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Breaking Down MLB Payroll and Revenue Data (in Tweet Form)

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2019 | Leave a Comment »

AP has released MLB’s official salary data for 2018, and in many stories there is some conflicting data, particularly with regard to the percentage of revenue allocated to salaries. Following are some clarification and interpretation. You will often see Scott Boras quoted with a claim that players get a mid-40% share, but it seems like […]

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All Isn’t Grand(al) for MLB Free Agents as Crisis of Competition Weighs on the Market

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , , , on January 10, 2019 | Leave a Comment »

Major League Baseball may be in the midst of a free agency paradigm shift, but Yasmani Grandal’s contract is not the tipping point. After the 30-year old catcher signed a one-year deal, instead of the multi-year deal he expected, many have wondered whether this will be the last straw that breaks the back of baseball’s […]

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Robbie’s Return Makes Cents for the Yankees; Reunion with Cano Could Turn Contract Burden into a Bargain

Posted in Baseball on November 28, 2018 | 1 Comment »

Five years after parting, the Yankees and Robinson Cano could be headed for a reunion. The Mariners, who have begun an aggressive tear down, are reportedly eager to shed the $120 million remaining on Cano’s contract, and the Bronx Bombers are one of the teams that has expressed an interest. But, is Cano still a […]

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2018 MLB Post Season Long Ball Meter with Small Ball and Innings Tracker

Posted in Baseball on October 18, 2018 | 1 Comment »

All data is final as of October 29, 2018. One of baseball’s most often repeated axioms states that, although home runs work just fine in the regular season, once the calendar turns to October, small ball becomes a more effective method for scoring runs. This mantra is proclaimed with such certainty that all who hear […]

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Blame Game in the Bronx as Another Yankees’ Season Ends in Disappointment

Posted in Baseball, Yankees on October 10, 2018 | Leave a Comment »

Next season, the Yankees will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their last World Series championship. 2009 was a very memorable season for the Bronx Bombers. The intervening years, well, not so much. Last night’s 4-3 loss to the Red Sox capped off another disappointing end to the Yankees’ season, but, before looking ahead, we need […]

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Big Money Free Agents Lining Up for Pinstripes, but Will Yankees Break the Bank?

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, Yankees on August 17, 2018 | Leave a Comment »

“Wall Street bankers supposedly back the Yankees; Smith College girls approve of them. God, Brooks Brothers, and United States Steel are believed to be solidly in the Yankees’ corner. The efficiently triumphant Yankee machine is a great institution, but, as they say, who can fall in love with U.S. Steel?” – Gay Talese, There Are […]

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Yankees Pockets Get Deeper, but When Will the Wallet Come Out?

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees on April 11, 2018 | Leave a Comment »

The Bronx Bombers may be cutting back on payroll, but that’s not because there is a shortage of Yankee dollars. According to Forbes’ 2017 business of baseball survey, the team’s enterprise value has reached $4 billion, or 33% greater than the second ranked Dodgers (click here for an analysis of the league-wide data). The Yankees’ […]

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