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Can someone please explain why it's a bad idea to trade cash for players?
After having seen postings for this type of transaction by other teams, I would like to know if it is legal to sell a draft pick for cash. Is there a limit to how much cash you can receive for a pick?
I don't think that cash should be able to be traded under any circumstance unless that cash is applied to the contract of a player being obtained in a trade. I think if you allow for players to be bartered for cash you enter into a whole new realm of problems regarding deferred cash payments in future years, flat out purchasing of a player by a large market team (which they can already do in free agency) and I'm sure there are many other issues that could arise but they elude me at this time.
I think Kris brings up a very valid point, and with the latest trade between the Pirates and Jays, this should be brought up again. We have had every trade involving straight cash being in trades come up for debate.It seems that this idea is more trouble than it is worth, to the point where Dan has expressed his views on the trade publicly. I don't think the matter of whether a trade is fair or not should take precedent on whether the practice is a good one for the league. It has seemed to split a good lot of us.I would recommend we scrap the idea of trading cash, unless it is tied to a player.