A look at Francisco Rodriguez's 2012 vesting option in baseball economics terms.

A look at the what the Mets should do with Jose Reyes

If the Pirates haven't already considered locking up their young superstar they should certainly do so now. Andrew McCutchen continues to impress the baseball world day after day it seems. On a...

No complaints in recent memory have been as loud as those of Mets fans who have consistently urged management to release the likes of Jeff Francouer, Oliver Perez, and Luis Castillo. While the Flushing Faithful never got their wish during the tenure of Omar Minaya, Sandy Alderson and company ended the wide spread speculation by announcing that both Perez and Castillo would be released.

When Will Evan Longoria's Contract NOT be Considered the Best in Baseball? by @Dave_Gershman

In a bubble, the surplus value of Felix Hernandez comes to match up. However once we start looking at this proposal in context, its important to consider that the salary implications matter far less to the Yankees...

Yes, it's significant that profits have stabilized at 9% league-wide. What's even more significant is that the profit is widely distributed. As profits spiked, so did the number of profitable teams.

It is doubtful that as he digs his feet into the dirt and gazes back at the opposing pitcher, he is thinking, "Should I drop my request of a contract with an average annual value of $30 million to $28.5 million?" Maybe, Albert and his teammates will lose some time in the film room, or at worst, maybe some sleep, but this distraction is the least of the Cardinals' problems.

Unlike the NFL, the possibility of a lockout looming large despite skyrocketing revenues and fan interest, the prospect of a 1994-style labor stoppage is almost unthinkable in baseball today.

A look at Scott Podsednik's decision to void the $2 million club option the Los Angeles Dodgers exercised for his 2011 services.