Summary
- MLB's winter meetings ended Thursday and the market for MLB free agents has been hot with six players signing 9 figure deals already this off-season.
- Salaries for top stars have increased from $36 million per year in 2019 to over $43 million (18% inflation). Worse yet, contracts have gotten longer and total commitments are larger.
- The Atlanta Braves benefit from having signed all their core players to long-term contracts and relatively low salaries.
- Liberty Braves trades at roughly a 15-45% discount to precedent MLB team transactions.
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Liberty Braves: Relatively Well Positioned In A Rising Salary Environment