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In response to "I think it's hard to say that MLB draftees and minor leaguers have too much salary leverage." by TFox

The ones at the top do. Year after year the smaller market teams have to pass on guys asking for too much or who have signed Boras. -- nm

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Apr 23 '09, 07:45

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They really don't. If you're talking about players in general, sure, but not rookies/young players. - Callisto Apr 23, 07:49 4
- They don't make the same as NFL or NBAers as rookies, but the high-end guys in the draft have repeatedly forced smaller teams to think twice about tak - Don Homer Apr 23, 07:50 3
  - Because the team isn't willing to pay $6M for a #1 pick. That's not the system's fault; it's the team's fault. -- nm - TFox Apr 23, 07:59 2
    - It's the revenue fault of the sport. - Will Hunting Apr 23, 08:01 1
      - Guys, if you can't pay $1.5M annually for the top talent in the draft, no revenue fix is going to save you. -- nm - TFox Apr 23, 08:03
It's not on the same planet. That Pedro Alvarez brouhaha was over a 4 yr contract worth about $8M. (details inside) - TFox Apr 23, 07:48

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