Contest: Predict the Orioles' 2013 Opening Day 25-Man Roster

[Jordan Tuwiner]

This is all for bragging rights. Contests like these are hilarious to look back on. In the future we'll have more contests here with some great Orioles prizes.

Rules:
- FA is an acceptable answer
- Simply list the 12 pitchers you think will make the roster. If you list a pitcher as a SP and he makes the roster as a RP, it still counts.
- If you list Matt Wieters as your catcher and he ends up on the DL opening day you don't get the point.
- You must submit your entry by next Tuesday.

Here's a template you can use:

C -
1B -
2B -
3B -
SS -
OF -
OF -
OF -
DH -

Bench -
Bench -
Bench -
Bench -

SP -
SP -
SP -
SP -
SP -
RP -
RP -
RP -
RP -
RP -
RP -
RP -

[Jordan Tuwiner]

My entry:

C - Matt Wieters
1B - Chris Davis
2B - Brian Roberts
3B - Manny Machado
SS - JJ Hardy
OF - Nate McLouth
OF - Adam Jones
OF - Nick Markakis
DH - Wilson Betemit

Bench - Alexi Casilla
Bench - Ryan Flaherty
Bench - Taylor Teagarden
Bench - Nolan Reimold

SP - Jason Hammel
SP - Wei-Yin Chen
SP - Chris Tillman
SP - Miguel Gonzalez
SP - Zach Britton

RP - Darren O'Day
RP - Troy Patton
RP - Jim Johnson
RP - Pedro Strop
RP - Tommy Hunter
RP - Luis Ayala
RP - Brian Matusz

[SteveB]

C - Wieters
1B - Davis
2B - Roberts
3B - Machado
SS - Hardy
OF - Reimold
OF - Jones
OF - Markakis
DH - Betemit

Bench - McLouth
Bench - Teagarden
Bench - Casilla
Bench - Valenica

SP - Hammel
SP - Chen
SP - Gonzalez
SP - Tillman
SP - Saunders
RP - Strop
RP - Hunter
RP - Ayala
RP - Patton
RP - Matusz
RP - O'Day
RP - Johnson

Excluded Hunches: Conor Jackson makes it over Valencia. The bullpen gets a makeover via trades of guys w/no options.

[ofahn]

This is a fun topic, but I think we should revisit it again about February 1st. I honestly believe there will be some trades that will subtract some of the pitching and adjust the position players.

C - Matt Wieters
1B - Chris Davis
2B - Brian Roberts
3B - Manny Machado
SS - JJ Hardy
OF - Nate McLouth
OF - Adam Jones
OF - Nick Markakis
DH - Wilson Betemit

Bench - Alexi Casilla
Bench - Danny Valencia
Bench - Taylor Teagarden
Bench - Nolan Reimold

SP - Jason Hammel
SP - Wei-Yin Chen
SP - Chris Tillman
SP - Miguel Gonzalez
SP - Joe Saunders

RP - Darren O'Day
RP - Troy Patton
RP - Jim Johnson
RP - Pedro Strop
RP - Tommy Hunter
RP - Luis Ayala
RP - Steve Johnson

[JoseB]

C - Matt Wieters
1B - FA
2B - Ryan Flaherty
3B - Manny Machado
SS - JJ Hardy
OF - Nolan Reimold
OF - Adam Jones
OF - Nick Markakis
DH - Chris Davis

Bench - Nate McLouth
Bench - Alexei Casilla
Bench - Taylor Teagarden
Bench - Wilson Betemit

SP - Jason Hamel
SP - Wei Yin Chen
SP - Jake Arrieta
SP - Chris Tillman
SP - Miguel Gonzalez
RP - Jim Johnson
RP - Pedro Strop
RP - Luis Ayala
RP - Brian Matusz
RP - Darren O'Day
RP - Steve Johnson
RP - Tommy Hunter

[Jordan Tuwiner]

This is a fun topic, but I think we should revisit it again about February 1st. I honestly believe there will be some trades that will subtract some of the pitching and adjust the position players.

I wanted it to be far away from ST so it wasn't as easy and also to see how much things change by then.

On February 1st, perhaps we'll have a contest to predict the opening day lineup.

[ofahn]

perhaps we'll have a contest to predict the opening day lineup

I get the impression that this season's lineup will be constantly evolving.

[BuckMagic]

C - Matt Wieters
1B - Chris Davis
2B - Brian Roberts
3B - Manny Machado
SS - J.J. Hardy
OF - Nate McLouth
OF - Adam Jones
OF - Nick Markakis
DH - Wilson Betemit

Bench - Alexi Casilla
Bench - Ryan Flaherty
Bench - Taylor Teagarden
Bench - Nolan Reimold

SP - Jason Hammel
SP - Wei-Yin Chen
SP - Chris Tillman
SP - Miguel Gonzalez
SP - Jake Arrieta

RP - Darren O'Day
RP - Troy Patton
RP - Jim Johnson
RP - Pedro Strop
RP - Tommy Hunter
RP - Luis Ayala
RP - Brian Matusz

[A_K]

C - Matt Wieters
1B - Chris Davis
2B - Alexi Casilla
3B - Manny Machado
SS - JJ Hardy
OF - Nate McLouth
OF - Adam Jones
OF - Nick Markakis
DH - Wilson Betemit

Bench - Trayvon Robinson
Bench - Ryan Flaherty
Bench - Taylor Teagarden
Bench - Nolan Reimold

SP - Jason Hammel
SP - Wei-Yin Chen
SP - Chris Tillman
SP - Miguel Gonzalez
SP - Joe Saunders

RP - Darren O'Day
RP - Troy Patton
RP - Jim Johnson
RP - Pedro Strop
RP - Tommy Hunter
RP - Luis Ayala
RP - Tsuyoshi Wada

[birdwatcher55]

Here's a template you can use:

C - Wieters
1B - Laroche
2B - Roberts
3B - Manny
SS - JJ
OF - McLouth
OF - Adam
OF - Nick
DH - Davis

Bench - Flaherty
Bench - TT
Bench - Betimet
Bench - Reimold

SP - Tillman
SP - Hammel
SP - Chen
SP - Gonzo
SP - Britton
RP - Wada
RP - Hunter
RP - Strop
RP - Johnson
RP - O'Day
RP - Patton
RP - Matusz

[osforlife]

We'll be facing David Price, a LHP, soo...
C - Matt Wieters
1B - Chris Davis
2B - Brian Roberts
3B - Manny Machado
SS - JJ Hardy
OF - Steve Pearce
OF - Adam Jones
OF - Nick Markakis
DH - Nolan Reimold

Bench - Taylor Teagarden
Bench - Wilson Betemit
Bench - Alexi Casilla
Bench - Nate McLouth

SP - Jason Hammel
SP - Wei-Yen Chen
SP - Chris Tillman
SP - Miguel Gonzalez
SP - FA
RP - Jim Johnson
RP - Darren O'Day
RP - Pedro Strop
RP - Troy Patton
RP - Luis Ayala
RP - Tommy Hunter
RP- Steve Johnson