[Lucky]

I'm running this concurrently over at OO Forums. Rather than running two separate games or ignoring one board I decided to do it like this. I expect the majority of ballots to come from here but OO is my online home. If you're an OO poster feel free to choose whichever thread to participate in but if you're not that's why this is here so you don't have to register and go over there to play.

Ok, I did this last year. Its simple. 25 MLB free agents. You pick where they end up. In addition you rank them based on your confidence level. So if you're POSITIVE Manny Ramirez is going to be a Yankee you put him #1. If he ends up a Yankee you get 25 pts. If you rank him 25th and you get it you get 1 pt. Get it? Easy enough.

I picked 25 free agents based on who I thought was most relevant. If you see me missing someone feel free to mention him.

Manny Ramirez, RF - LAD
Mark Teixeira, 1B - LAA
C.C. Sabathia, SP - MIL
Pat Burrell, LF - PHI
Ben Sheets, SP - MIL
Mike Mussina, SP - NYY
Ryan Dempster, SP - CHC
Rafael Furcal, SS - LAD
Orlando Hudson, 2B - ARI
Ken Griffey, Jr, RF - CHW
Adam Dunn, RF - CIN
Raul Ibanez, RF - SEA
Derek Lowe, SP - LAD
Francisco Rodriguez, RP - LAA
Rafael Soriano, RP - ATL
Kerry Wood, RP - CHC
Ivan Rodriguez, C - NYY
Frank Thomas, 1B/DH - OAK
Jason Varitek, C - BOS
*Jason Giambi, 1B - NYY
*A.J. Burnett, SP - TOR
Bobby Abreu, RF - NYY
*Carl Crawford, LF - TB
Garrett Anderson, LF - LAA
Brian Fuentes, RP - COL

Guys with asterisks (*) aren't technically free agents but are dealing with options. The option may get picked up like it did with Carlos Delgado or they may became free agents like Ken Griffey Jr. If they get retained before we lock this up we'll take them off the list but if you pick them to stay on their team then points for you.

Post your ballot in this thread and remember to number them.

For the sake of avoiding cheating no ballot with an edit tag will be deemed valid. If you want to change or correct your ballot make a new post.

I really haven't paid a ton of attention thus far this offseason so if I missed some re-signing or am missing a big free agent help me out. I had to scrape to find 25 guys who seemed to be worth mentioning and some of them I'd gladly cut (Pudge, Baldelli, Thomas, Tek, the option guys).


Trade Game
If you can correctly pick where these players get traded (if they get traded) you will receive 5 pts each.
Matt Holliday, LF - COL
Jake Peavy, SP - SD
Robinson Cano, 2B - NYY
Huston Street, RP - OAK
Prince Fielder, 1B - MIL

Deadline is Nov 14th.

