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Give a Little, Get a Little, MLB Owners
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in a 10-part series commemorating baseball’s new commissioner with advice for his tenure. To read more about this series, click here. Boston drafted Jacoby Ellsbury...
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How Teams Can Use Ticket Prices to Serve the Audience
MLB could benefit from kid-friendly events at parent-friendly times. (via Paul L Dineen) If new commissioner Rob Manfred reads The Hardball Times, he’s already seen our 10-part wish list of what we’d...
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Scott Boras and the Means of Production
Like him or not, Scott Boras is the best at what he does. (via Cathy Taylor)Maybe you hate Scott Boras. Maybe you’re indifferent. But you almost certainly don’t like the guy. No one really does …...
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A Baseball First Echoes Its Past
Six days ago, this ballpark was empty for a MLB game. (via Keith Allison)No one was taken out to the ballgame in Baltimore last Wednesday. No peanuts, no Cracker Jack and no one rooting for the home...
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The Birth of the American League and How it Transformed the Game
Ban Johnson, left, was instrumental in helping to form the American League. (via Library of Congress)Negro Leagues aside, there have been up to seven major leagues in professional baseball history...
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The 1961 Expansion Draft and Baseball’s Anti-competitive History
Don Zimmer was a “premium player” during the first expansion draft. (via Public Domain) The most successful expansion franchise in baseball since the Angels and Rangers (nee Senators) joined the...
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Bargain Bin: The 10 Cheapest Teams of the Last 10 Years
Hanley Ramirez was the highest-paid player on the ninth-cheapest team. (via Dirk Hansen) Is it even possible to buy a championship anymore? Last year’s World Series champions, the San Francisco Giants,...
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In the Gear Teeth of Industry
Alex Gordon has a big decision to make with his contract this winter. (via Charles Sollars) Baseball is an industry. It’s not the most important industry in a world dominated by them, but it is one of...
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The Small Sample Size Crew
Yoslan Herrera went nearly six years between MLB appearances. (via Wikimedia Commons)The dangers of rushing to judgment based on a small sample size have been nothing if not exhaustively documented by...
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Cooperstown Confidential: Donn Clendenon’s Strange 1969 Season
Donn Clendenon turned out to be the perfect fit for the New York Mets.If you happen to be a follower of the New York Mets, you know all too well that fans and media have been clamoring for general...
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The End of the Draft
Brandon Finnegan is one who paid immediate dividends from the draft. (via Arturo Pardavila III) The baseball draft is half a century old this year. And maybe it’s time for it to go. The draft has...
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The Unionization of Baseball
Before clashing in Washington, Jim Bunning clashed with Robert Cannon over the MLBPA. (via GLMS) Marvin Miller advised Curt Flood not to sue. It would end his career, he told him. Even if he won, the...
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Proposing a Third Option for MLB’s Schedule
Under this proposal, the 2006 Cardinals wouldn’t have made it to Shea Stadium for the NLCS. (via Laura)Every year, the baseball playoffs roll around. Nearly every year, people observe the unfairness of...
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The Evolution of Dave Dombrowski
Dave Dombrowski has already made some big moves with the Red Sox. (via Arturo Pardavila III) It goes without saying that Dave Dombrowski is a one of the most respected decision makers in all of...
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The Coming Fight: Why the Next CBA Won’t Be So Easy
Editors Note: This article was originally printed in The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2016. You can purchase a copy of the book here. Bob Bowman and MLBPA will figure prominently in the upcoming CBA...
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An Open Market Solution to Salary Arbitration
Under the old compensation system, Ramon Hernandez was a Type A free agent. (via Keith Allison) PA, AVG, OBP, HR, RBI That’s it. Those are the only numbers you get. Now, using only those stats, compare...
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How to Value Opt-Outs
Yoenis Cespedes’ opt-out could be valued at nearly $70 million with a strong 2016. (via Arturo Pardavila III) As the ever-expanding revenue of Major League Baseball filters through to larger player...
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Dexter Fowler, Casey Close, Collusion and the Value of Information
Dexter Fowler was reportedly an Oriole before deciding to re-sign with the Cubs. (via screenshot) Back in February, everybody thought Dexter Fowler was going to sign with the Baltimore Orioles on a...
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Free Agent Compensation Must Die
Howie Kendrick’s value this past winter was depressed due to the qualifying offer. (via Arturo Pardavila III) I don’t know how gauche it’s considered to link to one of our own, but Devin Shaw’s recent...
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Uncompetitive Minor League Wages Might Be Deterring Talent
Minor league players earn about 1 percent of the MLB minimum salary. (via Minda Haas Kuhlmann) In February of 2014, a group of ex-minor league baseball players filed a class action lawsuit against...
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