Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
May 31, 2005
Changing the Draft

In the wake of the last minute signings of Jered Weaver and Stephen Drew, Baseball Analysts looks at way the draft might be changed.

1. Adopt an NBA/NFL-style pay scale for first round draft slots.

2. Allow teams the right to trade draft picks.

3. Open up the negotiations to more than one team (perhaps an American and a National League club could each have the right to negotiate with first round draft picks).

4. Keep the system the same for high school players and underclassmen but allow seniors the right to negotiate with all teams.

5. Disallow the right to a supplemental draft slot for teams that fail to sign their first round picks.

I really like suggestions 2 and 3. Trading draft choices makes perfect sense for teams that are cash strapped and can't afford to sign a big name prospect. I also like the idea of competition for players embodied in 3. It gives a player at least a chance to find his fair market value without having to sit out a year.


Posted by David Pinto at 02:50 PM | Draft | TrackBack (0)
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I like #1 & 2. I dislike high school (Brien Taylor koff!) or even college phenoms getting big bucks. Prove you're good enough at least in the minors before you start demanding a lot. Could trade free agency kicking in a year earlier for that.
And yes, draft choices should be tradeable.

Posted by: RobertJ at May 31, 2005 04:24 PM
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