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“A player who signs after being selected in the MLB Rule 4 Draft (First-Year Player Draft) or who was eligible for selection in the Rule 4 Draft but was not selected and who signs with an MLB club as a Non-Drafted Free-agent (NDFA) cannot be traded for at least 90 days or until after the conclusion of the World Series (no earlier than 9 AM on the day after the final game of the World Series), whichever comes last.
At the moment I only want to address this current point, and it has been previously bought up: our draft happens after the world series, so I would feel that we're already kind of waiting the 90 days as is.that being said, I wouldn't be opposed to making FYPD ineligible to be traded until after the draft, in the spirit of not trading draft picks if that makes things easier.
The whole premise of the FYPD is to supply teams with a good farm so that every team can compete long term. If you look at other leagues, owners are not committed for 3yrs let alone ten. The 60day rule protects teams from themselves. Because teams don't do grueling rebuilds, they get desperate and trade top talent for playersin deals that seriously affect the future.However, I will agree with the majority of the vote. If you guys feel this will improve the league then I'm for it.
How are we already waiting 90 days when we haven't even completed the draft and we don't know who will end up on our teams? Trading the FYPD draftees immediately after the draft is simply saying there is no 60 day trade moratorium at all. Is that the current point--the complete elimination of the 60 day draft moratorium?
The current point is the complete elimination of the 60 day no-trade rule and its entirety, including free agent signings, extended players, and drafted players.