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Is Hall of Fame Headed for a Party of Five?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Yankees on December 31, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Over the past few years, Hall of Fame voters have become steroid addled. By refusing to elect candidates with links to PEDs, regardless of substantiation, voters have allowed each subsequent year’s ballot to become increasingly crowded. As a result, some electors have been forced to consider game theory as much as the individual merits of each player when casting their […]

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With Yankees No Longer Paying Top Dollar, Dodgers Become Baseball’s Biggest Spender; A Historical Look at Team Payrolls, Luxury Tax Payments and Revenues

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees on December 20, 2014 | 2 Comments »

The Yankee dollar has been pushed aside by Dodger dough. For the first time since 2001, the Bronx Bombers did not end the year with Major League Baseball’s highest payroll. Instead, it was the Dodgers who were baseball’s biggest spender. And, it wasn’t even close. With a final payroll just over $257 million, Los Angeles […]

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Does Cashman’s Lie Speak to a Broader Truth?

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, MLB, Yankees on December 10, 2014 | 8 Comments »

As expected, the Yankees’ bullpen swap of Andrew Miller for David Robertson was more about economics than an assessment of each pitcher’s potential performance over the next four years. By suggesting that Robertson priced himself out of the Yankees’ plans, GM Brian Cashman admitted as much. Considering the meaningful savings and relative competence of each […]

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As Yankees Consider Closer Options, Devil Could Be in the Process, Not the Pitcher

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankee History, Yankees on December 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees haven’t had an active winter, but the one question they’ve reportedly been weighing is who will pitch the ninth inning next season. The choice has seemingly been narrowed down to incumbent David Robertson and lefty set-up man Andrew Miller, but what’s not as clear is the criteria the Yankees are using to make the […]

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What’s That You Say, the Myth of Joe DiMaggio?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on November 25, 2014 | 3 Comments »

Joe DiMaggio played the game at least at a couple of levels higher than the rest of baseball. A lot of guys, all you had to see to know they were great was a stat sheet. DiMaggio, you had to see. It wasn’t only numbers on a page—although they were there too—it was a question […]

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Giancarlo Stanton’s Back Loaded Deal a Home Run for Marlins

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Hot Stove, MLB on November 19, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday, I considered several reasons why Giancarlo Stanton’s new contract wasn’t folly on the part of the Marlins, but that was before the details of the mega-deal were announced. As it turns out, Stanton’s extension is heavily back loaded, making the new contract even more team friendly than first anticipated. Annual Breakdown of Giancarlo Stanton […]

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Have Marlins Gone Off Deep End? Dispelling Misconceptions About Giancarlo Stanton’s Historic Contract

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Business and Finance, Hot Stove, MLB, Yankees on November 18, 2014 | 6 Comments »

The Miami Marlins must be crazy. That seems to be the conventional wisdom in the wake of the franchise’s decision to commit $325 million dollars over 13 years to Giancarlo Stanton. But, is this reaction to an admittedly mind-boggling contract based upon sound analysis, or simply a visceral response to the exorbitant salaries of professional […]

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