Free Market

?BUSINESS LEADERS
On Nov. 4, 1976, baseball's first free-agent draft took place at New York City's Plaza Hotel. Who was the first player to be signed under this system?

a. Sal Bando
b. Bill Campbell
c. Dave Cash
d. Reggie Jackson

?TOP DOLLAR
Last season the average salary for a major league player exceeded $2 million for the first time. In 1982 the first contract guaranteeing a player an average of $2 million per year was signed. Who was the player?

?THIS WEEK'S MATCHUP
A team that loses a player to free agency is awarded a compensating pick in the ensuing June amateur draft. Pair these former free agents with the players who were taken with the resulting compensation picks.

1. Bud Black
a. Johnny Damon

2. Tom Candiotti
b. Shawn Green

3. John Smiley
c. Torii Hunter

4. Kurt Stillwell
d. Shannon Stewart

?CALL TO ORDER
Place the following in order of dollar value, from highest to lowest.

a. Construction cost of Pittsburgh's PNC Park
b. Alex Rodriguez's contract with the Rangers
c. A B-1B bomber
d. Total 2001-02 payroll of the five teams in the NHL's Atlantic Division