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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (1/27/2012)

Can you believe that we are already almost one month through 2012?  This past Saturday, I started up a brand new website strictly dedicated to covering the world of Sports Law.  It is called Sport-In-Law.  Check it out and let me know what you think.  I am looking forward to serving as an arbitrator again […]

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A Deep Look Into Baseball’s Salary Arbitration System

Ed Edmonds of Sports Law Blog has an good piece in the Marquette Sports Law Review titled, A most interesting part of baseball’s monetary structure – salary arbitration in its thirty-fifth year.  Since deciding that I wanted to be a sports agent, I have studied baseball’s system of final offer arbitration as much as possible.  […]

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Understanding Major League Baseball’s Salary Arbitration System

The following article was a guest contribution by an author who wishes to remain anonymous. Under MLB’s current collective bargaining agreement (CBA), a player with at least three but less than six years of Major League service is eligible for salary arbitration. A player with more than two years but less than three years of […]

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MLB Teams Cashing In Without Arbitration

In just about 16 days, pitchers and catchers will be reporting in the MLB. However, with all of the excitement of a new season coming to a head, many players are cashing in with their respective ball clubs. Sometimes, though, the clubs get away with a bargain. In the MLB, if you are a scout […]