Context: The MLB Draft just took place, and instead of the usual 40 rounds, this year’s draft had only 5 rounds. In addition, there’s a $20,000 signing bonus cap for all undrafted players who sign with a team after the draft. To put that in context, 6th round picks from 2019 received bonuses anywhere from $237,000 – $301,000. As you might imagine, there will be fierce competition among teams to sign great undrafted players at a rate far below historical levels.The above is from "On Joining the Giants." Here's more:
This post is primarily for undrafted free agents of the 2020 MLB draft who are weighing their options about which team they want to sign with. This is not objective–I’ll make my case for why I think the San Francisco Giants present an opportunity that no other club does–but I also want it to be a resource for any player thinking through this decision.It is well worth your time to read. You'll get a sense of what a modern baseball organization is like and a little insight into the (we hope) new and improved Giants.
Now if the owners will pull their heads out of their asses and get something done with the MLBPA then we can have a baseball season. No matter what happens the PA will have to review its negotiating strategies. The owners are better at that stuff. The players have shown their solidarity but their leadership and their consultants/experts have most likely let them down.
--M.C.
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His final words:
This might be your last true choice of where you get to play in your whole career. And if it’s with the Giants, you won’t be disappointed.
". .. your last true choice . . ."
This is why we have to have universal free agency. Perhaps they could work out some kind of system where the team signs an amateur for a maximum of say, four years. It would create incentive to get kids to the majors sooner and then they could be free agents and test the market for their skills. Good teams would find ways to keep talented players, not just with the biggest contracts but with the best opportunities for development. Sports is still running a plantation system--at some point it has to change.
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