MLB Analysis & Opinion

Longer-form analysis and opinion on how MLB contracts are structured and regulated.

• 01 Measuring the Impact of Stealing Bases Using Win Probability What can WPA add to our understanding of stolen bases? →
• 02 In Support of the MLBPA's Proposed Arbitration Inflator How a MLBPA proposal for arbitration comparators counters structural limitations on compensation for arbitration-eligible players. →
• 03 Beyond the Cap: Diverging Interests within the MLBPA The difficulties posed by differing economic interests within the MLBPA. →
• 04 MLB Contract Incentives and the Incoherency of the Current Regime Why the regulation of incentives in MLB contracts is not connected to the realities of how incentives are used. →
• 05 The Anti-Competitive Effects of Deferrals How MLB's deferred-compensation rules have quietly tilted toward wealthier teams — and what to do about it. →