Camden Depot: Large Market Teams Get Less Benefit For Having Higher Payroll

[weams]

http://camdendepot.blogspot.com/2014/12/team-controlled-players-have-seen-paycut.html

Over the 17-year period, it is clear that team-controlled players are becoming considerably more valuable compared to free agents. The amount of money that it takes to purchase a win in free agency is growing at a considerably faster rate than the amount it takes to purchase a win with a team-controlled player -- team-controlled players produce nearly 70% of wins while free agents only produce 20%.

As it becomes more and more expensive to get value in the free agent market, ... prospects and other team-controlled players receive unfair compensation for their efforts.

[wildcard]

Sounds like DD is doing the right thing in using free agents for as gap filler. His trading prospects for major leaguer who on under team control also fits this strategy.

[byrdz]

Shouldn't that last line be free agents receive unfair compensation for their efforts?

[weams]

Shouldn't that last line be free agents receive unfair compensation for their efforts?

As with all union employment, endurance is the most highly compensated aspect.

[mdbdotcom]

As with all union employment, endurance is the most highly compensated aspect.

This makes no sense at all.

[weams]

This makes no sense at all.

You have to pay your dues. If you are good enough to stay you get well paid.

[LayzieDES]

You have to pay your dues. If you are good enough to stay you get well paid.

Hah, you don't know my fellow Union workers.

[panick]

Sounds like DD is doing the right thing in using free agents for as gap filler. His trading prospects for major leaguer who on under team control also fits this strategy.

As evidenced by his trades for Frank Rodriguez and Andrew Miller.

[Frobby]

I think the data in this article is useful but the analysis of what it means is dubious and certainly oversimplified. I don't have time to study it right now but will try to post some comments later.

[Can_of_corn]

Hah, you don't know my fellow Union workers.

At least they have to pay their dues.

[mdbdotcom]

You have to pay your dues. If you are good enough to stay you get well paid.

And that's why Ryan Flaherty and Mike Trout have similar contracts?

[MrOrange82]

I think the data in this article is useful but the analysis of what it means is dubious and certainly oversimplified. I don't have time to study it right now but will try to post some comments later.

You'd probably be safe beginning and ending your study with "Camden Depot."

[epic]

And that's why Ryan Flaherty and Mike Trout have similar contracts?

Um, except they don't?

[weams]

And that's why Ryan Flaherty and Mike Trout have similar contracts?

They could have. The Angels simply prepaid for his free agent contract.

[mdbdotcom]

Um, except they don't?

Exactly.