The recently announced mega-extensions of Matt Cain and Joey Votto sent a bit of a shockwave through the conventional wisdom surrounding how often star players end up hitting the free agent market.  William’s great post from yesterday got me thinking about the subject.  I wanted to spend some time [...]

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The business of baseball is very good, and one of the big reasons why is cable television. According to Forbes’ most recent look at the game’s economics, MLB’s 30 teams combined to earn net-revenue of over [...]

Professional baseball has grown rapidly in Korea over the past decade. While not on the level of the Japanese league, Korea probably has the 3rd most advanced professional baseball league outside of the United States. This is a great thing for baseball fans. Hopefully one day, Korean players will populate the ranks of MLB teams [...]

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Hal Steinbrenner recently confirmed his intention to lower the Yankees’ payroll below the luxury tax threshold in 2014, setting off a flurry of reaction from the mainstream media and blogs alike. Aside from the simple [...]

In case you missed it, Yankee president Randy Levine spoke to CBS Sports Jon Heyman in a piece published yesterday, where he clarified the 2014 payroll situation. He said “The plan contemplates (Robinson) Cano, (Curtis) Granderson and a full championship team”. That removes any doubt that the Yanks austerity plan would suddenly mean they [...]

The new bonus restrictions in the collective bargaining agreement promise to have a significant impact on the way the Yankees, and other teams, approach the draft.  Previously, the Yankees had the freedom to use their financial resources to deal out overslot bonuses to players who dropped in the draft for various reasons.  However, the new [...]