Elias J2 International Orioles

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

Davis extension?

You're hilarious.

[bird watcher]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

International draft is a horrid idea.

Why is that?

[Luke-OH]

15 minutes ago, Enjoy Terror said:

Btw I was looking at the signings from 2010, maybe it’s me but these were terrible wastes of cash.

Carlos Martinez has produced notably more surplus value than the entirety of those bonuses by himself. 

Then there is Candelario and Alfaro.

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

You're hilarious.

I know.

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, bird watcher said:

Why is that?

It would decrease both the owners expenses and the number of International players getting an opportunity to play in MLB/MiLB.

 

[Luke-OH]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

It would decrease both the owners expenses and the number of International players getting an opportunity to play in MLB/MiLB.

 

Which is why MLB allows the early deals and other shady practices, they are trying to push teams/public opinion towards an international draft. 

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

Which is why MLB allows the early deals and other shady practices, they are trying to push teams/public opinion towards an international draft. 

It is surprising to me how many fans are in favor of a draft.

[TheOtherRipken]

6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

It would decrease both the owners expenses and the number of International players getting an opportunity to play in MLB/MiLB.

 

Why would it lower the opportunities because it would be one time a year? 

[Tryptamine]

The last thing the MiLB kids need is another way for the owners to screw them over. It's bad enough the NA kids have to deal with this slot stupidity in the current draft.

[Can_of_corn]

19 minutes ago, TheOtherRipken said:

Why would it lower the opportunities because it would be one time a year? 

Do you know that at one point Puerto Rico was exempt from the draft?  When it was added to the draft we went a good long while without any impact players coming out of Puerto Rico.

Imagine you are an owner of a ML team.  Does it make any difference to you if every team gets players out of the DR or if no team gets players out of the DR?  I'm going to say it doesn't make a difference to you.  As long as it even.

Imagine you are an owner of a ML team.  Why pay for an academy if there is a draft?  What's in it for you?  Just draft 20 kids and slap on your DSL team.

Imagine you are a Buscone.  Sure you are not a nice guy but a lot of kids would end up with nothing if it wasn't for your efforts.  If there is draft you need to find a new line of work, no profit for you in a draft.

Imagine you are a young player.  You know your whole family is depending on you.  You are smart enough to know you probably won't make it, that this signing bonus is the ticket for you and your family.  How would you like your free agency to be replaced with a draft position and a slot payment?

 

As a general guideline fans should be very suspicious of anything ownership pushes for.  We know they are not concerned with player welfare.

[Enjoy Terror]

35 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

It is surprising to me how many fans are in favor of a draft.

It’s something that would enable their team to compete with other teams on an even playing field. Everyone gets a pick and everyone gets a player.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Enjoy Terror said:

It’s something that would enable their team to compete with other teams on an even playing field. Everyone gets a pick and everyone gets a player.

How is it not even now?

Just because the team we favor didn't put in the work?

It's pretty even for the other 29 teams.

[Enjoy Terror]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

How is it not even now?

Just because the team we favor didn't put in the work?

It's pretty even for the other 29 teams.

Come on man, that’s not hard to see. 

You think Adley Rutschman would have the same odds of being an Oriole unless he was PUT here?

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Enjoy Terror said:

Come on man, that’s not hard to see. 

You think Adley Rutschman would have the same odds of being an Oriole unless he was PUT here?

So what teams does the current system favor and which have it harder?

Please don't include the O's since we know they are a special case.

[Enjoy Terror]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

So what teams does the current system favor and which have it harder?

Please don't include the O's since we know they are a special case.

Arizona, Texas, and Yankees have invested heavily and are the source of most international players in the league.

Detroit, Milwaukee... they’re garbage on the international front.