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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 | 2 Comments »

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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Getting Past the Knee Jerk Reactions to Baseball’s New CBA

Posted in Baseball, CBA, MLB, Sports Business, tagged on November 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Even in peace, MLB finds a way to get bruised. Instead of focusing on the unprecedented 21 years of labor peace that will result from yesterday’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the focus of many, if not most, has been on elements of the deal they don’t like. Interestingly, the strongest objections have been for [...]

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Breaking Down the MLB CBA: Some Promising Changes, but a Few Devils May Be in the Details

Posted in Baseball, CBA, MLB, Sports Business, tagged on November 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Labor peace in baseball has become a given, which is remarkable considering the contentious history between the players and owners. However, after reading a summary of the new CBA unveiled this afternoon, it appears as if the partnership between owners and players is even stronger than imagined. In the past, negotiations between the two sides [...]

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Compromise or Compromised? The Astros’ Sale and Resultant Changes to the Game

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Sports Business, tagged , , on November 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Houston Astros have been relegated. After losing 100 games for the first time in franchise history, the team’s rapid descent in the N.L. Central has culminated in a transfer to the A.L. West. Talk about a tough crowd. Ironically, in a year during which the Astros were mostly irrelevant on the field, the franchise [...]

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“Recommended Slots” Make Sense for All Parties to New Baseball CBA

Posted in Baseball, Draft, Sports Business, Yankees on November 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »

In a year that has seen the NFL and NBA deal with acrimonious labor negotiations, MLB is on the verge of ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement without the slightest bit of rancor. However, there has been one point of contention: the escalating bonuses being paid to those selected in the Rule IV amateur draft. [...]

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Yanks Ace First Offseason Test as Sabathia Opts In for Two More Years

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Sports Business, Yankees, tagged on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

CC Sabathia surprised all of baseball by doing exactly what everyone suspected he would: sign an extension to remain with the New York Yankees. Although there was little doubt Sabathia would remain in pinstripes, conventional wisdom suggested the big left hander would first opt out of his current deal before returning to the Bronx. Instead [...]

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