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RULE IV DRAFT – What is the future of MLB player development?

Maury posted 11/17/2008 from bizofbaseball.com

MLB implemented changes to the Rule IV draft in the most recent round of CBA negotiations, with the intent that the changes would result in a lowering of signing bonuses doled out to drafted amateurs. Two drafts have since been conducted and the changes have not lowered signing bonuses, leading ...