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If Price Is Right, Could Auction of Dodgers Induce Other Teams to Sell?

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Sports Business, Yankees, tagged , , on January 31, 2012 | 1 Comment »

After Mark Cuban was eliminated from the bidding process for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the billionaire offered an interesting explanation for coming up short. “I wanted to buy a baseball team,” Cuban stated, “they were selling a media rights deal”. Cuban’s comment was a reference to the Dodgers’ expiring TV contract with FOX, which currently [...]

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Prince Fielder Worth His Weight (just not in projected WAR)

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Sports Business, tagged , , on January 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Every time a player signs a mega-money deal, there seems to be a very common kneejerk reaction, particularly among saber-friendly analysts. The typical response is to run to fangraphs.com for the player’s WAR-based dollar value and then, using projections, conclude that by the end of the contract, the salary commitment will wind up being a [...]

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Nat Gio: Washington Adds Gonzalez, Joins N.L. East Arm$ Race

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, Mets, MLB, Sports Business, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on December 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »

The Yankees lost out on another potential trade target when Gio Gonzalez was traded to the Washington Nationals for a package of prospects. At the price the Nationals paid, the Yankees probably weren’t a player for Gonzalez anyway, so the trade really doesn’t alter the team’s offseason strategy. However, it does further an interesting development [...]

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Could Sale of Mets Threaten Yankees’ Empire State of Mind?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Media, Mets, MLB, Sports Business, Yankees, tagged , , on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The last five seasons haven’t been very kind to the Mets. Whether on the field or in the board room, the team has been besieged by a myriad of unfortunate circumstances ever since Carlos Beltran was mesmerized by a Adam Wainwright curve ball to end the 2006 NLCS. Not surprisingly, the Mets’ hardship has led [...]

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Rage Against the Machine; Anger Toward Pujols Familiar Territory for Arod

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Sports Business, Yankees, tagged , on December 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Albert Pujols’ decision to take his talents to Southern California has inspired great joy among Angels’ fans and, not surprisingly, a considerable amount of vitriol from those who root for the Cardinals. Phony, trader, liar, mercenary, and fraud have all been used on twitter and talk radio to describe Pujols because he opted for a [...]

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Backloaded Contracts Provide Better Exit Strategy; Marlins Wise to Delay Salary Payments

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Sports Business, tagged , on December 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

With all the big numbers being thrown around this offseason, there have been articles suggesting that teams are unwise to backload contracts. The basis for this opinion is the belief that teams will not have the money to pay the escalating costs, so would be better off paying the upfront fees. For individuals who lack [...]

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Is the Marlins’ Hot Stove Spending a Prelude to Another Fire Sale?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hot Stove, Sports Business, tagged , on December 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »

During the winter of 1996, the Florida Marlins shocked the baseball world and altered its financial landscape by spending almost $90 million on new players, including $18 million per season for Moises Alou, Bobby Bonilla, and Alex Fernandez. Fifteen years later, the now Miami Marlins are at it again. Two days after signing Heath Bell [...]

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