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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
These changes really hurt the small-market teams that had been taking advantage of the system for the past few years like the Rays and Royals. I know that it completely ruins the Jays' ability to pay over slot for picks, which is what allowed them to build one of the strongest farm systems in baseball in just two years.
It also destroys the earning potential of young amateur players...which is bullshit. I'm really not sure why the MLBPA agreed to this.
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Probably same reason as the NFLPA. Envy. Except it is magnified 10 times over for baseball because at least an NFL rookie will see the field, baseball players were seeing high school players get millions that they'd rather see come to them, given to players who may never even make it above AA ball.
One thing the new system will certainly do, no one is going to pass on signability. Signability no longer exists, if you draft someone with the #45th pick, it isn't the 8th-best player who slipped, it is probably the 45th-best player. (or 29th-best player in your opinion because you think you've got the goods on scouting and the other teams are morons)