How Tanking Impacts Sports Betting on MLB

In recent years, newly hired baseball front offices have frequently taken the tack of a complete tear down from what their predecessors left behind, bringing the organization down to expansion-level status so it can be rebuilt from the ground-up, based on the new architect's philosophy.

Derisively and accurately referred to as “tanking,” the concept goes that the worse a team is, the higher their draft picks and the better prospects they will get. The trading of high-priced veterans serves the dual purpose of saving money and acquiring other teams' prospects to fill a bare cupboard. 

These rebuilds are viewed through the prism of times when they worked to perfection, as was the case with the Astros and Cubs. Nevertheless, it does not always yield the desired results as the Phillies, White Sox and Tigers are showing now.

Dimers.com contributor Paul Lebowitz discusses what to watch for when teams “tank” down the stretch.

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