1968 Winter Meetings: Down Goes Eckert
Background
Baseball was going through a time of transition as…
1969 Winter Meetings: Reorganization Talk
Background
As the 1969 baseball Winter Meetings approached,…
1970 Winter Meetings: Kuhn Thwarted
Background
Unlike the turmoil of the previous few winters, baseball…
1971 Winter Meetings: The Swap Meet
Background
The 1971 baseball Winter Meetings took place in Phoenix,…
1972 Winter Meetings: Calm Between Storms
Background
The 1972 baseball Winter Meetings played host to…
1973 Winter Meetings: Managerial Confusion, Ron Santo Reacts, & The Padres’ Dilemma
Introduction and Context
In 1973, when 24 teams existed in major-league…
1974 Winter Meetings: Détente Before The Storm
Introduction and Context
The 74th annual Winter Meetings were…
1975 Winter Meetings: The Threat of Free Agency and the Return of the Master Showman
In an atmosphere of uncertainty and anxiety, more than 1,400…
1976 Winter Meetings: Changing Demographics and Broadcast Challenges
What a difference a year makes.
When an estimated 1,200 baseball…
1977 Winter Meetings: So Much Promise, But Wait Till Next Year
The 1977 major-league baseball season witnessed two new teams…
1981 Winter Meetings: The Post-Strike Intrigue of Kuhn, Smith, and Templeton
Introduction and Context
The disquieting year of 1981 featured…
1982 Winter Meetings: Dispirited and Argumentative
Despite the picturesque setting of Honolulu, baseball’s owners…
1983 Winter Meetings: The End of the Bowie Kuhn Era
Introduction
The 1983 Baseball Winter Meetings were held at…
1984 Winter Meetings: Superstationary
The 1984 Winter Meetings in Houston, Texas, took place in the…
1985 Winter Meetings: Free-Agent Freezeout: Collusion I
Kirk Gibson of the Detroit Tigers and Carlton Fisk of the Chicago…
1986 Winter Meetings: A Rigged Market: Collusion II
The 1985 Winter Meetings had showcased a then-record 62 free…
1987 Winter Meetings: Changing Times
Introduction and Context
The 1987 winter meetings were held…
2008 Winter Meetings: Clouds Over the Game
When the movers and shakers of the baseball world descended on…
2009 Winter Meetings: Changes Here, There, Everywhere: A Blockbuster, An Oops, A Succession, And Magic Tricks By Owners
Introduction and Context
The 2009 Winter Meetings were held…
2010 Winter Meetings: Baseball’s Movers and Shakers Convene in the Sunshine State
Among the more noteworthy events in major-league baseball in…
2011 Winter Meetings: Breaking the Budget in the Offseason
The 2011 Winter Meetings took place in Dallas from December 5…
2012 Winter Meetings: Laying Groundwork
Introduction
The 2012 Winter Meetings returned to the Gaylord…
2013 Winter Meetings: It All Happened the Week Before
Introduction
The 2013 Baseball Winter Meetings were held December…
2014 Winter Meetings: A New Dawn Rising
The 2014 major-league season ended with the San Francisco Giants…