Grantland: Abolish the MLB Draft

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Grantland: Abolish the MLB Draft

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The MLB draft is different from other sports, because the majority of players drafted never make it to the major leagues. I don't think that baseball should get rid of it, though. I am also against a salary cap in MLB.

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That article seemed very focused on the 1st 10 rounds. Part of the purpose of the draft is to fill out your 1st year MiLB rosters. If a team blows their entire 1-10 round wad on 1 dude, which they could do, then it's stud and who-dats for their rookie ball or low A team.

That's too much trust to put in the owner's hands. Sadly, they need some checks & balances in the system.

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mikechamp wrote:That article seemed very focused on the 1st 10 rounds. Part of the purpose of the draft is to fill out your 1st year MiLB rosters. If a team blows their entire 1-10 round wad on 1 dude, which they could do, then it's stud and who-dats for their rookie ball or low A team.

That's too much trust to put in the owner's hands. Sadly, they need some checks & balances in the system.
That's a good point. Seems potentially chaotic without the draft structure.

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The auction draft works for fantasy baseball so why not give it a shot? :D

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