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- Baseball teams spend money every year to try to win.
- Some teams pay big sums but still do not win.
- Other clubs use small budgets and train young players.
- A finance expert wanted to study money and results.
- He worked with students and a former student to build a tool.
- The tool compares team pay and on-field results.
- Fans can compare teams and test different payroll choices.
- The website shows how money can link to winning.
Difficult words
- finance — work with money and business choices
- expert — a person with a lot of skill
- budget — a plan for how to use moneybudgets
- compare — look at two things to see differencescompares
- payroll — the list of people and their pay
- website — a page on the internet for information
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Discussion questions
- Would you use a website to compare teams?
- Do you like watching baseball?
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