Archive for Contracts/Economics

The Miami Marlins have been executing a good team-building strategy.

In part three, we lay out the net value for 2014 draft picks and ruminate on this from both the team and player perspective.

In part two of three, we examine the value each draft pick provides relative to its cost.

In the first part of a three-part series, previous studies to quantify draft pick valuation are updated.

What you think you know about the baseball talent market isn’t necessarily so. And it’s about to change anyway.

Baseball players have received a dwindling share of revenue. Will that change in the near future?

Analyzing the cost per WAR from several different perspectives, including incorporating draft pick compensation.

Before diving in with updated calculations, we first take a step back and see how we set things up.

Jonah Keri’s new book, on his beloved Montreal Expos, is a fantastic read for any baseball fan.

Can economic and weather data help us explain the drop in African-American players in Major League Baseball?