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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT

Do Spring Training Results Matter in Major League Baseball?


Author(s): Michael R. Summers

Citation: Michael R. Summers, (2012) "Do Spring Training Results Matter in Major League Baseball?" Vol. 12, Iss. 1, pp. 34 - 56

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Stakeholders involved in the success of a major league baseball team include owners, managers, players, fans, and fantasy league players. While the performance records of teams and individual players in spring training games have little direct significance to these stakeholders, might they provide some information that would be useful in predicting performance in the upcoming regular season? This study compares the performance of teams and individual players in spring training games and regular season games to determine whether there are any significant relationships that can be used in these stakeholders’ decisions.