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Originally Posted by Antithesis
The draft pick compensation along with the lost signing bonus money seems to be a huge drag on free agent compensation. It makes you wonder what the MLBPA was expecting or hoping for when they agreed to this system.
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It's the bonus slot money.
The draft pick compensation system has existed for a long time... what's changed is the introduction of draft slot overage penalties. Personally I don't see why MLB GM's are acting like this... draft picks in MLB tend to suck (relative to other sports) high bust rates and big bonuses. I'd easily take Santana and/or Jimenez over what's basically a 2nd round draft pick no question.