Ace Rothstein wrote:will 9B basically be the 10th pick ??? is that how that works ?

Ace Rothstein wrote:will 9B basically be the 10th pick ??? is that how that works ?

BigEd76 wrote:Is the Yankees' "28B" pick going to be 29th, or does it get pushed to 30th because of the Nats' extra pick?

Squire wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:Is the Yankees' "28B" pick going to be 29th, or does it get pushed to 30th because of the Nats' extra pick?

I think its 29.

SQUIRE

If anything, 2007 was the test case, and there was one clear conclusion to be drawn from the results—those that waited, got paid. Players and agents took notice, and this year more of them than ever followed suit. What MLB really did was to make it more expedient to hold out, since two idle months are much easier to cope with on the player's side than the possibility of nearly a full year away from the game.

In addition, MLB has only added to the problem by mandating additional holdouts behind the scenes. There is a truckload of evidence that several seven-figure deals for non first-round picks were agreed upon—at least the terms—well before the signing deadline, and that the powers that be coerced the teams into delaying announcements of those deals out of fear that they'd create greater inflation in the market. Unfortunately, that inflation is more organic than they'd like to believe, and holding those signings back only resulted in more players deciding to wait, and simply steered that inflation down an alternate road.

As long as there's a slotting system that is merely "suggested," the players will always have the upper-hand in terms of leverage, because teams need talent, and they need to sign their draft picks. That said, many are suggesting another move of the deadline to July 15. The purpose of this would not be to gain any additional leverage in negotiations, as that's simply not going to happen, but rather to get the players playing baseball. The value of 30-50 games in a complex or short-season league should not be discounted. It takes care of the acclimation period to the professional game, and gives teams some valuable early information on how and where to slot the talent into their system the following year. That 'head start' has meant a big difference in the development of many players, and with the current situation allowing for players to simply sit around and wait to negotiate until the last minute, why not just concede the bonuses that are going to be what they are no matter what, and move that last minute to a point where players would still be able to get six weeks' worth of games in?

Such a deadline was discussed at this week's scouting meetings in Arizona, and the response was generally favorable. It would require a modification of the current CBA, but there is reason to believe that the union might be open to such a change. The only real obstacle seems to be that some general managers fear that there could be time-management conflicts with the trading deadline. Still, the two-week window between the proposed July 15 signing deadline and the July 31 trading deadline would be no different than the time between the two current deadlines.

According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the Pirates agreed to terms with first-round pick Pedro Alvarez on a revised four-year MLB contract worth $6.35 million guaranteed.

The deal replaces Alvarez's previous contract and likely ends a grievance filed by the player's union alleging that MLB approved the verbal agreement between the Pirates and Alvarez minutes after the midnight deadline on August 15.

lethal wrote:Stephen Strasburg to the Nationals please.

FTN wrote:

lethal wrote:Stephen Strasburg to the Nationals please.

you want the Nats to end up with the best college SP in the draft?

I'd prefer they take a toolsy high school kid.