This Friday is the deadline for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and every other major league team, to fill out their 40-man rosters and protect players from the 2011 Rule 5 draft. The Pirates currently have five open spots on the 40-man roster which can be used to protect players who are eligible for the draft. They can also clear extra roster spots if they need to protect more than five players.
We’ve talked about the Rule 5 draft a lot on this site. Now is your chance to predict what happens and possibly win a free Pirates Prospects 2012 Prospect Guide. All you have to do is predict every player who will be protected by the Pirates for the Rule 5 draft. The rules and how to enter are as follows.
Entry Form
Copy and paste the following in to the comments, and fill in your answers.
Players to be Protected:
Tiebreaker - What time will the announcement be made?
Rules
1. You must list every player who gets protected. Your entry will lose if you don’t name a player, or if you name a player who isn’t protected. A full list of the available players can be found here.
2. Only one entry per person.
3. Your prediction must be made in the comments below, and you must include an e-mail address (so that I can contact the winner).
4. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by a tiebreaker. The tiebreaker will be based on the time I receive the press release, and not the time the announcement is posted on the site or Twitter. The tiebreaker will be in Eastern Standard Time.
5. Predictions must be made by midnight EST on Friday (one minute after 11:59 PM EST on Thursday night).
6. Changes to your original answer will be accepted up until the deadline.
Winner
The winner will receive one free copy of the 2012 Prospect Guide, which will be released in mid-December. You can currently pre-order your copy of the Prospect Guide, which is expected to ship a week before Christmas.
November 15, 2011 at 1:35 pm
zackchakan@gmail.com
Players to be Protected: Matt Hague, Jordy Mercer, Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson, Brett Lorin, Starling Marte, Michael Colla
Tiebreaker – 9:42 PM
November 15, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Michael Colla
Emmanuel De Leon
Jeremy Farrell
Zachary Foster
Matt Hague
Andrew Lambo
Quincy Latimore
Brett Lorin
Starling Marte
Jordy Mercer
Diego Moreno
Rogelio Noris
Rudy Owens
Aaron Pribanic
Jhonatan Ramos
Justin Wilson
Announcement Time: Friday 1:00pm
stephancheatham@gmail.com
November 15, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Protected:
Starling Marte
Jordy Mercer
Rudy Owens
Justin Wilson
Aaron Pribanic
Michael Colla
Quincy Latimore
Brett Lorin
tiebreaker: 6:30 P.m. friday
jup540@gmail.com
November 15, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Players to be Protected: Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson,Matt Hague
Tiebreaker – What time will the announcement be made? 3:15PM
November 15, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Protect: Matt Hague, Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson, Andrew Lambo,
Tiebreaker: Friday 11/18 at 3:10pm EST
darial375@gmail.com
November 15, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Players to be Protected:
Hague
Lambo
Lorin
Marte
Mercer
Owens
Wilson
Tiebreaker – Friday 11/18, 3:45 pm
tidlund@att.net
November 15, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Players to be Protected: Starling Marte, Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson, Jordy Mercer, Matt Hague, Brett Lorin
Tiebreaker – 2:30pm EST
bminemy1@binghamton.edu
November 15, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Players to be Protected:
Starling Marte
Jordy Mercer
Rudy Owens
Justin Wilson
Andrew Lambo
Tiebreaker – What time will the announcement be made?
4:00pm EST
jalcorn427@aol.com
Twitter: timwilliamsp2
November 15, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Just for clarification, you don’t have to put your e-mail address in the post. You just need to make sure your e-mail is linked up with the account you post with (Disqus, Yahoo, Twitter, etc).
November 15, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Players to be Protected:
Jordy Mercer
Starling Marte
Matt Hague
Aaron Pribanic
Rudy Owens
Justin Wilson
Tiebreaker – What time will the announcement be made?
Friday – 3:30pm EST
November 15, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Players to be Protected:Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Michael Crotta, Andrew Lambo, Justin Wilson, Rudy Owens, Matt Hague
Tiebreaker – What time will the announcement be
made?
3:15 EST
kirk.vandergrift@pomona.edu
November 15, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Players to be Protected:
1. Matt Hague
2. Brett Lorin
3. Starling Marte
4. Jordy Mercer
5. Rudy Owens
6. Justin Wilson
Tiebreaker – What time will the announcement be made? Friday 9:35am
November 15, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Players to be Protected:
1.Starling Marte
2.Rudy Owens
3.Justin Wilson
4.Jordy Mercer
5.Michael Colla
6.Andrew Lamo
Tiebreaker: Friday 9:50 am
jkokales@gmail.com
November 15, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Protect: Starling Marte, Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson, Jordy Mercer
Tiebreaker: 11:27 AM Friday
November 15, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Owens
Marte
Mercer
Wilson
Hague
Lambo
Pribanic
11am
November 15, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Starling Marte
Rudy OwensJordy Mercer
Justin Wilson
Matt Hague
Aaron Pribanic
Brett Lorin
nfed130@gmail.com | Press Release on Friday 11/18 at 2:10 pm
November 15, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Starling Marte
Rudy Owens
Jordy Mercer
Justin Wilson
Andrew Lambo
grini81@aol.com
Press Release- Friday at 8:40 PM
November 15, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Matt HagueStarling MarteJordy MercerRudy OwensAaron PribanicJustin Wilson
7:11
November 15, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Players to be Protected:
Tim Alderson
Matt Hague
Andrew Lambo
Brett Lorin
Jordy Mercer
Diego Moreno
Rudy Owens
Justin Wilson
9:30
November 15, 2011 at 10:03 pm
jth1016@sru.edu
November 15, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Justin Wilson, Rudy Owens, Duke Welker, Diego Moreno, Brett Lorin, Tyler Cox, Starling Marte
11:15 AM
November 15, 2011 at 10:21 pm
Hague, Marte, Mercer, Owens, Wilson, Welker
9:00 PM
November 15, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Marte, Mercer, Owens, Welker, Wilson.