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[tr][td]Total[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Manny Ramirez, RF - LAD[/td][td][/td][td]LAD - 24[/td][td]LAD - 23[/td][td]NYY - 22[/td][td]LAD - 17[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mark Teixeira, 1B - LAA[/td][td][/td][td]NYY - 23[/td][td]LAA - 22[/td][td]NYY - 21[/td][td]BOS - 13[/td][/tr]
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[tr][td]Pat Burrell, LF - PHI[/td][td][/td][td]PHI - 22[/td][td]PHI - 18[/td][td]PHI - 19[/td][td]SF - 12[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ben Sheets, SP - MIL[/td][td][/td][td]HOU - 21[/td][td]TEX - 8[/td][td]SD - 18[/td][td]ATL - 16[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mike Mussina, SP - NYY[/td][td][/td][td]NYY - 20[/td][td]NYY - 21[/td][td]NYY - 17[/td][td]NYY - 15[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ryan Dempster, SP - CHC[/td][td][/td][td]CHC - 19[/td][td]BAL - 9[/td][td]CHC - 25[/td][td]CHC - 22[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rafael Furcal, SS - LAD[/td][td][/td][td]LAD - 18[/td][/td][td]LAD - 17[/td][td]LAD - 16[/td][td]LAD - 20[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Orlando Hudson, 2B - ARI[/td][td][/td][td]NYM - 17[/td][td]STL - 7[/td][td]CHW - 15[/td][td]NYM - 11[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ken Griffey, Jr, RF - CHW[/td][td][/td][td]SEA - 16[/td][td]SEA - 6[/td][td]SEA - 14[/td][td]SEA - 25[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Adam Dunn, RF - CIN[/td][td][/td][td]NYY - 15[/td][td]SF - 5[/td][td]TOR - 13[/td][td]BAL - 10[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Raul Ibanez, RF - SEA[/td][td][/td][td]CHC - 14[/td][td]CHC - 15[/td][td]CHC - 12[/td][td]PHI - 14[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Derek Lowe, SP - LAD[/td][td][/td][td]BOS - 13[/td][td]NYM - 14[/td][td]BOS - 11[/td][td]PHI - 6[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Francisco Rodriguez, RP - LAA[/td][td][/td][td]LAA - 12[/td][td]TEX - 13[/td][td]LAA - 10[/td][td]CLE - 7[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rafael Soriano, RP - ATL[/td][td][/td][td]NYM - 11[/td][td]ATL - 12[/td][td]FLA - 9[/td][td]MIL - 8[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kerry Wood, RP - CHC[/td][td][/td][td]CHC - 10[/td][td]CHC - 19[/td][td]CHC - 24[/td][td]CHC - 24[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ivan Rodriguez, C - NYY[/td][td][/td][td]OAK - 8[/td][td]TB - 5[/td][td]KC - 8[/td][td]LAD - 5[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Frank Thomas, 1B/DH - OAK[/td][td][/td][td]BOS - 7[/td][td]OAK - 10[/td][td]Retire - 7[/td][td]Retire - 23[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Jason Varitek, C - BOS[/td][td][/td][td]OAK - 6[/td][td]KC - 4[/td][td]BOS - 6[/td][td]OAK - 4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Jason Giambi, 1B - NYY[/td][td][/td][td]LAD - 5[/td][td]BAL - 3[/td][td]OAK - 3[/td][td]TOR - 9[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A.J. Burnett, SP - TOR[/td][td][/td][td]LAD - 4[/td][td]NYY - 16[/td][td]TB - 2[/td][td]NYM - 1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bobby Abreu, RF - NYY[/td][td][/td][td]NYM - 3[/td][td]TB - 2[/td][td]PIT - 1[/td][td]MIN - 2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Carl Crawford, LF - TB[/td][td][/td][td]TB - 2[/td][td]TB - 25[/td][td]TB - 23[/td][td]TB - 21[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Garrett Anderson, LF - LAA[/td][td][/td][td]SD - 1[/td][td]WAS - 1[/td][td]SF - 5[/td][td]SD - 3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Brian Fuentes, RP - COL[/td][td][/td][td]TB - 9[/td][td]NYM - 11[/td][td]KC - 4[/td][td]NYM - 18[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Extra Pt Trade Game[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Matt Holliday, LF - COL[/td][td][/td][td]NYM[/td][td]NYM[/td][td][/td][td]CLE[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Jake Peavy, SP - SD[/td][td][/td][td]ATL[/td][td]ATL[/td][td][/td][td]HOU[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Robinson Cano, 2B - NYY[/td][td][/td][td]LAD[/td][td]SD[/td][td][/td][td]LAD[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Huston Street, RP - OAK[/td][td][/td][td]TEX[/td][td]COL[/td][td][/td][td]ATL[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Prince Fielder, 1B - MIL[/td][td][/td][td]SF[/td][td]TOR[/td][td][/td][td]SF[/td][/tr]
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[Pun]

1. Rafael Soriano, RP - ATL - AA

[Lucky]

OO Poster Confident Lefty let me know Chipper's option kicked in so he's out. Cubs picked up Harden's option so he's out. Abreu filed for free agency so he's official. I added Garrett Anderson and Kerry Wood to the game.

I'm going to figure out the extra credit and double check the names in the next couple of days then I'll set a deadline for ballots. I'm thinking Nov 14th which hopefully should get us in before the free agent stuff begins.

[THM in Dallas]

Oct 31, 2008 20:00:51 GMT -5 Pun said:

1. Rafael Soriano, RP - ATL - AA

AWESOME. Fucking awesome.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Oct 31, 2008 20:00:51 GMT -5 Pun said:

1. Rafael Soriano, RP - ATL - AA

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

[The Jewish Cunthead]

no Fuentes?

[National Champion Chris Cole]

No Fuentes but Wood is on the list twice.

