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A Losing Equation for Baseball.

Authors :
Novy-Williams, Eben
Boudway, Ira
Ingold, David
Source :
Bloomberg Businessweek; 3/18/2019, Issue 4607, p10-12, 3p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Graph
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The article describes the composition and flaws of the Major League Baseball labor market and argues that the system has resulted in declining performers earning the highest salaries, in addition to examining the labor market against the statistical analytic known as Wins Above Replacement (WAR), particularly focusing upon professional baseball player Matt Holliday.

Subjects

Subjects :
LABOR market
DATA analysis
WAGES

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00077135
Issue :
4607
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Bloomberg Businessweek
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
135310215