7:15 p.m.
You know how to reach me.
November 15, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Marte, Mercer, Owens, Wilson
Announcement made at 2pm.
November 15, 2011 at 11:00 pm
marte, mercer, hague, owens, lorin, wilson
friday @ 2 p.m.
November 15, 2011 at 11:39 pm
evanwyattgross@gmail.com
Protected: Marte; Owens; Wilson; Hague; Lambo; Mercer; Lorin
November 16, 2011 at 12:56 am
Starling Marte
Diego Moreno
Jody Mercer
Duke Welker
Rudy Owens
JWilio!
Friday 3:16 PM
November 16, 2011 at 7:19 am
Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson, Duke Welker, Matt Hague
203pm est
tripjokerz@yahoo.com
November 16, 2011 at 8:41 am
marte, mercer, hague, owens, lorin, wilson
Friday@ 2 p.m.
joellesher@comcast.net
November 16, 2011 at 9:26 am
raybin at gmail dot com
Protected players:
Starling Marte
Rudy Owens
Jordy Mercer
Justin Wilson
Matt Hague
Tiebreaker: 12:01 pm Friday
November 16, 2011 at 9:38 am
Michael Colla, Matt Hague, Andrew Lambo, Brett Lorin, Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer,
Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson
November 16, 2011 at 10:19 am
my predictions to be protected:
1.Matt Hague
2.Quincy Latimore
3.Starling Marte
4.Rudy Owens5.Aaron Pribanic
6. Tim Alderson
7. Michael Colla
November 16, 2011 at 10:49 am
Tyler Cox, Matt Hague, Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Rudy Owens, Duke Welker, and Justin Wilson will be protected.
The announcement will be made at 6:15 pm EST on Friday
gonfalon ‘at’ rocketmail ‘dot’ com
November 16, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Players to be Protected:1. Starling Marte2. Rudy Owens3. Justin Wilson4. Jordy Mercer5. Aaron Pribanic6. Matt Hague (bye Ohlie)7. Andrew Lambo (one of you catchers report to the rail)8. Diego Moreno (one of you middle relievers too)Tiebreaker – What time will the announcement be made? 10:31 AMrichhopkins at insight dot rr dot com
November 16, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Players to be Protected: 1. Starling Marte 2. Matt Hague 3. Justin Wilson 4. Rudy Owens 5. Jordy Mercer 6. Diego Moreno 7. Duke Welker
Tiebreaker – 1:30 p.m.
aclose05@gmail.com
November 16, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Starling Marte, Justin Wilson, Jordy Mercer, Rudy Owens, Matt Hague
November 18th, 11 am
4804036356@gaggle.net
Twitter: battlingbucs
November 16, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson, Aaron Pribanic
Tiebreaker: 4:12 PM
November 16, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Players to be Protected:michael crotta
tim woodMatt HagueStarling MarteRudy OwensAaron PribanicJustin Wilson 12:20 pmCaryramone@aol.com
November 17, 2011 at 12:20 am
Matt Hague
Starling Marte
Jordy Mercer
Rudy Owens
Justin Wilson
Diego Moreno
Andrew LamboMichael Colla
Friday 2:19pm
November 17, 2011 at 8:51 am
Hague
Marte
Colla
Mercer
Wilson
Owens
Announcement made on Friday @ 3:00PM.
November 17, 2011 at 11:03 am
Players to be Protected:
Matthew Hague
Brett Lorin
Starling Marte
Jordy Mercer
Rudy Owens
Aaron Pribanic
Justin Wilson
Duke Welker
Tiebreaker – What time will the announcement be made? 2:33
November 17, 2011 at 11:07 am
Players to be Protected:Matt Hague
Starling Marte
Rudy Owens
Jordy Mercer
Justin Wilson
Brett Lorin
Tiebreaker – Thursday @ Noon
November 17, 2011 at 12:51 pm
protected players
Wilson, Owens, Mercer, Marte, Hague, Lorin, Pribanic
7:30 p.m.
November 17, 2011 at 2:03 pm
Starling Marte
Justin Wilson
Rudy Owens
Andrew Lambo
Jordy Mercer
Diego Moreno
Tiebreaker: Thursday 10:43 PM
j1976johnson@gmail.com
November 17, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Players to be Protected:
Andrew Lambo
Starling Marte
Jordy Mercer
Duke Welker
Rudy Owens
Aaron Pribanic
Justin WilsonTiebreaker - 6:00 Pm
November 17, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Protected- Marte, Owens, Wilson, Mercer, Hauge, Pribanic, Moreno
Tiebreaker- 2:00 pm
November 17, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Players who will be protected:
*Starling Marte *Rudy Owens *Justin Wilson
*Jordy Mercer *Matt Hague announcement at 5:00 daivd_kaufman@aol.com
November 17, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Protected- Matt Hague, Starling Marte, Jordy Mercer, Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson
Tiebreaker- 4:06 pm
November 17, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Players to be Protected:Wilson Owens, Mercer, Marte, Pribanic, Hague, Welker
Tiebreaker – What time will the announcement be made? 7:30 p.m.
dlsharp102@yahoo.com
Twitter: timwilliamsp2
November 18, 2011 at 12:27 am
The contest is now closed. All of the entries have been copied down. Results to come tomorrow!