The baseball economist: the real game exposed

Preface

pt. 1. On the field

1. Accidents happen but more so in the American League

2. The legendary power of the on-deck hitter

3. The extinct left-handed catcher

4. Lobbying for balls and strikes

pt. 2. Almost off the field

5. How good is Leo Mazzone?

6. The big city vs. small city problem

7. The Marlins and Indians? c'mon

8. The evolution of baseball talent

9. The steroids game

pt. 3. Way off the field

10. Innovating to win

11. Scouts vs. stat-heads

12. How to judge a hitter or a pitcher

13. What is a ballplayer worth?

pt. 4. What field?

14. Is major league baseball a monopoly?

15. Bud the Benevolent

16. Expansion and the invisible hand

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Appendices

A.A simple guide to multiple regression analysis

B. Baseball statistics glossary

C. Useful websites

D. Player values

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index.