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- Title
The Influence of Free-Agent Filing on MLB Player Performance.
- Authors
Holden, Evan C.; Sommers, Paul M.
- Abstract
The article examines the performance of Major League Baseball players who have filed for free agency. In this paper, the division of baseball players into three age groups are detailed. Moreover, the on-base percentage plus slugging average of hitters and the walks plus hits divided by innings pitched of pitchers are compared to the seasons before and after the players filed for free agency.
- Subjects
MAJOR League Baseball (Organization); BASEBALL players; FREE agents (Sports); DESIGNATED hitters (Baseball); PITCHERS (Baseball)
- Publication
Atlantic Economic Journal, 2005, Vol 33, Issue 4, p489
- ISSN
0197-4254
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11293-005-2875-x