Every year we attempt to measure how well MLB teams did in spending money to procure wins. Here’s this year’s ranking, and, to no one’s surprise, Oakland excels. With the 2013 season completed, it’s time to look at how well MLB team did in translating payroll to wins. Despite what many fans think, there’s not […]
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Dodgers, Fox already informally talking new TV rights deal
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox already informally discussed a new rights deal that calls for joint ownership of cable channels, with formal talks scheduled for October 15 and beyond. The talks gave the Dodgers a baseline for what to expect in a new deal, as the team’s front office decided to run the Dodgers […]
Kauffman Stadium naming-rights deal falls through
A naming-rights deal for Kauffman Stadium fell through after the Kansas City Royals and US Bank couldn’t agree on the terms of an agreement. But they were close — close enough that the team had penciled in an announcement for last week, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. The big lure in a naming-rights […]
Measuring the 2011 financial winners and losers in MLB
How well did MLB teams spend their money this season? Here’s a look at how well or how poorly teams did with their payrolls this season in an attempt to translate dollars into wins — and why the Houston Astros, even with a low payroll, overpaid their players this season. With the 2011 season completed, […]
Angels facing labor woes — but not on the field
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are in negotiations with their Angel Stadium hourly game-day employees over hourly wages, and there’s a chance the workers could go on strike before the end of the season. A three-year contract between the Angels and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) expired earlier this year, but the two […]
Selig: No to proposed Fox/Dodgers TV deal
In a blow to the proposed divorce settlement between Frank and Jamie McCourt that could have cleared up the tangled finances of the Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has rejected a Fox loan against broadcast rights to Dodgers game — the proceeds of which would settle Jamie’s claims and help the team make […]