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Old 06-10-2009, 06:24 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by kq76 View Post
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.
After the 1st round is for FAs the team lost. The Nationals had the #10 pick because their #9 pick last year refused to sign and went independent. The joker got drafted #12 by the Royals and it's highly doubtful he'll get the 4m the Nats offered him.
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