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Proximity and Minor League Baseball

In: The Call Up to the Majors

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  • Thomas A. Rhoads

    (Towson University)

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Proximity matters to Major League Baseball teams concerned about player development. Optimal player movement between minor league baseball teams can lead to maximizing player development opportunities, so proximity between levels of a Major League organization matters in building the best possible roster of Major League players. Perhaps more than any other matter that arises in the business of baseball, proximity to other professional baseball teams is a concern that has uniquely shaped professional baseball in North America. It is this unique component in how professional baseball is organized that suggests a proximity-based approach to studying the economics of minor league baseball.

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  • Thomas A. Rhoads, 2015. "Proximity and Minor League Baseball," Sports Economics, Management, and Policy, in: The Call Up to the Majors, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 1-13, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:semchp:978-1-4614-8924-5_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8924-5_1
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    1. Nola Agha & Thomas Rhoads, 2016. "The League Standing Effect: The Case of a Split Season in Minor League Baseball," Working Papers 2016-13, Towson University, Department of Economics, revised Jul 2016.

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