For the second straight winter, baseball’s hot stove has run cold. With the free agent market in a deep freeze, unthawed by the superstar talent of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, and the game’s former big spenders conspicuous by their inactivity, whispers about pending labor strife have grown louder. Some have even mentioned the “C” […]
Posts Tagged ‘Free Agency’
Solving Baseball’s Free Agency Freeze Requires Addressing a Crisis of Competition
Posted in Baseball, tagged CBA, Free Agency, Luxury Tax, MLBPA, Salary Cap on February 2, 2019 | 5 Comments »
Plan B As in Buehrle
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged Chicago White Sox, Free Agency, Mark Buehrle on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In 2011, the Yankees’ starting rotation posted the fifth lowest ERA (4.03) in the American League. However, most of the season still had the feel of waiting for the other shoe to drop. Despite featuring a mix of inexperienced youngsters and veteran retreads, the Yankees’ staff was able to survive the year intact, but the […]