Dad, Economist, Baseball Consultant- primarily for the Nationals, plus arbitration. Created and runs the MLB Trade Rumors arbitration model. Opinions are my own
Joined April 2009
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The 2027 Arbitration Projections are live @mlbtraderumors mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/p…
At least the Sixers proved they’re still good enough to lose in the second round! #TrustTheProcessOfTankingToBeGoodEnoughToLoseInTheSecondRound
Matt Swartz retweeted
Mark DeRosa just breathed the biggest sigh of relief in the history of sighs of relief
Goes to show how many West Coast games I stay up for that I'm hearing Ryan Rowland-Smith @hyphen18 call the Puerto Rico-Panama game in the @WBCBaseball and I think I discovered the next great announcer. Guess the @Mariners already figured that out.
Tomorrow is the last day to sign up to hear me talk Baseball and Economics to the Philadelphia Council for Business Economics at the Philly Fed building. FYI there's a (cheaper) virtual option available too if anyone just wants to watch remotely. pcbe.org:8080/pcbe.nsf/DocVi…
Something fun and different - on Thu 10/16 I'm presenting about baseball for an economic group I'm on the board of. It's called "Baseball and Economics" and it's at the Philly Fed. You can register to attend in person or virtually. pcbe.org:8080/pcbe.nsf/DocVi…
I'm going to talk about how economics teaches us about baseball, and how baseball can even teach us about economics. I'll be covering some stuff that I've written about publicly over the years, but framing it all in the context of economic theory.
Happy Arbitration Projections Day! mlbtraderumors.com/2025/10/p… Over at @mlbtraderumors you can find my arbitration salary projections. This is the 15th year I've provided these!
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Matt Swartz retweeted
El modelo de proyecciones de arbitraje salarial creado por @Matt_Swa de @mlbtraderumors fue prácticamente exacto para el pelotón de los 8 jugadores elegibles en Houston este invierno.
Proyección salarial: $44.775M
Salarios reales: $44.750M
Diferencia: $25K
Matt Swartz retweeted
We use @Matt_Swa 's arb projections for our payroll estimates. Whether it ends up being more or less can be determined by several factors. But this model is a great starting point and has proven to be very accurate. You can see his full list at MLBTR ...
mlbtraderumors.com/2024/10/p…
An absolutely phenomenal and important piece of research from @No_Little_Plans theguardian.com/sport/2024/o…
Arbitration Salary Projections for 2025 are up @mlbtraderumors mlbtraderumors.com/2024/10/p…
