Contract Years

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The fact that there is actual evidence that players perform better in contract years has always interested me. It's one of the relatively few old baseball clichés that have been confirmed by actual data. Today- and, probably, a couple more times throughout the course of the season- I thought I'd check in on some of the bigger names that are eligible for free agency this winter. The following ... [link]

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Published 5/5/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
How are those contract year players going? [Vegas Watch]

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