Author Archives: Andrew Lang

Can you learn from the past?

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Some of you have said that you want to stop talking about the failures of the past. But successful business executives often talk about the past successes and failures as learning tools. This subject was covered published in the Harvard … Continue reading →

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Winter Meeting interviews with Paul Toboni

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Andrew Lang

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Black Friday marks the start of the last weekend in November

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Can you believe it is December 1st on Monday. We are now in the final weekend of November. For most baseball executives, the day after Thanksgiving has few “Black Friday” shopping opportunities. There are some bargains that are out there … Continue reading →

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The Winter Meetings start in just 1½ weeks

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Andrew Lang

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Four words, ❝The envy of sports❞ — Paul Toboni

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Andrew Lang

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The 40-man roster purge cut deep for the Nats

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Today was a big roster purge day for the Washington Nationals as they pared their strategic 40-man roster this afternoon to 34-players. They actually DFA’d three players and added back four injured players per the rules for those on the … Continue reading →

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As a thrilling Game 7 of the World Series concluded, all teams are now officially in the offseason!

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Andrew Lang

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The World Series opens tonight with international flair!

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Andrew Lang

TORONTO — The 2025 World Series has been billed as a David-versus-Goliath matchup, but truth-be-told, the Toronto Blue Jays ranked 5th in Opening Day payroll. Okay, the Dodgers spent $87-$95 million more (depending on your math) which was as much … Continue reading →

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Remember the discussion about hiring an elite college head coach?

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Andrew Lang

Just six days ago we had an article about going unconventional and hiring a college head coach as the next manager of the Washington Nationals. Specifically named in the article were Jay Johnson of LSU and Tony Vitello of Tennessee. … Continue reading →

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Even if you have money to spend for a player, he has to say ‘Yes’

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Andrew Lang

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