Agent Scott Boras is not the only one who believes it's ridiculous that an international player such as Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman can command untold millions as a free agent while a draft-eligible amateur such as Stephen Strasburg can negotiate only with the club that selected him.
One management official predicts that the distribution of amateur talent will be the "single-biggest issue" in the next round of labor negotiations. The current labor agreement expires in 2011, and two of the biggest issues in recent talks — revenue sharing and drug testing — should require little more than tweaking.
The difficulty of implementing a worldwide draft is a subject for another day, but one club executive refers to the domestic draft as "a broken-down piece of machinery that is irreparable."
Clubs value prospects like never before at a time when the seemingly diminished use of performance-enhancing drugs is forcing players to age more normally.
Thus, it's imperative that baseball figures out how to fix the system, making it fairer for all 30 clubs.
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