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

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, tagged on November 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »

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, Business and Finance, MLB, 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, Business and Finance, Draft, 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, Business and Finance, MLB, Roster Analysis, 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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Is the DH Really to Blame for Inflated Payrolls in the American League?

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees on July 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Now that the All Star Game has passed, players from the American and National Leagues will go back to being strangers until the two circuits meet up again in the World Series. However, before we say goodbye to this vestige of interleague play, let’s wade once more into the never ending DH debate that has […]

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Fans, FOX Could Tilt the Balance in McCourt’s Battle with Baseball

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, tagged , , on June 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

After being backed into a corner by Commissioner Bud Selig, Los Angeles Dodgers’ owner Frank McCourt lashed out at Major League Baseball by filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. That’s what rats do. According to a press release released by the Dodgers, McCourt justified his decision by claiming that Selig’s refusal to approve a tentative media […]

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Looking Back at the Expensive Free Agent Class of 2006

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on June 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Daisuke Matsuzaka’s decision to have season ending surgery prompted a post comparing his signing to the Yankees’ ill-fated acquisition of Kei Igawa. The conclusion reached was that both Japanese imports turned out to be busts, but perhaps not so outlandish in comparison to the rest of the 2006 free agent class. So, instead of leaving […]

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