As Major League Baseball’s 2019 Winter Meetings reach its conclusion today, one thing has become clear, baseball is booming. The Winter Meetings saw massive contracts being handed out (in excess of $300 million for just one player), swirling rumors, sweeping changes to the game, and even alterations to the way in which the league responds […]
What: Baseball Career Conference hosted by Sports Management Worldwide When: December 2-3, 2012 Where: Radisson Hotel at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee The goal of the Baseball Career Conference is to provide members of the sports industry an opportunity to work with and learn from leading industry experts regarding the representation of athletes and the challenges of operating professional […]
In less than a month, Minor League Baseball will host its annual Winter Meetings. This year, the four day event will be held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. As always, not all activities are open to the general public. The PBEO Job Fair and the Baseball Trade Show tend to be the main […]
I have the 1st seed in my fantasy football league and I am hoping to win my league for the 2nd year in a row. This weekend is the big Fort Lauderdale boat parade. It will be nice to enjoy the beautiful view from my apartment in downtown Fort Lauderdale with friends, family, and even […]
Next week, top level executives from every Major League organization will congregate in Orlando, Florida for the Rule 5 Draft, which traditionally occurs at the end of the Baseball Winter Meetings. This year’s Rule 5 Draft will go down on December 9. As a quick refresher, here are the basics of the Rule 5 Draft: […]
Let’s call it a wrap on the Florida Gators football season. It’s too bad we can’t call it a wrap on this Cameron Newton mess. It’s like Brett Favre coverage, but with something that actually matters. At some point, though, enough is enough. Today is the deadline for MLB teams to set their 40 Man […]
Friday, November 19, is the deadline for Major League Baseball teams to finalize their 40 Man Rosters leading up to the Baseball Winter Meetings and the Rule 5 Draft. Many players will be “protected” on their organization’s 40 Man Roster in the final hour leading up to the deadline, as a preventative measure, so that […]
Love or hate the guy, how can you not respect Scott Boras for what he has done for his clients and for all other baseball agents’ clientele? All of us should really be paying for a portion of the numerous dollars spent on Boras Corp’s server system that churns out data comparisons so that Mr. […]