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New York, October 24th, 2012

In an official statement, Commissioner Bud Selig made the announcement that a massive change would be made before the upcoming season starts. The Commissioner had been talking to representatives from both the Players Association and the owners. In an effort to take the game of baseball to another level and once again make baseball America’s game, it was voted that the entire landscape of the league would change.

Owners and the Players Association agreed on releasing every player form their current contracts and to put all the players into one massive draft pool. This would allow every team to start over from zero and send their respective organizations into a new (or old) direction. After the completion of the ‘draft’, every player would be awarded a contract based on their production and value. In other words, neither the teams nor the players would know in advance what the cost of a certain contract would be. It’s an interesting process, but there certainly are flaws in it. The idea behind this is that the teams with lower payrolls could immediately become more competitive and thus would be able to generate a higher revenue, as fans would be more interested in attending games. The richer teams can still get the big name, big money guys and play their type of game, but the market should become more balanced.

It will ofcourse remain to be seen just how well this new idea will work. The draft is expected to kick off in early January and could take as long as two months. This could interfere with Spring Training, which could be shortened or cancelled. The regular season should still be able to start as expected.

Updates to follow soon.