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The Smart D-backs/Phillies Bonus Slot Trade and Lessons to Learn

On July 6, 2015 By

Considering the context, the D-backs sprung a very smart little trade yesterday. Under the current CBA (which also provides for an international draft that hasn’t happened yet), international amateurs, all of whom are free agents, are lumped into a single system for MLB teams. You know the rest, by now; in busting last period’s pool by signing Yoan Lopez, …

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Roundup: Mark Trumbo Wins Arb Hearing; Taking Issue with “Commitment” to International Market

On February 23, 2015 By

On Episode 16 of The Pool Shot, we spent much of the first half hour talking through the impact of the news that in the “final offer”-style arbitration in which he filed for $6.9M and the D-backs filed for $5.3M, the three-person panel picked Trumbo’s number. The impact is not colossal, but it’s not good, either. $1.6M is nothing …

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Now the Time for D-backs to Consider Next Year’s International Amateur Signing Period

On November 20, 2014 By

In the international signing period that started July 2, 2013, the Cubs and Rangers earned the CBA’s top penalty for exceeding their bonus pools, becoming ineligible to sign anyone during the 2014-2015 (current) bonus periods. This year, it’s been the turn of the Red Sox, Rays, Angels, and Yankees. The Yankees, in particular, have taken huge advantage of their one-year …

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