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Baseball's biggest problem isn't pace of play – it's teams tanking

  • Written by Adam Felder, Director of Data Analytics, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia
Miami Marlins fans have little to look forward to this season.AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

Major League Baseball is in trouble. But for all of Commissioner Rob Manfred’s concerns about pace of play, he’s looking in the wrong direction.

The game is healthy. The league isn’t.

Tanking – or intentionally losing – is endemic....

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