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The Visible Hand of the Baseball Economy
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by J.P. Breen 11/12

It’s unlikely that MLB is operating in dark corners, scheming to hold down prices. Instead, baseball franchises have long used their size and market power to formally depress competition and drive down labor costs out in the open.

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