Recession Schmession: Baseball Economics

The world's economy has got you down? Forget about that, and learn about how the financial market works in baseball. Here are some helpful links:

- CNN Money 

- Cot's Contracts

- MLB Attendance Report

- Keith Law on Type A, B Free Agents

- Ryan Spoon on MLB Economics (2.0)

- USA Today's baseball salaries database

Will the current recession have an effect on this year's winter offseason? Will CC get his $140 million? Will the contracts for K-Rod, Manny include an outrageous number of years? Can the Pirates keep their payroll under $50 million? Oh, how fun sports economics can be.