http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/06/they-understand-sunk-costs-in-arizona/ Economic Thinking about Baseball Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/06/they-understand-sunk-costs-in-arizona/comment-page-1/#comment-6038 Chris W Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:33:23 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/06/they-understand-sunk-costs-in-arizona/#comment-6038 Josh certainly did not learn this principle from his former employer. The Red Sox have two guys out in the pen who are eating up payroll (not 22 million but a large sum nevertheless) and this retarding the development of some of their arms in Pawtucket. Not to mention losing them games. Take last night for instance, Tavarez comes into a 2-1 game in the 12th when every one in the world knows it should have been Manny DelCarmen. Taverez' paycheck influenced the decison and the Sox lost the game. Josh certainly did not learn this principle from his former employer. The Red Sox have two guys out in the pen who are eating up payroll (not 22 million but a large sum nevertheless) and this retarding the development of some of their arms in Pawtucket. Not to mention losing them games. Take last night for instance, Tavarez comes into a 2-1 game in the 12th when every one in the world knows it should have been Manny DelCarmen. Taverez’ paycheck influenced the decison and the Sox lost the game.

]]> http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/06/they-understand-sunk-costs-in-arizona/comment-page-1/#comment-6022 Zach Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:07:21 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/06/they-understand-sunk-costs-in-arizona/#comment-6022 Wow, I think Arizona is the only team in baseball who understands sunk costs. I have never ever understood the theory that we should keep a terrible player on our roster because we owe them a lot of money. How about put the best 25 people on your roster. Ever heard of that. I guess Arizona has. Maybe they can pass the knowledge to Atlanta. Wow, I think Arizona is the only team in baseball who understands sunk costs. I have never ever understood the theory that we should keep a terrible player on our roster because we owe them a lot of money. How about put the best 25 people on your roster. Ever heard of that. I guess Arizona has. Maybe they can pass the knowledge to Atlanta.

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