You pay more, you get a better ball club, right? Not necessarily. See this year’s Florida Marlins, a team whose record compares quite favorably to clubs paying much, much higher salaries. Some stats have also come to light indicating that paying top dollar for pitching staffs can be a waste of money.
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Another Victory for the Florida Marlins—and the Cheapskate
My very amateurish work as a statistician turned out to be pretty on the money, if I do say so. A few weeks ago, at the Major League Baseball All-Star Break, I took a look at which teams paid proportionally the least—and the most—for their wins. Seeing as cheapskates are always concerned with value and wise spending, the idea was to …
In Baseball, Every Win Comes at a Price—But Some Teams Pay Way More Than Others
How much does victory cost? That depends on who is paying the bill (and in terms of war, what one calls “victory”). In Major League Baseball, where team payrolls can vary enormously, the payroll-dollars-to-team-wins ratio can be dramatically, appallingly different. Since The Cheapskate Blog is all about getting the best value, I thought …