Greg Simons is right, Free Agent Compensation Must Die:
Throughout this process, teams often have banked tens of millions of dollars in savings on drafted players compared to what they would have paid similar players on the open market. And at the end of said process, teams then want to cash in once more by gaining another draft pick, with which they can choose the next fortunate soul who gets to go through this same ordeal. And the Players’ Association is complicit in this endeavor, since the MLBPA thinks the money not spent on minor leaguers will be directed to big league payrolls. However, recent history shows this is not necessarily the case.
Teams receive amazing value from their pre-free agency players. Yes, to some extent, it does help competitive balance. But it largely benefits teams’ bottom lines at the expense of players throughout the game, and it’s time to say enough is enough.
In addition, the rational for limited free agency in the first place, limiting supply to drive up prices, has disappeared. We no longer see huge bidding wars for players. Teams know how to value a free agent, and they are rarely paid more than their projected worth. It’s time to eliminate the reserve system entirely and allow all players at every level to be paid appropriately for their performance.
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