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Am I Just Paranoid?
Mystery solved. Almost. The limit, by some sort of special decree is 8 combined A and B free agents. Why would MLB do that? Removing the caps just makes it more likely that demand (and therefore prices) stay high. Why would you allow the rich teams a chance to spend to their full...
A Very Special Staturday: Fiscal sensibility and winning more games
Talent wins baseball games. Talent costs money. The A’s finished last season 10 games under .500 because of a lack of talent, not funding. They spent over $79 million on player salaries alone and then they spent another $3.9 million on bonuses for their 2007 draft class. That’s...
Capacity Matters
Don’t be surprised when the Rays announce a record high capacity filled percentage later this season. Sure, crowds will presumably be bigger, assuming the Rays continue on a decent pace, but more due to the official capacity number being dropped for the second consecutive season. In...
Location, Location, Location – An Advantage of The Bay Area?
The week before he was traded, Danny Haren was quoted as saying the following: "I pay attention to it," Haren said Monday. "I read the newspaper, and I'm all over the Internet all the time for fantasy football and to see the trade rumors. I wouldn't be surprised if it happened, once the whole...
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