Dodger Thoughts: Pound (Your Head Against a Wall) Foolish

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Minor League Scorebook
Published 8/16/2007 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... in an apparent dispute over $400,000 worth of bonus. Jon wasn't happy. ...

Friday Links (17 Aug 07)
Published 8/17/2007 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
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Dodger Thoughts: Slot Rot
Published 12/12/2007 at Baseball Toaster
... use a player's draft position as the guideline for what his signing bonus should be. By ignoring it, Detroit was able to sign the better prospects and put them in a position to make this trade. The Yankees also have wisely ignored MLB's bonus recommendations. And now the Mets' Minaya told Baseball America and Newsday they may have to rethink their resolve to stick to the system. Being what Minaya called "good citizens," has cost them big time. Previously on Dodger Thoughts : one of a few stories I wrote about a sore subject I kind of decided I shouldn't bring up again . * ...