Who’s On Second: “Manfred’s Man” Is Out For Playoffs
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Playoff baseball is back as the MLB Wild Card games kicked off this week and they did not disappoint! In one of the tightest races in...
Dean Rosenberg
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Salary Arb: What Is A Super Two Player and What Makes Them Super?
Who is Eligible for Salary Arbitration? The way the Major League Baseball (“MLB”) compensation system is structured, a player is paid the...
condetrimental
Oct 6, 20214 min read
Salary Arbitration: Why Corbin Burnes Will Cash In
BY: SCOTT DECAPUA There probably isn’t another player who is in more of a pole position to cash out this offseason than Corbin Burnes....
condetrimental
Oct 1, 20214 min read
A Domestic Violence Case involving an MLB All-Star, that is NOT Trevor Bauer
BY: ANDREW COHEN While the sports world has heard about the Trevor Bauer story, many are unaware that his story was not the first...
condetrimental
Sep 29, 20213 min read
Major League Baseball’s Proposed Service Time Manipulation
BY: JAMES HOSMER Major League Baseball’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement will expire on December 1 leaving less than two months...
Matthew F. Tympanick
Sep 21, 20214 min read
The People v. Trevor Bauer Part II: The Decision
As seen a few weeks ago, the Petitioner’s (victim’s) motion for a five-year restraining order was denied by the Judge. That means that in...
Jason Morrin
Sep 10, 20213 min read
Chicago White Sox Respond to Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed by Barons' Ex-Batboy
On August 6, 2021, the Chicago White Sox were named defendants in a lawsuit filed by a former batboy of their minor league affiliate, the...
condetrimental
Sep 8, 20214 min read
Major League Baseball’s (Minor) Problem
BY: JACOB BLOOM Minor league baseball players make less per-hour than what the federal minimum wage mandates.[1] Yes, you read that...
Lucas Stroud
Aug 30, 20214 min read
No Stone Unturned: The Tyler Skaggs Legal Fallout
The loss of Tyler Skaggs is an unfortunate tragedy, the effects of which will play out in the legal world for a while. Skaggs was a...
Rami Lavi
Aug 30, 20213 min read
Case Study: The Shohei Road Show
Marketing 150 years of history and tradition to a younger crowd has been a challenge MLB and their leaders have been faced with over the...
Evan Mattel
Aug 27, 20213 min read
The LA Angels Subpoena: What Does it Mean?
The tragic and untimely death of former Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs was a blow to the sports world and something not soon...
Grant Williamson
Aug 26, 20214 min read
Could the Phillie Phanatic Change the Realm of Copyright Law?
What if I told you that the Phillie Phanatic – yes, that Phillie Phanatic – could be responsible for an enormous change in copyright law?...
Tarun Sharma
Aug 20, 20213 min read
MLB’s Pairing of New Luxury Tax Threshold With Salary Floor Presents Conundrum
The Athletic’s Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal reported on Wednesday that MLB has proposed lowering the initial luxury tax threshold[1]...
Matthew F. Tympanick
Aug 17, 20214 min read
Trevor Bauer Fights Consent: What His Texts Can't Say
As expected, Bauer’s attorneys have zeroed in on text messages by the alleged victim where she is sounds like she was more than ok with...
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