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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I like the idea that, if a player won't sign with the draft team, that whatever team signs him has to pay his equivalent draft slot. And not just by round, but actual value. So if a guy was drafted 14th overall, the compensation would be equal to 14th. If the acquiring team's pick doesn't equal 14, they need to add (or acquire more picks in trade), to get it there.
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That helps solve the problem with high draft picks but what about players like Adam Fox? He was a late draft pick (3rd/4th round I think) that developed into one of the best defensive prospects in the league before turning into one of the best defensemen in the league. This system would not account for that.
Honestly, I think the simplest solution would be to add a year before a player could reach free agency if they choose not to sign. If a player finishes college and refuses to sign with the team that drafted them, they would have to wait a whole year before they could sign with another team. I think that would be enough of a deterrent to keep most college players from walking to free agency and shunning the team that drafted them.