Building a Lineup of the Best Value Contracts in Baseball

Building a Lineup of the Best Value Contracts in Baseball Almost every MLB team has at least one bad-value contract, but what outshines poor deals for any club is when they attain (or retain) franchise-changing players on very good-value deals. It's hard for teams to win when their hands are tied with deals in which they are overpaying their players. Small-market teams struggle to survive with such deals. Yet, finding good-value deals is easier said than done, of course, as teams must balance a player's current production with what they expect from him over the life of the contract. The best bargains often come when a player exceeds those expectations.… A fan? Follow your favorite teams Read more at Just Baseball