Pro/Con: Trading draft picks
Reading through Jim Callis' latest chat where the issue was raised, I thought it might make an interesting off-season discussion to hear what people thought about baseball's rule which forbids clubs from trading their draft picks.
Good rule -- protecting franchises from their own short-term bad decision-making and from agents who would manipulate the draft -- or bad one -- not allowing clubs the flexibility to trade for what they need?
Do you think it will change to be like the other major sports in the future? And what kind of value do you think there would be for baseball draft slots, given how much more unpredictable MLB draft picks are than those in the NFL/NBA?
How do you think trading draft picks would change the game specifically?
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One issue
by acr on Feb 11, 2007 3:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well of all the Major Sports
by NYYLover1000 on Feb 11, 2007 3:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Really?!?
by Guyute on Feb 11, 2007 3:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was
by NYYLover1000 on Feb 11, 2007 4:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Next time....
by CrimsonLiederhosen on Feb 12, 2007 12:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MLB draft Compensation.....
by bl on Feb 11, 2007 3:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
review
by doublestix on Feb 11, 2007 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Besides
by NYYLover1000 on Feb 11, 2007 4:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
to repeat above
But is there any correlation between the two? I didn't think so...
by Metty5 on Feb 11, 2007 5:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
Lets say the Yankees have a salary cap and want to pick someone late in the draft and sign him to a $10 million dollar major league contract. This would affect their cap and would hinder their ability to get the late signees. It may in fact allow weaker teams drafting earlier to get the top talent. Of course Yankees and other teams would try to find a way around it.
But it's not so outlandish for you to try and make a fool of the guy over.
by pedrophile on Feb 12, 2007 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like the idea...
by rwperu34 on Feb 11, 2007 4:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
5x5
by rwperu34 on Feb 11, 2007 12:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but with restrictions
What this might do, is limit the number of "bonus baby" high school kids who threaten to go to college if they don't get X amount of dollars to sign. With the money already determined, they make the decision whether they really want to go to college or not. In addition to this, I'd allow players to be eligible for the draft after any college season. That way, if a kid decided to go to college only to find out he'd rather take a little less money than he originally hoped for, he could enter the draft after his freshman year with minimal time lost.
This should help to eliminate teams selecting lesser players to signability issues, and at least allow them to trade their pick for some value if they don't want to pay the slot amount for their pick.
With that said, I'm not sure how much actual trading would take place, as many teams wouldn't give up valuable prospects to gamble on a draft pick. I don't think there would be serious issues if picks were tradeable, but allowing them to be traded would open another avenue for teams to add talent.
by gatling on Feb 11, 2007 7:29 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not the same as other sports
I think they should be allowed to trade the picks, but it should be tightly regulated. I also think the current draft compensation was not changed enough in the new labor agreement. It's better, but not much.
by slurve on Feb 11, 2007 8:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
what they really need is
once they have something like that in place, there would be no reason not to allow trading of picks.
by jpahk on Feb 11, 2007 10:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
People already
by Brickhaus on Feb 11, 2007 11:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
If...
by slurve on Feb 11, 2007 12:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MLBPA
One thing that would be good is if players had to declare whether they were going pro or going to college.
by rwperu34 on Feb 11, 2007 12:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can't see it
by slurve on Feb 11, 2007 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no
by jpahk on Feb 11, 2007 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That makes no sense
by slurve on Feb 11, 2007 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
eee...
by amos on Feb 11, 2007 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I dont think it will happen
by Kanst42 on Feb 11, 2007 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If they did that....
by Boxkutter on Feb 12, 2007 2:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

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