ramssuperbowl99 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, MWil23 said: Interesting. Granted it's been a decade (or more) now, but it used to be these kids would sign as early teens, then they'd age out (either 18 or 19 I forget) if they hadn't received a professional contract yet, but were paid (per the article) a full day's salary M-F (sometimes more) and continued these daily showcases, practices, etc. with their MLB Academy affiliate team that their buscone had set them up with, and then once they were signed, that guy got a huge cut and they parted ways as a "passing of the baton" to the MLB Club here in the states, thus bypassing the draft. I think that's where we're getting tripped up. They may not have been officially signed, but verbally agreed to a deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: I think that's where we're getting tripped up. They may not have been officially signed, but verbally agreed to a deal. Got it, so it's likely a work-around. *Their buscone finds them and sets them up with an Academy Team *The Academy provides them with top tier training and resources, while paying them a M-F daily wage/job *When they are eligible to be signed (16), that Academy Team, likely with the most pressure from their buscone (otherwise the Academy teams will blackball him), will sign that player to a deal *That player then owes their buscone a sizeable % cut from their first signing bonus (per that initial finder's fee), they are with that MLB affiliate back in the states, they part ways, and that's how it goes Am I correct here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 1 hour ago, MWil23 said: Got it, so it's likely a work-around. *Their buscone finds them and sets them up with an Academy Team *The Academy provides them with top tier training and resources, while paying them a M-F daily wage/job *When they are eligible to be signed (16), that Academy Team, likely with the most pressure from their buscone (otherwise the Academy teams will blackball him), will sign that player to a deal *That player then owes their buscone a sizeable % cut from their first signing bonus (per that initial finder's fee), they are with that MLB affiliate back in the states, they part ways, and that's how it goes Am I correct here? This is pretty much it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 Latest counter from the MLBPA shot down an international draft, even if it was exchanged directly with the dropping of the qualifying offer compensation for big league FAs. I had no idea the players were this dug-in on the issue of the ID. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 It's not "**** off and die", but close enough. Players not taking any of MLBs crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 I'm wondering if the international draft was the target all along, and MLB knew that their best chance to get it would be intentionally derail negotiations until the last second, and then only offer a 162-game season if it came with the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa_Titan Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Players need to accept one of these options. I want baseball... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa_Titan Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 More cancelled games. Absolutely unreal. Players are actually going to hold out until they get every single thing they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Lmao what a joke of a professional sport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa_Titan Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I'm not fully understanding why the players are against a international draft. Is it simply because they are playing the game and want to get something for it because the league wants it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I realize it's a state senator so it doesn't mean anything, but yes please. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 15 hours ago, Mesa_Titan said: More cancelled games. Absolutely unreal. Players are actually going to hold out until they get every single thing they want. Which is never going to happen in 1 single CBA session. I'm shocked they've already gotten as much as they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Mesa_Titan said: I'm not fully understanding why the players are against a international draft. Is it simply because they are playing the game and want to get something for it because the league wants it? I'm with you. It's not like the system currently in place is doing the international players (specifically the young Latin's) any favors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 hours ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: I realize it's a state senator so it doesn't mean anything, but yes please. The hero we need. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 Also, there is yet again another disagreement over what was actually offered yesterday vs what we have been led to believe by the media (aka MLB's mouthpiece). Could Scherzer be lying? Absolutely. But I doubt it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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