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Originally Posted by CommishJoe
I agree with slotting.
If Boras says no this year, I'd love for the Nats to sign him again next year with their #1 pick, then use the #2 pick(the compensation pick they'd get for Strasburg not signing this year) for whomever they really wanted. If he doesn't sign again, that gives them the #2 for the next draft as well. It sucks for the kid, but if he's dumb enough to hire Boras, then he gets what he asked for.
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Oh, is that how it works? I thought the compensation picks came after the 1st rd. That'd be sweet if they did that. I'd do it. The kid is most likely going to be a dud anyway so teach everybody a lesson: play ball.
I missed the 2nd page of the article at first. It goes on to say how being allowed to trade picks would be alright because these bad teams would probably be better off with 2 or 3 less-hyped prospects than the 1 high-hyped guy. Let the Yankees and Red Sox pay a fortune for these guys if they really want to. The only problem is would there be enough buyers to make it a seller's market? I'm not sure it would be which would make it backfire.