Tonight is the MLB Rule 4 Amateur Draft, a days-long affair where several hundred kids find out which teams get exclusive rights to give them life-changing money that’s actually restricted by a silly slot system. Speaking of that slot system, you can read the original blog here and see the official Cubs pool amounts here. I did a bit of pontificating online:
Re: #Cubs pool, I agree. $2245100 means can spend $2357355 without losing future picks. https://t.co/Xlzon3l6Ba
— Rice Cube (@CubicSnarkonia) June 9, 2016
So would #Cubs try to spread it out, or just get one $2MM talent and then go $10K or less the rest of the way?
— Rice Cube (@CubicSnarkonia) June 9, 2016
This is exactly what I thought would happen once the Cubs became good again, and also keep in mind that the Cubs still have about a week (June 15) to try to sign a couple of international free agents before they get restrictive penalties for the next two signing periods, which seems to have been their strategy to keep stockpiling young talent in the lower minors. In the meantime, they have to wait a day before they can start drafting in the third round, which means we are unlikely to see the same fast-track successes as in the past few drafts. I’d still expect some solid picks, though.
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