February 16, 200917 yr http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2...bout-juan-cruz/ There have been rumblings that Major League Baseball, which is aware that Type A free agents like Cruz and infielders Orlando Hudson and Orlando Cabrera have been hindered by the compensation rules, are willing to make it easier for teams to sign then trade those free agents. For example. Arizona could sign Cruz to a contract that the Twins are willing to take on. The Twins and Diamondbacks would then work out a trade for Cruz. The Twins could land Cruz without losing a draft pick. “I have heard the rumor,’’ Twins GM Bill Smith said about the sign-and-trade possibility. “I It’shave not received anything official from Major League Baseball.’’ I’ll repeat that a couple hoops would have be to jumped through for the Twins to pull off a transaction for Cruz. But if a sign-and-trade possibility exists, there’s no reason why the Twins can’t at least have a talk with the D-Backs about Cruz.
February 16, 200917 yr They should just change the rule, teams shouldnt be penalized for improving their teams, if you lose a f/a and its type A should just get a supplemental pick after 1st round.
February 16, 200917 yr QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Feb 16, 2009 -> 08:25 AM) They should just change the rule, teams shouldnt be penalized for improving their teams, if you lose a f/a and its type A should just get a supplemental pick after 1st round. Exactly. That makes perfect sense.
February 16, 200917 yr QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Feb 16, 2009 -> 06:25 AM) They should just change the rule, teams shouldnt be penalized for improving their teams, if you lose a f/a and its type A should just get a supplemental pick after 1st round. If you were say, the Brewers or the Angels and the Yankees had just overwhelmed your offers for the top line FA's you had, you might change your tune.
February 16, 200917 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2009 -> 11:42 AM) If you were say, the Brewers or the Angels and the Yankees had just overwhelmed your offers for the top line FA's you had, you might change your tune. Its not like we never lost out on a player before, I think they should just get rid of arbitration period, and if you lose a f/a depending on what he was valued at should recieve a compensation pick in the supplemental round. So type A would be after first round, type B after 2nd, and so on.
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