Win a copy of Baseball Between the Numbers
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Every year for Christmas, my parents browse through my Amazon Wishlist and get me a ton of books. Sometimes, though, they’ll pick out things that aren’t on there which they think I might like. This year, it was Baseball Between the Numbers. Problem is, I already have the book. So instead of going through the Amazon return process and buying myself yet another novel, I’ve decided to put this to good use. It’s the latest giveaway on Rive Ave. Blues.
We’re going to do this contest style. Since we’re in the free agent signing period, and since this is a particularly bizarre off-season, I figured we’d do a free agent guessing game. Who more appropriate than Bobby Abreu? The rumor mill isn’t treating him well, even after Pat Burrell and Raul Ibanez have found homes. No one seems to have an idea of where he’ll land, so that makes the game more interesting.
To enter, you have to guess 1) the team that will sign him, 2) the number of years he’ll receive, and 3) the total dollar amount of the contract. So we don’t have a situation where one person bids $10 million and another bids $10 million and one, we’re going in increments of $500,000. So $10 million and $10.5 million are okay, but $10.1 million invalidates the entry. One entry per person. Make sure to leave a valid email address when you’re filling out the comment form (do not leave your email address in the comment, though).
Update: Just to be clear, the criteria above are listed in the order of importance. So if you don’t get the team correct, you can’t win.
Team—Los Angeles Dodgers
Years—2
$ Amount–15 million
Manny is heading to SF so Abreu heads to LA.
Team- Oakland A’s
Years-1
$ Amount- 6 Million
Team-San Francisco Giants
Years-2
$Amount-$20 million
Team- Mets
Years- 2
Amount- 16 mil
Mets, 1 years, $9 million
Team – Atlanta Braves
Years – 2
Amount – 16 million
Team – Los Angeles Dodgers
Years – 2
$ – 14 Million
Team – Dodgers
Years – 2
Amount – $18M
Team – Reds
Years – 1
Amount – $6M
team st.louis
years 2
amount….$8m
you all know i meant a total of 16mil…
Team – Mariners
Years – 1
Amount – $6.5 mil
Team-Toronto Blue Jays
Years-1 + Option
Amount-$ 2 million
Reds
2
17M
Mets 2yrs 13.5 mil
Mets
2 Years
18.5 million
Team – Athletics
Years – 2
Amount – 14
Giants
2yrs/18m
Team: Mets
Years: 1
Amount: 7
Team: Giants
Years: 2
Amount: $16 mil
Mets
2 years – 21 million
Giants
2 years
20 million
Mets
2 Years
$20 Million
Yankees
10 years/200 mil
hehe…
bobby, for some reason i get the feeling your not winning this book
yeah keep dreaming pal…
Team – Oakland A’s
Years – 2
$13 M
team:mets
years:1
amount:11mil
San Fransisco Treats
1 year +1 option
11 mil first year
11 mil option
2 mil buyout
bonus clauses for finishing top 5 in mvp voting
eligible for rolaids relief man award
our
Nationals
2 yrs
20 million
Mets: 2 yrs/$21.5M
I’m still going to win dude !
Not a chance!
Angels
2 years
14 million total deal
Phillies
1 year
$5.5 MM
Mets 2 years 22 Mil
Dodgers – 2 years, 15 million.
Oakland A’s
1 Year
9 Million
Giants
1 year
13 million
Reds
1 yr- $9.5 mil
Good luck to the competitors. I have the updated version (w/Pujols on the cover) and it is an absolutely fantastic book. I read it in about two weeks last summer and it really pushed me over the edge onto the statistical analysis side.
Giants
1 Year
8.5
Mets, 1year, 8.5 million
On an unrelated note, anyone know what’s wrong with PeteAbe’s blog?
…nothing?
Besides most everything?
Texas Rangers
2 years
$20 million
White Sox
2 Years
17.5 Million
How’s that for a curve ball? Once they trade Dye for a SP, they’ll need SOMEONE to man the corner.
Mets
2 Years
16.5 Million
royals
2/16
I’m thinking Billy Beane signs another slugger to really threaten for the AL West title.
A’s
1 year
9 million
Signing Abreu would definitely win them the division. A 3/4/5 of Giambi/Holliday/Abreu would be fantastic.
Too bad they have Matt Holliday, Jack Cust, Daric Barton and Jason Giambi taking up the right field, left field, first base and designated hitter, respectively.
San Fran,
1 year,
7.5 mill
SF Giants 2 years, $20 million
A’s
1 year
7.5 million
Team: Dodgers
Money: $14 million
Years: 2
Team – Baltimore Oriole
Years – 2
Amount – $10 mill
By the way John Sickels mentioned Wilkins De la Rosa in a recent post.
