2009 BCB Free Agent Frenzy Contest Results

by Al Yellon on Mar 11, 2010 8:00 AM CST in Chicago Cubs News

Since the MLB.com Free Agent Frenzy contest on which we based ours ended on March 1, I have decided to declare our contest, posted last November 16, over, even though one free agent from the list has not yet signed. Here are the 15 free agents in the contest and the teams they signed with:

Jason Bay, Mets
Erik Bedard, Mariners
Russell Branyan, Indians
Aroldis Chapman, Reds
Johnny Damon, Tigers
Mark DeRosa, Giants
Jermaine Dye, unsigned
Chone Figgins, Mariners
Vladimir Guerrero, Rangers
Rich Harden, Rangers
Matt Holliday, Cardinals
John Lackey, Red Sox
Hideki Matsui, Angels
Miguel Tejada, Orioles
Jose Valverde, Tigers

After the jump, the winner.

Scoring in the contest went this way: everyone put a "confidence" level for each free agent. For example, if you were 100% sure DeRosa was going to sign with the Giants, you'd give that pick 15 points and you would have gotten 15 for it, and so on down to your least confident pick, which got one point.

This year, unlike previous years, many entrants (myself included) got scores of... zero. Last year's winners (a tie) got 80 points. This year... well, here are the top three.

lswaidz       37
ScottT        22
DeRoMyHero    17

lswaidz, email me and I'll arrange to send you your prize, a copy of "The Cubs", a comprehensive history of the Cubs by Glenn Stout. Thanks to everyone who entered. Many thanks also to BCB reader StampMe, who compiled the results.

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Know who else had a zero? The Yankees.

I guess signing Teixeira, Sabathia and Burnett to the tune of $423.5M last year will do that to you…

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Mar 11, 2010 8:17 AM CST reply actions

They did win a WS, handily

Even with this year’s squad being not as good as the last, they should be competing for another, unfortunately.

by madcow256 on Mar 11, 2010 8:26 AM CST up reply actions

Granderson would like to have a word with you...

May not have signed any FA, but I think they still managed to improve their team for 2010, which is scary.

by bdlugz on Mar 11, 2010 8:46 AM CST up reply actions

Not to mention Vazquez...

by Shawn Domagal-Goldman on Mar 11, 2010 10:36 AM CST up reply actions

haha

love the caption under the pic.

SKOL VIKINGS 2010!!

by Mr.Cub22 on Mar 11, 2010 9:11 AM CST reply actions

Well it's not like the Cubs didn't try to sign JD.

He thought he could get better money elsewhere than the Nady money he was offered first.

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Mar 11, 2010 9:56 AM CST up reply actions

Wow!

That’s so awesome, I’ve literally never won anything… thanks a lot guys, especially StampMe for tabulating everything! This is so cool… even though I totally thought the Yankees were going to sign everyone and DeRosa would be back with the Cubs… but oh well :-)

by lswaidz on Mar 11, 2010 9:13 AM CST reply actions

Congrats.

That’s a GREAT book you’re getting – I read it during the off-season.

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by daver on Mar 11, 2010 11:34 AM CST up reply actions

2nd place!

WOO HOO!

Pretty pathetic showing all around, it seems, compared with last years totals.
Congrats to Iswaidz!

by ScottT on Mar 11, 2010 9:20 AM CST reply actions

What do I get for coming in last?

"Look, what do you want me to do?"

by Zeke on Mar 11, 2010 9:59 AM CST reply actions

Well, you were only tied for last.

If StampMe sees this post, he needs to let us know how many people tied with zero points.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Mar 11, 2010 10:00 AM CST up reply actions

I have the list at home

I’ll update this evening.

Ya gotta love a team with a shortstop named TheRiot ...

by StampMe on Mar 11, 2010 10:31 AM CST up reply actions

Crap. I can't even come in last with any dignity...

"Look, what do you want me to do?"

by Zeke on Mar 11, 2010 11:52 AM CST up reply actions

Can the Rays PLEASE sign Jermaine Dye?

Because, if they do, I’ll at least get one right.

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by daver on Mar 11, 2010 11:35 AM CST reply actions

WAY TO REPRESENT THE 61554!!!

Thats how we do, thats how we do…

To eliminate exclusion, we cut out the differences to feel like we belong.

by heine41 on Mar 11, 2010 12:01 PM CST reply actions

The Totals

37 Iswaidz
22 ScottT
17 DeRoMyHero
14 Zeke
13 Musicdude10
12 Marmaduke1
12 BLou
11 StampMe
11 dat cubfan daver
10 fsuapollo
10 BucknerKongCardenal
  8 Ron Trauma
  8 B Ray
  7 brook
  7 bearsfann
  7 Nooblet
  7 fischisgod
  6 scottsdalecubs
  4 Cub Style
  2 Julio Zuleta’s Voodoo
  2 cubsluver22
  0 LT
  0 RynoHoF
  0 zach katz
  0 Trey2317
  0 ph1950
  0 Al
  0 dtpolitt
  0 CubFaninCA
  0 10 14 23 26
  0 Itchy
  0 berselius
  0 jmroe23
  0 ballhawk (all NYY)
  0 katie casey