November 22, 201114 yr jimcallisBA Jim Callis Yes, I want to hear exact details but this is essentially hard slotting. @bgeary8: They're asinine in my extremely humble opinion. #mlbdraft 4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply jimcallisBA Jim Callis Purpose of #mlbdraft is reducing costs, not parity. @themanofseal: Are these rules an attempt at creating parity through the draft? 4 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply
November 22, 201114 yr Author JeffPassan Jeff Passan Overall money to be spent in draft and int'l FA in line with 2010 figures. CBA attempts to give advantage to bad teams via larger pools. JeffPassan Jeff Passan Worst teams, for example, will receive ~$5M in int'l $. Best teams will get ~$1.8M. Not sure on exact figures for draft, but similar %. JeffPassan Jeff Passan Draft signing deadline moves from Aug. 15 to between July 12 and 18. JeffPassan Jeff Passan If a player signs after the 10th round for more than $100,000, the excess money will go against a team's draft pool. JeffPassan Jeff Passan There will be six draft picks immediately after the first round given out via lottery to teams with 10 lowest revenues, 10 smallest markets. JeffPassan Jeff Passan From an MLB/MLBPA release: "A club’s odds of winning the lottery will be based on its prior season’s winning percentage."
November 22, 201114 yr Author DKnobler DKnobler Pre-draft drug testing for the top 200 prospects SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman Drafted players may only sign minor-league deals now. #MLB, #cba
November 22, 201114 yr Author JeffPassan Jeff Passan A "program of mandatory evaluation" now in place for any players with alcohol-related offenses, including DUIs. SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman Hgh random blood tests will occur in spring training and in offseason starting in 2012-13. sides will discuss possible in-season testing DKnobler DKnobler Teams with the worst records get the most money to sign international players. Other teams can exceed limits, but lose rights in future yrs
November 22, 201114 yr Author DKnobler DKnobler "Participation in the All-Star Game will be required unless the player is unable to play due to injury or excused by commissioner." JeffPassan Jeff Passan The Great Gazoo helmet worn by David Wright a couple years ago is mandatory by 2013. And, MLB points out, "significantly less bulky." DKnobler DKnobler All players subject to social media policy DKnobler DKnobler International signing limits will go into effect next winter, so won't limit Cespedes bonus
November 22, 201114 yr jimcallisBA Jim Callis Not sure how bad small-revenue teams are supposed to compete. This is as close to hard slotting as you can get without actual hard slotting. 13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply Ding ding ding. Good for the White Sox, bad for baseball.
November 22, 201114 yr @Kevin_GoldsteinKevin Goldstein Remember Theo's press conference with the Cubs? Remember about the big investment in scouting and development? Bye-bye.
November 22, 201114 yr Author DKnobler DKnobler Roster limit goes to 26 for "certain regular or split doubleheaders"
November 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 22, 2011 -> 12:33 PM) @Kevin_GoldsteinKevin Goldstein Remember Theo's press conference with the Cubs? Remember about the big investment in scouting and development? Bye-bye. That's a good point. Sucks for the Royals/Pirates/Jays who have been dumping money in the draft, but also hurts teams like the Red Sox, Rangers, and Cubs. The benefactors are largely the cheap-ass teams unwilling to spend on amateur talent.
November 22, 201114 yr JeffPassan Jeff Passan The big question is if this will prevent amateur talent from coming into baseball. And the overwhelming sentiment from the industry is: Yes. 3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply
November 22, 201114 yr Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein You know how the Royals have a great system? They did that through spending big money on the draft. Strategy now basically illegal. 2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein You know how the Rangers have a remarkable wealth of high-ceiling talent due to incredible international work? Strategy now illegal. 3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply
November 22, 201114 yr They have until march 1st to decide if they'll expand the playoffs in 2012. Uh, hey Bud, just retire. We know you want your ego-stroke before you retire, but MLB should just wait until they go to 15/15 in 2013 to expand the postseason.
November 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 22, 2011 -> 12:52 PM) I'm sensing that everyone else is hating this, but I love it. As a White Sox fan, we should love it. Certainly. I'm disappointed in how it hurts certain teams though.
November 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Nov 22, 2011 -> 12:53 PM) As a White Sox fan, we should love it. Certainly. I'm disappointed in how it hurts certain teams though. I feel like it reins it in on both sides of the spectrum.
November 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Nov 22, 2011 -> 01:39 PM) The benefactors are largely the cheap-ass teams unwilling to spend on amateur talent. That would be the White Sox front and center!
November 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 22, 2011 -> 12:54 PM) I feel like it reins it in on both sides of the spectrum. It severely cripples teams like the Royals, Pirates, Jays, and Nationals. It's going to hurt them much more than teams like the Red Sox and Rangers. But otherwise yes, the teams in the middle will benefit from this. Edited November 22, 201114 yr by DirtySox
November 22, 201114 yr Author We could only hope... PeteAbe Pete Abraham Other new CBA rules: Fans on cell phones waving at television cameras will be executed on the spot
November 22, 201114 yr Author MLB: All international amateur players must register with the scouting bureau to be eligible to sign. Top 100 prospects subject to drug test
November 22, 201114 yr Wow this is shocking how drastic they made with the changes. This is great news for the White Sox, but bad for baseball. This has huge negative impact on small market teams Royals, Pirates, Tampa, Washington, Arizona, etc. The low budget teams are going to remain s***ty teams because of this.
November 22, 201114 yr Author So all of these years of going under slot to march to Bud's "recommendations"? Jerry just got paid back for them.
November 22, 201114 yr Here's is 5 year labor agreement in details http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=...s&Itemid=42
November 22, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 22, 2011 -> 02:15 PM) So all of these years of going under slot to march to Bud's "recommendations"? Jerry just got paid back for them. This last twitterbomb has reinsdorf's name written all over it.
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