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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
Baseball did a great job with their 'suggested contracts' this year. They had 14 players unsigned from the 1st round going into the last day, but all 14 signed and most were near their suggested contract. Nice to see them force the hand of the agents a bit. At the end of the day, most of those kids signed because they realized that signing a contract for a million dollars isn't so bad after all and they knew they may not have another chance to get that money.
Also, the teams were guaranteed a draft pick of equal value in next year's draft, so there was no big rush for the teams to give in to agent demands. It was definitely a big win for MLB.
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Baseball can get away with that because of the anti-trust exemption. I don't think the NFL could suggest rookie contracts without ending up in court. They'll have to bargain it with the NFLPA, which, honestly, shouldn't be that difficult given the way Upshaw rolls over when negotiating.
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Last edited by JPhillips : 08-28-2007 at 09:37 AM.
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