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Salary Arbitration is a Necessary Evil in Major League Baseball
Last week, Corbin Burnes lost his salary arbitration case to the Milwaukee Brewers. When speaking to reporters, the 2021 NL Cy Young...
Brendan Bell
Feb 27, 20235 min read

Recapping the 2023 MLB Arbitration Process
Major League Baseball’s 2023 salary arbitration season was yet again another successful season for the clubs. There were 33 players and...
Michael Perlo
Feb 26, 20232 min read


Bankruptcy Braves?
Bally Sports is about to be part of a rather significant bankruptcy proceeding. Rather significant because (1) Bally Sports is the...
Grant Williamson
Feb 7, 20233 min read


MLB Hires Executive Hoping to Address Local Blackouts Issue
If this offseason has told us anything regarding the state of the game, it’s that Major League Baseball is not struggling financially....
Brendan Bell
Jan 23, 20233 min read


MLB’s 2023 Salary Arbitration Exchange Date: All 33 Filing Numbers
Major League Baseball’s Salary Arbitration Exchange Date was this past Friday, January 13th. Entering Friday, there were over 200 MLB...
Dean Rosenberg
Jan 19, 20232 min read


Are You in Good Hands? Son of MLB Hall of Famer's Legal Battle with Allstate Insurance.
Roberto Clemente is known for his legendary career in Major League Baseball. 18 seasons as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and a Hall...
Evan Mattel
Jan 13, 20234 min read


For Correa and the Twins, it was About the Highest Risk-Adjusted Return
Given how popular and seemingly larger-than-life most professional sports franchises are, we sometimes forget that these entities are...
Brendan Bell
Jan 12, 20234 min read


Federal Bankruptcy Judge Terminates FTX and Miami-Dade Sponsorship Deal, Leaving the Arena in Limbo
The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX sent shockwaves through the crypto world, with reverberations being felt across the many...
Greg Moretto
Jan 12, 20233 min read


‘Goldilocks’ Ball Reportedly Used in 2022 MLB Season
Major League Baseball has a problem—inconsistent baseballs. This is not a “new” issue, with “juiced ball” and “dead ball” controversies...
Zachary Bryson
Dec 28, 20226 min read


Atlanta Baseball entering a Brave New World with a Stock Spin-OffBraves are now Publicly Traded
On November 17, 2022, Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”), the public corporation that owns the Atlanta Braves and certain real...
Stephen Burton and Grant Williamson
Dec 22, 20224 min read


Explaining the “AAV Stretching” in Recent Baseball Contracts
If you’re like me, your first impression on hearing the news of Xander Bogaerts’ eleven-year, $280 million contract with the Padres might...
Bryan Hamerschlag
Dec 21, 20229 min read


The CBT’s Impact on the MLB Offseason
So far this offseason, we have seen a surprising development in how MLB front offices are structuring free-agent contracts for star...
Brendan Bell
Dec 20, 20224 min read


Could You Own the Atlanta Braves?
The answer to the title of this article is yes . . . sort of. Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”), the owner of the 2021 World...
Grant Williamson
Nov 30, 20223 min read


Atlanta Braves Are Going Public
Currently, Braves Holdings, LLC is publicly traded under the broader umbrella of The Liberty Braves Group (NASDAQ: BATRA, BATRK). Liberty...
Landis Barber
Nov 22, 20222 min read
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