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aarongill
So mlb decides now…. Wow
Johnny Shoe
Brings back memories of Lindros with the Flyers and Rangers from the 90’s.
g55s
As a Giants fan, I say let him go to the Cubs. Obviously Eddy has many outside sources telling him what to do…
Pablo was that way as well. We don’t need another Pablo.
dls6501
Nah, we don’t want another Pablo. Who would want an All Star who helped us win 3 World Series titles anyway?
Frank Richard
This is just another example of why the international signing process needs to be reworked. Because teams can’t throw money at he draft anymore they throw it at international free agents. Now that Cuba can send their players north MLB should add all international free agents to the first year player draft unless they are over the age of 26. Right now the Dodgers, Cubs, Yankees and Red Sox are throwing crazy amounts of money at these kids and the rest of the teams are happy with a couple of the lower group of guys left. Also I’m a Cubs fan so I know that this process has worked in my teams favor but I’m in favor of competitive balance.
Cam
No one is exempt from the IFA rules. Spend up large, fine, but pay the price – ie capped in the next period. Doesn’t matter how much money you have then, when you can’t spend more than a handful.
International signing does potentially need a review and rework, no doubt, there’s room for improvement. Filtering the players through the already absurd draft system though? That’s a backward step. There’s “competitive balance”, then there’s “market restriction”.
twitchwashere 2
The thing I find most interesting is that his Dominican reps got him an offer worth a fair bit more than his certified agents.