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March 6, 2013 5:00 am
Contractual Matters: The Sinking and the Sunk |
Which players are contributing the least for the money they're making?
For all of their accomplishments, the Yankees don’t generally fare well with spending efficiency. Using Marginal Dollars per Marginal Win—Doug Pappas’ yardstick to measure the bang for a buck a club gets out of its payroll—we find the Yanks spent $4.28 million per win in 2012, ranking 23rd among the 30 clubs in spending efficiency. That actually was an improvement from their rank of 25th in 2011 ($4.02 million per win) and 28th in 2010 ($4.23).
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August 23, 2011 5:00 am
Contractual Matters: BP's Compensation Pages |
Introducing BP's new compensation pages.
When Cot’s Baseball Contracts first went on-line in October of 2005, Tim Lincecum was a sophomore pitching for the University of Washington, and Albert Pujols was still a month away from collecting his first National League Most Valuable Player award.
August 3, 2011 9:00 am
Contractual Matters: The Trade Deadline Money Trail |
Assessing the cash that changed hands in deadline swaps.
Every trade deadline has its winners and losers in terms of wins and losses, some of which change categories between August 1 and the end of the season. But the deadline also provides another yardstick: cash.
July 1, 2011 9:00 am
Contractual Matters: Los Angeles Payroll Limbo |
Examining the recently-released list of Dodgers creditors reveals the depths of the McCourts' mismanagement.
Jamey Carroll of the Dodgers is a nice enough player. A versatile veteran. Not too expensive. Given the right role, he probably could fit in on most major-league rosters.
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June 17, 2011 9:00 am
Contractual Matters: The Carpenter Conundrum |
Even if Chris Carpenter's ERA more closely matches his peripherals in the second half of the season, the Cardinals will face a contractual quandary this winter.
After flying high for most of the spring, the Cardinals have lost their grip on first place in the National League Central. Since winning a series in Houston a week ago, the Cards have been outscored 42-16 and lost six games in a row. Meanwhile, the St. Louis disabled list is overflowing, and the rival Cubs, among others, are positioned to offer Albert Pujols approximately eleventy billion dollars this winter.
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May 24, 2011 9:00 am
Contractual Matters: The Orioles' Roster Roulette |
A 15-inning game set off a cascade of roster moves for struggling Baltimore.
Closing out a May weekend by winning a series with the Nationals isn’t exactly cause for celebration. But for the Orioles, who might charitably have been described as “reeling” as recently as Friday, winning the interleague Beltway Series was a positive end to a wild week.
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May 6, 2011 9:00 am
Contractual Matters: Screen Test |
Should MLB take the simple step of extending the protective screens behind home plate?
Royals broadcaster Denny Matthews has seen more than his share of foul balls. Now in his 43rd season, the Hall of Fame play-by-play man with a dry wit regularly employs a succinct description of a ball hit too hard for a fan to try to catch barehanded. “Bad trajectory,” Matthews occasionally observes, in a tone of voice that suggests you couldn’t pay him to make a play on the foul ball.
April 20, 2011 11:02 am
Contractual Matters: Supporting Stow |
The savage beating of a Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium on Opening Day points out the need for stronger action against fan violence on the part of MLB--and its fans.
Among its many charms, baseball can serve as a refuge from the real world. Sadly, the real world occasionally intervenes.
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April 6, 2011 9:00 am
Contractual Matters: The Mets' Sunk Costs |
Sandy Alderson made the right move in writing off Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo as roster ballast, but even he can't prevent the return of Bobby Bonilla's long-dead salary.
The start of a new season is an exciting time for fans, players and front offices alike, a chance to shake off the cold weather, move on from 2010 and start fresh. No team welcomed Opening Day more than the Mets, who endured a tumultuous offseason featuring everything from a new general manager to questions about ownership’s involvement with the Bernard Madoff financial fraud case.
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March 23, 2011 8:37 am
Contractual Matters: Six-Figure Blues |
For players not yet eligible for arbitration, contract talks tend to be a one-way conversation.
With Opening Day about a week away, contract negotiations for 2011 are all but complete. There are exceptions, of course. There’s the occasional extension—the long-rumored Adrian Gonzalez deal comes to mind—and the handful of free agents still looking for work (Doug Davis, anyone?).
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March 16, 2011 9:00 am
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections |
The Twins and White Sox go all in, while the rest of the division slashes payroll.
About a third of the teams in baseball project to cut payroll for 2011, and three of those reside in the American League Central. The Tigers, Indians, and Royals will scale back to the tune of nearly $80 million combined this season, making the division home to three of the games’ six biggest cost-cutters. But the austerity measures do not extend to the Twins and White Sox, which each figure to make eight-figure payroll increases. Let’s check out the projected 2011 payrolls for the AL Central.
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March 9, 2011 9:00 am
Contractual Matters: NL Central Payroll Projections |
The Reds try to defend their crown while maintaining the division's third-lowest payroll.
Since 2006, only one club in the National League Central has managed to win more than 91 games in a season. The Reds turned the trick in 2010 and won the division title, despite being outspent by four of their other five Central competitors. Spending will remain flat in Cincinnati this season, but the division’s financial landscape is shifting. Let’s break down the projected 2011 payrolls for the NL Central.
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