[Lucky]

Ok, so lets finalize this. 25 names seem to be good. I replaced the 2nd Wood with Fuentes, thanks guys. For extra credit I'm going to list 5 big MLB players on the trading block and you are free to pick where they land, if they get traded at all. An extra 5 pts for all correct guess.

Trade Game
If you can correctly pick where these players get traded (if they get traded) you will receive 5 pts each.
Matt Holliday, LF - COL
Jake Peavy, SP - SD
Robinson Cano, 2B - NYY
Huston Street, RP - OAK
and uh... Prince Fielder, 1B - MIL?

So get in your ballots. Deadline is Nov 14th for ballots but the sooner you get them in the more possible players you have. If Manny signs on the 13th and you had the right guess you get points. And if I hadn't submitted a ballot yet then I won't have a play at him. So yeah, do it to it.

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Manny Ramirez, RF - LAD, Dodgers, 2
Mark Teixeira, 1B - LAA, Yankees, 3
C.C. Sabathia, SP - MIL, Yankees, 1
Pat Burrell, LF - PHI, Phillies,4
Ben Sheets, SP - MIL, Astros, 5
Mike Mussina, SP - NYY, Yankees, 6
Ryan Dempster, SP - CHC, Cubs, 7
Rafael Furcal, SS - LAD, Dodgers, 8
Orlando Hudson, 2B - ARI, Mets, 9
Ken Griffey, Jr, RF - CHW, Mariners, 10
Adam Dunn, RF - CIN, Yankees, 11
Raul Ibanez, RF - SEA, Cubs, 12
Derek Lowe, SP - LAD, Red Sox, 13
Francisco Rodriguez, RP - LAA, Angels,14
Rafael Soriano, RP - ATL, Mets, 15
Kerry Wood, RP - CHC, Cubs, 16
Ivan Rodriguez, C - NYY, A's, 18
Frank Thomas, 1B/DH - OAK, Rangers, 19
Jason Varitek, C - BOS, Red Sox, 20
*Jason Giambi, 1B - NYY, A's, 21
*A.J. Burnett, SP - TOR, Dodgers, 22
Bobby Abreu, RF - NYY, Mets, 23
*Carl Crawford, LF - TB, Rays, 24
Garrett Anderson, LF - LAA, Padres, 25
Brian Fuentes, RP - COL, Rays, 17



Matt Holliday, LF - COL, No Trade
Jake Peavy, SP - SD, Braves
Robinson Cano, 2B - NYY, No Trade
Huston Street, RP - OAK, No Trade
Prince Fielder, 1B - MIL, No Trade

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Soriano, Hudson, Abreu to the Mets? wow

1. Carl Crawford, LF - TB
2. C.C. Sabathia, SP – NYY
3. Manny Ramirez, RF - LAD
4. Mark Teixeira, 1B - LAA
5. Mike Mussina, SP - NYY
6. Kerry Wood, RP – CHC
7. Pat Burrell, LF - PHI
8. Rafael Furcal, SS – LAD
9. A.J. Burnett, SP - NYY
10. Raul Ibanez, RF - CHC
11. Derek Lowe, SP - NYM
12. Francisco Rodriguez, RP - TEX
13. Rafael Soriano, RP - ATL
14. Brian Fuentes, RP – NYM
15. Frank Thomas, 1B/DH - OAK
16. Ryan Dempster, SP - BAL
17. Ben Sheets, SP - TEX
18. Orlando Hudson, 2B - STL
19. Ken Griffey, Jr, RF - SEA
20. Adam Dunn, RF - SF
21. Ivan Rodriguez, C - TB
22. Jason Varitek, C - KC
23. Jason Giambi, 1B - BAL
24. Bobby Abreu, RF - TB
25. Garrett Anderson, LF - WASH


Trade Game
Matt Holliday, LF - NYM
Jake Peavy, SP - STL
Robinson Cano, 2B – NYY – not traded
Huston Street, RP - COL
Prince Fielder, 1B – MIL – not traded

[The Jewish Cunthead]

And for what it's worth I think the Rangers are going to sign Oliver Perez.

[DevSop]

Wait, Perez isnt part of the 25? Really?

But Jason Varitek is? Really?