Here’s the link
http://www.minorleagueball.com.....k-excerpts
Mets
2 years
17.5 mil
LA Angels
2 years
$15.5 MM
Team- Texas Rangers
Years-1 + Option
Amount-$ 8.5 million
Team – Nationals
Years – 2
Amount – $16 million
LA Angels
1 Year
$9 million
Yankees
2 years
$20mm
why in the hell would the Yankees sign him let alone 2 years at an average salary of 10M? They might as well keep Nady and Swisher who iare as good as Abreu and use that money elsewhere.
Ancient chinese secret. I will never tell.
Nationals
2 years @7.6 mil. a year. 15.2 entire deal.
Forget to read the rules did we?
Mets
2 years
$19 mill
1. San Francisco Giants.
2. One year.
3. $8.5M.
Cincinnati Reds
1 Year
$9 Million
Cincinnati Reds
1 Year
$10.5M
LA Dodgers
1 Year
9.5 million
Braves
1 year, $6 million
Nationals
2 years
15 million
SF Giants
2 years
18.5 million
1. San Francisco Giants
2. 3 years
3. $39.5 million
You know Sabean very well.
Dodgers, 2 years, 17 million.
Chicago Cubs
3 years
$36 Million
San Francisco Giants, 3 years, 30 million
Yankees, 1 year, 8 million
1) Los Angeles Dodgers
2) 1 yr
3) $10.5m
Note: He’ll get a team option for 2nd year at $12.5m ($23m total), but that is not guaranteed so, it shouldn’t be factored into contest.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers
2. 2 yrs
3. $16.5m
mariners
1 yr
7.5 mil
giants
3 years
24mil
Angels
2 years
16.5 million
LA Dodgers
2 years
$20 million
Nationals
3 Years
22.5 Million
He doesn’t get signed.
That’s like bidding one dollar. Everyone else is over.
Mets
2 yrs.
$16.5 mill
Dodgers
1 year
10 million
Team: Yankees
1 Year
9.5 Million
1. Rockies
2. 1 years + mutual option
3. $8 million with a $13 million option ($1 million buyout)
Mets
2yrs
$16MM
Los Angles Dodgers
1 year deal+club option
8 million deal with 10 million option
Mets
1 year
6 million
Giants
2 Years
19 million
Atlanta Braves
1 year
$7.5M
SF
3yrs
$25.5 Million
Mets, 1 year 8 mil.
Dodgers
1 year
$8.5 million
Giants
1 year
9.5 million
This seems a good guess, but you never know.
You know what they say: Who is John Galt?
Texas Rangers
1 Year, $11M
Atlanta
1 year
13.5 mill
Reds
2 years
16 million
SF Giants
1 year
8.5 million
SF Giants
2 year, 18 million
Reds, 1 yr, 11MM
Reds
1 year
$7 million
Blue Jays
1 year
7 mil
Plus some sort of option; club, maybe.
Mets
1 year
$7.5M
I cannot tell if someone already said this, so here it goes:
Angels
1 yr
$6.5 Mil
didn’t see that coming did you?
looks like you’ll win.
Abreu to Cubs, 2 years, 11.5 million
Nats 1 year 11 million
Lots of Dodgers here, but you’re all over on the AAV.
Dodgers: 2/12M
How do buyouts count in this contest? I expect Abreu to get a $8M option with a $2M buyout. Buyouts are guaranteed money–does that make my guess 2/14M?
Manny goes to the Mets, and Dunn goes to SF.
Red Sox
1 year
8.5
whooooooaa
twins
2 years
15 m
mets 1 yr 11.5 mil
Thanks
Nationals
2 Years
11.5
Cubs
2 yrs
19.5
Reds, 1 year, 7.5 million
Texas- 1 year- 9 million
Yankees
1 year
8.5 mil mutual option
(Nady can get something useful in a trade and then we can sign abreu for right with his waining cost)
Team – Mets
Years – 2
Total Amount – 15 million
Team- Yankees
Years- 1
Amount- $8 million, plus an option for $9 million for 2010, with a $1 million buy-out if option is not exercised.
Twins, 1 yr, 8 mil
Team – Mets
Years – 2 with an option for 3
Dollars – 14.5 Million
Washington Nationals
1 year
$7mil + incentives
Allows him to test the market again next winter.
Dodgers
2 yrs
$24M
+Option-$12M/$2M buyout
Cubs
3 years for a total of $33 million
Team: Chicago AL
Years: 1
Salary: $8MM
Team: Washington Nationals
1 Year 6.5 mil
w/ option for 2nd year at 7 million
I cant wait for my new book to come in.
New York Mets
2 Years $18mm
3rd Year Club Option for $10mm with a $1.5mm buyout.
Mets
2 years 18.5 million.
Giants
2 years, 10.5 million
Team: Giants
Years: 3
$: 22.5
Angels 1 year/$9 million
It’s not exactly fair, but I’m disqualifying this and all future entries.