Quote:
Originally Posted by zukes
It seems to me in the NHL, free agents know where they are going to sign well before free agency starts, whereas in baseball, free agency really does not start until the actual date. Players actually start shopping themselves and looking then.
My biggest gripe with the NHL is how they just look the other way on what is clear tampering. The amount of money involved alone tells you that these July 1st signings had to have been discussed weeks if not more in advance. Unless NHL contracts are that boiler plate, I suppose. Still, if free agency truly starts at 12:00pm on July 1, yet guys sign at 12:01 or even any time that day. Just doesn't seem right.
I agree MLB drags on, but at least you get the feeling the player's aren't pre-destined to a team (outside of the Dodgers of course).
|
I wonder if baseball is the way it is because of Scott Boras. He has so many clients that he can really shape the entire free agent market as teams wait for shoes to drop.