It should surprise no one that MLB has shown little growth over the past 7 
years (It did manage to have its highest jump last year, however). Here's how 
franchise value for each sport has risen in the past 7 years:
          1991-1997
Sport       Growth%
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NBA          110.8%
NHL          104.7%
NFL           54.9%
MLB           10.9%
          1996-1997
Sport        Growth
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NFL         $31 mil
NBA         $21 mil
MLB         $19 mil
NHL         $16 mil
               1991         1997
Sport     Avg Value    Avg Value
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NFL      $132.1 mil   $204.7 mil
NBA       $70.4 mil   $148.7 mil
MLB      $121.4 mil   $134.5 mil
NHL       $44.0 mil    $90.2 mil
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