10th Annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition: January 18-20, 2017
Press Release
Thanks to the competitors and guest arbitrators who participated in the 9th Annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition, and thanks to Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association for their continued sponsorship of the event. Registration for the 10th Annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition will open in September.
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The National Baseball Arbitration Competition, run by the Tulane Sports Law Society, is a simulated salary arbitration competition modeled closely on the procedures used by Major League Baseball (MLB). Like most law school moot court competitions, the National Baseball Arbitration Competition's main goal is to provide participants with the opportunity to sharpen their oral and written advocacy skills. However, the competition is unique in that it allows law students to sharpen these skills within the specialized context of MLB's salary arbitration proceedings. The competition is held annually in the early part of the spring academic semester at Tulane University Law School. Additionally, at the conclusion of the arbitration competition the Sports Law Society hosts a panel of experts to discuss legal issues related to baseball.
Please check out Jerry Crasnick's ESPN story on the competition. It can be found here: Jerry Crasnick's TNBAC Story
2017 COMPETITION REGISTRATION MATERIALS
2017 COMPETITION MATERIALS
Written Material Scoring Guide
Sample Brief (University of Ottawa, 2015)
Sample Exhibit (University of Ottawa, 2015)
Sample Hearing Video (Final Hearing, 2015)
Collective Bargaining Agreement
2016 TNBAC FINALISTS
Congratulations to the following teams and participants:
Champions: University of Virginia (Ben Weyman and Henry Morris)
Runner-Up: St. John's University (Rob Vogel, Shawn Heide, and Sean McGrath)
Quarterfinalist: Fordham University (Matt Garber, Ross Fiedler, and Jared Wiesel)
Quarterfinalist: John Marshall (James Nowak, Joseph Stacho, and Ben Pavur)
2016 GUEST ARBITRATORS
- Paloma Ahmadi (Counsel - Labor Relations, MLB)
- Scott Barber (Player Agent, Ballengee Group)
- Cameron Barwick (Coordinator - Salary and Contract Administration, MLB)
- Greg Dreyfuss (Staff Counsel, MLBPA)
- Damon Jones (General Counsel, Washington Nationals)
- Storm Kirschenbaum (C.O.O., Jackson Management Group)
- Matt Kleine (Manager - Baseball Operations, Milwaukee Brewers)
- Marc Kligman (Player Agent, Total Care Sports Management)
- Nick Krall (Assistant General Manager, Cincinnati Reds)
- Caleb Peiffer (Manager - Baseball Operations, Seattle Mariners)
- Dave Prouty (General Counsel, MLBPA)
- Jay Reisinger (Partner, Farrell and Reisinger)
- Derek Smith (Director - Special Projects, MLB)
- Scott Pearson (Player Agent, Relativity Sports)
- Alex Winsberg (General Counsel, Los Angeles Angels)
COMPETITION PROJECTIONS & ACTUAL RESULTS
2016:
- Kole Calhoun [LAA]: $3.4MM (Actual: $3.6MM)
- D.J. LeMahieu [COL]: $2.95MM (Actual: $3.05MM)
- Nate Eovaldi [NYY]: $5.575MM (Actual: $5.6MM)
- Derek Norris [SDP]: $2.98MM (Actual: $2.925MM) [Intraschool]
2015:
- Jenrry Mejia [NYM]: $2.6MM (Actual: $2.595MM)
- Lorenzo Cain [KCR]: $2.725MM (Actual: $2.725MM)
- Mark Trumbo [ARI]: $6.4MM (Actual: $6.9MM)
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the competition, please contact Baseball Arbitration Co-Chairs Alex Heath, Kevin Watts, or Spencer Low by e-mail at
