Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange
Without the amateur draft, the situation would return to what was seen in the 1950s and early 1960s, namely, signing bonuses rapidly spiralling ever higher. With the only limitation on signing an amateur player being the bank account of the major league club, rich franchises would quickly sign the best talent and the poorer franchises would get the leftovers.
|
Yes. And that's a "good thing". It's coherent and leaves no room for interpretation. It's how most of the football world works across the world. I'm not in favour of such a system but at least it's a coherent one. But, as stated earlier, a dunctioning draft would probably be preferable.