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dwwhite190
I can’t wait until they start using less flawed stats than the ones they use now so as to give a better idea of the true value of each player. The system itself needs an overhaul but I would definitely like to see the stats being used to be more what the player can control rather than stats like RBI, AVG, Runs etc.
Aaron X
Great article. Thanks.
Adam E
Nice informative article. I liked this way better than the this day in trade history type posts; those I skip over every time.
vonhayesdays
what an opening line , if your interested in the draft . um wait if your on this site chances are your interested in everything baseball. This is the best baseball website EVER even if they censor your comments.
Karkat
Wow, I never knew major lague/professional players were ever involved in compensation. I could see why the MLBPA wouldn’t like that (even though the MLBPA is usually just crazy).
What really needs fixing is the relief pitcher rankings. For a setup guy to cost two draft picks is a bit absurd.
Scott
i like that. some position players are higher valued than others. For instance a type A starting pitcher and catcher is higher valued than a type A relief pitcher; yet they both being type A would cost the team aquiring them the same thing. I feel this could be a change MLBPA could take on because it just makes sense to look into changing.
Patrick OKennedy
Why even consider position? A player’s value is what he can get on the open market. Give the highest compensation for the highest paid players, regardless of position.
Pool Messi
Some things I’d like to see in the new CBA:
1. Fix the rankings so that it may not overrate middle relievers. Players should not be punished for good performance (e.g. Balfour, Francisco, etc)
2. International free agents should be acquired through the draft. This is where big markets will most likely flex their financial muscles. It also doesn’t make sense that a kid from Venezuela can get a major league contract at age 16 while a US born citizen has to wait til he gets a H.S. diploma (oh and if he doesn’t sign he has to wait another three years to enter the draft).
3. Some form of hard slotting in the draft would be nice (this one is a tough one, since it will most likely drive some kids away from baseball into other more popular sports)
patrick
the big market clubs dont clean up in the LA market
Ynoa, Sano, Heredia, Champman, etc
Gary Sanchez got huge money from the yanks but this seems to be the one area where these teams arent really flexing their financial might. As soon as the Yankees decide to do that, game over.
Pool Messi
Point taken. But the Yanks and Mets, for example, have two dominican rookie teams unlike most other teams. It may be a case of them being able to sign more quantity.
Either way, it doesn’t take away from the fact that the current system is unfair and it would be much much better if the international players had to submit to the amateur draft.
Patrick OKennedy
No mention of the rankings is complete without a nod to Eddie Bajek- the man that cracked the code!
That being said, I’d scrap the system, or overhaul it by ranking players based on their real market value, which is how much they get paid, regardless of position. The best paid players bring the best compensation. Secondly, comp picks should not be “protected”. They should be available to be given as compensation in the case of a team that signs more than one Type A free agent.