This Cleveland Guardians’ Business Model Seems To Be Working Well
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – APRIL 12: Team owner Paul Dolan of the Cleveland Guardians looks on prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on April 12, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) Diamond Images/Getty Images Recently, Cleveland baseball has been a winning Major League Baseball franchise. The Guardians have made the Major League Baseball playoffs the last two seasons. The team has been in postseason play seven times since 2016. The Guardians lost a heartbreaker to the Chicago Cubs in the 2016 World Series, which went seven games. Even with all their success, fans are disappointed that Guardians ownership has not kept pace with MLB payroll spending. To this writer, the Dolan ownership group, led now by Paul J. Dolan, has taken a very calculated and deliberate approach in their business model for running the Cleveland baseball franchise. SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA – AUGUST 22: Cleveland Indians owner Larry Dolan is seen with Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. before the Little League Classic Presented by Geico at Howard J Lamade Stadium on Sunday, August 22, 2021 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images Larry Dolan, Paul’s father, went from his law practice, to buying the Cleveland Indians for $323M in 2000 from David Jacobs. Perceived Business Model: To this long-time observer of Cleveland professional baseball, several consistent factors dictate the operating guidelines of the Guardians. Those five guidelines include: 1-Developing and relying on players drafted, and signed internationally by the Guardians. For years, Cleveland baseball has relied upon quality scouting evaluations to identify, obtain, and develop outstanding young baseball players. Cleveland has been especially astute at developing pitchers and middle-infielders. In fact, Cleveland is known to have one…
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