So...Who Do YOU Think Is Going Where?

There is this contest on mlb.com. They give you 15 free agents and you choose where you think they will go and you have the "confidence" level. Here is mine from most confident to least.

Johnny Damon-------Yankees

Jason Bay-------------Red Sox

John Lackey---------Rangers

Erik Bedard----------Dodgers

Miguel Tejada-------Astros

Matt Holliday--------Cardinals

Hideki Matsui--------Mariners

Mark DeRosa--------Cardinals

Jose Valverde--------Braves

Russell Branyan----Mets

Aroldis Chapman---Angels

Jermaine Dye--------Giants

Rich Harden-----------Phillies

Vladimir Guerrero----White Sox

Chone Figgins---------Angels

Whatcha Got?

Johnny Damon-------Yankees

Jason Bay-------------Yankees

John Lackey---------Yankees

Erik Bedard----------Yankees

Miguel Tejada-------Yankees

Matt Holliday--------Yankees

Hideki Matsui--------Yankees

Mark DeRosa--------Yankees

Jose Valverde--------Yankees

Russell Branyan----Yankees

Aroldis Chapman---Yankees

Jermaine Dye--------Yankees

Rich Harden-----------Yankees

Vladimir Guerrero----Yankees

Chone Figgins---------Yankees

Apparently the Yankees live in a good geographical area and dont share revenue from the YES network so the Yankees can sign anyone they want [all of these players] and noone else can sign anyone unless the Yankees ok it. Is baseball great or what?!

I dont think that Valverde will go to the Braves......I saw something the other day about making Tommy Hanson the closer.....I cant see them doing it but it was said. Braves have 6 starters now.....

I think that Matt Holiday is going somewhere else....I dont think that he will take a pay cut to stay in STL.

Yea...I don't know why I typed the Cards. I meant the Mets for Holliday. Typo there. But I really had no clue where Valverde would go so I just put the Braves because they weren't signing Gonzalez or Soriano. I say they either get him or Hawkins. If those rumors on Hanson are true, that is a really BAD mistake. If what we saw this season wasn't a fluke, he is going to be their ace.

I have a question for you. What's this I hear about Bay getting a 4 year $60 million contract? Do you think he's worth that much? I know I don't. $15 million a season? I personally don't think so.

Do I think he is worth it ?  No

Do I think he will get it ?  Yes

Red Sox are in a tough situation as they have got to add more hitting instead of losing it. I am sure the Yanks will help push that price up on Bay....Red Sox have to get either Bay or Holliday.

I read that thing on Hanson on ESPN....He is going to be a stud in the league and I dont think that they will put in the closers role...They have a problem because they have 6 starters now. Kawakami is not tradeable so it looks like the Braves are going to trade Vazquez.......

I personally say they're better off getting Holliday and then trading for a corner infielder like Prince, Gonzo or Miggy Cab. It would totally be worth it. I obviously don't want them to...but it would be smart. Much smarter than going after a starting pitcher. I don't think the Yankees would test those waters. If they make an offer to Bay...or even talk about making an offer. I think that will almost assure the Sox will get Holliday. It would be a nice way to pay them back for the whole Chris Carter situation. Then the Yanks would be screwed in that spot. I know I sound greedy, but I think the Yanks NEED a top of the line starter. Burnett is hot and cold. He NEEDED Molina's defense and now he'll have to rely on Cervelli and I don't know their conection together. But going after Lackey would be a GREAT investment. I would have thought Chapman but I heard he's not worth the risk because odds are pointing more to him being a bust than a stud and that scares me.

And as for the Braves...they could get a nice bat for Vazquez. Not a top bat...but a good one. They could handle a rotation with Jurrjens, Hanson, Lowe, Hudson and Kawakami. I'm sure that's workable.

The Red Sox have been going after Adrian Gonzalez since last year and I think they will continue to go after him. If he can hit like that in Petco just imagine him hitting in Fenway......Opposite field hits off the monster would be his expertise.

The Yanks are going to get another starter this winter.....I dont know who it will be but I just cant see them not attempting to go after Lackey. I dont know if they are going to pay the price tag that will be on him or not but they will at least look into it.

I knew the Braves messed up when they picked up Derek Lowe last year....He pitched well in his contract year and made himself a ridiculous contract. Vazquez was a stud for the Braves last year and he would have been even better if the Braves could have scored some runs for him. The Braves rotation will be sick if they can keep Vazquez.

Well rumors are heating up now. The Yankees are apparently "definitely interested" while extension talks with Vazquez are being discussed. I would really love Lackey on the roster. That would be a SOLID addition.

As for Gonzo...I'm sure they'll work something out. And I'm sure it will happen without Buchholz or Bard...somehow.

Where are these "rumors"? I haven't heard that ANYWHERE. The same guy who told you about Tex?

I could care less that the Yankees operate in the red. They raise ticket prices, people still pay for them. Fine...they don't get 55,000 a game...but 48,000 is perfectly fine. YES was a brilliant idea. And they have so many stars that they make jerseys of basically every player. I go to Georgia and unless I'm at a game, I only see Chipper Jones jerseys. The Yankees have Sabathia, Rodriguez, Burnett, Jeter, Posada, Tex, Cabrera, Rivera, Chamberlain, Pettitte, Cano, Damon and Swisher. And that all goes back to spending all that money to get those players in the first place. They have a huge assortment of hats with different designs that "gangsters" wear. I know some guys who wear those hats simply because they "look cool" and these guys are Mets fans. The Yankees' organization are filled with smart people who know what it takes to run a business better than anybody else. And I'm proud to be a fan of this team.

I said the same exact thing about Hanson as I dont think it will happen. But I saw it on ESPN, some guy had a write up on it.....Braves have too much invested in KK and Lowe to trade them and they would lose money on either one of them. Vazquez is there best trade value as he was a stud last year.....If Braves could get rid of Lowe and not get fucked I think they would but they are stuck with him and his ridiculous contract.....Javy is probably out the door.