Test 1 Flashcards
What was the Reserve Clause?
The clause that guaranteed a team the right to keep a player without letting the player explore free agency
What group helped remove the reserve clause and let players pursue free agency?
Floyd, Messersmith, and McNally
What was the other option for players who didn’t want to stay with their team during the Reserve Clause area?
The Federal Reserve
What famous case led to the idea of “seperate but equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Where were African American players respected and welcomed
Negro League Baseball
What did the Collective Bargaining Agreement do in 1976
Allows free agency for all players after 6 years with a team.
What did Branch Rickey do?
Owner of the Dodgers, signed Jackie Robinson
Also brought up idea of farm systems and statistical analysis
What stadium the Federal League leave behind in its legacy
Wrigley Field
What did the Federal league do in terms of affects on MLB
Established higher salaries through “free agency bargaining power”
When was the “hayday of steroids”
90s and early 2000s
When was the first sample test on PED’s
2003
When did the MLB start cracking down on steroids
2006 with the Mitchell Report
Who was involved in the BALCO investigation
Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi
Who was involved in the Biogenisis Scandal
Nelson Cruz, Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez
When was the longeset and most famous strike?
1994-95
Why did the longest strike occur?
Owners suggest salary cap, would lead to salary cuts for most players
What did the longest strike lead to as a result
New labor contract, revenue sharing among 30 teams and luxury tax to slow payroll growth of high-revenue teams
What does SIERA stand for?
Skills Interactive Earned Run Average
What does SIERA do
It estimates what a pitchers ERA should be. Quantifies skill through things a pitcer can directly influence
What does PECOTA stand for?
Player Empirical Comparison Optimization Test Algorithm
What does PECOTA do
Compares players stats against historical data and projects overall value to the team
How does win shares work?
3 win shares to team after win. The shares are distributed to each player based on the contribution of each player during the game
What does WAR do?
Calculates number of runs a player will contribute to team divided by runs required to win
War vs. Win Shares
War=no arbitrary 3 win shares, no cap on defensive effect player can have, negative values to show players doing worse
