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A-Rod: Signing the Best Player in Baseball

By: Randolph B. Cohen
  • Format:Print
  • | Pages:21
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Abstract

This case analyzes a large investment decision considered by the Texas Rangers in 2000: whether to spend $252 million for the services of shortstop Alex Rodriguez. The signing was probably the most controversial sports contract of the past decade.

Keywords

Selection and Staffing; Investment; Sports; Brands and Branding; Sports Industry

Citation

Cohen, Randolph B., and Jason Wallace. "A-Rod: Signing the Best Player in Baseball." Harvard Business School Case 203-047, September 2002. (Revised January 2003.)

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Randolph B. Cohen

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