Ken Gurnick of MLB.com takes an advance look at Salary Arbitrationrama 2004 and predicts some eligible Dodgers will pursue some serious raises.

For Dave Roberts, from $400,000 to $1 million. (With my limited expertise, I have been predicting $500,000.)

For Jolbert Cabrera, from $475,000 to $1.4 million. (I've been saying $500,000.)

For Guillermo Mota, from $675,000 to $2 million. (I've been saying $1 million.)

For Odalis Perez, from $3.4 million to $5 million. (I've been saying $4 million.)

For Adrian Beltre, from $3.75 million to $6 million. (I've been saying $4.5 million.)

For Eric Gagne, from $550,000 to at least $6 million. (I've been saying $6 million.)

My pick on Cabrera seems the most conservative, but I really would be surprised if all the Dodgers got the raises that Gurnick is outlining. But these are my first attempts to make these predictions, so I don't have any kind of track record.

The total difference between my picks and Gurnick's is approximately $5 million. That would affect the Dodgers' ability to sign a mid-level player, but not a major one. And, of course, they could still get multiple strong mid-levelers.