[Lucky]

I said I threw together a list of guys and people could haggle over it. I was looking for better names through the weekend. But considering I've now got 3 ballots I'm not going to change the list to add Oliver Perez. I just want to get the game going and ballots in before people start signing, and so sticking with this list seems fine. I said I wasn't in love with some of those guys like Thomas, Varitek, and Pudge. And I clearly missed a big name in Fuentes. Perez's absence is due to my business and quickly throwing this together, not my opinion of his value.

[DevSop]

Are we going to get points if we put not traded and they dont get traded?

[Lucky]

No. Just if they do get moved and you pick the right place.

[DevSop]

So picking not traded is pretty dumb...

CoughSOLLYcough. CoughKIDcough.

[Lucky]

In fairness I hadn't made that clear yet and since I am giving points for correctly calling a player re-signing or retiring it seemed a reasonable move to make.

Kid and Solly, you can obviously change up your trade picks if you like.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

OK - I'm changing my trading game

Matt Holliday, LF - NYM
Jake Peavy, SP - ATL
Robinson Cano, 2B – SD
Huston Street, RP - COL
Prince Fielder, 1B – TOR

[DevSop]

1 - Ken Griffey, Jr, RF - CHW --- Mariners
2 - Kerry Wood, RP - CHC --- Cubs
3 - Frank Thomas, 1B/DH - OAK --- Retired
4 - Ryan Dempster, SP - CHC --- Cubs
5 - *Carl Crawford, LF - TB --- Rays
6 - Rafael Furcal, SS - LAD --- Dodgers
7 - C.C. Sabathia, SP - MIL --- Yankees
8 - Brian Fuentes, RP - COL --- Mets
9 - Manny Ramirez, RF - LAD --- Dodgers
10 - Ben Sheets, SP - MIL --- Braves
11 - Mike Mussina, SP - NYY --- Yankees
12 - Raul Ibanez, RF - SEA --- Phillies
13 - Mark Teixeira, 1B - LAA --- Red Sox
14 - Pat Burrell, LF - PHI --- Giants
15 - Orlando Hudson, 2B - ARI --- Mets
16 - Adam Dunn, RF - CIN --- Orioles
17 - *Jason Giambi, 1B - NYY --- Blue Jays
18 - Rafael Soriano, RP - ATL --- Brewers
19 - Francisco Rodriguez, RP - LAA --- Indians
20 - Derek Lowe, SP - LAD --- Phillies
21 - Ivan Rodriguez, C - NYY --- Dodgers
22 - Jason Varitek, C - BOS --- Athletics
23 - Garrett Anderson, LF - LAA --- Padres
24 - Bobby Abreu, RF - NYY --- Twins
25 - *A.J. Burnett, SP - TOR --- Mets


Matt Holliday, LF - COL, Indians
Jake Peavy, SP - SD, Astros
Robinson Cano, 2B - NYY, Dodgers
Huston Street, RP - OAK, Braves
Prince Fielder, 1B - MIL, Giants

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Trade game changes

Matt Holliday, LF - NYM
Jake Peavy, SP - ATL
Robinson Cano, 2B – LAD
Huston Street, RP - Tex
Prince Fielder, 1B – SF

[Mikey]

Hell, I'll play...

8. Manny Ramirez, RF - LAD
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B - NYY
13. C.C. Sabathia, SP - LAA
14. Pat Burrell, LF - TOR
7. Ben Sheets, SP - ATL
23. Mike Mussina, SP - BAL
9. Ryan Dempster, SP - CHC
24. Rafael Furcal, SS - SF
12. Orlando Hudson, 2B - MIN
2. Ken Griffey, Jr, RF - SEA
6. Adam Dunn, RF - NYM
15. Raul Ibanez, RF - WAS
18. Derek Lowe, SP - NYY
21. Francisco Rodriguez, RP - NYM
22. Rafael Soriano, RP - ARZ
4. Kerry Wood, RP - CHC
11. Ivan Rodriguez, C - COL
25. Frank Thomas, 1B/DH - KC
19. Jason Varitek, C - OAK
17. *Jason Giambi, 1B - TEX
16. *A.J. Burnett, SP - NYY
10. Bobby Abreu, RF - BAL
1. *Carl Crawford, LF - TB
5. Garrett Anderson, LF - SD
20. Brian Fuentes, RP - NYM

Trade Game

Matt Holliday, LF - NYY
Jake Peavy, SP - HOU
Robinson Cano, 2B - TEX
Huston Street, RP - SEA
Prince Fielder, 1B - TOR