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Originally Posted by lukasberger
Agreed to some extent.
IRL there are always guys in the 200-500 top draft prospects range who want way more than they're worth to sign and end up being undrafted and going to college, often to be drafted after their college careers. So it's not entirely unrealistic for a 20/20 guy to ask for a prohibitively big bonus. Still there is a great deal about the draft's financial model that needs work.
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Not sure a player who is not a consensus projection as an MLB player would have any leverage at all. He certainly won't be making demands. I know a guy picked 52nd out of high school and the negotiations consisted of "sign this 2nd round package". He was Texas HS Pitcher of the year and he had no leverage other than College. The package for early round HS players always includes a paid 4 year College ride if you don't make it. That kind of tilts the risk reward steeply towards turning pro. I'd be afraid to cross the street at College for 4 years if I turned that down. 
My point was that OOTP strains credulity when player demand doesn't match his potential and scouting report. No-hopers and minor league filler don't make any demands.
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