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MLB draft offically broken?
Rick Porcello was the Tigers 1st rd. 27th pick. He went towards the end of the 1st rd. mainly because of the signing issue.
I know Bud Selig does not want teams who pick lower in the draft to be giving top signing bonuses but this one is unbelieveable.
The 7.3 mil. is the highest rookie signing bonus ever (pretty sure). They say only 4 teams could afford to pay for the demands he was making and thats why he dropped so far.
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08-15-2007, 08:58 AM
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I beg to differ
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This is why I hate pro sports. Huge contracts for unproven players and the cost is passed on the fans by way of higher ticket prices, $5 hotdogs, and $50 parking.
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08-15-2007, 09:55 AM
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They need to take a page from the NBA. Cap the contracts for draft picks and make them earn the big bucks by making it to the bigs and being successful. The MLBPA won't like it, but if the league frames the issue in a way that makes them realize that paying less money to high schoolers in the draft will free up more money for veteran contracts.
They also need to make the draft a worldwide draft. With so much talent coming from overseas, I think that the fact that anybody not from the US is a free agent is the biggest competitive inequity facing the game right now - bigger than the lack of a salary cap or the revenue gap between large and small market teams.
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08-15-2007, 09:59 AM
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I don't think the draft is any more broken than the rest of the MLB system and you can't ever do the things you need to do to fix it, the players union is too strong.
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08-15-2007, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaxbuck
I don't think the draft is any more broken than the rest of the MLB system and you can't ever do the things you need to do to fix it, the players union is too strong.
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But ARod and every Scott Boras client are getting paid their "worth," so we can all sleep better at night [sarcasm font off].
The 28 teams that prop up the Yankees and Red Sox need to get together and decide that parity makes things more interesting and more $$ for all in the long run. But there have been enough fluke WS champs like the Marlins to give all the little guys hope.
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08-15-2007, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by MuckFich06
But ARod and every Scott Boras client are getting paid their "worth," so we can all sleep better at night [sarcasm font off].
The 28 teams that prop up the Yankees and Red Sox need to get together and decide that parity makes things more interesting and more $$ for all in the long run. But there have been enough fluke WS champs like the Marlins to give all the little guys hope.
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It's not really 28 teams, but good point.
The other owners could stop pocketing the revenue sharing money (Kansas City comes to mind) and force the other owners into some type of agreement.
but it won't happen until the players union is acceptable to it and that won't happen anytime soon.
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08-15-2007, 06:06 PM
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The one reason I think baseball is a joke is no salary cap. I think the NFL and NBA are both getting very good at making all clubs competitive, something MLB should try doing.
I love the NBA draft structure, and I love the NFL cap rules(and the no guaranteed contracts).
I think all major leagues should adopt the NBA draft rules, and all organizations should adopt an NFL-esque cap.
That would make baseball a lot better in my eyes.
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