It’s ok, Walt, don’t overpay!

I hope Jocketty sits on the sidelines this offseason and picks up players off the scrap heap again.

Peter Gammons said that contracts are going to be crazy high and gave these estimates he’s hearing from GM’s for the following free agents:

Alfonso Soriano-$18M+/Yr
Carlos Lee-$13-15M/Yr
Julio Lugo-$32M/4yrs
Vincente Padilla, Jeff Suppan and Gil Meche-$10M/yr

Here is the tentative Spring Training schedule for 2007

February 26 1:05 p.m. Florida Atlantic University Roger Dean Stadium
February 28 1:05 p.m. Florida Marlins Roger Dean Stadium
March 1 1:10 p.m. New York Mets Tradition Field
March 2 1:05 p.m. New York Mets Roger Dean Stadium
March 3 1:05 p.m. Florida Marlins Roger Dean Stadium
March 4 1:05 p.m. Florida Marlins Roger Dean Stadium
March 5 1:05 p.m. Houston Astros Roger Dean Stadium
March 6 1:05 p.m. Baltimore Orioles Fort Lauderdale Stadium
March 7 1:05 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers Holman Stadium
March 8 1:05 p.m. Minnesota Twins Roger Dean Stadium
March 9 1:05 p.m. Florida Marlins Roger Dean Stadium
March 10 1:05 p.m. Baltimore Orioles Fort Lauderdale Stadium
March 11 1:05 p.m. Atlanta Braves Roger Dean Stadium
March 12 1:05 p.m. Atlanta Braves Roger Dean Stadium
March 13 1:05 p.m. Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium
March 14 1:05 p.m. Washington Nationals Roger Dean Stadium
March 15 1:05 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers Roger Dean Stadium
March 16 7:05 p.m. Atlanta Braves Ballpark at Disney’s Wide World of Sports
March 17 1:05 p.m. Atlanta Braves Ballpark at Disney’s Wide World of Sports
March 18 1:05 p.m. New York Mets Roger Dean Stadium
March 19 OFF DAY
March 20 7:05 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers Holman Stadium
March 21 1:05 p.m. Baltimore Orioles Roger Dean Stadium
March 22 1:05 p.m. Florida Marlins Roger Dean Stadium
March 23 1:10 p.m. New York Mets Tradition Field
March 24 1:05 p.m. Washington Nationals Space Coast Stadium
March 25 1:05 p.m. Baltimore Orioles Roger Dean Stadium
March 26 1:05 p.m. Florida Marlins Roger Dean Stadium
March 27 1:05 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers Roger Dean Stadium
March 28 1:05 p.m. Baltimore Orioles Fort Lauderdale Stadium
March 29 1:05 p.m. Florida Marlins Roger Dean Stadium
March 30 7:10 p.m. Memphis Redbirds AutoZone Park
March 31 TBA TBA TBA All times local. Home games are in bold.ss = split-squad. The team is broken into two squads.This is a tentative and incomplete schedule