsui in LF you are stuck with a replacement level player or so

at any rate its retarded to have both on the same team, Griffey more so than Matsui

Dwight Strawberry · Post by **Dwight Strawberry** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:24 pm

1. Matt Holliday - Mets
2. John Lackey - Dodgers
3. Jason Bay - Angels
4. Chone Figgins - Cardinals
5. Randy Wolf - Mets
6. Andy Pettitte - Yankees
7. Jose Valverde - Rays
8. Marco Scutaro - Red Sox
9. Adrian Beltre - Phillies
10. Rich Harden - Yankees
11. Mike Cameron - Braves
12. Johnny Damon - Yankees
13. Orlando Hudson - Mets
14. Miguel Tejada - Astros (to play third)
15. Joel Pineiro - Cardinals
16. Nick Johnson - Orioles
17. Aroldis Chapman - Red Sox
18. Marlon Byrd - Rangers
19. Vladimir Guerrero - Orioles
20. Felipe Lopez - Cardinals
21. Adam LaRoche - Braves
22. Rafael Soriano - Phillies
23. Jon Garland- Brewers
24. Carl Pavano - Twins
25. Brad Penny - Rangers
26. Erik Bedard - Dodgers
27. Hideki Matsui - Mariners
28. Bengie Molina - Mets
29. Mike Gonzalez - Braves
30. Jason Marquis - Marlins
31. Placido Polanco - Cardinals
32. Tim Wakefield - Red Sox
33. Ben Sheets - Rangers
34. Doug Davis - Brewers
35. Jarrod Washburn - Mariners
36. Russell Branyan - Royals
37. Billy Wagner - Braves
38. Juan Uribe - Blue Jays
39. John Smoltz - Tigers
40. Jermaine Dye - A's
41. Mark DeRosa - Cardinals
42. Coco Crisp - Cubs
43. Carlos Delgado - Giants
44. Orlando Cabrera - Reds
45. Gregg Zaun - Rays
46. Jim Thome - White Sox
47. Fernando Rodney - Tigers
48. Xavier Nady - Mets
49. Kiko Calero - Yankees
50. Rafael Betancourt - Rockies

UPDATE - 1/11/2010 - Many players are still without a team right now...So far my predictions suck balls.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:00 pm

Vlad is a Ranger.