I want to quickly revisit an article I wrote last spring, in which I detailed the “Tanking Blueprint.” For quick context, the topic of this article was that the MLB had a tanking problem, in which I then described tanking as proof for my claim. Here are the five basic rules I laid out for teams to follow when tanking:
Trade anyone of value on your major league roster for prospects.
Save as much money as possible by using as many players that you can that are still on their first contacts.