Archive for Contracts/Economics

The ultimate struggle between the competing forces of baseball.

There were winners among even the cheapest teams in the last decade.

How baseball’s owners have historically insulated themselves from the risks of the market.

When the time came for peace between the leagues, surprisingly, the AL had most of the leverage.

Before moving to Baltimore, the Orioles/Browns franchise often played to a nearly empty ballpark in St. Louis.

It’s easy to think of Boras – and the players he represents – as the bad guy, but it’s the owners who are the real men behind the curtain.

Baseball’s box office strategies can help build the game.

It might not be farfetched for compensatory picks to go away forever.

There has been labor peace at the big league level for years, but that doesn’t mean Rob Manfred won’t have other labor issues to deal with.

The commissioner should lead a push for more teams before the game slips further into mediocrity.